Time to toy around with my characters as WC3 Heroes! Here's Heping!
Name Heping Ironwind
Titles Spirit-Talker, Warbringer, Leader of the Huojin
Affiliation Kor'kron
Background
Born on the Wandering Isles, Heping followed the Horde and has ever since followed their ideals to a fanatical state. As a strong and loyal proponent of Garrosh's policies, and a cunning strategist and diplomat, Heping has taken charge of the Huojin since Ji's removal as head of the faction. She now grooms and leads them into battle along with ranks of Kor'kron under the banner of Garrosh.
ModelPandaren shaman in blue armor on top of a black worg.
Hero Type Intelligence
Movement TypeMounted
Abilities
Innate - Wind Seer - As a specialist of the air element, Heping is able to naturally push her allies' ranged attacks further, giving them a 20% range bonus.
Kor'kron Advance - Heping commands the winds to push forward in any direction, temporarily granting herself and allies around her a burst of movement speed in that direction. While the winds last, any enemies trying to move against the winds are slowed by 70%. All units hit by Kor'kron Advance are revealed on the map.
Winds of the North - Heping whips the winds around her in a maelstrom of wind and debris. All enemies nearby are dealt damage every second, and all enemy projectiles deal reduced damage to nearby allies for as long as the effect lasts.
Shifting Winds - Heping uses strong winds to form a cyclone that can move any single unit back and forth across distances. If she moves an enemy unit, she will toss it, dealing damage to it upon destination. Tossing an enemy unit upon another will deal damage to each other based on size.
Stormbringer - Ultimate - Calling upon her air elementals to charge her with power, Heping electrifies her attacks, dealing bonus electric damage with her attacks and any of her spells when in contact with enemies. Lasts for a short period.
Strategic Use
Heping acts as a potent buff unit, a powerful commander-type Intelligence hero. Her health is lower than most heroes, but her advantage lies in her fast movement speed ( aided by Kor'kron Advance as well) making her able to outrun most heroes or armies, or catch up to battlegrounds quickly, and excels at using ranged units ( especially vs any other ranged army thanks to Winds of the North).
Use the bonus range to get the initial attack in, with Kor'kron Advance preventing enemies from closing in quickly. Winds of the North will protect from most ranged attacks, and reserve Shifting Winds if possible for dealing with large and expensive units ( eg. any siege units within visibility) or escape ( shifting herself). Stormbringer is a simple buff that is at its most effective when engaging enemies with Kor'kron Advance ( all enemies caught in the spell's radius take electric damage every second).
Note that Kor'kron Advance is also useful for detecting stealth units, or units in a fog of war.
