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Imperius, Archangel of Valor, is Now Live on Heroes of the Storm's PTR

Imperius, the Archangel of Valor and leader of the Angiris Council, is now live in the Public Test Realm for Heroes of the Storm. For those not familiar with Imperius, he hails from the Diablo franchise and in Heroes of the Storm, he functions as a melee warrior who specializes in engaging enemies and setting up his teammates for big combos.

So, he's a tank with wings of fire, is what we're saying.

Some of the details on Imperius, including his traits, basic abilities, and specials include:

• Trait
  • Valorous Brand
    • Each Basic Ability marks enemy Heroes hit for 10 seconds. Basic Attacks consume the target's marks, dealing 30% bonus damage per mark.
• Basic Abilities
  • Celestial Charge (Q)
    • Lunge towards a targeted direction and stab, dealing 35 damage. If an enemy Hero is hit, Channel to Stun for 1 second and deal 70 additional damage when it fully finishes.
  • Solarion's Flare (W)
    • Release a fiery wave that deals 100 damage. Enemies hit by the center take 50 bonus damage and are Slowed by 40% for 3 seconds.
  • Molten Armor (E)
    • Shroud Imperius in flames for 3 seconds, striking a nearby enemy for 19 damage every 0.25 seconds. Imperius heals for 100% of the damage dealt, with healing doubled versus Heroes.
• Heroic Abilities
  • Angelic Armaments (R)
    • Summon a ring of blazing swords that grants 1000 Shield for 3 seconds.If the Shield lasts the full duration, this ability can be reactivated within 5 seconds to launch 6 swords toward an area, each dealing 140 damage to the first enemy hit.
  • Wrath of the Angiris (R)
    • After 0.75 seconds, charge in the target direction, lifting the first enemy Hero hit into the Heavens. While in the air, Imperius can steer the landing location by moving. After 2 seconds, slam the target into the ground, dealing 375 damage and Stunning them for 1 second.

The Imperius update also comes with an update to the game's matchmaking system to reduce queue times in both Quick Match and Ranked battles. Additionally, the Winter Toy Event will continue to run into February.

You can check out Imperius in his highlight reel below. Otherwise, you can check out the full patch notes for today here, or take a gander at Imperius's character page here.

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