Alexstrasza Talents

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Abundance Build

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Alexstrasza's Abundance Build focuses on area of effect healing and increases your survivability against dives.

Considering that you are spending multiple Talents on Abundance, this Build will be harder to play against area of effect damage and crowd control effects because they can prevent Heroes from benefitting from it.

Gift of Life Build

Situational

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Alexstrasza's Gift of Life Build provides high single target sustain healing, regardless of being in combat or not, but it comes online only after unlocking Lifeblossom at Level 7.

The major weakness of this Build is that its healing output goes down when Alexstrasza takes damage, so it should not be played when the enemy team has Heroes who can easily dive her.

Flame Buffet Build

Situational

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Alexstrasza's Flame Buffet Build provides good self-sustain to increase your survivability during team fights and massively improves your Dragonqueen in the late game at the cost of healing and early-game power.

Ancient Flame at Level 20 greatly empowers Dragonqueen, allowing you to single-handedly win team fights if the enemy team does not play around it. Slow enemies with Heat Exhaustion at Level 4 and heal yourself with Fire Within at Level 7.

We do not recommend playing this Build on Maps where the early game is important (notably Braxis Holdout) because it provides low sustain healing and needs to scale into the late game.

ARAM Build

ARAM

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Alexstrasza's ARAM Build focuses on area of effect healing and increases your survivability against dives.

Considering that you are spending multiple Talents on Abundance, this Build will be harder to play against area of effect damage and crowd control effects because they can prevent Heroes from benefitting from it.

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Live and Let Live (Level 1) Alexstrasza

While above 75% Health, Gift of Life's cooldown recharges 125% faster.

Dragonqueen: While above 75% Health, Breath of Life's cooldown recharges 25% faster.

Live and Let Live is a good Talent that reduces the cooldown of Gift of Life when Alexstrasza has high Health, increasing her already great single-target healing output even more. While Dragonqueen is active, it reduces the cooldown of Breath of Life instead, but for a reduced amount.

To keep Alexstrasza at high Health, you have to rely on Abundance and either Lifeblossom or Fire Within at Level 7. If you are in danger, you can even use Life-Binder on a high-Health allied Hero to go from low to high Health yourself.

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Circle of Life (Level 1) Alexstrasza

Quest: Collect Regeneration Globes.

Reward: After collecting 10 Regeneration Globes, Abundance heals for an additional 5% maximum Health.

Reward: After collecting 15 Regeneration Globes, Abundance's healing burst creates a Regeneration Globe.

Circle of Life is a strong Quest-based Talent that empowers the healing and utility provided by Abundance, not only for allied Heroes but also for Alexstrasza herself. While Dragonqueen is active, it empowers the healing provided by Preservation instead.

The first Reward provides more healing while the second Reward provides a Regeneration Globe—even more healing, some Mana, and synergy with a few Heroes (such as Mephisto with Spite at Level 4). Keep in mind that, after 3 seconds, Regeneration Globes become neutral and thus enemy Heroes become able to pick them up.

This is the only Talent in this Tier that directly increases Alexstrasza's survivability, by healing her more with Abundance and by healing her with the spawning Regeneration Globe. These effects work even during Dragonqueen, but only if you cast Abundance right before transforming, making it an interesting Talent for when building around Ancient Flame.

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Flames of Fury (Level 1) Alexstrasza

Reduce the Mana cost of Flame Buffet from 50 to 40.

Quest: Hit Burning enemy Heroes with Flame Buffet. 20 hits unlocks a Mythic Quest.

Reward: After hitting 20 Heroes, hitting a Burning enemy Hero with Flame Buffet reduces Dragonqueen's cooldown by 6 seconds.

Mythic Quest: After hitting 40 more Heroes without dying, Dragonqueen damage against Heroes refreshes its duration.

Flames of Fury is a decent Quest-based Talent that makes Flame Buffet reduce the cooldown of Dragonqueen each time it hits an enemy Hero. After unlocking the first Reward, you can start getting stacks for the Mythic Reward. At that point, if you manage to get all the stacks required without dying, you will be able to refresh Dragonqueen's duration when damaging enemy Heroes. Note that you cannot gain stacks while in Dragonqueen, even if you pick Ancient Flame at Level 20.

