Level Talent Name Description Cooldown
1 Pity the Frail For every Hero hit with Searing Lash, lower the cooldown of Inquisition by 1.5 seconds. Allies below 30% Health receive 25% more healing from Whitemane.
1 Righteous Flame Searing Lash deals 25% more damage to enemies. If the second strike hits an enemy Hero, they take an additional 25% damage and Whitemane gains 40% Attack Speed for 3 seconds.
1 Inquisitor's Prayer Quest: Hit Heroes with Searing Lash. Reward: Each Hero hit grants 3 permanent Health and 2 permanent Mana. Heroes hit with the second strike count as 2 hits.
4 Unwavering Faith Increase Whitemane's Basic Attack range by 1.1. Whitemane gains 20% increased Basic Attack damage for each active Zeal buff.
4 Martyrdom Desperate Plea's healing is increased by 30%. Increase this by an additional 10% for each active Zeal.
4 Indulgence Gain 5% Movement Speed. Increase this by an additional 5% for each active Zeal.
7 Zealous Spirit Upon reaching 2 stacks of Desperation, Whitemane gains Zeal.
7 Saintly Greatstaff Enemy Heroes hit by Searing Lash are marked for 3 seconds. Basic Attacks against them deal an additional 55 (+4% per level) Spell damage and remove the mark.
7 Intercession Activate to make an ally Unstoppable for 1 second. 45
10 Scarlet Aegis Bolster the spirits of nearby allied Heroes, healing them for 300 (+4% per level) and granting them 40 Armor for 4 seconds. 60
10 Divine Reckoning After 1 second, consecrate an area for 4 seconds, dealing 50 (+4% per level) damage every 0.5 seconds to enemies inside. 25% of the damage dealt to Heroes is returned as Mana. 75
13 Subjugation Inquisition reduces all damage the target deals by 50%.
13 Lashing Out If Searing Lash's second strike hits an enemy Hero, reduce its cooldown to 1 second.
13 Scarlet Wrath Basic Attacks against Heroes increase the duration of all active Zeals by 0.75 seconds and lower the cooldown of Zeals activation by 4 seconds.
16 Radiance Reaching 3 stacks of Desperation heals for 175 (+4% per level) and reapplies Zeal to allies with Zeal.
16 Shared Punishment Upon casting, Inquisition can chain to an additional enemy Hero near its target, dealing 50 (+4% per level) damage every 0.5 seconds. Affected enemies lose 10 Armor.
16 Harsh Discipline Hitting a Hero with Searing Lash while they are being targeted by Inquisition Roots them for 1.5 seconds. Passive: Reduce Inquisition's cooldown by 2 seconds.
20 Scarlet Crusade Scarlet Aegis heals for 50% more and makes affected allies Unstoppable for 2 seconds.
20 Judgment Day Divine Reckoning deals 50% more damage and pulls enemies to its center the first time it hits them.
20 Guiding Light Activate to cast a permanent Zeal on an allied Hero that costs no Mana and doesn't grant Desperation. Only one can be active at a time and has global cast range. 30
20 Purge the Wicked Activate to blast an enemy Hero with holy fire, reducing their Armor by 25 and dealing 300 (+4% per level) damage over 4 seconds. 40
Shortcut Ability Name Description Cooldown Mana Cost
Q Desperate Plea Heal an allied Hero for 140 (+4% per level) and gain Desperation for 4 seconds. Desperation increases Desperate Plea's Mana cost by 40, and stacks up to 3 times. Current Mana Cost: 40 40
W Inquisition Channel on an enemy Hero for up to 3 seconds, dealing 50 (+4% per level) damage every 0.5 seconds and Slowing them by 30%. Removes a stack of Desperation. Shares a cooldown with Clemency. 12
E Searing Lash After 0.5 seconds, smite enemies in a straight line for 82 (+4% per level) damage. If the first strike hits an enemy Hero, a second strike will occur after a short delay. 6
R Scarlet Aegis Bolster the spirits of nearby allied Heroes, healing them for 300 (+4% per level) and granting them 40 Armor for 4 seconds. 60
R Divine Reckoning After 1 second, consecrate an area for 4 seconds, dealing 50 (+4% per level) damage every 0.5 seconds to enemies inside. 25% of the damage dealt to Heroes is returned as Mana. 75
D Zeal Whitemane's healing Abilities apply Zeal for 8 seconds. Allies with Zeal are healed for 100% of the damage Whitemane deals to Heroes. Activate to gain 25% Spell Power and lose 15 Armor for 5 seconds. Can be cast while channeling abilities. 40
1 Clemency Activate to cast Inquisition on an allied Hero, healing them for up to 329 (+4% per level) over 3 seconds while Channeling. Removes a stack of Desperation Shares a cooldown with Inquisition. 12

Whitemane

2024-05-21 Patch Notes

Hero Updates

Base

  • Quickcast Settings
    • Removed Cancel Inquisition.

