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

Table of Contents

• ×Introduction
  • 1. Quick Reference
  • 2. Overview
  • 3. Strengths
  • 4. Weaknesses
  • 5. Role in the Current Meta
  • 6. Reading Further
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Abilities and Strategy
  • 1. Tips on Ability Usage
  • 2. Raise Skeleton
  • 3. Bone Armor
  • 4. Spectral Scythe
  • 5. Cursed Strikes
  • 6. Bone Prison
  • 7. Poison Nova
  • 8. Skeletal Mages
• +Talent Build
  • 1. Talent Build
  • 2. Common Talent Paths
    • 2.1. Cursed Strikes Build
    • 2.2. Scythe Build
    • 2.3. Skeleton Build
  • 3. Level 1 Talents
    • 3.1. Discussion
  • 4. Level 4 Talents
    • 4.1. Discussion
  • 5. Level 7 Talents
    • 5.1. Discussion
  • 6. Level 10 Talents
    • 6.1. Discussion
  • 7. Level 13 Talents
    • 7.1. Discussion
  • 8. Level 16 Talents
    • 8.1. Discussion
  • 9. Level 20 Talents
    • 9.1. Discussion
  • 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.

About the Author

KendricSwissh is a Master League Warrior and Support player in Hero League. 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 Epic Plays of the Week, which focuses on video clips submitted by his viewers. He is also a streamer on Twitch where he will gladly answer all of your questions about the game.

1. Quick Reference

2. Overview

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
• 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. Reading Further

To take things further, we have 2 more pages that you can read:

• Abilities and Strategy: an overview of your hero's abilities and how to use them;
• Talent Build: a detailed rundown of your talents and how to choose them.

7. ChangeLog

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• 16 Jul. 2017 (talents page): Updated Xul's talent descriptions.
• 14 Jul. 2017 (talents page): Corpse Explosion changed from Not Recommended to Recommended.
• 11 Jul. 2017 (this page): Updated guide for Stukov's patch and moved to new guide format.