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Table of Contents
General Information
Welcome to our E.T.C. guide for Heroes of the Storm. Here you will learn everything you need to know in order to play E.T.C. in a competitive environment, whether you play on your own or with a team.
About the Author
Oxygen is a veteran of the MOBA genre, which he has been playing for nearly 15 years. He has coached some of Heroes of the Storm's most prominent North American players and teams alike, including Team Liquid. As a Master player, he enjoys playing all Heroes and roles.
1. Quick Reference
Balanced Build (talent calculator link)
This Balanced Build seeks to provide E.T.C with a healthy mix of offense,
defense, and crowd control. Key aspects of the build lie in
greatly improving the disruption potential of 
Face Melt, and in
improving E.T.C.'s generally abysmal waveclear through
the 
Echo Pedal. Though 
Mosh Pit is suggested as a Heroic Ability,
Stage Dive is a valid choice as well.
Synergies and Counters
E.T.C.'s aggressive crowd control-oriented Ability set makes him particularly useful to any Hero who is able to follow up on said crowd control with their own Ability combo.
Although very well rounded, E.T.C. may struggle against Heroes that have
ways of avoiding his 
Powerslide, reliably interrupt
Mosh Pit, or otherwise kiting him.
Maps
Having a well-rounded Ability set, E.T.C. works well on most Maps. His sub-par PvE damage dealing capacity, however, makes him a poor choice on any Map featuring Objectives that need to be taken out quickly.
TL;DR Tips
- Use
Powerslide along with 
Face Melt to easily push opponents towards or away from your teammates. - Make the best out of
Rockstar's Armor by using 
Guitar Solo whenever you are being attacked. - Capitalise on
Stage Dive's global range to split push or soak Experience. - Keep track of enemy crowd control so that
Mosh Pit is not interrupted.
2. Introduction
E.T.C. is a well-rounded Warrior. His strongest points are his exceptional durability, disruption Abilities, and team-wide buffs. As an archetypal frontlining tank, E.T.C. players are expected to set-up and peel for their more fragile allies in order to allow them to support and deal damage more effectively.
3. Strengths
- Hard to kill and gank
- Multiple crowd control Abilities and interrupts
- Some team support in the form of area of effect buffs
- Flexible Heroic Ability choices
4. Weaknesses
- Dependent on good positioning
- Limited area of effect damage
- Predictable playstyle
5. Role in the Current Meta
E.T.C.'s high base Health and the defensive nature of his Talents and
Abilities make him one of the toughest tanks. Powerslide and
Face Melt are versatile Abilities that allow him to both initiate and peel effectively.
His trait, 
Rockstar, generously increases his Armor,
granted its effects are maintained. Both Heroic Ability choices —
Mosh Pit and Stage Dive — are game changing. Mosh Pit is a dangerous channeled area
of effect stun that has the potential to lock down an entire team for a lengthy
amount of time. Stage Dive turns E.T.C. into a potent split-pusher,
allowing a team to safely pressure two Objectives at once after the laning
phase.
6. Reading Further
To take things further, we have 2 more pages that you can read:
- Abilities and Strategy: an overview of your hero's abilities and how to use them;
- Talent Build: a detailed rundown of your talents and how to choose them.
7. ChangeLog
+ show all entries - show only 10 entries- 26 Apr. 2017 (this page): Guide updated for Genji's patch and moved to the new format.
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