Heroes of the Storm Rexxar

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There's a mistake for Feign Death; it says the cooldown is 0 seconds but it's actually 35 seconds.

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12 hours ago, Guest Cyoce said:

There's a mistake for Feign Death; it says the cooldown is 0 seconds but it's actually 35 seconds.

Thanks! Passed this onto Damien. This should be fixed soon. Until then, sorry for the inconvenience.

[Valhalen 1,484]

I've been playing with Rexxar again (haven't touched him after the rework), and I must say that while he is one of the most fun Heroes in the game (coming from someone who played as a Hunter in WoW and loves the pet mechanic), he is in a current state where he feels too weak to contribute with anything. Sure, he is an excellent solo laner and can solo mercenary camps at east, but there are other Heroes that can do that even better than him (heck, Gul'dan himself outperforms Rexxar in both).

Another problem is that many of the most popular Heroes can abuse of Misha to complete their "Hit X Heroes" quests or use Misha herself against Rexxar and/or the team itself (most notably Kel'Thuzad with Chains of Kel'Thuzad) I feel that Rexxar could get a minor tweak so he could be more impactful in the games, because he is not that viable as a Tank, nor provides the damage output of an Assassin. He tries to be something in-between, but doesn't excel at any.

It is a shame, as he is one of my favorite characters because of his unique gameplay (I got super hyped when he was released). Maybe Blizzard could make something so Misha could feel more threatening, like giving her passive armor and/or movement speed.

Edited November 9, 2017 by Valhalen

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On 11/9/2017 at 10:31 AM, Valhalen said:

... (coming from someone who played as a Hunter in WoW and loves the pet mechanic)...

 

100% agreed. My main was hunter since vanilla beta till the end of Panda, when I stop playing wow. Main spec always was BM and I was so excited when Blizz announced Rexxar in HOTS. But biggest problem with Rexxar in general is his role. He is somewhere between tank (as a BM) and DPS (as a hunter). And he is weak in both specs (aside if playing vs AI, then Rexxar and Misha rulez all the way).

As a BM he can easily solo any bosses or camps in the game and before last patch was one of the best for clearing lines.

But against other players... Oh well, rarely stood a chance. So imo Blizz should do one of this - either make him full hunter, with abilities to choose between specs AND pets - DPS spec will give him DPS pet, tank spec - Misha OR let him build Misha's spec, again for DPS or tank mode. 'Cos right now he is sucks in both and options we have right now not truly enough to make him either tank or dps  /sadface

But I guess that never gonna happen, since Nova still listed as a mage... :O)

 

[Valhalen 1,484]

9 hours ago, Bub said:

 

100% agreed. My main was hunter since vanilla beta till the end of Panda, when I stop playing wow. Main spec always was BM and I was so excited when Blizz announced Rexxar in HOTS. But biggest problem with Rexxar in general is his role. He is somewhere between tank (as a BM) and DPS (as a hunter). And he is weak in both specs (aside if playing vs AI, then Rexxar and Misha rulez all the way).

As a BM he can easily solo any bosses or camps in the game and before last patch was one of the best for clearing lines.

But against other players... Oh well, rarely stood a chance. So imo Blizz should do one of this - either make him full hunter, with abilities to choose between specs AND pets - DPS spec will give him DPS pet, tank spec - Misha OR let him build Misha's spec, again for DPS or tank mode. 'Cos right now he is sucks in both and options we have right now not truly enough to make him either tank or dps  /sadface

But I guess that never gonna happen, since Nova still listed as a mage... :O)

 

To be honest they should rework him as an Multiclass (Warrior, Assassin Specialist), and as you said, having abilities to switch between pets and roles. A blend between Kharazim and Varian (in terms of talent options) would work amazingly well. This is what I think Rexxar's rework to be a true hunter should be:

• At level 1 you pick wich pet you'll be focusing on, reflecting his role:
  • Misha for tanking, with the same set she has now (and passively increases Rexxar's health).
  • Haratha (Rexxar's wolf companion back when he was still in Draenor; died in the lore) for DPS, with a more offensive kit focused on bleed damage (DoT) and burst (and passively increases Rexxar basic attack damage).
  • Spirit for sieging, laning and general utility, with a kit tailored for Specialist stuff: waveclear, assaulting structures, etc. (and passively increases Rexxar's attack speed or something).
• Once a pet is picked, it cannot be changed.
  • But maybe his level 20 talent would allow him to summon another one for a limited time.
• Each subsequent talent tier would focus on improving both Rexxar and his pets.
• Flare would be made baseline.
• At some point (maybe level 4, or 7) Rexxar would be given access to an entire talent tier of Traps, that would work much Junkrat's Steel Trap, but in a much more limited use (like having a cast time).

