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Malthael
Malthael

"Death is beyond your reach."

Basic Info
Title Aspect of Death
Role Bruiser Bruiser
Difficulty Medium
Franchise Diablo (franchise) Diablo
Price Gem750 / Money10,000
Release Date June 13, 2017
Base Stats
Attack Type Melee
Health 1962
Health Regen 4.086
Resource 500 Mana
Unit Radius 0.6875
Attack Speed 0.91
Attack Range 1.5
Attack Damage 82
Data Page

Malthael, the Aspect of Death, is a melee Bruiser Hero from the Diablo franchise.

Once the Aspect of Wisdom, Malthael abandoned Heaven after the Worldstone's destruction. In secret, he had resolved to end the Eternal Conflict by becoming a Reaper of Souls and eliminating everything affected by demonic corruption, including humanity.

Background[ | ]

Diablo (franchise) This section concerns content exclusive to Diablo universe.

Malthael was the Archangel and Aspect of Wisdom, one of the five Angel Aspects, and was born from one of the virtues of the great titan Anu at the beginning of time. However, his connection to the largest artifact, the Worldstone, depleted when he discovered it was stolen. Out of all the five members of the Angiris Council, he abstained from voting for the fate of Sanctuary. Malthael soon left the High Heavens after Tyrael reduced the Worldstone to pieces in one blast and after being corrupted by Baal, the Lord of Destruction and last of the Prime Evils. Twenty years afterward, he later betrayed the Angiris Council and Heavenly Host, and then became the Archangel and Aspect of Death.

Gameplay[ | ]

Malthael is a Bruiser who marks his enemies, shredding away high Health enemies.

Strength[ | ]

Weaknesses[ | ]

Abilities[ | ]

See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.
Reaper's Mark Icon
Reaper's Mark

Basic Attacks cleave in an area in front of Malthael and afflict non-Structure targets with Reaper's Mark for 4 seconds. Marked enemies are revealed and take damage equal to 2% of their maximum Health every 1 second.


Type: Percent damage, Status effect
Scaling: -
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Radius: 3.25
Arc: 170 degrees

  • If Multiple Malthaels are on a team, they each apply and refresh their own Mark separately. However, the effects of all Reaper's Marks are shared: the damage does not stack, and all Malthaels can interact with a target that has Reaper's Mark regardless of whether or not they own a mark on the target.
Soul Rip Icon
Q
Soul Rip
25 Mana Cooldown: 2 seconds

Extract the souls of nearby enemies afflicted by Reaper's Mark, dealing 100 damage and healing Malthael for 25 per target hit. Heroic targets heal Malthael for an additional 4% of the Hero's maximum Health.


Type: Spell Damage / Healing
Scaling: 4.00% (damage) / 4.00% (healing vs. non-Heroes) / - (healing vs. Heroes)
Affects: Non-Structure enemies / Self
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant
Radius: 6.5

  • Can only be activated if there is at least one enemy affected by Reaper's Mark within the Ability's radius.
  • Healing from each target is dealt in a separate instance, and bonus healing from Heroes is dealt in yet another instance, separate from the base heal.
Wraith Strike Icon
W
Wraith Strike
30 Mana Cooldown: 5 seconds

Instantly teleport through an enemy afflicted by Reaper's Mark, dealing 59 damage and refreshing Reaper's Mark.


Type: Spell Damage / Movement: Teleport
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Targeting: Unit target
Cast time: Instant
Range: 6.0

  • Can only be activated if there is at least one enemy affected by Reaper's Mark.
  • Malthael teleports to the opposite side of the target from his location at 1.5 distance.
  • Puts Malthael's Basic Attack on full cooldown (1.1s) without using it upon activation.
Death Shroud Icon
E
Death Shroud
50 Mana Cooldown: 8 seconds

After 0.25 seconds, unleash a wave of dark mist that applies Reaper's Mark to enemies it hits.


Type: Status effect
Scaling: -
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Piercing Skillshot, Clamping
Cast time: 0.25 + 0 seconds
Range: 11.25
Hitbox: 3 x 1.75
Missile speed: 10
Tormented Souls Icon
R
Tormented Souls
20 Mana Cooldown: 60 seconds

Unleash a torrent of souls, continually applying Reaper's Mark to nearby enemies for 4 seconds. When Tormented Souls is cast and when it expires, reset the cooldown of Wraith Strike.


Type: Status effect
Scaling: -
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Targeting: No target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: 0.125 + 0 seconds
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 5.0
Last Rites Icon
R
Last Rites
100 Mana Cooldown: 70 seconds

Apply a death sentence to an enemy Hero that, after 2 seconds, deals damage equal to 50% of their missing Health.

❢ Repeatable Quest: Enemies killed between the application of Last Rites and within 1.5 seconds of it dealing damage permanently reduce its cooldown by 5 seconds, to a minimum of 20 seconds.


Type: Percent damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Non-Vehicle Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Percent damage
Cast time: 0.125 + 0 seconds
Range: 5.0

  • Mathematically, kills a target which is at less than or equal to 1/3 of maximum Health.
  • Damage is based on missing Health when the Mark expires after 2 seconds.
  • The Mark cannot be removed, but the damage can be avoided with effects that grant damage immunity, like entering the Hall of Storms, or entering Stasis or Invulnerability, at the time of its expiration.
  • While Last Rites is available, enemy Heroes within 12 radius of Malthael are indicated by a red skull above them if the damage from Last Rites would be enough to kill them.

Talents[ | ]

1
Death's Reach Icon
Death's Reach

Increase Wraith Strike's range by 35%.


Bonus range: 2.1
On a Pale Horse Icon
On a Pale Horse

Gain an additional 20% Movement Speed while mounted.

Fear the Reaper Icon
Fear the Reaper

Cooldown: 25 seconds
Active: Activate to increase Movement Speed by 25% and pass through other units for 4 seconds.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Movement Speed
Cast time: Instant
4
Die Alone Icon
Die Alone

Soul Rip deals 50% more damage if it hits only one Hero.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • If any number of non-Heroic targets are also hit, the bonus damage still applies, but only to the Hero.
Throwing Shade Icon
Throwing Shade

Increase Death Shroud's range by 33%, reduce its cooldown by 3 seconds, and reduce its Mana cost from 50 to 30.

Death Shroud's initial impact deals 2% maximum Health as damage to non-Structure enemies.


Type: Percent damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Properties: Percent damage
Bonus range: 3.75
Black Harvest Icon
Black Harvest

❢ Quest: Apply Reaper's Mark to Heroes for a total of 180 seconds.

❢ Reward: Permanently increase Reaper's Mark's duration by 2 seconds.


  • If multiple Malthaels are in a team, Black Harvest starts to gain stacks only when the Hero with the Talent has applied a Reaper's Mark to the enemy Hero. However, once applied it continues to gain stacks even after the Hero's personal mark has expired, as long as the target is afflicted by any Reaper's Mark.
7
Cold Hand Icon
Cold Hand

Soul Rip Slows enemies by 20% for 2.5 seconds.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Slow
Massacre Icon
Massacre

Wraith Strike now damages and applies Reaper's Mark to enemies around its target.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Radius: 4.0

  • Also applies bonus damage from Mortality.
Touch of Death Icon
Touch of Death

Cooldown: 20 seconds
Active: Activate to reduce healing received by Heroes afflicted by Reaper's Mark by 50% for 4 seconds.


Affects: Enemy Heroes

  • Affects all active Reaper's Marks, including those placed by other Malthaels.
  • Healing reduction stacks additively with other healing modifiers that can affect the healing received by the target Hero.
10
Tormented Souls Icon
Tormented Souls

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Unleash a torrent of souls, continually applying Reaper's Mark to nearby enemies for 4 seconds. When Tormented Souls is cast and when it expires, reset the cooldown of Wraith Strike.

Last Rites Icon
Last Rites

Cooldown: 70 seconds
Apply a death sentence to an enemy Hero that, after 2 seconds, deals damage equal to 50% of their missing Health.

❢ Repeatable Quest: Enemies killed between the application of Last Rites and within 1.5 seconds of it dealing damage permanently reduce its cooldown by 5 seconds, to a minimum of 20 seconds.

13
Soul Siphon Icon
Soul Siphon

Increase Soul Rip's bonus healing from Heroes to 4.75% of the Hero's maximum Health.

Ethereal Existence Icon
Ethereal Existence

Gain 10 Physical Armor per enemy Hero afflicted by Reaper's Mark, up to a maximum of 30.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Physical Armor

  • Benefits from all Reaper's Marks, including those placed by other Malthaels.
  • Stacks additively with itself, but not with other positive Physical Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Inevitable End Icon
Inevitable End

Cooldown: 20 seconds
Active: Activate to become Unstoppable for 2 seconds, but remove all active Reaper's Marks.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Self
Properties: Unstoppable

  • If multiple Malthael's are in a team, only affects Reaper's Marks placed by the Malthael that activates the Ability.
Shroud of Wisdom Icon
Shroud of Wisdom

Cooldown: 20 seconds
Active: After 2 seconds, gain 50 Spell Armor for 4 seconds.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Spell Armor

  • Does not stack with other positive Spell Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
16
Soul Collector Icon
Soul Collector

Reduce Soul Rip's cooldown by 0.5 seconds and increase its range by 25%.


Bonus range: 1.625
Mortality Icon
Mortality

When damaging a Hero, Wraith Strike deals bonus damage equal to 8% of the Hero's maximum Health.


Type: Percent damage
Affects: Enemy heroes
Properties: Percent damage

  • Also affects enemies hit by Massacre.
Memento Mori Icon
Memento Mori

Reaper's Mark deals 60% increased damage after afflicting an enemy for more than 4 seconds.


Type: Bonus damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Ability

  • Duration requirement is per target.
  • If multiple Malthaels are in a team, the damage increase only applies while the personal mark from a Malthael with Memento Mori has met the time requirement and remains on the target.
20
Reaper of Souls Icon
Reaper of Souls

Increase Tormented Souls's duration by 2 seconds. While Tormented Souls is active, Hero Takedowns refresh the duration.

Angel of Death Icon
Angel of Death

Last Rites heals for 100% of the damage dealt, and its current and future cooldown reduction bonuses are doubled.


Type: Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Properties: Lifesteal

  • Also heals for 100% of the overkill value.
Final Curtain Icon
Final Curtain

Death Shroud leaves a trail in its wake for 4 seconds, applying Reaper's Mark to enemies in its area.


  • Benefits from bonus range from Throwing Shade.
No One Can Stop Death Icon
No One Can Stop Death

Cooldown: 180 seconds
Active: Activate while dead to immediately respawn at the Altar but increase Malthael's next respawn time by 25%.


Type: Resurrection
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant

Builds and guides[ | ]

Icy Veins Malthael Guide

Malthael Community Build Guides @ HeroesFire

Malthael Community Build Guides @ Heroes Hearth

Skins[ | ]

Malthael Skins
 
Rare Aspect of Death
Backstory: Once the Aspect of Wisdom, Malthael abandoned heaven after the Worldstone's destruction. In secret, he had resolved to end the Eternal Conflict by becoming a Reaper of Souls and eliminating everything affected by demonic corruption, including humanity.
Malthael Aspect of Death
Gem750 / Money10,000
Aspect of Death
Malthael Spectral
Free
Spectral
Malthael Platinum
Free
Platinum
Malthael Toxic
Gem120 / Shard75
Toxic
Malthael Tarnished
Gem120 / Shard75
Tarnished
Epic Grave Warden
Backstory: With every corpse interred in his mausoleum, the Grave Warden gains power and influence. His unholy alliance with the Grave Keeper ensures that his collection of souls will continue to grow.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Raven Court skins.
Malthael Grave Warden
Gem250 / Shard300
Malthael Grave Warden Frozen
Gem250 / Shard300
Frozen
Malthael Grave Warden Timelost
Gem250 / Shard300
Timelost
Malthael Grave Warden Angelic
Gem250 / Shard300
Angelic
Malthael Grave Warden Sinuous
Gem250 / Shard300
Sinuous
Malthael Grave Warden Crimson
Gem250 / Shard300
Crimson
Malthael Event Skins
 
Rare Season's Reapings Winter Veil
Backstory: Also known as the Ghost of Winter Veil Yet-to-Come, Malthael offers those he visits in the cold dark night a glimpse of their future. Unsurprisingly, their "future" is always death.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of holiday skins.
Malthael Season's Reapings
Gem160 / Shard100
Malthael Season's Reapings Chilling
Gem160 / Shard100
Chilling
Malthael Season's Reapings Coal
Gem160 / Shard100
Coal
Malthael Season's Reapings Plum
Gem160 / Shard100
Plum
Malthael Season's Reapings Hallowed
Gem160 / Shard100
Hallowed
Epic Xenotech MechaStorm II
Backstory: With Mecha Tyrael destroyed, Neo-President Anduin Wrynn knew the return of the Xenotech was inevitable and had prepared accordingly. But could two untested mecha pilots possibly defeat the enemy known as the "Reaper of Worlds"?
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Kaijo world skins.
Malthael Xenotech
Gem350 / Shard600
Malthael Xenotech Apex
Gem350 / Shard600
Apex
Malthael Xenotech Twilight
Gem350 / Shard600
Twilight
Malthael Xenotech Umbral
Gem350 / Shard600
Umbral
Malthael Xenotech Gamma
Gem350 / Shard600
Gamma

