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Jaina
Jaina

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Basic Info
Title Archmage
Role Ranged Assassin Ranged Assassin
Difficulty Medium
Franchise Warcraft Warcraft
Price Gem500 / Money4,000
Release Date December 2, 2014
Base Stats
Attack Type Ranged
Health 1365
Health Regen 2.8437
Resource 500 Mana
Unit Radius 0.625
Attack Speed 1
Attack Range 5.5
Attack Damage 60
Data Page

Jaina Proudmoore, the Archmage, is a Ranged Assassin Hero from the Warcraft universe.[1][2] She is a master spellcaster, trained by the legendary Archmage Antonidas himself. Brilliant, courageous, and wise, it was Jaina who led the survivors of the Scourge of Lordaeron to safety. But don’t mistake her graciousness for weakness, or she will gladly demonstrate to you the folly of picking a fight with a sorceress.

Jaina is a frost mage who can slow the entire enemy team.

Background[ | ]

Warcraft This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft universe.

The daughter of Daelin Proudmoore - the king of the coastal kingdom of Kul Tiras and grand admiral of the Alliance during the Second War and her mother Katherine Proudmoore - the queen of the coastal kingdom of Kul Tiras and sister of Derek and Tandred Proudmoore - the two princes of the coastal kingdom of Kul Tiras - Princess Jaina was a brilliant student of the ways of magic from childhood. She first studied under Antonidas, the archmage who led the Kirin Tor, a council of magi living and working in the mystic city of Dalaran. During her early adulthood, Jaina struggled to prevent the spreading of a mysterious plague of undeath that would initiate the Third War and send her longtime friend and romantic interest, Prince Arthas Menethil, down a path of unmitigated darkness. As the war escalated, Jaina gained the trust of Thrall, the warchief of the reformed Horde, and became a key player in uniting the races of Azeroth to work together and stop the Burning Legion.

At the war's end, Jaina governed Theramore Isle, focusing her efforts on improving Horde-Alliance relations. She was an assiduous peacemaker, particularly during the Northrend campaign, when she struggled to defuse tensions between Garrosh Hellscream and Varian Wrynn, and then tried to appeal to the humanity of Prince Arthas after he had truly become the Lich King. Jaina's stance on peace changed when Garrosh Hellscream, who'd become warchief of the Horde in Thrall's absence, obliterated Theramore with a mana bomb.

Gameplay[ | ]

Jaina is combo-oriented Ranged Assassin with outstanding Area of Effect crowd control and burst damage potential. Befitting her Frost Mage theme, her trait Frostbite passively causes Jaina's Abilities to also affect their targets with Chill, Slowing them and causing any Ability that hits an enemy already afflicted by Chill to deal increased damage. Chill affects all entities in the game for the purpose of inflicting bonus damage. This allows for easy-to-pick-up burst mage gameplay, but plenty of depth to her kit in the way she can engage enemies.

Strengths[ | ]

  • Outstanding burst damage
  • All Abilities apply a strong Slowing effect on hit
  • Excellent waveclear

Weaknesses[ | ]

  • Very fragile, especially to Melee Assassins
  • Long Cooldowns that must be managed with care
  • Limited mobility

Abilities[ | ]

See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.
Frostbite Icon
Frostbite

Jaina's Abilities Chill targets, Slowing them by 25% and amplifying damage taken from her Abilities by 50%. Lasts 4 seconds.

❢ Quest: Deal 12,000 Spell Damage to Chilled Heroes.

❢ Reward: Unlock the Improved Ice Block ability, allowing Jaina to become temporarily Invulnerable.


Type: Crowd control (passive) / Offensive damage modifier (passive)
Scaling: - (threshold)
Affects: Enemies / Abilities
Properties: Slow

  • Chill can be fully removed with Invulnerable and friendly Stasis effects. Unstoppable and CC removal effects only remove the Slow and not the damage bonus debuff.
  • All Jainas in the same team fully interact with each others' Chill debuffs regardless of who applied them in the first place.
  • Does not stack with itself or other Chill debuffs.
  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Jaina's Abilities' damage.
Frostbolt Icon
Q
Frostbolt
30 Mana Cooldown: 4 seconds

Deal 184 damage and Chill the target.


