Awesome design and all, but I miss the old WC3 voice. It was more menacing and had an echo that is hard to describe but I think anyone who's played WC3 can understand what I mean. Still awesome though :)
Kinda my reaction. I understand that (not having played WoW for various ever-changing reasons) his kit's more based on the WoW style, but the loss of Classic War3 voice for something that's Lazy Alucard in tone does seem like a hit of quality.
I can't wait for youtube highlights of tard Mal'ganis's.. Mal'gani.. whatevers blindly lunging around thinking they are helping while the enemy team watches and laughs from the other side of the screen.
Now this... is what I call a champion of champions. Not only is his character model drawn exceptionally well but his core abilities are amazing. Even his talents are creative and awesome. If more heroes could be made like this I would come back to this game in a heartbeat. Beautiful Hero, well done.
"Your journey has just begun, young prince. Gather your forces and meet me in the arctic land of Northrend. It is there we shall settle the score between us. It is there that your true destiny will unfold."
The usually drop turds though like wow's GCD changes, Azerite armor, Wow mobile edition's double time gate-rep gate combo and Warlords of Azeroth's tank design as a whole
Well, intelligent doesn't mean omniscient, right? At least they are some of the more intelligent members of the legion, I mean, in comparison? :D But it is true that its not the only time a Dreadlords got duped...
He got away fine. In fact of all the Nerazim, Mal'ganis is still alive. Ok, when I say he got away, yes he did die, but as he is a demon it wasn't permanent.
"Darkness called... but I was on the phone, so I missed it. I tried to *69-Darkness, but his machine picked up. I yelled: 'PICK UP THE PHONE, DARKNESS!', but he ignored me. Darkness must have been screening his calls..."
enough Warcraft already... it's supposed to represent all Blizzard games, not only WoW. And enough Assassins as we're at it. The meme Assassins of the Storm has lived long enough.
But there are already a few vision-darkening effects and this has never really been a proper argument toward them. Dehaka's one ult, for instance. Also looking at another person's screen would leave you open and the skill has a window of 6 seconds. You would have to be on some serious next-level clawing to make it all work out.
I don't like the look and animations as a whole. They turned him into this big hulking meathead. Dreadlords were the agility hero and were all about guile and manipulation not physical dominance. Even the way the moved in WC3, they were fairly lean/lithe and had a bounce in their step. They didn't lumber forward like a walking tree.
@@SoffiodiFiamme I didn't say I liked it I just said that I think his facial expression is on point. ;-) I would have also preferred a WC3 Mal'Ganis but just like Doomguy in Smash some things just aren't meant to happen.
just a regular tank with mediocre skills and creeplike dmg... why to heck would someone even think about a nerf? And if you're talking about his 2nd ulti, I guess you have no idea who Terrorblade is or how he casts it like in 2 meters range?
Why peopel always ban every single new or reworked hero, even when they are really weak? Because most players of hots are 1) casual 2) stupid and really don't like adapt to any changes.
Eh. Preferred the Warcraft 3 looks to the WoW one. Did a great job with Kael'thas, could've given Mal'ganis the same treatment. Still though, dreadlord, yay! :D
I would say this version is neither WoW nor Warcraft 3. Especially considering the original WoW dreadlord model was heavily based on the Warcraft 3 one. For this version, the armor almost looks like Archimonde's with those bulky shoulder pads and all the skull motifs. Because of the size of the shoulders, he looks more top heavy than dreadlords usually do. Also, the face looks different than usual dreadlord models and the lips are no longer sunken in and wrinkled like they are usually portrayed. I can understand wanting to update his look to make him look beefier and more imposing, but I agree that they should've stuck to what they did with Kael'thas and Anub'arak and make him look more like his Warcraft 3 self. Hopefully they'll do what they did with Illidan and give him a skin to make him look like the Warcraft 3 version. At least they didn't give him the giant mutton chops of the second WoW dreadlord model.
after Mephisto.... ehm i dunno... this design changes, i hope they'd just update 'em with available artworks and not just give a new look just bcoz(hots base version)
this is just how hots works, they have a different artwork than the other games, yes most of them look quite identical but they still have their own niche
Yes and no. It's only effective if you use it while on low health, in which case you can get sniped by anyone with decent burst damage. Also the cast seems to be 1 second, so it will be rather easy to counter with a stun. It seems like it will make him really mean in 1v1 lanes, though. He can just use his opponent as a health pack and it will be harder to counter if he initiates with it.
That's not going to happen for quite some time - if ever. Re-doing Arthas' model to look better would also require redoing all of his skins because they would have to completely rework the structure of his 3D model. Doing that would take about the same amount of work as creating two new heroes or making new skins for other heroes.
Draeckon remodeling an already structured skeleton would take the same amount of time as designing two new heroes from the ground up, who have no builds, no talents, no skeleton, no skins, and no animation? Highly doubt that
I'll Hunt you to the ends of the earth if i have to! you hear me? TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! (For english speakers, WIII arthas last line in the purge of stratholme)
OMFG YES. BLIZZ I LOVE YOU. Like, you messed up mephisto's model, but everything else reciently has been spot-on. I was honestly thinking you'd Add valimathras as your dreadlord because of his presence in WoW, but I love how you decided to give a shout-out to us who played your classic games and added Mal'Ganis instead! Amazing job!
