Gall

This is from the Warcraft universe.

For the other half of Cho'gall, see Cho.

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Gall is a Ranged Assassin hero from the Warcraft universe, and a part that makes up the caster half of Cho'gall. This character is unique in that one player controls Gall while the other controls the Cho half of the hero.

Background Edit

Though Cho'gall was extremely powerful, he was also dangerously insane. The Twilight's Hammer clan, less of a tribe and more of a religious cult, was devoted to bringing about the apocalypse. In his capacity as a chieftain and as the right hand of Gul'dan, Cho'gall aided his master in the creation of the death knights and the Altars of Storms, and in the transformation of normal ogres into ogre magi.

Gameplay Summary Edit

Gall is the Assassin part of the Cho'gall. The player who controls Gall is in charge of using only Ranged Basic Abilities, while the one controlling Cho is responsible for the Hero's movement and Basic Attacks. Therefore, the two players must have synergy and communication to syncronize their abilities to maximize Cho'gall's potential.

Overall, Cho'gall has a very niche role that requires planning and adaptation from the rest of the team composition, as two players controlling one Hero essentially means one less Hero in lanes. On the other hand, Cho'gall is perfectly capable of solo laning given his wide range of abilities and remarkable solo sustain.

Strengths Edit

Highest base health and regen per second in the game.
Does not have mana.
Immune to silence effects.
Strong teamfight presence.
Outstanding duelist and lane bully.
Can easily solo Mercenary and Boss Camps.
High area of effect damage.
Excelent waveclear.
Decent sieging, being safe due the long range of his abilities.
Basic Abilities have relatively low cooldowns.
Both Cho and Gall have their own Heroic Abilities, which can hugely impact teamfights.

Ogre Rage provides a passive bonus damage to all of his damage.
Has access to a Scout Drone-related ability by default: Eye of Kilrogg-similar ability, Eye of Kilrogg.
Shadowflame is a fantastic poke tool for sustained damage, specially considering its low cooldown.
Dread Orb has one of the longest ranges for Basic Abilities in the game, being great for waveclear and sieging.
Runic Bomb is an effective waveclear tool.
Twisting Nether has fantastic synergy with Cho's Twisting Nether.
Shadow Bolt Volley can deal massive damage if properly used.

Weaknesses Edit

Dying rewards opponents with twice as much XP, as well essentially removing two Heroes from combat, leaving the allied team disadvantage.
As Cho'gall occupies two Hero slots, this means less map presence, which is crucial in some maps.
Requires coordination and synergy between the two players in order to make the most of the combined kits and talent builds.
Team fights are, inevitably, a 4v5 situation.
Very vulnerable to health percentage damage.
Vulnerable to bodyblocking due his massive size.
All his abilities are skillshots.
Ogre Rage makes Cho'gall take increased damage.
Shadowflame and Dread Orb are considerably hard to hit on very mobile opponents.
Runic Blast requires Cho using Rune Bomb.
Shadow Bolt Volley is very hard to aim if Cho is in constant movement and not moving towards the optimal target.

Abilities Edit

Traits Edit

Heroic Abilities Edit

Talents Edit

Tier 1, Hero Level 1 Edit

Tier 2, Hero Level 4 Edit

Tier 3, Hero Level 7 Edit

Tier 4, Hero Level 10 Edit

Tier 5, Hero Level 13 Edit

Tier 6, Hero Level 16 Edit

Tier 7, Hero Level 20 Edit

Talent Builds Edit

Shadowflame Build: focused on maximizing Shadowflame's damage and utility. Recommended for most situations, and pairs well with Cho regardless of what build he picks. However, should he pick Upheaval, then picking Twisting Nether is recommended instead to maximize its synergy.
Dread Orb Build: focused on maximizing Dread Orb's damage and utility. A more situational build recommended on maps that require intensive waveclear (such as Tomb of the Spider Queen) when the rest of the team lacks.

Tips Edit

Make sure to always pay attention to Cho'gall's current trait, as his damage output and survability is great enhanced/decreased depending on which one is active.
- Aside from the glowing icon in the action bar, a small glyph appears directly below Cho'gall as a visual indicator for each trait: Ogre Hide appears as orange, and Ogre Rage as purple.
Shadowflame should be used whenever it's off-cooldown, since it has very low cooldown.
Poke structures Dread Orb whenever possible to take advantage of its long range.
- The distance Dread Orb travel is directly related to the distance between the target area and Cho'gall: the closest the cursor is to Cho'gall, the shortest will be the bounce distance. Keep this in mind when using it against targets at close range.
Try to detonate Runic Blast in order to hit as many opponents as possible to maximize its area of effect.
Make sure to communicate Cho preemptively to sycronize Upheaval with Twisting Nether for massive damage.
Make sure to communicate Cho when about to use Shadow Bolt Volley so he position himself in order to hit the target as many times as possible.

Matchups Edit

See Cho'gall

Skins Edit

Twilight's Hammer Chieftain (base)


Twilight's Hammer Chieftain	Ogre-mage	Crusher	Highmaul 100

Corruptor 100: Rumor has it that the Corruptor Raiment was once exclusively worn by the Shadow Council. How the Scryers and the Aldor ever obtained them, the World of Warcraft may never know...


Corruptor	Timelost	Angelic

Warlord 100: Some Heroes choose to protect themselves with thick plates of armor, others wear intricate magical robes to boost their power. Cho'gall says, "Why not do both?"


Warlord	Brutal	Fel	Mage

Pump'kin 150 (Hallow's End event): Every Hallow's End, Cho'gall makes sure to mock the Headless Horseman. After all, two heads are better than none.; _{This skin is related to the Hallow's End themed-skins. Features altered voice-over.}


Pump'kin	Burning	Fel	Magic

Twilight

Patch changes Edit

(Patch September 13, 2016) Note: Fixed an issue that could cause Tyrael, Uther, and Gall players to incorrectly receive AFK Warnings due to the combination of their post-death effects and lengthy death timers at later levels.
(Patch May 17, 2016) Note: Fixed an issue that could cause Abathur and Gall players to be flagged as AFK if they did not move from the starting area, despite issuing commands to their Heroes.
(Patch March 1, 2016) Note: Gall will no longer be separated from Cho after manually exiting a Dragon Knight or Garden Terror.