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Table of Contents
General Information
On this page, we present the viable talent choices for playing Brightwing in a competitive environment in Heroes of the Storm. For each talent, we explain what they do and why they should or should not be taken.
The other pages of our Brightwing guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
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1. Talent Build
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2. Common Talent Paths
Protective Blink Heal Build: strong heal-over-time with good mobility
Phase Shift Build: outstanding global mobility combined with powerful shields and ability protection
Soothing Mist Cooldown Reduction Build: Solid poking and empowered passive healing
3. Level 1 Talents
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3.1. Descriptions
Dream Shot reduces Arcane Flare's
cooldown by 1 second for each enemy Hero hit by the outer radius, and 3 seconds
for each enemy Hero hit by the inner radius.
Unfurling Spray increases Soothing Mist's
range by 20%.
Hyper Shift reduces 
Phase Shift's
cooldown by 2 seconds every time Brightwing heals an allied Hero (excluding herself) with
Soothing Mist.
Pixie Charm causes Brightwing to gain 1 stack
of Bribe every time she heals an allied Hero. 20 stacks of Bribe can be used
to instantly defeat a neutral Mercenary. Does not work on Bosses. Brightwing
can not accumulate more than 80 stacks of Bribe at the same time.
3.2. Recommended
Dream Shot is an interesting choice. Despite
being a rather offensive talent, it possesses strong synergy with Mistified,
which benefits from having low cooldowns on your Basic Abilities. This
allows Brightwing to harm her enemies while at the same time healing
and protecting her allies.
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 Mistified at Level 7, which will
reduce Soothing Mist's cooldown every time Brightwing uses one of her Basic
Abilities.
Pixie Charm is a very useful talent on larger maps, like
Cursed Hollow or Garden of Terror, that offer several neutral Mercenary Camps.
The ability to sneakily steal one of the enemy Siege Giant Camps, or to quickly
capture one of your own will greatly increase lane pressure and also provide your
team with a nice amount of additional experience. However, keep in mind that you
should have 2 charges of Bribe if you are trying to steal a Camp without the help
of one of your allies. Mercenaries are a powerful tool to force the enemy
team's attention towards defending their lanes while your team attempts to take
Map Objectives, or to support pushes against the enemy defense lines. Due to
Brightwing's Phase Shift ability, she can bribe a
Mercenary Camp on her own and then join her team very quickly by teleporting to
one of her allies, which is why we recommend this talent, except if you happen
to play on Tomb of the Spider Queen, since Mercenary Camps are quite insignificant
on this particular map.
3.3. Situational
Unfurling Spray is a useful talent that enables Soothing Mist's healing effect to cover a larger
radius around Brightwing. We found this talent to be particularly useful on maps
that require teams to group up and act together. This includes maps like Towers
of Doom or Tomb of the Spider Queens, where narrow lanes and choke points allow
Brightwing to potentially sustain her entire team with Unfurling Spray.
4. Level 4 Talents
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4.1. Descriptions
Arcane Barrage increases the casting range of Arcane Flare by 50%
Unstable Anomaly causes Polymorph
to deal a medium amount of damage to its target and nearby enemies after
its effect wears off.
Manic Pixie causes Soothing Mist
to heal for an additional medium amount over time as long as allies have
Pixie Dust on them.
Peekaboo! causes Phase Shift
to grant vision and reveal cloaked Heroes in a large area around the targeted
ally for 6 seconds.
4.2. Recommended
Peekaboo! works very well if you chose Hyper Shift
at Level 1. Being able to reveal cloaked 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.
Manic Pixie is a somewhat unreliable yet powerful
talent which works very well with Unfurling Spray
at Level 1, as it increases Soothing Mist's range
significantly. All in all, the potential of providing allies with an additional
heal is something that can add a lot to Brightwing's overall power level
(especially before reaching Level 10) which is why we recommend choosing this
talent if you are an experienced Brightwing player.
4.3. Situational
Unstable Anomaly has the potential to secure kills
on retreating enemies that would not have been possible otherwise. Additionally,
the enemy Hero that got Polymorphed by Brightwing,
is usually the priority target as well which is why Unstable Anomaly does a decent
job at assisting your team's focused damage.
4.4. Not Recommended
Arcane Barrage is a questionable talent, since Arcane Flare's innate casting range is already fairly
high.
5. Level 7 Talents
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5.1. Descriptions
Mistified reduces
Soothing Mist's cooldown by 0.5 seconds every time
Brightwing uses one of her Basic Abilities.
Phase Shield causes
Phase Shift to also shield the target for 10 seconds
after Brightwing finished her teleport. The shield does not get cast if
Brightwing gets interrupted while channeling Phase Shift.
Cleanse is an activatable talent that
instantly renders the targeted allied Hero
Unstoppable for 1 second. Cleanse has a 60-second
cooldown and cannot be used on oneself.
