Sylvanas

Sylvanas
"Victory for the Forsaken!"
Basic Info
Title	The Banshee Queen
Role	Specialist
Franchise	Warcraft
Price	625 / 7,000
Release Date	March 24, 2015
Base Stats
Attack Type	Ranged
Health	1425
Health Regen	2.97
Resource	500 Mana
Armor	0
Attack Speed	1.67
Attack Range	5.5
Attack Damage	90
Data Page

Sylvanas Windrunner, the Banshee Queen, is a ranged specialist hero from the Warcraft universe. She was not always the Dark Lady of the Forsaken. In another life, Sylvanas was the Ranger-General of Silvermoon. But that was before the death knight Arthas slew her and her people and raised her as the first banshee.

Sylvanas disables enemy minions and fortifications. Killing enemies replenishes her Withering Fire for continuous damage.^[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft universe.

As the Queen of the undead Forsaken, Sylvanas Windrunner seeks a higher purpose for a people who have already died once.

Sylvanas was once the ranger-general of Silvermoon, a commander charged with defending the elven kingdom of Quel'Thalas. She perished during the Third War, when her homeland was ravaged by Arthas Menethil and the undead Scourge, but her death was not the end. Cruelly, Arthas ripped her soul from her body, subjugating her as a banshee, a hate-filled agent of the Scourge. When the Lich King was weakened by an assault from Illidan Stormrage, Sylvanas and other willful undead broke free from his control and built a new home beneath the fallen kingdom of Lordaeron. They called themselves the Forsaken, and vowed to exterminate the Lich King at all costs.

After fighting for their right to join the Horde, Sylvanas led her "people" to the continent of Northrend to destroy the Lich King. Before they could succeed, an uprising among the Forsaken killed members of the Horde and Alliance, casting a shadow of mistrust over Sylvanas. She came to dwell on the Forsaken's dim prospects for the future; they were despised and unable to procreate. Ultimately, the Banshee Queen made a pact with the Val'kyr, nightmarish creatures capable of creating more undead, to give the Forsaken a chance to persist on Azeroth.

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

Sylvanas is a mobile ranged Specialist with very high sustained damage and waveclear. Her mobility and the long range and instantaneous nature of her Abilities makes her a very safe Hero that is difficult to shut down. Sylvanas also boasts extremely strong utility in her unique ability to stun most Structures, Minions, and Mercenaries (save for Bosses and Cores).

Strengths[edit | edit source]

High sustained damage
Powerful waveclear
Able to stun most Structures, Minions, and Mercenaries
Very mobile, with a strong gap-closer

Weaknesses[edit | edit source]

Low maximum Health and weak against burst damage
Vulnerable to Crowd Control
Rather weak early game

Abilities[edit | edit source]

Black Arrows

Basic Attacks and Abilities stun Minions and Mercenaries for 1 second. Basic Attacks stun Structures for 1 second.

Q

Withering Fire

Cooldown: 2 seconds

Shoot the closest enemy for 48 (+4% per level) damage, preferring Heroes. Stores 5 charges. Gain 1 charge on nearby enemy Minion or Mercenary deaths, and 3 charges on nearby enemy Hero deaths.

W

Shadow Dagger

75 Mana Cooldown: 11 seconds

Deals 37 (+4% per level) damage and an additional 148 (+4% per level) damage over 2 seconds to target unit. The effect spreads to nearby targets.

E

Haunting Wave

75 Mana Cooldown: 11 seconds

Send forth a wave of banshees dealing 114 (+4% per level) damage to all targets. Reactivate to teleport to the banshees' location.

R

Wailing Arrow

100 Mana Cooldown: 90 seconds

Shoot an arrow that can be reactivated to deal 228 (+4% per level) damage and silence enemies in an area making them unable to use Abilities for 2.5 seconds. The arrow detonates automatically when it reaches maximum range.

R

Mind Control

75 Mana Cooldown: 60 seconds

After a 1 second cast, take control of an enemy Hero's movement and prevent them from doing anything else. Channel lasts 2.5 seconds.

Talents[edit | edit source]

1

Overflowing Quiver

When a nearby enemy Minion dies, a free, untalented Withering Fire is shot. This cannot hit Heroes.

Dreadful Wake

Haunting Wave now disables Minions and Mercenaries for 7 seconds and restores 5 Mana per minion hit.

Mercenary Queen

Friendly non-Boss Mercenaries near you deal 60% more damage.

4

Withering Barrage

Increase Withering Fire charges by 1. Charges can be fired 33% faster.

With the Wind

Increases Withering Fire's range by 25%.

Lost Soul

Reduce Shadow Dagger's cooldown by 1 seconds each time it spreads to a Hero.

