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

Bloodthirst Build

Recommended

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Level 4 ? ?

Level 7

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Level 13

Level 16

Level 20 ? ?

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Garrosh's Bloodthirst Build provides various improvements which allow him to shine in most situations: additional damage, more survivability, and utility to help teammates.

The synergy between Bloodcraze at Level 13 and Seasoned Soldier at Level 16 makes you quite durable, especially if when you can safely wait 3 seconds between Bloodthirst's casts.

Groundbreaker Build

Advanced

Level 1

Level 4

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Level 13

Level 16

Level 20 ?

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Garrosh's Groundbreaker Build gives you more crowd control and some survivability at the cost of damage. As such, this Build is oriented towards a defensive playstyle, when your team needs a lot of peeling.

Thanks to Earthshaker at Level 16, you will have an additional interrupt and an easier time grouping enemy Heroes: use Wrecking Ball to throw an enemy Hero on top of another one, walk towards them as they are Stunned, and use Warlord's Challenge once in range.

Wrecking Ball Build

Advanced

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

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Level 13

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Level 20

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Garrosh's Wrecking Ball Build gives you more crowd control and damage at the cost of survivability. As such, this Build is oriented towards an aggressive playstyle, when your team does not need a lot of peeling.

Thanks to Mortal Combo at Level 16 and Titanic Might at Level 20, when catching 2 enemy Heroes with Wrecking Ball and hitting them with Groundbreaker right after, you will be able to throw them on the spot 2 more times.

ARAM Build

ARAM

Level 1 ?

Level 4 ?

Level 7

Level 10 ?

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20 ? ?

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Garrosh's ARAM Build provides various improvements which allow him to shine in most situations: additional damage, more survivability, and utility to help teammates.

The synergy between Bloodcraze at Level 13 and Seasoned Soldier at Level 16 makes you quite durable, especially if when you can safely wait 3 seconds between Bloodthirst's casts.

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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 on-demand Unstoppable effects (such as Johanna) because Wrecking Ball will not target them but the second nearest target in range. If these Heroes get thrown 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-based 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

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 choke points 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 impassable terrain 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 or after throwing 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 automatically target 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.