5.2. Recommended
Mistified increases Brightwing's healing
output significantly during team fights. Brightwing's lack of early game burst
heal before Level 10 makes Mistified an essential talent, especially on maps like Battlefield
of Eternity or Cursed Hollow, which force extensive skirmishes out of both teams
in order to secure control of Map Objectives. Keep in mind that Mistified also
has strong synergy with Hyper Shift, as both talents
mutually benefit from each other.
Cleanse is a strong talent on
Brightwing, although she loses a lot of her healing potential if she decides to
neglect Mistified. However, cleansing allied
Heroes who are impaired by enemy crowd control effects can sometimes prove to be
more efficient than restoring parts of their health. If you notice that the
enemy team composition relies heavily on stuns, roots, or slows, Cleanse can
completely thwart their plans. Keep in mind that Cleanse can be used preemptively
as well, in order to make allied targets temporarily immune to imminent crowd
control effects. Simply use Cleanse shortly before abilities like Tyrael's
Judgment or Malfurion's
Entangling Roots are about to hit your teammates to
negate the respective crowd control effect.
5.3. Situational
Phase Shield should only be chosen if you have
several fragile Assassins or Specialists, such as Illidan, Jaina, or Sylvanas,
in your team that need special protection. Also, this talent works well if you
plan on doing a lot of split-pushing. In general, however,
Phase Shield cannot keep up with the utility that Mistified
or Cleanse provide you with.
It is not a bad talent per se, but it requires a lot of
map awareness for your
Phase Shifts to be on point, as otherwise you would
have pretty much wasted this talent.
6. Level 10 Talents
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6.1. Descriptions
Blink Heal allows Brightwing to teleport herself
to a nearby friendly target, healing it for a medium amount. This Heroic ability
has 2 stacks and 10-second recharge time.
Emerald Wind causes Brightwing to create a gust of
wind that damages all enemies caught in its path, while pushing them away at the
same time. It also passively increases Soothing Mist's
healing by 8%.
6.2. Recommended
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.
Blink Heal turns Brightwing into an unpredictable Hero, who is able to pull off surprising moves and play with her opponents' minds. In order to use Blink Heal efficiently during team fights, we advise you to never stay in one place for too long. Instead, try to capitalise on your enemies' inability to keep up with your speed. Drawing the attention of your opponents to you, only to blink out of harm's way, can significantly affect the enemy team's ability to focus the right targets, and thus significantly increase the performance of your own Assassins during longer engagements.
6.3. Situational
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. We are going to talk more about how
and when to use Emerald Wind efficiently on the Strategy, Tips & Tricks page.
Keep in mind that Emerald Wind's passive effect increases Soothing Mist's
healing by 8%, which is why you should always make sure to stay as close
in order to heal as many of them as possible.
7. Level 13 Talents
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7.1. Descriptions
Sticky Flare causes
Arcane Flare to also slow the movement speed of
enemies hit by 30% for 3 seconds.
Pixie Boost causes Pixie Dust
to also increase your target's movement speed by 50%. This buff decays to 20%
over the next 1.5 seconds.
Shield Dust causes Pixie Dust
to also reduce incoming Ability damage by 40%.
Ice Block is an activatable talent that
instantly puts you into stasis for up to 3 seconds, preventing all damage and
effects and pausing damage-over-time effects, but preventing you from taking
any action for the duration. If you are affected by any damage over time
effect, like 
Envenom, the effect is paused until you
come out of stasis. Ice Block can be reactivated to end its effects early, and
has a 60-second cooldown.
7.2. Recommended
Ice Block provides great protection if Brightwing
becomes the main focus of the enemy team. Brightwing can activate Ice Block to
become untargetable and invulnerable for 3 seconds, while
Soothing Mist still continues to heal nearby
teammates. This talent works exceptionally well if combined with
Blink Heal. Use the latter to teleport yourself to
an injured target and use Ice Block to prevent the enemy from attacking you.
If the usage of Ice Block leaves you exposed to enemy focus fire, using Blink Heal
again on a nearby allied minion or Hero can save your life.
Shield Dust is a strong talent against enemy team
compositions that rely on Heroes such as Jaina
or Kael'thas. However, Shield Dust
requires Brightwing to use Pixie Dust a lot more
carefully, as she will also have to observe enemy spellcasters thoroughly in order
to protect targeted allies from ability damage.
7.3. Situational
Sticky Flare should mainly be considered if your
team is lacking crowd control in general. Unlike other talents related to
Pixie Dust, 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.
7.4. Not Recommended
Pixie Boost provides an additional movement speed
buff to the target of Brightwing's Pixie Dust ability.
This does look tempting at first, however, Pixie Dust's relatively long cooldown
and its small casting range prevent Pixie Boost from reaching the same level of
utility as the other talents available at Level 13.
8. Level 16 Talents
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8.1. Descriptions
Greater Polymorph increases the duration of
Polymorph by 0.75 seconds.
