Once the Aspect of Wisdom, Malthael abandoned heaven after the Worldstone's destruction. In secret, he had resolved to end the Eternal Conflict by becoming a Reaper of Souls and eliminating everything affected by demonic corruption, including humanity.
Trait
Reaper's Mark
Basic Attacks afflict non-Structure targets with Reaper's Mark for 4 seconds. Marked enemies are revealed and take damage equal to 1.75% of their maximum Health every 1 second.
Abilities
Soul Rip
Mana Cost: 25
Extract the souls of nearby enemies afflicted by Reaper's Mark, dealing 100 damage and healing Malthael for 25 per target hit. Heroic targets heal Malthael for an additional 4% of the Hero's maximum Health.
Wraith Strike
Instantly teleport through an enemy afflicted by Reaper's Mark, dealing 59 damage and refreshing Reaper's Mark.
Death Shroud
After 0.25 seconds, unleash a wave of dark mist that applies Reaper's Mark to enemies it hits.
Heroics
Tormented Souls
Mana Cost: 20 mana
Cooldown: 80 seconds
Unleash a torrent of souls, continually applying Reaper's Mark to nearby enemies for 4 seconds. When Tormented Souls is cast, and when it expires, reset the cooldown of Wraith Strike.
Last Rites
Cooldown: 65 seconds
Apply a death sentence to an enemy Hero that, after 2 seconds, deals damage equal to 50% of their missing Health. Repeatable Quest: Enemies killed while under the effect of Last Rites permanently reduce its cooldown by 5 seconds, to a minimum of 15 seconds.
Gain an additional 20% Movement Speed while mounted.
40%
Fear the Reaper
Activate to increase Movement Speed by 25% and pass through other units for 4 seconds.
60%
4
Die Alone
Soul Rip deals 50% more damage if it hits only one Hero.
40%
Throwing Shade
Quest: Hit 12 Heroes with Death Shroud. Reward: Permanently increase Death Shroud's range by 33%, and reduce its cooldown by 4 seconds and reduce the Mana cost of Death Shroud from 50 to 25.
20%
Black Harvest
Quest: Apply Reaper's Mark to Heroes for a total of 180 seconds. Reward: Permanently increase Reaper's Mark's duration by 2 seconds.
40%
7
Cold Hand
Soul Rip Slows enemies by 20% for 2.5 seconds.
20%
Massacre
Wraith Strike now damages and applies Reaper's Mark to enemies around its target.
40%
Touch of Death
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Activate to reduce healing received by Heroes afflicted by Reaper's Mark by 50% for 4 seconds.
40%
10
Tormented Souls
Cooldown: 80 seconds
Mana Cost: 20 mana
Unleash a torrent of souls, continually applying Reaper's Mark to nearby enemies for 4 seconds. When Tormented Souls is cast, and when it expires, reset the cooldown of Wraith Strike.
20%
Last Rites
Cooldown: 65 seconds
Apply a death sentence to an enemy Hero that, after 2 seconds, deals damage equal to 50% of their missing Health. Repeatable Quest: Enemies killed while under the effect of Last Rites permanently reduce its cooldown by 5 seconds, to a minimum of 15 seconds.
80%
13
Soul Siphon
Increase Soul Rip's bonus healing from Heroes to 3.75% of the Hero's maximum Health.
60%
Ethereal Existence
Gain 10 Physical Armor per enemy Hero afflicted by Reaper's Mark, up to a maximum of 30.
0%
Inevitable End
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Activate to become Unstoppable for 2 seconds, but remove all active Reaper's Marks.
20%
Shroud of Wisdom
After 2 seconds, gain 50 Spell Armor for 4 seconds.
20%
16
Soul Collector
Reduce Soul Rip's cooldown by 0.5 seconds and increase its range by 25%.
40%
Mortality
When damaging a Hero, Wraith Strike deals bonus damage equal to 8% of the Hero's maximum Health.
40%
Memento Mori
Reaper's Mark deals 80% increased damage after afflicting an enemy for more than 4 seconds.
20%
20
Reaper of Souls
While Tormented Souls is active, Hero Takedowns refresh its duration. Passive: increases the duration of Tormented Souls by 2 seconds.
20%
Angel of Death
Last Rites heals for 100% of the damage dealt, and its current and future cooldown reduction bonuses are doubled.
20%
Final Curtain
Death Shroud leaves a trail in its wake for 4 seconds, applying Reaper's Mark to enemies in its area.
0%
No One Can Stop Death
Activate while dead to immediately respawn at the Altar but increase Malthael's next respawn time by 25%.