I would argue otherwise. I remember Mal'ganis way better than I ever have Tichondrius or Varimathras (I don't even remember him at all? I assume he's just in WoW). Then again, I suppose it may be because I never played WoW.
@@Draeckon That is because you don't remember the campaigns well enough... you'll see mal'ganis mostly does stuff with arthas however the other two dreadlords are shown beyond that point every time they're mentioned.
Mal'Ganis plays a massive role in the beginning of Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, as he is the main antagonist during most of the human campaign, which is usually remembered better, as it is both the first campaign and the one portraying Arthas' corruption. Tichondrius plays a semi-important role in the undead and night elf campaign during Reign of Chaos and has a small cameo in the orc campaign. He is however a lot less active in the open, as he mostly just tells other people what to do and only becomes more active during the night elf campaign, which is the last campaign and thus not as well remembered. Varimathras was never even a character before Frozen Throne, where he mostly played a rather unwilling sidekick to Sylvanas, which he proceded to do until the events of the Wrathgate, where he became somewhat important. After that, he showed no sign of himself until Legion, where he was one of the bosses in the final raid. All in all Mal'Ganis didn't actually do as much as Tichondrius, but what he did was a lot clearer and he is part of a storyline that i far more iconic than anything Tichondrius ever actively took part in, though he did orchestrate that storyline from behind the scenes (in the same way actors often get more credit for movies than instructors among the general audience). Personally i find Mal'Ganis a lot more memorable than Tichondrius, who was mostly just running around being an arrogant asshat, while Mal'Ganis had some enticing flair to him. TL;DR: Mal'Ganis took a more clear part in the best stuff, while Tichondrius and Varimathras didn't
I NEED TO KNOW THIS NOW. WHAT IS THE MUSIC THAT STARTS AT 0:50? I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR IT, BUT WHILE HOTS PLAYS IT IN THE GAME, IT MAKES NO MENTION IN THEIR MUSIC LIST.
Let's analyze it a little. You must pick a target that has more health than you AND isn't being attacked. The lower your health the higher the risk of a burst against you for the kill before you ult. If the enemy has good burst heal they have 3 seconds to unload on your target after use and you won't get a kill. In most team fights, tanks are last targets, so ideally, Mal'Ganis won't start taking much damage until he is last left alive. If the enemy has three or more left, you probably still die. Looks neat, but risky and situational.
I have a feeling it's going to be a very situational ult, while his first ult will be the main pick - at least once people realize how not-OP Dark Conversion is. There's lots of counters for it, and most of them are basic abilities like BW Polymorph, Ana sleep dart (or her heal-nullifying grenade), any kind of stun like Muradin's hammer or silence like Stukov's, etc. If worst comes to worst, there's a number of ults that can counter it as well. It's best in a 1v1 situation, and even, only against heroes who either don't have any reliable CC or when you can catch them with those abilities on cooldown. EDIT: Also, any hero with any amount of burst can just kill you. In the scenario with Zeratul, he realistically would have just killed Mal'ganis before he could actually heal up (double-cleave with his Nerazim ult) or just VP to stop it and either escape or kill Mal'ganis when it ends.
For everyone who wants to know, Michael Barken voiced him in Warcraft III and in WoW it was Christopher Corey Smith. I couldn't find info about who is voicing him in Hots, but it doesn't sound like Mr. Barken. My guess it's Mr. Smith or someone new.
Q = Riven's Q W = Leona's W but provides armor only and deal damage instantly E = Nightstalker's Hunter in the Night, but with sleep. R1 = Vlad's pool. R2 = Terrorblade's SUNDER but delayed. LMAO
Just in case that memory fails: in Warcraft 3, Mal Ganis did not had the Infernal as fourth ability. His ultimate was Soul Preservation (sends undead unit to the "nether-realm"). The Infernal belongs to the Dread Lord heroic unit that we used to play on regular games/ matches (Death Knight/ Dread Lord/ Lich/ Crypt Lord). So, yes, hard to believe but... they nailed a W3 hero, maybe there will be not more melee Thralls or weird Lich Kings in the future. Fingers Crossed.
Looks dope, menacing, usefull and with medium to high skill cap! Can"t wait ^^ ! With a coordinated team or enough experience blind as a bat can wreck someone hard O_o!
Yes we love Warcraft Characters! I wish we get some day Archimonde, Mannoroth, Sargeras, Kil'jaeden, Velen, Magtheridon - some1 of these guys. Or more trolls like the Witch Doctor from WC III!
Still waiting for Lady Vashj The Naga Sea Witch was one of my favorite WC3 Heroes and is one of the few missing! Could imagine her as Specialist wich is strong against buildings and wave clear with similar abilities like this: Q: Forked Lightning (Dmg all Enemies in a cone Area) W: Frost Arrows (Dmg boost for next 3 auto attacks + slow/freeze) E: Parasite (DoT + summon murlocs/nagas when target dies) D: Manashield (Absorbs dmg burns Mana instead, activate/deactivate) R: Tornado (Follows a lane, dmg + cc to all Enemies, light dmg vs buildings) R: Summon Naga Royal Guard (Naga Warrior with cleave auto attack, ignores Armor) Oh, i want to play her so bad :D
Yeah i dont remember when, but i also recommended the Sea Witch once :D but nobody replied :( or just a Naga Hero would be great.. i love this race so much. ever heard of "Neptulon" ? would be great too.. we got allready Ragnaros, why not Therazane, Neptulon and Al'Akir?
