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Xul is a Melee Specialist Hero from Diablo universe. He is the same Necromancer the player can control in Diablo II.
Background[]
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.
Gameplay Summary[]
Strengths[]
- Very decent waveclear
- Strong counter against melee and physical fighters
- Wide selection of crowd control
Weaknesses[]
- Constantly threatened by ganking
- Reliance on laning
- Reliance of Raise Skeleton means he constantly summons easy targets for on-contact abilities or those which takes advantage of summons.
- Sustain: Harvest Vitality or Trag'Oul's Essence is limited and can be easily interrupted
- Very low mobility
Abilities[]

Mana: 55
Cooldown: 8 seconds
Summon a scythe that travels to you after 1 second, dealing 240 (+4% per level) damage to enemies.

Mana: 60
Cooldown: 16 seconds
Your Basic Attacks deal damage in a wide area and reduce the Attack Speed of Heroes and Summons by 40% for 2 seconds. Lasts 4 seconds once triggered.

Mana: 70
Cooldown: 10 seconds
After a 2 second delay, deals 80 (+4% per level) damage and roots the target enemy Hero for 1.75 seconds. All nearby Skeletal Warriors will fixate on the target for their duration.
Traits[]

When a nearby enemy Minion dies, it becomes a Skeletal Warrior that attacks for 21 (+4% per level) damage and last up to 15 seconds. Up to 4 Skeletal Warriors can be active at once.
Heroic Abilities[]

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 80
Cooldown: 90 seconds
Summons 4 Frost Mages in a line that attack nearby enemies for 49 (+4% per level) damage a second and slow them by 30% for 2 seconds. Last up to 15 seconds.

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 100
Cooldown: 90 seconds
After a short delay, release poisonous missiles that deal 593 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies hit over 10 seconds.
Talents[]
Tier 1, Hero Level 1[]

Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)
When Bone Armor expires, nearby enemy Heroes take damage equal to 12% of their maximum Health.

Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)
While Bone Armor is active, you slow nearby enemies by 35% for 1 second.

Tier 1 (Hero Level 1)
While Bone Armor is active, you evade all Basic Attacks, but increases the cooldown of Bone Armor by 20 seconds.
Tier 2, Hero Level 4[]

Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)
Quest: Hit 20 Heroes with Spectral Scythe.
Reward: Reduce the cooldown of Spectral Scythe by 3 seconds.

Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)
Each enemy hit by Cursed Strikes reduces its cooldown by 0.75 seconds, up to 12 seconds.

Tier 2 (Hero Level 4)
Bone Prison spawns 2 Skeletal Warriors. These do not count towards Xul's Raise Skeleton maximum. Quest: Spawn 80 Skeletal Warriors.
Reward: While fixating on an enemy, Skeletal Warriors gain 50% Movement and Attack Speed.
Tier 3, Hero Level 7[]

Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)
Increases the Attack Speed reduction of Cursed Strikes by 35% and the duration by 1 second.

Tier 3 (Hero Level 7)
Every time a Skeletal Warrior attacks an enemy, restores 0.5% of Xul's maximum Health and 0.2% of his maximum Mana.
Tier 4, Hero Level 10[]

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 100
Cooldown: 90 seconds
After a short delay, release poisonous missiles that deal 593 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies hit over 10 seconds.

Tier 4 (Hero Level 10)
Mana: 80
Cooldown: 90 seconds
Summons 4 Frost Mages in a line that attack nearby enemies for 49 (+4% per level) damage a second and slow them by 30% for 2 seconds. Last up to 15 seconds.
Tier 5, Hero Level 13[]

Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)
Spectral Scythe spawns 2 additional scythes next to the first after 1.5 seconds, dealing 60% damage.

Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)
Gain 5% Attack Speed for 3 seconds each time Cursed Strikes hits an enemy, up to 75%.

