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Medivh
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"Let the games begin."

Basic Info
Title The Last Guardian
Role Support Support
Difficulty Very Hard
Franchise Warcraft Warcraft
Price Gem750 / Money10,000
Release Date June 14, 2016
Base Stats
Attack Type Ranged
Health 1470
Health Regen 3.0625
Resource 500 Mana
Unit Radius 0.875
Attack Speed 1.11
Attack Range 5.5
Attack Damage 80
Data Page

Medivh, the Last Guardian, is a ranged Support Hero from the Warcraft universe. Under the influence of the demon lord Sargeras, Medivh opened the Dark Portal and unleashed the orcish Horde upon Azeroth. To atone for this sin, he rallied a new generation of heroes to stand against the Burning Legion during the Third War. In the Nexus, Medivh continues to lead his allies to greatness. Now, he takes his place amongst the legends.

Medivh is a Support who can negate burst damage and allow his allies to teleport.

Background[ | ]

Warcraft This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft universe.

Magus or Magna Medivh was the last Guardian of Tirisfal, an ancient line of protectors bestowed with great powers to do battle with the agents of the Burning Legion. He was corrupted even before birth, and possessed by the spirit of the demonlord Sargeras who used Medivh in his plan to conquer Azeroth. Medivh contacted the orcish warlock, Gul'dan, and together they opened the Dark Portal, which allowed the Burning Legion to begin its destruction of Azeroth. He was slain shortly after by a party led by one of his friends, Lothar.

Shortly before the beginning of the Third War, Medivh returned as a mysterious prophet, manipulating events in order to arrange the formation of a last-ditch alliance between the mortal races on Kalimdor, guiding them to victory at the Battle of Mount Hyjal.

The prophet's name means "keeper of secrets" in Thalassian. He possessed Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian, which is currently wielded by his former apprentice, Khadgar.

Gameplay[ | ]

Medivh is a ranged Support with an exceptional amount of utility, which makes him one of the most flexible and adaptable Heroes in the game. His Force of Will possesses incredible synergy with Warriors and melee Assassins, in particular, Portal can be used to execute deadly ganks or tricky escape manoeuvres. One of Medivh's greatest strengths is his ability to scout the battlefield with his Raven Form. Doing so gathers valuable information for his team, which allows them to always be one step ahead of their opponents. With all the utility Medivh provides, he also requires a lot of game knowledge and experience to unleash his full potential.

Strengths[ | ]

  • Powerful crowd control abilities
  • Exceptional scouting capabilities
  • Synergises extremely well with melee Assassins and Bruisers
  • Superior utility

Weaknesses[ | ]

  • Relatively low damage output
  • High skill curve
  • Area of Effect and sustained damage

Abilities[ | ]

See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.
Raven Form Icon
Raven Form

Instead of mounting, Medivh can transform into a raven, increasing Movement Speed by 20%. While transformed, Medivh can see and fly over all terrain and is immune to all effects.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Self
Properties: Immune to damage, Movement Speed, Untargetable
Sight radius: 7.0

  • Medivh has reduced sight radius during Raven Form.
  • Medivh cannot be targeted by allied or enemy effects while Mounted, but any effects applied beforehand persist for their duration.
  • Using Abilities causes Medivh to leave Raven Form. Medivh cannot leave Raven Form, and thus also not use Abilities, while above unpathable terrain.
  • Medivh can pick up and receive Regeneration Globes and use Healing Fountain in Raven Form.
  • Medivh can collect Experience Globes while in Raven Form.
  • Raven Form removes Medivh from the ground plane, disjointing certain projectiles.
Arcane Rift Icon
Q
Arcane Rift
50 Mana Cooldown: 7 seconds

Launch a rift that deals 170 damage to enemies in its path. If an enemy Hero is hit, reduce its cooldown by 5 seconds and refund 50 Mana.

❢ Quest: Hit 40 enemy Heroes with Arcane Rift without dying.

❢ Reward: Permanently increases the damage dealt by 75 and cooldown reduction for hitting a Hero by 1 second.


Type: Spell Damage / Bonus damage
Scaling: 4.00% (base) / - (quest)
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: 0.125 + 0 seconds
Range: 10
Hitbox: 2.25 x 1.5
Missile speed: 27
Force of Will Medivh Icon
W
Force of Will
60 Mana Cooldown: 9 seconds

Protect an allied Hero from all damage for 1.5 seconds. Upon expiration, Force of Will heals the target 20% of the damage it absorbed.