Ah of course, Neptulon one of the Elemtal Lords! Al Akir is my favorite of them. There are plenty of Heroes in Warcraft alone wich could be added to the game. Im pretty sure Deathwing will get implement too, one day. Its just a matter of time until more Heroes join the Nexus ;D
Warcraft 3 fans knows why, how about this instead of copy dota 2 Balanar and Terrorblade sunder ult , give us something unique and cool the way hots should be .Remember when u first time saw Abathur and Cho'gall its nothing like others mobas . How about this u can ult your al hero at 10 % hp to summon them as infernal for 10 sec,they can play as infernal for 10 sec way cooler then sunder .
@@zerog1734 true, that seems like a pretty cool idea, but i dont get the balanar bit, Nightstalker has a single target ministun slow, a silence with miss that's longer at night time, a speedbuff in night time and making it temporarily night, nothing that Mal'ganis has.
Oh man blind as a bat looks like some funny stuff can come out of that haha
Just do it
Imagine him vs genji blindness in overwatch 😆
U dont do underwatch stuff anymore??
Btw, love ur vid so much :3
I can already imagine your cartoon jokes like Varian deflect or Genji lol
Не знаю английский
We will settle this in the nexus Mal'Ganis
Arthas Menethil pull that sweet auto attack build on him. It very well may last forever....
XD
That smile.... D:
Arthas Menethil "JUST YOU AND ME.."
Lmao
>uses "DARK CONVERSION" on Arthas
Oh, Blizz : D
I am Mal'Ganis, I AM A TURTLE!
A turtle has made it into the water
SomniaSalis LOL
SomniaSalis where this meme come from ? Lol
@@Overlongful Hearthstone
I really hope this is one of click-quote jokes.
*waits in the bush with 1 hp to one shot someone*
You have to target melee low movility heroe otherwise you are dead when the casting grant vision to the enemy.
have a medivh with you, easy kill.
*gets killed by an owl*
*feels sad because this is hots and you cannot buy dagon*
You can buy Alextrasza.
I'm so glad we finally have a turtle in HOTS.
I AM MALGANIS.... I AM A TURTLEEE
Malganis a turtle? So i guess rambo may be a ninja...
Awesome design and all, but I miss the old WC3 voice. It was more menacing and had an echo that is hard to describe but I think anyone who's played WC3 can understand what I mean. Still awesome though :)
YEP
i just was on the PTR and I think it is the same voice actor. Just voiced ACTED a little different
Kinda my reaction. I understand that (not having played WoW for various ever-changing reasons) his kit's more based on the WoW style, but the loss of Classic War3 voice for something that's Lazy Alucard in tone does seem like a hit of quality.
Guess the original voice actor wasnt eternal, hehe.
How will this benefit me?
step 1: pick Blind as a Bat
step 2: minimise its negative effect by having teammates on voice chat
step 3: ???
step 4: profit
Still difficult, but on lan and sceen watching your mate would work
I can't wait for youtube highlights of tard Mal'ganis's.. Mal'gani.. whatevers blindly lunging around thinking they are helping while the enemy team watches and laughs from the other side of the screen.
scarletspidernz the only info you need is the general direction enemies are fleeing towards since the swipes have such large aoe
True but most people are terrible with general directions as well
@@feinne7652 I'm going to be that guy.
No inferno? Maybe Jaraxxus will get it. INFERNO
Jaraxxus isn't gonna make it, dood. nope.
We will face Jaraxxus... EREDAR LORD OF THE BURNING BURNING LEGION!
I N F E R N O
Jaraxxus is not a dreadlord ;)
@@krypto051 google warcraft 3 dreadlord
For the last time I am a *Dread* Lord not a *Drug* Lord.
Hey Darkness what's up? The Demon Hunter left you a message? No I don't have his number.
And They Say Brizzard Games don't have bugs....
its sad that only so few understands this ;~;
If I have wings. Why am I always walking?
Darkness called !
But I was on the phone so I missed him.
He needs a Jaina skin
thought nearly the same. more of a human skin with maybe bird wings for example.
Archmage Mal'ganis!
Hahahaha
best comment
Would this be like the whole Bowsette thing but with Arthas instead?
Now this... is what I call a champion of champions. Not only is his character model drawn exceptionally well but his core abilities are amazing. Even his talents are creative and awesome. If more heroes could be made like this I would come back to this game in a heartbeat. Beautiful Hero, well done.
"Your journey has just begun, young prince. Gather your forces and meet me in the arctic land of Northrend. It is there we shall settle the score between us. It is there that your true destiny will unfold."
"I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth if I have to! Do you hear me? To the ends of the earth!"
taz... dingo?
im blind not deaf!
Work, work.
Something need doing?
Woah Blizzard you can’t just drop bombs on us like that.
