Hanzo, the Master Assasin Guide

Introduction to Hanzo by our Heroes of the Storm Professionals

Hanzo is a Hero that our Heroes of the Storm boosting team has predicted would join the Nexus. :) He's a ranged assasin from the Overwatch franchise. Extremely fun to play with multiple builds potential for various maps. He resembles League of Legends' Ashe a lot, especially when it comes to his second heroic ability.

His Q is a skillshot arrow that charges up but you can walk while charging and aiming. His W is a Scatter Arrow, a powerful bunch of bouncing arrows great for tight spots. His E is a an arrow that reveals the area for a certain amount of time.

How will he rank on our Heroes of the Storm Tier List, click and see. Hanzo's release date is December 5th, 2017.

Pros & Cons

PROS

- Poke potential

- Long range abilities

- Decent teamfight capabilities

- Crowd control possible

CONS

- Weak against dive comps

- Fairly squishy

- No self healing

Hanzo Basic Attack build

Level 1 - Redemption

Level 4 - Ignore All Distractions

Level 7 - Shieldbreaker Arrows

Level 10 - Dragon's Arrow

Level 13 - Ninja Assasin

Level 16 - Giant Slayer

Level 20 - Play of the Game

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Hanzo Storm Bow Build

Level 1 - Target Practice

Level 4 - Explosive Arrows

Level 7 - Shield Breaker Arrows

Level 10 - Dragon's Arrow

Level 13 - Ninja Assasin

Level 16 - Piercing Arrows

Level 20 - Play of the Game

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Hanzo Counters (Avoid picking him vs these heroes)

- Genji

- Anub'arak

- The Butcher

- Johanna

- Illidan

- Sonya

Strong Maps for Hanzo

- Haunted Mines

- Sky Temple

- Infernal Shrines

- Garden of Terror

- Sky Temple

- Tomb of the Spider Queen

- Dragon Shire

- Braxis Holdout

Tips & Tricks

1. You can only jump over terrain with passive if you're close to the wall.

2. Try not spamming Scatter Arrow randomly, rather hold the key to see where it will bounce (in case of quick cast usage) before shooting.

3. Scatter Arrow is also a great tool to check brushes if there's a wall to bounce off.

4. In fights, try to position yourself near walls so you can easily escape if necessary.

4. Make sure to learn how to Stutter Step to effectively deal constant damage as Hanzo.

5. If you hit a hero with your revealing E arrow, it sticks to them until it expires, meaning they carry it with them and you see where they move.

6. Scatter Arrow is great for revealing stealthed heroes. A great combo would be Scatter Arrow to reveal them, doing some damage to them and then if they escape, try landing your E revealing arrow to track them further.

7. On Dragon Shire, you could play the Storm Bow build to get extra range and delay the Dragon objective in the middle.

8. On Battlefield of Eternity, you could play Scatter Arrow build so you can burst down the boss quickly.

9. If playing Dragonstrike as heroic ability, first wait for some kind of crowd control from your team before launching it, or communicate with your team and announce you will use it soon so they prepare crowd control such as E.T.C's heroic.

10. If playing Dragon's Arrow as heroic, practice calculating the projected path of the heroes' movement compared to the arrows' speed so you can hit them on long range, as in, aiming the arrow at the spot they will BE ON when the arrow lands, not where the hero is currently at.

Thank you for reading our guide. Let us know if you disagree with anything or an update is needed! :)