New Heroes of the Storm Hero Yrel, Light of Hope, Announced

Today, Blizzard announced that Yrel, Light of Hope, will be the newest hero coming to its MOBA title Heroes of the Storm. Yrel, Light of Hope, hails from Blizzard's massively popular MMO title World of Warcraft and is the latest Warrior Hero to be added into Heroes of the Storm. 

"After traveling to an Alternate Draenor, the forces of Azeroth saved the acolyte Yrel from the Iron Horde. With their aid, she rose to the rank of Exarch and fought back the demonic invasion of her world. Now, she finds herself where time, space, and dimensions converge: the Nexus," stated Blizzard in the official background description for Yrel, Light of Hope. 

The newest Heroes of the Storm character Yrel, Light of Hope, brings three new primary abilities and two heroic abilities with her to Heroes of Storm. 

Yrel, Light of Hope, Primary Abilities

Vindication - "Unleash holy energy around Yrel, dealing 38 damage to nearby enemies and healing her for 96. Charging up this Ability increases its damage up to 125, and healing up to 320."

Righteous Hammer - "Swing Yrel's hammer, dealing 38 damage to enemies in front of her and knocking them away. Charging up this Ability increases its knockback distance, and damage up to 125. Enemies hit at maximum charge are Stunned for 0.75 seconds."

Avenging Wrath - "Leap to a location, dealing 150 damage to enemies in an area and Slowing them by 50% for 1 second. Charging up this Ability increases its range." 

Yrel, Light of Hope, Heroic Abilities

Ardent Defender - "Surround Yrel in a barrier for 3 seconds, absorbing all damage taken and healing her for 50% of the damage received."

Sacred Ground - "Yrel sanctifies the ground around her, gaining 40 Armor until she leaves the area."

Yrel, Light of Hope's, Hero Trait is called Divine Purpose, and it can be activated to instantly charge Yrel's next basic ability at no additional mana cost. Its passive ability causes Yrel's basic abilities to charge up over 1.5 seconds to increase their effectiveness. However, it reduces her movement speed by 25%.

Community reaction to the addition of the warrior Drenai from World of Warcraft looks to be of a very interested nature, as her character is currently a major player in the narrative of World of Warcraft and its upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth, and the unique abilities she promises to bring to Heroes of the Storm. 

Kinda neat how Yrel gets added to Heroes of the Storm just before BfA comes along to reveal she and her Alt!Draenei followers turned into radical Light-happy persecutors out to enforce their religion on the Orcs. pic.twitter.com/YfvormdPY5

— Andrew McAfee (@ThatOtherMcAfee) June 4, 2018

However, not all of the community was pleased with the announcement of Heroes of the Storm's newest Hero. 

So we waited 2 months for a hero announcement in Heroes of the Storm to get Yrel? I'd like to forget WoD ever happened, but Blizzard seems intent on reminding players of the worst expansion pack ever. Maybe she'll actually be fun to play, but definitely not worth the 2 month wait

— Undecided on a name (@VagabondToad) June 4, 2018

What are your thoughts on the addition of World of Warcraft's Yrel, Light of Hope, to Heroes of the Storm? Let us know in the comments below!

(cover photo courtesy of Blizzard)