Samuro Talents

Last updated on Mar 01, 2021 at 13:40 by Derenash 28 comments
General Information

Welcome to our Talents page for Samuro. Here, we give you an overview of how strong each of Samuro's talents is. Then, we present several viable builds, before analyzing each talent row separately, so that you can make informed decisions.

1.

Samuro's Talent Build

Level Choices
1 Way of Illusion ? Way of the Blade ? Way of the Wind
4 Mirage One With The Wind Deflection ?
7 Burning Blade Phantom Pain ? Crushing Blows ✘︎
10 Bladestorm Illusion Master ?
13 Mirrored Steel ? Kawarimi ? Shukuchi
16 Merciless Strikes ? Harsh Winds Press the Attack ?
20 Dance Of Death ✘︎ Three Blade Style ? Wind Strider Blademaster's Pursuit ?
2.

Samuro's Talent Build Cheatsheet

Wind Storm Build

Recommended
Level 1 Way of the Wind Icon
Level 4 One With The Wind Icon Deflection Icon ?
Level 7 Burning Blade Icon
Level 10 Bladestorm Icon
Level 13 Shukuchi Icon
Level 16 Harsh Winds Icon Merciless Strikes Icon ? Press the Attack Icon ?
Level 20 Wind Strider Icon

Samuro's Wind Storm Build is excellent to enhance Samuro's macro. It has Way of the Wind Icon Way of the Wind (greatly increases Samuro's self-sustain and rotation speed), Burning Blade Icon Burning Blade (enhances Samuro's waveclear), and Bladestorm Icon Bladestorm (can be used to clear a wave instantly). Further, it also focuses on Talents that increase Wind Walk's utility. This helps Samuro get into and out of melee range, where Samuro deals all of his meaningful damage. This build is a great starting point for players new to Samuro, and can perform well at all levels of play.

Bladestorm Icon Bladestorm will mostly be used to clear Minions and Mercenaries effectively, due to its low cooldown and high area of effect damage. At Level 16, you hit a huge power spike which gives you kill potential against many Heroes in the game, even when they are at full Health. This is accomplished by applying Harsh Winds Icon Harsh Winds with a stored Critical Strike, activating Critical Strike immediately after in order to reset your Basic Attack, and then keep attacking the target until they leave your Basic Attack's range, in which case you should use Blade Storm to execute the target, as it has a greater range than your Basic Attacks. Shukuchi Icon Shukuchi makes it possible to close into melee range very quickly in order to deliver your lethal combo. Wind Strider Icon Wind Strider allows you to benefit from most of your other Talents much more often.

Illusion Master Build

Advanced
Level 1 Way of Illusion Icon Way of the Blade Icon ?
Level 4 Deflection Icon Mirage Icon ?
Level 7 Burning Blade Icon
Level 10 Illusion Master Icon
Level 13 Shukuchi Icon
Level 16 Merciless Strikes Icon Press the Attack Icon ?
Level 20 Three Blade Style Icon Blademaster's Pursuit Icon ?

The Illusion Master build is a good choice if your playstyle will be more focused on teamfights than on the macro part of a game. This build is excellent if you are experienced with the Hero, as it is considerably harder to use than Wind Storm build.

3.

Level 1 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Way of Illusion ?
Way of Illusion (Level 1) World of Warcraft Samuro

Quest: Every time a Mirror Image Critically Strikes a Hero, Samuro gains 0.25 Attack Damage, up to 10.

Reward: After hitting 40 Heroes, Samuro gains an additional 30 Attack Damage.

Samuro Way of the Blade ?
Way of the Blade (Level 1) World of Warcraft Samuro

Critical Strike now happens for Samuro and his Mirror Images every 3rd Basic Attack.

Samuro and his Mirror Images' Critical Strikes against enemy Heroes reduce their Physical Armor by 5 for 2.25 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.

