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Samuro is an Melee Assassin Hero from the Warcraft universe.
Samuro, the last remaining blademaster to wear the banner of the Burning Blade, is on a warrior's pilgrimage in search of vengeance and redemption for his fallen clan. It will be a long journey, but he has sworn an oath to restore his clan's honor.
Background[]
Samuro once lived in a village with his brethren. Unfortunately for him, a bloodthirsty Wildkin known as Bloodbeak destroyed his village. With vengeance in mind, Samuro hunted Bloodbeak until he finally met with success. Bloodbeak was slain, and Samuro could pay attention to his newly assigned task of sabotaging a Kul Tiras base camp near the coast.
Samuro was successful in this as well by using stealth to place demolition charges near vital structures of the Kul Tiras base. With his mission accomplished, Rexxar, Rokhan, and Chen Stormstout could continue with a mission of their own, and Samuro was free to continue as he wished.[1]
Gameplay Summary[]
Strengths[]
- Strong deception with combined usage of Mirror Image and Windwalk
- High survivability
- Has no need for mana
- Good for point control and scouting
- Consistent damage output even when Mirror Image is countered
Weaknesses[]
- Illusion Master has extremely high skill ceiling
- Low burst damage
- Mirror Image is easy target for hero-unit abilities
- Has to close up on enemy hero for some time for improved damage
Abilities[]

Cooldown: 18 seconds
Create 2 Mirror Images that deal 9 damage and have 50% of Samuro's current Health. Images last up to 18 seconds, and only two can be active at any one time.
Mirror Image will remove most negative effects from Samuro.

Cooldown: 10 seconds
Your next Basic Attack within 8 seconds will be a Critical Strike, dealing 50% increased damage. This also applies to Images, and does not break Wind Walk.
Passive: You and your Images deal a Critical Strike on every 4th Basic Attack.

Cooldown: 15 seconds
Enter Stealth for up to 10 seconds or until you attack, use an Ability, or take damage. While Stealthed, your Movement Speed is increased by 25% and you can pass through other units.
Damage taken within the first 1 second will not break Wind Walk.
Traits[]

Cooldown: 25 seconds
Activate to switch places with a target Mirror Image, removing most negative effects from Samuro and the Mirror Image.
Advancing Strikes
Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase Samuro's Movement Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.
Heroic Abilities[]

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Cooldown: 110 seconds
Become an Unstoppable whirlwind of death, dealing 235 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies for 4 seconds.

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Mirror Images can be controlled individually or as a group and their damage is increased by 100%.
Passive: Samuro's Basic Attack damage is increased by 10%, and Image Transmission's cooldown is reduced to 8 seconds.
Talents[]
Tier 1, Hero Level 1[]

Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)
Quest: Every time one of your Images Critically Strikes a Hero, gain 0.5 Attack Damage, up to 20.
Reward: After hitting 40 Heroes, gain an additional 20 Attack Damage.

Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)
Critical Strike now happens for Samuro and his Mirror Images every 3rd Basic Attack.

Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)
Gain 40% Movement Speed for 3 seconds after entering or exiting Wind Walk.
Tier 2, Hero Level 4[]

Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)
Mirror Image grants Samuro and his Images 40 Spell Armor against the next 2 sources of Spell damage, reducing their damage by 40%.

Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)
While Samuro has Wind Walk and for 3 seconds after breaking it, both he and his Mirror Images gain 30 Armor, taking 30% reduced damage from all sources.

Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)
Advancing Strikes grants 30 Physical Armor against Hero Basic Attacks, reducing their damage by 30%.
Tier 3, Hero Level 7[]

Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)
Critical Strikes unleash a burst of flame, dealing an additional 50% of your Basic Attack damage to the target and nearby enemies.

Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)
Critical Strikes deal an additional 45% of your Basic Attack damage for each Image you have active.

Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)
Critical Strike now has 2 charges. Samuro's Basic Attacks against Heroes reduce the cooldown of Critical Strike by 1.75 seconds.
Tier 4, Hero Level 10[]

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Cooldown: 110 seconds
Become an Unstoppable whirlwind of death, dealing 235 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies for 4 seconds.

