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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 to turn Malfurion
into one of the best waveclearing Heroes and generally greatly improve
his damage dealing potential. Key Talents include Moonburn, which
makes short work of Minions and Mercenaries, 
Elune's Grace, which greatly
improves Malfurion's range, often beyond that of most other Heroes, and
Lunar Shower, which massively increases Moonfire's damage output.
This build may be recommended if your team composition features another healer.
Synergies and Counters
Innervate makes Malfurion a natural ally to any Hero that heavily
relies on Cooldowns or Mana. 
Entangling Roots also makes him excellent
at following up on anything that can provide their own source of
reliable crowd control.
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 tends to do well on Maps that feature many choke points,
thanks to 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.
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, has
the unique ability to provide an allied Hero with additional Mana.
Entangling Roots is one of the game's strongest follow-up crowd control Abilities around, and Moonfire is a cheap and reliable poke
that temporarily reveals Cloaked entities.
Malfurion's main healing Abilities, 
Regrowth and
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
+ show all entries - show only 10 entries- 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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