Mal'Ganis

Mal'Ganis, Nathrezim Lord, is a melee Tank Hero from the Warcraft universe.

Background
Mal'Ganis is one of the, or dreadlords, who served as the Lich King's elite jailers. He aided the Lich King in his task of preparing Azeroth for the 's second invasion, spreading a plague through Lordaeron that would turn the population into mindless undead. Posing as the leader of the, he confronted Prince Arthas at , and watched him purge the city before its citizens could turn. Impressed by Arthas' resolve, Mal'Ganis goaded the prince into following him to. In a desperate attempt to defeat Mal'Ganis, Arthas sought and found the runeblade. However, this was Mal'Ganis' plan all along, as Arthas forfeited his soul to the Lich King when he claimed the weapon. When Arthas finally confronted Mal'Ganis with Frostmourne in hand, Ner'zhul betrayed his jailer and commanded Arthas to slay the dreadlord.

Mal'Ganis, being a demon, wasn't killed and his soul merely returned to the. After reforming his body, he returned to Northrend, where he manipulated the - an elite branch of the  - in the form of Barean Westwind. When his cover was blown, Mal'Ganis retreated, but eventually came back when the Legion invaded Azeroth for the third time.

Gameplay
Mal'Ganis is a self-sustaining Tank that peels for allies and disrupts enemies.

Strength

 * Crowd Control
 * Survivability
 * Sustain damage

Weaknesses

 * Easily kited
 * Long cast times that can be interrupted
 * Healing reduction, as he relies heavily on lifesteal

Abilities

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

Trivia

 * Mal'Ganis was first teased on twitter: The first tweet showed minions with a claw mark on their shield. The second image showed someone casting fel magic into a minion wave. In the third and final teaser tweet, Mal'Ganis himself was shown fighting minions with a Warcraft III quote.
 * Mal'Ganis made his debut in (July 2002).
 * His book debut was six and three quarters years later, in (May 2009).
 * Mal'Ganis is voiced by Michael Gough.
 * The Darkener Mal'Ganis skin resembles.
 * The Undercity Mal'Ganis skin resembles.
 * The Northrend Mal'Ganis skin resembles Mephistroth.