Zul'jin

Zul'jin, the Warlord of the Amani, is a Ranged Assassin Hero from the Warcraft universe.

Zul'jin is a Physical Damage Assassin who gains power while losing Health.

Background
is a warlord of the  and has been chieftain of the  since before the. Zul'jin and the Amani tribe were allied with the orcish for the duration of the Second War, but Zul'jin himself was captured near its end by the. Upon gaining his freedom he went into hiding to rebuild his army and plan an attack on the remnants of the, now known as , only to find them allied with the Horde.

A fierce forest troll of the Amani tribe, Zul'jin's ability as a warrior and leader meant he was able to do what no other troll had done since the Troll Wars: unite the warring tribes of under a single leader. He was infamous for his daring raids on the outskirts of at a time when trolls had been completely beaten into obscurity by the high elves. Some claimed he planned to unite all trolls, but his plans were quickly put on hold by the events of the Second War.

Gameplay
Zul'jin is a physical damage Ranged Assassin who gains power as he loses health.

Strength

 * Can be utilized as either a Basic Attack sustained damage dealer or Basic Ability burst "mage".
 * Can fill multiple roles to accommodate a multitude of team compositions and match-ups
 * Regeneration adds self-sustain in lane and between teamfights.

Weaknesses

 * Players need to determine when to sacrifice Zul'jin's Health for bonus damage.
 * No gap-closer; very susceptible to enemy ganks and dive
 * Vulnerable to crowd control, Blinds and focus-fire
 * High learning curve

Abilities

 * See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.

Trivia

 * Zul'jin made his debut in  (December 1995).
 * His book debut was eleven years later, in (August 2007).
 * The story of how Zul'jin lost his right eye to the elves, and lost his left arm escaping them, was told in the Gods of Zul'Aman patch trailer.
 * Zul'jin is the first and only troll hero in the game.
 * Zul'jin is shown to be two-handed and two-eyed like in Warcraft II instead of having one of each cut down as his appearance in The Burning Crusade. His bio also shows that he hasn't regressed to his all-hating self of the expansion, only concerned about taking back the Amani from the elves and mostly using throwing axes, the only time Loa magic is used is during Taz'dingo! to render himself unable to die for a few moments.
 * Zul'jin is voiced by Chris Metzen in , and by Andre Sogliuzzo in Heroes of the Storm.
 * Zul'jin's dance is a reference to the Axe Gang from the movie Kung Fu Hustle (April 2005).
 * Zul'jin's Heroic, Guillotine, used to have a short wind up channel, which duration bar had a label "Givin' em' da axe", in place of what usually is the ability name. The wind up was removed in patch later along with the duration bar.
 * The Classic tint of Zul'jin's base skin represents his appearance in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.