The weakness of this Talent is that it forces Alexstrasza to stay nearby enemy Heroes when she is weak due to Dragonqueen being on cooldown, especially considering that not going for Live and Let Live or Circle of Life will make her even weaker at that.

The strength of this Talent is that gives Alexstrasza the opportunity to use Dragonqueen more often, something that may be useful when at least on of the following points is true:

• Allied Heroes have access to self-sustain and enemy Heroes do not have access to too much poke damage;
• The Map allows you to easily get Level 20 for Ancient Flame and you can get value from Dragonqueen on a shorter cooldown.

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Surge of Vitality (Level 4) Alexstrasza

Abundance's healing burst grants allied Heroes 30% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.

Surge of Vitality is a good Talent that can be a good choice if your frontline lacks mobility and can get value from additional Movement Speed (for example Garrosh).

As for many other Talents and Abilities which can hit multiple targets, you do not necessarily need to hit multiple allied Heroes with Abundance to get enough value from this Talent.

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Heat Exhaustion (Level 4) Alexstrasza

Increase Flame Buffet's Slow from 40% to 50% and cause it to no longer decay.

Heat Exhaustion is a strong Talent that empowers the Slow provided by Flame Buffet. In particular, it increases its value and it removes its decay, helping yourself to land consecutive hits and allowing allied Heroes to deal more damage.

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Exuberance (Level 4) Alexstrasza

While above 75% Health, gain 15% Movement Speed.

Exuberance is a good Talent that gives mobility, something that Alexstrasza lacks and that is always useful to have because it helps to get a better position or even to escape when needed. This effect works during Dragonqueen too.

Thanks to the Movement Speed provided, Exuberance has synergy with Lifeblossom at Level 7.

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Lifeblossom (Level 7) Alexstrasza

While above 75% Health, casting Gift of Life creates a Lifeblossom at the target's location, Breath of Life instead removes Slows and Roots from the target.

After collecting a Lifeblossom, the next Gift of Life costs no Health.

Passive: Reduces the cost of Gift of Life to 10% of Alexstrasza's current Health.

Lifeblossom is a good Talent that passively reduces the Health cost of Gift of Life. Furthermore, after casting Gift of Life while having a lot of Health remaining, a Lifeblossom appears near the target and disappears after 7 seconds. If collected in time, the next Gift of Life costs no Health. While in Dragonqueen, this Talent makes the next Breath of Life remove Roots and Slows from the target.

Considering that their effect does not expire if not used, you should always try to have a Lifeblossom stored for the next team fight, so that you will be full Health for a few more seconds, something that indirectly increases your healing output—the less Health you have, the less Gift of Life will heal.

You do not have to collect each and every Lifeblossom, especially if you prioritize healing yourself with Abundance. If you expect to take damage while collecting a Lifeblossom, then do not collect it because its only purpose is to keep your Health high and taking damage in the process would be a useless or even detrimental move.

Thanks to her Health not being consumed like when not having Lifeblossom, Alexstrasza can get more value from Live and Let Live at Level 1.

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Verdant Flourish (Level 7) Alexstrasza

Alexstrasza receives 40% more healing from Abundance and 100% more healing from Regeneration Globes.

Verdant Flourish is a strong Talent that gives Alexstrasza more self-healing via Abundance and Regeneration Globes, therefore it has great synergy with Circle of Life at Level 1.

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Fire Within (Level 7) Alexstrasza

Hitting a Burning Hero with Flame Buffet heals Alexstrasza for 10% of her maximum Health.

Fire Within is a good Talent that increases Alexstrasza's self-healing, but it does not work when there are no enemy Heroes nearby.

Thanks to the Health being restored when hitting enemy Heroes with Flame Buffet, Alexstrasza can get more value from Live and Let Live at Level 1.

In this section we discuss when and why to pick a given Heroic Ability. If you want to read how they work in detail and/or you are looking for some tips on how to use them, check them out on the Abilities and Strategy page.

