Heroes of the Storm Echoes of Alterac Event - Yrel and Alterac Valley

Blizzard Posted 2018/06/04 at 1:02 PM by Neryssa

June 12June 19HOTS Logs

Part 2 of this event is now live:

Yrel is playable - click here for our hero overview and giveaway for 150 Yrel codes!
Alterac Pass is now playable - click here for our map overview and giveaway for 200 Horde and Alliance skin codes!
Our full Echoes of Alterac Guide is filled with new player tips if you're a beginner Heroes player coming from WoW.

Echoes of AlteracJune 12June 19Event Rewards

Play 4 games as a Warcraft Hero - Warcraft Reinforcements Chest

Achieve 50 Takesdowns in winning games - Portrait

Play 6 games with friends - Banner

Win 8 games as a Warcraft Hero - Mount

Faction Themed Skins and MountsJune 19SkinsFor the Alliance

Spirit Healer Auriel

Vanndar Muradin

Grand Marshal Varian

Nightslayer Valeera

For the Horde!

Sapper Junkrat

Drek'thar Rehgar

High Warlord Garrosh

Warsong Johanna

MountsAnnouncers

Click here to listen to the new Announcer Packs in our post on Twitter

Emotes and IconsNew Hero: YrelJune 12Skins and TintsBase SkinMad JesterAbilities

Trait - Divine Purpose - Activable trait that makes Yrel's next basic ability cast instantly at maximum channel effectiveness. Resembles Divine Purpose.

Q - Vindication - Yrel acts as a conduit of light. Upon releasing her channel, she releases an explosion of light that damages enemies and heals allies. Channeling this ability further increases the damage and healing.

W - Righteous Hammer - After readying herself, she swings her Hammer of the Naaru at enemies and knocks them back. Channeling this ability increases damage and knockback. At max channel, it also stuns enemies. Resembles Hammer of the Righteous.

E - Avenging Wrath - Divine wings manifest and she's able to leap to enemies, damaging and slowing them down on landing. Channeling increases the distance she can travel. Resembles Avenging Wrath.

R1 - Ardent Defender - Upon activation, a barrier appears around Yrel, and she absorbs incoming damage around her, healing for a percentage of damage dealt. Can be cast while channeling basic abilities. Resembles Ardent Defender.

R2 - Sacred Ground - Purifies the ground around her, granting Armor to Yrel while she stands in it. Resembles Consecration.

TalentsGift of the NaaruHand of FreedomDivine SteedAttacking While Invisible

Level 1
Light of Karabor - Increase Vindication's radius by 15%. Vindication's healing is increased by 20% per enemy Hero hit.

Dauntless - Casting a Basic Ability grants Yrel 35 Physical Armor for 2 seconds.

Maraad’s Insight - After casting a Basic Ability, Yrel's next Basic Attack heals her for 148.

Level 4
Aegis of Light - Upon landing, Avenging Wrath grants other nearby allied Heroes 25 Armor for 5 seconds.

Gift of the Naaru - Divine Purpose heals the lowest Health nearby allied Hero other than Yrel for 400.

Hand of Freedom - Grant an allied Hero 35% Movement Speed for 3 seconds and remove all Slows and Roots from them. Cannot be used on Yrel.

Righteous Momentum - While Channeling Righteous Hammer at maximum charge, gain 45% Movement Speed.

Holy Avenger - Hitting an enemy Hero with Avenging Wrath at maximum charge reduces its cooldown to 1 second.

Divine Steed - Mounting is instant and grants 80% Movement Speed that decays over 3 seconds.

Samaara’s Light - While above 50% Health, gain 15% Movement Speed.

Ardent Defender - Surround Yrel in a barrier for 3 seconds, absorbing all damage taken and healing her for 50% of the damage received.

Sacred Ground - Yrel sanctifies the ground around her, gaining 40 Armor until she leaves the area.

Aldor Peacekeeper - Enemy Heroes hit by Vindication at maximum charge deal 30% less damage for 3 seconds.

Repentance - Increase Avenging Wrath's Slow by 25% and duration by 0.5 seconds.

Velen’s Chosen - Hitting an enemy Hero with a Basic Ability at maximum charge grants 10% Spell Power for 10 seconds, up to 30%.

