Illidan

Illidan Stormrage, the Betrayer, is a Melee Assassin Hero from the Warcraft universe. The first betrayed his people by creating a new  after the. Now Illidan lords over the realm of, slaughtering unsuitably prepared heroes who venture into.

Illidan is a mobile, sustained damage Assassin who pairs well with Heroes who can enable him.

Background
is known as the Betrayer, as throughout the millennia of his life he has deceived friends and family alike for power.

The Illidan Stormrage was born before the War of the Ancients, a conflict that erupted over 10,000 years prior to the, when the chaotic  invaded. Driven by jealousy over his brother Malfurion's budding relationship with Tyrande Whisperwind, Illidan feigned allegiance to the Burning Legion and Sargeras, seemingly offering his aid while secretly plotting to destroy the Legion from within. Eventually, Illidan, Tyrande, Malfurion, and the Night Elves repelled the Legion invasion, causing the Well of Eternity to implode - but not before Illidan drew several vials of its water to create new fonts of power. When the Night Elves reached Kalimdor and saw Illidan had used the vials to create a new Well of Eternity, they were furious. They saw one of their own covered in demonic tattoos and with his amber eyes burned out. They did not know he helped to defeat the Legion and thought he sought to bring them back to Azeroth once again. Malfurion admonished Illidan for his irresponsible use of magic and when Illidan would not give up his power, he was imprisoned far beneath the surface of the land by his brother and Cenarius.

During the Third War, Tyrande released Illidan from millennia of imprisonment, hoping that the Betrayer would redeem himself by battling a returned Burning Legion. Though Illidan fought to defend his people, he soon slipped into darkness: after absorbing the energies of the demonic, Illidan became a demon, an act for which he was banished by Malfurion. Fleeing the wrath of the night elves, the twice-condemned Illidan allied himself once again with the only entity that would accept him - the Legion. Illidan's demonic masters sent him to destroy the Lich King, who had broken free of their influence, but Illidan failed to do so. To protect himself from the Legion's vengeance, Illidan hid on Outland, a destroyed world that he would eventually seek to rule.

Gameplay
Illidan is a nimble Melee Assassin. Very fast Basic Attacks, several gap closers, and the ability to significantly reduce his own cooldowns through Betrayer's Thirst make him extremely difficult to outmaneuver. Illidan thrives when played along with any Hero who can increase his survivability, be it through Shields, Armor, or raw instant healing. He is typically known to require allied Heroes known as "enablers" to be at his best. llidan's reliance on the healing and cooldown reduction provided by Betrayer's Thirst makes him particularly vulnerable to effects that can reduce his Attack Speed or otherwise stop him from attacking.

Strengths

 * Nearly impossible to escape from
 * Excellent duelist
 * May quickly and safely solo capture Mercenary Camps
 * No reliance on Mana and excellent self sustain

Weaknesses

 * Often requires a team composition that revolves around supporting him to excel
 * Exceptionally vulnerable to crowd control due to Basic Attack reliance
 * Limited waveclear

Abilities

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

Trivia

 * Illidan first appeared in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (July 2002).
 * His book debut was almost two years later, in (March 2004).
 * Illidan is voiced by Matthew Yang King in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and Liam O'Brien in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, World of Warcraft: Legion, and Heroes of the Storm.
 * Illidan was one of the 18 Heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2013.
 * Illidan's signature line, "YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!", can sometimes be heard when he uses The Hunt.
 * This very phrase dates back to the cinematic trailer for  (January 2007).