Muradin Talents

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Perfect Storm is a decent Quest-based Talent that increases Muradin's damage by a noticeable amount if you manage to get a considerable amount of stacks via Basic Attacks against Heroes or by killing Heroes who have been recently hit by Storm Bolt. To put this in perspective, you need about 13 Basic Attacks to match the value of 1 Hero killed.

The bonus provided by this Talent gets amplified by Sledgehammer at Level 4 when hitting non-Heroic enemies with Storm Bolt. Similarly, Rewind at Level 20 will allow you to deal even more damage to enemy Heroes.

Dwarf Block is a strong 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).

When you are in a safe area and you do not expect to be in danger for a dozen of seconds, you can Dwarf Toss just to get 4 Block stacks from this Talent because they do not expire over time.

Third Wind is a good 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, to help you clearing Mercenaries (including Bosses) and Monsters, and additional cooldown reduction for Storm Bolt when using Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes after Level 10.

Pick this Talent when you need to increase the damage that Muradin can deal to Monsters (notably the Immortal on Battlefield of Eternity). In theory, you could pick it for Mercenaries too, but Muradin usually provides more value when doing other things. The bonus provided by this Talent has synergy with Perfect Storm at Level 1, but it is not mandatory to pick them together.

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

The cooldown reduction provided by this Talent may be occasionally useful on Battlegrounds where there is more frequent action, usually because the Objective is constantly active or tends to spawn again within 70-80 seconds, which is slightly lower than Avatar's cooldown.

When playing this Talent, if you are fighting and your Heroic Ability is still on cooldown for a dozen of seconds or less, keep an eye on it because it may become available and make the difference between losing or winning the battle!

Thunder Burn is a good Talent that makes Thunder Clap explode a second time, for a portion of its damage, 2 seconds after hitting an enemy Hero with the first explosion.

The second explosion heals yourself as much as the first explosion if you have Healing Static at Level 13 or deals 75% damage of the first explosion to isolated enemy Heroes if you have Thunder Strike at Level 13. Remember that it is possible that the enemy Heroes dodge the first explosion, unless you use Storm Bolt to keep them there.

Heavy Impact is a good Talent that adds a huge Slow effect to Dwarf Toss.

You can use the Slow provided to peel for your team, to increases the chance that Storm Bolt will hit, or to get a good angle for Haymaker by walking around the enemy Hero you intend to hit.

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 situational Talent that causes every third Basic Attack to hit harder and briefly Stun the target.

This kind of effect may useful against certain Heroes who heavily rely on channeling some of their Abilities to be effective (like Yrel). To time your Skullcracker, you have to hold your third Basic Attack until you will need its Stun effect, something that makes you lose damage and not get the cooldown reduction for Storm Bolt.

You can also use its short Stun as a setup for your own Storm Bolt against enemy Heroes who have a way to dodge it (sometimes even accidentally) but who can be easily hit with Basic Attacks.

In this section we discuss when and why to pick a given Heroic Ability. If you want to read how they work and/or you are looking for some tips on how to use them, check the dedicated section in the Abilities and Strategy page.

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-based damage.

In case you picked it, 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 against team compositions that want to focus you.

Bronzebeard Rage is a strong Talent that provides a small amount of area of effect damage and self-healing, increased for a few seconds after hitting enemy Heroes with Storm Bolt.

We recommend this Talent because it greatly increases Muradin's survivability with the only condition to connect Storm Bolt and without the need of other Talents to make it work.

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. Remember that it will not trigger if you do not hit a Hero with the first explosion.

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. Remember that it will not trigger if you do not hit a Hero with the first explosion and that the bonus damage will not happen if another enemy enters the area.

Dwarf Launch is a strong Talent that heavily increases the distance covered by Dwarf Toss, allowing Muradin to engage from a high distance.

The small cooldown reduction provided by this Talent slightly helps you mitigate the fact you are wasting your only form of escape to engage, however, this bonus is so low that will not be enough to allow a quick retreat right after jumping aggressively but you will have to stay there for multiple seconds before having Dwarf Toss available again.

Imposing Presence is a situational 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. That said, it still helps when facing mobile Heroes with high Attack Speed (such as Tracer) or with Basic Attacks that can hit multiple times (see Genji) because they will be hard to hit with Thunder Clap.

Stoneform is a good Talent that increases Muradin's survivability by a solid amount, especially if you chose Avatar at Level 10.

Considering it has a long cooldown, do not waste it out of combat and 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 decent Talent that adds a second Charge of Haymaker and makes them deal 25% more damage. Furthermore, takedowns on enemy Heroes recently hit by Haymaker restore 1 Charge.

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.

Pick this Talent when the enemy team can easily kill you, and already did a handful of times during the game. 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 resets the cooldown on every Muradin's Basic Ability, making it the best offensive playmaking Talent in this Tier, although it can also be used defensively when needed.

The second charge of Storm Bolt is a huge playmaking tool that helps you secure kills or save allied Heroes and has synergy with Perfect Storm at Level 1.

The second charge of Thunder Clap helps you peel a bit more and has synergy with Talents which empower that Basic Ability: Reverberation or Thunder Burn at Level 4, Healing Static or Thunder Strike at Level 13.

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. Dwarf Launch at Level 16 helps with that.