Healer Build

This is a standard healing build for Deckard, it provides good healing and utility to your team. The only different options I can recommend are taking scroll of identity at level 1 if you're against more than one tank or bruiser, taking Potion of Shielding at level 4 if you think there will be more fights breaking out but also Ruby if you feel there is hard dive/burst potential against your team.

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"Aggressive" Build

I say "aggressive" because Deckard isn't a bully or poke healer but this will increase your damage output a little bit and with the use of lorendo you can make more aggressive plays as well as use it defensively when you see fit.

Who is Deckard Cain?
Strengths & Weaknesses
Abilities
Talent Breakdown
Conclusion

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Deckard Cain is a healer hero from the world of Diablo. He provides good single target healing as well as plenty of AoE CC.
Here is a quick guide.

Strengths

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+Strong and efficient single-target healing
+AoE CC (slow, root and sleep/knockback)
+Good range of talents to choose from depending on situation

Weaknesses

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-Weak against burst damage
-Bad wave clear
-Low damage

Trait: Fortitude of the Faithful

An aura that will appear when someone is close by so you know this is working. Nothing fancy but certainly allows you to spam your heals more often.

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Q: Healing Potion

You throw red potions on the ground or at allies so it will heal them. Low mana, efficient and you can place down 5 potions any where you like, the only disadvantage is that it's harder to throw potions at moving team mates.

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W: Horadric Cube

You summon the Horadric Cube to burst on enemies that will slow them and cause minor damage. Easier to land than Scroll of Sealing but once you get Kanai's Cube it can turn around a lot of fights that may not be in your favour at first.

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E: Scroll of Sealing

A triangle begins to draw on the ground and once it's complete any enemies inside will take minor damage and will be rooted. This can catch a lot of enemies out if they're not careful, it can be harder to hit but you only need that one to land to win the game.

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R: Stay Awhile and Listen

An AoE ultimate that stops enemies in their tracks until the spell ends or they are damaged, a great tool for disrupting an enemy engage as well as setting up kills for your team. This ultimate is better in every situation whether you are playing aggressively or not.

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R: Lorenado

This ultimate creates a tornado that pushed enemies towards the direction you send the tornao. It's a great tool for disrupting and controlling objectives. It's an okay ultimate that is very situational.

Green = good
Amber/Orange = situational
Red = not useless, but shouldn't be considered if not familiar with the hero

Tier 1 - Level 1

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Good:

A solid choice to help increase your healing power and is probably the go-to for any composition.

Situational:

I took this versus 2 tank comp, and I found it worked fairly well, so if you're against some bruisers then I recommend this if you're familiar with Deckard.

Almost useless:

I've never used it so far, and I doubt I will in the future.

Tier 2 - Level 4

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Good:

Increases Deckard's combat healing the most because of the shield, making it an all round good pick for any composition.

Gives good sustain while in lane and out of combat, another solid choice, so it is hard to choose between Rejuvenation Potion and Potion of Shielding.

Situational:

I've not chosen it myself, but I can see the potential against burst or dive comps.

Tier 3 - Level 7

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Good:

Good AoE damage reduction and should not be underestimated. It can make Deckard a lot harder to kill if you're caught out.

Situational:

Generally good if you feel you're not being pushed enough by the enemy team, due to no assassin or just lack of focus.

Good against decent burst healers, but does make Horadric Cube a lot less potent as you won't be using it until crucial moments.

Tier 4 - Level 10

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Good:

A massive AoE CC ultimate, it can be very hard to use due to the initial wind up and can be easily interrupted. However, when used correctly it can turn around and win any fight. It can be used offensively to catch heroes or defensively to peel.

Situational:

Despite being situational, I find this the best ultimate to choose if you're ahead and confident of staying ahead. It's also good on small maps as well as maps that needs some objective control. I see this as the more offensive ultimate, seeing as it is on a lower cooldown.

Tier 5 - Level 13

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Good:

The best of the 3 if maximising healing potential. Not great if in constant fights, but it is powerful if you're there first and set up for an objective.

Situational:

A solid utility pick, provides your team with damage and healing, this is a useful trait if your carries are mainly auto attack based. If you have a team with more spell casters then this trait has less value than Super Healing Potion

Almost useless:

The AoE isn't amazing, but if you have 3 melees, then this can be used to full effectiveness.

Tier 6 - Level 16

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Good:

It gives you better safety when grouped and makes you harder to kill. If you're isolated a lot then this trait becomes less useful. It's also less useful if you have a split pusher on your team. However, still a decent choice if you're grouping a lot.

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It gives a good damage increase, but it's not guaranteed damage.I picked this when my team was ahead and felt I wasn't in danger.

It's okay, if you feel like assassins are jumping on you or your carries a lot then it's okay.

Tier 7 - Level 20

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Good:

You should always pay attention to your elders. But seriously, this makes Stay Awhile and Listen a lot stronger; the reason for this is because even if you are interrupted then any enemies in the cone are silenced.

This allows your potions to be used anywhere on the map. Why is it strong? You can leave 1 or 2 potions at a camp, or a boss and then one of your team mates can solo that boss or camp and have a good amount of healing. You can also place strategic potions for your split pushers so they can top up on HP.

Situational:

I don't usually pick Sapphire, Ruby or Emerald, but if you picked any of these then this is a great choice, as well as giving a decent cool down for Horadric Cube

Almost useless:

It's okay.....but it's already a low cool down and you only usually use it against 1 hero.

Deckard is in an okay place at the moment, his strong single target healing and AoE crowd control makes him an easy fit into most compositions. His only problem being his low damage, low mobility and being squishy.

My ranking: C Tier