Varian | |
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"We will forge a great destiny!" | |
Basic Info | |
Title | High King of the Alliance |
Role | Bruiser |
Difficulty | Medium |
Franchise | Warcraft |
Price | 750 / 10,000 |
Release Date | November 15, 2016 |
Base Stats | |
Attack Type | Melee |
Health | 2220 |
Health Regen | 4.625 |
Resource | 500 Mana |
Unit Radius | 0.75 |
Attack Speed | 1.25 |
Attack Range | 1.25 |
Attack Damage | 74 |
Data Page |
Varian Wrynn, High King of the Alliance, is a melee Bruiser Hero from the Warcraft universe. Few would have expected that the gladiator known only as Lo'Gosh was in truth the missing ruler of Stormwind, Varian Wrynn. Now the High King of the Alliance, his every action shapes the destiny of Azeroth itself.
Varian is a Bruiser who can flex into dealing damage or protecting his team.
Background[ | ]
Son of the Alliance's first king Llane Wrynn, Prince Varian witnessed his father's murder by the half-orc Garona Halforcen, instilling his dislike towards the Horde. He then grew up to be a respectable man, with good signs that he would become a good king of Stormwind one day. Unfortunately due to the plot of the Black Dragon Onyxia, Varian ends up being split in two, his diplomatic but more passive side residing in Stormwind, while his warrior spirit stranded to Kalimdor, amnesiac and picked up as a gladiator by Rehgar Earthfury. Befriending two other gladiators, Valeera Sanguinar and Broll Bearmantle, Varian would make a name of himself in the ring as "Lo'Gosh/Ghost Wolf", but he soon broke away from his gladiator life. Accompanied by his two friends, he reclaimed his true identity and kingdom, slaying Onyxia.
Returning as the King of Stormwind and becoming the High King of the Alliance, Varian led the Alliance in many battles against the Lich King, Deathwing, Garrosh Hellscream, the Iron Horde and finally the Burning Legion. While at first his hatred for the Horde for killing his father made him a bit too hotheaded, he managed to temper his ferocity and develop his diplomatic side further in a good balance with his warrior spirit, seeing the big picture and the importance of unity. He heroically sacrificed himself during the assault of the Burning Legion on the Broken Shore, buying enough time for the Alliance to regroup. His son, Anduin, has assumed Varian's position as King of Stormwind and High King of the Alliance.
Never one to back down from a difficult task or shy away from the front lines, King Varian Wrynn of Stormwind has always sought to do what he believes is best for his people. Without question, he is eager to pick up a sword and shield in defense of the Alliance, Azeroth, and now... The Nexus. There is no opponent too great nor battlefield too harsh to stop Varian from leading those around him toward victory.[1]
Gameplay[ | ]
Varian is a Bruiser Hero who can Tank for his team or become a high damage Assassin.
Strength[ | ]
- Extremely flexible playstyle.
- Hard to read in drafts
- Has access to multiple crowd control abilities
- High Basic Attack damage
Weaknesses[ | ]
- Weak early game
- Lacks waveclear
- Limited escape mechanisms
Abilities[ | ]
- See Data Page for a table of scaled values at key levels.
Talents[ | ]
❢ Quest: Every time Lion's Fang hits a Hero, increase its damage by 7, up to 175.
❢ Reward: After hitting 25 Heroes, the Slow is increased to 50% and its duration is increased to 2 seconds.
When you Parry a Hero's Basic Attack, Heroic Strike's cooldown is refreshed and the next one does 40% more damage.
- Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Heroic Strike's damage.
❢ Quest: Hit 50 Heroes with Basic Attacks.
❢ Quest: Participate in 5 Hero Takedowns.
❢ Quest: Gather 15 Regeneration Globes.
❢ Reward: Completing a Quest grants 10 Basic Attack Damage. Completing all 3 Quests grants an additional 30 Basic Attack Damage.
- Completing all three quests grants a total of 60 bonus Basic Attack damage.
- Bonus damage is affected by damage modifiers, including Colossus Smash and Twin Blades of Furys' passive multipliers.
Cooldown: 16 seconds
Silence a target Hero and force them to attack Varian for 1.25 seconds.
Passive: Maximum Health and Health Regeneration increased by 40%.
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Smash a target enemy, dealing 185 damage and lowering their Armor by 25 for 3 seconds, causing them to take 25% increased damage.
Passive: Base Attack Damage increased by 100%.
Passive: Maximum Health reduced by 10%.
Basic Attacks reduce Heroic Strike's cooldown by 9 seconds and increase Varian's Movement Speed by 30% for 2 seconds.
Passive: Attack Speed increased by 100%.
Passive: Base Attack Damage reduced by 25%.
Increase Lion Fang's healing from Heroes by 75%.
- Stacks additively with healing modifiers that can affect Lion's Fang's healing output and multiplicatively with modifiers that affect healing received by the target.
Basic Attacks heal Varian for 1% of his maximum Health. While below 50% Health, they also heal him for 50% of the damage dealt.
- Does not heal from Heroic Strike damage.
Every 30 seconds, Varian's next Basic Attack will heal him for 350 Health. When a nearby enemy Minion or Monster dies, this cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
Parry now grants Protected, preventing all incoming damage for the duration. Additionally, Parry's cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds, but it loses 1 charge.
Reduces Charge's cooldown by 8 seconds and Mana cost from 45 to 22. Additionally, Charge can be cast on allied Heroes.
