Cassia the Amazon joins ‘Heroes of the Storm’

The Nexus welcomes a new warrior in the form of Cassia the Amazon Warmatron.

For fans of Blizzard Entertainment, Cassia will be easily recognizable as the Amazon from 2000’s “Diablo II.” In “Heroes of the Storm,” she is a Ranged Assassin.

Blizzard has provided details about her Trait, Basic Abilities, and Heroic Abilities, which are as follows:

Avoidance (Trait):

“When moving unmounted, Cassia gains 65 Physical Armor against Heroic Basic Attacks, reducing the damage taken by 65%.”

Lightning Fury (Q):

“Hurl a javelin that damages the first enemy hit, and splits into two lightning bolts that deal damage to enemies in their paths.”

Blinding Light (W):

“After 0.5 seconds, Blind enemies in the target area for 2 seconds. Passive: Cassia deals 15% increased damage to Blinded targets.”

Fend (E):

“Charge at an enemy, and upon arriving channel for 1.5 seconds, damaging enemies in front of cassia every 0.25 seconds. Deals 50% reduced damage to non-Heroes.”

Ball Lightning (R1):

“Throw a ball of lightning at an enemy Hero that bounces up to 6 times between nearby enemy Heroes and Cassia, damaging enemies hit.”

Valkyrie (R2):

“Summon a Valkyrie that rushes to Cassia after 0.75 seconds, pulling and damaging the first enemy Hero hit, and stunning them for 0.5 seconds at the end of her path. The Valkyrie knocks back all other enemy Heroes in her way.”

For more information about Cassia, visit her Heroes of the Storm page. — TJD, GMA News