Malfurion Build Guide “Nature will rise against you!”

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Last updated on Jun 13, 2017 at 16:55 by Oxygen 26 comments

General Information

Welcome to our Malfurion guide for Heroes of the Storm. Here you will learn everything you need to know in order to play Malfurion in a competitive environment, whether you play on your own or with a team.

About the Author

Oxygen is a veteran of the MOBA genre, which he has been playing for nearly 15 years. He has coached some of Heroes of the Storm's most prominent North American players and teams alike, including Team Liquid. As a Master player, he enjoys playing all Heroes and roles.

1. Quick Reference

General Build (talent calculator link)

This general build seeks to provide Malfurion with a wide array of utility to complement his healing. It should be noted that many of the Talents we recommend can be changed depending on the situation at hand. Refer to the Talents section of this guide for more information.

Moonkin Build (talent calculator link)

The Moonkin build focuses on improving Moonfire Icon Moonfire to turn Malfurion into one of the best waveclearing Heroes and generally greatly improve his damage dealing potential. Key Talents include Moonburn Icon Moonburn, which makes short work of Minions and Mercenaries, Elune's Grace Icon Elune's Grace, which greatly improves Malfurion's range, often beyond that of most other Heroes, and Lunar Shower Icon Lunar Shower, which massively increases Moonfire's damage output. This build may be recommended if your team composition features another healer.

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Synergies and Counters

Malfurion synergizes with

Innervate Icon Innervate makes Malfurion a natural ally to any Hero that heavily relies on Cooldowns or Mana. Entangling Roots Icon Entangling Roots also makes him excellent at following up on anything that can provide their own source of reliable crowd control.

Malfurion is countered by

Although not particularly vulnerable to any specific Hero himself, Malfurion tends to struggle against burst damage. His sub-par waveclear can also be problematic if your team composition does not make up for this weakness somewhere else.

Maps

Malfurion's stronger maps Battlefield of Eternity

Malfurion's average maps Blackheart's Bay

Malfurion's weaker maps None

Malfurion tends to do well on Maps that feature many choke points, thanks to Entangling Roots Icon Entangling Roots. His efficient nature as a healer is also particularly useful when contesting Map Objectives that might feature extended poking wars that never seem to escalate into actual team fights. In general, however, his versatility makes him a solid pick on most Maps.

TL;DR Tips

Innervate on Mana-hungry Heroes, notably, casters such as Kael'thas or Jaina, who can not function without Mana.
Avoid casting Regrowth on full-Health targets.
Entangling Roots is much easier to land on targets that have already been crowd controlled.
Moonfire is useful for quickly checking Bushes, dismounting or revealing opponents, and clearing Zagara's Creep Tumours.
Keep your Tranquility for heated team fights, where several teammates may require healing.
Twilight Dream is an excellent counter-initiating tool, especially against multiple melee Heroes.

See our Abilities page for further information

2. Introduction

Malfurion is a ranged Support Hero that specialises in highly efficient healing-over-time and strong debuffs. When paired with Heroes that can properly protect him and cover his damage deficiency, his healing is sure to sway any battle in his favour.

3. Strengths

Outstanding healing over time with Regrowth and Tranquility
Very strong area of effect crowd control through Entangling Roots
Innervate is valuable to Mana-hungry allied Heroes
Situationally strong waveclearing potential.

4. Weaknesses

Ineffective versus burst damage
Relatively vulnerable to Assassins
No access to Cleanse

5. Role in the Current Meta

Malfurion's very distinct Abilities make him a versatile healer. Although he lacks damage, he has several tools at his disposal that make him useful during all stages of the game. His trait, Innervate Icon Innervate, has the unique ability to provide an allied Hero with additional Mana. Entangling Roots Icon Entangling Roots is one of the game's strongest follow-up crowd control Abilities around, and Moonfire Icon Moonfire is a cheap and reliable poke that temporarily reveals Cloaked entities.

Malfurion's main healing Abilities, Regrowth Icon Regrowth and Tranquility Icon Tranquility, have high raw healing outputs to make up for the fact that they do not instantly heal. This makes Malfurion a natural counter to team compositions that lack single-target burst damage. He is thus commonly picked against teams that run two or fewer Assassins, or as part of a composition that is resilient enough to survive large amounts of upfront burst damage.

6. Reading Further

To take things further, we have 2 more pages that you can read:

Abilities and Strategy: an overview of your hero's abilities and how to use them;
Talent Build: a detailed rundown of your talents and how to choose them.

7. ChangeLog

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13 Jun. 2017 (talents page): Complete revamp of the page following Malfurion's rework in Malthael's patch.
13 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated strengths, weaknesses, and role in the current meta, following Malfurion's rework in Malthael's patch.
26 Apr. 2017 (talents page): Made Scouting Drone situation (was previously not recommended).
13 Jan. 2017 (this page): Guide updated and moved to the new format.

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