Samuro Way of the Wind
Way of the Wind (Level 1) World of Warcraft Samuro

Gain 40% Movement Speed for 3 seconds after entering or exiting Wind Walk. Casting Wind Walk heals Samuro for 4% of his maximum Health.

3.1.

Discussion

Way of Illusion Icon Way of Illusion greatly increases Samuro's damage, but only when the quest is completely done. It should be the pick in most of the games, unless you will have a hard time stacking it, which will happen when facing Heroes in lane that will not let you stack reliably, such as Fenix or Zeratul.

Way of the Blade Icon Way of the Blade increases Samuro's damage. It also increases the damage of Mirror Images, because they will critically strike more often. Additionally, Way of the Blade reduces the Physical Armor of Heroes that are hit by Critical Strike. It will be better than Way of Illusion if you are facing targets with much Armor, such as Garrosh, Deathwing or Cassia.

Way of the Wind Icon Way of the Wind gives Samuro more self-sustain and greatly improved mobility that can be used to approach enemies, to retreat, or to dodge harmful effects. While it does not directly increase Samuro's damage, it enables him to be in melee range to deal damage much more often. Besides that, it also greatly improves his macro, since it increases his rotation speed. Furthermore, it allows him to tank more damage in lane without having to take a Healing Fountain or to Hearthstone. It is a great option for Players new to Samuro, since it will allow them to engage, escape, and heal themselves much easier.

4.

Level 4 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Mirage
Mirage (Level 4) World of Warcraft Samuro

Mirror Image grants Samuro and his Images 40 Spell Armor against the next 2 sources of Spell Damage, reducing their damage by 40%.

Samuro One With The Wind
One With The Wind (Level 4) World of Warcraft Samuro

While Samuro has Wind Walk active and for 3 seconds after breaking it, both he and his Mirror Images gain 30 Armor, taking 30% reduced damage from all sources.

Samuro Deflection ?
Deflection (Level 4) World of Warcraft Samuro

Advancing Strikes grants Samuro and his Mirror Images 35 Physical Armor.

4.1.

Discussion

Mirage Icon Mirage increases the survivability of Samuro and his Images by allowing you to reduce the incoming Ability damage. This will also make your Images harder to deal with for the enemy team, which can buy your team time to rotate or escape. Mirage is recommended with Illusion Master, as it makes your Images harder for the enemy team to clear. It should be the default option for this tier, considering the Armor will also makes Images harder to distinguish.

One With The Wind Icon One With The Wind greatly increases the survivability of Samuro and his Images by allowing you to reduce all incoming damage at will. Unfortunately, this Talent is much less versatile than the other 2 options, since it encourages you to start a fight with Wind Walk Icon Wind Walk. Mostly you want to have Wind Walk ready, if you want to retreat or for some healing. It is still a decent option when paired with other Wind Walk Talents.

Deflection Icon Deflection can only reduce incoming Attack Damage, and only does so while you are on the offensive. It is a good option against many Basic-Attack-reliant Heroes, such as Illidan, Greymane, or Thrall.

5.

Level 7 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Burning Blade
Burning Blade (Level 7) World of Warcraft Samuro

Critical Strikes from Samuro and Mirror Images deal an additional 50% of their Basic Attack damage as Spell Damage to the target and nearby enemies.

Samuro Phantom Pain ?
Phantom Pain (Level 7) World of Warcraft Samuro

Samuro's Critical Strikes against enemy Heroes deal an additional 35% of his Basic Attack damage for each Mirror Image that is active and reduce the cooldown of Image Transmission by 1 second.

Samuro Crushing Blows ✘︎
Crushing Blows (Level 7) World of Warcraft Samuro

Samuro's Basic Attacks against Heroes reduce the cooldown of Critical Strike by 2 seconds.

Critical Strikes against enemy Heroes increase Samuro's Basic Attack damage by 10% for 4 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.

5.1.

