Sylvanas Build Guide : Sylvanas DPS :: Heroes of the Storm (HotS) Strategy Builds

Sylvanas

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Threats to Sylvanas with this build

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Threat		Notes
1	Gazlowe	gazlowe is not going to be much of conern to you
2	Raynor	Same reason as tychus
2	Malfurion	Malf is very squishy and envenom will be very effective
2	Li Li	very low threat and is very squishy, envenom will be very effective
3	Tychus	tychus is really not that much of a threat to sylvanas especially after you get envenom
4	Valla	Valla is a moderate threat in the early game but once you get envenom you can be more aggressive just be-careful for strafe at level 10.
4	Nazeebo	Just make sure you dont get trapped in nazeebo's zomebie and use your ult to cancel nezeebos ravenous spirit if that is what he chooses
4	Zagara	Zagara is not too much of a threat to you just make sure you dont soak the banelings she gives but again envenom is going to be what gives you the edge
5	Thrall	thrall is not that much of a concern in the early game but towards the mid game he can be a bit concerning. Just be careful envenom and you can burst him down.
5	Kerrigan	if caught off guard kerrigan can win but if not caught off guard envenom will give you a favorable 1v1
6	Stitches	stitches is not as tanking as most other tanks especially after the recent nerf. Just stay out of range of hook and you will be fine.
7		No Threat
8	Illidan	Versus a good illidan you are going to have some problems and make sure you are with other team members. You could win 1v1 but just be careful.
8	Zeratul	Watch for cloaked heroes like zeratul and nova and make sure you catch them before they catch you. You are very squishy and zeratul will be hunting for you. If you do catch them you will most likely win and use envenom.
8	Nova	Same reason as zera
8	Tassadar	It's going to be very hard to take done tassadar so watch out for the shields he casts to other players and becareful in 1v1 situations.
9	E.T.C.	Honestly any tank is going to be a early, mid, and late game threat. Sylvanas is very squishy and will have a harder time 1v1ing a tank without blood for blood.
9	Diablo	Same reason as ETC
10		No Threat

Overview of Abilities Top

Trait
Basic Attacks and Abilities stun Minions, Mercenaries, and Towers for 1 second.

Q
Shoot the closest enemy for 25 (+3 per level) damage, preferring Heroes. Stores 5 charges. Has a 2 second cooldown. Gain 1 charge on nearby enemy Minion or Mercenary deaths, and 3 charges on nearby enemy Hero deaths.

W
Deals 10 (+3.5 per level) damage and an additional 40 (+14 per level) damage over 2 seconds to target unit. The effect spreads to nearby targets. Has a 10 second cooldown.

E
Send forth a wave of banshees dealing 30 (+11 per level) damage to all targets. Reactivate to teleport to the banshees' location. Has a 11 second cooldown.

R
Shoot an arrow that explodes for 200 (+20 per level) damage and silences enemies for 2.5 seconds. Can be reactivated to detonate the arrow early.

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This is going to keep you safe in the back of the fight and help you kite more with 25% increased range.

is a pretty good option also to add to your dps by decreasing your cooldown by 2 seconds. I still feel that having , 25% extra range, is going to keep you safe and having 2 seconds less of a cool down might not be as worth it.

can have its needs, for example, on clearing waves is pretty important pushing with or against the creep.

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is a staple to any kind of build and there really isn't much else to say besides that. This is going to do a ton of damage to squishy players like , , , , etc...

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is sort of like novas where it gives you extra damage to deal to the enemy hero. This can give you an edge especially in 1v1 fights when they become close. could also be selected to help vs tanks like and make you more potent but I think has more damage potential.

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seems like the logical choice for since one of her weakest areas as a character is how in immobile she is. Sure you have the E, , to help you "blink" away but its not going to be instant like

Rotation to Use Top

I will update this more so dont mind it too much

More in depth explanation of rotation

Opening up W, Will be good to open with because the damage will spread to other characters and when you get this will increase your health while you are attacking, and also when you get you will be doing 25% more damage.

Using E, , second will be ideal because if they start to run away after you open up you will be able to cast E again and catch up to them and attack them with your basic attacks to activate the ability to make sure you slow them and they can't get away.

Once you have used W , E , Use envenom vs squishy players mention before and they will almost be dead at this point.

Spam Q To finish them off and if they are out of reach at this point then using R, , right when the arrow radius is near them hit R again and they will be dead.

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