Deathwing Talents

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Dragon Soul is a good Talent that significantly increases Deathwing's self-healing when hitting enemy Heroes with either Incinerate in Destroyer Form or Lava Burst in World Breaker Form. Pick this Talent in synergy with Heat Wave at Level 4.

Molten Blood is a solid Talent that allows Deathwing to passively regenerate Health when he has 3 or more Armor Plates from Aspect of Death.

Pick this Talent when you want to mitigate the effectiveness of poke damage while laning and you are not scared of burst damage during team fights.

Draconic Might is a useful Talent that increases Deathwing's self-healing when hitting enemy Heroes with Basic Attacks and gives Protected when one of Deathwing's Armor Plates from Aspect of Death gets destroyed by damage. While you cannot choose when to become Protected, you will still mitigate some damage with it. The healing that Draconic Might provides on Basic Attacks has synergy with Fire and Fury at Level 13.

Infernus is a strong Talent that increases the damage that Molten Flame deals to enemy Heroes by 12.5% when below 75 Energy and by 37.5% when cast above that threshold—compared to the tooltip, the values are halved because of how Aspect of Death affects Deathwing's damage against Heroes.

Infernus has synergy with Molten Flame-based Talents: Wicked Inferno at Level 13 helps with Energy consumption and Conflagration at Level 16 becomes easier to trigger.

Heat Wave is a good Talent that makes Deathwing strong both in skirmishes and team fights by heavily increasing his damage output after using Incinerate on enemy Heroes a few times in a row.

Dragon's Ire is a situational Talent that increases Deathwing's damage when he has 3 or fewer Armor Plates from Aspect of Death. While it does not give more value than Heat Wave during duels and team fights, it allows Deathwing to double soak with ease.

Firestorm provides Deathwing some area of effect damage, a slightly faster landing with either Destroyer or World Breaker, and a cooldown reduction on Dragonflight for each enemy Hero hit by Meteors.

Death Drop does not deal any direct damage, but it reduces the Armor of any enemy Hero hit, effectively increasing the damage output of your whole team. The fact that it allows Deathwing to cast his Basic Abilities slightly sooner can be a valuable asset during a team fight.

Skyfall makes Deathwing regenerate his Health a bit faster and poke enemy Heroes during Dragonflight, which is extremely valuable on Maps where there is an Objective to channel (notably Tributes on Cursed Hollow).

In this section we discuss when and why to pick a given Heroic Ability. If you want to read how they work in detail and/or you are looking for some tips on how to use them, check them out on the Abilities and Strategy page.

Burn Beneath My Shadow empowers the damage done by your baseline Heroic Ability, Cataclysm, and resets its cooldown whenever a Fort or Keep is destroyed.

Bellowing Roar is a powerful but delayed crowd control effect that can be used defensively or offensively based on the situation.

Wicked Inferno is a strong Talent that reduces by 33% the Energy consumed per second when channeling Molten Flame; furthermore, it gives 15 Energy when it ends or when you stop channeling it. Pick this Talent if you plan to go for Conflagration at Level 16.

Ruination's raw numbers do convince of its power. The additional Slow on Onslaught is impactful enough to be noticeable. The cooldown reduction on Earth Shatter is especially useful during team fights where it can Stun and damage several enemy Heroes. However, if you went for Infernus at Level 4, we still recommend Wicked Inferno instead.

Fire and Fury makes Basic Attacks against Heroes affected by most crowd controls deal more damage and reduce the cooldown of your Basic Abilities, which allows you to cast them as soon as possible after landing with either Destroyer or World Breaker.

Conflagration comes with a hefty requirement that needs to be fulfilled to be an impactful talent choice. However, if Molten Flame affects several enemy Heroes, the resulting bonus damage can wreak havoc within the enemy lines even when Deathwing is no longer channeling.

Gaze Onto Destruction is a good Talent that heavily reduces the damage done by enemy Heroes while also Slowing their Movement Speed, but only if Deathwing manages to land on top of them with either Destroyer or World Breaker.

Elementium Plating is a good Talent when additional survivability is required. Deathwing's large hitbox and low mobility often make him a preferred focus target for the enemy team. Consequently, the healing and shielding Elementium Plating provides can be a lifesaver in dangerous situations.

Stood in the Fire increases Cataclysm's damage significantly due to the extra duration and Slow, especially in choke points or other convoluted terrain. While we believe this Talent to be good regardless of the Map you are playing on, it is particularly strong on Maps that feature an abundance of impassable terrain and narrow choke points (such as Cursed Hollow).

Arrival of a God unlocks both the Level 7 Talents that you did not pick, therefore adding 2 more effects to your landing Abilities. The additional damage done as you land may be useful when your team has a lot of crowd control and you want to deal burst damage on enemy Heroes who get caught. Since landing on the enemy team can be quite dangerous, we do not recommend picking this Talent without Gaze Onto Destruction at Level 16.

Destroyer's Rampage's cooldown reduction and damage amplification can only be activated if Deathwing lands in Destroyer Form. Consequently, we recommend this Talent for games where Deathwing is played aggressively and in short-range scenarios that allow him to constantly use his Onslaught and Incinerate Abilities, as well as his empowered Basic Attacks.