Abilities

  • Zeal [Trait]
    • Now has a duration indicator while active.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused Zeal's active visuals to persist after death.
  • Searing Lash's second strike always displays as a crit.

2024-02-06 Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

  • Included Chapeau to search text for Whitemane.

2023-11-16 Patch Notes

Hero Updates

  • Difficulty updated from Medium to Very Hard.

Abilities

  • Inquisition [W]
    • Inquisition will now reveal targets for 2 seconds upon removal and for 0.5625 seconds each time damage is dealt.
    • Inquisition will no longer reveal around the target.
  • Searing Lash [E]
    • Searing Lash will now reveal targets hit for 2 seconds.
  • Divine Reckoning [R2]
    • Divine Reckoning will now reveal targets hit for 2 seconds.

2022-03-29 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Abilities

  • Desperate Plea [Q]
    • Mana cost reduced from 45 to 40.
    • Mana cost increase per Desperation reduced from 45 to 40.
  • Zeal [D]
    • Armor reduction reduced from 25 to 15.

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Intercession [Active]
      • Cast range increased from 7 to 7.5.
      • Removed functionality: No longer gain a stack of Desperation.
  • Level 16
    • Radiance [Q]
      • Changed functionality: Radiance's heal now re-applies Zeal, resetting its duration.
      • No longer affects Whitemane's Armor.
    • Shared Punishment [W]
      • Chaining damage increased from 70% to 100% of Inquisition's damage.
    • Harsh Discipline [E]
      • Additional functionality: Reduce Inquisition's cooldown by 2 seconds.

Developer Comment: Similar to Alexstrasza, Whitemane has often struggled to compete with other Healers. We're hoping these baseline changes smooth out her early game experience.

2021-12-07 Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

  • Radiance no longer reduces Whitemane's Armor.
  • Resolved issues when the attacker is Blinded or the enemy is Evading with:
    • Uther's Hammer of the Lightbringer
    • Valeera's Slice and Dice and Rupture
    • Varian's Heroic Strike
    • Whitemane's Saintly Greatstaff and Scarlet Wrath
    • Zeratul's Master Warp-Blade, Psionic Strength, Shadow Hunter, and Unwavering Pressure
    • Zul'jin's Grievous Throw , Eye of Zul'jin, and Let the Killing Begin

2021-03-02 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Righteous Flame [E]
      • Attack Speed bonus increased from 25% to 40%.
      • Attack Speed duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
  • Level 4
    • Unwavering Faith [Q]
      • Attack Damage bonus from 15% to 20%.
  • Level 10
    • Scarlet Aegis [R1]
      • Heal increased from 250 to 300.
  • Level 13
    • Scarlet Wrath [Trait]
      • Duration bonus of Zeal for Basic Attacks increased from .5 to .75 seconds.
      • Cooldown reduction of Zeal Activation from Basic Attacks increased from 1 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Radiance [Q]
      • Armor gain increased from 10 to 15.

Developer Comment: When Whitemane's rework first came out her Basic Attack build was slightly too strong and we pulled back on it quite a bit. Since then it has started to wane so we are giving back some of its previous punch.

2020-07-15 Balance Update

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Saintly Greatstaff worked on non-Heroic targets.

2020-06-03 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Righteous Flame [E]
      • New functionality: Increase the damage of Searing Lash by 25%. If the second strike of Searing Lash hits an enemy Hero, the bonus damage is increased to 50% and grants Whitemane 25% increased Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Saintly Greatstaff [E]
      • Moved from Level 13.
  • Level 13
    • Scarlet Wrath [Trait]
      • Moved from Level 7.
      • Additional functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes reduce Zeal's cooldown by 1 second.
  • Level 16
    • Radiance [Q]
      • Additional functionality: If Zeal is cast while Whitemane has 3 stacks of Desperation, then instead of reducing Whitemane's Armor it instead increases her Armor by 10.

Developer Comment: Whitemane is performing very well in regards to her overall power, but we think her talents could use some work in their competitiveness. These changes should open up some new synergies that did not exist before, which should help her tree be more healthy overall. We believe the changes to Scarlet Wrath and Radiance in particular will enable some new and interesting ways to play Whitemane by rewarding her for properly managing her Desperation Stacks in conjunction with when she chooses to cast Zeal.

2020-01-22 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Talents

  • Level 13
    • Saintly Greatstaff [E]
      • Damage increased from 50 to 55.

