Threat Assessment

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So as you know from the previous section, the key to good positioning is a balancing act between trying to stay in a safe position in the team fight, and trying to get as many auto-attacks in as possible.One thing you need to be able to do to find this golden balance is to constantly assess how much danger you're in and adjust your position in the fight accordingly. The first thing to consider is the enemy team composition. Some heroes are inherently more dangerous to attack than others. To simplify things, I made a list of heroes and how dangerous they can be to attack as Raynor in the context of a team fight. Keep in mind there are always caveats, and as always there are really too many unique situations for me to realistically cover. So at the end of the day remember to use your best judgement and treat this as more of a general reference of things to watch out for.- With hisandArthas has the ability to root you from about the distance of your auto-attack range and keep you permanently slowed. In a 1v1 scenario this is less dangerous as you can usually just push him away with aand walk away. However in a team fight if you're rooted and his teammates react you're probably going to be in big trouble!- With hisand, he has the ability to jump in and stun-lock you. Additionally, if he hasup, he can do most of the damage needed to kill you without much need for any follow-up from his team. Hisalso offers the threat of isolating you in a team fight, but it's hard to play around that without help from your team - although luckily it's similarly hard for the enemy team to capitalize on it without being at least somewhat organized.- With hisandcombo Diablo can really ruin your day. As with most of the tanks though, this is only truly dangerous if the enemy team is in a position to follow-up. That is unless he's using, in which case of course you'll want to walk away from that!- With his, andhe's one of the most terrifying tanks in a team fight. Any time you're in auto-attack range of him and hisis off of cooldown you're at risk of getting caught and being forced to dance. The best things to keep in mind here are not to clump up with teammates for his- ESPECIALLY not your support, or another hero who can cancel the. Naturally, against an E.T.C withyou should always save yourin case you need to bail out teammates who are caught dancing!- Heris one of the most annoying abilities in the game for a Raynor, it can essentially permanently slow you for the fight and it does great damage. Oh and there's also usually a Jaina behind it which is equally terrifying. On top of being able to perma-slow you, she does extremely high burst damage. If she lands a full combo on you she can burst you through your. Your auto-attacks slightly out range her abilities, but she can always chase you down and beat you 1v1 withso give her a lot of respect in fights if she has her cooldowns up. If you just saw her useandsomewhere else then by all means feel free to bully her a little.- Withintoshe can really ruin your day. Like most tanks, she's not really that threatening to you on her own. But she can keep you locked down long enough for her team to kill you.- With hishe can easily disable you out in the open. And if you fight in a creep wave or near allied heroes he has the ability to do insane amounts of damage with hisand thetalent which is very popular these days. With that in mind, if I decide to trade with a Kael'thas I usually make a point of dodging side to side in-between my attacks to reduce the risk as much as possible, or abusing the fact that my auto attack range is slightly longer than hisrange.- With your low mobility you are one of Kerrigan's favorite targets. She can instantly catch you out of position with a fullcombo, and can engage at you from a very deceptively long distance by usingonce to finish off a minion and then using it again to jump next to you. Kerrigan is one of Raynor's biggest threats, if you don't know where she is in a team fight, or she still has her combo up then don't go in. Your only counter-play against a good Kerrigan as Raynor is usually just waiting for her to blow her combo somewhere else. You can potentially catch her out with aif she chooses to jump near you, but it's risky business and it won't always be easy to get the right angle unless she actually jumps on top of you.(With) - Until you reach level 20 and can getis one of Raynor's biggest nightmares. Unless you have a clutch support like anor, you'll most likely die if you get caught with this ultimate. You'll probably survive a 1v1, but if any of his teammates are nearby to capitalize on the entomb you're most likely dead!- With his, andMuradin has the potential to catch you out, severely reduce your damage output, and even duel you 1v1. There's not too much counterplay against a good Muradin as Raynor, you just have to respect the stun and be prepared to kite back if he goes after you. He has the ability to zone you out of the fight and force you to shoot him which can be particularly irritating if he goes. But sometimes you have no choice. Some damage is better than no damage, and as long as he continues to zone you out he's out of the fight as well - however that's still usually favorable for him!