Alarak (Heroes of the Storm)

==Summary==
Alarak, the Highlord of the Tal'darim, is a Melee Assassin Hero from the StarCraft universe.In Development - Machines of War – New Heroes & Skins Not all heroes are born of altruism... some, like Alarak, simply desire vengeance. As the new Highlord of the Tal'darim, Alarak leads his people to a destiny free of the corrupt influence of the fallen Xel'Naga, Amon.
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==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Alarak, Highlord of the Tal'darim
Origin: Heroes of the Storm
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Protoss, Hero, Highlord of the Tal'darim
Powers and Abilities: 
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Life Steal/Electricity Manipulation (Via Lightning SurgeHotS Gameplay), Energy Projection (Via Psi Blades, Discord Strike, Deadly Charge, and Counter-Strike), Power Nullification/Status Effect Inducement (Via Discord Strike, which inflicts Silence), TelepathyInteractions, Telekinesis (Via Telekinesis), Limited Invulnerability (Via Counter-Strike), Flight/Smoke Manipulation (Via Highlord's ascent, which makes him hover a single inch above the ground and produce red smoke from his lower body), Vibration Manipulation (Via Counter-Strike and Heavy attacks) Regeneration (High-low: Can regenerate from near-death in minutes), limited Resistance to the following: Status Effect Inducement/Light Manipulation/Ice Manipulation/Plant Manipulation/Earth Manipulation/Biological Manipulation/Fire Manipulation/Air Manipulation/Empathic Manipulation/Fear Manipulation/Mind Control/Transmutation/Power Nullification/Darkness Manipulation/Sound Manipulation/Sleep Manipulation/Plasma Manipulation/Explosion Manipulation/Metal Manipulation/Gravity Manipulation/Electricity Manipulation/Vibration Manipulation/Broadway Force (Alarak, Via Counter-Strike, for one second is immune to almost all Crowd Control abilities within Heroes of the Storm, only excluding Time Stop and Revealed)
|-|Via Talents=
Life Steal (Via Overwhelming Power, Skyfall, and Draconic Might), Statistics Amplification (Via Overwhelming Power), Enhanced Power Nullification (Via Dissonance), Teleportation (Via Last Laugh), Damage Boost (Via Show of Force, Blade of the Highlord, Rite of Rak'shir, Pure Malice, and Lethal Onslaught), Statistics Reduction (Via Extended Lightning, and Hinder Motion)
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Attack Potency: At least Multi-City Block level+ (Fought and eventually overwhelmed Kerrigan, who can directly combat Tyrael,First HotS Trailer who managed to damage Diablo,Tyrael Trailer who regularly no-sells attacks from other heroes,HotS 2 Trailer And along with Jim Raynor tanked Nova's 500-ton nuke)
Speed: At least Supersonic+ (Should be comparable to Nova, whose bullets should move at this speed, which every hero can react to and temporarily outrun)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Should be comparable to Diablo who can casually throw a 4-ton bell)
Striking Strength: At least Multi-City Block level+
Durability: At least Multi-City Block level+
Stamina: Superhuman (Can fight for hours without showing signs of remotely tiring)
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, 6.5 to 13 meters with abilities, Hundreds of Meters with Telepathy
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Possibly Genius (Alarak views individuals who are called master Manipulators as "lesser beings" when he reads their thoughts)
Standard Tactics: Alarak primarily rushes head-on into battle into a brutal melee, constantly telepathically talking to throw his enemy off-guard and distract them, mocking them at every opportunity and even parsing through their thoughts, and is quick to use his full power and all of his abilities in order to eliminate his enemies
Weaknesses: Alarak is arrogant and overconfident. Last Laugh can reduce his health to 1 if he does not combo his abilities correctly.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Sadism: Alarak's Ability damage and self-healing are increased by 100% against enemy Heroes.
**Repeatable Quest: Takedowns increase Sadism by 3%, up to 30%. Sadism gained from Takedowns is lost on death.
*Discord Strike: After a 0.5 second delay, enemies in front of Alarak take massive damage and are silenced for 1.5 seconds.
*Telekinesis: Create a force, pushing Alarak and all enemies hit from the targeted point towards the targeted direction. Deals light damage to enemies.
*Lightning Surge: Deal medium damage to an enemy and an additional 100% damage to enemies between Alarak and the target. Restore A large portion of health for each Hero hit.
