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(Photo : YouTube/Heroes of the Storm) Blizzard introduces a new hero, Samuro the Orc Blademaster, into the “Heroes of the Storm” roster, along with a breakdown of his abilities.

Blizzard's "Heroes of the Storm" has been adding more characters, each with their own unique ability, to the roster. After Zarya from the "Overwatch" game, we're being brought back to the "Warcraft" series on this next one once again: Samuro the Orc Blademaster.

Other than the fact the character draws inspiration from the Japanese samurai, Samuro is an Assassin-type hero that originated from "Warcraft 3." Gamespot reports that he does have some interesting abilities to count on like the Advancing Strike, which may be ideal for chasing down characters.

Most of his abilities from "Warcraft 3" are brought back to "Heroes of the Storm" to be utilized in a number of strategic ways. First is the Orc Blademaster's known ability Wind Walk, which temporarily conceals the hero for him to enter Stealth for a few seconds. Next up is the Mirror Image ability; although the difference is, the illusions actually do a bit of damage and halve the hero's health. The ability critical strike returns as well, albeit a bit differently from the original one causing Samuro's damage to increase within 10 seconds.

For the Heroic abilities, the ultimate Blademaster ability "Bladestorm" returns, this time dealing moderate damage to nearby enemies for four seconds. Then, lastly, Samuro has the Illusion Master heroic ability, where he can switch places with the targeted Mirror Image and has a passive ability where they can be controlled "separately or as a group" and deal an extra 15% damage.

Blizzard is able to do a breakdown of the abilities listed down below (via Polygon):

Trait

• Advancing Strike - Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase your Movement Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.

Basic Abilities

• Mirror Image (Q) - Create 2 Mirror Images that deal 30% of your damage and have 50% of your current Health. Images last up to 18 seconds, and only 2 can be active at once.
• Critical Strike (W) - Your next Basic Attack within 10 seconds will be a Critical Strike, dealing 50% increased damage. This also applies to Mirror Images and does not break Wind Walk. Passive: You and your Mirror Images deal a Critical Strike every 4th Basic Attack.
• Wind Walk (E) - Enter Stealth for up to 8 seconds or until you attack, use an Ability, or take damage. While Stealthed, your Movement Speed is increased by 25% and you can pass through other units. Damage taken during the first 1 second will not break Wind Walk.

Heroic Abilities

• Bladestorm (R) - Become an unstoppable whirlwind, dealing moderate damage to nearby enemies every second for 4 seconds.
• Illusion Master (R) - Switch places with the target Mirror Image. Passive: You can control Mirror Images separately or as a group, and they deal an additional 15% of your damage.

It is still unclear yet when Samuro will be released, but when he is released, it'll be an awesome addition to the roster of Blizzard-fueled chaos.

Earlier this week, the game studio also introduced the Heroes Brawl mode, an updated version of "Heroes of the Storm's" Arena Mode.

Here's the trailer for the character: