Gul'dan added to heroes of the storm roster

Blizzard unleashed a new hero to the Nexus! Gul'dan from Warcraft. Gul'dan is classified as an assassin. He's the first orcish warlock as well as the founder of the Horde. Abandoning the ways of Shamanism and betraying demon-lord Kil'Jaeden as well as his people, he is directly responsible for the orcs' fall to demonic enslavement as well as the Horde's invasion of Azeroth. If you want to see how truly badass this guy is just watch the Warcraft movie. He's the perfect villain in that flick.

Now onto his primary abilities.

Fel Flame

Release a wave of flame, dealing massive damage to enemies. This is his primary way of dealing damage. It's a great move and does moderate damage. Perfect for sniping low health enemies as well as to throw out.

Drain Life

Drain the life from an enemy over 3 seconds, dealing heavy damage each second and healing Gul'dan for a large amount of Health. If you saw the Warcraft movie Gul'dan uses this ability during the entire duration. It's what defined his powers in the movie. It's quite a flashy move.

Corruption
Call forth 3 bursts of shadow energy, dealing massive damage over 6 seconds. Corruption can stack up to 3 times on an enemy. I actually have to work on using this one more effectively because the 3 bursts of energy have to positioned right in order for them to all hit enemies. This skill will take a bit to get used to. For now I use it primarily for lane clearing minions. 

And for his heroic or ultimate abilities. 

Horrify

After a short delay, deal heavy damage and cast Fear on enemy Heroes in the area for 2 seconds. I haven't used this too often because I love Rain of Destruction to death but I do think it's cool that he has an option to fear enemies. Fear makes enemies run away in what seems like random directions. Reminds me of my World of Warcraft playing days doing pvp (player vs player combat) and running into priests, only to keep getting feared.

Rain of Destruction

Summon a rain of meteors in an area for 7 seconds. Each meteor deals heavy damage in a small area. This is my favorite thing about Gul'dan. Its a flashy move and you can't move while the meteors are being summoned so you better make sure you're safe and protected. It deals massive damage in a large radius.

His trait is Life Tap. He doesn't restore mana passively. Instead, you can activate Life Tap to restore 25% mana at the cost of life. This can be good and bad depending on the map and situation. It's what makes Gul'dan Gul'dan in this game. It takes a while to get used to losing life for mana but once you understand the mechanics you realize how much of a powerhouse this character is. Almost like a Li-Ming or Kal'theas that can gain mana. It's great.

Final thoughts

He's basically perfect right out from the start. At least in my opinion. He does everything a warlock-y warlock should do and his Rain of Destruction ultimate looks so cool! Although he can't move when he's summoning the meteors to rain death its still a great ultimate. Check out this team wipe I got earlier today using it here. Not only that but it can be used to take out towers and even a Nexus effectively. Check this out here. That Nexus went down quick. 

He's awesome. He's my favorite character in the game right now and its getting me back into playing Heroes more often. They also buffed Medivh, making him more viable for Quick Match and Ranked. It's great to see great content like this come out for a free to play game. The best part is that I didn't use real money to buy this character. Instead, I used in game gold. It cost me 15,000 gold but that can easily be made again by continuing to play daily. Check this new hero out. He's quite the spell casting powerhouse.