Leoric Build Guide “All will suffer as I have suffered!”

Leoric is an aggressive melee Bruiser with strong self-sustain and great mobility. He excels at dealing high damage through powerful Basic Attacks and close-range abilities, while his survivability allows him to stand his ground even if outnumbered by several enemies. After taking lethal damage, Undying causes him to turn into a Ghost capable of moving freely and using abilities to slow enemies. After a certain amount of time (influenced by how abilities are used while in Ghost form), Leoric comes back to life at the current location of the Ghost.

Strengths

• Good self-sustain
• Solid waveclear
• Decent mobility
• Can deal percent-based damage
• Fast respawn thanks to Drain Essence
• Can become Unstoppable when needed
• Strong in the late game

Weaknesses

• Vulnerable to burst damage
• Suffers against healing reduction effects
• Weak in the early game

Basic Attacks Build

Recommended

Level 1 ? ?

Level 4 ?

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

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Leoric's Basic Attacks Build is particularly good to increase your damage output in a reliable way, without the risk of losing too much value when the enemy Heroes dodge or disconnect Drain Hope.

Spectral Leech at Level 13 and Mithril Mace at Level 16 combined together will empower your Basic Attacks, especially against Heroes with high maximum Health who do not have Armor (such as Azmodan). Drain Momentum at Level 7 helps you stick on enemy Heroes.

Wraith Walk Build

Advanced

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

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Leoric's Wraith Walk Build provides a powerful and unique playstyle that, once you reach the late game, allows Leoric to severely cripple the combat performance of any Heroes coming in touch with Wraith Walk.

Ominous Wraith at Level 13 drastically reduce the damage done by enemy Heroes for a few seconds, and it can be applied over and over again with the help of Royal Focus at Level 16. Hopelessness at Level 7 helps you keep Drain Hope active during Wraith Walk.

Drain Hope Build

Situational

Level 1 ? ?

Level 4 ?

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20 ?

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Leoric's Drain Hope Build is extremely effective against low-mobility Heroes with high maximum Health (such as Arthas).

Unyielding Despair at Level 13 reduces the cooldown of Drain Hope, Crushing Hope at Level 16 increases its damage when lasting its full duration, and Hopelessness at Level 7 helping you with that.

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Leoric synergizes with

Leoric pairs off really well with Heroes who can follow up on his Entomb with a huge amount of burst damage (for example Orphea using Eternal Feast and all her Basic Abilities) or complementary crowd control (such as Lurking Arm by Stukov).

Leoric is countered by

Leoric struggles against high-mobility Heroes (such as Tracer) who can simply dodge Entomb and/or disconnect his Drain Hope (like Samuro using Mirror Image or Image Transmission).

Due to having self-healing in his kit, Leoric does not like to face Heroes who have access to healing reduction Abilities (for example Biotic Grenade by Ana).

Leoric's stronger maps

Leoric's average maps

Leoric's weaker maps

Leoric is a strong pick on Maps where the game lasts long enough to reach Level 20 and unlock Buried Alive and/or where double soaking is strong (notably Towers of Doom where you can count on both).

Additionally, Leoric is a good pick on Maps where your team requires a solid Offlaner with good self-sustain and waveclear.

• Use Skeletal Swing to reduce the chance that Drain Hope will miss.
• Drain Hope is particularly effective when used on enemy Heroes with high maximum Health and who lack mobility.
• Wraith Walk allows you to walk through enemy Gates, but not through the permanent unpassable terrain that forms the Battleground.
• When necessary, do not be afraid to trade your life for something else because you can respawn faster with Drain Essence, but remember you still give Experience for dying.
• While in Ghost Form, use Ghastly Swing to reduce the chance that Drain Essence will miss.
• Remember to Slow enemy Heroes and try to give vision to your team while you are in Ghost Form.
• When respawning is dangerous, you can use your Hearthstone while in Ghost Form.

Leoric fulfills the role of an offensive Bruiser that is only played as an Offlaner, especially on Maps where double soaking is strong (for example Towers of Doom).

During team fights, he poses a constant threat to nearby enemies who lack mobility because of Entomb being a powerful engage tool, especially after picking Buried Alive at Level 20, a huge power spike for any team composition featuring Leoric.