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1) This guide was conceived around the time when Johanna when released and it gained quite a bit of traction. Back then, there was no quest system, instead it was just me trying to stack HP regen for fun, and somehow it kept working, and working, and working. So I decided to write a guide about it and share it with the world.



2) This guide was NOT intended to be used in Ranked, but over time it seems like people had begun to do so...and they were winning. The main reason (At least from my own experience) is due to the introduction of the quest system and the reward from the old Regeneration Master Talent giving a LOT of health.



3) Johanna IS my most played hero, and I have over 3 years of experience playing her. I know how to play her in both competitive and how to meme with her. This guide is built out of love, NOT out of wanting to win. Trust me, there are MUCH less meme-y guides out there.



With that out of the way, let's move on. GREETINGS fellow crusaders. My name is Kalcour, and I have been playing HotS since 2014 in it's alpha stages. During that time I had picked up a ma-WAIT that's not why you're here. You're here to learn how to play Johanna. Before we get to that we need to go over a few things.1) This guide was conceived around the time when Johanna when released and it gained quite a bit of traction. Back then, there was no quest system, instead it was just me trying to stack HP regen for fun, and somehow it kept working, and working, and working. So I decided to write a guide about it and share it with the world.2) This guide was NOT intended to be used in Ranked, but over time it seems like people had begun to do so...and they were winning. The main reason (At least from my own experience) is due to the introduction of the quest system and the reward from the old Regeneration Master Talent giving a LOT of health.3) Johanna IS my most played hero, and I have over 3 years of experience playing her. I know how to play her in both competitive and how to meme with her. This guide is built out of love, NOT out of wanting to win. Trust me, there are MUCH less meme-y guides out there.With that out of the way, let's move on.

The Basic Overview Top





YOU are a Melee Warrior from the Diablo Series and a fairly accurate representation of my second favorite class, The Crusader from Diablo 3.



You have very good self sustain through talents, large amounts of CC (All abilities in your kit provide it), as well as a very potent shield that provides you with immunity to CC yourself.



Your Abilities are as follows.



















HEROICS (Will not be referring to them in the Talent section)





I guess blessed shield is also an ability that can be thrown in a line dealing a small amount of damage and stunning up to 3 units, the first hit for 1.5 seconds, the others for .75. I refuse to acknowledge its usefulness. So, here's a basic overview for Johanna.YOU are a Melee Warrior from the Diablo Series and a fairly accurate representation of my second favorite class, The Crusader from Diablo 3.You have very good self sustain through talents, large amounts of CC (All abilities in your kit provide it), as well as a very potent shield that provides you with immunity to CC yourself.Your Abilities are as follows. Iron Skin provides you with a shield equal to approximately 8-10% of your maximum HP based on level while also providing you with the Unstoppable status, causing you to become immune to ALL forms of CC for up to 4 seconds. It can be activated before you're CC'd in order to deny the attacker, but CAN NOT be used during CC. (Learn from my mistakes) Punish is a small damage AoE that hits all targets directly in front of you, while also providing a 20% slow on all enemies hit. This also counts for Neutral camps, and let me tell you, it works. Use it to slow enemies to combo it with your W... Condemn charges an area around Johanna for 1 second before unleashing it, drawing enemies a fixed distance TOWARDS Johanna. Where this ability is good is that the pull cancels channeled abilities, so use it on Lili when she's ulting. It can also be used in order to stop an enemy attack long enough for your Iron Skin to come off cooldown. Shield Glare is a cone AoE blind that hits all enemy units, blinding them for up to 2 seconds, can be used to disrupt that Vall or Tychus when they're REALLY going heavy. It's got a short enough cooldown, so spam it in lane.HEROICS (Will not be referring to them in the Talent section) Falling Sword causes Johanna to launch into the air, become unstoppable and can be moved for her base movement speed, after two seconds hitting the ground so hard she throws her enemies into the air, dealing damage and knocking them up for .5 seconds. Remember this ability can be redirected in the air in order to better position yourself. Use as either an engage or disengage if you really need it.

TALENTS Top





Level 1









Level 4

Eternal Retaliation lowers the cooldown of Condemn by .5 seconds and refunds 2.5 mana per enemy hit, up to 10 total enemies. Not really worth it, but has some uses.



Sins Exposed is a worthless *** talent...don't bother with it...but I suppose that I could tell you that it increases the basic attack damage Johanna does to enemies after hitting them with Shield Glare. Good early game...falls off late.



