Auriel Abilities and Strategy

Last updated on Dec 07, 2021 at 06:00 by Elitesparkle 29 comments
General Information

Welcome to our Abilities page for Auriel. Here, we give you an overview of every ability in Auriel's kit. For each of them, we explain what it does, how to best use it, and how it works in combination with Auriel's other abilities. We also give you strategy tips to play Auriel efficiently.

1.

Auriel's Tips and Tricks

  • Be careful when casting Sacred Sweep Icon Sacred Sweep because it locks you in place for 0.625 seconds.
  • Try to get the most value out of your Energy by casting Ray of Heaven Icon Ray of Heaven on at least two allied Heroes.
  • A well-timed Detainment Strike Icon Detainment Strike is a powerful peeling tool even if it does not trigger the Stun but only acts as a Knockback.
  • Quickly switch Bestow Hope Icon Bestow Hope to another Hero when the current one is not able to deal damage for any reason.
  • Do not use Crystal Aegis Icon Crystal Aegis at the last moment, but use it to prevent a big chunk of damage.
  • Resurrect Icon Resurrect only if the zone is safe, else you will end up giving free Experience to the enemy team and wasting your Heroic Ability, if you do not get interrupted in the first place.
2.

Sacred Sweep

Auriel Sacred Sweep
Sacred Sweep (Q) Diablo Auriel
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds

Sweep the area with sacred power, dealing 40 (+4% per level) damage to enemies and an additional 160 (+4% per level) damage to enemies caught in the center.

Sacred Sweep Icon Sacred Sweep is a Basic Ability that hits all enemies in a semi-circle in front of Auriel, dealing four times more damage to enemies who are within the 30% arc area right in front of her.

When safe to do so, Sacred Sweep Icon Sacred Sweep can be used to help your team at waveclearing thanks to its high center damage hitting most if not all of the enemy Minions.

Just keep in mind that you will be immobilized for 0.625 seconds while Sacred Sweep Icon Sacred Sweep is being executed, so you should only cast it when it will not compromise your survivability.

3.

Ray of Heaven

Auriel Ray of Heaven
Ray of Heaven (W) Diablo Auriel
  • Cooldown: 4 seconds

Consume Auriel's stored energy and heal allied Heroes in the area for the amount of energy consumed.

Ray of Heaven Icon Ray of Heaven is a Basic Ability that, after consuming all the Energy stored by Auriel, heals allied Heroes in the targeted area.

Try to get the most value out of your Energy by casting Ray of Heaven Icon Ray of Heaven on more than one Hero at a time. You should include yourself in the area when it is beneficial to do so. After grouping for a heal, move away from allied Heroes to avoid being an easy target for enemy area of effect Abilities.

4.

Detainment Strike

Auriel Detainment Strike
Detainment Strike (E) Diablo Auriel
  • Cooldown: 12 seconds

Deal 55 (+4% per level) damage to the first enemy Hero hit and knock them back. If they collide with terrain, they are also stunned for 1.25 seconds and take an additional 165 (+4% per level) damage.

Detainment Strike Icon Detainment Strike is a Basic Ability that can be used to Knockback enemy Heroes away from your team and even Stun them when they hit impassable terrain in the process.

Terrain generated by allied or enemy Heroes (for example Zombie Wall Icon Zombie Wall by Nazeebo) can be used for the Stun as well.

Although it can be a great tool to setup kills in tight corridors, do not hesitate to use Detainment Strike Icon Detainment Strike to peel pursuing enemy Heroes away from you or the rest of your team, especially if you can counter the animation of their engage Ability.

While the Knockback can be used to interrupt stationary-channeled Abilities (for example Mosh Pit Icon Mosh Pit by E.T.C.), you will need the Stun for interrupting mobile-channeled Abilities (such as Jug of 1,000 Cups Icon Jug of 1,000 Cups by Li Li).

5.

Resurrect

Auriel Resurrect
Resurrect (R) Diablo Auriel
  • Heroic
  • Cooldown: 100 seconds

Channel on the spirit of a dead ally for 1 second. After a 5 second delay, they are brought back to life with 100% of their maximum Health at the location where they died.

Auriel can use this ability while dead to resurrect herself.

In this section we discuss how this Heroic Ability works and give some tips on how to use it. If you are looking for a detailed explanation on when and why you should pick it, check the dedicated section in the Talent Build page.

Resurrect Icon Resurrect is a Heroic Ability that, after a 1-second channel and a 5-second delay, allows Auriel to bring back to life with 100% of their maximum Health a chosen dead allied Hero within range. Auriel can use it on herself when dead.

Thanks to the percent-based healing, Resurrect Icon Resurrect gives more raw value when used on a Hero with high maximum Health (such as Cho).

If your team is coordinated enough, you can keep Resurrect Icon Resurrect for an Assassin so that they can play aggressively to get an even trade that you will then transform into a favorable trade.

Be aware that Resurrect Icon Resurrect does not deny the enemy team the Experience from one of the two deaths, resulting into additional feeding if used poorly.

6.

Crystal Aegis

Auriel Crystal Aegis
Crystal Aegis (R) Diablo Auriel
  • Heroic
  • Cooldown: 60 seconds

Place an allied Hero into Stasis for 2 seconds. Upon expiration, Crystal Aegis deals 255 (+4% per level) damage to all nearby enemies.

In this section we discuss how this Heroic Ability works and give some tips on how to use it. If you are looking for a detailed explanation on when and why you should pick it, check the dedicated section in the Talent Build page.

Crystal Aegis Icon Crystal Aegis is a Heroic Ability that Auriel can use to protect herself or an allied Hero from incoming burst damage, to remove a specific debuff, and/or to counter a given Ability (for example Pyroblast Icon Pyroblast by Kael'thas) by putting them into Stasis for 2 seconds and then deal area of effect damage to nearby enemies when it ends.

7.

Bestow Hope

Auriel Bestow Hope
Bestow Hope (D) Diablo Auriel
  • Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Passive: 60% of the damage Auriel deals to Heroes and 20% dealt to non-Heroes is stored as energy.

Bestow an allied Hero with Hope. While they remain near Auriel, 30% of their damage to Heroes and 10% of their damage to non-Heroes is converted to energy. Auriel can only have Bestow Hope on 1 ally at a time.

Auriel can store up to 475 (+4% per level) energy.

Bestow Hope Icon Bestow Hope is a Trait that allows Auriel to generate Energy in two ways: based on the damage done by herself and based on the damage done by a chosen allied Hero. You can switch the target allied Hero of Bestow Hope Icon Bestow Hope once every 2 seconds.

Auriel should choose the target for Bestow Hope Icon Bestow Hope based on their damage output, their positioning, the cooldown of their Abilities, and their current Health. If any of those points is suddenly missing, then Auriel should immediately choose another allied Hero instead.

8.

Changelog

  • 07 Dec. 2021: Guide reviewed for the latest Major Patch.
  • 20 Jan. 2021: Guide reviewed for the latest Balance Update.
  • 03 Oct. 2020: Ability and Strategy fully revised to match new standards.
    • Tips and Tricks modified to add important tips that were missing and to remove obvious ones that were not worth mentioning.
    • Ability Descriptions modified to better explain how to use Abilities effectively.
  • 29 Aug. 2019: Guide reviewed following balance patch.
  • 16 May 2017: Updated Detainment Strike's discussion to make it clear that it can proc on terrain generated by Heroes.
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