Abathur

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[e][h]Abathur

Evolution Master

Hero Information

Universe

Role

Attack
Melee

Cost:

10,000 

750 

Release Date:

March 13, 2014

Stats

Attack Range:

1

Attacks Per Second:

1.43

Level Changed Stats

Initial

Change/Level

Attack Damage:

27

4%

Life:

712

4%

Life Regen:

1.48

4%

Mana:

N/A

N/A

Mana Regen:

N/A

N/A

Abathur, the Evolution Master, is a unique Specialist class hero in Heroes of the Storm. He first appeared in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm as Kerrigan's servant. He was tasked with augmenting elements of the Zerg Swarm during the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign.

Abilites

Starting Abilities

Symbiote
	Ability: Buff Affects: Allies Spawn and attach a Symbiote to a target ally or Structure. While active, Abathur controls the Symbiote, gaining access to new Abilities. The Symbiote is able to gain XP from nearby enemy deaths.
Q  4

Toxic Nest
	Ability: Mine Affects: Enemies Spawn a mine that becomes active after a short time. Deals damage and reveals the enemy for 4 seconds. Lasts 90 seconds. Stores up to 3 charges.
W  10 Toxic Nest damage (per level):  153 (+4%)

Symbiote Abilities

Stab
	Ability: Skillshot Affects: Enemy Shoots a spike towards target area that deals damage to the first enemy it contacts.
Q  3 Stab damage (per level):  119 (+4%)

Spike Burst
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies Deals damage to nearby enemies.
W  6 Spike Burst damage (per level):  120 (+4%)

Carapace
	Ability: Shield Affects: Allies Shields the assisted ally. Lasts for 8 seconds.
E  12 Carapace shield (per level):  157 (+4%)

Heroic Abilities

Ultimate Evolution
	Ability: Clone Affects: Clones Clone target allied Hero and control it for 20 seconds. Abathur has perfected the clone, granting it 20% Spell Power, 20% bonus Attack Damage, and 10% bonus Movement Speed. Cannot use their Heroic Ability.
R  50

Evolve Monstrosity
	Ability: Spawn Affects: Minions/Locusts Turn an allied Minion or Locust into a Monstrosity. When enemy Minions near the Monstrosity die, it gains 5% Health and 5% Basic Attack damage, stacking up to 40 times. The Monstrosity takes 50% less damage from non-Heroic enemies. Using Symbiote on the Monstrosity allows you to control it, in addition to Symbiote's normal benefits. This Ability can be reactivated to automatically cast Symbiote on your Monstrosity.
R  90

Combat Trait

Locust Strain
	Ability: Passive Affects: Spawns Spawns a Locust to attack down the nearest lane every 15 seconds. Locusts last for 25 seconds.
15 Locust Strain locust health (per level): Locust Strain locust attack damage (per level):  316 (+4%)  34 (+4%)

Special Mount

Deep Tunnel
	Ability: Travel Affects: Self Quickly tunnel to a visible location.
Z  30

Talents

Talents
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20

Pressurized Glands
Increases the range of Symbiote's Spike Burst by 25% and decreases the cooldown by 1 second.

Survival Instincts
Increases Locust's Health by 40% and duration by 40%.

Regenerative Microbes
Symbiote's Carapace heals the target for 68 (+4% per level) Health per second over 4 seconds.

Envenomed Nest
Toxic Nests deal 75% more damage over 3 seconds.

Prolific Dispersal
Reduces the cooldown of Toxic Nest by 2 seconds and adds 2 additional charges.

Ballistospores
Increases Toxic Nest's range to global and increases duration by 25%.

Substained Carapace
Increases the Shield amount of Symbiote's Carapace by 40% and allows it to persist after Symbiote ends.

Adrenal Overload
Symbiote host gains 25% increased Attack Speed.

Needlespine
Increases the damage and range of Symbiote's Stab by 20%.

Vile Nest
Toxic Nests slow enemy Movement Speed by 40% for 2.5 seconds.

Networked Carapace
Using Symbiote's Carapace also applies an untalented Carapace Shield to all nearby allied Heroes, Minions, and Mercenaries.

Calldown: MULE
Cooldown: 60 seconds Activate to calldown a Mule that repairs Structures, one at a time, near target point for 40 seconds, healing for 100 Health every 1 second.

Ultimate Evolution
Cooldown: 70 seconds Clone target allied Hero and control it for 20 seconds. Abathur has perfected the clone, granting it 20% Spell Power, 20% bonus Attack Damage, and 10% bonus Movement Speed. Cannot use their Heroic Ability.

Evolve Monstrosity

Cooldown: 90 seconds Turn an allied Minion or Locust into a Monstrosity. When enemy Minions near the Monstrosity die, it gains 5% Health and 5% Basic Attack damage, stacking up to 40 times. The Monstrosity takes 50% less damage from non-Heroic enemies. Using Symbiote on the Monstrosity allows Abathur to control it, in addition to Symbiote's normal benefits. This Ability can be reactivated to automatically cast Symbiote on his Monstrosity.

Assault Strain
Locust Basic Attacks cleave for 50% damage, and explode on death for 102 (+4% per level) damage.

Bombard Strain
Locust's Basic Attacks become a long-range siege attack that deal 70% more damage.

Spatial Efficiency
Symbiote's Stab gains 1 additional charge and its Cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds.

Soma Transference
Symbiote's Spike Burst heals the host for 64 (+4% per level) Health per enemy Hero hit.

Envenomed Spikes
Abathur's Symbiote's Spike Burst also slows enemy Movement Speed by 40% for 2 seconds.

Adrenaline Boost
Symbiote's Carapace increases the Movement Speed of the target by 40% for 3.5 seconds.

Locust Brood
Cooldown: 45 seconds Activate to spawn 3 Locusts at a nearby location.

Volatile Mutation
Ultimate Evolution clones and Monstrosities deal 137 (+4% per level) damage to nearby enemies every 3 seconds and when they die.

Evolutionary Link
As long as the Ultimate Evolution is alive, the original target of the clone gains a Shield equal to 25% of their maximum Health. Refreshes every 5 seconds.

Evolution Complete
Monstrosity gains the ability to Deep Tunnel to any visible location once every 25 seconds.

Hivemind
Symbiote creates an additional Symbiote on a nearby allied Hero. This Symbiote mimics the commands of the first, but does half damage and shielding.

Locust Nest
Cooldown: 45 seconds Activate to create a nest that periodically spawns Locusts. Only one Locust Nest can be active at a time.

Lore

Abathur, the Evolution Master of Kerrigan's Swarm, works ceaselessly to improve the Zerg from the genetic level up. His hate for chaos and imperfection almost rivals his hatred of pronouns.

Lore connections to other heroes

• Abathur is serving Kerrigan as the evolution master, which includes improving zerg units.
• Abathur improved Zagara's ability to think and use strategies.
• Ally with Dehaka

Balance Updates

Patch Changes
Patch	Changes
May 12 2015	Symbiote (Q) - Stab (Q) - Damage increased from 44 (+9 per level) to 46 (+9.5 per level)