*Deadly Charge: After channeling, Alarak charges forward dealing massive damage to all enemies in his path. Distance is increased based on the amount of time channeled, up to 1.5 seconds.
*Counter-Strike: Alarak targets an area and channels for 1 second, becoming Protected and Unstoppable. Afterward, if he took damage from an enemy Hero, he sends a shockwave that deals Asinine damage.
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*Level 1
**Overwhelming Power: Hitting an enemy Hero with Discord Strike grants 40% Attack Speed and causes Basic Attacks to heal for 50% of the damage dealt for 4 seconds.
**Ruthless Momentum: Reduce the Mana cost of Telekinesis from 30 to 20. Telekinesis's cooldown recharges 100% faster while above 80% Health.
**Extended Lightning: Reduce Sadism by 10%.
***Quest: Hit Heroes with the center of Lightning Surge.
***Reward: After hitting 5 Heroes, increase Lightning Surge's range by 20%.
***Reward: After hitting 15 Heroes, Lightning Surge's center also Slows enemies by 40% for 2 seconds.
***Reward: After hitting 3 Heroes with a single cast, increase Sadism by 10% and instantly gain all other Rewards
*Level 4 
**Chaos Reigns:
***Quest: Hit Heroes with Discord Strike.
***Reward: After hitting 15 Heroes, increase Discord Strike's damage by 60.
***Reward: After hitting 2 Heroes with a single Discord Strike, increase its damage by 60.
***Reward: After hitting 3 Heroes with a single Discord Strike, increase its damage by 100 and instantly gain all other Rewards.
**Negatively Charged: Increase the Lightning Surge damage bonus to enemies between Alarak and his victim to 175%.
***Repeatable Quest: Each Hero hit by the center of Lightning Surge permanently increases the damage bonus by 5%.
**Show of Force: Heroes hit with 3 of Alarak's Abilities within 2 seconds take an additional 61 damage and increase Sadism by 2%, stacking up to 20%.
*Level 7
**Dissonance: Increase Discord Strike's Silence duration by 0.75 seconds.
**Hindered Motion: Telekinesis Slows enemies by 30% for 3 seconds.
**Applied Force: Reduce Sadism by 10%, but Telekinesis pushes 20% farther and has 20% increased range.
*Level 13
**Blade of the Highlord: Basic Attacks against Heroes increase Sadism by 2%, up to 40%.
Sadism gained from Blade of the Highlord is lost on death.
**Pure Malice: Increase Sadism by 10% any time an allied Hero dies, up to 40%.
**Rite of Rak'Shir: Activate to mark an enemy Hero for 300 seconds. Hitting the marked Hero with Discord Strike increases Sadism by 3%. Killing the marked Hero increases Sadism by 5% and lowers the cooldown of Rite of Rak'Shir to 10 seconds.
*Level 16
**Lethal Onslaught: Hitting an enemy Hero with Discord Strike grants 50% of Sadism's damage bonus to Alarak's Basic Attacks for 4 seconds. Basic Attacks against Heroes refresh this duration.
**Lightning Barrage: Hitting an enemy Hero with the center of Lightning Surge allows it to be cast again for free on a different primary target within the next 3 seconds. This free cast cannot benefit from Lightning Barrage.
**Mocking Strikes: Basic Attacks against Heroes reduce the cooldown of Alarak's Basic Abilities by 1.5 seconds. This bonus is doubled against enemy Heroes who are Stunned, Silenced, Slowed or Rooted.
*Level 20
**Last Laugh: Activate to teleport to the chosen location and remove all Roots, Slows, and damage over time effects. If Alarak fails to hit enemy Heroes 3 times with Basic Abilities within 4 seconds of using Last Laugh, his Health is reduced to 1.
**Hasty Bargain: Activate to permanently reduce Alarak's Sadism by 4% and reset the cooldowns of his Basic Abilities.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Heroes of the Storm
Category:Characters
Category:Neutral Characters
Category:Aliens
Category:Protagonists
Category:Male Characters
Category:Blade Users
Category:Energy Projection Users
Category:Energy Users
Category:Electricity Users
Category:Life Users
Category:Power Nullification Users
Category:Status Effect Users
Category:Telepaths
Category:Telekinesis Users
Category:Invulnerability Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Smoke Users
Category:Vibration Users
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Teleportation Users
Category:Damage Boost Users
Category:Statistics Reduction Users