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Whitemane Build Guide “Burn in the Light!”
Welcome to our guide for Whitemane, a Healer in Heroes of the Storm. Within these pages, you will find everything required to understand how best to play this hero, in both different map styles and team compositions.
Whitemane's Overview
Whitemane is a Healer who can heal her allies with
Zeal by damaging her enemies. She is capable of
trading damage favourably against most Heroes, and must do so in order to
maximise her healing. If she is able to consistently deal damage, she can
generate immense healing for her team.
Whitemane's Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Trades damage very well- Capable of high healing during team fights
- Most Abilities cost no Mana
Whitemane's Talent Build Cheatsheet
Inquisition Build
Recommended
Whitemane's Inquisition Build takes Talents to increase the defensive and
offensive effectiveness of 
Inquisition by lowering
its cooldown via 
Pity the Frail at Level 1,
reducing the damage done by its target thanks to
Subjugation at Level 13, and doubling its
effectiveness while also reducing the Armor of
enemy Heroes being hit with the help of
Shared Punishment at Level 16.
Whitemane's Synergies and Counters
Whitemane synergizes with
Whitemane does not clear Minion waves effectively. She has strong synergy with Heroes who excel at PvE.
Whitemane is countered by
Whitemane has very limited mobility, and must remain within the threat range of enemies in order to deal damage to heal her allies. She will struggle against Heroes who can displace her, as she lacks any kind of escape once caught. One of Whitemane's strengths is her ability to trade damage effectively; Heroes who can deal damage to her without trading may be difficult for her to adapt to. Additionally, Heroes who can significantly reduce or prevent healing received can greatly reduce the effectiveness of Zeal during teamfights.
Whitemane's Maps
Whitemane has extremely poor waveclear and PvE. She is not strong on any specific map, because her strengths have no interaction with the maps. Her success is more dependent on team compositions than it is the map being played. Due to her lack of PvE damage, she will struggle to be useful while defending against map objectives that spawn units.
Whitemane's Tips and Tricks
- Make sure to apply
Zeal to damaged allies before dealing damage. 
Desperate Plea and 
Clemency are the only Abilities in Whitemane's kit that have a Mana cost; manage your Mana wisely.- Cast
Inquisition immediately after 
Searing Lash to maximise your DPS. - Cast Searing Lash whenever it is available and it is safe to do so.
Scarlet Aegis can be used during team fights to apply Zeal to allies without a Desperation cost.
Whitemane's Role in the Current Meta
Whitemane needs to be able to deal damage in order to heal optimally, so a strong frontline is necessary for her to reach peak performance. Her complete lack of waveclear is another weakness that will limit the team compositions she can fit into. She must have allies who can generate enough map pressure to make up for her lack of environmental interaction. Although Whitemane has clearly defined weaknesses, she can be powerful on teams that have a strong frontline and plenty of waveclear.
Changelog
- 07 Jun. 2020 (this page): Builds and Descriptions changed according to the latest Balance Update.
- 07 Jun. 2020 (abilities page): Builds and Descriptions changed according to the latest Balance Update.
- 07 Jun. 2020 (talents page): Builds and Descriptions changed according to the latest Balance Update.
- 05 Apr. 2020 (talents page): Talent Build partially revised to match new standards.
- Talent Build and Talent Build Cheatsheet modified to reflect the current metagame.
- Talent Descriptions modified to better describe when to pick them.
- 05 Apr. 2020 (this page): Introduction partially revised to match new standards.
- Talent Build Cheatsheet updated to reflect the current metagame.
- Role in the Current Meta modified to reflect the current metagame and to remove the unnecessary part about the now fixed Experience Globes.
- 23 Mar. 2020 (this page): Outdated and misleading information corrected.
- 23 Mar. 2020 (talents page): Missing information added.
- 23 Mar. 2020 (abilities page): Outdated, misleading, and wrong information corrected.
- 15 Dec. 2019 (this page): Updated Role in the Current Meta to include information on current Nexus Anomaly.
- 28 Nov. 2019 (this page): Updated suggested builds to reflect changes in balance patch.
- 28 Nov. 2019 (abilities page): Abilities section reviewed.
- 28 Nov. 2019 (talents page): Updated suggested builds to reflect changes in balance patch.
- 17 Oct. 2019 (talents page): Updated Talent discussion and recommended builds to account for balance patch.
- 17 Oct. 2019 (this page): Updated Talent and Abilities discussions, recommended builds, and Role in the Current Meta to account for balance patch.
- 17 Oct. 2019 (abilities page): Updated Abilities discussion to account for balance patch.
- 26 Sep. 2019 (this page): Updated guide to account for Hero rework.
- 26 Sep. 2019 (talents page): Updated Talent discussion to account for Hero rework.
- 26 Sep. 2019 (abilities page): Updated Talent discussion to account for Hero rework.
- 23 Aug. 2018 (talents page): Updated Talent discussion to reflect balance patch.
- 11 Aug. 2018 (talents page): Updated builds and added Desperate Plea build.
- 07 Aug. 2018 (abilities page): Guide added.
- 07 Aug. 2018 (this page): Guide added.
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