Brightwing Talents

1. Brightwing's Talent Build

Level	Choices
1	✘ ✔ ?
4	✔ ✘ ✔
7	✔ ✔ ✘
10	✔ ✔
13	✘ ✔ ✔
16	✔ ✔ ?
20	✔ ✔ ? ✔

2. Brightwing's Talent Build Cheatsheet

3. Level 1 Talents for Brightwing

3.1. Discussion

Hyper Shift allows Brightwing to teleport across the map a lot more frequently if she heals herself or her allies with Soothing Mist. This proves to be especially useful on larger maps like Cursed Hollow or Garden of Terror, as Brightwing is able to split-push more efficiently if she has her teleport available allowing her to assist her teammates if need be. This talent has great synergy with Peekaboo! at Level 7, which will add a shield and additional vision whenever Brightwing teleports to a friendly Hero.

Pixie Charm is only recommended on maps with a lot of Mercenary Camps that are also relatively safely to access, like Garden of Terror, Dragon Shire, or Sky Temple.

Greater Polymorph could perhaps be considered if the enemy team composition runs dangerous melee Assassins like Illidan or The Butcher that need to be shut down for as long as possible. And even then, the extra healing and cooldown reduction coming from Hyper Shift proves to be more useful throughout the game.

4. Level 4 Talents for Brightwing

4.1. Discussion

Dream Shot is a strong choice. The additional range allows Brightwing to keep a safer distance from her enemies, while the cooldown reduction has great synergy with talents like Sticky Flare at Level 7 and Hush! at Level 16.

Magic Spit increases Brightwing's Basic Attack range, which allows her to stay away from enemy Heroes more easily. The additional cooldown reduction on her Trait is a great extra to have.

Unstable Anomaly's additional damage is not significant enough to make this a worthwhile investment over the other Level 4 talents.

5. Level 7 Talents for Brightwing

5.1. Discussion

Peekaboo! works very well if you chose Hyper Shift at Level 1. Being able to reveal Stealthed enemies like Nova or Zeratul in a large radius around your selected ally can thwart the enemy team's plans of initiating a team fight and turn the momentum in your favour. The additional shield applied on the target is the icing on the cake that makes this talent a very solid choice.

Sticky Flare should mainly be considered if your team is lacking crowd control in general. Unlike other talents related to Arcane Flare, Sticky Flare's slow effect is a useful tool that allows you to slow several enemies at the same time, which can aid you in many different situations.

Critical Mist can only give you value every 120 seconds due to the cooldown of Soothing Mist. Even if you pick talents like Magic Spit at Level 4, which provide cooldown reduction, Critical Mist will likely not see enough value to justify the pick. Last but not least, due to the slow travel speed of the Soothing Mist's cleansing effect, the proc cannot be guaranteed. As a result, this talent will likely not have any or very little effect througout the game.

6. Level 10 Talents for Brightwing

6.1. Discussion

Blink Heal enables Brightwing to teleport to allies over short distances, which allows her to manoeuvre both defensively and offensively during team fights. Dodging enemy Basic Attacks or skill-shot abilities like Muradin's Storm Bolt or Stitches' Hook with the help of Blink Heal allows your team to turn on the enemy without worrying about the respective crowd control effects. By the same token, Brightwing is able to use Blink Heal as a gap-closing ability by using it on an allied unit to get in range of an enemy and cast an unexpected Polymorph on them.

Brightwing's second Heroic Ability, Emerald Wind, is a very effective, yet situational choice that needs to be used with great caution. There are several requirements that need to be met before you should decide to pick Emerald Wind instead of Blink Heal. Firstly, you should consider if you need a strong disengage ability to counter enemy initiators like Tyrael or Anub'arak. If the opposing team consists of at least two or more aggressive Warriors, Emerald Wind may indeed become a useful tool to keep them at bay. Secondly, you need to double-check whether your team has another Supporter in its lineup. Heroes like Tassadar or Tyrande can greatly assist Brightwing in keeping her teammates alive, which makes Emerald Wind a valid alternative to Blink Heal if there is an additional healer at your team's disposal.

7. Level 13 Talents for Brightwing

7.1. Discussion

Safety Dust provides a great healing boost. This talent can be paired with a short-distance Phase Shift to maximize the healing on a target in need.

Pixie Power provides an additional Spell Armor buff to the target of Brightwing's Pixie Dust ability. If the enemy team relies on Mages and their Spell damage, this talent becomes a great choice.

Pixie Boost's Movement Speed Boost is usually not strong enough to outperform the extra healing and Spell Armor from the other Level 13 talents.

8. Level 16 Talents for Brightwing

8.1. Discussion

Critterize enables Brightwing's Polymorph ability to increase all damage done to a single enemy Hero by 25%, which will allow your team to burst it down very quickly. Do not hesitate to make use of Critterize against engaging Warriors like Tyrael or E.T.C. to bring them down more quickly.

Hush! is only recommended if you picked the other Q-related talents at Level 4 and 7. Combined, Brightwing turns into a quite potent damage and crowd control heavy Hero.

Phase Out can be a recommended talent if the enemy team has a lot of burst damage and crowd control. The short 20-second cooldown makes it a very forgiving ability.

9. Level 20 Talents for Brightwing

9.1. Discussion

Intensive Winds should be taken if you decided to go for Emerald Wind at Level 10 and need further disengage. Keep in mind that Mana management becomes very crucial, since it increases the Mana cost of Emerald Wind tremendously.

Invisible Friends provides an infinite Invisible effect on both Brightwing and the healed target. This makes the talent a great saving or initiating tool to hit enemies unseen from the shadows.

Faerie Protector applies a talented instance of Pixie Dust on all nearby allied Heroes. This a very useful talent, even if the enemy team does not rely on Ability Damage too much.

Speedy Dragon increases Brightwing's Movement Speed by a large margin, which makes her much harder to catch. It can be a nice talent to pick up on larger maps like Cursed Hollow or Sky Temple, which require fast rotations, especially during the late game.

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