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Data Page for Anub'arak
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name name Anub'arak
date date October 7, 2014
price price 4000
title title Traitor King
role role Tank
franchise franchise Warcraft
info info A Tank who specializes against Mages.
lore lore Once a proud Nerubian king, Anub'arak dared to stand against the Lich King's invasion, but despite his bravery, he too fell to the unrelenting Scourge. Resurrected into undeath, the Traitor King now serves as a towering weapon of destruction.
difficulty difficulty Medium
melee melee True
health health 2150
healthRegen health regen 4.4804
resource resource 500
resourceType resource type Mana
armor armor 0
attackSpeed attack speed 1
attackRange attack range 1.5
attackDamage attack damage 81
healthScaling health scaling 0.04
regenScaling health regen scaling 0.04
adamageScaling attack damage scaling 0.04
unitRadius unit radius 1.0625
skills skills see below
talents talent_<tier>_<column> see below

Skills

Scarab Host Icon
Scarab Host

Using an Ability spawns a Beetle which lasts for 8 seconds, attacking nearby enemies for 20 damage.


Type: Summon
Targeting: No target
Beetle
Type: Active
Scaling: 4.00% (damage & Health)
Targeting: Automatic
Health: 285
Basic Attack damage: 20
Attack speed: 1.00
Attack range: 0.75
Movement Speed: 4.0
Sight radius: 7.0

  • Beetles spawn randomly in one of eight possible locations around Anub'arak.
  • If Anub'arak is attacking an enemy when a Beetle is spawned, the Beetle will also attempt to attack that target.
  • If Anub'arak is not attacking anything when a Beetle is spawned, the Beetle will attempt to find a nearby target to attack. If an enemy Hero is close enough it will be prioritized.
  • Beetles will then attack and pursue a target found this way until that enemy dies, or the Beetles lose track of the target (through teleporting away, for example). Only then will the Beetles return to a lane.
Impale Icon
Q
Impale
65 Mana Cooldown: 12 seconds

Deals 90 damage. Stuns for 1 second.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Clamping, Piercing Skillshot, Stun
Cast time: 0 + 0.25 seconds
Range: 12.5
Hitbox: 1.5 x 2.0
Missile speed: 10
Initial delay: 0.25 seconds
Search delay: 0.125 seconds
Harden Carapace Icon
W
Harden Carapace
25 Mana Cooldown: 7 seconds

Gain a Shield that grants 40 Spell Armor and absorbs 340 damage over 3 seconds.


Type: Shield, Defensive damage modifier
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Spell Armor
Cast time: Instant

  • Damage is dealt to shield after modifications.
  • Spell Armor ends immediately if the shield breaks.
  • Does not stack with other positive Spell Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Burrow Charge Icon
E
Burrow Charge
65 Mana Cooldown: 14 / 0.5 seconds

Burrow to the target location, dealing 91 damage and briefly Stunning enemies in a small area upon surfacing, Slowing them by 25% for 2.5 seconds.

Burrow Charge can be reactivated to surface early.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control / Movement: Launch, Status effect
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies / Self
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 0.0625 + 0.15 seconds
Range: 12.5
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 1.75
Missile speed: 12
Stun duration: 0.5 seconds

  • Burrow Charge grants Anub'arak Unstoppable for its duration. However, like other Movement Abilities Burrow Charge cannot be cast while Rooted.
  • Scarab Host spawns the Beetle after Anub'arak resurfaces.
Locust Swarm Icon
R
Locust Swarm
75 Mana Cooldown: 100 seconds

Deal 68 damage per second to nearby enemies. Each enemy damaged restores 24 Health. Lasts 6 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage / Healing
Scaling: 4.00% (both)
Affects: Enemies / Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 5.125
Tickrate: 1.0 per second (x6)
Cocoon Icon
R
Cocoon
70 Mana Cooldown: 70 seconds

Wraps target enemy Hero in a cocoon, rendering them unable to act or be targeted for 7 seconds. Allies of the Hero can attack the cocoon to break it and free them early.


Type: Summon, Status effect
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Stasis
Cast time: 0.2 + 0 seconds
Range: 6.0
Missile speed: 20

  • The cast is interrupted if the target moves farther than 4.5 units beyond the Ability's cast range during the windup.
  • Cocoon missile can only be disjointed if the target dies, is removed from the plane (certain Stasis effects) or instantly teleports farther than 30 units from its previous location. When disjointed, the missile expires upon reaching the target's location before the event. Otherwise, the missile will keep redirecting to the target unit.
  • Enemies inside the Cocoon are put in debuff Stasis, preventing interaction with them until they are freed.
Cocoon
Type: Passive
Scaling: - (health)
Health: 28 (1
Health regeneration: -4 per second (1
Basic Attack damage: -
Movement Speed: -
Sight radius: 8.0

  • 1) Coccoon degenerates its Health over time, effectively giving it a 7 second duration.
  • Cocoon only takes 2 damage for every instance of damage dealt, effectively reducing its remaining duration by 0.5 seconds.
  • Minions, Structures and friendly Mercenaries do not attack the cocoon.

Talents

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Nerubian Armor Icon
Nerubian Armor

Increase Hardened Carapace's Spell Armor by 25.

Legion of Beetles Icon
Legion of Beetles

Beetles have 30 Spell Armor. Automatically spawn a Beetle every 12 seconds. Can be toggled on and off.


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

  • Beetles do not spawn when Anub'arak is Mounted.
Regeneration Master Icon
Regeneration Master

❢ Quest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe increases your Health Regeneration by 1 per second, up to 30.

❢ Reward: After gathering 30 Regeneration Globes, you also gain 500 Health.