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Life-Binder (Level 10) Alexstrasza

• Mana: 50
• Cooldown: 50 seconds

Bind Alexstrasza's life force with an allied Hero. Both her and her target are healed for 480 (+4% per level) Health over 2 seconds. Afterwards, the Hero with a lower percentage of Health is healed to the same Health percentage as the other Hero.

Dragonqueen: Cast range increased by 45%.

Life-Binder is a strong Heroic Ability that, after linking Alexstrasza and a target allied Hero, it heals both Heroes by a small amount and then heals the one of the two that has less Health percentage up to the same Health percentage of the other Hero.

Pick it when the enemy team tends to focus all their damage on a single Hero, but remember that its main healing effect takes 2 seconds to go off, so you should cast it as soon as you realize who will be focused down to death.

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Cleansing Flame (Level 10) Alexstrasza

• Mana: 100
• Cooldown: 100 seconds

After 1.25 seconds, take to the sky and drop 5 fireballs over 6 seconds at the position of the mouse cursor. Fireballs deal 135 (+4% per level) damage to enemies and heal allied Heroes for 300 (+4% per level) Health.

2 seconds after dropping all fireballs, Alexstrasza lands at the position of the mouse cursor.

Cleansing Flame is a strong Heroic Ability that mostly heals allied Heroes in the target area but also deals some damage to enemies hit, making it a great addition during team fights.

We find this Heroic Ability particularly useful as it not only heals but it also makes Alexstrasza not targetable for its duration, often saving your life. Dragonqueen is paused during it.

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Dragon Scales (Level 13) Alexstrasza

Gain 50 Armor while Stunned, Rooted, or Silenced, and for 2 seconds after. Can only trigger once every 10 seconds.

Dragon Scales is a good defensive Talent that, every 10 seconds, can give you a high amount of Armor for a duration equal to 2 seconds plus the duration of the longest valid crowd control effect—Stun, Root, or Silence—that hit you while it isn't on cooldown.

When you get hit by one of the aforementioned crowd control effects, the effect goes off and you gain Armor. When you get hit again by one of them while the effect is active, the effect continues and its duration gets extended. When all of them expire, the cooldown starts ticking and the effect continues for 2 more seconds and then expires.

To counter this Talent, the enemy team should wait for a crowd control effect to end before using the next one, otherwise Dragon Scales stays active for longer and Alexstrasza becomes harder to kill. Armor reduction effects help them, but it is still better for them to play around it.

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Pacify (Level 13) Alexstrasza

• Cooldown: 60 seconds

Activate to Slow and reduce an enemy Hero's damage by 50% for 3 seconds.

Healing a Stunned, Rooted, or Silenced ally reduces Pacify's cooldown by 30 seconds.

Pacify is a useful defensive Talent that provides a form of peeling to Alexstrasza, something that she definitely lacks.

Pick it while playing against Heroes who can dive in the backline of your team (such as Illidan).

Remember that healing Heroes affected by Stun, Root, or Silence effects will reduce its cooldown by 30 seconds. You can easily get value from this by healing allied Heroes with Dragonqueen's Basic Attacks.

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Life Unbound (Level 13) Alexstrasza

• Cooldown: 90 seconds

Activate to heal an allied Hero for 15% of their maximum Health and deal 200 (+4% per level) damage to nearby enemies.

Healing a Stunned, Rooted, or Silenced ally reduces Life Unbound's cooldown by 30 seconds.

Cannot be used on Alexstrasza.

Life Unbound is a solid healing Talent that increases your healing output even more, especially if used on Heroes with high maximum Health (such as Stitches or Tanks in general), and deals some area of effect damage around the chosen allied Hero, but it cannot be used to heal Alexstrasza.

Remember that healing Heroes affected by Stun, Root, or Silence effects will reduce its cooldown by 30 seconds. You can easily get value from this by healing allied Heroes with Dragonqueen's Basic Attacks.

