History Analysis / MOBACharacterSkillsetArchetypes

|| Bounty Hunter || Garen\\

|| Butterfly || Karina || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| A character whose gameplay revolves around creating mini-turrets that fire whenever an enemy is close by. It will take extra effort to push on a lane with this character. ||||||||||||

|| N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| A peculiar variant of mage where their gameplay revolve around putting an object that can stay in the map and they can interact with. Unlike the pets, these objects do not move on their own will, the caster must manually relocate them. However, these objects can be interacted with, usually damaging enemies as they're moved from another path or become the conduit of their spellcasting. These heroes tend to be difficult and unfitting for newbies, but expert players can certainly utilize and interact with these objects, making them a lot more versatile and deadly than a standard mage. ||||||||||||

|| ''Zhang Fei''[[note]]Cresht used to follow Zhang Fei's model, but he's reworked to no longer use Rage.[[/note]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

''Yao'' || Angela || Comfey || N/A ||||||

''Yao'' || Angela || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Gondar, Clinkz, Nyx Assassin || Shaco, Twitch || Loki, Ao Kuang, Izanami, The Morrigan, Jormungandr || Samuro, Valeera ||||||
|| Batman, Quillien, ''Ah Ke, Lanling Wang'' || Natalia, Miya, Lesley || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| Fayde, Grinex || Leon Chameleon, Ksenia || Taka, Kestrel, Flicker || Kallari ||||||

|| The Spy || N/A || Skye, Strix, Sha Lin || Sombra ||||||

|| Riki || Evelynn || N/A || Zeratul, Nova ||||||

|| Night Hound, Scout[[labelnote:*]]Requires mana upkeep[[/labelnote]], Geomancer || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Templar Assassin || Akali[[labelnote:*]]variation: She can move around while stealthing, but only in a certain fixed area[[/labelnote]], Teemo || Serqet || All stealth heroes[[labelnote:*]]To clarify, stealth is semi-visible in [=HotS=]. Standing still long enough will instead make you completely invisible[[/labelnote]], Erik (Lost Vikings)[[labelnote:*]]Only if Spy Games talent is picked up[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Huskar, Terrorblade[[labelnote:*]]only if his opposition is in high health, if both are in low health the advantage is put meaningless[[/labelnote]] || Tryndamere, Olaf || Hercules[[labelnote:*]]Pre-rework of his Passive when he gets more damage the lower his HP is, right now, not so much.[[/labelnote]], Izanami || Zul'jin, Mal'Ganis[[labelnote:*]]same as Terrorblade[[/labelnote]] ||||||
|| Taara, ''Cheng Yaojin'' || Gatotkaca || Wolverine || N/A ||||||
|| Maliken, Martyr, Amun-Ra || Ayla || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Anti-Mage, Silencer, Omniknight, Nyx Assassin, Pugna || Kassadin || Nox, Ah Puch, Isis || Anub'arak, Stukov, Valeera ||||||

|| Magebane, Vindicator, Jeraziah, Balphagore, Moira || Ksenia, Genji || N/A || Lt. Belica ||||||

|| Omniknight, Chen || Soraka || N/A || Lt. Morales ||||||
|| Peura/Helen, ''Cai Wenji'' || Estes, Floryn || N/A || Blissey, Eldgeoss ||||||
|| Jeraziah, Ophelia || Voltar || N/A || Muriel ||||||

|| Venomancer, Clinkz || Heimerdinger || Vulcan || Gazlowe, Probius ||||||

|| The Engineer || N/A || Barik || Torbjorn, Symmetra ||||||

|| Phantom Lancer, Terrorblade, Naga Siren, Chaos Knight[[labelnote:*]]Although his illusions are more about damage than subterfuge[[/labelnote]] || [=LeBlanc=], Wukong, Neeko, Fiddlesticks || Sun Wukong, The Morrigan || Nova, Samuro ||||||

|| Circe, Silhouette, Xemplar || Leon Chameleon || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Troll Warlord, Lone Druid || Jayce, Elise, Nidalee || Artio, Tiamat, Ullr || Greymane ||||||

|| [[VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis Blue Beetle]], [[VideoGame/{{Dawngate}} Faris]] ||||||||||||

