Rehgar · Healer
Rehgar for Beginners
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Overview
Rehgar is a melee Healer in Heroes of the Storm. In this guide you play it as Healer: your job is to keep your team alive, avoid the enemy dive and add utility. Rehgar is of average difficulty: learn the basics below and it rewards you quickly.
Strengths
- Has escape tools, according to Blizzard's own hero tags.
- Heals itself, which keeps it in lane longer.
- Heals allies: keeps the team in fights.
Weaknesses
- Mana-hungry: Blizzard flags its energy as important, so manage it early.
- Melee range: ranged heroes can poke it freely.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
Simple talents
When to use it
Avoids quest and active talents where it can: passive picks that work without extra buttons or conditions.
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
StormcallerIncrease the radius of Lightning Shield by 25%. Quest: Each time Lightning Shield damages an enemy Hero, permanently increase Rehgar's Health by 2 and Mana by 1, stacking up to 200 times.WQuest
Colossal TotemReactivate Earthbind Totem to move an existing totem to a new location. This can be used once per cast. Passive: Increase Earthbind Totem's area and duration by 50%, and Health by 25%.E
Feral HeartGhost Wolf's Movement Speed bonus is increased to 40% for the first second, then falls to 30%. Entering or exiting Ghost Wolf form grants 15 Armor for 1 second.Mount
- 1Upgrades Lightning Shield for more survivability.
- 4Upgrades Chain Heal for more survivability.
- 7Upgrades Purge for more survivability.
- 10Heroic ability focused on damage.
- 13Upgrades Lightning Shield for more damage.
- 16Upgrades Earthbind Totem for more damage.
- 20Upgrades Purge for more damage.
Abilities
QChain Heal8s60 mpHeal an ally with a wave of healing for 260 (+4% per level) Health. The wave then bounces 2 times to nearby allies within 7 range, restoring 260 (+4% per level) Health to them.- WLightning Shield8s50 mpImbue an ally with lightning dealing 64 (+4% per level) damage a second to nearby enemies. Each enemy hit restores 2 Mana to Rehgar. Lasts 5 seconds.
- EEarthbind Totem15s50 mpCreate a totem that Slows nearby enemies by 35%. The totem has 260 (+4% per level) Health and lasts for 6 seconds.
RBloodlustHeroic90s70 mpGrant nearby allied Heroes 40% Attack Speed and 35% Movement Speed and causes them to heal for 30% of the Basic Attack damage to their primary target. Lasts for 6 seconds.Heroic — heals. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
RAncestral HealingHeroic100s80 mpAfter 1 second, heal an allied Hero for 1180 (+4% per level) Health.Heroic — heals. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
DPurgeTrait60sWhen used on an allied Hero, make them Unstoppable for 0.5 seconds. When used on an enemy Hero, Slow them by 80%, decaying over 2 seconds. Cannot be cast on yourself.
ZGhost Wolf4sInstead of using a mount, Rehgar transforms into a Ghost Wolf with 20% increased Movement Speed. Basic Attacks in Ghost Wolf form cause him to lunge at his target and deal 75% bonus damage. Dealing damage, using Abilities, and channeling cancels Ghost Wolf form.
Strategy
1What Rehgar does
Rehgar is a melee Healer in Heroes of the Storm. The kit brings mobility with Ghost Wolf and sustain with Chain Heal. At level 10 you choose between the heroics Ancestral Healing and Bloodlust.
2The basics
In this guide you play it as Healer: your job is to keep your team alive, avoid the enemy dive and add utility.
- Mana: it is your real health bar in long fights.
- Positioning: if the enemy can't reach you, your team can't lose the fight quickly.
3Common mistakes
Most new players lose games with the same few mistakes. Avoid these and you'll already be ahead:
- Spending all your mana before the fight starts.
- Standing in front of your tank.
- Chasing kills instead of healing.
4Your first games
Early, soak experience in a lane, stay close to your team and don't waste mana healing chip damage. Use the simple build in this guide and don't worry about situational choices yet.
Tips
- Mana: it is your real health bar in long fights.
- Positioning: if the enemy can't reach you, your team can't lose the fight quickly.
- Experience is shared by the whole team: being in lane to soak it matters as much as fighting.
- Learn what Bloodlust and Ancestral Healing do before your first game: you'll choose one at level 10.
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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