ThereвЂ™s no reason to pick Resurrect over Crystal Aegis. By comparison, Crystal Aegis can save an ally from huge burst damage, act as a weak form of area denial, or even keep Auriel alive if enemies dive on her. The long channel time, combined with its miniscule range, means youвЂ™ll almost never have a chance to use it. Level 10: As fantastic as Resurrect sounds, itвЂ™s just never a viable heroic ability.

Without any escape, itвЂ™s hard to recommend this on Auriel. Glimmer of Hope is simply not worth it, as youвЂ™ll typically get one regeneration globe per fight, if that, and Energised Cord pushes Auriel into attacking more: while this talent means Auriel can gain hope quickly, it forces her into autoattacking, meaning she wonвЂ™t be sat in the relative safety of the backline quite so much.

Bursting Light could be taken if your team is heavy on damage and low on tanks, but thatвЂ™s rare. This talent means that not only are your assassins good choices for Bestow Hope, but your tanks are too, as theyвЂ™ll be soaking up damage in most fights. Level 7: This is another tier where one choice outshines the rest: Empathic Link. Repeated Offense, on the other hand, just doesnвЂ™t add enough damage to be worthwhile, especially given the lengthy cooldown on Detainment Strike. The issue with Heavy Burden is that it relies on enemies making mistakes-something you should never rely on, as at high level they just wonвЂ™t be hanging around near walls. Majestic SpanвЂ™s range increase is by far the most useful talent, as it also helps with stacking Increasing Clarity on top of allowing Auriel to stay further back: sheвЂ™s naturally safer when sheвЂ™s further away from enemies. Level 4: ThereвЂ™s one great choice at level 4 and two disappointing ones. Swift Sweep doesnвЂ™t add much other than making it easier to hit enemies with the centre of Sacred Sweep, something you shouldnвЂ™t need once youвЂ™re a strong Auriel player, and Searing Light just doesnвЂ™t deal enough damage to be worth the choice, especially as youвЂ™ll typically be a solo healer. The increased damage, though, is just more useful in more situations. Righteous Assault can also be chosen-the decreased cooldown is great for spamming the ability, and synergises well with the typically chosen talent at level 13. At level 1, the best choice is typically Increasing Clarity-the added damage is easy to stack up and means Auriel will be getting more hope when she hits someone with the centre of Sacred Sweep.

Level 1: AurielвЂ™s talents are typically rather easy to choose, with some variants available against specific team compositions. Chromie, for example, can easily time some abilities to hit the person in Crystal Aegis as soon as they come out. Remember that it can also be used by opponents to time burst damage too, though. This can be used to prevent burst-abilities like Pyroblast-as well as force the enemy to back off from an ally, as if they stay in the area, the damage done will whittle away some health as well as top up AurielвЂ™s hope.

After the two seconds, the hero will explode in a large area. Crystal Aegis, on the other hand, is made to prevent death: use it on Auriel or an allied hero and they will be placed in stasis for two seconds: immune to all damage and status effects, and unable to move or use abilities.

Auriel abilities