Artanis
- Tier
- B
- Meta score
- 50
How to play Artanis as Bruiser: strengths, builds and strategy for every phase of patch 2.57.0.98304.
BalancedDefensiveUtilityStrong against
Who this hero answers, and why.
Blizzard classifies Nova as a Ranged Assassin: once Artanis is on top of them, that distance stops mattering.
Blizzard classifies Orphea as a Ranged Assassin: once Artanis is on top of them, that distance stops mattering.
Blizzard classifies Probius as a Ranged Assassin: once Artanis is on top of them, that distance stops mattering.
Abilities
QBlade Dash10s50 mpDash forward and deal 63 (+4% per level) damage to enemies, then return and deal 171 (+4% per level) damage. Every enemy hit reduces the cooldown on Shield Overload by 1 second, and Heroes by 2 seconds.
WTwin Blades4s20 mpArtanis's next Basic Attack immediately causes him to charge a short distance and strike the enemy 2 times.
EPhase Prism12s50 mpFire a Phase Prism that deals 66 (+4% per level) damage to the first Hero hit and swaps Artanis's position with theirs. Hitting a Hero also grants Artanis Unstoppable for 1.5 seconds. Can be used during Blade Dash.
RPurifier BeamHeroic70s65 mpTarget an enemy Hero with an orbital beam from the Spear of Adun, dealing 184 (+4% per level) damage per second for 8 seconds. The beam will chase the target as they move. Unlimited range.
RSuppression PulseHeroic50s40 mpFire a large area pulse from the Spear of Adun, dealing 114 (+4% per level) damage and Blinding enemies for 4 seconds. Unlimited range.
Shield OverloadTrait24sAfter taking damage while below 75% Health, Artanis gains a 365 (+4% per level) Shield for 5 seconds. Basic Attacks lower the cooldown of Shield Overload by 4 seconds.
Artanis talents
Talents →- Reactive ParryDamaging enemy Heroes with Twin Blades or Blade Dash grants Artanis 50 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing its damage by 50%. Stores up to 2 charges.W
Amateur OpponentTwin Blades attacks deal 150% bonus damage to non-Heroes.W
Protector Of AiurQuest: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase Artanis's Attack damage by 0.1%. Takedowns grant 1% bonus damage.PassiveQuest
Artanis builds
View all builds →From the guide «Artanis Guide»
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.
At each level, the talent with the most healing, shields or armor. Choose it against dive or heavy burst.
At each level, the talent with the most control, cooldown reduction or vision. Choose it when your team needs setup more than damage.
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