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11 hours ago, Valhalen said:

To be honest they should rework him as an Multiclass (Warrior, Assassin Specialist), and as you said, having abilities to switch between pets and roles. A blend between Kharazim and Varian (in terms of talent options) would work amazingly well. This is what I think Rexxar's rework to be a true hunter should be:

• At level 1 you pick wich pet you'll be focusing on, reflecting his role:
  • Misha for tanking, with the same set she has now (and passively increases Rexxar's health).
  • Haratha (Rexxar's wolf companion back when he was still in Draenor; died in the lore) for DPS, with a more offensive kit focused on bleed damage (DoT) and burst (and passively increases Rexxar basic attack damage).
  • Spirit for sieging, laning and general utility, with a kit tailored for Specialist stuff: waveclear, assaulting structures, etc. (and passively increases Rexxar's attack speed or something).
• Once a pet is picked, it cannot be changed.
  • But maybe his level 20 talent would allow him to summon another one for a limited time.
• Each subsequent talent tier would focus on improving both Rexxar and his pets.
• Flare would be made baseline.
• At some point (maybe level 4, or 7) Rexxar would be given access to an entire talent tier of Traps, that would work much Junkrat's Steel Trap, but in a much more limited use (like having a cast time).

Totally agreed.

Multiclass will suite him the best. 3 pets as a lvl1 talents for tank (Misha - armor - resist - BM),  dps (Haratha - attack speed - crit - MM) and spirit beast (tho in wow it was only BM who can have it, but with  self heal and heal Rexxar, stealth attack and stunt it could work best for SV spec + traps from Rexxar). And after pet was picked, as you said there is no way to change it and player should build spec around chosen  role.

Huge advantage of this  - Rexxar on map can be anyone. Warrior-tank, assassin-dps or specialist-survivor.

And then Rexxar will became really pain in da butt for opposite team :o)

But... It just a wishes and I am pretty much sure we will not going to see it EVER /sadface

Edited December 7, 2017 by Bub

[Valhalen 1,484]

14 hours ago, Bub said:

Totally agreed.

Multiclass will suite him the best. 3 pets as a lvl1 talents for tank (Misha - armor - resist - BM),  dps (Haratha - attack speed - crit - MM) and spirit beast (tho in wow it was only BM who can have it, but with  self heal and heal Rexxar, stealth attack and stunt it could work best for SV spec + traps from Rexxar). And after pet was picked, as you said there is no way to change it and player should build spec around chosen  role.

Huge advantage of this  - Rexxar on map can be anyone. Warrior-tank, assassin-dps or specialist-survivor.

And then Rexxar will became really pain in da butt for opposite team :o)

But... It just a wishes and I am pretty much sure we will not going to see it EVER /sadface

I'm really tempted to post this idea on the Battle.Net forums, just because. Maybe polish it a bit more and post so maybe perhaps who knows a Blizz executive might see it? Or not.

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7 hours ago, Valhalen said:

I'm really tempted to post this idea on the Battle.Net forums, just because. Maybe polish it a bit more and post so maybe perhaps who knows a Blizz executive might see it? Or not.

They will. Question is will they pay attention or even react on it .

Let me know if you'll do it and I'll support you on HOTS forum.

[Blagon 0]

I've done a lot of climbing in Hero League with Rexxar and here's my thoughts:

1. Rexxar is a niche pick and is hard to fit in a composition. Because he's not a true main tank and not really a bruiser like Sonya he doesn't fit unless put in a solo lane. This makes him hard to pick and gives him a bad stigma in Hero League.