Developer Comment: Due to an issue with Saintly Greatstaff causing Whitemane's Basic Attacks to heal for more than intended, we are buffing the talent to compensate for the fix.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Saintly Greatstaff could be doubling Zeal healing from basic attacks.

2019-12-16 Balance Update

Bug Fixes

  • Casting Zeal no longer interrupts channeled effects.

2019-11-22 Balance Update

Hero Updates

  • Indulgence at Level 4 has been changed to be classified as a Trait talent.

Abilities

  • Inquisition [W]
    • Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds.
    • Damage increased from 47 to 50.
  • Zeal [Trait]
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 40 seconds.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Pity the Frail [W]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds.
  • Level 4
    • Martyrdom [Q]
      • Bonus Healing increased from 20% to 30%.
  • Level 10
    • Scarlet Aegis [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 60 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Scarlet Crusade [R1]
      • Unstoppable duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds.

Developer Comment: We're buffing some of Whitemane's kit to allow her to better compete against other Healers, and to better round out her talent tree. We believe the buffs to Inquisition should make it feel much better to use, and we're finally reducing Scarlet Aegis's cooldown (no really we are, we double-checked this time!), which we missed implementing with the last patch.

2019-10-15 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Stats

  • Basic Attack
    • Damage increased from 55 to 62.

Abilities

  • Clemency [Active]
    • Mana cost removed.
    • Additional functionality: Removes 1 stack of Desperation.
  • Inquisition [W]
    • Additional functionality: Removes 1 stack of Desperation.
  • Zeal [Trait]
    • Added functionality: Activate to increase your Spell Power by 25% and reduce your Armor by 25 for 5 seconds. 60 second cooldown.

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Scarlet Aegis [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
  • Level 13
    • Saintly Greatstaff [Trait]
      • New functionality: Hitting an enemy with Searing Lash marks them for 3 seconds. Basic Attacks against a marked target deal an additional 75 damage and consume the mark.
  • Level 20
    • New Talent – Guiding Light [Active]
      • Activate to grant target ally a permanent Zeal. Only one target can have this at a time.

Developer Comment: We have been actively listening to player feedback on the recent rework to Whitemane, and are making some changes to her to address them. Overall, her Talent Tree seems to be in a much healthier spot, and with the addition of some new baseline mechanics, we are hoping that she now feels closer to the Scarlet Inquisitor we all know and love!

2019-09-24 Patch Notes

Hero Updates

Stats

  • Weapon
    • Attacks per second from 1.18 to 1.
    • Damage from 60 to 55.

Abilities

  • Desperate Plea [Q]
    • Range from 7.5 to 8.
    • Mana cost from 30 to 45.
    • Compounding Mana cost from 60 to 45.​
  • Inquisition [W]
    • Damage from 350 to 329.
  • Searing Lash [E]
    • Range from 8.5 to 8.
  • Clemency [1]
    • Now available baseline.
    • Now costs 75 Mana.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Righteous Flame
      • Changed Functionality: Increase the damage of Searing Lash by 25%. Increase this to 50% if the target is Stunned, Rooted, Silenced, or Slowed.
    • Pity the Frail
      • Changed Functionality: Enemy Heroes hit by Searing Lash reduce the cooldown of Inquisition by 1 second. All of your Healing is increased by 25% on targets below 25% Health.
    • [New Talent] - Inquisitor's Prayer
      • Quest: Hit Heroes with Searing Lash.
      • Reward: Each Hero hit grants 3 permanent Health and 2 permanent Mana. Heroes hit with the second strike count as 2 hits.
  • Level 4
    • High Inquisitor
      • Removed.
    • Unwavering Faith
      • New Functionality: Gain 20% Basic Attack range. Each active Zeal buff increases your Basic Attack damage by 15%.
    • Martyrdom
      • Moved from Level 1.
      • Changed Functionality: Increase Desperate Prayer's healing by 10%. Each active Zeal buff increases this by an additional 20%.
    • Indulgence
      • New Functionality: Gain 5% Movement Speed. Each active Zeal buff increases this by an additional 5%.
  • Level 7
    • Intercession
      • Cooldown from 60 to 45 seconds.
    • [New Talent] - Scarlet Wrath
      • Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase the duration of Zeal by .5 seconds.
  • Level 10
    • Scarlet Aegis
      • Cooldown from 60 to 90 seconds.
    • Divine Reckoning
      • Cooldown from 100 to 75 seconds.
      • Added Functionality: Restore Mana equal to 25% of the damage dealt to Heroes​.
  • Level 13
    • Self-Righteous
      • Removed.
    • Guiding Light
      • ​Removed.
    • Subjugation
      • Moved from Level 20.
      • Damage reduction from 75 to 50%.
    • Lashing Out
      • Moved from Level 16.
      • Removed Functionality: No longer grants bonus damage on the second strike of Searing Lash.
    • [New Talent]: Saintly Greatstafff
      • Zeal heals for an additional 100% from Basic Attacks.
  • Level 16
    • Harsh Discipline
      • Moved from Level 13.
    • Shared Punishment
      • Added Functionality: Enemies affected by Inquisition lose 10 Armor.
  • Level 20
    • Judgement Day
      • Bonus damage from 30 to 50%.
    • Fanatical Power
      • Moved from Level 7.
      • New Functionality: Activate to grant target ally a permanent Zeal. Only one Hero can have this at a time (15 second CD).

