Imperius Build Guide “Valor will be victorious!”

Imperius is a high-damage melee Bruiser that excels in close combat. He has a variety of self-healing mechanisms allowing him to pursue his enemies relentlessly. While his damage is to be respected, his limited mobility and underwhelming peel potential usually require him to be paired with another frontliner.

• Molten Armor is very strong in a 1-versus-1 situation, as it focuses all of its damage on the same target.
• Angelic Armaments can be used to take down enemy Heroes, so do not hesitate to use the activatable component if you do not have to worry about getting damaged.
• Celestial Charge can be used to impale and Stun several enemies at once, however, keep in mind that Imperius cannot move during the animation.
• Molten Armor can be activated while Imperius is impaling enemies with Celestial Charge to maximize his damage output.
• Stutter-stepping is crucial when playing Imperius in order to maximize Valorous Brand's damage output.
• To improve Imperius' waveclear, use Solarion's Fire when the enemy Minion wave is lined up in a straight line.
• The closer your target is from you, the easier it is to hit Celestial Charge. If you aim Celestial charge very close to Imperius, it will hit enemies much sooner, because there will be no time spent moving towards the enemy.

While Imperius' sustained damage may be slightly higher than that of other Bruisers, his limited mobility also makes him susceptible to getting kited. Thus, picking allies with strong crowd control can boost his combat performance significantly.

Imperius' early game is decent, however, he truly shines in the later stages of the game with increased self-sustain thanks to talents such as Divine Rage at Level 13, Melting Touch at Level 16, and Brand of Solarion at Level 20. When reaching these levels, Imperius can draw a lot of fire onto himself, potentially buying enough time for his allies to take down enemies.