|| Terrorblade, Dragon Knight || Kayle, Gnar[[labelnote:*]]Reversed: a ranged champion with a melee super-mode[[/labelnote]] || Freya || Genji[[labelnote:*]]Reversed: a ranged hero with a melee super-mode[[/labelnote]] ||||||
|| Bright, ''Sikong Zhen''[[labelnote:*]]A variant for both: their stance change is dependant not on their skill, but the range between their positions and their target's. If they're close to the target, they use melee attack (sword for Bright, lightning punch for Sikong Zhen), if they're further, they use ranged attack (javelin for Bright, lightning projectile for Sikong Zhen).[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| Maliken, Myrmidon, Shadowblade || Admiral Swiggins || Idris || N/A ||||||

|| N/A || N/A || Makoa, Tiberius || Winston ||||||

|| N/A || Jinx, Aphelios[[labelnote:*]]he has ''five'' ranged guns[[/labelnote]] || N/A || Fenix, D.Va ||||||

|| Master of Arms || Ted [=McPain=], Chucho Krokk, Derpl Zork || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| N/A || N/A || Imani, Strix, Koga || N/A ||||||

|| N/A || Kled, Rell || Lancelot || N/A ||||||

|| Sniper, Lich, Lion, Ursa || Ashe, Annie, Garen, Sona || Neith || Raynor, Li Li ||||||
|| Valhein || Miya, Layla || N/A || Cinderace, Pikachu ||||||
|| Swiftblade, Blood Hunter, Glacius, Solstice || Sheriff Lonestar, The Scoop of Justice || N/A || Lt. Belica, Twin Blast ||||||

|| Io || Kalista, Taric, Rell || Aphrodite || Abathur, Auriel ||||||
|| Rouie, ''Da Qiao'' || Estes || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Aya, ''Yao'' || Angela || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Chen, Enchantress || N/A || N/A || Any Hero with a Bribe-like talent[[labelnote:*]]Do X to get stacks of Bribe which instantly convert non-Elite Mercenaries[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Ophelia, Parasite[[labelnote:*]]Possesses them; overlaps with the Devourer[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Necrophos, Ogre Magi, Leshrac, Void Spirit || Swain, Ryze, Vladimir, Annie[[labelnote:*]]Her Flash-Tibbers combo is a powerful teamfight initiation that encourages her to stay in the frontline waiting for the right time to initiate the fight[[/labelnote]] || Hades, Zhong Kui, Baron Samedi || Cho'Gall, Orphea ||||||
|| Jinna, Marja, ''Gao Jianli, Mi Yue'' || Alice, Esmeralda || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| Soul Reaper, Oogie || Genji || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Lauriel, ''Diao Chan'' || Harith || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Doom, Night Stalker || Tahm Kench, Cho'gath || Bakasura || Stitches ||||||

|| Cthulhuphant, Parasite[[labelnote:*]]Possesses them; overlaps with the Recruiter[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Axe[[labelnote:*]]limited to Culling Blade[[/labelnote]], Phantom Assassin[[labelnote:*]]requires Aghanim's Scepter[[/labelnote]] || Katarina, Master Yi[[labelnote:*]]reduces all basic ability cooldowns by 70% of the remainder[[/labelnote]], Tristana[[labelnote:*]]limited to Rocket Jump[[/labelnote]], Darius[[labelnote:*]]limited to Noxian Guillotine[[/labelnote]], Kha'Zix[[labelnote:*]]limited to Evolved Leap[[/labelnote]], Pyke[[labelnote:*]]limited to Death from Below[[/labelnote]], Samira[[labelnote:*]]limited to Wild Rush[[/labelnote]], Vex[[labelnote:*]]limited to Shadow Surge[[/labelnote]] || Scylla[[labelnote:*]]limited to I'm a Monster[[/labelnote]], Achilles[[labelnote:*]]limited to Fatal Strike[[/labelnote]] || Li-Ming, Greymane[[labelnote:*]]limited to Go For the Throat[[/labelnote]], Genji[[labelnote:*]]limited to Swift Strike[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Berzerker[[labelnote:*]]limited to Mark for Death and Chain Spike[[/labelnote]], Legionaire[[labelnote:*]]Must be upgraded with Staff of the Master[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| [[VideoGame/{{Dawngate}} Kindra, Basko]][[labelnote:*]]limited to Uprising[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/{{Dawngate}} Zalgus]][[labelnote:*]]limited to Final Chapter[[/labelnote]] ||||||||||||

