2016-09-13 Rework Diffs

Legend

• New

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• Changed

  Updated
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  While the red highlights show what the description used to say

• Moved

  Moved from level X
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  Will generally be followed by a red section listing the old description too

• Unchanged

  These white boxes are exactly as they were before; nothing changed here

• Removed

  This removed talent is entirely red and sad because it no longer exists for this hero :(

Abilities

• (Q) Hamstring

  Mana: 40 50  CD: 4s
  Deal 110 (+4% per level) damage and slow enemies by 50% fading over 2 seconds. Your next Basic Attack will strike immediately.

• (W) Butcher's Brand Updated

  Mana: 65 60  CD: 14s
  Deal 37 (+4% per level) damage to an enemy and cause your Basic Attacks against them to heal you for 75% of the damage done. Healing doubled versus Heroes. Lasts 4 5 seconds. Your Basic Attacks against a branded Hero increase the duration by 0.5 seconds.

• (E) Ruthless Onslaught

  Mana: 55  CD: 15s
  Charge at an enemy, becoming Unstoppable and gaining Movement Speed. If you reach the target, they are stunned for 1 second and take 119 (+4% per level) damage.
  Slightly reduced the time between The Butcher hitting his target and his first Basic Attack.

• (R) Lamb to the Slaughter

  Mana: 75  CD: 90s
  Throw a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1 second delay. This deals 171 (+4% per level) damage and causes the enemy to be chained to the post and Silenced for 3 seconds.

• (R) Furnace Blast

  Mana: 75  CD: 80s
  After a 3 second delay, fire explodes around you dealing 500 (+4% per level) damage to enemies. Can be cast while using Ruthless Onslaught.

• (Trait) Fresh Meat Updated

  Quest: Nearby Minions drop 1 Fresh Meat and Heroes drop 5 3 Fresh Meat when they die. You can pick up Fresh Meat to gain 1 Attack Damage per Meat 1% bonus Attack Damage. Can hold up to 125 25 Meat. You drop up to 10 Fresh Meat All Meat upon dying. Reward: After acquiring 125 pieces of Fresh Meat, gain an additional 100 Attack Damage and 25% increased Attack Speed. You also no longer lose Fresh Meat on death.

Talents

1

• Abattoir (Trait) Moved from level 7

  Decreases the amount of Fresh Meat lost on death from 10 to 5. Once you complete the Fresh Meat quest, Heroes continue to drop Meat that grants Attack Damage. This bonus Meat is not lost on death.
  Increases the maximum number of Fresh Meat to 35, and you only lose half upon death.

• Block (Passive)

  Every 5 seconds, reduce the damage taken from the next Hero Basic Attack by 75%. Stores up to 2 charges.

• Chop Meat (Q) Updated

  Increases Hamstring damage by 100% to Minions and Mercenaries
  Minions killed shortly after being hit by Hamstring drop 3 stacks of meat.

• Invigoration (Q)

  If Hamstring hits a Hero, half of the Mana cost is refunded and the cooldown is reduced by 1 second.

4

• Cheap Shot (Q)

  Hamstring does 100% more damage to targets affected by a slow, root, or stun.

• Flail Axe (Q)

  Increases the length of Hamstring by 40%.

• Unrelenting Pursuit (E)

  Reduces the cooldown of Ruthless Onslaught by 33% upon impact.

• Envenom (Active)

   CD: 60s
  Activate to poison an enemy Hero, dealing 352 (+4% per level) damage over 10 seconds.

7

• Insatiable Blade (W) Updated

  Increases Butcher's Brand's healing from 75% to 100% 125% of your Basic Attack damage. While facing the branded enemy, your Movement Speed is increased by 20%.

• Meat Shield (E)

  When Ruthless Onslaught impacts an enemy Hero, you take 50% reduced Ability Damage for 2.5 seconds.

• Victuals (Passive) Moved from level 1

  Every time a nearby minion dies, you regain 4% of your maximum health.
  Heal for 3% of your Maximum Health when you collect Fresh Meat. Meat continues to drop at maximum stacks.

• Final Assault (E)

  Increases Ruthless Onslaught's range by 33%, and causes you to lunge at the enemy when close to impact.

10

• Furnace Blast (R)

   CD: 80s
  After a 3 second delay, fire explodes around you dealing 500 (+4% per level) damage to enemies. Can be cast while using Ruthless Onslaught.

