Illidan

Illidan
"My hatred is unending."
Basic Info
Title	The Betrayer
Role	Melee Assassin
Difficulty	Hard
Franchise	Warcraft
Price	500 / 4,000
Release Date	March 13, 2014
Base Stats
Attack Type	Melee
Health	1650
Health Regen	3.4375
Resource	None
Unit Radius	0.625
Attack Speed	1.82
Attack Range	1.2
Attack Damage	78
Data Page

Illidan Stormrage, the Betrayer, is a Melee Assassin hero from the Warcraft universe. The first demon hunter betrayed his people by creating a new Well of Eternity after the demonic invasion of Azeroth. Now Illidan lords over the realm of Outland, slaughtering unsuitably prepared heroes who venture into his domain.

Illidan is a mobile, sustained damage assassin who pairs well with heroes that can enable him.

Background

This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft universe.

Illidan Stormrage is known as the Betrayer, as throughout the millennia of his life he has deceived friends and family alike for power.

The night elf Illidan Stormrage was born before the War of the Ancients, a conflict that erupted over 10,000 years prior to the Third War, when the chaotic Burning Legion invaded Azeroth. Driven by jealous over his brother's budding relationship with Tyrande Whisperwind), Illidan feigned allegiance to the Burning Legion and Sargeras, seemingly offering his aid while secretly plotting to destroy the Legion from within. Eventually, Illidan, Tyrande, Malfurion, and the Night Elves repelled the Legion invasion, causing the Well of Eternity to implode - but not before Illidan drew several vials of its water to create new fonts of power. When the Night Elves reached Kalimdor and saw Illidan had used the vials to create a new Well of Eternity, they were furious - they saw one of their own covered in demonic tattoos and with his amber eyes burned out - they did not know he helped to defeat the Legion and thought he sought to bring them back to Azeroth once again. Malfurion admonished Illidan for his irresponsible use of magic and when Illidan would not give up his power, he was imprisoned far beneath the surface of the land by his brother and Cenarius.

During the Third War, Tyrande released Illidan from millennia of imprisonment, hoping that the Betrayer would redeem himself by battling a returned Burning Legion. Though Illidan fought to defend his people, he soon slipped into darkness: after absorbing the energies of the demonic Skull of Gul'dan, Illidan became a demon, an act for which he was banished by Malfurion. Fleeing the wrath of the night elves, the twice-condemned Illidan allied himself once again with the only entity that would accept him - the Legion. Illidan's demonic masters sent him to destroy the Lich King, who had broken free of their influence, but Illidan failed to do so. To protect himself from the Legion's vengeance, Illidan hid on Outland, a destroyed world that he would eventually seek to rule.

Gameplay

Illidan is a nimble Melee Assassin. Very fast basic attacks, several gap closers, and the ability to significantly reduce his own Cooldowns through Betrayer's Thirst make him extremely difficult to outmaneuver. Illidan thrives when played with any Hero that can increase his survivability, be it through Shields, Armor, or raw instant healing. He is typically known to requires allied Heroes known as "enablers" to be at his best. llidan's reliance on the healing and Cooldown reduction provided by Betrayer's Thirst makes him particularly vulnerable to effects that can reduce his attack speed or otherwise stop him from attacking.

Strengths

• Nearly impossible to escape from
• Excellent duelist
• May quickly and safely solo claim Mercenary Camps
• No reliance on Mana and excellent self sustain

Weaknesses

• Requires a team composition that revolves around supporting him to excel
• Exceptionally vulnerable to crowd control due Basic Attack reliance
• Limited sieging potential
• Limited waveclear

Abilities

Betrayer's Thirst

Passive: Basic Attacks heal for 30% of damage dealt and reduce your Ability cooldowns by 1 second.

• Getting Blinded makes you inable to hit enemies and gain cooldown reduction.

Q

Dive

Cooldown: 6 seconds

Dive at the target, dealing 66 (+4% per level) damage and flipping to the other side of the target.

