Muradin Talents

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Perfect Storm is a decent Quest-based Talent that increases Muradin's damage by a small but noticeable amount, but only if you manage to get a considerable amount of stacks.

Dwarf Block is a situational Talent that offers a solid increase to your survivability when playing against Heroes with slow but heavy-hitting Basic Attacks (such as Hanzo) and really bad when playing against Heroes with fast-hitting Basic Attacks (like Tychus). especially against Heroes who rely on their Basic Attacks.

Third Wind is a strong Talent that allows Muradin to get an even more favorable trade when damaging enemy Heroes and getting damaged in return because he will get his Health back for free by staying far from the action for a dozen of seconds, a strategy that is extremely valuable on his best Maps (for example Battlefield of Eternity).

Sledgehammer is a situational Talent that gives bonus damage against non-Heroic enemies. Pick this Talent only if your team heavily struggles at capturing and/or defending Mercenary Camps, even if that is not a Tank's job when your team drafts and plays optimally.

Reverberation is a strong Talent that empowers Thunder Clap against Heroes who rely on Basic Attacks and reduces the cooldown of your Heroic Ability by a small amount—in particular, by 4.5 seconds when playing Avatar and by 2 seconds when playing Haymaker.

Thunder Burn is a decent Talent that makes Thunder Clap explode a second time 2 seconds after hitting an enemy Hero with the first explosion. The second explosion fully benefits from all Talents that empower the same Basic Ability, but remember that it is possible that the enemy Heroes walk out of the area in time, unless you use Storm Bolt between the explosions.

Heavy Impact is a weak Talent that adds a huge Slow effect to Dwarf Toss. We do not recommend this Talent because it competes with way better options, especially if you consider that Dwarf Toss is mostly a defensive tool.

Give 'em the Axe! is a strong Talent that synergizes very well with two of Muradin's Basic Abilities—namely Storm Bolt and Thunder Clap—and increases Muradin's single target damage by a large amount, allowing you to pressure enemy Heroes on your own.

Skullcracker is a weak Talent that causes every third Basic Attack to hit harder and briefly Stun the target. While this kind of effect may useful against certain Heroes who heavily rely on channeling some of their Abilities to be effective (like Whirlwind by Sonya), we do not recommend this Talent because it forces you to hold your third Basic Attack until you need its Stun effect, something that makes you lose damage and not get the cooldown reduction for Storm Bolt.

Avatar is a strong Heroic Ability that heavily boosts Muradin's survivability by increasing his maximum Health, therefore it has synergy with percent-based healing effects and suffers percent damage. Remember to use Stoneform during Avatar to increase its effectiveness from 30% to around 40% of Muradin's baseline maximum Health.

Haymaker is a situational Heroic Ability that should mostly be used to push a dangerous enemy Hero away from your team and fight with a numerical advantage for a few seconds. Do not pick this Talent when the enemy team can easily kill you because Avatar will help you with that.

Healing Static is a good Talent that provides self-healing to Muradin, especially if he is surrounded by multiple enemy Heroes. The second explosion of Thunder Clap generated by Thunder Burn at Level 4 also benefits from this Talent, but remember that it will not trigger if you do not hit a Hero with the first one.

Thunder Strike is a decent Talent that drastically increases the damage done by Thunder Clap if it hits a single enemy. The second explosion of Thunder Clap generated by Thunder Burn at Level 4 also benefits from this Talent, but remember that it will not trigger if you do not hit a Hero with the first one and that the bonus damage will not happen if another enemy enters the area.

Bronzebeard Rage is a strong Talent that provides a solid amount of area of effect damage and self-healing. We recommend this Talent because it greatly increases Muradin's survivability and damage output with a condition that is not hard to fulfill because Storm Bolt and Thunder Clap will provide the crowd control it requires.

Dwarf Launch is a situational Talent that heavily increases the distance covered by Dwarf Toss, allowing Muradin to engage from a high distance. The cooldown reduction provided helps you mitigate the fact you are wasting your only form of escape to engage.

Imposing Presence is a weak Talent that passively reduces the Attack Speed of enemy Heroes attacking Muradin and, when activated, applies a Slow and reduces the Attack Speed of nearby enemy Heroes and Summons. With Thunder Clap already fulfilling the same purpose, this Talent is usually not needed on Muradin.

Stoneform is a strong Talent that increases Muradin's survivability by a solid amount, especially if you chose Avatar at Level 10. Considering it has a long cooldown, make sure to have it available before engaging the enemy team. Ideally, you want to activate it during Avatar in order to regenerate a larger amount of Health per second.

Unstoppable Force is a decent Talent that increases Muradin's survivability by giving him some Armor and allows him to reduce the cooldown of Thunder Clap and Dwarf Toss with each Basic Attack.

Grand Slam is a weak Talent that adds a second Charge of Haymaker and make them deal 25% more damage. Takedowns on enemy Heroes recently hit by Haymaker restore 1 Charge. We do not recommend this Talent because you can get way more value with Rewind.

Hardened Shield is a situational Talent that may be useful when it is literally impossible for you to survive during team fights in the late game because the enemy team is just focusing you with burst damage. When you feel in danger, we suggest you to activate it as soon as possible, before you get denied by crowd control.

Rewind is a strong Talent that reset the cooldown on every Muradin's Basic Ability. The second charge of Storm Bolt is a huge playmaking tool that helps you secure kills or save allied Heroes. The second charge of Thunder Clap helps you peel a bit more and synergy with Talents which empower that Basic Ability. The second charge of Dwarf Toss allows you to have an escape after using the first one to engage, but it can also be used to reposition offensively or defensively.