- Charging to allied Heroes neither damages nor Slows them.
Charge deals bonus damage to Heroes equal to 4% of their maximum Health.
Heroes hit by Heroic Strike receive 40% reduced healing for 4 seconds.
- Stacks additively with modifiers that affect healing received, and multiplicatively with modifiers that affect healing dealt.
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Active: Activate to throw a sword at a target Hero that deals 50 damage, and up to 1400 bonus damage to their Shields.
Passive: Basic Attacks against Heroes deal up to 200% bonus Physical Damage to Shields.
- Passive Basic Attack damage multiplier does not affect Heroic Strike.
- Passive Shield damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Varian's Basic Attack damage.
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Active: Activate to place a Banner that grants 25% increased Movement Speed to nearby allied Heroes. Lasts 12 seconds.
Banner
Stormwind Aura
- Does not stack with other positive Movement Speed effects, such as Twin Blades of Fury's Movement Speed bonus, unless otherwise specified by the Ability in question.
Cooldown: 45 seconds
Active: Activate to place a Banner that grants 20 Armor to nearby allied Heroes, reducing damage taken by 20%. Lasts 12 seconds.
Banner
Ironforge Aura
- Does not stack with other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Active: Activate to place a Banner that grants 20% increased Spell Power to nearby allied Heroes. Lasts 12 seconds.
Banner
Dalaran Aura
- Spell Power stacks additively with itself and other offensive damage and healing modifiers affecting target Heroes' Spell Damage or healing output.
Being hit by a Hero Basic Attack reduces the cooldown of Taunt by 1 second.
Colossus Smash affects all enemies near the target, and its cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
Twin Blades of Fury increases Heroic Strike damage by an additional 25%, and Basic Attacks increase his Movement Speed by an additional 10%.
- Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Heroic Strike's damage.
Banner now also increases health regeneration and all healing received for nearby allied Heroes by 50%, and the cooldown is reduced by 50%.
- Stacks additively with other healing modifiers that affect healing received, and multiplicatively with modifiers that affect healing dealt (such as Banner of Dalaran).
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Active: Activate to demoralize nearby enemy Heroes, reducing damage they deal by 40% for 5 seconds.
- Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that affect the target Heroes' damage output.
Builds and guides[ | ]
Varian Community Build Guides @ HeroesFire
Varian Community Build Guides @ Heroes Hearth
Skins[ | ]
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Backstory: Few would have expected that the gladiator known only as Lo'Gosh was in truth the missing ruler of Stormwind, Varian Wrynn. Now the High King of the Alliance, his every action shapes the destiny of Azeroth itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
750 / 10,000 High King of the Alliance |
Free Iron |
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Backstory: As chief security officer for Volskaya's Nexus operations, Varian Volkov is no stranger to harsh winters and cold steel. Rather than pilot a Svyatogor mech, he prefers to meet his foes face-to-face. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: Sergeants browbeat unruly recruits with tales of a footman named Varian who refused promotion again and again, despite slaying hundreds of foes, because he prefered to remain on the front lines. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: Rallied by the Lady of Thorns call, Grand Mashal Varian Wrynn left Stormwind with his father's blessing and the Stromwind army in tow. The Alliance would not let Alterac fall before to the Raven Lord's machinations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: The Lion has long been associated with the nation of Stormwind and the House of Wrynn. It is a symbol of courage, dignity and ferocity; truly befitting for the High King. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstory: After awakening on the shores of Durotar, the gladiator known as Lo'Gosh became a star of the Crimson Ring Arena. Rumor has it that he fights with the fury of the Ghost Wolf himself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carbot Varian |
Commandant Varian |
Commandant Varian Icon |
Green Army Team |
Varian Emblem |
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Sprays[ | ]
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Carbot Varian |
Cartoon Varian |
Comet Knight Varian |
Commandant Varian Icon |
Paryin' with Varian |
Prince Va-Rian |
Toy Shalamayne |
Emojis[ | ]
Quotes[ | ]
Trivia[ | ]
- Varian was mentioned in the manual for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (July 2002), and he appeared in World of Warcraft (November 2004) as a prisoner on Alcaz Island.
- Varian escaped confinement in World of Warcraft: The Comic (November 2007), and he returned to the game in the pre-expansion event for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (November 2008).
- His book debut was between two to three months earlier before his comic debut, in World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness (August 2007).
- Varian is voiced by Chris Metzen in all of his game appearances with the exception of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (where he is voiced by Jon St. John).
- Varian was one of the two Heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2016.
- Varian's three Heroic Abilities reflect the warrior specializations in World of Warcraft: Protection, Arms and Fury.
- In addition, Shalla'tor will be put away when Varian selects Taunt, as he will use Ellemayne.
- Varian's nickname is "Lo'Gosh", which is also one of the names of the legendary Goldrinn.
Gallery[ | ]
General[ | ]
The Blizzard DOTA models of Varian and various other heroes
Abilities[ | ]
Videos[ | ]
References[ | ]
- ↑ New Heroes and More Announced at BlizzCon 2016!. Blizzard. Retrieved on 2016-11-04.
External links[ | ]
- Varian Hero Week
- Varian - Heroes of the Storm
- Varian Wrynn - World of Warcraft
- Varian Wrynn - Wowpedia
- Varian Balance Changelog - Heroes Patch Notes
- Varian Sound Files - Sounds of the Storm
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