|| Lone Druid, Dark Willow || Kindred, Orianna, Quinn || Skadi, Erlang Shen, Hera || Rexxar, Raynor[[labelnote:*]]With Raynor's Raider[[/labelnote]] ||||||
|| Ishar, ''Ah Gu Duo'' || Popol and Kupa || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| Wildsoul, Tremble[[labelnote:*]]Has a AI-controlled pet by default, gains a 2nd controllable pet with Staff of the Master[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| [[VideoGame/{{Paladins}} Moji, Io]] ||||||||||||

|| N/A || N/A || Moji, Io || N/A ||||||

|| Invoker[[labelnote:*]]memorizing spell combinations[[/labelnote]], Meepo[[labelnote:*]]controlling 5 clones of him, one clone dies, all of them die[[/labelnote]] || Draven[[labelnote:*]]heavy positioning to keep his spinning axe damage on top[[/labelnote]], Kalista[[labelnote:*]]timing her basic attacks to jump effectively and learning to use her champion linkage[[/labelnote]], Azir[[labelnote:*]]controlling his soldiers[[/labelnote]], Aphelios[[labelnote:*]]switching between two of five different guns with that all have different passive and active abilities[[/labelnote]] || Merlin[[labelnote:*]]Has three kits that are switchable manually only by using his Ultimate that does not have a short cooldown[[/labelnote]], King Arthur[[labelnote:*]]Has two stances and constantly shifts between them after every normal ability cast, has cleaving basic attacks, and has all his abilities always set to Instant Cast[[/labelnote]] || Abathur[[labelnote:*]]non-combat hero that assists allies globally[[/labelnote]], The Lost Vikings[[labelnote:*]]controlling all 3 Vikings and having to gain abilities as talents[[/labelnote]], Samuro with Illusion Master[[labelnote:*]]controlling two clones of yourself and doing ConfusionFu by changing places between them[[/labelnote]], Deathwing[[labelnote:*]]unable to be healed or buffed by allies, needs to manage health using his Z ability[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Circe[[labelnote:*]]can spam illusions of any hero for massive ConfusionFu and can become a perfect copy of an enemy hero[[/labelnote]], Gemini[[labelnote:*]]can split into two or three pets with weaker abilities[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Venomancer, Viper, Jakiro || Teemo, Cassiopeia, Singed, Lillia || Martichoras || Nazeebo, Malthael, Stitches ||||||

|| Dazzle, Shadow Demon || Twitch || Serqet || Lunara, Ana, Qhira ||||||
|| Mganga, ''Bai Que'' || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Doom[[labelnote:*]]While lacking auras in his base kit, Doom can ''Devour'' creeps to gain their abilities, generally a wide variety of Aura buffs.[[/labelnote]] || Sona || Amaterasu, Hel[[labelnote:*]]Shares half the benefits of her Passive buffs from her Switch Stances[[/labelnote]] || Lucio ||||||

|| Pudge, Huskar, Phoenix, Centaur Warrunner || Zac, Dr. Mundo, Soraka, Vladimir, Mordekaiser || Thanatos || Gul'dan, Zul'jin, Alexstrasza ||||||
|| Taara, ''Cheng Yaojin'' || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||
|| Amun-Ra || Ayla, Clunk || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Bounty Hunter || Garen, Kindred || Kali || Alarak[[labelnote:*]]with Rite of Rak'Shir[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| N/A || Tryndamere, Shyvana, Renekton, Gnar || Cu Chulainn || Sonya, Hogger ||||||

