Garrosh Build Guide “This will prove useful.”

Garrosh is a Tank who becomes more difficult to kill the closer he is to death because of how his Trait, Armor Up, works. Arguably, one of Garrosh's strongest mechanics is his ability to Displace enemy Heroes over relatively large distances via Wrecking Ball, something that will immensely impact the outcome of a team fight and put a lot of pressure on the enemy team while laning.

Strengths

• Incredibly durable via Armor Up, becomes harder to kill the closer he is to death
• Can reposition enemies or allies with Wrecking Ball and Into the Fray
• Very strong playmaker
• Provides a reliable frontline, with excellent damage mitigation
• Very high skill ceiling

Weaknesses

• Rather poor damage output, especially during the late game
• Can be easily kited, particularly by ranged assassins
• Absolutely no method of increasing mobility; relies entirely on abilities and crowd-control to reach his desired target
• Very complex Hero, requires mastery of many subtle nuances to be most effective

Groundbreaker Build

Recommended

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7 ? ?

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

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Garrosh's Groundbreaker Build gives him more survivability in the form of Shields when hitting enemy Heroes with Groundbreaker.

In particular, Garrosh becomes more durable thanks to the synergy between the cooldown reduction on Groundbreaker by Warbreaker at Level 1 and the Shield generation by Defensive Measures at Level 13.

Earthshaker further increases Garrosh's already good crowd control by giving him another tool to interrupt enemy Heroes.

Wrecking Ball Build

Situational

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7 ? ?

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

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Garrosh's Wrecking Ball Build gives him more damage in the late game when catching multiple Heroes with Wrecking Ball.

The bonus damage comes from the combination of Unrivaled Strength at Level 1 and Mortal Combo at Level 16, however, you also need Titanic Might at Level 20 to have access to this combo: Displace at least 2 enemy Heroes with Wrecking Ball, use Groundbreaker on them, and then Displace them on the spot two more times.

Bloodthirst Build

Beginner

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7 ? ?

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

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Garrosh's Bloodthirst Build gives him more survivability while also reducing the damage and healing done by enemy Heroes, allowing him to easily out-trade the enemy team.

The survivability comes in the form of healing when hitting enemy Heroes with Bloodthirst empowered with multiple Talents, including Seasoned Soldier at Level 16 that increases your maximum Health as well.

The damage reduction, which will help your whole team to survive for longer, comes from Oppressor at Level 7 and Deadly Calm at Level 20.

The healing reduction comes from Body Check at Level 1 and from Oppressor at Level 7.

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Garrosh synergizes with

If you want to get more value from Garrosh, pair him with Heroes who can follow up his engage with crowd control (such as Deckard Cain) and/or burst damage (for example Kael'thas).

Garrosh does not have a strong engage from the distance, so he likes to play in team with Heroes who have access to powerful Abiliities to help him engage (like Hanzo with Dragon's Arrow).

Compensate his lack of mobility (for example with Speed Barrier by Zarya) and Garrosh will become even more scary to play against as he will be able to just walk towards enemy Heroes for catching them with Wrecking Ball.

Garrosh is countered by

Garrosh does not like to face Heroes who have access to long-lasting Unstoppable effects (such as Johanna) because he cannot Displace them using Wrecking Ball. If they get Displaced instead of an ally to peel for them, then they can use that defensive Ability to walk out uncontested, unless crowd controlled to death.

Heroes who can kite him away from their team (for example Lunara) are great Garrosh's counters, however, keep in mind that he can occasionally mitigate this by activating Indomitable at Level 4.

Considering that Garrosh relies on Armor to mitigate incoming damage, he is weak to Percent Damage (like Leoric) and effects that reduce Armor (for example Sylvanas with Overwhelming Affliction at Level 1).

Another way to counter Garrosh is using tools to help allied Heroes survive burst damage (such as Force of Will by Medivh) and/or move them out of danger (like Leap of Faith by Anduin).

Garrosh's stronger maps

Garrosh's average maps

Garrosh's weaker maps

None

Garrosh thrives in situations where his enemies are forced to clump together in groups. This is because most of his abilities, notably Groundbreaker and Warlord's Challenge, gain value when they are able to strike more than one target. Maps with many narrow chokepoints provide Garrosh a playground of opportunities to catch out his enemies. Wrecking Ball is a lot of fun on maps with lots of terrain as Garrosh can use it to completely isolate an enemy Hero away from their allies by flipping them over a wall or structure into his team.

• Armor Up gives Garrosh an impressive amount of damage mitigation while at low Health, allowing him to stay in combat longer than most other Heroes.
• Groundbreaker can be used to Stun an enemy Hero before Displacing them with Wrecking Ball.
• Bloodthirst's self-sustain is most effective after Garrosh has suffered damage as it heals for a percentage of his missing Health.
• Remember that Wrecking Ball is not a targeted Ability and will always Displace the closest non-Unstoppable Hero (including Misha), Clone, Minion, or Mercenary within range. Summons and Monsters are invalid targets.
• Due to the small radius of Warlord's Challenge, it will sometimes be difficult to strike multiple Heroes with it. It will often times be worth using Warlord's Challenge on a single Hero should it help secure a kill and ensure a numbers advantage for Garrosh's team.
• To play around Abilities that give mobility or Unstoppable, you can use Wrecking Ball and immediately cast Warlord's Challenge before the target enemy Hero lands.

Garrosh is a great Hero choice for teams that are in need of a strong frontline and happen to lack a reliable source of crowd control. As a consequence, he works best with Heroes who are able to follow up on his engage with additional crowd control and especially large amounts of burst damage.