2019-02-27 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Stats

  • Basic Attack period reduced from .75 to .85
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 45 to 60

Abilities

  • Searing Lash (W)
    • Damage increased from 78 to 82

Talents

  • Level 13
    • Self-Righteous (Q)
      • Healing increased from 125 to 135

Developer Comment: We've begun to take a look at some of Whitemane's underlying issues with Mana management, particularly in regards to how her talents interact with her base mechanics. We don't know how long this will take, and wanted to push out some small buffs to her to help her play and win rate in the meantime. When looking at her kit, we noticed that she had an abnormally high Basic Attack speed, combined with very low damage. We're reducing her Attack Speed, as she is not the kind of character that can turret on enemy Heroes like Tychus can, and we're buffing her damage to be much greater so that those attacks more meaningfully interact with Zeal. We're hoping that these small buffs better reward aggressive Whitemane players with both increased damage and healing output.

2019-02-12 Patch Notes

Hero Updates

Talents

  • Level 4
    • High Inquisitor (W)
      • Mana return per stack reduced from 75 to 50

2018-11-28 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Abilities

  • Desperate Plea (Q)
    • Cooldown increased from .3 to .5 seconds

2018-10-10 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Stats

  • Health reduced from 1434 to 1400
  • Health regen from 2.99 to 2.92

Abilities

  • Inquisition (W)
    • Damage reduced from 53 to 50
  • Searing Lash (E)
    • Damage reduced from 82 to 78

2018-09-19 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Abilities

  • Desperate Plea (Q)
    • Heal amount reduced from 145 to 140
  • Searing Lash (E)
    • Cooldown increased from 5 to 6 seconds

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Righteous Flame (E)
      • Bonus damage increased from 50 to 75%
  • Level 4
    • Indulgence (E)
      • Mana return on hit increased from 10/25 to 20/40

2018-08-22 Balance Update

Hero Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Clemency (W)
      • Passive cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 4 seconds
  • Level 4
    • Unwavering Faith (Q)
      • Desperate Plea Mana cost reduction decreased from 30 to 15
    • High Inquisitor (W)
      • Mana return per Desperation stack increased from 60 to 75
    • Indulgence (E)
      • Secondary lash Mana return reduced from 30 to 25
  • Level 16
    • Radiance (Q)
      • Heal amount reduced from 200 to 175
  • Level 20
    • Judgment Day (R)
      • Damage bonus reduced from 50 to 30%

2018-08-16 Hotfix Patch

Bug Fixes

  • Whitemane: Clemency will now appear under Quick Cast settings in the Hotkeys menu.

2018-08-07 Patch Notes

New Hero

As the High Inquisitor of the Scarlet Crusade, Sally Whitemane zealously leads her champions in a never-ending war against the undead. Under her guiding Light, all who have been touched by the plague of death will be purged by her cleansing flame… no matter how much they protest.

Trait

  • Zeal
    • Whitemane's Healing abilities apply Zeal for 8 seconds.
    • Allies with Zeal are healed for 100% of the damage Whitemane deals to Heroes.

Basic Abilities

  • Desperate Plea (Q)
    • Mana: 30
    • No cooldown
    • Heal an allied Hero for 145 and gain Desperation for 4 seconds.
    • Desperation increases Desperate Plea's Mana cost by 60 and stacks up to 3 times.
  • Inquisition (W)
    • Channel on an enemy Hero for up to 3 seconds, dealing 53 damage every 0.5 seconds and slowing them by 30%
  • Searing Lash (E)
    • After 0.5 seconds, smite enemies in a straight line for 82 damage.
    • If the first strike hits an enemy Hero, a second strike will occur after a short delay.

Heroic Abilities

  • Scarlet Aegis (R)
    • Cooldown: 60 seconds
    • Bolster the spirits of nearby allied Heroes, healing them for 250 and granting them 40 Armor for 4 seconds.
  • Divine Reckoning (R)
    • Cooldown: 100 seconds
    • After a 1 second delay, consecrate an area for 4 seconds, dealing 50 damage every 0.5 seconds to enemies in the area.​