W

Sweeping Strike

Cooldown: 8 seconds

Dash towards target point, dealing 119 (+4% per level) damage to enemies along the way. Hitting an enemy increases your Basic Attack damage by 35% for 3 seconds.

E

Evasion

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Evade enemy Basic Attacks for 2.5 seconds.

R

Metamorphosis

Cooldown: 120 seconds

Transform into Demon Form at the target location, dealing 46 (+4% per level) damage in the area. Temporarily increase your maximum Health by 220 (+4% per level) for each Hero hit. Lasts for 18 seconds.

• While performing the transformation, Illidan is removed from the battlefield for 1.25 seconds making him Untargetable and immune to damage.
• Bonus health is calculated and damage is dealt when transfomation period ends and Illidan reappears on the battlefield.
• Illidan's current health is increased by the same flat amount as his maximum health. Current health is not reduced once Metamorphosis ends.
• Removes Root, Slow, Blind and Armor debuffs on cast, but not Damage over Time effects, Revealed status or hero-specific debuffs like Jaina's "Chill".

R

The Hunt

Cooldown: 100 seconds

Charge to target unit, dealing 251 (+4% per level) damage on impact and stunning for 1 second.

• Has 1 second cast time that is interruptable with Stuns and Silences.
• After the cast period, Illidan is Unstoppable, until he hits his target.
• Cannot target structures.

Talents

1

Immolation

After using Sweeping Strike, burn nearby enemies for 22 (+4% per level) damage a second for 4 seconds.

Battered Assault

Increase Sweeping Strike's Basic Attack damage bonus duration from 3 to 5 seconds. If Sweeping Strike hits 2 Heroes its damage bonus is increased from 35% to 125%.

Unending Hatred

❢ Quest: Every Minion you kill gives you 0.2 Attack Damage. Every Takedown gives 1 Basic Attack Damage.
❢ Reward: Once you reach 20 Attack Damage, receive an additional 20 Attack damage.

• Continues to gain stacks even after the quest is complete.
• The damage from Unending Hatred is added to Basic Attack damage before scaling and damage multipliers.

4

Rapid Chase

Dive grants 20% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.

Friend or Foe

Increases the range of Dive by 20% and allows it to be used on allied Heroes without damaging them.

• Using Dive on an allied Hero doesn't flip you over them.

Unbound

Sweeping Strike can go over walls and terrain.
❢ Reward: After hitting 30 Heroes with Sweeping Strike, gain a second charge.

7

Reflexive Block

Using Dive grants 75 Physical Armor against the next 3 Hero Basic Attacks for 3 seconds, reducing the damage taken by 75%.

Thirsting Blade

Betrayer's Thirst's healing from Basic Attacks is increased from 30% to 50% while Sweeping Strike's damage bonus is active.

Hunter's Onslaught

Basic Abilities heal for 25% of the damage they deal. Double this bonus versus Heroes.

• Bonus damage from Marked for Death Heals you, but burn damage from Immolation doesn't.

10

Metamorphosis

Cooldown: 120 seconds
Transform into Demon Form at the target location, dealing 46 (+4% per level) damage in the area. Temporarily increase your maximum Health by 220 (+4% per level) for each Hero hit. Lasts for 18 seconds.

The Hunt

Cooldown: 100 seconds
Charge to target unit, dealing 251 (+4% per level) damage on impact and stunning for 1 second.

13

Nimble Defender

If Sweeping Strikes hits an enemy Hero, gain 25 Armor for 2 seconds, reducing damage taken by 25%.

Elusive Strike

Sweeping Strike reduces the cooldown of Evasion by 3 seconds every time it damages an enemy Hero.

Sixth Sense

Evasion grants Illidan 75 Spell Armor against the next 2 sources of Spell damage, reducing their damage by 75%.

16

Marked for Death

Dive deals an extra 180 (+4% per level) damage if you hit a target consecutively within 10 seconds.