2. The community focuses too much on his laning on not on his team-fighting. He's a good laner but not great. A lot of better laners will crush him. Malthael and Zagara, for example, always give me problems. He can make a huge impact on team fights by landing sick stuns, Boars, and good set-up for other abilities (entangle, power slide, etc).

3. Combine #1 and #2 and I've played a lot of games where I pick Rexxar, do not so well in lane, then my team blames me for all its problems. My teammates give up because they feel Rexxar is no good after laning. That's a myth that has to be debunked.

4. Picking Easy Prey at level one makes Misha one of the best at tanking bosses. On Braxis, you can tank the boss and using Mend Pet not take any damage on your 5 hero team. You can also 2-hero kill the boss on a map like Cursed Hollow (Misha tanks while someone like Hanzo hits the boss). I'm sure there are other applications but this is another plus in Rexxar's game that people underestimate.

5. Hanamura is in his top 3 best maps. It's a 1-4 distribution like Braxxis and an objective that benefits from him counting as two heroes.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Blagon

[Farbas 5]

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 Hunter-Gatherer is a solid all-round talent that improves both Misha's and Rexxar's health regeneration.

This is not true, the talent only increases Rexxar's health regeneration.

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On 24. 2. 2018 at 10:16 PM, Farbas said:

This is not true, the talent only increases Rexxar's health regeneration.

Thanks! I submitted a fix for this issue.

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On 01/03/2018 at 4:13 PM, positiv2 said:

Thanks! I submitted a fix for this issue.

Okay so  I did some tests and it appears that even though the tooltip doesn't say it and the "complete quests" button in try mode doesn't work for Misha, it actually does increase Misha's health regeneration as well...

[Morcalivan 86]

I'm liking Misha a lot lately as a Tank and Assassin. Not really using Rexxar unless grabbing a Dragon on Shrines or taking a camp, but the teddy is pretty scary. Maybe it's from those 45+ levels oof playing Monstrosity, but Misha's expendable nature and range makes it pretty simple to build up a good 2k HPs for her and Rexxar. Add some Misha talents and overuse that stun/lunge and you have a really funny but effective way of taking camps, chasing kills, team fighting, soloing bosses, etc. The plan bosses are probably my favourite to fight since they not only have that aura attack on Misha but send out the smaller root at Rexxar so you have to keep both characters ready to move/attack. Same goes for the cursed hollow boss too. Fun stuff. The fact that Misha can use her stun to evade attacks or body block is a little strong, but I like it. Need Rexxar to learn how to lay hunting traps though like Abathur does. :p

Edit: Rexxar behind towers while Misha holds off a Cho'Gall and nearly kills him any time he attacks is hilarious. 1 player becomes halved, two players double up, lol. The ogre only has two attacks that can land on Misha from a distance, and the heal takes care of most of that. The stun lunge and misha's body blocking just takes all the scary out of the ogre and lets any teammate have their way with him. Only fought a couple so far but they quickly learn to never go near Misha, lol.

Edited March 31, 2018 by Morcalivan

[Morcalivan 86]

Tomb of the Spider Queen needs to be added as a strong map choice. Misha's gem collection in a position of danger immediately distributes the gems to Rexxar, who can be in a position of safety. Rexxar can cap these gems while still directing Misha to guard/lookout for opposing team. The camp is easy to grab and the opposing team's mercs are easy to clear with Misha's charge. Furthermore, Misha can very, very, VERY, easily solo the boss while the rest of the team is making it look like the boss isn't being taken and even push other areas. Probably the easiest boss fight I've ever had playing this game so far.

[Valhalen 1,484]

On 12/8/2017 at 6:47 PM, Bub said:

They will. Question is will they pay attention or even react on it .

Let me know if you'll do it and I'll support you on HOTS forum.

DONE.

Edited April 6, 2018 by Valhalen

[ShadowerDerek 69]

New Rexxar btw. 

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Is there any plan to update this guide? The recent patch changes his playstyle pretty significantly.

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On 3/8/2019 at 7:58 AM, ShadowerDerek said:

Is there any plan to update this guide? The recent patch changes his playstyle pretty significantly.

An update to the guide should go live soon. Sorry to have kept you waiting!

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