Thats why they teased them over the last days
FBI open up!where is the Bomb?
Isn't that what they said in Theramore once?
The usually drop turds though like wow's GCD changes, Azerite armor, Wow mobile edition's double time gate-rep gate combo and Warlords of Azeroth's tank design as a whole
Going in dry at its best-i cant hold my nerdgasm any longer
Why does he have so many bat-themed powers? Shouldn't they be turtle-themed?
well that’s a joke that i hate myself for getting
I AM A TURTLE
I don't get it, please enligthen me
I'm also a peasant but I want to know moar
Edit: nvm, he says it at the end of the video.
I AM -ETERNAL- A TURTLE
I am a dreadlord not a drug lord
Drug Lord skin incoming.
*Riiiinggg*, "Hello, oh Darkness hey what's up? The demon Hunter left you a message?"
classic
no i dont have his number
IMBECILE!
A highly anticipated hero and an important check box on the Warcraft 3 roster. Just jealous Illidan Isn't the one with blind as a bat
Do you think having a range basic attack(with a bit of aoe or flame dmg) with metamorph would be better? :o
@@CarlosPerez-eb5ip LOL DKM .
The GG ultimate.
Intelligent and cunning... except he got duped hardcore by Ner'zhul.
Well, intelligent doesn't mean omniscient, right? At least they are some of the more intelligent members of the legion, I mean, in comparison? :D
But it is true that its not the only time a Dreadlords got duped...
Like when that one dreadlord thought he got khadgar under his control and then got 1 shot. They're infants with big toys
To be fair, Lich King Nerzhul was incredibly smart and next level devious. No one in the Legion even knew what the full extent of his powers were.
@@Mezc0 yeah before fusing with Arthas Nerzhul was basically omniscient
Malganis couldnt deal with this
He got away fine. In fact of all the Nerazim, Mal'ganis is still alive.
Ok, when I say he got away, yes he did die, but as he is a demon it wasn't permanent.
Dark Conversion on Arthas. Savage.
And then let him kill you with his Talent. LOL
SLAY
Army of the Dead can counter it. Arthas killed him once he can kill him once aga... hmm respawn... he can kill him million times
All I heard is Nicholas Cage screaming: "I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire! I'm a vampireeee!"
boomer
That movie (Vampire's Kiss) is a seldom talked about MASTERPIECE, by the way
an actual burning legion representative... thank you blizzard!
What the hecc is Gul'Dan if not a burning legion rep??
he is not a deamon first of all maybe? read some lore bro.
@@blahble162 he is a pawn to the actual demons.
i'm a Dreadlord .. NOT a Druglord !
hahahha wonder how many people still remember this along with the exploding sheep
Thank you for posting this, was going to do it myself if it was not here
Hey darkness whats up, what the demon hunter left you a message? no i dont have is number.
"Darkness called... but I was on the phone, so I missed it. I tried to *69-Darkness, but his machine picked up. I yelled: 'PICK UP THE PHONE, DARKNESS!', but he ignored me. Darkness must have been screening his calls..."
"This is not a dress! This is the standard Dreadlord uniform."
Oh jeez, Dark Conversion is yet another way to demolish Cho'Gall and similar high health heroes - Mal'Ganis seems like an absolute beast in combat!
Mal'Ganis + Medivh/Uther is going to be quite the combo.
Omg I never thought of that, gonna have to tell my Gall to cancel all arrangments for at least a month.
Not that Cho'Gall is viable in the first place
psh. Just hit him with the hammer and that's it. Alternatively just give him a volley of shadow bolts when you see him sneak in at low health.
Yet another reason to never first pick Cho'Gall in a draft. People should stop doing that.
0:49 "Easily Interrupted"
LOL NO.
Blizz, pls nerf. He's disgustingly OP.
A TURTLE MADE IT TO THE NEXUS
Shame no Turtle skin tho
Where is his TURTLE SKIN? ;-;
I hope your motherboard fries.
lol i read this literally 1 second before he said "I am a turtle!" at the end
Mal'ganis pls do not never skip leg day
Like BamBam
"not never" as in "always"?
do not never skip leg day = skip leg day at least once
That sentence was hella weird man!
More Burning Legion leaders please! Archimonde, Kil'jaeden, Mannoroth, Tichondrius, Varimathras, Jaraxxus, etc. All of them should be in HotS!
Jaraxxus is only meaningful in Heartstone lols, hes a nobody in lore.
nobody remembers balnazar lol
Doom Guard, Pitlord, and Kil'Jaedan is what should be in there.
They can't add Jaraxxus without Fizzlebang.
enough Warcraft already... it's supposed to represent all Blizzard games, not only WoW.
And enough Assassins as we're at it. The meme Assassins of the Storm has lived long enough.
now we need our lord savior Jaraxxus the Eredar lord of the Burning Legion
TRIFLING GNOME!
YOU FACE JARAXXUS!
INFERNO!
Nah, we need Lothraxion
the true lord and saviour is the flying spaghetti monster my good man. read the meatball and spaghetti cookbook or suffer(no hate).
ramen.
I just want to listen to his interactions with Jaina.
With Dreadlord Jaina :D
What? Who are....you?
"A... Fe-Male Nethrazim? How is this even possible?!"