Type: Spell Damage, Debuff
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Clamping, Skillshot
Cast time: 0.125+0 seconds
Range: 10.5
Hitbox: 1.0 x 1.6
Missile speed: 15
Blizzard Icon
W
Blizzard
90 Mana Cooldown: 15 seconds

Bombard an area with 3 waves of ice, dealing 142 damage each. Damaged enemies are Chilled.


Type: Spell Damage, Debuff
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: 0 + 0.1 seconds
Range: 7.0
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 2.5
Initial delay: 0.75 seconds
Wave interval: 1.25 seconds
Cone of Cold Icon
E
Cone of Cold
40 Mana Cooldown: 10 seconds

Deal 220 damage and Chill targets.


Type: Spell Damage, Debuff
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: 0.125 + 0 seconds
Area of Effect: Radial
Radius: 7.0
Arc: 45 degrees
Ring of Frost Icon
R
Ring of Frost
70 Mana Cooldown: 70 seconds

After a 1.5 second delay, create a Ring of Frost in an area that deals 310 damage and Roots enemies for 3 seconds. The ring persists for 3 seconds afterward, Chilling any enemies who touch it.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control, Debuff
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect, Root
Cast time: 0 + 0.1 seconds
Range: 9.0
Area of Effect: Ring
Radius:
- Inner: 2.6
- Outer: 4.5

  • Enemies within the inner radius are not affected in any way.
Summon Water Elemental Icon
R
Summon Water Elemental
60 Mana Cooldown: 60 seconds

Summons a Water Elemental at target location. The Water Elemental's Basic Attacks deal 62 damage, splash for 25% damage and Chill. The Ability can be reactivated to retarget the Water Elemental. Lasts 20 seconds.


Type: Summon
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 0 + 0.25 seconds
Range: 8.0

Water Elemental
Type: Mobile
Scaling: 4.00% (damage & Health)
Targeting: Retargetable
Health: 958
Basic Attack damage: 62
Attack speed: 1.00
Attack range: 5.5
Movement Speed: 5.2
Sight radius: 7.0
Leash radius: 15
Unit radius: 0.375
Splash radius: 2.0

  • Water Elemental's Basic Attacks and Abilities on Chilled targets benefit from the damage bonus and their damage generates quest progress for Frostbite.
  • Splash damage reduction stacks multiplicatively with other offensive damage modifiers.
Improved Ice Block Icon
1
Improved Ice Block
Cooldown: 40 / 0.5 seconds

Activate to place Jaina in Stasis and gain Invulnerability for 2.5 seconds. When this effect expires, nearby enemies are Chilled.

Quest requirements must be completed before activating.


Type: Status effect / Debuff
Affects: Self / Enemies
Targeting: No target
Properties: Area of Effect (debuff), Stasis (self)
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 5.0

  • Can be reactivated after 0.5 seconds to end the effect early.
  • Manually exiting Improved Ice Block also causes AoE Chill to be applied.

Talents[ | ]

1
Winter's Reach Icon
Winter's Reach

Increases the range and travel speed of Frostbolt by 30%.


Bonus range: 3.0
Bonus missile speed: 4.5
Bonus hitbox height: 0.4
Lingering Chill Icon
Lingering Chill

Increases the duration of Chill from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.

Conjurer's Pursuit Icon
Fingers of Frost

❢ Quest: Gather Regeneration Globes to increase Jaina's Mana Regeneration by 0.1 per second, up to 2 per second.

❢ Reward: After gathering 20 Globes, the damage bonus from Frostbite is increased by 10%.


Type: Bonus Mana Regeneration / Offensive damage modifier
Scaling: -
Affects: Self / Ability

  • Stacks additively with baseline Frostbite damage bonus.
4
Frost Shards Icon
Frost Shards

Frostbolt will now pierce the first two targets.

Arcane Intellect Icon
Arcane Intellect

Dealing damage to a Chilled target returns Mana to Jaina. Basic Attacks return 5 Mana and Abilities return 20.