Discussion

Burning Blade Icon Burning Blade increases the damage that your Critical Strikes do, and also works on your Images. It also greatly improves Samuro's waveclear. This is the default Talent for this tier, as, differently from its counterparts, it does not need any conditions to increase Samuro's Damage. It also boost his PvE capabilities, which is extremely useful considering Samuro will be constantly clearing waves.

Phantom Pain Icon Phantom Pain can conditionally surpass Burning Blade's damage, but is much less consistent. Burning Blade offers almost as much damage, does so in an area of effect, and is not dependent on Images being active.

Crushing Blows Icon Crushing Blows is the worst Talent in this Tier. It does not add any extra damage in PvE situations, and it takes 7 or 8 Basic Attacks to be better than its counterparts. For this reason, we do not recommend this Talent.

6.

Level 10 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Bladestorm
Bladestorm (Level 10) World of Warcraft Samuro
  • Cooldown: 25 seconds

Cause a Bladestorm of destructive force around Samuro for 3 seconds, granting him 25 Armor and dealing 180 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies.

Samuro Illusion Master ?
Illusion Master (Level 10) World of Warcraft Samuro
  • Cooldown: 14 seconds

Mirror Images can be controlled individually or as a group and their damage is increased by 100%.

Passive: Image Transmission's cooldown is reduced to 8 seconds.

6.1.

Discussion

At this Level, you gain access to Heroic Abilities. If you want to read more about them, check the dedicated section in the Abilities and Strategy page.

Bladestorm Icon Bladestorm is a good Heroic that greatly improves Samuro's waveclear. Given it deals less single-target damage than your Basic Attacks, it should mostly be used to clear a wave, as it deals enough area of effect damage to quickly kill all Minions. It has better range than your Basic Attacks, so it helps you to secure kills that could otherwise be prevented by enemies moving outside of Melee range. If an enemy is low on Health and you are able to get in range, this Heroic will almost always result in a takedown. If you do not have Mirror Image Icon Mirror Image to self-cleanse a Blind, Bladestorm will be a great way to keep dealing damage to your target. However, be aware that by using Bladestorm you will become an easy target, since it reveals which Samuro is the real one.

Illusion Master Icon Illusion Master is a novel Heroic that is more of an extra passive, rather than an activated one. If you want to try a challenging and unconventional approach focused on cunning and subterfuge, try this Heroic out! Although powerful, this Talent adds a layer of mechanical complexity; we recommend Illusion Master for players who are already quite comfortable with Samuro's other mechanics.

7.

Level 13 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Mirrored Steel ?
Mirrored Steel (Level 13) World of Warcraft Samuro

Samuro's Basic Attacks against Heroes reduce the cooldown of Mirror Image by 0.75 seconds.

Samuro Kawarimi ?
Kawarimi (Level 13) World of Warcraft Samuro

Wind Walk creates a Mirror Image at Samuro's location that will continue whatever he was doing.

Samuro Shukuchi
Shukuchi (Level 13) World of Warcraft Samuro

Wind Walk teleports Samuro a short distance in the direction he's currently facing.

7.1.

Discussion

Mirrored Steel Icon Mirrored Steel works best when you are able to Basic Attack enemy Heroes frequently. It works well when paired with Press the Attack at Level 16. Mirrored Steel is also good choice when paired with Illusion Master Icon Illusion Master, but be aware that this Talent requires more practice than others. A good Samuro can get much value from Mirrored Steel, while an inexperienced may not get anything from it.

Kawarimi Icon Kawarimi allows you to create Images more often. Images created with Kawarimi will continue to execute whatever command Samuro was given prior to its cast. Just like Mirrored Steel, it can be a good choice in the hands of very good Samuro players, since it not only improves his PvE capabilities, but will also enable more deceiving options for him.

Shukuchi Icon Shukuchi gives you a gap closer that opens up more options for engage and escape. It is the most straight forward and reliable Talent in this tier.

8.

Level 16 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Merciless Strikes ?
Merciless Strikes (Level 16) World of Warcraft Samuro

Samuro's Basic Attacks against Stunned, Rooted, or Slowed enemies are always Critical Strikes.

