Coming Soon To The Nexus: Valeera Sanguinar
by JR Cook - 7 years ago show comments
Technically Team 1 hasn’t come out and officially announced that Valeera Sanguinar will be the next Hero added to the game, but all signs certainly seem to point to it.
First, there was what appeared to be premature posting of Valeera information on the Blizzard Press Site last week.
Then we had this ominous tweet earlier in the week:
— Heroes of the Storm (@BlizzHeroes) January 12, 2017
As if that wasn’t enough proof, earlier today we received this tweet from the official Heroes Twitter account:
— Heroes of the Storm (@BlizzHeroes) January 13, 2017
For many people, Valeera is best known as the face of the Rogue class in Hearthstone, but she is a recurring NPC in World of Warcraft and her origin story was revealed in the World of Warcraft comic.
Although she is a blood elf, her story is closely connected to the Alliance. Like Varian, she was once owned by Rehgar and fought as a gladiator. Eventually she escaped from her owner, and journeyed with Varian to help him reclaim his throne. Along the way she was possessed by a demon, revealed the treachery of Onyxia, and helped secure peace between the Alliance and Horde.
It remains to be seen exactly what her role will be in Heroes, but the smart money would obviously be on an Assassin with some type of stealth mechanic. Until then, we wait for the next clue.