• Lamb to the Slaughter (R)

   CD: 90s
  Throw a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1 second delay. This deals 171 (+4% per level) damage and causes the enemy to be chained to the post and Silenced for 3 seconds.

13

• Brutal Strike (Q) Moved from level 7

  After using Hamstring, your next 3 Basic Attacks next Basic Attack within 5 seconds deal an additional 15% 50% damage.

• Cleaver (Passive)

  Basic Attacks deal 35% of your Basic Attack Damage in an area around the target.

• Savage Charge (E)

  Ruthless Onslaught deals bonus damage to Heroes equal to 10% of their maximum Health.

• Burning Rage (Passive)

  Deal 23 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies.

• Crave Flesh (W)

  While an enemy is affected by Butcher's Brand, you gain 30% Movement Speed.

• Spell Shield (Passive)

  Upon taking Ability Damage, reduce that damage and further Ability Damage by 50% for 3 seconds. Can only trigger once every 30 seconds.

16

• Blood Frenzy (Passive) Updated

  Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase your Attack and Movement Speed by 5% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.
  Fresh Meat also increases your Attack Speed by 1% per stack.

• Crippling Slam (Q)

  Hamstring's slow no longer fades out, and the duration is increased by 25%.

• Enraged (Passive) Updated

  Receiving damage that reduces you below 50% of your maximum Health causes you to become Enraged for 10 seconds. You gain 40% Attack Speed and become Resistant, reducing damage taken by 25%. reduce the duration of slows, stuns, and roots against you by 75% while Enraged

20

• Bolt of the Storm (Active)

   CD: 70s
  Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

• Fires of Hell (R)

  Furnace Blast explodes a second time 3 seconds after the initial explosion.

• Nexus Blades (Passive)

  Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage and slow enemy Movement Speed by 20% for 1 second.

• Slaughterhouse (R)

  Lamb to the Slaughter now chains all enemy Heroes in range.

Abilities

• (Q) Hungering Arrow Updated

  Mana: 60  CD: 10s 14s
  Fire an arrow that deals 140 167 (+4% per level) damage to the first target hit, then seeks up to 2 additional enemies dealing 80 84 (+4% per level) damage. Can hit an enemy multiple times.
  Range increased by roughly 10%. No longer tracks to nearby units if Hungering Arrow does not directly impact a target. Bounces now prefer Heroic targets.

• (W) Multishot Updated

  Mana: 75 60  CD: 12s 8s
  Deal 165 148 (+4% per level) damage to enemies within the target area.

• (E) Vault Updated

  Mana: 50 75  CD: 10s
  Dash to the target area. Your next Basic Attack within 2 seconds deals 5% increased damage per stack of Hatred.

• (R) Strafe Updated

  Mana: 80  CD: 60s
  Rapidly attack nearby visible enemies for 60 68 (+4% per level) damage per hit, prioritizing heroes over minions. Valla is able to move and use Vault while strafing. Lasts for 4 seconds.

• (R) Rain of Vengeance Updated

  Mana: 50 100  CD: 60s 90s
  Launch a wave 2 waves of Shadow Beasts that deals 225 350 (+4% per level) damage and stuns enemies in the target area for 0.5 seconds. Stores 2 charges.

• (Trait) Hatred Updated

  Basic Attacks grant a stack of Hatred, up to 10. Each Hatred stack increases Basic Attack damage by 8% 3% and Movement Speed by 1%. Lasts 6 seconds.

Talents

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• Caltrops (E) Moved from level 7

  Drop 3 Caltrops while Vaulting. Caltrops do 45 (+4% per level) damage and slow enemies by 20% for 1 second 30% for 2 seconds. Quest: Spend 180 seconds at 10 stacks of Hatred. Reward: Vault cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.

• Hot Pursuit (Trait) Moved from level 7

  When at 10 stacks of Hatred, the Movement Speed bonus increases to 20% total and you gain 4 Mana per second.

• Monster Hunter (Q)

  Reduces the Mana cost of Hungering Arrow by 30 and increases the damage it deals to Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters by 100%.

• Composite Arrows (W)

  Increases the range of Multishot by 20%.

• Cost-Effective Materials (Q)

  Reduces the Mana cost of Hungering Arrow by 30.

4

• Creed of the Hunter (Trait)

  Increases Attack Speed by 10%. Quest: Use 100 Basic Attacks against Heroes. Reward: Your Hatred grants an additional 2% Basic Attack Damage per stack.

