Li-Ming

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Li-MingRebellious Wizard
Role	Assassin
Difficulty	Medium
Voice Actor	Grey DeLisle
ATTACK
Attack Range	5.5
Attack Damage	63 (+4% per level)
Attacks per second	1.0
DEFENSE
Health Points	1232 (+4% per level)
Regen (per second)	2.566 (+4% per level)
ABILITY
Resource	500
Regen (per second)	3
UTILITY
Movement Speed	100% / 130%
COST
Gems	625
Gold	7,000
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Li-Ming is a Ranged Assassin Hero from the Diablo universe. Until January 4, 2017, Li-Ming could be obtained for free via the Nexus Challenge.

Background

It’s a generally agreed upon fact of life among the denizens of Sanctuary that wizards and magical mayhem are never far apart. Although she understands people’s concerns, Li-Ming is entirely unapologetic for the destruction in her wake. She delights in unleashing devastating spells on her foes from afar, then teleporting away to frustrate her enemies’ attempts at striking back. Small minds may fear this kind of power, but Li-Ming wields the arcane forces of the universe with confidence and unmatched skill.

Gameplay Summary

Strengths

• High sustained and burst damage
• Capable to kite, escape and chase effectively with Teleport
• Powerful when placed against heroes who utilizes death mechanism including Rexxar
• High sustained damage against most stationary targets
• Very low ability cooldown means she can bully a lane very effectively with assistance

Weaknesses

• Weak against dive and crowd control
• Mana hungry
• High skill ceiling
• Struggles against heroes who summon obstacles or monsters, which waste her damage output

Abilities

Magic Missiles (Q)
Mana: 20
Cooldown: 3 seconds

Fire three missiles toward an area, each dealing 147 (+3% per level) damage to the first enemy hit.

Arcane Orb (W)
Mana: 40
Cooldown: 8 seconds

Fire an orb that powers up as it travels, dealing 135 (+3% per level) damage to the first enemy hit. The amount of damage dealt is increased the further it travels, up to 405 (+3% per level) damage.

Teleport (E)
Mana: 30
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Teleport a short distance instantly.

Traits

Critical Mass [Passive]

Getting a Takedown will refresh the cooldown on all of your Abilities.

Heroic Abilities

Disintegrate [Heroic Ability]
Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 80
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Channel a powerful beam, dealing 462 (+5% per level) damage over 2.5 seconds to enemies while they are in it. The direction of the beam changes with your mouse cursor position.

Wave of Force [Heroic Ability]
Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 80
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Knock away all enemies from an area and deal 168 (+5% per level) damage.

Talents

Tier 1, Hero Level 1

Force Armor
Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)

When Magic Missiles damages an enemy Hero, gain 50 Spell Armor against the next enemy Ability, reducing the damage taken by 50%. Can only gain 1 charge per cast, up to 4 charges maximum.

Astral Presence
Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)

Your Mana regeneration is increased by 100% while below 25% Mana.

Power Hungry
Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)

Regeneration Globes restore 100% more Mana and grant 10% Ability Power for 20 seconds.

Aether Walker
Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)

If you haven't taken damage in the last 5 seconds, Teleport costs no Mana and its cooldown is decreased by 2 seconds.

Tier 2, Hero Level 4

Dominance
Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)

Takedowns restore 20% of your maximum Health.

Charged Blast
Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)

Basic Attacking a target recently hit by a Magic Missiles does an extra 91 (+4% per level) damage.

Triumvirate
Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)

If Arcane Orb hits an enemy Hero after traveling at least 50% of its base range, the cooldown is reduced by 50%.

Tier 3, Hero Level 7

Seeker
Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)

If three Magic Missiles hit the same target, the third one deals an additional 130 (+4% per level) damage.

Zei's Vengeance
Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)

Arcane Orb does up to 25% more damage to enemies based on distance. Additionally, its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

Calamity
Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)

Teleport does 309 (+3% per level) damage to enemy Heroes near your destination.

Tier 4, Hero Level 10

Disintegrate [Heroic Ability]
Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 80
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Channel a powerful beam, dealing 462 (+5% per level) damage over 2.5 seconds to enemies while they are in it. The direction of the beam changes with your mouse cursor position.

Wave of Force [Heroic Ability]
Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 80
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Knock away all enemies from an area and deal 168 (+5% per level) damage.

Tier 5, Hero Level 13

Cannoneer
Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)

When you use an Ability, increase your next Basic Attack by 75% and cause it to deal Ability damage. Stacks up to 3 times.

Illusionist
Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)

Increases Teleport range by 50%, and if you lose more than 20% of your Health at once, its cooldown is instantly refreshed. This cannot happen more than once every 4 seconds.

Glass Cannon
Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)

Increases your Ability Power by 15%, but decreases your maximum Health by 15%.

Tier 6, Hero Level 16

Fireflies
Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)

Drastically increases Magic Missiles speed, and lowers its cooldown by 1 second. Reduces the Mana cost of Magic Missiles by 5.

Arcane Orbit
Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)

Arcane Orb travels 25% farther, doing up to 25% more damage.

Mirrorball
Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)

Magic Missiles fires an additional 2 missiles. Increases the Mana cost of Magic Missiles by 5.

Diamond Skin
Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)

When you Teleport, gain 20% of your maximum Health as a Shield for 4 seconds.

Tier 7, Hero Level 20

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)

Using Abilities grants 5% Ability Power, to a maximum of 20%. This bonus is reset when the same Ability is used within a chain.

Repulsion
Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)

Increases Wave of Force knockback distance by 150% and increases its cast range by 100%.

