Heroes of the Storm Braxis Holdout Tier List

Auriel can use Sacred Sweep on enemy Minions to gain a lot of Energy and keep her teammates healthy. You may need healing reduction effects to deal with her.

Chromie is one of the strongest poke Heroes in the game and can also deal a considerable amount of burst damage. After the recent buffs, Unravelling at Level 18 is extremely powerful, however, Temporal Loop can still be picked to punish team compositions without Cleanse.

Dehaka excels on big Maps, where you can get value from Brushstalker to quickly join your team. This tool can be used to outnumber the enemy team while the enemy Offlaner is busy somewhere else or still traveling due to not being global like Dehaka.

Garrosh is a threatening Tank who can punish enemy Heroes who get too close. This characteristics makes him particularly scary in the early game and around Objectives with narrow spaces where he can flank with ease.

Genji is a strong Ranged Assassin who can use his mobility and damage output to punish most Ranged Assassins. Stay near Heroes who can peel and/or heal, especially in the late game.

Hogger is a well-rounded Bruiser who can clear Minions and Mercenaries efficiently and dish out a solid amount of damage against Heroes during team fights, especially in the late game.

Maiev is a scary Melee Assassin who has a powerful displacement tool and can deal an insanely high amount of damage to grouped (two or more) enemy Heroes. Avoid unnecessary team fights and spread when fighting against her.

Mephisto is the most powerful Ranged Assassin in the game when it comes to damage done to enemy Heroes in team fights, however, he does not excel at macro, especially at capturing Mercenaries. Avoid unnecessary team fights and spread when fighting against him.

Rexxar is one of the best Heroes for holding a Capture Point because he can send Misha on it while he stays in lane to clear Minions or nearby allied Structures to avoid ganks.

Thrall is only being drafted as a durable Melee Assassin in the 4-man. Due to his lack of waveclear, he would never have priority when playing against a good Offlaner. His high survivability, however, makes him a great choice against aggressive team compositions.

Valla is a formidable Ranged Assassin who can deal an insane amount of damage to anyone, including Tanks. Due to her low durability, she loves to be paired with Supports or to have a second Healer.

Zul'jin can keep stacking Berserker, his Baseline Quest, on enemy Heroes during the game. This mechanic allows him to become extremely powerful in the late game against teams who fight too much for no reason.

Blaze is mainly being drafted as Offlaner because his self-sustain allows him to stay in lane for long periods of time and his high waveclear allows him to have priority on the enemy Offlaner.

Imperius can get enough waveclear from Talents to become a good Offlaner, however, he performs better when picked as Melee Assassin in the 4-man.

Arthas can be played as Offlaner against melee Heroes who rely on Basic Attacks and cannot deal with Frozen Tempest because they lack mobility tools to disengage whenever they want.

E.T.C. can be played as Offlaner by picking Stage Dive and using it to join allied Heroes after taking care of a side lane. This strategy is particularly good on big Maps, where global Heroes are valuable.

Blaze is rarely being drafted as a Tank because his engage can easily be countered with a well-timed crowd control effects, including Knockbacks.

Even though she does not have self-sustain, Johanna has enough waveclear to be played as Offlaner on bigger Maps, where the offlane matchup is not that important.

Uther can also be drafted as secondary Healer to enable a powerful Melee Assassin (for example Kerrigan) or Ranged Assassin (notably Valla) so that they can deal more damage.