Xavius by DoctorFoxman

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Xavius

By: DoctorFoxman
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2017
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Xavius

First of the Satyrs

A Melee Specialist whose Abilities corrupt and disrupt foes.

Lord Xavius was a powerful user of magic, and the high councilor to Queen Azshara during the time of the War of the Ancients. Since Azshara concealed her magical prowess, Xavius was considered the most powerful Highborne to whom the rest measured their skills. He was later transformed into the first satyr by Sargeras, before ultimately being transformed into the dreaded Nightmare Lord.

(Deciding not to do tips or anything yet because this feels like a very early draft. Feedback would be appreciated, especially on the talents and the payoffs for Corruption.)

Combat Trait

1
Nightmare
Xavius' Abilities stack Corruption on enemies hit. After 2 seconds, Corruption decays by 4 per second. Upon reaching 100 stacks of Corruption, Heroes attack the nearest enemy to them for 4 seconds and non-Heroic enemies are forced to fight for Xavius' team. Minions gain twice as many Corruption stacks.

Primary Abilities

1
Nightmare Blades
Mana Cost: 65
Cooldown: 9 seconds

Sends out 3 waves of blades over 1.5 seconds in a cone in front of you, each wave dealing 105 (+4%) damage and stacking 5 Corruption on enemies hit and knocking them back.
2
Bonds of Terror
Mana Cost: 75
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Tether an enemy to the nearest other enemy to them, dealing 75 (+4%) damage to and stacking 3 Corruption on each per second. The tether breaks if the enemies move far enough apart.
3
Nightmare Infusion
Mana Cost: 30
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Empowers your Basic Attacks to splash for 100% damage to nearby enemies and stack 5 Corruption on enemies hit for 4 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

1
Call of Nightmares
Mana Cost: 80
Cooldown: 100 seconds

Channel to call into the darkness, summoning 2 Horrors around you every second for up to 10 seconds. Horrors deal 80 (+4%) damage per second and stack 1 Corruption. Horrors last for 5 seconds.
2
Darkening Soul
Mana Cost: 90
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Taint a Hero's soul, dealing 165 (+4%) damage per second until they are healed. Once healed, the taint explodes around the Hero, dealing 350 (+4%) damage. If healed by another Hero, that Hero takes 400 (+4%) damage and gains 25 stacks of Corruption.

Level 1 Talents

Tainted Dreams (D): Corruption reduces healing recieved by 1% per stack.

Weakening Fears (D): Corruption reduces Armor by 1 per 5 stacks.

Sting of Corruption (D): Corruption deals 1 (+4%) damage per second per 4 stacks.

Level 4 Talents

Blade Volley (Q): Quest: Hit 50 Heroes with Nightmare Blades.
Reward: Increase the length and width of Nightmare Blades by 25% and it sends a 4th wave.

Crippling Fear (W): Bonds of Terror slow enemies by 30%.

Descent into Madness (E): Basic Attacks empowered by Nightmare Infusion deal 50% more damage to Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters.

Level 7 Talents

Tormenting Infection (W): Bonds of Terror reduces Spell Power by 40%.

Feed on Fear (D): Corruption heals Xavius for 4 (+4%) Health per second per stack on Heroes.

Fade into Dream (D): Corruption reduces the damage of non-Heroic, non-Structure by 50%.

Level 13 Talents

Endless Blades (Q): If Nightmare Blades hits a Hero, reduce its cooldown by 3 seconds.

Manifest Corruption (D): Upon gaining 30 stacks of Corruption, Heroes spawn a Horror that attacks them for 5 seconds, dealing 80 (+4%) damage and stacking 1 Corruption per second. Upon gaining 60 Corruption, Heroes spawn 2 of these Horrors.

Crushing Shadows (D): Xavius' Abilities no longer deal damage to Minions, but stack quadruple Corruption.

Level 16 Talents

Inescapable Terror (W): Increase the range of Bonds of Terror's tether by 50% and reduce its cooldown by .5 seconds each time it damages a Hero.

Writhing Depths (E): Hitting a Hero 3 times with Basic Attacks empowered by Nightmare Infusion within 4 seconds summons a Nightmare Tentacle for 8 seconds, dealing 120 (+4%) damage and stacking 1 Corruption per second.

Seething Fear (Passive): Xavius deals 15 (+4%) damage and stacks 1 Corruption per second to nearby enemies.

Level 20 Talents

Nightmare Horde (R): Call of Nightmares summons 3 Horrors every second that last 3 seconds longer.

Blackened Soul (R): Darkening Soul stacks 5 Corruption on the initial target per second and lowers their Armor by 25.

Nightmare Lord (D): Xavius gains 1% bonus Spell Power per 3 stacks of Corruption on Heroes.

Emerald Nightmare (Active): Activate to instantly double the number of stacks of Corruption on all enemies. 90 second cooldown.

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