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Mirror Images can be controlled individually or as a group and their damage is increased by 100%.
Passive: Samuro's Basic Attack damage is increased by 10%, and Image Transmission's cooldown is reduced to 8 seconds.
Tier 5, Hero Level 13[]

Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)
Basic Attacks against Heroes reduce the cooldown of Mirror Image by 1 second.
Tier 6, Hero Level 16[]

Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)
Basic Attacks against slowed, rooted, or stunned targets are always Critical Strikes.

Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)
Attacking a Hero from Wind Walk causes them to take 30% increased damage from you for 3 seconds.

Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)
While Advancing Strikes is active, Basic Attacks increase your Attack Speed by 10%, up to 40%.
Tier 7, Hero Level 20[]

Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Your Images gain an additional 50% of your Health and last up to 36 seconds.

Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Advancing Strikes grants an additional 15% bonus Movement Speed, and its duration is increased by 2 seconds.
Talent Builds[]
Tips[]
Matchups[]
Pairings[]
Effective against[]
Effective foes[]
Skins[]
- The Blademaster
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The Blademaster | Shattered Hand | Warsong |
- Burning Blade
100
- There are no clans in the New Horde, but Samuro will not abandon the Burning Blade. Adorned in his family's ancestral armor, he will fight under both banners until his clan's honor is restored.
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Burning Blade | Amber | Pallid |
- Hellblade
400
- The Blackrock chieftain is dead and the Doomhammer has been stolen. Samuro may have failed to protect his master, but he has sworn to exact vengeance upon the Warlord of the Ashwolf clan.
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- Monkey King
1600
- The Legend of the Monkey King has spread wide, across both earthly and heavenly realms alike. It is no wonder his incredible fighting spirit was drawn to the conflicted lands of the Nexus.
- This skin is related to the Mystic Kingdoms and Lunar Festival themed-skins. Features replaced voice-over, themed animations and themed abilities.
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Monkey King | Super | Jade | Midnight | Genius ![]() |
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Development[]
A character named Za'Muro existed in previous builds of the game.
Samuro was revealed on Facebook in October, 2016, as part of a sketch done by Samwise Didier.[2]
Trivia[]
- The "Monkey King" skin is based on Sun Wukong, a mythological chinese figure who features in a body of legends, which can be traced back to the period of the Song dynasty. He appears as a main character in the 16th century Chinese classical novel Journey to the West.
- The "Super" variant is possibly a reference to Goku from the Dragon Ball series, particularly due the orange and blue color scheme, and the fact that Goku himself is based on the Monkey King.
- The "Jade" variant is a reference to the Jade Emperor, who is a proeminent heavenly figure in the Monkey King stories, even witnessing his birth.
- The "Genius" variant is a reference to Mojo Jojo from the Powerpuff Girls, as evident from the color scheme and how the character is a super inteligent monkey.
Patch changes[]
(Patch February 6, 2018) Note: Shadows will no longer appear to flicker behind Monkey King Samuro on the post-match score screen.
(Patch January 9, 2018) Note: Base Maximum Health increased from 1650 to 1725; Health Regen increased from 3.4 to 3.6.
(Patch December 12, 2017) Note: Basic Attack damage increased from 88 to 110.; Monkey King Samuro’s model will no longer exhibit flickering during Hero Select while running Medium or High graphic settings.
(Patch September 5, 2017) Note: Genius Monkey King skin added.
(Patch August 8, 2017) Note: Warsong Hellblade Samuro skin added.
(Patch July 11, 2017) Note: Fixed an issue preventing debuff timers from showing below clone’s health bars.
(Patch February 14, 2017) Note: Monkey King Samuro will now correctly play his victory animation after destroying the enemy Core.
(Patch January 27, 2017) Note: Monkey King Samuro’s Mirror Images will no longer use a different skin variation than the real Samuro.
(Patch January 24, 2017) Note: Monkey King skin added.
(Patch January 4, 2017) Note: A bowl no longer appears at Samuro’s feet during his dance animation.
(Patch November 10, 2016) Note: Basic Attack Damage decreased from 93 to 88.
(Patch October 25, 2016) Note: Base Maximum Health decreased from 1750 to 1650; Base Health Regen decreased from 3.64 to 3.44.
(Patch October 18, 2016) Note: Added.
References[]
- ↑ From WoWWiki
- ↑ 2016-10-06, SAMURO REVEALED AS NEXT HERO. Blizzpro, accessed on 2016-10-10