Whitemane Build Guide “Burn in the Light!”

The Desperate Plea build focuses on increasing the healing output and self-sustain of Desperate Plea. Martyrdom greatly increases the healing potential of Desperate Plea, while Unwavering Faith is the default option for reducing the Mana cost. Zealous Spirit gives Whitemane a Mana free Zeal buff when she reaches two stacks of Desperation, which will occur naturally when Martyrdom has been selected. Self-Righteous helps Whitemane self-sustain even more, which means she will be able to trade damage more often. This is important, as dealing damage will give healing to all allies with Zeal. Radiance pushes the healing of this build over the top, giving a respectable amount of healing to all allies affected by Zeal. When used in conjunction with Scarlet Aegis, Radiance can almost seem like a burst heal.

A good practice to default to is to cast Desperate Plea twice, and then wait for Desperation to expire before casting it again. While there will be many situations that require you to improvise outside of this pattern, it is a good starting point to preserve your Mana for when you need it most.

The Inquisition Build focuses on Talents that increase the versatility of Inquisition. This build opens up several plays that are otherwise not possible to perform. Clemency gives you some much needed out-of-combat healing, and can also be used to trigger High Inquisitor's effect when enemy targets are unavailable. Shared Punishment more than doubles the potential effectiveness of Inquisition; Clemency allows you to chain Shared Punishment from allies. This enables you to indirectly damage enemy Heroes from a safer distance, which can be invaluable if you need to back up to regain health. The affected ally will receive healing from Clemency, and again through Zeal from the damage Inquisition deals to an enemy. In late-game fights, Subjugation can give your team a huge advantage by greatly reducing the damage of two enemy Heroes.

Searing Lash has a very low cooldown and no Mana cost; this build leverages these strengths by improving the damage, reliability, and availability of Searing Lash. This build has even less reliable healing than the others, and is best taken when a second Support Hero is on your team.