Sinclairelim "Hey there, good-looking. You like demons with big... horns?"
Shoot your fookin mouth
Blind as a bat in esports seems pretty dumb. You could literally look on a team mates monitor. I hope it's goofy fun and not viable fun.
that's a legit strategy, so why not use it
Not at all, it's not like HotS is a team game
lol all it takes is to tell the guy what time it is and it's gg, especially KR guys cause they can talk faster :P
Good point. buy the ability seems VERY fun!
But there are already a few vision-darkening effects and this has never really been a proper argument toward them. Dehaka's one ult, for instance.
Also looking at another person's screen would leave you open and the skill has a window of 6 seconds. You would have to be on some serious next-level clawing to make it all work out.
Finally! Showing some love to the Warcraft Demons, can’t wait to see a Pit Lord or at least, one of the Eredar in HoS!
I wish it was the voice actor from WC3. He sound the best from that in my opinion.
Yeah, it's very boring that 3 actors and 3 actresses make all the Blizz voiceovers with different effects.
Yes his deep menacing voice from wc3 was so cool!
original voice from official Russian WC3 localization is the best, no arguing
I liked the regular dreadlord voice. Give me my goofy Transylvanian accent blizzard!!!
Anyone noticed that the background music is from Wow's purging of stratholme?
Yep, isnt that because it was his fault hmmmm?
I have been waiting for you, young commenter.
Mal'Ganis? Dude that is handsome squidward
Squidward is a dreadlord confirmed
It all makes sense now
*I AM A TURTLE!!!*
I MADE IT TO THE WATER
THE CYCLE OF LIFE CAN BE CRUEL.
"Mal'Ganis! I don't know how you survived but I'll-"
Finally THE TURTLE has joined the nexus
liad joseph He made it to the water
to the Nexus*
A TURTLE MADE IT TO THE NEXUS :))))))))))
"I AM A TURTLE"
I kinda wish his face showed more malice or glee. His deadpan stare seems so bland and un-dreadlordly.
couldn't agree more
He is handsome Squidward
Thicc squidward
his model is awesome, stop complaining jesus
I don't like the look and animations as a whole. They turned him into this big hulking meathead.
Dreadlords were the agility hero and were all about guile and manipulation not physical dominance. Even the way the moved in WC3, they were fairly lean/lithe and had a bounce in their step. They didn't lumber forward like a walking tree.
3:00 Nathrezim vs Nerazim
Poor Zera
Clever
vs taldrazim vs kharazim vs invader zim
next hots hero gotta be the hots spotlight voice guy!
Announcer perhaps?
Not really
Just got off the phone with the chief. He said that this is it
Meanwhile _Tyrande catches another round of nerfs because +10% speed buff was too much_ .
Burn that tree, Blizz. >_>
It should be apparent by know that Blizz hates the Night Elves and loves to insert themselves into the story as Mary Sues.
Seems legit.
I dare correct you that Blizzard really loves night elves. Nathanos Blightcaller disobeyed Sylvanas' orders rightfully.
An i the only one that sees blind as a bat as a great talent to take to escape with?
I see it as OP with coordinated teamas tes who can guide you over voice comms lol
i think you are the only one :D rest of us will charge 1v5 recklessly like it was intended ^^
this is what you do.. set up a a LAN party.. look at your friends screen... GG
Oh god... it's funny because so many people will do just that!
Well, you're at least the only one that sees with blind as a bat
I like how they gave him a more balanced version of Terrorblade Sunder
a 6 second CD sunder would be more balanced than terror blade lol
Somewhat. Sunder has a minimum HP percentage that it can be used on. This doesn’t.
Use your life steal to tell if ur hitting anyone while blind
Time to git gud with Mal'ganis
What's wrong with that face model ? He seems so... dead inside
I think that's intentional. ^^
@@bummknallpeng4294 He has a different face both in WCIII and WoW, this guy looks more like an Hollywood actor dressed as Dreadlord :/
same
@@SoffiodiFiamme I didn't say I liked it I just said that I think his facial expression is on point. ;-)
I would have also preferred a WC3 Mal'Ganis but just like Doomguy in Smash some things just aren't meant to happen.
I completely agree. All his basic abilities look terrible due to his face. So unreal. This dearly needs to be redone...
WHERE IS THE INFERNAL WTF BLIZZ
김갑환 Saveing it for veramath
My exact reaction there
jaraxxus will get infernos.. that'd be so sweet
They gave that ult to gul'dan
heres hoping for a pit lord with that ability(and/or DOOM)
I see...they nerfed him. no more bonus attack speed and movement speed at night
I can smell a nerf.
Everyone has to buy hiim first, then they will nerf him.
Well they still didnt nerf white thot and methisto much, sooo
There always is one.
just a regular tank with mediocre skills and creeplike dmg... why to heck would someone even think about a nerf? And if you're talking about his 2nd ulti, I guess you have no idea who Terrorblade is or how he casts it like in 2 meters range?
Why peopel always ban every single new or reworked hero, even when they are really weak? Because most players of hots are 1) casual 2) stupid and really don't like adapt to any changes.
Love it! My only nitpick would be that his WC3 voice is better.
Everyone's warcraft 3 voices are better.
