Stitches Build Guide : Stitches, The Walking Dead (Crusader Patch) :: Heroes of the Storm (HotS) Strategy Builds

Stitches

Build: The Walking Dead

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Threats to Stitches with this build

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Threat		Notes
1	Abathur	If you Can find him hook him let your team pick up the easy kill.
1	Brightwing	Hook at level 1 so your team can nuke him down. In team fights you also want to single out healers so if you are loosing because of sustain hook and gorge on him and this should turn the fight around for your team.
1	Jaina	Jaina is an easy kill because she has no mobility yeah her skills slow but hooking and tenderizing will help you pick up an easy kill here.
1	Kerrigan	Since kerrigan has been nurfed recently she is an easy kill if there are multiple assassins up I would almost always go for the other / Healer first.
1	Murky	Even though your not an assassin you can easily kill murky
1	Sylvanas	I love picking on sylvanas with stiches you can time his hook while attempts to get away it will be an epic hook.
1	The Lost Vikings	Pick these guys off 1 at a time if they are splitting remember the .25 of a kill adds up if you remove the vickings from lanes then you counter them.
2	Kael'thas	Really same as Jaina but he has a little more life and some pretty good burst make sure you got your heal open when you hook him
2	Sgt. Hammer	Since the tank has to seige take advantage of it early she can not move so as long as you line up the hook right she will be out of place dont chase tho she will be back to lane but you will have more levels on her
2	Valla	Valla just like falstead is slippery if you notice she is out of mana take advantage hook her and your team will love you.
3	Illidan	probably the number one to hook and gorge on illidan has so much burst damage. But dont get this confused if the illidan on their team is at 15 minutes and only has 14k dps you probably want to target the better assassin/ healer on their team.
3	Malfurion	Same with lili wait for him to pop his ult then eat him walk away from team to waste the healing
3	Tychus	With the limited mobility he is an easy target
4	E.T.C.	Believe it or not this is one of the few tanks you can really 1v1 easy I would not go out of my way to hook him but you can make him pay by hooking him during his ult to free up your team.
4	Li Li	Lili isnt really a huge problem for Stiches but at the same time she is a huge problem for your team in team fights wait for her to pop her 1000 jugs and gorge on her walk her the opposite way of her team to waste her ult.
4	Thrall	I dont have too much trouble fighting a thrall a bit painful and normally closer than expected
5	Nova	Nova's bust is insane make sure you watch the ground and if you can land a hook while she is invisible 9 times out of 10 its a kill you will see the nova freak out and just start to run (its quite funny actually)
5	Tassadar	Tass is such a pain his shields make it pretty impossible for you to kill him or his towers if its 1v1 avoid fighting him and in team fights stay out of his storms.
5	Tyrande	Never really target her with my hook I feel like there is so many other champions that are just better than her to hook. Not saying you should just ignore her but Would not be at the top of the list.
6	Chen	Very pointless fight no need to try to 1v1 you 2 will run out of mana and just go back when needed
6	Falstad	one of the more difficult assassins to kill because of his mobility you can hook to make him waste his roll or you can time it after to put him out of position.
6	Raynor	be careful when trying to kill Raynor in team fights dont forget about his passive this will give him about 2-3 more seconds than other assassins and if hes got a lili or Mal it can be 10 seconds just make sure your team has enough burst before pulling him first.
6	Stitches	Only have to worry about this in non ranked not a very played hero so just if this does happen avoid hooking him no point the one with better hooks will give his team the advantage and win.
6	Tyrael	not too bad normally if you wait to use your Devour until you rat half or lower you will get the full effect you should be able to win this if needed when he dies devour a minion to stay alive.
6	Zeratul	This is the 1 assassin where I want to hook but I dont because his AOE is surprisingly high the one rule I always use is if I have gorge off of cool down then go for it hook Gorge and separate him to where he is only going to be able to hit you with his spin attack
7	Azmodan	Avoid his demons hook him to cancel out his lazer
7	Nazeebo	The issue with this support is the ability to have extra units blocking your hook get the right angle on him and get your team to focus to get a quick kill.
8	Diablo	Never hook diablo because he can counter your hook by rushing to an assassin on your team and turn the fight around (in a negative way for you)
8	Gazlowe	this can go 2 ways u can hook him out of his turrets for an easy kill but then on the other hand he can place a turret to waste your hooks just make sure you line them up properly.
8	Sonya	Just like the other tanks she can out damage you with this build it will take a little while no need to fight her.
8	Johanna	Watch out for her there is no need to pull her and get your team killed. Avoid pulling her.
9	Anub'arak	Depending on the build he goes, his bugs get in the way not a good option to hook or gorge
9	Rehgar	His ult makes him so annoying the only way to cancel is to kill 1v1 he will win because he will heal to full life.
9	Zagara	Another champion that can just spit out minions hes hard to hook and with out mobility on stiches you put yourself in a bad spot for the hydralisk and roaches to kill you
10	Arthas	His aura and healing will out do you no need to hook a tank unless hes the only one left or is almost dead
10	Muradin	I absolutely hate him his stuns are dumb and when you think you got him he pops his ult and jumps away.... I have found that he gets away so much people get annoyed and target him first which will make you loose every time dont get complacent hook the supports and assassins
10	Uther	Never hook uther please hes got an ult that stuns your whole team....

Intro Top

Currently is the lowest ranked tank, Most people play the Slam build but if you are on a team where you are the only warrior this is the guide for you.

I have been playing in ranked as my tank I have gotten ranked 20 and wanted to share what I have found out

can make or break team fights

If you pull right and gorge right your team will love you if you do not pull the correct person you will be the reason you loose the game.

The main reason you are in the game as stitches is to pull and tank so avoid using the pull on other tanky heroes unless they are alone, with that being said the one person that is extremely pointless to pull is Because the amount of stuns she has is dumb she is over powered in my option currently, she has a group blind and you don't want that on your assassins, and did I mention with the amount that her shield is giving is just dumb so the escape is not hard for her to do unless you have a lot of stuns or snares on your team still not worth the cool downs.

I just started on in Ranked I am currently 8/4 games on him if you have feedback please post it in comments.

Talents and explentation Top

LEVEL 1 Block
This will get rid of the early harassment the enemy team puts on you since you are melee

LEVEL 4 Amplified Healing
When the enemies see you low its a really easy way to get the enemy to over extend then you can turn around and devour and you are back in the fight most likely winning they most likely already used their mobility skill to catch you and now you still have your hook.

LEVEL 7 Tenderizer
This is extremely useful in making the enemy team waste their mobility skills to get away if you did not use your hook to get on them this is the time that you want to secure a kill

LEVEL 10 Gorge
In team fights this is amazing you can either single out the enemy healer or damage dealer depending on what your team needs for example. If you are going against a comp like Lili Tyreal and are struggling to kill its because Lili heals way too much so the advantage you get from being able to and her out of the fight your team will be able to nuke down and . You just turned that team fight around.

LEVEL 13 Relentless
Really good against heroes like that just has way to many stuns and snares this will allow you to take advantage of being able to break the stun earlier and since you don't have any mobility skills you need to be able to break stuns quicker so you can get away

LEVEL 16 FISHING HOOK
Just when they get used to the range you increase it so you can get out and touch some one from across the bridge also really useful in pulling the Terror away from your base

LEVEL 20 Bolt of the Storm
Since is so big what I have been doing is actually hooking letting them waste their mobility skill bolt of storming in front of them and just standing there and blocking their path so my team can catch up and kill

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