Type: Status effect, Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Protected
Cast time: Instant
Range: 13

Portal Icon
E
Portal
65 Mana Cooldown: 16 seconds

Create a set of portals between you and the target location, allowing allies to teleport between both. The portals last 6 seconds.


Type: Invulnerable Summon
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 0.125 + 0.1 seconds
Range:
- Min: 7.0
- Max: 16
Radius: 0.5

  • Allied Heroes have to perform a 0.25 second Waygate Channel to enter the Portal. The channel is interrupted if the target is Stunned, Rooted, Dazed, put in Stasis or killed.
  • Active Portals grant vision in 3.0 radius.
  • Taking a Portal clears all of the Hero's queued commands.
  • If a Hero dies from Area of Effect damage during the Waygate Channel, but it is not otherwise interrupted, the Channel will still complete, which is relevant for Heroes with Special Death States (e.g. Leoric, Uther, Tyrael, Gall if taking Psychotic Break).
Poly Bomb Icon
R
Poly Bomb
75 Mana Cooldown: 40 seconds

Polymorph an enemy Hero for 2 seconds, Silencing them and making them unable to attack. On expiration, Poly Bomb spreads to other nearby enemy Heroes.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Unit target
Cast time: 0.15 + 0 seconds
Range: 7.0
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.5

  • Poly Bomb can spread to the same target multiple times, but it cannot spread to enemies that were already carrying it.
  • Polymorph counts as a Silence effect. Effects that interact with Silences also interact with Poly Bomb.
Ley Line Seal Icon
R
Ley Line Seal
75 Mana Cooldown: 80 seconds

After 0.5 seconds, unleash a wave of energy that places enemy Heroes in Time Stop for 3 seconds.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect, Channeled cast (stationary), Time Stop
Cast time: 0.5 (ch) + 0 seconds
Range: 14.5
Hitbox: 4.0 x 2.9
Missile speed: 9.0

  • Interrupting the Ability during its windup puts it on a 10 second cooldown.
Raven Form (Activate) Icon
Z
Raven Form (Activate)
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Transform into a raven, increasing Movement Speed by 20%. While Transformed, Medivh can see and fly over terrain and is immune to all effects.


Targeting: No target
Properties: Weak Channel (stationary), Special Mount
Cast time: 1.5 (ch) + 0 seconds

  • Raven Form can be reactivated after 1 second to exit it manually.

Talents[ | ]

1
Winds of Celerity Icon
Winds of Celerity

Increases Raven Form's Movement Speed bonus by 50%.


  • Increases Raven Form's Movement Speed bonus to 30%.
Raven's Intellect Icon
Raven's Intellect

Raven Form increases Medivh's Mana and Health Regeneration by 75%.


Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Portal Mastery Icon
Portal Mastery

Active: Medivh can manually place both Portal locations and it no longer breaks Raven Form.

Activate Medivh's Trait to cancel an unliked Portal.


Type: Active
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: Instant
Range: 16

  • Portals must be placed 7.5 units from each other. Medivh can't place a Portal past its maximum range.
  • Using the Basic Ability to cast the first portal still places the second at Medivh's location.
  • The second portal can be cast at the desired location using either Basic or Active Ability key, but casting with the Active has no cast time. Additionally, the first portal marker remains indefinitely, and Medivh can place the second portal globally so long as it is within the max range of the first indicator.
4
Mage Armor Icon
Mage Armor

The first time an Ally uses a Portal, they gain 40 Armor for 5 seconds, reducing the damage taken by 30%.


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

  • Does not stack with itself nor other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Raven Familiar Icon
Raven Familiar

A Raven Familiar joins allies each time they use a Portal. The Raven will dive at the ally's next Basic Attack against a Hero within 5 seconds, dealing 114 damage and Slowing them by 30% for 2.5 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Slow
Missile speed: 25

  • Raven Familiar will not be sent by Zul'jin if he has the Talent No Mercy and Basic Attacks a target marked by Grievous Throw.
Dust of Appearance Icon
Dust of Appearance

Cooldown: 45 seconds
Active: Activate to greatly increase sight range for 5 seconds and reveal enemy Heroes in the area for 8 seconds. Does not cancel Raven Form.

Passive: Increase Medivh's sight range while in Raven Form by 25%.


Type: Vision / Status effect
Affects: Self / Enemies
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 18
Passive bonus vision: 1.75
7
Mystic Assault Icon
Mystic Assault

If Arcane Rift hits an enemy Hero, Medivh's next Basic Attack within 6 seconds deals 50% more damage and heals for 50% of the damage dealt.


