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E.T.C.

"I bring the mega-death!"

Basic Info
Title Rock God
Role Tank Tank
Difficulty Medium
Franchise Warcraft Warcraft
Price 300 / 2,000
Release Date March 13, 2014
Base Stats
Attack Type Melee
Health 2280
Health Regen 4.75
Resource 500 Mana
Unit Radius 1.00
Attack Speed 1.25
Attack Range 1.5
Attack Damage 99
Data Page

Elite Tauren Chieftain (E.T.C.), the Rock God, is a melee Tank Hero from the Warcraft universe.[1] The Power of the Horde incarnated by brutal rhythms and blistering guitar riffs into the form of the most elite Tauren chieftain to ever headbang across the surface of Azeroth. Don't bother putting on socks. He's just going to rock them off anyways.

E.T.C. is a Tank who supplies his team with a good bit of utility.

Background[]

Warcraft This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft universe.

Elite Tauren Chieftain (abbreviated as ETC) is an American band comprised of employees of Blizzard Entertainment. The band's virtual alter ego, The Tauren Chieftains, appear in World of Warcraft as a band comprised of members of the Horde, and retain the logo used by the Level 70 Elite incarnation of the real-life band. Their gimmick revolves around writing content that is based on mainly subjects related to the Warcraft universe, though they have more recently extended into StarCraft and Diablo lore as well. The band debuted in 2003 with their first song, "Power of the Horde", which was featured in the credits of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

ETC, as he appears in Heroes of the Storm, is the mascot of that band.

Abilities[]

See Data Page for a table of scaled values at key levels.
Rockstar

Using a Basic Ability grants 25 Armor for 2 seconds. Heroic Abilities grant 50 Armor.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Armor

  • When using Mosh Pit, Armor is granted after the initial channel finishes. Otherwise, the Armor is granted after casting the Ability is fully finished.
  • Does not stack with itself or other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Q
Powerslide
60 Mana Cooldown: 12 seconds

Slide to a location, dealing 105 damage and Stunning enemies hit for 1.25 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control / Movement: Dash
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies / Self
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Clamping, Piercing Skillshot, Stun
Cast time: 0.0625 + 0 seconds
Range: 8.0
Hitbox: 2.0 x 2.75
Missile speed: 14.5
W
Face Melt
55 Mana Cooldown: 10 seconds

Deals 68 damage to nearby enemies, knocking them back.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4.0
Knockback duration: 0.25 seconds
Knockback speed: 12
E
Guitar Solo
40 Mana Cooldown: 9 seconds

Regenerate 66 Health per second for 4 seconds.


Type: Healing
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Heal over Time
Cast time: Instant
Tickrate: 1.0 per second
R
Mosh Pit
100 Mana Cooldown: 120 seconds

After 0.75 seconds, channel to Stun nearby enemies for 4 seconds.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: No target
Cast time: 0.75 (ch) + CH + 0 seconds
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4.0
Tickrate: 8.0 per second (x32)

  • Interrupting Mosh Pit during its windup puts it on a 10 second cooldown.
R
Stage Dive
70 Mana Cooldown: 75 seconds

Leap to target location, landing after 2.75 seconds, dealing 330 damage to enemies in the area, and Slowing them by 50% for 4 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control / Status effect, Movement: Teleport
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies / Self
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect, Channeled cast (stationary), Slow, Pseudo-Stasis (self)
Cast time: 1.25 + 0.25 seconds
Range: Global
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 5.0
Impact delay: 1.5 seconds

  • Interrupting Stage Dive during its windup puts it on a 10 second cooldown.
  • Stace Dive cannot be interrupted or prevented by Roots, unlike most other Movement Abilities.
  • After successfully channeling, E.T.C is put in Stasis until landing. In addition to usual effects of Stasis, E.T.C is removed from ground plane (disjoints certain projectiles) and has no collision, but he does not receive the initial expanded debuff removal.
  • A warning AoE appears for both teams when the Ability has been cast successfully.

Talents[]

1
Guitar Hero

While Guitar Solo is active, E.T.C. heals for 60% of his damage dealt by Basic Attacks. Basic Attacks increase the duration of Guitar Solo by 0.5 seconds.


Type: Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Prog Rock

ā¢ Quest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe permanently increases the healing per second of Guitar Solo by 5, to a maximum of 100.

ā¢ Reward: After gathering 20 Regeneration Globes, Guitar Solo also heals nearby allied Heroes for 50 Health every second while it is active.


Type: Bonus Healing / Healing (reward)
Scaling: - / 4.00%
Affects: Ability / Allied Heroes
Properties: Area of Effect
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4.0
Tickrate: 1.0 per second
Block Party

Rockstar gives allies a stack of Block, granting 75 Physical Armor against the next Hero Basic Attack for 8 seconds, reducing the damage taken by 75%. Maximum 2 stacks of Block.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Properties: Area of Effect, Armor, Block
Radius: 4.4

  • Does not stack with other positive Physical Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
4
Crowd Surfer

Allows Powerslide to travel over walls and terrain. If no enemies are hit, reduce the cooldown by 6 seconds and refund the Mana cost.