Temporal Flux
Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)

Disintegrate gradually slows enemies caught in its beam, to a maximum of 60%.

Archon: Pure Power
Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Activate to enter Archon form, allowing you to repeatedly use Disintegrate, but be unable to cast other Abilities.

Matchups

Pairings

Auriel can easily fill her energy with allies that have high burst and deal potent area damage. Li-Ming fulfills this role perfectly; with low cooldowns on her abilities, straightforward raw damage and powerful Critical Mass, she can provide energy to Auriel quite fast when under the effects of Bestow Hope.

Li-Ming's high explosive cooldowns makes her a valuable ally to Malfurion. Her lack of crowd control abilities is balanced with Malfurion's Entangling Roots, allowing her to dish out damage. In addition, her very low cooldowns become even lower when affected by Innervate.

Li-Ming's low cooldowns and high spike damage makes her great to abuse Tyrande's Hunter's Mark.

Effective against

Cassia becomes a lightning rod for long-range spell-slingers such as Li-Ming. Her Avoidance grants her amazing survivability against basic attacks, but spell casters honestly couldn't care less. Since Cassia relies on closing gaps, hitting skill-shots, and pouncing on immobile or retreating Heroes, Li-Ming has all the tools to out-play and out-damage the lightning goddess.

Li-Ming’s high mobility and heavy burst combined can be a nightmare for Kel'Thuzad to deal with. She out-pokes him as well and is a large enough threat that if he stands still for any length of time to try to land his abilities, he risks taking heavy damage.

Lúcio is fantastic for long, drawn out fights, but struggles against enemies who can quickly burst their targets down. If even one of Lúcio’s teammates gets too low, Li-Ming can quickly take advantage and kill his entire team before he has the time to bring their Health pools back up.

Nothing is quite as frustrating for a Probius player than the constant loss of his Pylons. Li-Ming has enough range that she can easily kill Pylons almost as soon as they come up, and Probius doesn’t have a great answer to zone Li-Ming away due to her Teleport. She’s a difficult target to hit with Warp Rifts, and Probius’ low Health also makes him a prime kill target for a quick reset, which can dramatically swing the fight in Li-Ming’s favor.

Skins

Rebellious Wizard (base)

Rebellious Wizard	Veradani	Crimson	Indigo  100

Archon  100

Once, only wizards who had spent countless hours braving the inferno were able to attain the fabled archon armor. Those who adorned it were both respected and feared. Then came transmog...

Archon	Lovely	Shadow	Infernal  150

Tal Rasha  150

Few sorcerers are as famed as Tal Rasha, who sacrificed himself to imprison Baal during the Sin War. Those wizards who don his armor do so with the intent to live up to his legend.

Tal Rasha	Cobalt	Crimson	Nephalem  100

Star Princess  400

For eons, Earth has been protected by the magical Star Princess. Together, they stand against the Eternal Empire and its Space Lords in the name of love and friendship.

_{This skin is related to the Eternal Empire themed-skins. Features themed abilities.}

Star Princess	Magical	Dark	Thunder

Striker  400

Li-Ming is an avid student of magic, but it was her skills on the court that scored her a scholarship at the Ysharj Sanctum. As team captain, she intends to lead the Vizjerei Fireflies to victory.

_{This skin is related to the Burning Court themed-skins. Features themed abilities.}

Striker	Canary	Scarlet	Sapphire  600

Star Queen  400

All seemed lost as the star princesses fell one after another. But Li-Ming's refusal to give up hope awakened a new power inside her, transforming her into the legendary Star Queen.

_{This skin is related to the Eternal Empire themed-skins. Features themed abilities.}

Star Queen	Eternal	Neo

Templar  2400

Li-Ming may be strong-willed, but the will of Templar Li-Ming is stronger.

_{This skin is related to the StarCraft themed-skins. Features altered voice-over and themed abilities.}

Templar	Dark	Fire Ascendant	Onyx

Void

Lunar  400

To Li-Ming, the Lunar Festival of the Nexus was not so dissimilar from those of her homeland, Xiansai. Donning her favored finery, she joined in celebration with a nostalgic joy.

Lunar	Amber	Jade	Blossom  600

Heavenly  600	Imperial  600

Patch changes

•  (Patch April 24, 2018) Note: Nephalem Li-Ming added.
•  (Patch February 6, 2018) Note: Lunar skins added.
•  (Patch November 14, 2017) Note: Li-Ming’s prices have been reduced to 7,000 Gold and 625 Gems.
•  (Patch September 26, 2017) Note: Templar Li-Ming will now correctly play death sounds when killed.
•  (Patch September 5, 2017) Note: Sapphire Volleyball skin added.
•  (Patch August 8, 2017) Note: Templar Li-Ming, Dark Templar Li-Ming, First Ascendant Li-Ming, Onyx Templar Li-Ming, Void Templar Li-Ming skins added.
•  (Patch July 11, 2017) Note: Infernal Archon Li-Ming skin added.
•  (Patch June 13, 2017) Note: Tal Rasha Li-Ming skins added.
•  (Patch January 24, 2017) Note: Lunar skin added.; Fixed a minor animation issue affecting Li-Ming’s ball that could occur after exiting Archon form.
•  (Patch March 29, 2016) Note: New voiceover lines have been added for Li-Ming, who will now call out her own kill streaks.; Li-Ming will now properly play death sounds when killed.
•  (Patch February 2, 2016) Note: Added.

External links

• Li-Ming t Battle.net
• Li-Ming at the Diablo wiki
• Artist page for infobox image