Passive: While above 75% Mana, Jaina gains 10% Spell Power.


Type: Offensive damage modifier, Healing Modifier, Mana
Affects: Self
Properties: Spell Power

  • Spell Power stacks additively with itself and other offensive damage and healing modifiers affecting Jaina's Spell Damage or healing output.
Frost Armor Icon
Frost Armor

Enemies that attack Jaina are Chilled. Additionally, every 10 seconds, Jaina gains 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%.


Type: Debuff, Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Enemies / Self
Properties: Block, Physical Armor

  • Does not stack with itself or other positive Physical Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
7
Ice Lance Icon
Ice Lance

Hitting a Chilled target with Frostbolt reduces its cooldown by 1.5 seconds and restores 10 Mana.

Ice Floes Icon
Ice Floes

Increase the width of Cone of Cold by 100%, and cause each Hero hit to reduce its cooldown by 2 seconds, doubled against Chilled Heroes, up to a maximum of 8 seconds per use.


Bonus arc: 45 degrees
Icefury Wand Icon
Icefury Wand

Basic Attacks against Chilled enemies deal 50% more damage and lower the cooldown of Blizzard by 1.25 seconds. Doubled against enemy Heroes.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Attack Modifier

  • Does not affect Water Elemental's Basic Attacks.
  • Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Jaina's Basic Attack damage.
10
Ring of Frost Icon
Ring of Frost

Cooldown: 70 seconds
After a 1.5 second delay, create a Ring of Frost in an area that deals 310 damage and Roots enemies for 3 seconds. The ring persists for 3 seconds afterward, Chilling any enemies who touch it.

Summon Water Elemental Icon
Summon Water Elemental

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Summons a Water Elemental at target location. The Water Elemental's Basic Attacks deal 62 damage, splash for 25% damage and Chill. The Ability can be reactivated to retarget the Water Elemental. Lasts 20 seconds.

13
Storm Front Icon
Storm Front

Increases the cast range of Blizzard by 75% and its radius by 30%.


Bonus range: 5.25
Bonus radius: 0.75
Ice Barrier Icon
Ice Barrier

Gain a Shield for 25% of Spell Damage dealt to Chilled targets. The Shield lasts 4 seconds.


Type: Shield
Scaling: -
Affects: Self

  • All damage dealt by Water Elemental contributes to the Shield.
  • Shields gained can stack indefinitely and every instance refreshes the duration.
  • Shield amount is calculated from final damage dealt after all modifications.
Icy Veins Icon
Icy Veins

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Active: Activate to make Jaina's Basic Abilities' cooldowns recharge 200% faster and reduce their Mana cost by 50% for 5 seconds.


Affects: Basic Abilities
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant
16
Snowstorm Icon
Snowstorm

The damage of the second wave of Blizzard is increased by 50%. The damage of the third wave is increased by 100%.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • Damage bonus is immediately reset if Jaina recasts Blizzard (even for the first Blizzard). Re-casting Blizzard before the first finishes can happen if Jaina takes both Icefury Wand and Icy Veins, or with one of those Talents in conjunction with cooldown reduction effects from other allies, such as Nano Boost, Innervate, or Blessing of the Bronze.
  • Does not stack with itself. Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Blizzard's damage.
Northern Exposure Icon
Northern Exposure

Enemies damaged by Cone of Cold have their Armor lowered by 25 for 2 seconds, increasing the damage they take by 25%.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Armor reduction

  • Does not reduce the Armor of Structures.
  • Does not stack with itself or other negative Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Numbing Blast Icon
Numbing Blast

Cone of Cold Roots Chilled targets for 1 second.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Root
20
Cold Snap Icon
Cold Snap

The center area of Ring of Frost deals 310 damage and Roots enemies after the outer ring expires. Each enemy Hero hit reduces its cooldown by 15 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd Control, Debuff
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Area of Effect, Root
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 2.6

  • Center of the ring explodes 0.5 seconds after the outer ring expires.
Wintermute Icon
Wintermute

Increases the cast range of Water Elemental by 50%, and the Water Elemental will now mimic Jaina's Basic Abilities for 50% damage.


