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Uther · Healer

Uther Safe Play Guide

DefensiveData-drivenMediumPatch 2.57.0.98304
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Overview

This guide is about playing Uther safely and consistently. Safe healing means standing at the back, keeping mana for the fight and moving away as soon as a diver appears. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Hammer of Justice and sustain with Holy Light.

Strengths

  • Heals itself, which keeps it in lane longer.
  • Heals allies: keeps the team in fights.
  • Brings utility that helps the whole team.

Weaknesses

  • Mana-hungry: Blizzard flags its energy as important, so manage it early.
  • No escape tools: vulnerable when divers reach it.
  • First target for the enemy dive.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Survival talents

DefensiveRecommended
Open build

When to use it

At each level, the talent with the most healing, shields or armor. Choose it against dive or heavy burst.

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

  • Silver TouchQuest: Reduce damage from Heroic sources with Devotion. Reward: After reducing damage 40 times, Holy Light's Mana cost is reduced from 80 to 60. Reward: After reducing damage 80 times, Holy Light's Mana cost is reduced to 40, and its range is increased by 50%.QQuest
  • Wave of LightQuest: Damage or heal Heroes 60 times with Holy Radiance. Reward: Increase the duration of Devotion by 0.5 seconds. Passive: Damaging or healing Heroes with Holy Radiance refunds 5 Mana and reduces its cooldown by 0.75 seconds.WQuest
  • Hammer of the LightbringerQuest: Basic Attack enemies 75 times. Reward: Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Hammer of Justice by 1.5 seconds. Passive: Basic Attacks restore 1.5% of Uther's maximum Mana.EQuest
  • 1Quest talent: it only pays off if you complete it early, so commit to it.
  • 4Upgrades Holy Light for more survivability.
  • 7The most survivability-focused option at level 7.
  • 10Heroic ability focused on survivability.
  • 13Upgrades Holy Light for more survivability.
  • 16Upgrades Holy Light for more survivability.
  • 20Upgrades Divine Shield for more survivability.

Abilities

  • QHoly Light12s80 mpHeal target allied Hero for 362 (+4% per level) Health. When used on a target other than Uther, also heal Uther for 181 (+4% per level) Health.
  • WHoly Radiance10s55 mpHeal all allied Heroes and Minions in a line for 194 (+4% per level) Health, dealing 177 (+4% per level) damage to enemies.
  • EHammer of Justice10s40 mpDeal 109 (+4% per level) damage and Stun the target for 1 second.
  • RDivine ShieldHeroic90s80 mpMake an allied Hero Invulnerable and increase their Movement Speed by 20% for 3 seconds.Heroic. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
  • RDivine StormHeroic80s80 mpDeal 170 (+4% per level) damage and Stun nearby enemies for 1.75 seconds.Heroic — applies a stun and hits an area. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
  • DevotionTraitUther's Basic Abilities grant 25 Armor to allied Heroes, and 15 to Uther, for 2 seconds. Eternal Vanguard Upon dying, Uther becomes an Invulnerable spirit for up to 8 seconds. While in spirit form, Uther can heal allies with Flash of Light for 230 (+4% per level).

Strategy

1Safe laning

Safe healing means standing at the back, keeping mana for the fight and moving away as soon as a diver appears. Let your laning partner trade and heal after, not during: a healer that runs out of mana early loses the objective.

2Surviving fights

Heal the teammate under pressure, not the one with the lowest bar, and keep Holy Light for burst moments. You have no escape in the kit, so your position is your defence: stay behind someone who can protect you.

3Positioning and peel

Stand where the enemy has to go through your team to reach you, and protect whoever the enemy focuses. Hold Hammer of Justice for the enemy diver.

4Playing from behind

When the game goes badly, farm what's safe, defend with your team and wait for the enemy to make a mistake: a single won fight can turn it around.

Tips

  • Save Hammer of Justice for whoever jumps on your team.
  • Keep Holy Light for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
  • Go back when your key abilities are down: a reset costs less than a death.
  • Never be the first to show on the map in the late game.
  • If enemies are missing from the map, back off before they appear.

Matchups

Weak against

  • Brightwing

    Brightwing fights at range and Uther is melee with no dash in the kit to close the gap.

  • Anduin

    Anduin fights at range and Uther is melee with no dash in the kit to close the gap.

  • Malfurion

    Malfurion fights at range and Uther is melee with no dash in the kit to close the gap.

Changelog

  1. Updated for patch 2.57.0.98304.
  2. Updated for patch 2.57.0.98297.
  3. Updated for patch 2.57.0.98285.
  4. Guide created for patch 2.55.17.98025.

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