|| Gyrocopter[[labelnote:*]]Flying machine (the gyrocopter)[[/labelnote]], Batrider[[labelnote:*]]Giant bat rider[[/labelnote]], Viper[[labelnote:*]]Flying snake[[/labelnote]], Jakiro[[labelnote:*]]Flying two-headed dragon[[/labelnote]], Visage[[labelnote:*]]Gargoyle[[/labelnote]] || Corki[[labelnote:*]]Flying machine[[/labelnote]], Aurelion Sol[[labelnote:*]]Flying dragon[[/labelnote]], Kayle[[labelnote:*]]Flying WingedHumanoid[[/labelnote]] || Kukulkan[[labelnote:*]]Flying serpent[[/labelnote]] || Falstad[[labelnote:*]]Gryphon rider[[/labelnote]], Brightwing[[labelnote:*]]Flying "dragon"[[/labelnote]], Tyrael[[labelnote:*]]angel humanoid[[/labelnote]], Auriel[[labelnote:*]]angel humanoid, has a level 20 talent that allows her to fly long distances[[/labelnote]], Malthael[[labelnote:*]]humanoid fallen angel[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Klanx[[labelnote:*]]One-handed flying device[[/labelnote]] || Vinnie & Spike[[labelnote:*]]Flying pufferfish (Spike)[[/labelnote]], Chucho Krokk[[labelnote:*]]Flying bike[[/labelnote]], Yuri[[labelnote:*]]Flying monkey (jet pack)[[/labelnote]], Max Focus[[labelnote:*]]Flying robot[[/labelnote]] || N/A || Muriel[[labelnote:*]]Flying robot, usually floats, flies with her ultimate[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| N/A || N/A || Drogoz, Willo, Evie, Grohk[[labelnote:*]]Jetpack, fairy wings, magic staff, and cloud, respectively. In Willo and Grohk's cases, they can only fly during their ultimates.[[/labelnote]] || Pharah, Mercy[[labelnote:*]]Flyers but in Mercy's case, only during her ultimate.[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Spectre, Batrider, Winter Wyvern, Treant Protector, Lina, Hoodwink, Visage, Night Stalker || Nocturne, Kayn || Cliodhna || N/A ||||||
|| Keera, ''Yun Zhongjun, Fei'' || Ling, Novaria || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Sniper, Drow Ranger || Ashe, Miss Fortune || Artemis || N/A ||||||
|| Tel'Annas, Yorn || Hanabi || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Grakk, ''Zhong Kui'' || Franco[[labelnote:*]]An aversion of the characterization basis: Franco is the BigGood of his region, making him the TokenGoodTeammate of the whole archetype.[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Amily, ''Kai'' || Alucard || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Roshan || Baron Nashor, Vilemaw || Fire Giant[[labelnote:*]]Up until he is PromotedToPlayable as Surtr[[/labelnote]], Apep/Apophis || Headless Horseman ||||||

|| [[VideoGame/StrifeMOBA Chandara]], [[VideoGame/{{Dawngate}} The Parasite]] ||||||||||||

|| [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant ... Not]] [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold that kind of hooker.]] This is an archetype of heroes with skillset that makes them dangerous pub-stompers and usually played at either a roamer or support, they're never carries. They have a [[YouWillNotEvadeMe long skillshot chain-hook that drags people to them]] (refer to the GET OVER HERE skills in the skill and items page, but not all who possess this skill can be this), but in the same time, they also have a skill that implements crowd control on them, putting the enemy in place (most commonly a rooted beatdown, but that's not always the case). So you are not just being hooked onto them, you're staying there with very small chance to escape, hoping you can press your escape button quicker than they press their disable onto you, which also allows their teammates to beat the hell out of you. And that is why they're considered extreme dangers to mostly pub stompers, an expert player usually would mind their positioning and map vision so they know they won't get dragged. These heroes tend to be modeled after [[VideoGame/{{Dota 2}} Pudge the Butcher]] who goes to become an iconic character amongst the genre, so often as a ShoutOut, they can get [[TheButcher a butcher skin]] ||||||||||||

|| Grakk, ''Zhong Kui'' || Franco || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| A MOBA is a team game, therefore it's very impudent that you stick together with your team. But sometimes, you split up at any time. Maybe the game has just begun and you have to go to separate lanes, sometimes alone. Maybe [[LetsSplitUpGang you want to split-push.]] Or maybe you get too cocky and think that you alone will be enough. And these heroes are the ones to capitalize that situation and makes you think twice to split. Because they have certain skills or innate passive within them which will punish [[IneffectualLoner any heroes who think they're well off alone]], isolated without any fellow heroes or even lane minions nearby. Usually, it translates to them dealing even bigger damage when attacking a loner. In mobile games, this is modified with how all basic attacks are basically SplashDamage with no room for accurate 'point and click': In order for the punisher to work, they have to make sure that their attacks only hits one enemy, otherwise they just deal normal damage. This kind of hero is almost always damage-dealer (either fighters or assassins) by nature. Sticking together tends to be this hero's AchillesHeel.||||||||||||

