Mei · Tank
Mei Abilities and Combos
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Overview
This guide goes through Mei's kit ability by ability. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Blizzard and sustain with Cryo-Freeze. At level 10 you choose between the heroics Avalanche and Ice Wall.
Strengths
- Strong gank potential around the map.
- Crowd control: Blizzard applies a stun.
- Sustain from Cryo-Freeze.
Weaknesses
- Mana-hungry: Blizzard flags its energy as important, so manage it early.
- Low damage by itself: it needs its team to finish kills.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
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 soakSoaks experience in two lanes at once.
- RotateMoves between lanes to gank and help.
- Mercenary campsTakes mercenary camps when it is safe.
With the teamMainStays with the team: it wins fights, not lanes.
Talents by level
Heavy PackIncreases the duration of Snow Blind's Slow by 1.5 seconds. Each time Blizzard damages an enemy Hero, reduce the cooldown of Snow Blind by 0.5 seconds and gain 3 Mana.Q
Ice StormEvery 3rd hit of Blizzard against enemy Heroes deals an additional 42 (+4% per level) damage. Blizzard's final Stun damage is increased by 150% against all enemies.W
Heat TransferBasic Attacks against Stunned, Rooted, or Slowed Heroes deal 33% more damage. Each time Mei Stuns or Slows an enemy Hero she heals for 16 (+4% per level) Health.Passive
- 1Fits more than one plan at level 1: utility and survivability.
- 4Upgrades Snow Blind for more damage.
- 7Fits more than one plan at level 7: survivability and utility.
- 10Fits more than one plan at level 10: damage and utility.
- 13Upgrades Cryo-Freeze for more utility.
- 16Fits more than one plan at level 16: survivability and utility.
- 20Upgrades Snow Blind for more utility.
Abilities
- QSnow Blind10s35 mpThrow a snowball that hits all enemies in an area. Enemies hit take 70 (+4% per level) damage, are Slowed by 35%, and are Blinded for 1.75 seconds.Basic ability — slows and hits an area. Part of your regular rotation.
- WBlizzard14s70 mpCommand Snowball to create a Blizzard at the target location for 2 seconds. Enemies within the blizzard take 13 (+4% per level) damage every 0.25 seconds and are Slowed by 7%, stacking up to 35%. When the Blizzard ends, enemies within its area take an additional 75 (+4% per level) damage and are Stunned for 1.25 seconds.Basic ability — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
EIcing14s70 mpSlide quickly in the targeted direction. When this effect ends, enemies near Mei are knocked back, take 52 (+4% per level) damage, and are Slowed by 80%, rapidly decaying over 1.5 seconds. Can be canceled during sliding.Basic ability — applies a knock-up. Use it on the target your team can kill.
RAvalancheHeroic90s80 mpAfter 0.5 seconds, roll a massive snowball that consumes enemy Heroes in its path. At the end of its path, the snowball crumbles, releasing the consumed Heroes, dealing 220 (+4% per level) damage and Stunning them for 0.5 seconds per Hero consumed.Heroic — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
RIce WallHeroic60s50 mpVector Targeting After a 0.75 second delay, create an impassable wall that traps enemy Heroes hit for 2.5 seconds. When the wall expires, trapped Heroes are Slowed by 75%, decaying over 3 seconds.Heroic — slows. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
DCryo-FreezeTrait40sBecome encased in ice for 3 seconds, gaining a rapidly decaying Shield that absorbs up to 1104 (+4% per level) damage. While active, this Shield grants Unstoppable and restores up to 35% of Mei's maximum Health.Trait — heals and shields. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
Strategy
1The kit
The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Blizzard and sustain with Cryo-Freeze.
- [Q] Snow Blind — Basic ability — slows and hits an area. Part of your regular rotation.
- [W] Blizzard — Basic ability — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
- [E] Icing — Basic ability — applies a knock-up. Use it on the target your team can kill.
- [R] Avalanche — Heroic — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
- [R] Ice Wall — Heroic — slows. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
- [D] Cryo-Freeze — Trait — heals and shields. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
2Abilities and levels
There are no skill points in Heroes of the Storm: all basic abilities are available from level 1 and grow with your level. What changes is the talents — see the talents guide.
3Combos
A simple sequence that follows from the kit: open with Blizzard, follow with Snow Blind and Icing. The disable first means everything after it lands.
4Heroics
At level 10 you choose between Avalanche and Ice Wall. Pick after seeing the enemy team: each solves a different problem.
- Avalanche — Heroic — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
- Ice Wall — Heroic — slows. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
Tips
- Land Blizzard first: every ability after it is easier to hit.
- Use Cryo-Freeze reactively, when the enemy commits.
- Practise the combo in a practice game before using it in ranked.
- Count the enemy's key cooldowns: the best moment to use yours is right after they use theirs.
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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