MY LIFE FOR NER'ZHU-I mean, for Aiur....

A Starcraft warrior? This is a big step forward for class equality across all realms of the nexus. That which was once just a dream has now become a reality.

This is NOT WarCraft in space!

Phase Prism is seriously one of the coolest abilities in this game. I can only imagine the kinds of plays you can pull off with it.

This game is so much fun

I absolutely love playing Artanis. People still need to get used to him, but he is such a beast once you figure him out.

I really just wanna dunk my enemies behind my walls with Phase Prisim.

Does this mean he is out now? I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY LIFE FOR AIUR!

Good etc ult + artanis death beam.

I wanted Fenix q.q

glad Starcraft gets a warrior type but his auto attack and return blade dash animations look a little, weird. actually they look very weird.

For Aiur!

The hero trailer for Artanis should be epic!

I played him for a couple matches before work tonight, and he's a lot of fun! A very welcome addition to my warrior daily options, and I'll be working toward that badass master skin ASAP. My goal is to have it before his full release, so I can look down on all the Artanis noobies ;D

Interesting hero. Would like more maps though, perhaps a single lane one for the lols? Also, that beam looked pretty avoidable. D:

When I saw that he became active for me today after I prepurchased LotV a while ago, this made me get back into the game (mostly burned myself out on Alpha and Beta, so this seemed like a good excuse to come back and see the new stuff). Surprisingly great fun. Im generally more of a supportive player, I'm terrible at DPS and prefer healing stuff. Tanks im iffy depending who it is, but Artanis is pretty easy to get used to. Enjoyed the way he can just insert himself into almost any situation to be the game changer. His DPS isn't too high or too low, but his versatility can turn things around easy. Now... if we can get Fenix into the Nexus with him, we'd be in business.

Suppression pulse looks really good in team fights. I can't wait to see Artanis used in the pro games :D.

I love that this video only only shows clips of enemies standing toe to toe with Artanis, when in reality all you'll ever do is just get kited back for the rest of your life.

This may be the first warrior I actually will want to play.

His voice is incredible

(Artanis + sylvanas ) ultimates combine could be really good

This hero is so fcking cool!

Would it not be better to make his Q a one-way dash which can be activated again to send him back? Would allow for more versatile plays.

OH MY YOU GUYS! I love this idea! I allways wanted to play as Artanis, he was my hero from a very early childhood when first StarCraft came to stores. I love this! I will get him lvl 10 in the first day of release lol.

MY LIFE FOR AIUR!

tassdar and zeratul are legendary artanis is a youngster

Hope Selendis and Vorazun will make it one day, as well

I think even though this hero is awesome, his animations lack a major piece of OOMPH behind them. The stronger backdash has less force presentation wise behind it then Valla's Dodge Roll. But other than that, I will love to play him!

after playing a good number of matches with Artanis, i have to say that he's definatly a Top tier Hero.. his Blade Dash is a nice wave clearer, it also can be used to kill retreating hero's especially with the 150% damage buff.. He Pairs well with hero's like Zeratul, Uther, etc, So far my impression of him is that he's able to Pick off enemies pretty quick, but really bad at having outs when being surrounded.. and heavily relies on his teammates for certain situtations

For Artanis!

It'll be fun trapping characters without escapes inside the gates with Phase Prism :p

Everytime i see a Protoss, i think of him as Eldar. Just can't help it.

He looks very cool!

Artanis nerve cord had grown back...

Call me old-fashioned, but I really loved it when Artanis was piloting a jet in just a loincloth. Then again, if not him, who would get to be the "Zealot hero?" Selendis? Fenix? Blizzard *PROBABLY* has something bigger planned for Fenix utilizing his history as both a Zealot and a Dragoon. Maybe. Hopefully.

Artanis is like the Dio Brando of Aiur, because they shared the same VA. Also, he voices Scorpion, Endeavor, Franky, and Ragna the Bloodedge.

I honestly wanted the purifier beam to be.. More. Sure using it will force someone to run around, but I think it should be like a REAL purifier beam from the game, such as a giant beam that covers a large radius as well as slowly grow

Broodwar Artanis: "I know it's not 3D!" And he was a brown alien with yellow eyes and a loincloth. My, have the years gone by so fast.

Artanis: PROBIUS! MORE PYLONS!