Fiery Brand

Every 4th attack against the same Hero deals an additional 8% of their maximum Health as damage.

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• Damage from Fiery Brand is dealt as Percent damage, ignoring Armor and other damage modifiers.

Blades of Azzinoth

Active: Hitting 5 Heroes with Sweeping Strike allows you to activate Blades of Azzinoth to increase your Basic Attack damage by 75% for 8 seconds.

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• Each Hero hit counts as 1 stack. After gathering 5 stacks the ability can be activated, consuming all stacks.
• Starts with full stacks.

20

Demonic Form

Permanently remain in Demonic Form. Metamorphosis also increases your Attack Speed by 20% and reduces the duration of slows, roots, and stuns against you by 50%. You can now mount in Demonic Form.

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• The health bonus is still temporary.
• In Demonic Form, Illidan's mount is limited to special, ability-specific one.

Nowhere to Hide

The Hunt gains unlimited range. You passively reveal enemy Heroes below 25% Health anywhere on the Battleground.

• The Hunt still needs continuous terrain between Illidan and the target, it won't work, for example, on Haunted Mines, from inside the Mines if the target is on the surface, and vice versa.
• Reveal is still purely global.

Nexus Blades

Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage and slow enemy Movement Speed by 20% for 1 second.

Bolt of the Storm

Cooldown: 70 seconds
Active: Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

Skins

Illidan Skins
The Betrayer
Backstory: Illidan Stormrage, the first demon hunter, betrayed his people and created a new Well of Eternity after the demonic invasion of Azeroth. Now Illidan lords over Outland slaying unsuitably prepared Heroes who venture into his domain.
500 / 4,000 The Betrayer	Free Crimson	Free Void	120 / 75 Felblood
Betrayer
Backstory: Free after ten thousand years, Illidan would sacrifice everything in order to defeate the Burning Legion, prove himself superior to Malfurion, and redeem himself in the eyes of Tyrande.
120 / 75	120 / 75 Fel
Shan'do
Backstory: Stormrage was born with amber eyes; a sign of great destiny... But as he learned from Cenarius, his brother grew distant. Still, none expected Malfurion's betrayal.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Warcraft alternative shared history skins.
160 / 100	160 / 100 Nightmare	160 / 100 Northrend	160 / 100 Vordrassil
Spectre
Backstory: As the terrazine haze cleared from his mind, Illidan saw what he had become. His body had mutated, grown irreversibly addicted... But the power was worth any price.
Features: Altered voice-over, themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of other universes merging into StarCraft skins.
600 / 1,200	600 / 1,200 Neon	600 / 1,200 Ghost	600 / 1,200 Night

Illidan Event Skins
Lunar
Backstory: For most of the year, Illidan loathes druidic customs. But during the Lunar Festival, even he sets aside old grudges and joins his brother in honoring the departed elders of the Stormrage family.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: His mask changes as he takes damage. This skin theme is part of a shared theme of holiday skins.
350 / 400	350 / 400 Heavenly	350 / 400 Fire	350 / 400 Dragon

Portraits

Illidan Portraits
Carbot Illidan120 / 75	Cybernetic Illidan75 / 40	Illidan Hero	Illidan Mastery	Illidan-O'-Lantern40	Lil' Lunar Illidan75 / 40	Mecha Illidan75 / 40
Pachimari Illidan75 / 40	Sepia Illidan75 / 40	Stylized Shan'do Illidan75 / 40	Toon Lunar Illidan75 / 40	WoW Illidan75 / 40

Sprays

Illidan Sprays
Carbot Illidan120 / 75	Dominion Betrayer75 / 40	Evade This...250 / 300	Feast-ival Illidan120 / 75	Illidan-O'-Lantern40	Lunar Illidan Lantern120 / 75	Máscara del Traidor150
Pachimari Illidan75 / 40	Pandamonium75 / 40	Toy Warglaives60