Nah. Illidans new one is better.
jaina's warcraft 3 voice was horrible
I miss Warcraft 3 anubarak boice
Arxevius OBLIVION AWAITS
I don't even play HotS but I'm still watching these. The video quality is so good that it's entertaining to watch.
He looks so cool! I love how they adapted classic WC3 abilities like sleep into his kit
Eh. Preferred the Warcraft 3 looks to the WoW one. Did a great job with Kael'thas, could've given Mal'ganis the same treatment. Still though, dreadlord, yay! :D
I would say this version is neither WoW nor Warcraft 3. Especially considering the original WoW dreadlord model was heavily based on the Warcraft 3 one. For this version, the armor almost looks like Archimonde's with those bulky shoulder pads and all the skull motifs. Because of the size of the shoulders, he looks more top heavy than dreadlords usually do. Also, the face looks different than usual dreadlord models and the lips are no longer sunken in and wrinkled like they are usually portrayed. I can understand wanting to update his look to make him look beefier and more imposing, but I agree that they should've stuck to what they did with Kael'thas and Anub'arak and make him look more like his Warcraft 3 self. Hopefully they'll do what they did with Illidan and give him a skin to make him look like the Warcraft 3 version. At least they didn't give him the giant mutton chops of the second WoW dreadlord model.
Not enough menacing teeth. He looks too...handsome.
it's the basic skin. there is always another skin for you to buy. they need profit too.
after Mephisto.... ehm i dunno... this design changes, i hope they'd just update 'em with available artworks and not just give a new look just bcoz(hots base version)
this is just how hots works, they have a different artwork than the other games, yes most of them look quite identical but they still have their own niche
He sounds super good! Can't wait to see him in the pro scene.
There are other MOBAs hero spotlights and THEN there are the Hots spotlighs.
Well well well
We got vampiric, sleep and carrion swarm things
Nice
I AM MAL'GANIS
I AM A TURTLE
Edit:I never had these likes before, Thank you
Came to the comments section specifically to look for this, haha.
The turtle has entered
A turtle made it to the nexus.
I am vengeance I am the night
Can I suggest adding a Diablo 2 themed skin for Mephisto?
You mean one where he doesn't look terrible?
@@DM-Raven he doesn't look terrible. He look's worst then the original but not terrible.
change his entire abilities while they are at it. mephisto has nothing in common with d2 counterpart. abilities, looks. nothing, but the name.
@@fartloudYT you've no brain stfu
hahah for real
Looks pretty good, but his dark conversion looks extremly frustrating to play against
Yes and no. It's only effective if you use it while on low health, in which case you can get sniped by anyone with decent burst damage. Also the cast seems to be 1 second, so it will be rather easy to counter with a stun.
It seems like it will make him really mean in 1v1 lanes, though. He can just use his opponent as a health pack and it will be harder to counter if he initiates with it.
Can't wait to see people using it as an execute
It will be nerfed like all ults of the same kind (Dota's Terrorblade e.g)
If you played Dota2 this is similar to Terror Blades “Sunder” ult. Powerful but it’s not impossible to team fight against. Excellent for 1v1
R1 "yeah okay, looks good" R2 spits out drink "holy sh**!"
Mal'Ganis remade HOTS theme is one of my favourites of that glorious soundtrack - so epic and chilling.
Petition to make Arthas not look like a pool inflatable?
That's not going to happen for quite some time - if ever. Re-doing Arthas' model to look better would also require redoing all of his skins because they would have to completely rework the structure of his 3D model. Doing that would take about the same amount of work as creating two new heroes or making new skins for other heroes.
Draeckon remodeling an already structured skeleton would take the same amount of time as designing two new heroes from the ground up, who have no builds, no talents, no skeleton, no skins, and no animation? Highly doubt that
Wow!! Totally different compare to a normal Dread Lord kit, but regardless its awesome, keep it up Hots team and thank you!!
Finally. Everything on my nostalgic list of characters is checked. Took you long enough blizz
Pro teams are going to learn how to "pilot" Mal'Ganis through voice comms by calling out clock vectors lol.
Maldita sea, Mal'ganis! Te perseguire hasta los confines de la tierra si es necesario, me oyes?! HASTA LOS CONFINES DE LA TIERRA!
What
Malganis doesn't speak taco
Malganis speak Mcdonald
I'll Hunt you to the ends of the earth if i have to! you hear me? TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! (For english speakers, WIII arthas last line in the purge of stratholme)
Jajaja una de las mejores frases de arthas
I wish we could get an actual prince Arthas paladin mode with the hammer and paladin powers. That artwork was sick! :D
'the cooking of stratholme'
I AM A TURTLE XD
Looks awesome! Nice job blizz
I AM MAL'GANIS!I AM A TURTLE!!!😱
A Mal'ganis made it to the water...
To be honest I don’t get the turtle joke
@@peggywillard2899 At the end he says "I am ethernal" but it sound like "I am a turtle"
OMFG YES. BLIZZ I LOVE YOU.
Like, you messed up mephisto's model, but everything else reciently has been spot-on.
I was honestly thinking you'd Add valimathras as your dreadlord because of his presence in WoW, but I love how you decided to give a shout-out to us who played your classic games and added Mal'Ganis instead!