Bonus range: 4.0

  • Abilities used by Water Elemental benefit from all of Jaina's Talents except Arcane Intellect, Snowstorm, and Ice Floes.
  • Frostbolt and Cone of Cold mimicked by Water Elemental are cast after Jaina finishes her cast animation.
  • Blizzard mimicked by Water Elemental is cast after all 3 waves of Jaina's Blizzard have fallen. Elemental casts Blizzard to the exact same area as Jaina regardless of distance.
  • Wintermute's damage reduction stacks multiplicatively with other offensive damage modifiers affecting Abilities cast by Water Elemental.
Bolt of the Storm Icon
Ice Blink

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Active: Activate to teleport a short distance and Chill all nearby enemies.


Type: Debuff / Movement: Teleport
Affects: Enemies / Self
Cast time: Instant
Range: 4.0
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.0
Deep Chill Icon
Deep Chill

Frostbite's Chill can now stack a second time, Slowing targets up to 40%.


  • Does not stack with other Slow effects.

Builds and guides[ | ]

Icy Veins Jaina Guide

Jaina Community Build Guides @ HeroesFire

Jaina Community Build Guides @ Heroes Hearth

Skins[ | ]

Jaina Skins
 
Rare Archmage
Backstory: Once the apprentice of the Archmage Antonidas, Jaina Proudmoore led the survivors of Lordaeron to Kalimdor and founded the city of Theramore. Now, she serves the Alliance as a powerful voice fighting for reason and diplomacy.
Jaina Archmage
Gem500 / Money4,000
Archmage
Jaina Azure
Free
Azure
Jaina Verdant
Free
Verdant
Jaina Saffron
Gem120 / Shard75
Saffron
Rare Arcanist (tier 1 mage set)
Backstory: First worn by the great champions who ventured into the Molten Core to defeat Ragnaros, the Arcanist Regalia has become a symbol of mages who have mastered the Arcane.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Warcraft tier sets skins.
Jaina Arcanist
Gem120 / Shard75
Jaina Arcanist Midnight
Gem120 / Shard75
Midnight
Jaina Arcanist Scarlet
Gem120 / Shard75
Scarlet
Legendary Dreadlord
Backstory: Even Arthas could not defeat the heroes of the Nexus alone. Kel'Thuzad would need to break their ranks, make them question who can they trust... but how long can he trust a Dreadlord?
Features: Replaced voice-over, themed animations, themed abilities.
Jaina Dreadlord
Gem750 / Shard1,600
Jaina Dreadlord Blighted
Gem750 / Shard1,600
Blighted
Jaina Dreadlord Unholy
Gem750 / Shard1,600
Unholy
Jaina Dreadlord Abyssal
Gem750 / Shard1,600
Abyssal
Jaina Dreadlord Saronite
Gem750 / Shard1,600
Saronite
Rare Tempest Regalia
Backstory: The Tempest Regalia's origins have been lost to time, but rumor has it Tydormu of the Bronze Dragonflight may impart its secrets... for the right price.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Warcraft tier sets skins.
Jaina Tempest Regalia
Gem160 / Shard100
Jaina Tempest Regalia Maroon
Gem160 / Shard100
Maroon
Jaina Tempest Regalia Nightborne
Gem160 / Shard100
Nightborne
Rare Theramore
Backstory: The destruction of Theramore shook Jaina to her core. Garrosh and his horde had enough opportunities for peace. She would never be so naive again
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Warcraft Post-change skins.
Jaina Theramore
Gem160 / Shard100
Jaina Theramore Emerald
Gem160 / Shard100
Emerald
Jaina Theramore Ruby
Gem160 / Shard100
Ruby
Jaina Theramore Midnight
Gem160 / Shard100
Midnight
Jaina Theramore Citrine
Gem160 / Shard100
Citrine
Jaina Theramore Sorceress
Gem160 / Shard100
Sorceress
Jaina Event Skins
 
