Xul Build Guide “All who oppose me: Beware!”

Table of Contents

• ×Introduction
  • 1. Quick Reference
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. Strengths
  • 4. Weaknesses
  • 5. Role in the Current Meta
  • 6. Contents
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Abilities
  • 1. Raise Skeleton
  • 2. Bone Armor
  • 3. Spectral Scythe
  • 4. Cursed Strikes
  • 5. Bone Prison
  • 6. Poison Nova
  • 7. Skeletal Mages
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Talent Build
  • 1. Talent Build
  • 2. Common Talent Paths
  • 3. Level 1 Talents
    • 3.1. Descriptions
    • 3.2. Recommended
    • 3.3. Situational
  • 4. Level 4 Talents
    • 4.1. Descriptions
    • 4.2. Recommended
  • 5. Level 7 Talents
    • 5.1. Descriptions
    • 5.2. Recommended
    • 5.3. Not Recommended
  • 6. Level 10 Talents
    • 6.1. Descriptions
    • 6.2. Recommended
  • 7. Level 13 Talents
    • 7.1. Descriptions
    • 7.2. Recommended
    • 7.3. Not Recommended
  • 8. Level 16 Talents
    • 8.1. Descriptions
    • 8.2. Recommended
    • 8.3. Situational
  • 9. Level 20 Talents
    • 9.1. Descriptions
    • 9.2. Recommended
    • 9.3. Situational
    • 9.4. Not Recommended
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Strategy, Tips, and Tricks
  • 1. Disclaimer
• +Synergies and Counters
  • 1. Heroes Xul Works Well With
    • 1.1. Arthas
    • 1.2. Jaina
    • 1.3. Johanna
  • 2. Heroes Xul Is Countered By
    • 2.1. Johanna
      • 2.1.1. How To Play Against Johanna
    • 2.2. Li-Ming
      • 2.2.1. How To Play Against Li-Ming
    • 2.3. Tracer
      • 2.3.1. How To Play Against Tracer
• +Map-specific Advice
  • 1. Battlefield of Eternity
  • 2. Blackheart's Bay
  • 3. Cursed Hollow
  • 4. Dragon Shire
  • 5. Garden of Terror
  • 6. Infernal Shrines
  • 7. Sky Temple
  • 8. Tomb of the Spider Queen
  • 9. Towers of Doom
  • 10. ChangeLog

General Information

Welcome to our Xul guide for Heroes of the Storm. Here you will learn everything you need to know in order to play Xul in a competitive environment, whether you play on your own or with a team.

Note that this guide is still in our older format and it will eventually be moved to the new format. More information here.

About the Author

KendricSwissh is a Grand Master in both Hero and Team League, playing most Warrior and Support. He has been playing Heroes of the Storm since the early stages of the Alpha version and has mastered a large number of Heroes. He is also creating Heroes of the Storm related content on YouTube, most notably his series called HGC Hightlights. He is also a streamer on Twitch where he will gladly answer all of your questions about the game.

1. Quick Reference

2. Introduction

Xul is a melee Specialist who excels at dominating lanes and inflicting various debuffs on nearby enemies. His strong AoE damage allows him to clear Minions waves and Mercenary Camps very quickly, while his resurrected Skeletal Warriors are capable of applying additional lane pressure. One of Xul's greatest strengths is his ability to siginificantly slow the attack speed of nearby enemies, which makes him a great counter to most Warriors and melee Assassins in particular. Since Xul only has limited mobility, knowing when to cast Bone Armor becomes crucial in order to ensure his survival on the battlefield.

3. Strengths

• Exceptional waveclear
• Strong solo laner
• Both Poison Nova and Skeletal Mages are viable Heroic Abilities
• Diverse playstyle
• Decent self-sustain thanks to Bone Armor
• Mortal Wound counters healing abilities

4. Weaknesses

• Susceptible to crowd control
• Fairly high learning curve
• Weak burst damage
• Requires good positioning

5. Role in the Current Meta

With the lack of mobility being Xul's only major drawback, Xul turns out to be an incredibly powerful laner. His Skeletal Warriors provided by Raise Skeleton reinforce the lane, while Spectral Scythe and Cursed Strikes allow him to severely damage enemies from both ranged and melee distance. Since Xul is a formidable duelist, overextending in lane can become tempting, however, it also makes him vulnerable to enemy ganks.

Xul is an excellent pick if the enemy team consists of several melee Heroes, as Cursed Strikes can greatly hinder their combat performance. Furthermore, he has the ability to counter healing Supporters like Rehgar or Uther in the late game thanks to his Mortal Wound talent at Level 20.

6. Contents

To make it easy to navigate the guide, we have split it into 5 pages:

• Abilities: a quick overview of your hero's abilities;
• Talent Build: learn how to choose your talents;
• Strategy, Tips, and Tricks: master your hero and his abilities;
• Synergies and Counters: find out the heroes you are best suited to counter and those you should avoid fighting;
• Map-specific Advice: learn how to excel in each of the maps.

7. ChangeLog

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• 16 May 2016: Changed Bone Prison's and Amplify Damage's description in accordance with the latest Chromie patch.