Amazing job!
Varimathras had more impact in wc3.. after Mal'ganis dies it's pretty much him and Tichondrius..
I would argue otherwise. I remember Mal'ganis way better than I ever have Tichondrius or Varimathras (I don't even remember him at all? I assume he's just in WoW). Then again, I suppose it may be because I never played WoW.
@@Draeckon That is because you don't remember the campaigns well enough... you'll see mal'ganis mostly does stuff with arthas however the other two dreadlords are shown beyond that point every time they're mentioned.
Mal'Ganis plays a massive role in the beginning of Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, as he is the main antagonist during most of the human campaign, which is usually remembered better, as it is both the first campaign and the one portraying Arthas' corruption.
Tichondrius plays a semi-important role in the undead and night elf campaign during Reign of Chaos and has a small cameo in the orc campaign. He is however a lot less active in the open, as he mostly just tells other people what to do and only becomes more active during the night elf campaign, which is the last campaign and thus not as well remembered.
Varimathras was never even a character before Frozen Throne, where he mostly played a rather unwilling sidekick to Sylvanas, which he proceded to do until the events of the Wrathgate, where he became somewhat important. After that, he showed no sign of himself until Legion, where he was one of the bosses in the final raid.
All in all Mal'Ganis didn't actually do as much as Tichondrius, but what he did was a lot clearer and he is part of a storyline that i far more iconic than anything Tichondrius ever actively took part in, though he did orchestrate that storyline from behind the scenes (in the same way actors often get more credit for movies than instructors among the general audience). Personally i find Mal'Ganis a lot more memorable than Tichondrius, who was mostly just running around being an arrogant asshat, while Mal'Ganis had some enticing flair to him.
TL;DR: Mal'Ganis took a more clear part in the best stuff, while Tichondrius and Varimathras didn't
@@TheWildmanden but being a dreadlord is all about being an asshat xD
For more than ten thousand years I have been waiting for Mal’Ganis!
this new terrorblade looks amazing
Love it, still would of preferred Lord Jaraxxus though. More Warcraft demons plz
Oh hello darkness, what's up, the daemon haunter left you a message, ... no I don't have his number !
*I AM MAL'GANIS!!! I AM A TURTLEEEE!!!!!*
Loving everything!.... except that walk cycle and face expression. WTF!?!?
agree , I prefer wc3 malganis , green malganis is the best malganis
I NEED TO KNOW THIS NOW.
WHAT IS THE MUSIC THAT STARTS AT 0:50? I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR IT, BUT WHILE HOTS PLAYS IT IN THE GAME, IT MAKES NO MENTION IN THEIR MUSIC LIST.
hasta los confines de la tierra!
MAL'GANIS!
PURGAR
VAMOS A ACABAR CON ESTO AHORA MISMO MAL'GANIS! SOLO TU Y YO...
TODA LA CIUDAD
Dark conversion looks like it’ll be strong but something tells me it’s going to disappoint
Let's analyze it a little.
You must pick a target that has more health than you AND isn't being attacked.
The lower your health the higher the risk of a burst against you for the kill before you ult.
If the enemy has good burst heal they have 3 seconds to unload on your target after use and you won't get a kill.
In most team fights, tanks are last targets, so ideally, Mal'Ganis won't start taking much damage until he is last left alive. If the enemy has three or more left, you probably still die. Looks neat, but risky and situational.
I have a feeling it's going to be a very situational ult, while his first ult will be the main pick - at least once people realize how not-OP Dark Conversion is. There's lots of counters for it, and most of them are basic abilities like BW Polymorph, Ana sleep dart (or her heal-nullifying grenade), any kind of stun like Muradin's hammer or silence like Stukov's, etc. If worst comes to worst, there's a number of ults that can counter it as well.
It's best in a 1v1 situation, and even, only against heroes who either don't have any reliable CC or when you can catch them with those abilities on cooldown.
EDIT: Also, any hero with any amount of burst can just kill you. In the scenario with Zeratul, he realistically would have just killed Mal'ganis before he could actually heal up (double-cleave with his Nerazim ult) or just VP to stop it and either escape or kill Mal'ganis when it ends.
Genji can probably deflect Dark Conversion too.... do you imagine ? :D
What about putting them to sleep first with E? That ult doesn't need much time to cast it
Get on the PTR, he's ruining.
The abilities, the music, everything. So. NOSTALGIC!
Now we need a turtle skin.
HMMMM I wonder which ult will be picked more...
Conversion until people see how risky and situational it is.
What he said. At first, people will flock to Conversion until people realize his first ult is way more useful.
terrorblade says hi
For everyone who wants to know, Michael Barken voiced him in Warcraft III and in WoW it was Christopher Corey Smith. I couldn't find info about who is voicing him in Hots, but it doesn't sound like Mr. Barken. My guess it's Mr. Smith or someone new.
Haha holy shot, this guy i perfect for Halloween and looks like fun. Teammates better ping and cc well when you go Blind as a Bat ;D
Yo this just made me come back to HOTS
agreed
same. mal'ganis is literally the hero i always hoped to have but never imagined would actually be made. kind of like bwonsamdi since bfa.