Type: Movement: Launch
Loud Speakers

Increases Face Melt range and knockback by 50%.


Bonus radius: 2.0
Bonus knockback speed: 6.0
Speed Metal

Using a Basic or Heroic Ability also gives nearby allied Heroes 20% Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Radius: 4.4
7
Pinball Wizard

Face Melt does 300% more damage to enemies recently affected by Powerslide.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Damage: 272
Duration: 2.0 seconds

  • Pinball Wizard uses a separate damage value from Face Melt, causing the tooltip percentage to stack multiplicatively with offensive damage modifiers.
Hammer-on

E.T.C's Basic Attacks deal 12% more damage, increased to 36% While Guitar Solo is active.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Attack Modifier

Echo Pedal

Using a Basic or Heroic Ability releases two pulses of 18 damage. This deals 200% bonus damage to Minions and Mercenaries. The first occurs instantly. The second occurs 2 seconds later.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Area of Effect
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4.0

  • Pulses do not stack. The second pulse for one Ability will not occur if you use another Ability before it activates. Note that the second pulse will always occur right when the Armor from Rockstar expires, so the visual icon for this Trait in the bottom left may help time Abilities for waveclear.
  • When using Powerslide or Stage Dive, the first pulse is fired upon reaching the end location. When using Mosh Pit the first pulse is fired right after the windup completes.
  • Damage bonus to Minions and Mercenaries stacks additively with offensive damage modifiers.
10
Mosh Pit

Cooldown: 120 seconds
After 0.75 seconds, channel to Stun nearby enemies for 4 seconds.

Stage Dive

Cooldown: 75 seconds
Leap to target location, landing after 2.75 seconds, dealing 330 damage to enemies in the area, and Slowing them by 50% for 4 seconds.

13
Mic Check

Hitting at least 2 targets with Face Melt reduces its cooldown by 6 seconds.

Encore

Face Melt leaves an Amp behind, which will knock enemies away again 2 seconds later.

Passive: Enemy Heroes knocked back by Face Melt or the Amp reduce E.T.C.'s Heroic cooldown by 4%.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4.0
Knockback duration: 0.25 seconds
Knockback speed: 12

  • Secondary pulse does not interact with talents affecting Face Melt.
Face Smelt

Face Melt Slows enemies by 50% fading over 2 seconds.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Slow
16
Show Stopper

After using Powerslide, gain 35 Armor for 4 seconds, reducing all damage taken by 35%.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Armor

  • Does not stack with other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Aggressive Shredding

E.T.C.'s Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Guitar Solo by 0.75 seconds.


Properties: Attack Modifier
Imposing Presence

Cooldown: 20 seconds
Active: Activate to Slow the Attack Speed by 50% and Movement Speed by 20% of nearby Heroes and Summons for 2.5 seconds.

Passive: Heroes and Summons that attack your Hero have their Attack Speed slowed by 20% for 2.5 seconds.


Type: Crowd control, Status effect
Affects: Enemy Heroes & Summons
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 5.0

  • Passive is not applied if the enemy Basic Attack misses due to being Blinded.
  • Passive Attack Slow does not stack with itself, nor the active component.
  • Passive and active Attack Slow stack additively with other effects that can affect the target Hero's Attack Speed.
20
Tour Bus

Mosh Pit refreshes the cooldown of Powerslide. E.T.C. can Powerslide during Mosh Pit, which also increases its duration by 2 seconds.

Crowd Pleaser

Stage Dive's impact area is 50% bigger, and its Slow is increased by 30%.


Bonus radius: 2.5

  • Slow increase is additive.
Death Metal

Upon dying, a ghost uses Mosh Pit at E.T.C's location.



  • The ghost's Mosh Pit activates immediately upon E.T.C.'s death with no windup. As the ghost is untargetable, it cannot be interrupted, moved or delayed through any means, and will channel with a normal range and full duration Mosh Pit.
Power of the Horde

Cooldown: 45 seconds
Active: Activate to give all nearby allied Heroes a Shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of their maximum Health for 5 seconds, increased by 2% for each other allied Hero in the area.


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

Cooldown: 70 seconds
Active: Activate to teleport to a nearby location and deal 48 damage to nearby enemy Heroes. The cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds for every enemy Hero hit, up to 50 seconds.


Type: Movement: Teleport
Affects: Self
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: Instant
Range: 7.2

  • If this Talent is chosen while E.T.C. is affected by certain Stasis effects including Stitches's Gorge, it becomes usable while channeling Mosh Pit.

Builds and guides[]

Icy Veins E.T.C. Guide

E.T.C. Community Build Guides @ HeroesFire

E.T.C. Community Build Guides @ Heroes Hearth

Skins[]

E.T.C. Skins
 
Rare Rock God
Backstory: The Power of the Horde incarnated by brutal rhythms and blistering guitar riffs into the most elite tauren chieftain to ever headbang across the surface of Azeroth. Don't bother putting on socks. He's just going to rock them off anyways.