Type: Bonus regeneration / Bonus Health
Scaling: -
Affects: Self

  • Bonus Health gained from completing Regeneration Master does not benefit effects granting Health based on percentage of maximum Health.
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Bed of Barbs Icon
Bed of Barbs

Create a bed of spikes along Impale's path that Slows enemies by 25% and deals 21 damage per second. Spikes persist for 3.5 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Area of Effect, Slow
Tickrate: 1.0 per second (x4)
Shed Exoskeleton Icon
Shed Exoskeleton

Hardened Carapace grants 30% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Self
Properties: Movement speed
Underking Icon
Underking

Increases Burrow Charge range by 20% and damage by 100%.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Ability
Bonus range: 2.0

  • Range increase is actually 16%, not 20%.
  • Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Burrow Charge's damage.
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Urticating Spines Icon
Chitinous Plating

While Harden Carapace is active, taking damage from enemy Abilities reduces its cooldown by 1 seconds, up to 3 seconds.

Underking Icon
Subterranean Shield

Burrow Charge also grants a 400 point Shield for 5 seconds.


Type: Shield
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Self
Leeching Scarabs Icon
Leeching Scarabs

Beetles gain 30% bonus attack damage and they heal Anub'arak for 50% of their damage with each attack if he is nearby.


Type: Offensive damage modifier / Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Self (Beetles) / Self
Radius: 12

  • Actually heals for a fixed amount, 50% of the Beetles' Basic Attack damage, regardless of how much damage is actually done.
  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Beetles' attack damage.
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Locust Swarm Icon
Locust Swarm

Cooldown: 100 seconds
Deal 68 damage per second to nearby enemies. Each enemy damaged restores 24 Health. Lasts 6 seconds.

Cocoon Icon
Cocoon

Cooldown: 70 seconds
Wraps target enemy Hero in a cocoon, rendering them unable to act or be targeted for 7 seconds. Allies of the Hero can attack the cocoon to break it and free them early.

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Shed Exoskeleton Icon
Urticating Spines

Casting Harden Carapace will also deal 90 damage to nearby enemies. Deals double damage against Heroes.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Area of Effect
Radius: 3.5
Burning Beetles Icon
Burning Beetles

Deal 21 damage per second to nearby enemies. Beetles deal 6 damage per second to nearby enemies.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Radius: 2.5
Tickrate: 1.0 per second

  • Burning Beetles is inactive while Mounted.
  • Burning Beetles does not affect unaggroed neutral Mercenaries.
  • Damaging enemy Heroes with Burning Beetles does not trigger tower aggro.
  • Damage from Burning Beetles is affected by offensive damage modifiers, unlike other Heroes' Burning Rage effects.
  • Damage from multiple auras stacks.
Follow Through Icon
Acid Drenched Mandibles

Attacking a Hero who is Slowed, Rooted, or Stunned increases Anub'arak's Basic Attack damage by 80% for 4 seconds.


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

  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Anub'arak's Basic Attack damage.
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Epicenter Icon
Epicenter

Increases Burrow Charge impact area by 60% and lowers the cooldown by 1 second for each Hero hit.


Bonus radius: 1.05

  • 60% increase in radius, so actually a 156% increase in impact area.
Debilitation Icon
Debilitation

Enemy Heroes hit by Burrow Charge or Impale have their Spell Power reduced by 50% for 4 seconds.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Properties: Spell Power

  • Debilitation does not stack with itself. Subsequent applications refresh the duration.
  • Spell Power debuff from Debilitation stacks additively with other sources of Spell Power and other offensive damage and healing modifiers affecting target Heroes' Spell Damage or healing output.
Beetle, Juiced Icon
Beetle, Juiced

Passive: Beetles gain 30% increased Health.

Every 4th Basic Attack spawns a Beetle.


Type: Bonus Health
Scaling: -
Affects: Self (Beetles)
Properties: Attack Modifier

  • The counter is reset 3 seconds after the last successful Basic Attack.
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Hive Master Icon
Hive Master

Gain a permanent Vampire Locust that attacks a nearby enemy every 3 seconds. The Vampire Locust deals 165 damage and returns to heal you for 80 health.


Type: Spell Damage / Healing
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies / Self
Targeting: Automatic
Properties: Invulnerable summon
Target search radius: 7.0

  • Vampire Locust may aggro neutral Mercenaries while Anub'arak is not Mounted.
  • Does not attack when Anub'arak is Mounted.
Cryptweave Icon
Cryptweave

Staying near the Cocoon allows Anub'arak to extend the duration by up to 6 seconds per Cocoon. Upon exiting the Cocoon enemies take 60 damage over 4 seconds. This damage is increased by 100% for each second that they were inside.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Properties: Damage over Time
Radius: 4.5
Tickrate: 1.0 per second (x4)
Damage per tick: 15

  • While below 30 Health and within 4.0 range of Anub'arak, the Cocoon is healed at a rate of 2 Health every 0.5 seconds, for up to 24 Health.
  • Damage bonus stacks up to 13 times to a maximum of 1300% bonus.
  • Damage bonus stacks additively with itself and offensive damage modifiers that can affect Cryptweave's damage.
The Traitor King Icon
The Traitor King

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Gain 10% bonus maximum Health and 20 Spell Armor.

Activate to gain 75 Armor for 4 seconds.


Type: Bonus Health, Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Armor
Cast time: Instant

  • Does not benefit from the flat Health bonus from completed Regeneration Master quest.
  • Does not stack with itself or other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Rewind Icon
Rewind

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Active: Activate to reset the cooldowns of your Basic Abilities.


Affects: Basic Abilities
Targeting: No target
Properties: Rewind
Cast time: Instant


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