- You don't really have much counter-play to hisbesides being far enough back when he uses it. Against Murky it's more important that your team either A. kills theto mitigate his damage on you, or ideally B. your support usesso you can calmy walk out of the Octo-Grab.(with) - Normally fighting Sonya is as simple as avoiding theand poking her down. But withshe has the potential to catch you out. The plus side to this is she gives up A LOT of damage by not taking. Most Sonya players in the current meta don't use, but it's still something you should be conscious of.- With hisand either of his heroic abilities he can do a lot of burst and sustained damage to you and be very hard to shake off. Similar to Kerrigan you'll usually want to stay hidden from a team fight until he reveals himself unless you have a support likewith hisorwith histo bail you out.- With hishe's extremely good at catching you out. As long asis off cooldown you need to be careful and stay far back in the team fight.- She can out-trade you with her, but most importantly the range on heris about as long as your auto-attack range. The hunter killer is easily dealt with by either backing off, or having your team kill it immediately. But if you get caught in a Devouring Maw in a team fight you have no way of escaping if the enemy team follows up. At least not until level 20 when you can get- Hercan potentially get you in trouble, and it's definitely inconvenient, but you can still walk away if the enemy team tries to go for you.- While he doesn't have much in the way of disables, he's an excellent duelist. As a fellow assassin he does a lot of damage. Be prepared to pull back if necessary, but be aware of the fact that he has way more mobility than you with the slow from hisand the gap-closer from his- Generally speaking Illidan will be a very common target for you, and you'll probably be one for him. He can chase you down over long distances, and will crush you in a 1v1 fight. When fighting him make sure you stay close to the protection of your team. When he usesstop auto-attacking and either switch targets for a moment, or do your best to walk away and juke him. It's also the perfect time to hithowever it can be very difficult to consistently hit him while he jumps around the battlefield. The Bully Build is very strong against Illidan since landing a well timedcan mean death for him.- If he has the Ellune's Grace talent, hishas a long enough range to hit you when you auto-attack him. Like any root, this can potentially be dangerous if his team follows up on it. But generally speaking it's not too risky to hit him, and Malfurion himself has no great way to follow up on the root.- With her extremely high burst damage, she has the ability to instantly kill you. The good news is with good positioning and good awareness of her position you can usually avoid her full combo. Be aware of the fact that she will probably try to flank you mid teamfight. Once she uses her damage combo she's extremely vulnerable and has no ability to escape so try to capitalize on that if you can. Generally speaking though, it's not on you as Raynor to chase her down.- As a fellow auto-attacker she also does very high sustained damage, however she can out-damage, and out-range you. She'll generally win a 1v1 if you're both just shooting each other so you're generally better off just staying out of her auto attack range, unless of course she's out of position or disabled.(with) - You can safely poke her behind a minion wave, and potentially even out in the open. As long as you can avoid hershe has no way to close the gap. If she does land it you can still often win a trade and survive by knocking her away with aand shooting her in the back while she retreats, or orbwalking away if she charges. However with the damage fromit doesn't take her long to kill you at melee range so be careful!- With hisability you always have to be conscious of your positioning. As long as you only try to attack him when there's minions or allied heroes in-between you he can't punish you. That being said, allied heroes are poor cover as they have a tendency to move. If he does manage to land a hook it's usually enough to kill you with proper follow-up from his teammates. Especially if he's usingand can pull you further back into his team.- With hisandhe has the potential to catch you out in fights. Howeveris fairly easy to dodge, and to do most of his damage he has to be in melee range withup. With a well placedyou can often stop thrall in his tracks, and withyou can often bully him in a team fight. Similar to Sonya though, he can do a lot of damage in a small amount of time. Make sure you respect that.- You don't usually have to worry about trading with a Tyrande in team fights, you can expect her to try to hit you with, but it's a pretty easily ability to dodge if you know it's coming. As long as she doesn't land the stun you can out-damage her. That being said, if she has a guaranteed stun to follow-up with, you can't afford to be within her range until that stun has been used elsewhere.