Dehaka the primal Zerg - Melee Warrior - Starcraft hero

[Thrif]

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Basic Lore

Dehaka is a primal zerg pack leader from Zerus. He was among the last of the primal zerg pack leaders. Dehaka is bipedal with a large left arm and a small right arm. The small right arm appears to be counterpart for a severed small left arm.

Dehaka lost his large right arm prior to the Swarm's return to Zerus; it was later to be found in the same area where Sarah Kerrigan defeated the other primal pack leaders.

When the Zerg Swarm returned to Zerus, Dehaka initially opted to simply observe the Swarm and Kerrigan. He witnessed the newcomers awaken Zurvan and the primal-infestation of Kerrigan.

Dehaka perceived Kerrigan as the strongest zerg. He and his pack welcomed the new power by allying with the Swarm, believing Kerrigan would lead them to new essence. Dehaka correctly predicted that the other pack leaders would refuse to similarly adapt; the other pack leaders were destroyed by Kerrigan, including Zurvan. Kerrigan confronted Dehaka afterwards, confirming that Dehaka had known that Zurvan would turn on her. He did not deny this—one zerg would grow strong, the other would fall. Dehaka remained with the Swarm.

Taken from: http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Dehaka

To be released

Basic Abilities

Z - Brushstalker
Cooldown: 40s
Dehaka can't use mounts, instead he may burrow down to the earth to move to any bush or vent on the battleground.

Trait - Essence Collection
Killing heroes gains Dehaka Essence. One hero takedown nets Dehaka 10 essence while minion kills near him grant two essence. Dehaka can collect up to a maximum of 50 essence. Dehaka can consume Essence to restore health for each stack consumed over the next five seconds. Can be used during Drag and Burrow.

Q - Drag
?? Mana
Cooldown: ?
Dehaka lashses our his tongue, dealing light damage to the first enemy hit, and dragging them with you for 1.75 seconds.

W - Dark Swarm
?? Mana
Cooldown: ??
Over the next three seconds, Dark Swarm lets Dehaka gain the ability to move through units and deal damage in an area around him. It also deals double damage to Heroes and can be cast during Drag and Burrow

E - Burrow
80 Mana
Cooldown: 12
Burrow into the ground entering Stasis for two seconds.

R1 - Isolation
?? Mana
Cooldown: ??
Launch a biomass attack that deals damage, silences, and slows the first enemy hero it hits by 30 percent for three seconds. Target loses sight of allied heroes and has greatly reduced vision for the next 6 seconds

R2 - Adaptation
?? Mana
Cooldown: ??
After a five-second delay, Adaptation causes 60 percent of all damage taken at the time to be returned to Dehaka as health

Talents

Level 1
Enduring Swarm: Dark Swarm reduces damage from Abilities
Essence Devourer: Gather Regen Globes to gain Essence
Enhanced Agility: Collecting Essence increases move speed
Tissue Regeneration: Essences increase Health Regen permanently

Level 4
-unknown-

Level 7
Feeding Frenzy: Basic Attacks reduce Drag cooldown
Constriction: Increases Drag duration
Symbiosis: Reduces Dark Swarm cooldown when you hit Heroes
One-Who-Collects: Increases Essence from Minions

Level 13
Swift Pursuit: Increases move speed in bushes
Ferocious Stalker: Brushstalker increases move speed
Whirling Dervish: Halves duration of disables during Dark Swarm

Level 16
-unknown-

Level 20
-unknown-


Sources:
http://www.rgj.com/story/life/2016/0...torm/81848454/
http://www.heroesnexus.com/news/1645...nfirmed-skills

[Stormcall]

Honestly, he...doesn't sound that appealing, to me. The drag is kinda cool, but the lack of a mount is really annoying. Okay, he can burrow to a bush every 40 seconds, but the entire rest of the game he's just walking along is pretty ugh.

[Treeskee]

Gotta agree, that's pretty disappointing IMO.

[Thrif]

I like him a lot. Sure the abilities are kind of meh, but he's a warrior hero, they can't have gamebreaking mechanics on top of being virtually indestructible.

The selling point for me is the bush teleporting. You can easily set up some nice ganks and make some nice plays with it. Falstad has always been one my favourite assassins for that reason alone, I'm very pleased to see more heroes with a more global presence (something I'm lacking in this game compared to dota2 with teleports).

[Ryme]

Ok, sorry for all that chaos. Lessons learned. Thrif, you're now OP because reasons and screw BB forums.

[Deleted]

So is he an assassin?

[Ryme]

He's a warrior.

I'm guessing this is the master skin?



Looks like it took inspiration from the Xel'Naga.

[Devonitar]

I really like his mecha skin. Even more than his normal look. I like how they are going with common "AU" theme for some heroes.

[DesoPL]

Dehaka looks more like for specialist than Warrior. But in other case, i waited long for him and... Well let's see how he might work in game.

[t1saif]

some talents, pics are too big to insert :<
http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/34915...D1-noscale.jpg
http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/34915...D2-noscale.jpg
http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/34915...D3-noscale.jpg


http://www.destructoid.com/zerg-terr...m-349153.phtml

[ophion1990]

Don't think I'll go for the 15k early acces this time. I really like the idea of Isolation but dislike the lack of a mount. It's really annoying on larger maps and he doesn't get the extra mobility Lunara/Falstad get. Though I'm assuming you'll be able to talent his Z to have lower CD.

[Gallahadd]

Eh he looks... Ok.

Glad he's a tank and not a bruiser, I'll probably give him a try but his abilities don't grab me immediately. Can't see him replacing Jojo as my go to warrior.

[Nerraw]

His Drag concept is amazing. I just hope it ends up working out.

[Keile]

Kinda sad one of his ults isn't the ability to summon his little buddy from SC2

[Xyonai]

An interesting kit for a warrior guy, though I wonder how Isolation is going to play out in team fights.

[Keile]

An interesting kit for a warrior guy, though I wonder how Isolation is going to play out in team fights.

That Ult looks like it will be amazing against healers...Can't see their team...cant heal their team!

[DeadmanWalking]

Looks like a CC tank.

[Tenjen]

Looks pretty cool to me, looks like his talents are going to be VERY interesting with those abilities. Iam going to buy him when he comes out. and i havent done so before for any other hero

[Jester Joe]

Ok, sorry for all that chaos. Lessons learned. Thrif, you're now OP because reasons and screw BB forums.

You tried merge a thread, didn't you Ryme?

I'm laughing, because I know that pain.

Anyway, I'll gladly accept any more tanks that have a grab feature.

[Tenjen]

Dehaka looks more like for specialist than Warrior. But in other case, i waited long for him and... Well let's see how he might work in game.

Eh? just being "different" doesnt make you a specialist. He doenst come off as a specialist at all, he comes across as a warrior tank.

looking at the talents posted, definitely very tanky. People talk about no mount, but burrow on a tank is immensely useful