Xul | |
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Basic Info | |
Title | Cryptic Necromancer |
Role | Bruiser |
Difficulty | Medium |
Franchise | Diablo |
Price | 750 / 10,000 |
Release Date | March 1, 2016 |
Base Stats | |
Attack Type | Melee |
Health | 2080 |
Health Regen | 4.333 |
Resource | 500 Mana |
Unit Radius | 0.6875 |
Attack Speed | 1.2 |
Attack Range | 1.5 |
Attack Damage | 95 |
Data Page |
Xul, the Cryptic Necromancer, is a melee specialist hero from the Diablo franchise.[1] From the recesses of the eastern jungles comes a man cloaked in mystery. As a member of the secretive Priests of Rathma, or the Necromancers, Xul fights to preserve the delicate balance between order and chaos. Using powerful death magic, Xul will sap the strength of his enemies, block their escape, and direct his spectral scythe with lethal accuracy. Those who fall before the Necromancer find no peace even in death, rising again as skeletal servants bound to do their master’s bidding.[2]
Xul is a sturdy spellcaster that cripples enemies with Necromantic magic. He summons Skeletal Warriors from the corpses of enemies.[3]
Background
The necromancer, as his name implies, is an unseemly form of sorcerer whose spells deal with the raising of the dead and the summoning and control of various creatures for his purposes. Though his goals are often aligned with those of the forces of Light, some do not think that these ends can justify his foul means. Long hours of study in dank mausoleums have made his skin pale and corpselike, his figure skeletal. Most people shun him for his peculiar looks and ways, but none doubt the power of the necromancer, for it is the stuff of nightmares.[4]
Xul was the necromancer in the group of heroes who battled Diablo and his brethren during the events of Diablo II. He survived the journey, and later trained an apprentice named Mehtan.
Abilities
Talents
When Bone Armor expires, nearby enemy Heroes take damage equal to 12% of their maximum Health.
While Bone Armor is active, nearby enemies are Slowed by 35% for 1 Second. Basic Attacks against Heroes that are Stunned, Rooted, or Slowed reduce the cooldown of Bone Armor by 2 seconds.
- Cleaving Basic Attacks from Cursed Strikes can also apply the cooldown reduction.
While Bone Armor is active, Xul evades all Basic Attacks, but increases the cooldown of Bone Armor by 10 seconds.
Reduce the cooldown of Spectral Scythe by 2 seconds and its Mana cost by 15.
Increase Xul's Basic Attack damage by 15%. Each enemy hit by Cursed Strikes reduces its cooldown by 1 second, up to 12 seconds.
- Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Xul's Basic Attack damage.
Bone Prison spawns 2 Skeletal Warriors. These do not count toward Xul's Raise Skeleton maximum.
❢ Quest: Spawn 80 Skeletal Warriors.
❢ Reward: While fixating on an enemy, Skeletal Warriors gain 25% Movement and Attack Speed.
Cursed Strikes heals for 70% of the damage dealt to Heroes.
Every time a Skeletal Warrior attacks an enemy, restore 0.2% of Xul's maximum Health and 0.5% of his maximum Mana.
Increase the Shield amount of Bone Armor to 35% of Xul's maximum Health, and Xul gains 20 Spell Armor for its duration.
- Does not stack with other positive Spell Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Cooldown: 90 seconds
After 0.5 seconds, release poisonous missiles that deal 630 damage to all enemies hit over 10 seconds.
Cooldown: 70 seconds
Summon 4 Frost Mages in a line that attack nearby enemies for 47 damage a second and Slow them by 30% for 2 seconds. Lasts up to 15 seconds.
Spectral Scythe spawns 2 additional scythes next to the first after 1.5 seconds, dealing 40% damage.
- Scythes are spawned on the same y-coordinates as the initial scythe, which makes their range slightly longer.
- Damage penalty stacks additively with offensive damage modifiers that can affect Spectral Scythe's damage.
Gain 5% Attack Speed for 3 seconds each time Cursed Strikes hits an enemy, up to 75%.
Increase the Root duration of Bone Prison by 0.25 seconds. Enemies Rooted by Bone Prison lose 25 Armor for 2 seconds.
- Does not stack with other negative Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Enemy Heroes who are damaged by Spectral Scythe or Skeletal Warriors are Slowed by 30% for 2.5 seconds.
Enemy Heroes who are damaged by Cursed Strikes or Skeletal Warriors deal 35% less damage for 3 seconds.
- Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that affect the target Hero's damage output.
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Deal 230 damage to enemies in a line.
Poison Nova heals for 50% of the damage dealt and its duration is increased by 50%.
Increase the Slow of Frost Mages by 20%.
Every 5th Spectral Scythe that hits enemy Heroes spawns a Frost Mage instead of a Skeletal Warrior in their location.
Enemies hit by Spectral Scythe receive 75% less healing for 4 seconds.
- Stacks additively with modifiers that affect healing received and multiplicatively with modifiers that affect healing dealt.
Each time Skeletal Warriors deal damage reduce the cooldown of Bone Armor and Xul's Heroic Ability by 1.5%.
Skins
- Cryptic Necromancer
- Backstory: From the recesses of the eastern jungles comes a man cloaked in mystery. As a member of the secretive Priests of Rathma, or the Necromancers, Xul wields powerful death magic and fights to preserve the delicate balance between order and chaos.
- Necromaster
- Backstory: Cloaked in foreign garb, Xul returned from his fight against the Prime Evils as a Master Necromancer. He chose to mentor only a single apprentice, a promising student named Mehtan.
- Serpent King
- Backstory: While the Serpent King acted as Pharaoh Ta-sadar's vizier, his true loyalty had always belonged to the Spider Queen. Once he saw his chance, Xul's betrayal was as swift as a serpent's strike.
- Note: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Luxoria skins.
- Scarecrow
- Backstory: Farmer Saldean looked at the empty pole with confusion. Hadn't he hitched up that new Scarecrow? In his bewilderment he missed the words scratched into the dirt, "It's time to harvest."
- Epic Skin Features: Altered voice-over, themed abilities. Raise Skeleton's magic effect is orange, and the skeletons raised wear Halloween masks. Spectral Scythe is in the shape of his new scythe. Cursed Strikes makes his scythe glow orange and strikes kick up hay and crows. Bone Prison traps heroes with corn stalks and jack-o'-lanterns. Skeletal Mages wear witch hats and Halloween masks. Poison Nova launches jack-o'-lanterns.
Trivia
- Xul represents the necromancer class from Diablo II (2000).
- Xul is voiced by Michael McConnohie.
- Xul is the first Diablo II hero in the game, the second being Cassia.
- Xul is the only Diablo melee specialist hero in the game.
Gallery
General
Abilities
Gameplay
Xul fighting the Headless Horseman
Videos
References
- ↑ 2015-01-21, Heroes of the Storm Gets Diablo's Necromancer and Wizard, accessed on 2015-01-21
- ↑ Xul Hero Page
- ↑ http://www.heroesnexus.com/heroes/73-xul
- ↑ The Arreat Summit - Necromancer
External links
- Xul Hero Week
- Xul - Heroes of the Storm
- Xul - Diablo Wiki
- Xul Build Guide on Icy Veins
- Xul Balance Changelog - Heroes Patch Notes
- Xul Sound Files - Sounds of the Storm
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