- Raynor is actually very strong against Zeratul, at least if you're using the Bully Build and can hit your. If you can land awhen he blinks in, he's going to die. The only thing you have to fear from Zeratul is him catching you out in aand giving his team a chance to burst you down.- What's he gonna do? Slap you? The only thing to worry about with an Abathur is that he might be baiting you. That is unless he's using hisin which case his threat level depends on who he's cloning.- He has no way to disable you, as long as you're not standing in hishe can't really punish you for shooting him.- He has no way to disable you, and he doesn't really do much burst damage. However you don't want to be stuck 1v1ing a Chen because he'll win eventually!- Gazlowe's only real threat is catching you with hisandcombo. Since those abilities are both melee, you don't have much to fear by shooting him. Just make sure you keep your distance.- Unless it's a 1v1 scenario and he has, there's not much he can do to you. You will out-damage him, and he has no way of disabling you for his teammates.(with) - Without entomb Leoric is no threat to you. Just dodge, or walk out of hisif he lands it and you'll simply be able to kite back and gun him down with your superior range.- She can be obnoxious to attack if she uses, but otherwise you don't have anything to worry about when targetting her in a team fight.- They can do a lot of damage if all 3 of them are hitting you, or they're using, but you can usually just walk away, or simply burst down the boat quite often.- She has no way to threaten you besides maybe a perfectly placed. Either way, you can generally hit her without any fear.- Hisandare easily dodged, and you can cancel his. The only thing you need to worry about with him his either getting caught by(if you do you can easily useto break out) or trying to fight him while hisis on you.- He can't really punish you in a teamfight. He can technically come out ahead in a 1v1 scenario in the early game if you don't orbwalk (see next section) properly though.- He can stun you with Misha, but she has to be in melee range to do that so you can easily kite back if she runs at you and get free shots off on her. When fighting Rexxar treat it like you would fight a tank like. You don't want to ever trade hits, just abuse your long range and poke Misha down before you commit to trading any hits.- She's generally not too much of a threat to attack, she has some potential burst with herandbut generally speaking she's not a great duelist and you will be able to out-trade her with your superior damage.- With his low damage & mobility you usually don't have much to fear from Tassadar. He can potentially beat you in a 1v1 with all of his abilities focused on you, but most likely in a team fight he'll be shielding his teammates instead. Similarly, he'll beat you with, but you can simply walk away if he uses it. His only real threat is a well placedfollowed by his teammates catching you out, but it's very hard to actually isolate someone with it most of the time.- Unless he's using one of his heroics on you he trades pretty evenly with Raynor. It's fairly easy to simply walk away from him in a fight if you're getting too low or you see him use either one of his heroic abilities. Just be conscious of the fact that he can chase you down while using hisso similar toif you're going to run away you have to start running sooner rather than later.- His stuns are only at melee range, as long as you're keeping your distance when you attack him you have nothing to worry about.- You will out damage her and have higher health than her in a fight. If you're running the bully build and you land ayou will almost definitely kill her. However you can't be completely reckless. Although you have a big advantage, she can potentially win if you're isloated and take the full damage of aAs a conclusion to this section keep in mind that these are all very situational and you will often have to use your best judgement and learn from your mistakes. For instance, whilemight be a high threat hero when their team is in a position to follow-up, you won't have to worry about him if it's a 3v5 fight in your favor, or if you happen to know hisis still on cooldown.Remember that you want to do as much damage as you can get away with doing. Generally speaking you'll want to maintain maximum range from your opponents since Raynor has one of the longest auto-attack ranges in the game. But if you're at a clear advantage, taking steps closer to your enemy will allow you to chase them that much farther with orbwalking (which I discuss in the next section).Pay close attention to cooldowns and the positioning and composition of both teams. Sometimes the enemy team will also be effectively zoned out from following up on your because of the players on your team. Or as I mentioned earlier if you have a support likethat can bail you out of a nasty situation you can sometimes afford to play a bit more aggressively.