7

Barbed Shot

Withering Fire deals 200% bonus damage to Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters.

Unstable Poison

Minions and Mercenaries that die under the effects of Black Arrows explode, dealing 255 (121 + 4% per level) damage to nearby enemies. Does not damage Heroes or Structures.

Possession

Cooldown: 8 seconds
Force an enemy Minion to fight for you. Stores up to 3 charges.

10

Wailing Arrow

Shoot an arrow that can be reactivated to deal 228 (+4% per level) damage and silence enemies in an area making them unable to use Abilities for 2.5 seconds. The arrow detonates automatically when it reaches maximum range.

Mind Control

After a 1 second cast, take control of an enemy Hero's movement and prevent them from doing anything else. Channel lasts 2.5 seconds.

13

Life Drain

Shadow Dagger heals you for 82 (39 + 4% per level) each time it spreads to a new enemy.

Windrunner

Teleporting with Haunting Wave fully recharges your Withering Fire. Haunting Wave can be cast a second time for free within 5 seconds after teleporting.

Will of the Forsaken

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to become Unstoppable and gain 40% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.

Spell Shield

Every 30 seconds, gain 50 Spell Armor against the next enemy Ability and subsequent Abilities for 1.5 seconds, reducing the damage taken by 50%. Can be toggled to allow or prevent this talent from triggering automatically.

16

Evasive Fire

When you hit an emeny with Whitering Fire, gain 10% Movement Speed for 2 seconds, stacking up to 30%.

Cold Embrace

Shadow Dagger lowers the Armor of the initial enemy by 25 for 2 seconds, causing them to take 25% more damage.

Overwhelming Affliction

Black Arrows now also applies to Heroes, slowing their Movement Speed by 6% for the duration. Stacks up to 5 times.

Remorseless

After using an Ability, your next Basic Attack within 3 seconds deals 40% additional damage.

20

Deafening Blast

Enemies at the center of Wailing Arrow's explosion take 50% more damage and are silenced for twice as long.

Dark Lady's Call

Mind Controlled enemies gain 100% Movement Speed for the duration.

Fury of the Storm

Every 5 seconds, your next Basic Attack will deal an additional 91 (+4% per level) damage to the target, and 228 (+4% per level) damage to all nearby Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters.

Bolt of the Storm

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

Skins[edit | edit source]

Sylvanas Skins
Sylvanas
Backstory: Sylvanas Windrunner was not always the Dark Lady of the Forsaken. In another life, she was the Ranger-General of Silvermoon. But that was before the Death Knight Arthas slew her and her people and raised her as the first Banshee.
Notes: Sylvanas is free for players recruited by Recruit a Friend upon reaching player level 10.
625 / 7,000 Banshee Queen	Free Frost	Free Scarlet
Blood Raven
Backstory: Those who fight against evil are often the most affected by it. The Rogues of Khanduras learned this well when their former sister Sylvanas fell in league with the maiden of Anguish, Andariel.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of other universes merging into Diablo skins.
400	400 Banshee	400 Skeletal	400 Wild	400 Jungle
Dark Lady
Backstory: The guise of a Dark Ranger strikes fear into the hearts of their enemies. The guise of the Dark Ranger Queen will send them running for reinforcements...
100	100 Plagued	100 San'layn
Ranger-General
Backstory: The Ranger-Generals are the commanders of the Farstriders of Quel'Thalas. It is their solemn duty to ensure the protection of Silvermoon, or give their life in its defense.
Features: Altered voice-over.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of character's pre-change skins.
100	100 Woodland	100 Sin'dorei	100 Ghostlands
Warchief
Backstory: Sylvanas never wanted to be warchief, and was never fond of Vol'jin. Nevertheless, she has sworn to avenge the fallen shadow hunter and lead their people to victory against the Legion.
100	100 Cold	100 Crimson

Sylvanas Event Skins
Lunar
Backstory: Much has changed for Quel'Thalas over the centuries, but the Windrunner family has never stopped honoring their elders during the Lunar Festival.
Features: Altered voice-over, themed animations, themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of holiday skins.
600	600 Soaring	600 Jade
Sugar Plum
Backstory: Sugar and spice? Maybe. Everything nice? Not by a long shot.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of holiday skins.
1,600	1,600 Snow	1,600 Sour	2,400 Sweet

Portraits[edit | edit source]

Sylvanas Portraits
Carbot Sylvanas 100	Lil' Lunar Sylvanas 60	Nostalgic Sugar Plum Sylvanas 60	Sepia Sylvanas 40	Sugar Plum Sylvanas 60	Sylvanas Hero	Sylvanas Mastery

Toon Lunar Sylvanas 60	Toon Sugar Plum Sylvanas 60	WoW Sylvanas 40

Sprays[edit | edit source]