Type: Offensive damage modifier, Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Self

  • Can only trigger once per cast.
  • Does not stack with itself.
  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Medivh's Basic Attack damage.
Arcane Explosion Icon
Arcane Explosion

When Force of Will expires, it deals 80 damage to nearby enemies, plus 50% of the damage it prevented, up to 315 additional damage.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00% (base & cap)
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Area of Effect
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.5
Force of Magic Icon
Force of Magic

Preventing at least 268 damage with a single cast of Force of Will grants 30% Spell Power for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 2 times.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Scaling: 4.00% (threshold)
Affects: Self

  • Can only trigger once per cast.
10
Poly Bomb Icon
Poly Bomb

Cooldown: 40 seconds
Polymorph an enemy Hero for 2 seconds, Silencing them and making them unable to attack. On expiration, Poly Bomb spreads to other nearby enemy Heroes.

Ley Line Seal Icon
Ley Line Seal

Cooldown: 80 seconds
After 0.5 seconds, unleash a wave of energy that places enemy Heroes in Time Stop for 3 seconds.

13
Circle of Protection Icon
Circle of Protection

Force of Will also applies to allies near the target, but its cooldown is increased by 2 seconds.


Properties: Area of Effect
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.0

  • Each barrier benefits from talents affecting Force of Will and has its own damage counter.
Enduring Will Icon
Enduring Will

Preventing at least 268 damage with Force of Will reduces its cooldown to 4 seconds.


Scaling: 4.00% (threshold)
Reabsorption Icon
Reabsorption

Increase the amount of healing from Force of Will to 70% of the damage it absorbed.



  • If an Ultimate Evolution Clone of Medivh, or another Medivh (e.g. in ARAM) casts Force of Will on another Medivh, the target Medivh inherits the Force of Will healing percentage possessed by the source Medivh (that is, according to whether or not they have this Talent, which answer is always no for an Ultimate Evolution Clone).
16
Arcane Charge Icon
Arcane Charge

When Arcane Rift damages an enemy Hero, the next Arcane Rift deals 15% more damage.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • Can only trigger once per cast.
  • Does not stack with itself.
  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Arcane Rift's damage.
Temporal Flux Medivh Icon
Temporal Flux

Basic Attacks reduce Medivh's Heroic Ability cooldown by 3%. Each enemy Hero hit by Arcane Rift reduces Medivh's Heroic Ability cooldown by 9%.


Properties: Attack Modifier, Cooldown reduction
Stable Portal Icon
Stable Portal

Decrease Portal cooldown by 25% and increase Portal duration by 50%.


Cooldown reduction: 4 seconds
Bonus duration: 3 seconds
20
Glyph of Poly Bomb Icon
Glyph of Poly Bomb

Poly Bomb explodes 1 second sooner and the spread radius is increased by 25%.


Bonus radius: 0.875
Medivh Cheats! Icon
Medivh Cheats!

Increase the duration of the Time Stop by 33% and gain the ability to redirect the wave once while it's active.


Bonus duration: 1 second
Guardian of Tirisfal Icon
Guardian of Tirisfal

Minions and Catapults hit by Arcane Rift are instantly killed.


Type: Instant kill
Affects: Enemy Minions & Catapults
Arcane Brilliance Icon
Arcane Brilliance

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Active: Activate to instantly restore 200 Mana to all nearby allied Heroes and grant them 15% Spell Power for 10 seconds.


Type: Healing dealt modifier, Offensive damage modifier, Mana restoration
Scaling: -
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 8.0

  • Spell Power from Arcane Brilliance stacks additively with other sources of Spell Power as well as other offensive damage modifiers and healing dealt modifiers affecting the target Hero.
Dust of Disappearance Icon
Dust of Disappearance

Cooldown: 10 seconds
Active: Stealth an allied Hero for 40 seconds, making them Unrevealable for the first 0.5 seconds. Remaining stationary for at least 1.5 seconds while Stealthed grants Invisible.

Stores up to 2 charges.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Allied Heroes, Self
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Stealth
Cast time: 0.1 + 0 seconds
Range: 9.0

  • There is no cooldown between charges.

