Kael'thas · Ranged Assassin
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 soakMainSoaks experience in a lane, usually alongside a teammate, and clears waves fast.- RotateMoves between lanes to gank and help.
- Mercenary campsTakes mercenary camps when it is safe.
- With the teamStays with the team for fights and objectives.
Talents by level
ConvectionRepeatable Quest: Hit 20 enemy Heroes with Flamestrike without dying. Repeatable Reward: Permanently increases Flamestrike damage by 200, and Kael'thas's maximum Health by 100.QQuest
Fel InfusionIncreases Kael'thas's Spell Power by 4%. Kael'thas heals for 94 (+4% per level) Health when activating Verdant Spheres.Trait
Mana AddictQuest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe increases Kael'thas's maximum Mana by 15. Reward: After gathering 20 Globes, Kael'thas can activate Arcane Barrier to gain a Shield equal to 100% of his maximum Mana for 4 seconds. 45 second cooldown.PassiveQuest
- 1Upgrades Flamestrike for more damage.
- 4Upgrades Gravity Lapse for more utility.
- 7Fits more than one plan at level 7: damage and survivability.
- 10Heroic ability focused on damage.
- 13Fits more than one plan at level 13: utility and damage.
- 16Upgrades Flamestrike for more damage.
- 20Upgrades Flamestrike for more utility.