Portraits[ | ]

Malthael Portraits
 
Carbot Malthael Portrait
Carbot Malthael
Gem120 / Shard75
Malthael Emblem Portrait
Malthael Emblem
Gem75 / Shard40
Malthael Hero Portrait
Malthael Hero
Malthael Mastery Portrait
Malthael Mastery
Mecha Malthael Insignia Portrait
Mecha Malthael Insignia
Gem75 / Shard40
Season's Reapings Malthael Portrait
Winter Veil Season's Reapings Malthael
Gem75 / Shard40
Xenotech Malthael Portrait
MechaStorm II Xenotech Malthael
Gem75 / Shard40

Sprays[ | ]

Malthael Sprays
 
Brooding Xenotech Malthael Spray
MechaStorm II Brooding Xenotech Malthael
Gem180 / Shard112
Carbot Malthael Spray
Carbot Malthael
Gem120 / Shard75
Death Rides a Horsie Spray
Death Rides a Horsie
Gem250 / Shard300
Mecha Malthael Insignia Spray
Mecha Malthael Insignia
Gem75 / Shard40
Paper Malthael Spray
Paper Malthael
Gem120 / Shard75
Taking a Holiday Spray
Sun's Out, Guns Out Taking a Holiday
Gem75 / Shard40
Xenotech Malthael Spray
MechaStorm II Xenotech Malthael
Gem75 / Shard40
Wireframe Xenotech Malthael Spray
MechaStorm II Wireframe Xenotech Malthael
Gem75 / Shard40

Emojis[ | ]

Malthael Pack 1 Emoji Malthael Pack 1 Malthael Happy Malthael Pack 2 Emoji Malthael Pack 2 Malthael Angry
Emoji Name Shortcut Emoji Name Shortcut
Emoji Malthael Pack 1 Malthael Happy Malthael Happy :malthaelhappy:
:malthappy:
Emoji Malthael Pack 2 Malthael Angry Malthael Angry :malthaelangry:
:maltangry:
Emoji Malthael Pack 1 Malthael ROFL Malthael ROFL :malthaellol:
:malthaelrofl:
:maltlol:
:maltrofl:
Emoji Malthael Pack 2 Malthael Cool Malthael Cool :malthaelcool:
:maltcool:
Emoji Malthael Pack 1 Malthael Sad Malthael Sad :malthaelsad:
:maltsad:
Emoji Malthael Pack 2 Malthael Oops Malthael Embarrassed :malthaeloops:
:malthaelembarrassed:
:maltoops:
:maltembarrassed:
Emoji Malthael Pack 1 Malthael Silly Malthael Silly :malthaelsilly:
:maltsilly:
Emoji Malthael Pack 2 Malthael Love Malthael in Love :malthaellove:
:malthaelinlove:
:maltlove:
:maltinlove:
Emoji Malthael Pack 1 Malthael Meh Malthael Speechless :malthaelmeh:
:malthaelspeechless:
:maltmeh:
:maltspeechless:
Emoji Malthael Pack 2 Malthael Surprised Malthael Surprised :malthaelwow:
:malthaelsurprised:
:maltwow:
:maltsurprised:

Quotes[ | ]

Main article: Malthael/Quotes


Trivia[ | ]

  • Malthael made his book debut in The Sin War: The Veiled Prophet (September 2007).
    • His game debut was six and a half years later, in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (March 2014).
  • Malthael is voiced by Paul Nakauchi.
  • Malthael's dance is The Roxbury Guys' head bob to the song What Is Love by Haddaway.
  • Blizzard considered giving Malthael the trait that was ultimately given to Leoric.[1]
  • Malthael is the third angel hero in the game, the first two being Tyrael and Auriel. He was followed by Imperius.

Gallery[ | ]

Abilities[ | ]

Videos[ | ]

References[ | ]

External links[ | ]


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