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Tough Love (Level 16) Alexstrasza

Gift of Life grants its target 10 Armor for 2.5 seconds, increased to 30 while Alexstrasza is above 75% Health.

Tough Love is a good Talent that makes Gift of Life give a fixed amount of Armor to the target allied Hero, increased if Alexstrasza has high Health.

Note that Alexstrasza cannot get Armor from this Talent because Gift of Life cannot be self-cast. Reducing the damage allied Heroes take, however, indirectly helps you pay less Health to save them.

If you struggle to keep your team alive against burst damage, this Talent is quite useful. You can also use it as a buffer, to ensure that Life-Binder goes off before the targeted allied Hero dies.

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Overprotective (Level 16) Alexstrasza

Heroes healed by Abundance gain a Shield for 6 seconds equal to 70% of the amount healed.

Overprotective is a strong Talent that adds additional protection to allied Heroes affected by Abundance in the form of Shields.

You can get more value from this Talent if your team has a lot of melee Heroes and the enemy team does not have ways to completely deny its value. Alternatively, you can pick it to increase your own survivability, which can be useful when playing against dive Heroes.

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Draconic Discipline (Level 16) Alexstrasza

Increase Dragonqueen Basic Attack healing by 50%. For each allied Hero healed with Dragonqueen Basic Attacks, reduce Preservation's cooldown by 1.25 seconds.

Draconic Discipline is a good Talent that, while in Dragonqueen, increase the healing done via Basic Attacks and reduces the cooldown of Preservation when healing allied Heroes via Basic Attacks.

The cooldown reduction allows you to cast Preservation multiple times while in Dragonqueen, even without using Cleansing Flame to extend its duration.

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Ritual of Life (Level 20) Alexstrasza

Life-Binder activates 3 times over 6 seconds.

Ritual of Life is a strong Talent that makes Life-Binder heal three times, effectively making Alexstrasza and another Hero in your team very hard to kill for 6 seconds.

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On Ruby Wings (Level 20) Alexstrasza

Healing or damaging 3 or more Heroes with a single Cleansing Flame fireball causes that fireball to not be consumed.

On Ruby Wings is a good Talent that allows Alexstrasza to continue using Cleansing Flame without consuming charges as long as she keeps hitting at least 3 Heroes with it. Whether they are allied or enemy Heroes, it does not matter.

If you use Dragonqueen and then cast Cleansing Flame before it expires, the transformation will last for a total of 30 seconds. When doing so, you will skip the channel time for Cleansing Flame because it is instant cast during Dragonqueen. Based on the situation, you may want to use both Abilities together or split them.

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Ancient Flame (Level 20) Alexstrasza

While Dragonqueen is active, Alexstrasza's Basic Attacks apply Flame Buffet. This does not grant Quest stacks.

Passive: Dragonqueen grants 25% more maxium Health.

Ancient Flame is a good Talent that, while in Dragonqueen, increases your maximum Health and makes each Basic Attack count as a cast of Flame Buffet. You will benefit from all related Talents but you will not be able to gain stacks for Flame Buffet.

Since Dragonqueen's cooldown starts when its effect ends, you cannot use Flames of Fury at Level 1 in combination with Ancient Flame to have a second Dragonqueen cast available when the effect from the first one expires.

In order for this Talent to be worth picking over the alternatives, you need at least Fire Within at Level 7 to increase your self-healing during team fights and preferably Heat Exhaustion at Level 4 to keep enemy Heroes within range of your Basic Attacks for longer.

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Blessing of the Red (Level 20) Alexstrasza

• Cooldown: 40 seconds

Activate to grant an allied Hero 500 bonus maximum Health until they die.

Cannot be used on Alexstrasza, or on a Hero who already has Blessing of the Red.

Blessing of the Red is a situational Talent that can be used to provide 500 non-scaling bonus maximum Health to an allied Hero until they die, making them more resilient to burst damage.

Use it on Heroes who struggle to survive when being focused down by the enemy team because they have low maximum Health (for example Tracer). You can also pick it when you are going for the enemy Core and it makes no sense to empower your Heroic Ability or Trait as they are on cooldown.