He will do til you release, Imperius, Mephisto, Baal and Malthael. ;-)

Awesome! Just what I was trying to play Zeratul as. Now I can stop reducing Zeratul's win rate ;)

FOR ARTANIS!

I know this video was released a year ago but abathur was dancing in top while evryone were fighting

IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZOR!!!!!

Fun fact: Artanis' voice actor is Scorpion.

Spear of Adun do the great job for Artanis's Ultimate

He needs the ability to cancel the recall of blade dash

Purifier Beam -> hello there Sgt Hammer...

Hype is real.

After playing him does anyone else hate that none of his abilities synergize? If you Q he performs one auto attack and then comes back, but for some reason you can't prime your W before hand to get the attacks onto your target, it just remains primed when you return to your starting location. You also can't Q to get near your target and then use your E to swap places with them, hence his chase is terrible. Each ability is nifty on their own but they don't work together at all. His ults also just kinda seem underwhelming. Purifier beam can be attack moved around so that the target takes barely any damage and the blind while nice isn't really worth rolling Artanis for when you consider Johanna has a blind of her own on a much lower cool down, granted it's not as big of an area, but when do you need to blind the WHOLE enemy team? It's usually just 1 or 2 heroes that you really want to get with the blind anyway. Yes, it's global, but why aren't you with your team?

Our time has come and so have i

Release Kyle Vlaros from Blackthrone next. Or Grinder from Rock N Roll Racing...WE NEED MORE CLASSIC CHARACTERS!!

I can't wait to play this awesome warrior and beat Arthas and Leoric with Artanis

Twin Blades is such an innovative and exciting new ability Kappa

Is that a Bionicle skin?

The red mecha costume is giving me a nerdgasm

His silence ult is so OP

Medivh is in wow and hearthstone, put Medivh in heroes!

I'm curious if he would have been released for everyone this week if the Legacy Of The Void pre-order promotion wasn't a thing....

handsome+awesome outfit = Artanis

Had hoped we'd get Fenix as our starcraft warrior.

very nice. seems like a fun tank hero.

I think the next Starcraft Hero should be Dehaka. You could have some real fun with his obsession with collecting essence and evolving. Perhaps his heroic abilities could be two different evolutions that serve different purposes. One for damage and one for tankiness. I figured that would work because one of his best lines is "I do not need a wall, I will evolve armor. I do not need a weapon, I will evolve claws."

ok he is just too cool

he looks like an elite from halo

did i just see a "Jipsy Tanis" back there?

Cloaken's voice Kreygasm

I like how he didn't mention any counters

So... Phase Prism is basically Vengeful Spirit or Urgot's ult as a normal skill shot.

So excited

SO HYPED

Maeiv Shadowsong please.

MY LIFE FOR AIUR!!! . . . at least, after I get off work tonight :'(

For Artanis!

artanis changed a lot hasnt he? because I watched the world championship and artanis looked like a mage

suppression pulse, seems better right now than the other one

LOL just killed a kerragan as Artanis, and his takedown speech is " FOR FENIX!" XD AWESOME!!!

I just realized Artanis is Scorpion

If Blizzard has balls, they will make a skin for him in refference to that FailPool in the Wolverine Origins Movie :P

time to lazoooooooooooooor the slug!!!

Artanis+Kerrigan= Wombo Combo

Artanis. Does. NOT. DANCE!!!

Use the blind ult when hammer is present, SURE KILL

I wonder if Illidan can solo him.

Can I stun Artanis when he use his Blade Dash?

I really hope they make Artanis unstoppable while he blade dashes

FOR THE PROTAS!

RIP Illidan. He's a counter to illidan in team fights. Imagine sylvanas and artanis on the enemy team while you're playing as Illidan. You get shut down completely.

My life for Aiur!

Now I want the Fenix.

Blade Dash looks interesting and funny. Boomerang projectile? Pfff. YOU are the boomerang.

rip abathur

I can only imagine fenix will be on the way in the new starcraft suite of updates =D

seems OP against assassins

I main arthas this guy looks like a lot of fun I'll be sure to pick him up if I get the coins

Artanis wins, FATALITY

artanis should have the ability to regenerate when he dies and creating a burst:P

2:42 just abathar in the background ignoring the fight

you really need to do something about these hero vids... so its cool and all to see the hero spotlight hero use spells to kill stuff, but in what kind of senario will the enemy ever just stand and auto attack instead of using there own spells?

Hype is real!