Tier 5 (Hero Level 13)
Attacking a Hero that is slowed, rooted, or stunned increases your Basic Attack damage by 30% for 3 seconds.
Tier 6, Hero Level 16[]

Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)
Enemies rooted by Bone Prison lose 25 Armor for 1.75 seconds, taking 25% increased damage.

Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)
When Skeletal Warriors die they explode for 55 (+4% per level) damage in a small area. Deals 100% increased damage to non-Heroic enemies.

Tier 6 (Hero Level 16)
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Deal 230 (+4% per level) damage to enemies in a line.
Tier 7, Hero Level 20[]

Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Poison Nove heals 50% of the damage dealt.
Passive: Skeletal Warriors deals 50% increased damage.

Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Increase the Slow of Frost Mages by 20%.
Passive: Skeletal Warriors attacks Slow enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.

Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Enemies hit by Spectral Scythe receive 75% less healing for 4 seconds.

Tier 7 (Hero Level 20)
Skeletal Warrior attacks reduce the cooldown of Xul's Heroic Ability by 1%.
Talent Builds[]
Tips[]
Matchups[]
Pairings[]
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Effective foes[]
Skins[]
- Cryptic Necromancer (base)
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Cryptic Necromancer | Crimson | Poison | Frost ![]() |
- Serpent King
100
- 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.
- This skin is related to the Luxoria themed-skins.
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Serpent King | Turquoise | Copper | Amethyst |
- Necromaster
100
- 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.
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- Bone Visage
600
- In accordance with Mendeln's decrees, the bones inlaid within Xul's armor serve as a symbol of his mastery over death and the helm as a grim reminder that death surrounds us all.
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Bone Visage | Rusted | Skeletal | Royal |
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- Scarecrow
1600 (Hallow's End event)
- 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."
- This skin is related to the Hallow's End themed-skins. Features altered voice-over, themed abilities and themed animations.
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Scarecrow | Crimson | Orchid | Pinstripe ![]() |
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Development[]
The possibility of a necromancer hero was first mentioned in 2014.[1][2]
Trivia[]
- Xul's dance is a small portion of "The Skeleton Dance" seen in the 1929 animated-short by Walt Disney.
- Accordingly to his in-game lore and interactions with the other Heroes, Xul has been transported into the Nexus after the events of Diablo II.
- Some of Xul's Talents make references to the Diablo universe and games:
- Trag'Oul's Essence, at level 7, refers to Trag'Oul, an ancient dragon responsible for maintaing the balance of Sanctuary. He is worshipped by the Priests of Rathma, the most important order of Necromancers.
- Andariel's Visage, at level 20, refers to a recurring helmet seen in Diablo II and Diablo III, which itself references Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish, who is infamous in Diablo II due her powerful poison-based attacks.
- Kalan's Edict, at level 20, refers to Kalan, also known as Mendeln, who is a character from the Sin War trilogy books, written by Richard A. Knaak.
Patch changes[]
(Patch February 21, 2018) Note: Health increased from 1900 to 2000; Health Regeneration increased 3.957 to 4.168; Basic Attack damage increased from 104 to 110.
(Patch July 11, 2017) Note: Xul has received updated visual effects to coincide with Talent updates.; Bone Visage Xul, Classic Bone Visage Xul, Royal Bone Visage Xul, Rusted Bone Visage Xul, Skeletal Bone Visage Xul, Reaper Necromaster Xul skins added.
(Patch October 18, 2016) Note: Scarecrow skin added, available October 25th.
(Patch March 16, 2016) Note: Basic Attack damage reduced from 115 (+4% per level) to 104 (+4% per level).
(Patch March 1, 2016) Note: Added.
References[]
- ↑ 2014-12-05, HEROES OF THE STORM AMA TRANSCRIPT. Blizzpro, accessed on 2014-12-07
- ↑ 2015-12-28, BlizzCon 2015 Heroes of the Storm Deep Dive Panel Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2016-01-01