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name name Auriel
date date August 9, 2016
price price 10000
title title Archangel of Hope
role role Healer
franchise franchise Diablo
info info A Healer that excels when paired with a high-octane damage dealer.
lore lore It is through the archangel Auriel that the power of hope flows into the fabric of creation. Her eternal light illuminates even the darkest souls. Seeking harmony in all things, she is a mediator, a counselor, and when the need arises, a fearless warrior.
difficulty difficulty Medium
melee melee False
health health 1700
healthRegen health regen 3.539
resource resource 475
resourceType resource type Energy
armor armor 0
attackSpeed attack speed 1.25
attackRange attack range 5.5
attackDamage attack damage 64
healthScaling health scaling 0.04
regenScaling health regen scaling 0.04
adamageScaling attack damage scaling 0.04
unitRadius unit radius 0.625
skills skills see below
talents talent_<tier>_<column> see below

Skills

Bestow Hope Icon
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Bestow Hope
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Passive: 70% of the damage Auriel deals to Heroes and 35% dealt to non-Heroes is stored as energy.

Bestow an allied Hero with Hope. While they remain near Auriel, 30% of their damage to Heroes and 10% of their damage to non-Heroes is converted to energy. Auriel can only have Bestow Hope on 1 ally at a time.

Auriel can store up to 475 energy.


Type: Resource
Scaling: 4.00% (max Energy)
Affects: Allied Heroes
Targeting: Unit target
Cast time: Instant
Range: 10
Collect radius: 20
Sacred Sweep Icon
Q
Sacred Sweep
Cooldown: 8 seconds

Sweep the area with sacred power, dealing 40 damage to enemies and an additional 160 damage to enemies caught in the center.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 0 + CH + 0.0625 seconds
Area of Effect: Radial
Radius: 7.0
Arc:
- Outer: 180 degrees (1
- Center: 30 degrees
Channel time: 0.3125 seconds

  • 1) Target search is done in five 20 degree sections rotating inward from both sides over the duration of the channel.
  • Enemies in the center area take both base and center damage.
  • Center damage is dealt in an additional instance to all targets once the cast finishes.
Ray of Heaven Icon
W
Ray of Heaven
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Consume Auriel's stored energy and heal allied Heroes in the area for the amount of energy consumed.


Type: Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Allied Heroes
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: Instant
Range: 8.0
Radius: 3.0
Detainment Strike Icon
E
Detainment Strike
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Deal 55 damage to the first enemy Hero hit and knock them back. If they collide with terrain, they are also Stunned for 1.25 seconds and take an additional 165 damage.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 0 + 0.25 seconds
Range: 6.0
Hitbox: 1.0 x 2.0
Missile speed: 30
Knockback duration: 0.25 seconds
Knockback speed: 25

Crystal Aegis Icon
R
Crystal Aegis
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Place an allied Hero into Stasis for 2 seconds. Upon expiration, Crystal Aegis deals 255 damage to all nearby enemies.


Type: Spell Damage / Status effect
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies / Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Area of Effect, Stasis
Cast time: Instant
Range: 8.0
Ressurrect Icon
R
Resurrect
Cooldown: 100 seconds

Channel on the spirit of a dead ally for 1 second. After a 3 second delay, they are brought back to life with 100% of their maximum Health at the location where they died.

Auriel can use this ability while dead to resurrect herself.


Type: Resurrection
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Channeled cast (stationary)
Cast time: 1.0 (ch) + 0 seconds
Range: 5.0

  • Interrupting the Ability during its cast puts it on a 10 second cooldown.

Talents

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Increasing Clarity Icon
Increasing Clarity

❢ Quest: Every time Sacred Sweep hits a Hero in the center, increase the center damage by 2, up to 50.

❢ Reward: After hitting 25 Heroes, this center damage bonus is increased to 180.


Type: Bonus damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Righteous Assaul Icon
Righteous Assault

Reduces the cooldown of Sacred Sweep by 3 seconds for each enemy Hero hit by its center.

Searing Light Icon
Searing Light

Ray of Heaven also deals damage to enemy Heroes in the area equal to 30% of the energy consumed.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Enemies
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Majestic Span Icon
Majestic Span

Increases the radius of Sacred Sweep by 15%.


Bonus radius: 1.05
Heavy Burden Icon
Heavy Burden

Detainment Strike Slows enemy Heroes by 20% for 2.5 seconds. Slow and duration are doubled on the enemies it Stuns.