Builds and guides[ | ]

Icy Veins Medivh Guide

Medivh Community Build Guides @ HeroesFire

Medivh Community Build Guides @ Heroes Hearth

Skins[ | ]

Medivh Skins
 
Rare The Last Guardian
Backstory: Under the demon lord Sargeras's influence, Medivh opened the Dark Portal and unleashed the Horde upon Azeroth. To atone for this sin, he rallied a new generation of heroes to stand against the Burning Legion. Now, he takes this place amongst legends.
Medivh The Last Guardian
Gem750 / Money10,000
The Last Guardian
Medivh Fire
Free
Fire
Medivh Nature
Free
Nature
Medivh Arcane
Gem120 / Shard75
Arcane
Medivh Dark
Gem120 / Shard75
Dark
Epic Knight Owl
Backstory: The Prophets of Kharazania foresaw the Eternal Empire's invasion, but their warning came too late. Medivh, the last Knight Owl, has sworn to prevent the Earth from suffering a similar fate.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Superheroes vs. Eternal Empire skins.
Medivh Knight Owl
Gem350 / Shard400
Medivh Knight Owl Citrine
Gem350 / Shard400
Citrine
Medivh Knight Owl Amethyst
Gem350 / Shard400
Amethyst
Medivh Knight Owl Emerald
Gem350 / Shard400
Emerald
Rare Magus
Backstory: For ages, Atiesh has been passed down from one Guardian of Tirisfal to the next. With the power of the Nexus, Medivh has attuned himself to the staff like none before him.
Medivh Magus
Gem120 / Shard75
Medivh Magus The White
Gem120 / Shard75
The White
Medivh Magus The Black
Gem120 / Shard75
The Black
Medivh Magus The Green
Gem120 / Shard75
The Green

Portraits[ | ]

Medivh Portraits
 
Carbot Medivh Portrait
Carbot Medivh
Gem120 / Shard75
Hearthstone Medivh Portrait
Hearthstone Medivh
Gem75 / Shard40
Knight Owl Medivh Portrait
Knight Owl Medivh
Gem75 / Shard40
Medivh Hero Portrait
Medivh Hero
Medivh Mastery Portrait
Medivh Mastery
Stylized Medivh Portrait
Stylized Medivh
Gem75 / Shard40

Sprays[ | ]

Medivh Sprays
 
Carbot Medivh Spray
Carbot Medivh
Gem120 / Shard75

Emojis[ | ]

Medivh Pack 1 Emoji Medivh Pack 1 Medivh Happy Medivh Pack 2 Emoji Medivh Pack 2 Medivh Angry
Emoji Name Shortcut Emoji Name Shortcut
Emoji Medivh Pack 1 Medivh Happy Medivh Happy :medivhhappy:
:medhappy:
Emoji Medivh Pack 2 Medivh Angry Medivh Angry :medivhangry:
:medangry:
Emoji Medivh Pack 1 Medivh ROFL Medivh ROFL :medivhlol:
:medivhrofl:
:medlol:
:medrofl:
Emoji Medivh Pack 2 Medivh Cool Medivh Cool :medivhcool:
:medcool:
Emoji Medivh Pack 1 Medivh Sad Medivh Sad :medivhsad:
:medsad:
Emoji Medivh Pack 2 Medivh Oops Medivh Embarrassed :medivhoops:
:medivhembarrassed:
:medoops:
:medembarrassed:
Emoji Medivh Pack 1 Medivh Silly Medivh Silly :medivhsilly:
:medsilly:
Emoji Medivh Pack 2 Medivh Love Medivh in Love :medivhlove:
:medivhinlove:
:medlove:
:medinlove:
Emoji Medivh Pack 1 Medivh Meh Medivh Speechless :medivhmeh:
:medivhspeechless:
:medmeh:
:medspeechless:
Emoji Medivh Pack 2 Medivh Surprised Medivh Surprised :medivhwow:
:medivhsurprised:
:medwow:
:medsurprised:

Quotes[ | ]

Main article: Medivh/Quotes


Trivia[ | ]

  • Medivh first appeared in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (November 1994).
  • Medivh is voiced by Michael Bell in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Heroes of the Storm, and World of Warcraft: Legion, and by singer/songwriter Cam Clarke in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade and Hearthstone.
  • Medivh was originally designed to be a support hero, with a healing over time effect and the ability to throw people into tornados. The developers changed his kit because he felt more like a druid than a mage.[1]
  • One of Medivh's gag quotes references Deckard Cain, a scholar and lorekeeper from the Diablo series.
  • Medivh's Knight Owl skin may have been inspired by the Nite Owl character from Watchmen (September 1986).
  • Medivh's staff, Atiesh, is what allows him to transform into a raven.

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