So THIS is where Mal'ganis fled to after that questline in Icecrown.... 5 years later... dude must have been doing some pretty crazy planning
Q = Riven's Q
W = Leona's W but provides armor only and deal damage instantly
E = Nightstalker's Hunter in the Night, but with sleep.
R1 = Vlad's pool.
R2 = Terrorblade's SUNDER but delayed.
LMAO
Agree
Aww, no dread infernal
It would probably be too similar to Nazeebo's Gargantuan... would fit him better tho.
Probably wouldn't go too well with a tank/ bruiser though. I'm certain we'll see the dread infernal ult on another demon sometime :)
probably in a eredar like jaraxxus or archimond
Thats for verimatheras ;)
Mark Ferring we still have Jaina though...
Just in case that memory fails: in Warcraft 3, Mal Ganis did not had the Infernal as fourth ability. His ultimate was Soul Preservation (sends undead unit to the "nether-realm"). The Infernal belongs to the Dread Lord heroic unit that we used to play on regular games/ matches (Death Knight/ Dread Lord/ Lich/ Crypt Lord). So, yes, hard to believe but... they nailed a W3 hero, maybe there will be not more melee Thralls or weird Lich Kings in the future. Fingers Crossed.
That came out of nowhere
•Logik • we know since january that he will be a hero :D
If "out of no where," you mean they've been teasing it since Friday, and we're overdue for a hero, then yes. It did come out of nowhere.
it really didn't they've been hinting on this already on Facebook my friend told me so
@@CameronSpear I did not see the tease
that's what she said
¡Tengo alas!, ¿Se puede saber por qué voy siempre andando?
Looks dope, menacing, usefull and with medium to high skill cap! Can"t wait ^^ ! With a coordinated team or enough experience blind as a bat can wreck someone hard O_o!
I came so early it still said the video is private
Must be hard getting a date, hmm? :)
@@ВладиславШаклеин-ч7м yah prolly would be - if it weren't for the fact that I am in a relationship already
me2
Yes we love Warcraft Characters!
I wish we get some day Archimonde, Mannoroth, Sargeras, Kil'jaeden, Velen, Magtheridon - some1 of these guys.
Or more trolls like the Witch Doctor from WC III!
It would be really awesome to see Vol'jin (or even Sen'jin) in the game. Rastakhan (or Talanji) would be cool to see in HoTS as well.
*hears Tomoki Sakurai's request*
"Someone call for the doctor?"
Still waiting for Lady Vashj The Naga Sea Witch was one of my favorite WC3 Heroes and is one of the few missing! Could imagine her as Specialist wich is strong against buildings and wave clear with similar abilities like this:
Q: Forked Lightning (Dmg all Enemies in a cone Area)
W: Frost Arrows (Dmg boost for next 3 auto attacks + slow/freeze)
E: Parasite (DoT + summon murlocs/nagas when target dies)
D: Manashield (Absorbs dmg burns Mana instead, activate/deactivate)
R: Tornado (Follows a lane, dmg + cc to all Enemies, light dmg vs buildings)
R: Summon Naga Royal Guard (Naga Warrior with cleave auto attack, ignores Armor)
Oh, i want to play her so bad :D
Yeah i dont remember when, but i also recommended the Sea Witch once :D but nobody replied :( or just a Naga Hero would be great.. i love this race so much.
ever heard of "Neptulon" ? would be great too.. we got allready Ragnaros, why not Therazane, Neptulon and Al'Akir?
Ah of course, Neptulon one of the Elemtal Lords! Al Akir is my favorite of them. There are plenty of Heroes in Warcraft alone wich could be added to the game. Im pretty sure Deathwing will get implement too, one day. Its just a matter of time until more Heroes join the Nexus ;D
What is that music in the background? 1:00
Ult 2 is Terrorblade’s.
Ult 1 is Riki's with mobility.
Sunder but shittier
they stole dota1 balanar lol
Can we get me at some point?
Poor Cairne, we already forgot your 'stand and fight'.
Well, considering Mal"Ganis is a Warcraft tank we wont get another for at least 5 next heroes, rip me, got to wait another year.
Here let me pat your back :C *pats his back*
MOOOOO, ekhm, that's not necessary.
But you deserve it :C
At the beginning of the video, when you were talking about specialty and cunning, I though you were to present him as an specialist.
Wait a minute, no INFERNAL .DISAPPOINTED!!!!
they are probably saving it for archimonde
why infernal? this is better...he is a wampire lord...he is rewamped for good..and this is good...infernal seems like a placeholder spell...
You didn't play warcraft 3, did you?
Warcraft 3 fans knows why, how about this instead of copy dota 2 Balanar and Terrorblade sunder ult ,
give us something unique and cool the way hots should be .Remember when u first time saw Abathur and Cho'gall its nothing like others mobas .
How about this u can ult your al hero at 10 % hp to summon them as infernal for 10 sec,they can play as infernal for 10 sec way cooler then sunder .
@@zerog1734 true, that seems like a pretty cool idea, but i dont get the balanar bit, Nightstalker has a single target ministun slow, a silence with miss that's longer at night time, a speedbuff in night time and making it temporarily night, nothing that Mal'ganis has.