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{{Hero infobox | datapage = Data:Illidan | image = [[File:IllidanArt.jpg|240px]] ''"My hatred is unending."'' }} '''Illidan Stormrage''', the Betrayer, is a [[Melee Assassin|Melee Assassin Hero]] from the ''[[Warcraft]]'' universe.<ref>2011-10-23, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3R6ZqVQ3WE&feature=related BlizzCon 2011 - Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and Blizzard DOTA - Art & Technology Panel (Full)]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2011-11-07</ref> The first {{wow|demon hunter}} betrayed his people by creating a new {{wow|Well of Eternity}} after the {{wow|War of the Ancients|demonic invasion of Azeroth}}. Now Illidan lords over the realm of {{wow|Outland}}, slaughtering unsuitably prepared heroes who venture into {{wow|Black Temple|his domain}}. Illidan is a mobile, sustained damage Assassin who pairs well with Heroes who can enable him. == Background == {{Warcraft-section}} {{wow|Illidan Stormrage}} is known as the Betrayer, as throughout the millennia of his life he has deceived friends and family alike for power. The {{wow|night elf}} Illidan Stormrage was born before the War of the Ancients, a conflict that erupted over 10,000 years prior to the {{wow|Third War}}, when the chaotic {{wow|Burning Legion}} invaded {{wow|Azeroth (world)|Azeroth}}. Driven by jealousy over his brother [[Malfurion]]'s budding relationship with [[Tyrande|Tyrande Whisperwind]], Illidan feigned allegiance to the Burning Legion and Sargeras, seemingly offering his aid while secretly plotting to destroy the Legion from within. Eventually, Illidan, Tyrande, Malfurion, and the Night Elves repelled the Legion invasion, causing the Well of Eternity to implode - but not before Illidan drew several vials of its water to create new fonts of power. When the Night Elves reached Kalimdor and saw Illidan had used the vials to create a new Well of Eternity, they were furious. They saw one of their own covered in demonic tattoos and with his amber eyes burned out. They did not know he helped to defeat the Legion and thought he sought to bring them back to Azeroth once again. Malfurion admonished Illidan for his irresponsible use of magic and when Illidan would not give up his power, he was imprisoned far beneath the surface of the land by his brother and Cenarius. During the Third War, Tyrande released Illidan from millennia of imprisonment, hoping that the Betrayer would redeem himself by battling a returned Burning Legion. Though Illidan fought to defend his people, he soon slipped into darkness: after absorbing the energies of the demonic {{wow|The Skull of Gul'dan|Skull of Gul'dan}}, Illidan became a demon, an act for which he was banished by Malfurion. Fleeing the wrath of the night elves, the twice-condemned Illidan allied himself once again with the only entity that would accept him - the Legion. Illidan's demonic masters sent him to destroy the [[Arthas|Lich King]], who had broken free of their influence, but Illidan failed to do so. To protect himself from the Legion's vengeance, Illidan hid on Outland, a destroyed world that he would eventually seek to rule. == Gameplay == Illidan is a nimble [[Melee Assassin]]. Very fast [[Basic Attack]]s, several [[gap closer]]s, and the ability to significantly reduce his own [[cooldown]]s through ''Betrayer's Thirst'' make him extremely difficult to outmaneuver. Illidan thrives when played along with any Hero who can increase his survivability, be it through [[Shield]]s, [[Armor]], or raw instant [[heal]]ing. He is typically known to require allied Heroes known as "enablers" to be at his best. llidan's reliance on the healing and cooldown reduction provided by ''Betrayer's Thirst'' makes him particularly vulnerable to effects that can reduce his Attack Speed or otherwise stop him from attacking. === Strengths === *Nearly impossible to escape from *Excellent duelist *May quickly and safely solo capture Mercenary Camps *No reliance on Mana and excellent self sustain === Weaknesses === *Often requires a team composition that revolves around supporting him to excel *Exceptionally vulnerable to crowd control due to Basic Attack reliance *Limited waveclear == Abilities == :''See '''[[Data:Illidan|Data page]]''' for a table of scaled values at key levels.'' {{skills}} == Talents == {{talent table}} == Builds and guides == {{heroGuideList}} ==Skins== {{/Skins}} ==Portraits== {{/Portraits}} ==Sprays== {{/Sprays}} ==Emojis== {{/Emojis}} ==Quotes== {{main|{{PAGENAME}}/Quotes}} == Trivia == * Illidan first appeared in ''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' (July 2002). ** His book debut was almost two years later, in {{wow|The Well of Eternity}} (March 2004). * Illidan is voiced by Matthew Yang King in ''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' and ''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'', and Liam O'Brien in ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'', ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'', ''World of Warcraft: Legion'', and ''Heroes of the Storm''. * Illidan was one of the 18 Heroes revealed at [[BlizzCon]] 2013. * Illidan's signature line, "YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!", can sometimes be heard when he uses The Hunt. ** This very phrase dates back to the cinematic trailer for ''{{wow|World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade}}'' (January 2007). == Gallery == ===General=== <gallery> File:Illidan HotS Art.jpg|Illidan's artwork. File:Illidan.png|Illidan, the Betrayer. File:IllidanShando.jpg|Shan'do Illidan. File:Arena Illidan 1.jpg|A team of Illidans in the [[arena]]. File:Arena Illidan 2.jpg|Another team of Illidans. File:Tyrael Illidan.jpg|Illidan vs. [[Tyrael]]. File:Illidan Action Figure.jpg|The Illidan action figure. </gallery> ===Abilities=== <gallery> File:Dive.jpg|Q: Dive. File:Sweeping Strike.jpg|W: Sweeping Strike. File:Evasion.jpg|E: Evasion. File:Metamorphosis.jpg|R1: Metamorphosis. File:The Hunt.jpg|R2: The Hunt. </gallery> ===Gameplay=== <gallery> File:Heroes-09.jpg|Illidan rides a [[mount]] into combat. File:Heroes-12.jpg|Illidan participates in a teamfight. File:Towns-not-towers.jpg|Illidan fights [[Arthas]] to defend his [[forts|fort]]. File:Horned Illidan.jpg|Illidan with horns, wings, and hooves. File:Demon Illidan.jpg|Illidan as a demon, after using Metamorphosis. File:Shan'do Illidan Metamorphosis.jpg|Shan'do Illidan, after using Metamorphosis. File:Spectre Illidan Metamorphosis.jpg|Spectre Illidan, after using Metamorphosis. </gallery> ===Prerelease=== <gallery> File:Blizzcon-2016-heroes-of-the-storm-blizzard-dota-models.jpg|The [[Blizzard DOTA]] models of Illidan and various other heroes. File:Illidan bloodelf.jpg|Blood Elf Illidan (old tint). File:IllidanFel.jpg|Fel Illidan (old tint). </gallery> == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/illidan/ Illidan - Heroes of the Storm] * [http://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/story/character/illidan-stormrage Illidan Stormrage - World of Warcraft] * [[wowpedia:Illidan Stormrage|Illidan Stormrage - Wowpedia]] * [http://heroespatchnotes.com/hero/illidan.html Illidan Balance Changelog - Heroes Patch Notes] * [http://rpboyer15.github.io/sounds-of-the-storm/pages/hero_pages/Illidan%20-%20Default.html Illidan Sound Files - Sounds of the Storm] {{Hero nav}} [[Category:Warcraft heroes]] [[Category:Melee Assassins]] [[Category:Demons]] [[Category:Elves]] [[Category:Males]] [[es:Illidan]]
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