Emojis

Illidan Pack 1			Illidan Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Illidan Happy	:illidanhappy: :illihappy:		Illidan Angry	:illidanangry: :illiangry:
	Illidan ROFL	:illidanlol: :illidanrofl: :illilol: :illirofl:		Illidan Cool	:illidancool: :illicool:
	Illidan Sad	:illidansad: :illisad:		Illidan Embarrassed	:illidanoops: :illidanembarrassed: :illioops: :illiembarrassed:
	Illidan Silly	:illidansilly: :illisilly:		Illidan in Love	:illidanlove: :illidaninlove: :illilove: :illiinlove:
	Illidan Speechless	:illidanmeh: :illidanspeechless: :illimeh: :illispeechless:		Illidan Surprised	:illidanwow: :illidansurprised: :illiwow: :illisurprised:

Lunar Illidan Pack 1			Lunar Illidan Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Lunar Illidan Happy	:illidanlunarhappy: :illilhappy:		Lunar Illidan Angry	:illidanlunarangry: :illilangry:
	Lunar Illidan ROFL	:illidanlunarlol: :illidanlunarrofl: :illillol: :illilrofl:		Lunar Illidan Cool	:illidanlunarcool: :illilcool:
	Lunar Illidan Sad	:illidanlunarsad: :illilsad:		Lunar Illidan Embarrassed	:illidanlunaroops: :illidanlunarembarrassed: :illiloops: :illilembarrassed:
	Lunar Illidan Silly	:illidanlunarsilly: :illilsilly:		Lunar Illidan in Love	:illidanlunarlove: :illidanlunarinlove: :illillove: :illilinlove:
	Lunar Illidan Speechless	:illidanlunarmeh: :illidanlunarspeechless: :illilmeh: :illilspeechless:		Lunar Illidan Surprised	:illidanlunarwow: :illidanlunarsurprised: :illilwow: :illilsurprised:

Quotes

Main article: Illidan/Quotes

Trivia

• Illidan first appeared in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (July 2002).
  • His book debut was almost two years later, in The Well of Eternity (March 2004).
• Illidan is voiced by Matthew Yang King in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and Liam O'Brien in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, World of Warcraft: Legion, and Heroes of the Storm.
• Illidan was one of the 18 heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2013.
• Illidan's signature line, "YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!", can sometimes be heard when he uses The Hunt.
  • This very phrase dates back to the cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (January 2007).
• Illidan is one of three elven Melee Assassin heroes, the other two being Maiev Shadowsong and Valeera Sanguinar.
  • He is also the first elven Melee Assassin hero in the game.
• One of Illidan's quotes references the running joke about Darkness.
• The maximum stacks for his level 1 talent, Unending Hatred is 65,535 stacks. With the quest completed,this comes out to 65,555 bonus damage that is affected by damage multipliers.

Gallery

General

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  Illidan's artwork.

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  Illidan, the Betrayer.

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  Shan'do Illidan.

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  A team of Illidans in the arena.

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  Another team of Illidans.

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  Illidan vs. Tyrael.

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  The Illidan action figure.

Abilities

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  Q: Dive.

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  W: Sweeping Strike.

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  E: Evasion.

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  R1: Metamorphosis.

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  R2: The Hunt.

Gameplay

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  Illidan rides a mount into combat.

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  Illidan participates in a teamfight.

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  Illidan fights Arthas to defend his fort.

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  Illidan with horns, wings, and hooves.

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  Illidan as a demon, after using Metamorphosis.

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  Shan'do Illidan, after using Metamorphosis.

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  Spectre Illidan, after using Metamorphosis.

Prerelease

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  The Blizzard DOTA models of Illidan and various other heroes.

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  Blood Elf Illidan (old tint).

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  Fel Illidan (old tint).

External links

• Illidan - Heroes of the Storm
• Illidan Stormrage - World of Warcraft
• Illidan Stormrage - Wowpedia
• Illidan Build Guide on Icy Veins
• Illidan Balance Changelog - Heroes Patch Notes
• Illidan Sound Files - Sounds of the Storm