Lore: Once a great underground boxer working for the criminal organization Shadaloo, Balrog was captured and mutated by a small invasion of Zerg forces back on home planet earth. He now employs his legendary boxing skills to strike fear in the enemies of the Overmind.
Skills
Vampirism
Passive: Balrog's attacks deal additional Physical Damage equal to 4% of his current health.
Lunge
COST: 70 mana
COOLDOWN: 18
Active: Balrog lunges at a target unit, dealing Physical Damage and reducing the target's Movement Speed by 50% for several seconds.
Active: Balrog unleashes a chiling screech, dealing Spell Damage to near by enemies. Balrog removes debuffs from nearby allied heroes, then grants himself Debuff Immunity for several seconds
Damage: 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 (+100% INT)
Duration: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 seconds
Vampiric Aura
Passive: Nearby allies gain Physical Leech.
Physical Leech: +10% / +15% / +20% / +25%
Bloodbath
Active: Balrog delas massive Physical Damage to target unit. If this damage kills the unit, Balrog gians bonus Health, stacking up to 5 times. Upon death, Balrog loses 3 stacks of Bloodbath.
Balrog is a tank who offers the team the unique ability of AoE Debuff removal with his W - making him a passive counter to heroes like Rory, Toxi, and Egon. Max Q or W first unless your lane intends to play passively, in which case E is ideal. Try to keep your Ult stacked for the extra health. In teamfights, Balrog just needs to man up and jump in, though watch for a chance to use your W to save an ally from a stun or damage over time effect. Run 0/3/3 talents, focusing on movespeed, health, armor, energy regen, and cooldown reduction.