Passive: Increase Detainment Strike's Stun duration by 0.25 seconds.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Properties: Slow
Repeated Offense Icon
Repeated Offense

Passive: Enemies hit by Detainment Strike are knocked back 30% farther.

❢ Quest: Every time Detainment Strike Stuns a Hero, increase the Stun damage by 10, up to 60.

❢ Reward: After stunning 6 Heroes, increase this damage bonus to 250.


Type: Bonus damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Bonus knockback duration: 0.0625 seconds

  • There is no increase in the speed of the knockback.
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Glimmer of Hope Icon
Glimmer of Hope

Collecting a Regeneration Globe reduces the cost of Auriel's next Ray of Heaven by 75%.


  • Effects from multiple Regeneration Globes do not stack nor get stored.
Energized Cord Icon
Energized Cord

Increases the energy stored from Auriel's Basic Attacks to 130% of the damage against Heroes and 70% of the damage against non-Heroes.

Does not affect Auriel's Bestow Hope ally.

Passive: Increase Basic Attack Range by 1.1.

Empathic Link Icon
Empathic Link

Auriel stores 25% of damage taken by allies with Bestow Hope.


  • Self-damage does not grant any energy.
  • The amount of energy stored is calculated after all damage modifiers.
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Ressurrect Icon
Resurrect

Cooldown: 100 seconds
Channel on the spirit of a dead ally for 1 second. After a 3 second delay, they are brought back to life with 100% of their maximum Health at the location where they died.

Auriel can use this ability while dead to resurrect herself.

Crystal Aegis Icon
Crystal Aegis

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Place an allied Hero into Stasis for 2 seconds. Upon expiration, Crystal Aegis deals 255 damage to all nearby enemies.

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Blinding Flash Icon
Blinding Flash

Enemies hit by the center area of Sacred Sweep are blinded for 2 seconds.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Blind
Converging Force Icon
Converging Force

Enemies hit by the outer area of Sacred Sweep are pushed slightly toward the center.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Knockback
Knockback duration: 0.125 seconds
Knockback speed: 7.0
Piercing Lash Icon
Piercing Lash

Detainment Strike now pierces and hits all enemy Heroes in a line, reducing the cooldown by 2 seconds for each Hero hit.

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Reservoir of Hope Icon
Reservoir of Hope

❢ Quest: Each maximum energy Ray of Heaven Auriel casts increases the maximum amount of energy that can be stored by 55.


Type: Bonus resource
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Will of Heaven Icon
Will of Heaven

Allies with Bestow Hope gain 20% Attack Speed.

Passive: Auriel gain 10% increased Basic Attack damage.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Allied Heroes
Properties: Attack Speed

  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers affecting Auriel's Basic Attack damage.
Wrath of Heaven Icon
Wrath of Heaven

Allies with Bestow Hope gain 15% Spell Power.

Enemy Heroes hit by the center area of Sacred Sweep or the terrain collision of Detainment Strike have their Spell Armor reduced by 20 for 3 seconds.


Type: Offensive damage modifier, Healing dealt modifier / Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Allied Heroes / Enemy Heroes

  • Spell Power from Wrath of Heaven stacks additively with other sources of Spell Power as well as other offensive damage modifiers and healing dealt modifiers affecting the target Hero.
  • Does not stack with other negative Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
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Light Speed Icon
Light Speed

Resurrected allies gain 200% increased Movement Speed, decaying over 4 seconds. While a resurrected ally remains alive, Resurrect's next cooldown recharges 100% faster.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Properties: Movement Speed, Cooldown reduction
Diamond Resolve Icon
Diamond Resolve

When Crystal Aegis expires, it grants the target 75 Armor for 5 seconds, reducing damage taken by 75%.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Allied Heroes
Properties: Armor

  • Does not stack with other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Angelic Flight Icon
Angelic Flight

Cooldown: 30 seconds
Active: After 2 seconds, fly to a target location.


Type: Movement: Launch
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 2.0 + 0 seconds
Range: 75
Missile speed: 25

  • Interrupting the Ability before the cast finishes doesn't put it on cooldown.
  • Auriel is completely untargetable during the flight.
Shield of Hope Icon
Shield of Hope

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Active: Activate to grant all nearby allied Heroes a Shield for 3 seconds equal to 50% of the amount of Health they are missing.


Type: Shield
Scaling: -
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: Instant
Radius: 8.0