Epic Lunar Lunar Festival
Backstory: In recent years, all of Azeroth has celebrated the yearly Lunar Festival in honor of their elders. Jaina is no exception. In times when the future is uncertain, it's important to honor the past.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of holiday skins.
Jaina Lunar
Gem350 / Shard400
Jaina Lunar Eclipse
Gem350 / Shard400
Eclipse
Jaina Lunar Photon
Gem350 / Shard400
Photon
Jaina Lunar Jade
Gem350 / Shard400
Jade
Epic Winter Veil Winter Veil
Backstory: The weather outside is frightful. Although, to be fair, Jaina has been casting Blizzard a LOT out there.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of holiday skins.
Jaina Winter Veil
Gem350 / Shard400
Jaina Winter Veil Aurora
Gem350 / Shard400
Aurora
Jaina Winter Veil Noir
Gem350 / Shard400
Noir

Portraits[ | ]

Jaina Portraits
 
Archmage Jaina Portrait
Archmage Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Carbot Jaina Portrait
Carbot Jaina
Gem120 / Shard75
Devious Dreadlord Jaina Portrait
Devious Dreadlord Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Dreadlord Jaina Portrait
Dreadlord Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Good Witch Jaina Portrait
Fall of King's Crest Good Witch Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Grand Admiral Jaina Portrait
Fall of King's Crest Grand Admiral Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Hearthstone Jaina Portrait
Hearthstone Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40

Illustrated Dreadlord Jaina Portrait
Illustrated Dreadlord Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Jaina Hero Portrait
Jaina Hero
Jaina Mastery Portrait
Jaina Mastery
Lil' Lunar Jaina Portrait
Lunar Festival Lil' Lunar Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina Portrait
Winter Veil Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Pachimari Jaina Portrait
Pachimari Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Toon Dreadlord Jaina Portrait
Toon Dreadlord Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Toon Lunar Jaina Portrait
Lunar Festival Toon Lunar Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Toon Winter Veil Jaina Portrait
Winter Veil Toon Winter Veil Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40

Sprays[ | ]

Jaina Sprays
 
Carbot Jaina Spray
Carbot Jaina
Gem120 / Shard75
Cartoon Jaina Spray
Cartoon Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Feast-ival Jaina Spray
Lunar Festival Feast-ival Jaina
Gem120 / Shard75
Lunar Jaina Lantern Spray
Lunar Festival Lunar Jaina Lantern
Gem120 / Shard75
Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina Spray
Winter Veil Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Pachimari Jaina Spray
Pachimari Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
Puppet Jaina Spray
Toys Puppet Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40
R.I.P. Jaina Spray
Fall of King's Crest R.I.P. Jaina
Gem75 / Shard40

Emojis[ | ]

