A New Diablo Hero is Coming to HEROES OF THE STORM

Big news, Heroes of the Storm fans! With the announcement of the very exciting Heroes 2.0, Blizzard has revealed a new Diablo II Hero entering the Nexus.

Meet Cassia, the javelin-throwing, Valkyrie-summoning, Amazon Warmatron Assassin:

“After shattering the Worldstone, the young Amazon Cassia had changed. She had seen hatred, terror, and destruction firsthand. If the Askari were to survive the coming darkness, they needed an army. She would begin their training immediately.”

Cassia hails from the Skovos Isles, home of the reclusive Askari. She played an integral part in taking down Diablo and his brothers. She is a ranged assassin, who is strong against basic attackers, can deal poke damage and can provide some tank support. Cassia doesn’t have any real means of escaping fights, so it is best to keep her out of close quarters. She is also susceptible to ability damage, so again, keep her back when possible.

Cassia is the 64^rd Hero available to play in the Nexus. As an Assassin, Cassia can deal ranged damage with her javelin, blind enemies with Blinding Light, and do a little bit of crowd control with both her Fend ability and her Ball Lightning Heroic. She can also help isolate or reposition Heroes with her Valkyrie Heroic ability. Much like Falstad’s Mighty Gust, Valkyrie can be used to push Heroes towards you or your teammates. The difference is that Cassia doesn’t have to be in front of the Hero to push them back, the Valkyrie is summoned in front of the enemy hero and with her mighty javelin will impale and bring the hero to you. And with Cassia’s Avoidance trait, she can be effective against heroes like Valla, Raynor and Illidan because as long as she keeps moving, she is granted physical armor against basic attacks.

Cassia will be available to play in the Heroes 2.0 Open Beta. I have a soft spot in my heart for the Amazon class from Diablo, so this is going to be a must-play character for me.

You can watch the announcement trailer below for more in-game footage of Cassia and some player tips on how to use Cassia effectively and how to stop her.

Trait

Avoidance

When moving unmounted, Cassia gains 65 Physical Armor against Heroic Basic Attacks, reducing the damage taken by 65%.

Basic Abilities

Lightning Fury (Q)

Hurl a javelin that damages the first enemy hit, and splits into two lightning bolts that deal damage to enemies in their paths.

Blinding Light (W)

After 0.5 seconds, Blind enemies in the target area for 2 seconds.
- Passive: Cassia deals 15% increased damage to Blinded targets.

Fend (E)

Charge at an enemy, and upon arriving channel for 1.5 seconds, damaging enemies in front of cassia every 0.25 seconds.
Deals 50% reduced damage to non-Heroes.

Heroic Abilities

Ball Lightning (R)

Throw a ball of lightning at an enemy Hero that bounces up to 6 times between nearby enemy Heroes and Cassia, damaging enemies hit.

Valkyrie (R)

Summon a Valkyrie that rushes to Cassia after 0.75 seconds, pulling and damaging the first enemy Hero hit, and stunning them for 0.5 seconds at the end of her path.
The Valkyrie knocks back all other enemy Heroes in her way.

Talents

Hero Level 1

(Q) Thunderstroke
- Quest: Hit Heroes with Q. Reward (1): 20 Heroes hit = 60 damage. Reward (2): 40 Heroes hit = 2 Charges.
(W) True Sight
- Increases the damage dealt to Blinded enemy heroes by 10%.
- Quest: Deal Basic Attack damage to Blinded enemy heroes. Reward: 80 Heroes hit = Blind duration +1 second.
[Active] Charged Strikes
- Activate to cause your basic attacks to bounce to a nearby enemy for 8 seconds and increase their damage by 40%. 20s CD.

Hero Level 2

[Passive] Ring of the Leech
- Cassia heals for 35% of the damage dealt to enemies affected by Blind.
(W) Inner Light
- Increases Blinding Light radius by 25%. Upon being Rooted or Stunned, Blinding Light pulses around Cassia. This can only occur every 6s.
[Trait] Plate of the Whales
- Gain 5HPS while Avoid is active.
- Quest: Every 5 Attacks reduced by Avoid grants 1 additional HPS. After 15 bonus HPS, cap it and gain 10% max Health.

Hero Level 3

(E) Impale
- Increases Charged Strikes damage by 50% to enemies below 40% health
[Trait] War Traveler
- Gain 3% movement speed every 0.5 second Avoid is active. Stacks up to 5 times. The bonus is reset when Cassia stops moving.
[Trait] Lightning Surge
- Cassia stores blocked damage and upon reaching X damage her trait can be activated to deal Y damage in an area around you.

Hero Level 4

(R1) Ball Lightning
- Throw a ball of lightning at the target enemy hero that deals damage and bounces to other nearby heroes
(R2) Valkyrie
- Summon a Valkyrie that pulls an enemy hero toward your location

Hero Level 5

(Q) Grounding Bolt
- Lightning Fury slows enemy Heroes by 20% for 1.5 seconds
(Q) Thundergod’s Visor
- Hitting an enemy hero with the initial Lightning Fury missile reduces the cooldown by 1s.
(W) Seraph’s Hymn
- Reduce Blinding Light’s Mana cost from 70 to 40. Basic Attacks against Blinded enemies reduce the cooldown of Blinding Light by 3 seconds
(E) Lunging Strike
- Increases Fend’s duration by .5 seconds and the area of effect by 20%

Hero Level 6

(Q) Pierce
- Lightning Fury’s primary missile now pierces. Perpendicular bolts are now only spawned from Heroes.
(E) Penetrate
- Enemies take 3% increased damage from Fend each consecutive hit.
[Passive] Martial Law
- Basic attacks against Stunned, Rooted, and Slowed enemy heroes deal bonus damage equal to 3% of their maximum health

Hero Level 7

(R1) Infinite Lightning
- Ball Lightning can now bounce infinitely.
(R2) Imprisoning Light
- Upon initial impact, Valkyrie deals additional damage to nearby Heroes and roots them for 4 seconds.
[Passive] Titan’s Revenge
- Increases Basic Attack range by 2 and your Basic Attacks now ignore armor.

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