Samuro Harsh Winds
Harsh Winds (Level 16) World of Warcraft Samuro

Attacking a Hero during Wind Walk causes them to take 30% increased damage from Samuro for 3 seconds.

Samuro Press the Attack ?
Press the Attack (Level 16) World of Warcraft Samuro

While Advancing Strikes is active, Samuro and his Mirror Images gain 10% Attack Speed every time they Basic Attack, up to 40%.

8.1.

Discussion

Merciless Strikes Icon Merciless Strikes is a good Talent when paired with Burning Blade Icon Burning Blade or Phantom Pain Icon Phantom Pain. If you have reliable sources of Slows in your team, this Talent will greatly improve your effectiveness in fights.

Harsh Winds Icon Harsh Winds gives Samuro enough damage potential to kill many Heroes in the game by himself. Harsh Winds greatly increases Samuro's burst damage. This makes hit and run harassment much more meaningful, often forcing enemies to retreat from the battlefield completely. It also increases the damage dealt by Bladestorm Icon Bladestorm, and is the standard pick with it.

Press the Attack Icon Press the Attack is very good with Crushing Blows Icon Crushing Blows, because it will make your extra damage faster, and deal much more damage to enemies. It should be picked with Illusion Master Icon Illusion Master, since it allows you to be attacking more often while controlling Images.

9.

Level 20 Talents for Samuro

Samuro Dance Of Death ✘︎
Dance Of Death (Level 20) World of Warcraft Samuro

Mirror Images use Bladestorm when Samuro does, but for 45% damage. If Samuro hits at least 20 enemy Heroes with Bladestorm, then reset its cooldown.

Samuro Three Blade Style ?
Three Blade Style (Level 20) World of Warcraft Samuro

Samuro's Mirror Images only deal half of the damage they take to themselves, effectively increasing their Health by 25% and their duration is increased to 16 seconds.

Samuro Wind Strider
Wind Strider (Level 20) World of Warcraft Samuro

Wind Walk's cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds.

Samuro Blademaster's Pursuit ?
Blademaster's Pursuit (Level 20) World of Warcraft Samuro

Advancing Strikes grants an additional 15% Movement Speed for Samuro and his Mirror Images, and its duration is increased by 2 seconds.

9.1.

Discussion

Dance Of Death Icon Dance Of Death can be decent if you get to reset Bladestorm often with it, but it is not hard to interrupt it with Stuns or Silences. For those reasons, we do not recommend Dance of Death with Bladestorm.

Three Blade Style Icon Three Blade Style is a good choice to destroy Structures or to pressure the opposing team into reacting in many different points at the same time, as it greatly increases Image durability and duration. Because you will be able to spread the Illusions out further, you will be capable of even more complex and mind-bending plays!

Several of the Talents that affect Wind Walk Icon Wind Walk cause unique effects, almost like an Ability. Wind Strider Icon Wind Strider is an amazing Talent because it allows you to activate these effects much more often. If you have two or more Talents invested into Wind Walk, this is almost irrefutably the best choice at Level 20.

Blademaster's Pursuit Icon Blademaster's Pursuit is primarily useful for the increased Movement Speed. This Talent is a good alternative to Three Blade Style Icon Three Blade Style if you are looking for a last fight, since it will add more than the other options.

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Changelog

  • 01 Mar. 2021: Builds and Talents updated after meta development.
  • 20 Nov. 2020: Builds and Talent recommendations updated to reflect current meta.
  • 14 Oct. 2020: Updated Builds and Talents after recent balance patch.
  • 09 Apr. 2020: Updated builds and Talents to reflect current meta.
  • 02 Jul. 2019: Recommended builds and Talents updated to reflect current meta.
  • 04 Mar. 2018: Talent section updated to reflect current meta.
  • 14 Dec. 2017: Talent section updated to reflect Samuro's rework.
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