Alarak

Alarak, the Highlord of the Tal'darim, is a Melee Assassin Hero from the StarCraft universe. Not all heroes are born of altruism... some, like Alarak, simply desire vengeance. As the new Highlord of the Tal'darim, Alarak leads his people to a destiny free of the corrupt influence of the fallen Xel'Naga, Amon.

Alarak is a combo Assassin who can move enemies around and punish mistakes.

Background
was born into the brutal and warlike society of the, a sect of the Protoss race. Brutal and canny, Alarak began to rise dramatically through his society's through trickery and guile, killing hundreds of Tal'darim by silently manipulating their ritual combat of. This rocketed him up to Fourth Ascendant, the fifth highest rank in his society. However, First Ascendant revealed to Alarak that he had discovered their god, the fallen , had betrayed them and sought their demise, and that Alarak needed to aid him in removing their Highlord  from power. Instead Alarak betrayed Nuroka during the battle, rising to First Ascendant, but he never forgot that Amon's betrayal. He just needed allies...

During the, Alarak was tasked to command the Tal'darim's in their extermination of all who opposed Amon, but found that the , under Artanis, had outfoxed him. Seeing Artanis as a useful tool, Alarak confronted the Daelaam during a battle and aided them in rescuing Artanis from a trap set by Amon. Alarak then made Artanis a deal: if he helped Alarak usurp Ma'lash and become Highlord, Alarak would keep the Tal'darim out of the war against Amon. Artanis agreed, and aided Alarak in defeating Ma'lash in Rak'Shir combat, allowing him to claim the Tal'darim as his own. Alarak was now Highlord.

Uncharacteristically, Alarak modified their deal and agreed to ally with Artanis to defeat Amon. The combined protoss force drove Amon from their homeworld of, and later dogged him into the , where alongside the forces of Sarah Kerrigan and Jim Raynor, they were able to kill the fallen Xel'Naga once and for all. In the aftermath, Alarak refused Artanis's offer to join the new Protoss government on Aiur, but did allow any member of the Tal'darim one chance to stay. He then set out to find a new homeworld for the Tal'darim.

Years later, an outpost of Alarak's came under attack by the Terran group the, hoping to institute Tal'darim retaliation against the Dominion to weaken the rule of Emperor. After a Tal'darim retaliatory strike was repelled by Agent Nova Terra in order to save civilians, Alarak confronted Nova, making an offer to help her recover her memories erased by the Defenders using a gas named if she lead him to the Defenders' leadership. The bargain was struck, and Alarak lead her to the gas, allowing her to uncover the leadership of the group. But as Nova had the leader, General, in custody, Alarak unleashed the Death Fleet on her world of , killing Defender of Man, Dominion soldier and civilian alike. Nova rallied the terran forces of the planet and defeated Alarak's Tal'darim. Alarak saw this as a betrayal of their bargain, and warned Nova that she had made a terrible enemy before departing Dominion space.

Gameplay
Alarak is a combo Melee Assassin who can move enemies around and punish mistakes.

Strength

 * Can Silence enemies often by using Discord Strike
 * Can reposition enemies or himself with Telekinesis
 * Great gank potential
 * Strong solo laner
 * Good counter pick to heavy melee compositions

Weaknesses

 * Poor siege damage
 * High skill floor, due Discord Strike and Telekinesis requiring precision and timing.
 * Death punishes Alarak harder than other heroes
 * Hard to master

Abilities

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

Trivia

 * Alarak first appeared in the short story "Ascension" (October 2015). His first game appearance was in StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (November 2015).
 * Alarak is voiced by.
 * Alarak was one of the two heroes revealed at.
 * The Twilight Herald of N'Zoth Alarak skin resembles a devotee of any rank in the.
 * Because of the bulkiness of his armor, Alarak is limited to mounts he can stand on (such as Blackheart's Doubloon, Champion's Nexagon, Championship Banner, Hearthstone Card, Magic Carpet, Star Chariot, and Void Speeder).
 * Alarak's Q ability Discord Strike is a reference to Alarak's voice actor John de Lancie's roles. Two of John de Lancie's roles have been Discord from ', and from '.
 * Alarak's Telekinesis ability is based off of his Destruction Wave ability from Legacy of the Void. The ability has an upgrade named Telekinesis in the game's Co-op Missions mode.
 * The Lightning Surge ability is based off of Alarak's anti-air Psionic Lightning attack in StarCraft II's Co-op Missions mode.
 * Alarak's Deadly Charge ability is based off of his Deadly Charge ability in Legacy of the Void and Co-op Missions.
 * Alarak's Counterstrike uses the same stance he uses when fighting before the Legacy of the Void mission "."
 * The level 13 talent Blade of the Highlord is a reference to Alarak's rank of Highlord, as well as the former Highlord title of "Blade of ."
 * The level 13 talent Rite of Rak'Shir references the ritual of, which allowed lower ranking members of their society to dethrone those above them through ritual combat.
 * The level 20 talent Hasty Bargain is a reference to Alarak's tactic of making "bargains" with what he considers to be lesser beings in order to advance both their goals.