Critterize causes
Polymorph to increase all damage dealt to the
target by 25% for 2 seconds.
Bouncy Dust causes
Pixie Dust to bounce on one additional nearby
allied Hero.
Hardened Focus causes your Basic Abilities to
cooldown 50% faster while your current Health is above 80% of its maximum
total.
8.2. Recommended
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. If timed correctly on a high priority target like Illidan or Zeratul,
Critterize can help your team to get rid of a big threat within a couple of
seconds, which is likely going to result in you winning a team fight. Do not
hesitate to make use of Critterize against engaging Warriors like Tyrael or
E.T.C., as well, in order to stop them from causing confusion within your own
ranks and to bring them down more quickly.
8.3. Situational
Greater Polymorph could 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. Extending Polymorph's duration by 1 second will greatly help
negating their damage potential.
Hardened Focus should only be picked if you
took Mistified at Level 7 and plan on
taking Revitalizing Mist at Level 20. The increased
cooldown reduction coming from Hardened Focus will significantly cause
Brightwing to trigger Soothing Mist
more often, which results in exceptionally strong passive healing during
the late game.
8.4. Not Recommended
Bouncy Dust is an underwhelming talent mostly
because Brightwing cannot influence the additional target of
Pixie Dust which makes this talent very unreliable.
We do not recommend neglecting a potential game-changing talent like
Critterize in favour of Bouncy Dust.
9. Level 20 Talents
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9.1. Descriptions
Double Wyrmhole allows Brightwing to cast another
instance of Blink Heal on a different target within
2 seconds. Doing so does not consume a charge of Blink Heal.
Continuous Winds causes
Emerald Wind to release two additional gusts of wind
that deal 25% damage. Furthermore, it increases Emerald Wind's passive healing
bonus to 15%.
Revitalizing Mist increases a friendly Hero's healing
received from Soothing Mist by 25% seconds for 6
seconds after healing them with Soothing Mist. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
Storm Shield is an activatable talent that
provides all nearby allied Heroes, including oneself, with a Shield equal to
20% each respective target's maximum Health for 3 seconds. Storm Shield has a
45-second cooldown.
9.2. Recommended
Double Wyrmhole makes Brightwing one of the most
mobile Heroes in the game. Being able to quickly cast another instance of
Blink Heal on a different target enables her to
effectively heal up to 4 different targets with only 2 charges of Blink Heal.
It also makes her incredibly hard to catch for the enemy team, as she is constantly
switching positions during a skirmish or team fight. Double Wyrmhole allows
experienced Brightwing players to pull off flashy manoeuvres by juking
enemy abilities and attacks, while keeping mutiple allies alive at the same time.
Storm Shield is on of the most powerful defensive
talents in the game. It can be put to great use on Brightwing as well, as
Blink Heal enables her to quickly reposition herself
next to allies needing additional protection. Storm Shield allows you to sustain
ongoing pushes and sieges, and is a great tool to stop enemy AoE burst damage,
especially from spell-dependant Assassins like Jaina or Kael'thas.
9.3. Situational
Continuous Winds should be taken if you decided to
go for Emerald Wind at Level 10. This upgrade on your
Heroic ability will cause Brightwing to be one of the most formidable disengaging
Heroes in the game, who is capable of keeping enemy Heroes far away from your
backline. Furthermore, the damage done by each gust of wind is surprisingly
high, which is why Continuous Wind can catch the enemy team by surprise and
provide your team with a lot of momentum during a team fight.
Revitalizing Mist greatly increases the power of Soothing Mist if Brightwing manages to
continously heal the same allies withing 6 seconds. However, this short time frame
is also a big disadvantage, especially if she uses Blink Heal to
quickly reposition herself in order to assist allies in need. Revitalizing Mist has
great synergy with Unfurling Spray at Level 1, which
helps Brightwing to stay in range of her previously healed targets more easily.
10. ChangeLog
+ show all entries - show only 10 entries- 13 Sep. 2016: Removed Bribe and updated Relentless Leader's description following the Machines of War update.
- 27 Jul. 2016: Changed some of Brightwing's talents in accordance with the latest balance update.
- 12 Jul. 2016: Updated Brightwing's talent descriptions and recommendations for Level 1, 7, and 20, following the changes in Gul'dan's patch.
- 17 May 2016: Updated Greater Polymorph's description following Chromie's patch changes.
- 14 Apr. 2016: Added Emerald Wind's passive effect in accordance with the latest Balance Update.
- 20 Jan. 2016: Removed Arcane Precision in accordance with the latest update.
- 30 Nov. 2015: Added the Phase Shift Build.
- 21 Aug. 2015: Changed the description of Cleanse in accordance with the latest update.
- 02 Jul. 2015: Rewrote most of the page, following the massive changes to Brightwing talents in the Butcher patch.
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