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Malfurion Build Guide “Nature will rise against you!”

Last updated on Apr 26, 2017 at 19:39 by Oxygen 19 comments

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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

Utility Build (talent calculator link)

Level 1 Moonburn Icon Level 4 Elune's Grace Icon Level 7 Cleanse Icon Level 10 Twilight Dream Icon Level 13 Ice Block Icon Level 16 Tenacious Roots Icon Level 20 Bolt of the Storm Icon

Utility Build seeks to provide Malfurion with a versatile mix of offensive and defensive Talents to respond to a variety of different situations. Although we have provided with some Talents we feel are generally dependable, many adjustments can be made to this build to improve any given aspect of Malfurion; be sure to read our Talent section to learn exactly when each Talent shines.

See our Talents page for further information Create your own build and share it with friends!

Synergies and Counters

Malfurion synergizes with
Chromie Portrait Gul'dan Portrait Jaina Portrait Kael'thas Portrait Li-Ming Portrait Nazeebo Portrait Ragnaros Portrait

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
Jaina Portrait Kerrigan Portrait Li-Ming Portrait Tracer Portrait

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 Garden of Terror Infernal Shrines
Malfurion's average maps Blackheart's Bay Braxis Holdout Cursed Hollow Dragon Shire Hanamura Haunted Mines Sky Temple Tomb of the Spider Queen Towers of Doom Warhead Junction
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 Icon Innervate on Mana-hungry Heroes, notably, casters such as Kael'thas or Jaina, who can not function without Mana.
  • Avoid casting Regrowth Icon Regrowth on full-Health targets.
  • Entangling Roots Icon Entangling Roots is much easier to land on targets that have already been crowd controlled.
  • Moonfire Icon Moonfire is useful for quickly checking Bushes, dismounting or revealing opponents, and clearing Zagara's Creep Tumours.
  • Keep your Tranquility Icon Tranquility for heated team fights, where several teammates may require healing.
  • Twilight Dream Icon 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

4. Weaknesses

  • Ineffective versus burst damage
  • Relatively vulnerable to Assassins
  • Limited waveclearing and sieging potential

5. Role in the Current Meta

Malfurion's very distinct Abilities make him a versatile healer. Though 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:

7. ChangeLog

  • 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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