Level 7









Level 13









Level 16



Fanaticism increases the duration of Iron Skin by 2 seconds, while also giving you up to 40% increased movement speed based upon damage you take while Iron Skin is active. The other two talents are much more useful.





Level 20



Radiating Path increases the stun duration of Blessed Shield and increases the number of targets to 5 total.



Blinded by the Light Shields all allies in the area for 25% of their maximum HP, and while useful...advise against this. This section may go quick, so bare with me. Here's a quick overview, any talent that has a line through it, IGNORE IT, any other talent...Don't ignore it?Level 1 Reinforce gives you block stack each time you use an ability using one of the charges you can store up, holding up to two. This armor is used to block the damage from a single basic attack. Useful for dealing with those pesky damage dealing carries. Hold Your Ground increases your Iron Skin's strength by 30% making it more potent, and lowering it's cooldown by 4 seconds, but ONLY if the shield is BROKEN by your enemies. It's useful, but.... Laws of Hope adds an activate-able ability that provides you with a decent amount of health regeneration. As well as passive regeneration...but since they nerfed it it's not really worth mentioning. Good in a pinch to keep you alive.Level 4lowers the cooldown of Condemn by .5 seconds and refunds 2.5 mana per enemy hit, up to 10 total enemies. Not really worth it, but has some uses. Conviction increases the movement speed you gain while using Condemn, increasing the speed by 25% as it's charging up. CHASE THE NON-BELIEVERS!is a worthless *** talent...don't bother with it...but I suppose that I could tell you that it increases the basic attack damage Johanna does to enemies after hitting them with Shield Glare. Good early game...falls off late.Level 7 Subdue is a quest talent. It requires you hit at least 4 heroes with with a single Punish. If you think you can do that a few times then ENJOY the 80% slow that doesn't drop off. [z]Zealous Glare[/s] increases the duration of Shield Glare by .5 seconds, but for each basic attack on that target it can increase it up to 3 extra seconds. Blessed Momentum decreases the cooldowns of your basic abilities for each basic attack you land on an enemy(Regardless of type) by .5 seconds, allowing for the spam of abilities. Always a good pick if you don't feel the others would work for you.Level 13 Roar increases Punish damage, but it scales into late game since it's 25% all times, but if you hit at least two heroes it becomes 125%. Holy Fury sets you on fire, dealing damage around you. Every hero you hit with Condemn causes the damage of this talent to increase by 40%, clearly stacking up to 5 times. Blessed Hammer gives you an activate-able ability that causes a hammer to spin around you outward two times. Each time you hit an enemy hero with a Shield Glare you reduce the cooldown of this ability by 8 seconds.Level 16 Holy Renewal causes your Shield Glare to heal you for each hero hit. It's pretty alright.increases the duration of Iron Skin by 2 seconds, while also giving you up to 40% increased movement speed based upon damage you take while Iron Skin is active. The other two talents are much more useful. Imposing Presence gives you an activate-able ability causes Johanna to roar out causing enemies to be slowed by 20%, while also reducing enemy attack speed by 50%. There is also a passive component that causes enemy attacks against you to have the activate-able effect...but passivelyLevel 20 Heaven's Fury allows Johanna to cast down blots of lightning for every enemy under her while she is using Falling Sword. Each bolt deals deals damage and reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword by 3 seconds for each enemy hit, Neutrals included.increases the stun duration of Blessed Shield and increases the number of targets to 5 total. Indestructible causes you, upon taking fatal damage, to be IMMEDIATELY shielded for 100% of your maximum HP for 4 seconds, allowing for clutch plays, or to get away from your enemies.Shields all allies in the area for 25% of their maximum HP, and while useful...advise against this.

So let's Talk Top





Thanks guys for everyone who's been coming back to read this BLANK guide for the past few months. It'll probably be not as exciting, but hey, that's me.



Changelog will be updated, and again, thank you for your patience, and I will see you all on the Flipside..maybe with a video. So, I'm not gonna lie...This really isn't a BIG guide, more or less a Talent build that seemed to work out quite well in the past, so I thought I would rework it to make it more modern. It's been a long time coming, but I'm happy I finally got around to finishing it. I'm still not updating the threats right now, but I might...soonish.Thanks guys for everyone who's been coming back to read this BLANK guide for the past few months. It'll probably be not as exciting, but hey, that's me.Changelog will be updated, and again, thank you for your patience, and I will see you all on the Flipside..maybe with a video.

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