Templar’s Verdict - Righteous Hammer reduces the Armor of enemy Heroes hit by 20 for 2 seconds.

Divine Favor - Casting a Basic Ability reduces the cooldown of Divine Purpose by 2 seconds.

Holy Wrath - After casting a Basic Ability, Yrel's next Basic Attack splashes for 30% increased damage around the target.

Word of Glory - Ardent Defender heals nearby allied Heroes for 100% of the healing received by Yrel.

Hallowed Ground - Casting Avenging Wrath while inside Sacred Ground moves Sacred Ground to Yrel's location upon landing.

Bubble Hearth - After 1 second, Yrel becomes Invulnerable and casts Hearthstone. Cannot be canceled.

Seraphim - Activate to become Unstoppable for 2 seconds.

Yrel's StoryExarch YrelBlack TempleIllidan StormrageShadowmoon ValleyWarlords of Draenor GuideleaderBattle for Azeroth Lore RoundupNobbel87New Map: Alterac PassJune 19Drek'TharVanndar StormpikeDrek'TharVanndar Stormpike

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Comment by NyssimWhy Yrel? Yrel is the worst character from WoD, and that's competing against AU Grom, AU Blackhand, and AU Archimonde? So why bring her into Hots, Blizzard? Wouldn't Tiron be a much better fit for the game? Or maybe mekkatorque please?Comment by EonarionRight before she turns evil she turns into a HOTS character?Comment by MagicalMoronRight before she turns evil she turns into a HOTS character?Comment by TyerrCan't wait. Gon' buy her first day, just because Ret and Draenei lady! :>Comment by urielvazquezWhy Yrel? Yrel is the worst character from WoD, and that's competing against AU Grom, AU Blackhand, and AU Archimonde? So why bring her into Hots, Blizzard? Wouldn't Tiron be a much better fit for the game? Or maybe mekkatorque please?Comment by ElektrophorusIf we wanted a vindicator draenei character, they should have added Maraad. He has been around way longer and didn’t come from a weird alternate timeline.Comment by zequillIf we wanted a vindicator draenei character, they should have added Maraad. He has been around way longer and didn’t come from a weird alternate timeline.Comment by TyerrIf we wanted a vindicator draenei character, they should have added Maraad. He has been around way longer and didn’t come from a weird alternate timeline.Comment by valky94Right before she turns evil she turns into a HOTS character?Comment by mathiaslindbergYrel looks awesome thoughComment by GulfosWhy Yrel? Yrel is the worst character from WoD, and that's competing against AU Grom, AU Blackhand, and AU Archimonde? So why bring her into Hots, Blizzard? Wouldn't Tiron be a much better fit for the game? Or maybe mekkatorque please?Comment by TanelornI like how this points out she's important in WoD lore, an expansion known to have terrible lore and garbage plot. As others have pointed out there are far more deserve characters that could fill this role instead of Yrel and frankly I would take any of them over her.Comment by LurivarIf we wanted a vindicator draenei character, they should have added Maraad. He has been around way longer and didn’t come from a weird alternate timeline.Comment by WarpshardIt's cool that Yrel will be a playable character, although I do have to admit her proportions are a bit weird. She seems very stout.Comment by MoridainaStill waiting on Vol'jin

At least we finally have a Draenei in gameComment by TaarakianLooking forward to this, especially the new map.Comment by ArrayaSpirit Healer Auriel and Garrosh skins are the best thing ever, and the BG too!
Still disappointed we didn't get Velen as a Support. The game has plenty of Assassins and Warriors already...Comment by DaeverenWhy Yrel?Comment by ChaxtonI totally thought that, by having an article on HotS, there was a cross-game promotion again. I mean, every previous HotS post on Wowhead was for a cross promotion with cool rewards. No such thing, just a disappointing hero in HotS. She was basically irrelevant (Yrellevant?) in the expansion since she needed us to do everything after she got Maraad and Velen killed, and she didn't really stand out EXCEPT as being female with huge handlebar horns. A waste of a character and a bad rep for the first Draenei in the game, but Alterac as a map in HotS makes up for that tenfold.

I would totally love those ram and wolf HotS mounts as WoW mounts. We need more rams and wolves.Comment by GeoffgoreWell there’s the Draenei, still need a priest though. Velen would have been a better fit..

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