Jaina Pack 1 Emoji Jaina Pack 1 Jaina Happy Jaina Pack 2 Emoji Jaina Pack 2 Jaina Angry
Emoji Name Shortcut Emoji Name Shortcut
Emoji Jaina Pack 1 Jaina Happy Jaina Happy :jainahappy:
:jaihappy:
Emoji Jaina Pack 2 Jaina Angry Jaina Angry :jainaangry:
:jaiangry:
Emoji Jaina Pack 1 Jaina ROFL Jaina ROFL :jainalol:
:jainarofl:
:jailol:
:jairofl:
Emoji Jaina Pack 2 Jaina Cool Jaina Cool :jainacool:
:jaicool:
Emoji Jaina Pack 1 Jaina Sad Jaina Sad :jainasad:
:jaisad:
Emoji Jaina Pack 2 Jaina Oops Jaina Embarrassed :jainaoops:
:jainaembarrassed:
:jaioops:
:jaiembarrassed:
Emoji Jaina Pack 1 Jaina Silly Jaina Silly :jainasilly:
:jaisilly:
Emoji Jaina Pack 2 Jaina Love Jaina in Love :jainalove:
:jainainlove:
:jailove:
:jaiinlove:
Emoji Jaina Pack 1 Jaina Meh Jaina Speechless :jainameh:
:jainaspeechless:
:jaimeh:
:jaispeechless:
Emoji Jaina Pack 2 Jaina Surprised Jaina Surprised :jainawow:
:jainasurprised:
:jaiwow:
:jaisurprised:
Dreadlord Jaina Pack 1 Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 1 Dreadlord Jaina Happy Dreadlord Jaina Pack 2 Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 2 Dreadlord Jaina Angry
Emoji Name Shortcut Emoji Name Shortcut
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 1 Dreadlord Jaina Happy Dreadlord Jaina Happy :jainahappy:
:jaidbhappy:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 2 Dreadlord Jaina Angry Dreadlord Jaina Angry :jainaangry:
:jaidbangry:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 1 Dreadlord Jaina ROFL Dreadlord Jaina ROFL :jainalol:
:jainarofl:
:jaidblol:
:jaidbrofl:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 2 Dreadlord Jaina Cool Dreadlord Jaina Cool :jainacool:
:jaidbcool:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 1 Dreadlord Jaina Sad Dreadlord Jaina Sad :jainasad:
:jaidbsad:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 2 Dreadlord Jaina Oops Dreadlord Jaina Embarrassed :jainaoops:
:jainaembarrassed:
:jaidboops:
:jaidbembarrassed:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 1 Dreadlord Jaina Silly Dreadlord Jaina Silly :jainasilly:
:jaidbsilly:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 2 Dreadlord Jaina Love Dreadlord Jaina in Love :jainalove:
:jainainlove:
:jaidblove:
:jaidbinlove:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 1 Dreadlord Jaina Meh Dreadlord Jaina Speechless :jainameh:
:jainaspeechless:
:jaidbmeh:
:jaidbspeechless:
Emoji Jaina Dreadlord Pack 2 Dreadlord Jaina Surprised Dreadlord Jaina Surprised :jainawow:
:jainasurprised:
:jaidbwow:
:jaidbsurprised:

Quotes[ | ]


Trivia[ | ]

  • Jaina was mentioned in Day of the Dragon (February 2001 novel), and made her first appearance in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (July 2002 game).
    • Her first book debut nearly three and a half years later, in Cycle of Hatred (February 2006),
  • Jaina is voiced by Laura Bailey. In Warcraft III, she was voiced by Carrie Gordon Lowrey.
  • Jaina was one of the heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2014.
  • When it came to including Jaina, the art team looked at her Warcraft III version, then combined elements from her World of Warcraft form.[3][4]
  • One of Jaina's gag quotes is a reference to Raven from Teen Titans (July 2003), who uses the incantation "Azarath Metrion Zinthos".
  • Jaina's gag quote "Do you believe in magic in young girl's heart? Because you're encased in ice, so you probably should start" is a reference to The Lovin' Spoonful song "Do You Believe in Magic".
  • Jaina's gag quote "I put a spell on you because you're mine" is a reference to the song "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
  • Jaina's gag quote "Let's just be clear, these aren't magic tricks, they are illusions, tricks are something you do during Hollow's End for candy" is a reference to a Gob Bluth quote from the TV show Arrested Development (November 2003).
  • Whenever Jaina kills a Jaina from the opposing team, she will say "The cold never bothered me anyway" which is taken from the song "Let It Go" from Disney's Frozen (November 2013).
    • One of her gag quotes also refers to the movie. "By the way, if you're holding on for a Frozen reference, just let it go... Oh no, what have I done?!"
  • Jaina's old level 16 talent, Snow Crash, was a reference to the novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
  • Jaina's level 20 talent, Wintermute, is a reference to the AI Wintermute in William Gibson's book Neuromancer (July 1984).
  • A popular fan theory around the time of Mists of Pandaria claimed that Jaina had been replaced by a Dreadlord, due to her sudden personality shift. While this has been proven false, it's referenced several times in Heroes of the Storm:
    • Searching for "Dreadlord" in the shop will bring up Jaina.
    • The entire Dreadlord Jaina skin is an homage to the theory, and references it directly in a few quotes.
    • When you're playing Jaina with the Jaina announcer selected, she can accuse you of being a Dreadlord imposter.
    • While using the Theramore Jaina skin, you will automatically default to using Dreadlord Jaina's emojis if they're unlocked instead of Jaina's regular emojis. Theramore Jaina is based on Jaina after her personality change.

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