Sylvanas Sprays
Carbot Sylvanas 100	Cartoon Sylvanas 40	Emoji Sylvanas 100	Feast-ival Sylvanas 150	Lunar Sylvanas Lantern 150	Nostalgic Sugar Plum Sylvanas 40

Emojis[edit | edit source]

Sylvanas Pack 1			Sylvanas Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Sylvanas Happy	:sylvanashappy: :sylvhappy:		Sylvanas Angry	:sylvanasangry: :sylvangry:
	Sylvanas ROFL	:sylvanaslol: :sylvanasrofl: :sylvlol: :sylvrofl:		Sylvanas Cool	:sylvanascool: :sylvcool:
	Sylvanas Sad	:sylvanassad: :sylvsad:		Sylvanas Embarrassed	:sylvanasoops: :sylvanasembarrassed: :sylvoops: :sylvembarrassed:
	Sylvanas Silly	:sylvanassilly: :sylvsilly:		Sylvanas in Love	:sylvanaslove: :sylvanasinlove: :sylvlove: :sylvinlove:
	Sylvanas Speechless	:sylvanasmeh: :sylvanasspeechless: :sylvmeh: :sylvspeechless:		Sylvanas Surprised	:sylvanaswow: :sylvanassurprised: :sylvwow: :sylvsurprised:

Sugar Plum Sylvanas Pack 1			Sugar Plum Sylvanas Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Happy	:sylvanassugarplumhappy: :sylvsphappy:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Angry	:sylvanassugarplumangry: :sylvspangry:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas ROFL	:sylvanassugarplumlol: :sylvanassugarplumrofl: :sylvsplol: :sylvsprofl:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Cool	:sylvanassugarplumcool: :sylvspcool:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Sad	:sylvanassugarplumsad: :sylvspsad:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Embarrassed	:sylvanassugarplumoops: :sylvanassugarplumembarrassed: :sylvspoops: :sylvspembarrassed:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Silly	:sylvanassugarplumsilly: :sylvspsilly:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas in Love	:sylvanassugarplumlove: :sylvanassugarpluminlove: :sylvsplove: :sylvspinlove:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Speechless	:sylvanassugarplummeh: :sylvanassugarplumspeechless: :sylvspmeh: :sylvspspeechless:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Surprised	:sylvanassugarplumwow: :sylvanassugarplumsurprised: :sylvspwow: :sylvspsurprised:

Lunar Sylvanas Pack 1			Lunar Sylvanas Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Lunar Sylvanas Happy	:sylvanaslunarhappy: :sylvlhappy:		Lunar Sylvanas Angry	:sylvanaslunarangry: :sylvlangry:
	Lunar Sylvanas ROFL	:sylvanaslunarlol: :sylvanaslunarrofl: :sylvllol: :sylvlrofl:		Lunar Sylvanas Cool	:sylvanaslunarcool: :sylvlcool:
	Lunar Sylvanas Sad	:sylvanaslunarsad: :sylvlsad:		Lunar Sylvanas Embarrassed	:sylvanaslunaroops: :sylvanaslunarembarrassed: :sylvloops: :sylvlembarrassed:
	Lunar Sylvanas Silly	:sylvanaslunarsilly: :sylvlsilly:		Lunar Sylvanas in Love	:sylvanaslunarlove: :sylvanaslunarinlove: :sylvllove: :sylvlinlove:
	Lunar Sylvanas Speechless	:sylvanaslunarmeh: :sylvanaslunarspeechless: :sylvlmeh: :sylvlspeechless:		Lunar Sylvanas Surprised	:sylvanaslunarwow: :sylvanaslunarsurprised: :sylvlwow: :sylvlsurprised:

Quotes[edit | edit source]

Main article: Sylvanas/Quotes

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Sylvanas first appeared in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (July 2002).
- Her book debut was five years later, in World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness (August 2007).
Piera Coppola voiced Sylvanas in Warcraft III. Patty Mattson voices Sylvanas in World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm.
She was under consideration for inclusion as early as 2011.^[2]
Sylvanas was one of the heroes announced at BlizzCon 2014.
Sylvanas was against Garrosh's use of guerrilla tactics prior to the Fall of Theramore in Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (August 2012).
Sylvanas was in attendance to Garrosh's trial after he was arrested at the end of the Alliance-Horde War in War Crimes (May 2014).
Sylvanas is the only elven specialist hero in the game.
Sylvanas is no fan of forest trolls.
Sylvanas dislikes being bossed around at certain cases.
Woodland Sylvanas may have been inspired by the disguise Oliver Queen wore in the first season of Arrow (October 2012).
One of Sylvanas's gag quotes references her signature song, the Lament of the Highborne.