Kael'thas
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Basic Info | |
Title | The Sun King |
Role | ![]() |
Difficulty | Hard |
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Price | ![]() ![]() |
Release Date | May 12, 2015 |
Base Stats | |
Attack Type | Ranged |
Health | 1520 |
Health Regen | 3.168 |
Resource | 500 Mana |
Unit Radius | 1.0 |
Attack Speed | 1.11 |
Attack Range | 5.5 |
Attack Damage | 65 |
Data Page |
Kael'thas Sunstrider, the Sun King, is a Ranged Assassin hero from the Warcraft universe. Like all Blood Elves, Prince Kael'thas was transformed by the fall of Quel'thalas. Desperate to save his people from being consumed by their magical addiction, he joined forces with the Burning Legion and now lords over Tempest Keep.
Kael'thas is a fire mage who punishes enemies that stay close together.
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Background[edit | edit source]
Kael'thas Sunstrider was a senior member of the Kirin Tor, the Prince of Quel'Thalas, son of King Anasterian Sunstrider and his wife great-great grandson of Dath'Remar Sunstrider and the last of the Sunstrider dynasty. After the Fall of Quel'Thalas, Kael'thas led what remained of his people in the service of the Alliance. Striving to placate his people's addiction to magic, he later allied with Illidan Stormrage, but betrayed him to the Burning Legion when its master, the demon lord Kil'jaeden the Deceiver, enticed Kael'thas with the promise of salvation for the blood elves. He was branded a traitor after his allegiance to the Legion was revealed, and lost the support of many of his people. After his defeat at Tempest Keep, Kael'thas returned to Azeroth a shadow of his former self. Kael'thas plotted to summon Kil'jaeden through the Sunwell, but his plans were foiled by the Shattered Sun Offensive. He was slain by their forces in Magisters' Terrace.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Kael'thas is a Ranged Assassin, with an exceptional overall damage potential. All of his abilities deal AoE damage, severely punishing enemy teams that stand close together. Kael'thas' Trait, Verdant Spheres, allows him to improve the effectiveness of one Basic Ability at a time. It is important for players to decide which ability should be empowered and when, as the effectiveness of each option varies greatly depending on circumstance.
Strengths[edit | edit source]
- Very high single and area damage
- Gravity Lapse provides crowd control
- Excellent waveclear
- Good at zoning
Weaknesses[edit | edit source]
- Has extremely low mobility and survivability
- Requires close attention to positioning
- Completely Mana dependant
Abilities[edit | edit source]
- See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.
Talents[edit | edit source]
❢ Reward: After hitting 20 enemy Heroes, increase Flamestrike damage by an additional 100 and no longer lose any bonuses on death.
- Can trigger multiple times per cast.
- Spell Power is permanent.
- Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers affecting Kael'thas's spell damage or healing output.
❢ Reward: After gathering 20 Globes, Kael'thas can activate Arcane Barrier to gain a Shield equal to 100% of his maximum Mana for 4 seconds. 45 second cooldown.
Arcane Barrier
Cooldown: 45 seconds
Activate to gain a Shield for 100% of Kael'thas's maximum Mana for 4 seconds.
- Continues to gain stacks even after the quest is complete.
- Kael'thas's current mana is also increased by 15, when a Regeneration Globe is collected.
- Can only trigger once per cast.
- Can only trigger once per cast.
- The damage from Burned Flesh is dealt in a separate instance of damage.
- Affects both periodic and explosion damage.
- Stacks additively with other offensive damge modifiers affecting Living Bomb's damage.
- Empowered attacks last until consumed. Using Verdant Spheres refreshes charges.
- Does not stack with itself. Subsequent applications refresh the duration of Spell Power buff.
- Spell Power stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers affecting Kael'thas' spell damage or healing output.
Launch a Phoenix to an area, dealing 78 damage to enemies along the way. The Phoenix persists for 7 seconds, attacking enemies for 78 damage and splashing for 39 damage.
After 1.5 seconds, cast a slow-moving fireball that deals 810 damage to an enemy Hero and 405 damage to enemies nearby.
- Affects both initial and secondary targets' Living Bombs.
- Affects both initial and secondary targets' Living Bombs.
- Affects both initial and secondary targets' Living Bombs.
- Secondary Flamestrike has the same properties as baseline and benefits from all Talents affecting it.
- Only 1 Living Bomb can be applied per Flamestrike cast.
- Verdant Spheres cannot be activated again before the previous charge has been triggered.
- Phoenix now attacks 26 times during its duration.
- Phoenix can be relocated only once per cast.
- Relocating Phoenix through units deals area damage, but causes it to miss out one attack.
- Enables Living Bomb to spread indefinitely.
- Can only trigger once per cast.
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Backstory: Like all Blood Elves, Prince Kael'thas was transformed by the fall of Quel'thalas. Desperate to save his people from being consumed by their magical addiction, he joined forces with the Burning Legion and now lords over Tempest Keep. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: Only the finest of robes and armor may adorn the Sun King. His majesty and brilliance must shine forth like the sun itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: Originally constructed to be a magician's assistant, Kael'thas's preprogrammed aptitude for sorcery soon catapulted him past the expertise of his own creators. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: On some worlds, technology and magic are not so different. Those who master both, like Lord Kael'thas, can create both wonders and terrors beyond your imagination. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: As prince of the sin'dorei, Kael'thas presides over all Lunar Festival ceremonies throughout Silvermoon City. It is imperative that his finery match his station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portraits[edit | edit source]
Sprays[edit | edit source]
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Emojis[edit | edit source]
Quotes[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Kael'thas first appeared in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (July 2003).
- His book debut was four years later, in World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness (August 2007)
- Kael'thas is voiced by Quinton Flynn.
- Kael'thas was the last hero released during the beta.
- Scrapped abilities like Burning Impact and Combustion were datamined from older versions of the game client.[1]
- Kael'thas sometimes says "merely a setback" when he revives at the Hall of Storms. This is a reference to a popular quote said by him in World of Warcraft: "Don't look so smug! I know what you're thinking, but Tempest Keep was merely a setback." The phrase has become a common utterance by players discussing potential future dungeons and raids, often with the joking implication that Kael'thas will somehow return.
- Kael'thas is the first blood elf hero, the second being Valeera Sanguinar.
- While the name of Kael'thas' Cyberhawk skin is likely a reference to a character from Rock N' Roll Racing of the same name, the design of the skin is a reference to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
General[edit | edit source]
Abilities[edit | edit source]
Concept Art[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ List of Unreleased Hero Abilities . HeroesNexus. Accessed 2015-05-08.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Kael'thas Hero Week
- Kael'thas - Heroes of the Storm
- Kael'thas Sunstrider - Wowpedia
- Kael'thas Build Guide on Icy Veins
- Kael'thas Balance Changelog - Heroes Patch Notes
- Kael'thas Sound Files - Sounds of the Storm
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