Uther · Healer
Uther healer guide — the healer who keeps working after he dies
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Overview
Uther is a durable melee healer. Holy Light is a large single-target heal that also heals him, Holy Radiance heals allies and damages enemies in a line, and Hammer of Justice stuns the target for a moment. His trait, Devotion, gives armour to every ally he heals, so his healing is worth more than the number on screen. When he dies, he becomes a spirit for a few seconds and can keep healing — Eternal Vanguard. At level 10, Divine Shield makes an ally invulnerable and is one of the strongest saves in the game, while Divine Storm is an area stun for engages. He plays closer to the fight than other healers, which is both his strength and his risk.
Strengths
- Big burst heals with Holy Light.
- Devotion's armour makes every heal worth more.
- Divine Shield cancels the enemy's focus completely.
- A stun of his own to peel divers.
Weaknesses
- Mana-hungry: Holy Light is expensive.
- Melee range: he is exposed to poke and area damage.
- Little healing over time between fights.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Divine Shield — the healer who keeps working after he diesBalancedRecommendedThe standard Uther: mana from basic attacks, a damage version of Holy Light that still heals you, and the best save in the game. Redemption at level 20 brings you back after Eternal Vanguard.
- Divine Storm — the stun your team is missingUtilitySituationalWhen your team lacks engage or the enemy relies on crowd control to catch your carry. Hand of Protection makes an ally Unstoppable, Well Met makes Hammer of Justice a real peel, and Divine Storm stuns everyone around you. You give up Divine Shield, so positioning and timing matter more.
Builds
Divine Shield — the healer who keeps working after he dies
When to use it
The standard Uther: mana from basic attacks, a damage version of Holy Light that still heals you, and the best save in the game. Redemption at level 20 brings you back after Eternal Vanguard.
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 for fights and objectives.
Best battlegrounds
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
- 1Mana while you attack
- 4Damage that also heals you
- 7Mana and faster Holy Light when you are stunned
- 10Cancels the focus outright
- 13After Holy Light, your attacks heal the team
- 16Your next spell, cheaper and sooner
- 20You are useful even dead
Divine Storm — the stun your team is missing
When to use it
When your team lacks engage or the enemy relies on crowd control to catch your carry. Hand of Protection makes an ally Unstoppable, Well Met makes Hammer of Justice a real peel, and Divine Storm stuns everyone around you. You give up Divine Shield, so positioning and timing matter more.
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 for fights and objectives.
Best battlegrounds
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
- 1Cheaper, faster Holy Radiance
- 4Speed after Hammer to reach the next target
- 7Break the stun on your carry
- 10An area stun around you
- 13Hammer also slows and weakens the target
- 16Heal yourself while you heal others
- 20A bigger storm, far more often
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.A big heal on one ally that also heals you. Expensive: use it when it matters.
- 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.A short stun. Your peel: use it on the hero diving your backline.
RDivine ShieldHeroic90s80 mpMake an allied Hero Invulnerable and increase their Movement Speed by 20% for 3 seconds.Makes an ally invulnerable and faster. Cast it the moment the enemy commits to a target.
RDivine StormHeroic80s80 mpDeal 170 (+4% per level) damage and Stun nearby enemies for 1.75 seconds.
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).Every ally you heal gains armour. Heal before the burst, not after.
Strategy
1Early game: levels 1–9
Stay with your laner and basic-attack minions and heroes to complete Hammer of the Lightbringer, which gives you mana on every attack. Heal with Holy Light only when a trade has gone wrong; Holy Radiance is cheaper for small amounts. At the first objective, stand close enough to stun a diver but behind your tank.
2Mid game: levels 10–16
Divine Shield turns every enemy dive into wasted cooldowns. Keep it for the ally the enemy has chosen to kill, usually your carry or your tank in the middle of their team. Stay close to your frontline so Hammer of Justice can peel and Holy Light can reach.
3Late game: levels 16–20
Benediction makes your next basic ability much cheaper and brings it back sooner, which means a second Holy Light or Hammer of Justice in the decisive moment. Redemption at level 20 means your death is not the end of the fight: you revive after Eternal Vanguard, so take risks to save the right ally.
4Teamfights
Watch for the enemy's engage, stun the diver, Divine Shield the target and heal the rest with Holy Light and Holy Radiance. Uther wins fights by denying kills, not by healing the most.
Tips
- Basic-attack between heals to complete Hammer of the Lightbringer and refill mana.
- Hammer of Justice the diver, not the tank.
- Divine Shield before the burst lands, not after the ally is already dead.
- Holy Radiance through allies and enemies at once for value on both.
- After dying, keep healing as a spirit: Eternal Vanguard still counts.
Matchups
Strong against
Divine Shield wastes her whole combo, and Hammer of Justice stops the follow-up.
A burst assassin who needs one target to die; Divine Shield denies it.
Weak against
Biotic Grenade blocks Holy Light at the worst moment.
Long-range poke hits a melee healer who has to stand close to the fight.
Battlegrounds
Strong maps
- Towers of DoomGrouped, repeated fights where Divine Shield saves someone every time.
- Infernal Shrines
- Braxis Holdout
Average maps
- Dragon Shire
- Volskaya Foundry
- Cursed Hollow
- Sky Temple
- Battlefield of Eternity
Changelog
- Guide written for the current patch; talent notes rewritten.
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