Abathur · Support
Balanced talents
BalancedRecommendedData-drivenPatch 2.57.0.98304
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When to use it
At each level, the talent that serves more than one plan. A safe default when you don't know the enemy team yet. Built by reading the talent texts; Blizzard publishes no pick rates.
Map job
Battlegrounds change every match, so this is its job on any of them.
- Solo laneHolds a lane alone and wins it.
- Double soakPriority 2Soaks experience in a lane, usually alongside a teammate, and clears waves fast.
- RotatePriority 3Rotates between lanes to create kills and pressure.
- Mercenary campsTakes mercenary camps when it is safe.
With the teamMainStays with the team: it wins fights, not lanes.
Talents by level
Pressurized GlandsIncreases the range of Symbiote's Spike Burst by 25% and decreases the cooldown by 1 second.W
Envenomed NestToxic Nests deal 75% more damage over 3 seconds and reduce the Armor of enemy Heroes hit by 15 for 4 seconds.W
Reinforced CarapaceIncrease the Shield amount of Carapace by 40%.E
Locust BroodActivate to spawn 3 Locusts at a nearby location.
- 1Fits more than one plan at level 1: damage and survivability.
- 4Fits more than one plan at level 4: damage and utility.
- 7Adds an active ability for survivability.
- 10Fits more than one plan at level 10: damage and utility.
- 13Fits more than one plan at level 13: utility and survivability.
- 16The most damage-focused option at level 16.
- 20The most damage-focused option at level 20.