Gall · Ranged Assassin
Gall Early Game Guide
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Overview
Early, soak experience, clear waves quickly and poke the enemy from a safe distance. Don't trade health you can't get back. Early, clear waves quickly so your team can move first to map objectives and mercenary camps.
Strengths
- Crowd control: Ogre Rage applies a stun.
- Clear job in the team: deal consistent damage from range and clear waves.
- Two heroics to choose from (Twisting Nether and Shadow Bolt Volley) to adapt to the match.
Weaknesses
- No escape tools: vulnerable when divers reach it.
- Fragile when divers reach it.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Early game talentsBalancedRecommendedLevels 1 to 7 lean on survivability to win the early soak and the first objective; from level 10 it follows the balanced plan.
- Balanced talentsBalancedAdvancedAt 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.
Builds
Early game talents
When to use it
Levels 1 to 7 lean on survivability to win the early soak and the first objective; from level 10 it follows the balanced plan.
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
Keep Moving!Increases the Movement Speed bonus of Shove by 10% and its duration by 2 seconds.Mount
TaskmasterEvery time Cho is hit by a Hero Basic Attack, reduce the cooldown of Shove by 1 second.Mount
We See You!Eye of Kilrogg's cooldown is decreased by 25 seconds, its range is increased by 33%, and the number of Basic Attacks required to kill it is increased by 1.Passive
- 1Upgrades Shove for more utility.
- 4Quest talent: it only pays off if you complete it early, so commit to it.
- 7Quest talent: it only pays off if you complete it early, so commit to it.
- 10Heroic ability focused on damage.
- 13Upgrades Ogre Rage for more damage.
- 16Upgrades Runic Blast for more utility.
- 20Upgrades Shadow Bolt Volley.
Balanced talents
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
- Keep Moving!Increases the Movement Speed bonus of Shove by 10% and its duration by 2 seconds.Mount
- TaskmasterEvery time Cho is hit by a Hero Basic Attack, reduce the cooldown of Shove by 1 second.Mount
- We See You!Eye of Kilrogg's cooldown is decreased by 25 seconds, its range is increased by 33%, and the number of Basic Attacks required to kill it is increased by 1.Passive
- 1Upgrades Shove for more utility.
- 4Fits more than one plan at level 4: damage and utility.
- 7Quest talent: it only pays off if you complete it early, so commit to it.
- 10Heroic ability focused on damage.
- 13Upgrades Ogre Rage for more damage.
- 16Upgrades Runic Blast for more utility.
- 20Upgrades Shadow Bolt Volley.
Abilities
QShadowflame3sDeal 135 (+5% per level) damage to enemies in the area.
WDread Orb6sThrow a bomb that will bounce three times, dealing 126 (+5% per level) damage to enemies.
ERunic BlastDetonate Cho's Rune Bomb, dealing 210 (+4% per level) damage around it.
RTwisting NetherHeroic80sAfter 1 second, nearby enemies are slowed by 50% while Gall channels, up to 5 seconds. Activate to deal 353 (+5% per level) damage.Heroic — slows and hits an area. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
RShadow Bolt VolleyHeroic60sAfter 1 second, unleash 20 Shadow Bolts over 4 seconds, each dealing 87 (+4% per level) damage to the first target hit. The bolts fire towards your mouse.Heroic. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
DOgre RageTrait5sActivate to increase Gall's damage by 25%, but reduce Cho's Armor by 25. Passive: Gall is permanently immune to Stun and Silence effects.- ZShove30sNudge Cho a small distance and grant him 25% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Strategy
1Early talents
The first three talent tiers (levels 1, 4 and 7) set up how you soak and trade. The early build below leans on survivability to win that phase.
- Picks: Keep Moving! and Bomb's Away.
2Trading
Trade at the edge of your range, and walk away as soon as the enemy starts to close the gap. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Ogre Rage.
3Soaking and rotations
Soaking is the laning phase: stay in range of your minion waves, rotate between lanes so none is left empty and group before each objective spawns.
4Early objectives
Early, clear waves quickly so your team can move first to map objectives and mercenary camps. Your big moments are level 10, when you pick Twisting Nether or Shadow Bolt Volley, and level 20, when the heroic gets its upgrade.
Tips
- Trade at the edge of your range, and walk away as soon as the enemy starts to close the gap.
- Keep Moving! is your first purchase that changes the lane: get it early.
- Use Ogre Rage in lane only when your partner or jungler can follow.
- Early, clear waves quickly so your team can move first to map objectives and mercenary camps.
Matchups
Strong against
Blizzard classifies Kerrigan as a Melee Assassin, and they have to close the gap before they can do anything to Gall, who fights at range.
Blizzard classifies Maiev as a Melee Assassin, and they have to close the gap before they can do anything to Gall, who fights at range.
Blizzard classifies Murky as a Melee Assassin, and they have to close the gap before they can do anything to Gall, who fights at range.
Changelog
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98304.
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98297.
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98285.
- Guide created for patch 2.55.17.98025.
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