• Puncturing Arrow (Q) Updated

  Quest: Hitting an enemy Hero with the initial impact of Hungering Arrow increases its damage by 5 up to a maximum of 100. Reward: After gaining 100 bonus damage, gain an additional 50 bonus damage and Hungering Arrow also bounces 1 additional time.
  Hungering Arrow range increased by 25% and the number of times it can bounce to 3.

• Punishment (W) Moved from level 1

  Each stack of Hatred increases the damage of Multishot by 5%.
  Using an Ability also grants 4 Hatred stacks.

• Vigorous Assault (Passive)

  Basic Attacks heal for 15% of the damage dealt to the primary target.

7

• Arsenal (W) Moved from level 4

  Multishot also fires 3 grenades, which deal 120 84 (+4% per level) damage. Each enemy Hero hit by a grenade reduces the cooldown of Multishot by 3 seconds.

• Death Dealer (E)

  Increases Vault Basic Attack damage bonus from 5% to 10% per stack of Hatred. If this attack kills its victim, the Mana cost and cooldown of Vault are refunded.

• Repeating Arrow (E)

  The cooldown for Hungering Arrow is reset when Vault is used.

• Searing Attacks (Active)

   CD: 25s
  Activate to increase Basic Attack damage by 50% for 5 seconds. Each attack costs 15 Mana.

10

• Rain of Vengeance (R) Updated

   CD: 60s 90s
  Launch a wave 2 waves of Shadow Beasts that deals 225 350 (+4% per level) damage and stuns enemies in the target area for 0.5 seconds. Stores 2 charges.

• Strafe (R) Updated

   CD: 60s
  Rapidly attack nearby visible enemies for 60 68 (+4% per level) damage per hit, prioritizing heroes over minions. Valla is able to move and use Vault while strafing. Lasts for 4 seconds.

13

• Gloom (Active)

   CD: 5s
  Reduces all Ability Damage taken by 20%. Activate to consume all Hatred, increasing the Ability Damage reduction by 3% per Hatred consumed. Lasts 5 seconds.

• Siphoning Arrow (Q) Moved from level 1

  You heal for 75% 50% of the damage dealt to Heroes by Hungering Arrow.

• Tempered by Discipline (Trait) Updated

  While at 10 stacks of Hatred, your Basic Attacks heal you for 25% of the damage dealt.
  Gain up to 10 stacks of Discipline after Hatred stacks are maxed. Basic Attacks heal for 3% of damage dealt to the primary target per Discipline stack.

• Giant Killer (Passive)

  Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes deal bonus damage equal to 1.5% of the Hero's maximum Health.

• Spell Shield (Passive)

  Upon taking Ability Damage, reduce that damage and further Ability Damage by 50% for 3 seconds. Can only trigger once every 30 seconds.

16

• Frost Shot (W) Moved from level 13

  Increases the range of Multishot by 20% and it also slows by 25% 40% for 2 seconds.

• Manticore (Passive) Moved from level 4

  Every 3rd Basic Attack against the same target deals an additional 5% of their maximum Health as damage. 60% additional damage

• Seething Hatred (Trait)

  Basic Attacks now grant 2 stacks of Hatred and the time it takes before Hatred expires is increased by 2 seconds.

• Blood for Blood (Active)

   CD: 60s
  Activate to deal 10% of target enemy Hero's Max Health and heal for twice that amount.

• Executioner (Passive)

  Attacking a Hero that is slowed, rooted, or stunned increases your Basic Attack damage by 30% for 3 seconds.

• Stoneskin (Active)

   CD: 60s
  Activate to gain 30% of your maximum Health as a Shield for 5 seconds.

• Tumble (E)

  Vault gains an additional charge, allowing it to be cast twice in quick succession.

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• Farflight Quiver (Passive)

  Increases your Basic Attack range by 40%.

• Rancor (Trait) Moved from level 1

  Each stack of Hatred also increases Attack Speed by 2% 1.5%. While at 10 stacks of Hatred, gain an additional 30% Attack Speed.

• Storm of Vengeance (R) Updated

  Basic Attacks reduce the charge cooldown of Rain of Vengeance by 5 seconds.
  Increases the number of Shadow Beast waves to 4.

• Vengeance (R) Updated

  Strafe also fires penetrating bolts in a line for 34 (+4% per level) damage every 0.25 seconds. 25% of the damage you deal with Strafe is returned as Health.

• Bolt of the Storm (Active)

   CD: 70s
  Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

• Nexus Frenzy (Passive)

  Increases Attack Speed by 20% and Attack Range by 20%.