Imperius Talents

Level	Choices
1	✔ ✔ ✔
4	✔ ✔ ?
7	✔ ✔ ✘
10	✔ ✘
13	✘ ✔ ✔
16	✔ ✔ ✔
20	✔ ✘ ✘ ✔

Consuming Flame helps Imperius fight one of his greatest weaknesses in the early game, which is waveclear. The increased Movement Speed Slow amount after its completion is quite noticeable as well while the additional Mana Regeneration is a nice-to-have bonus.

Burn the Impure amplifies Imperius' early game damage output tremendously. The additional percentage damage works particularly well with Molten Armor if Imperius maintains a consistent Basic Attack sequence after each tick.

Impaling Light is a core choice for a Celestial Charge-centric Build. The extra damage and cooldown reduction it provides synergizes very well with follow-up talents such as Flash of Anger at Level 7 or Celestial Swiftness at Level 16.

Battle Hunger allows Imperius to heal tremendous amounts from enemy Heroes, which proves to be a valuable asset at any stage of the game.

Sovereign Armor can be a worthwhile choice if the enemy team consists of burst damage that requires immediate protection rather than sustained healing, which Battle Hunger would provide.

Press Forward is a very useful talent during duels in the laning phase, but with almost zero value during team fights, where Regeneration Globes are rarely found, which makes it a situational choice at best.

Flash of Anger provides good synergy with Impaling Light at Level 1. It further boosts Imperius' burst damage while also adding a little bit of protection.

Blaze of Glory's bonus damage is quite impressive, as it can also benefit from previously applied Valorous Brands.

Holy Fervor's duration is a bit too short and its cooldown a bit too long for it to become a recommended talent.

Angelic Armaments comes with everything an aggressive Bruiser like Imperius needs. Its massive shield prevents enemies from bursting him down. The activatable damage component can wreak havoc on the enemy team's backline, making him an even scarier foe to face.

Wrath of the Angiris is too unreliable and can be dodged too easily due to its channeled activation animation. It is a high risk high reward talent with an even higher cooldown than Angelic Armaments.

Divine Rage significantly lowers Molten Armor's cooldown, which greatly increases Imperius' survivability. Furthermore, it possesses great synergy with both Melting Touch and Sovereign Armor at Level 16.

Heat of Battle comes with stronger healing the lower Imperius' health pool is, making it a strong sustaining tool that could also trick opponents into overextending on Imperius.

Pathetic Mortals's damage reduction is not bad per se, however, we consider this talent a bit underwhelming, especially since both of the other Level 13 talents are really strong.

Melting Touch has strong synergy with Divine Rage, which allows Imperius to consistently lower nearby enemies' armor.

Celestial Swiftness increases Imperius' Attack and Movement Speed after stunning foes using Celestial Charge. While this boosts his damage output, we usually only recommend this talent if other Celestial Charge-related talents were picked.

Valorous Pursuit is a flashy talent that can be used in a variety of ways. If used offensively, Imperius can efficiently chase down fleeing enemies. If used defensively, it can be a great tool to help allies in need or evacuate Imperius out of a dangerous situation.

Heavenly Host turns Angelic Armaments into an amazing team fighting ability. Similar to Storm Shield, it protects every allied Hero in Imperius' vicinity every 60 seconds, which is too good to be neglected.

Impervious can be a great choice if the enemy team focuses heavily on killing on Imperius or if a Celestial Charge centric Build was chosen. Then, the Unstoppable effect makes it much easier for Imperius to approach his opponents and set up a strong Celestial Charge combo.

Brand of Solarion offers great utility, however, we found the other Level 20 choices to be slightly more impactful.

Unrelenting Descent requires Wrath of the Angiris to be picked at Level 10, which is something we currently do not recommend.