300 / 2,000
Rock God

Free
Dark

Free
Light

120 / 75
Fel
Rare Black Metal
Backstory: Some bands paint their faces and play death metal. E.T.C. however, IS death metal.

120 / 75

120 / 75
Gold

120 / 75
Furious
Rare Glam Metal
Backstory: The Elite Tauren Chieftan has been rocking the world for a long time, man. He's seen fashions come and fashions go, but neon pants and feathered hair? Those are forever.

160 / 100

160 / 100
Platinum

160 / 100
Azure

160 / 100
Leopard

160 / 100
New
Epic L800
Backstory: Even in the far flung future of 2504, Level 800 Elite Tauren Chieftain is still "terran up the night."
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of other universes merging into StarCraft skins. The Doombringer tint coloring resembles Marine, the main protagonist of Doom. E1M 01 letters on his shoulder are a refenrence to the codename of the first level of Doom, E1M1.

350 / 400

350 / 400
Spectre

350 / 400
Doombringer

350 / 400
Shock

350 / 400
Horde

350 / 400
Angelic
Epic Pure Country
Backstory: After E.T.C's pickup truck broke down and his dog died there was really only one thing left for him to do-- go country! Time to bring a whole new meaning to cowboy.
Features: Themed abilities.

350 / 400

350 / 400
Checked

350 / 400
Striped
E.T.C. Event Skins
 
Epic El Mariachi Nexomania
Backstory: This mysterious wandering mariachi holds no allegiance other than to his music. Rudos and tƩcnicos alike have learned to fear the beautiful sound of guitar wafting in the air... if only because of the pain that follows in its wake.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Nexomania skins.

350 / 400

350 / 400
Underworld

350 / 400
Festival

525 / 600
El Cielo

525 / 600
Championship

Portraits[]

E.T.C. Portraits
 

Carbot E.T.C.
120 / 75

E.T.C. Hero

E.T.C. Mastery

Hallow's End E.T.C.-O'-Lantern
75 / 40

Ink ETC
75 / 40

L800 E.T.C.
75 / 40

Nexomania Nexomania E.T.C.
75 / 40


Recruit A Friend

Rockstar E.T.C.
75 / 40

Nexomania Toon El Mariachi E.T.C.
75 / 40

Sprays[]

E.T.C. Sprays
 

Nexomania Calavera de E.T.C.
120 / 75

Carbot E.T.C.
120 / 75

Cute E.T.C.
75 / 40

Elite Tauren Marine
75 / 40

Hallow's End E.T.C.-O'-Lantern
75 / 40

Nexomania II E.T.C.'s Nexomania Especial
75 / 40

Mosh Party!
250 / 300


Toys Rock'nTunes Play Axe
120 / 75

Emojis[]

E.T.C. Pack 1 E.T.C. Pack 2
Emoji Name Shortcut Emoji Name Shortcut
E.T.C. Happy :etchappy: E.T.C. Angry :etcangry:
E.T.C. ROFL :etclol:
:etcrofl:
E.T.C. Cool :etccool:
:cool:
E.T.C. Sad :etcsad:
:sad:
E.T.C. Embarrassed :etcoops:
:etcembarrassed:
E.T.C. Silly :etcsilly:
:silly:
E.T.C. in Love :etclove:
:etcinlove:
E.T.C. Speechless :etcmeh:
:etcspeechless:
E.T.C. Surprised :etcwow:
:etcsurprised:

Quotes[]

Main article: E.T.C./Quotes


Trivia[]

  • The tauren made their debut in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (July 2002).
  • E.T.C. represents the Blizzard band Elite Tauren Chieftain. In earlier versions of Heroes of the Storm, L80ETC was present instead.[2]
  • E.T.C. is voiced by Jess Harnell.
  • E.T.C. was one of the 18 heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2013.
  • Many of E.T.C.'s quotes reference various rock and metal bands and their songs.
  • The guitars E.T.C. carries on his back reference the deceased guitar legends Dimebag Darrell, guitarist of Pantera, and Randy Rhoads, guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne.
    • E.T.C.'s pink goatee is also a reference to Dimebag Darrell.
  • Black Metal E.T.C.'s face paint may be a reference to the rock band KISS, the black metal music genre, and/or the Grimtotem tauren.
  • Glam Metal E.T.C. carries a guitar styled after one used by Prince.
  • Guitar Solo's icon depicts a mashup of Prince's Love Symbol and the Horde's logo.
  • One of E.T.C.'s old talents, Rolling Like a Stone, references the popular English rock band The Rolling Stones.
  • Another one of his talents, Pinball Wizard, references a song by the popular English rock band The Who.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 2013-11-09, BlizzCon 2013 – Heroes of the Storm – Concept Art and Screenshots. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2013-11-23
  2. ↑ StarCraft Legacy staff. 2010-10-22. BlizzCon 2010 StarCraft II Custom Maps and Editor Panel. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2010-10-23.

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