Uther

Uther the Lightbringer is a melee Healer Hero from the Warcraft universe. The first paladin and founder of the Order of the Silver Hand, Uther is a faithful servant of the Light. Dispensing justice with the swing of his hammer, Uther is a bastion of truth and an unflinching symbol of the Alliance.

Uther is a Healer who can negate high bursts of damage.

Background
The sobriquet "Lightbringer" is not softly won, nor softly maintained beyond death. The legend of noble Uther guides the years after his passing.

Many devout followers of the Light were killed during the, unprepared for the sheer brutality of warfare against the Horde. The leader of the Clerics of Northshire,, believed that the Light could protect the faithful and devoted, and thus began training the most virtuous knights of Lordaeron to wield the Light in battle.

The first knight to be named a paladin was, who helped found the alongside Archbishop Faol and became a legend among his order. When the Second War began, Uther fought alongside his brother-in-arms,, to fend off the forces of Horde commander and lead the Alliance in a final, successful attack on the Dark Portal. In the wake of the Horde's defeat, Uther helped rebuild Stormwind City and cared for the sick and injured.

Uther remained in a leadership role with the Silver Hand for years, eventually taking Lordaeron's prince, Arthas Menethil, as his apprentice. The two forged a close relationship as teacher and student, and together they enforced justice throughout the land... until the struck Lordaeron. Arthas's growing anger at the spreading plague of undeath led him to horrific acts—such as the culling of Stratholme—and his thirst for vengeance drove him to madness. After the prince became a champion of the and killed his own father, Uther decided to personally guard the urn of the slain king. Arthas and Uther fought in Andorhal, and when the battle ended, the legendary paladin lay dead.

Today, followers of the Light pay their respects to Uther at Stormwind's cathedral, where a statue of the revered paladin was built. A dedicated few trek to his tomb in the, where the Lightbringer's memory is an unyielding gleam in a land of death.

Abilities

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

Trivia

 * Uther first appeared in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (December 1995).
 * His book debut was five years later, in (January 2001).
 * Uther is voiced by Michael McConnohie.
 * Uther was one of the 18 heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2013.
 * Uther was added to the game because the designers wanted a healing-orientated character.
 * Uther is the first paladin hero in the game, the second being Yrel.
 * All of Uther's basic abilities and ultimates share a name and at least some of their function with actual paladin abilities in World of Warcraft. Many, though not all, of his talents do as well.
 * Placeholder icons for his abilities and talents during the game's beta similarly came from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos or World of Warcraft before dedicated icons were later made for Uther's abilities and talents.