|| Pudge || Blitzcrank[[labelnote:*]]He actually has two disables to replace the rooted beatdown: An area Silence and an uppercut[[/labelnote]] || N/A || Stitches ||||||

|| Keera, ''Fei'' || Ling || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Bright[[labelnote:*]]A variant: his stance change is dependant not on his skill, but the range between his position and his target's. If he is close to his target, he starts swinging his sword rather than throwing javelins.[[/labelnote]] || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Spectre, Batrider, Winter Wyvern, Treant Protector, Lina, Hoodwink, Visage || Nocturne, Kayn || Cliodhna || N/A ||||||

|| N/A || Dragon || Gold Fury || N/A ||||||

|| Axe[[labelnote:*]]limited to Culling Blade[[/labelnote]] || Katarina, Master Yi[[labelnote:*]]reduces all basic ability cooldowns by 70% of the remainder[[/labelnote]], Tristana[[labelnote:*]]limited to Rocket Jump[[/labelnote]], Darius[[labelnote:*]]limited to Noxian Guillotine[[/labelnote]], Kha'Zix[[labelnote:*]]limited to Evolved Leap[[/labelnote]], Pyke[[labelnote:*]]limited to Death from Below[[/labelnote]], Samira[[labelnote:*]]limited to Wild Rush[[/labelnote]], Vex[[labelnote:*]]limited to Shadow Surge[[/labelnote]] || Scylla[[labelnote:*]]limited to I'm a Monster[[/labelnote]], Achilles[[labelnote:*]]limited to Fatal Strike[[/labelnote]] || Li-Ming, Greymane[[labelnote:*]]limited to Go For the Throat[[/labelnote]], Genji[[labelnote:*]]limited to Swift Strike[[/labelnote]] ||||||

|| Venomancer, Viper || Teemo, Cassiopeia, Singed, Lillia || Martichoras || Nazeebo, Malthael, Stitches ||||||

|| Spectre, Batrider, Winter Wyvern, Treant Protector || Nocturne, Kayn || Cliodhna || N/A ||||||

|| Invoker[[labelnote:*]]memorizing spell combinations[[/labelnote]], Rubick[[labelnote:*]]memorizing enemy spells to steal[[/labelnote]], Meepo[[labelnote:*]]controlling 5 clones of him, one clone dies, all of them die[[/labelnote]] || Draven[[labelnote:*]]heavy positioning to keep his spinning axe damage on top[[/labelnote]], Kalista[[labelnote:*]]timing her basic attacks to jump effectively and learning to use her champion linkage[[/labelnote]], Azir[[labelnote:*]]controlling his soldiers[[/labelnote]], Aphelios[[labelnote:*]]switching between two of five different guns with that all have different passive and active abilities[[/labelnote]] || The Morrigan[[labelnote:*]]Able to transform into any God in the current game which means players need to know which God will be perfect for the situation[[/labelnote]], Merlin[[labelnote:*]]Has three kits that are switchable manually only by using his Ultimate that does not have a short cooldown[[/labelnote]], King Arthur[[labelnote:*]]Has two stances and constantly shifts between them after every normal ability cast, has cleaving basic attacks, and has all his abilities always set to Instant Cast[[/labelnote]] || Abathur[[labelnote:*]]non-combat hero that assists allies globally[[/labelnote]], The Lost Vikings[[labelnote:*]]controlling all 3 Vikings and having to gain abilities as talents[[/labelnote]], Samuro with Illusion Master[[labelnote:*]]controlling two clones of yourself and doing ConfusionFu by changing places between them[[/labelnote]], Deathwing[[labelnote:*]]unable to be healed or buffed by allies, needs to manage health using his Z ability[[/labelnote]] ||||||
|| N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| Venomancer, Viper || Teemo, Cassiopeia, Singed, Lillia || N/A || Nazeebo, Malthael, Stitches ||||||

|| The BonusBoss ||||||||||||

|| Normal Bonus Boss ||||||||||||
|| Roshan || Baron Nashor, Vilemaw || Fire Giant[[labelnote:*]]Up until he is PromotedToPlayable as Surtr[[/labelnote]], Apep/Apophis || N/A ||||||

|| Siege Bonus Boss ||||||||||||

|| N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A ||||||

|| N/A || N/A || Psylocke || N/A ||