Ishmael - Hero Wars Alliance - 2025

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Introduction
Skills
Glyphs Priority
Skins Priority
Artifacts Priority
Best Ishmael Teams
Best Ishmael Counters

Ishmael in Hero Wars

Ishmael is a powerful physical damage dealer in Hero Wars: Alliance, known for his high burst potential and critical hits. As a melee assassin, Ishmael excels at quickly eliminating enemies, especially when supported by heroes who can enhance his critical hit rate and survivability.

His signature skill, Awakening, grants him an impressive boost to his critical hit chance and attack speed, allowing him to deal rapid and devastating blows to his enemies. When this ability is active, Ishmael becomes a highly lethal force on the battlefield, capable of turning the tide of battle by swiftly taking out key targets.

One of Ishmael’s unique strengths is his ability to heal himself through vampirism, which helps him maintain his presence in fights and stay alive longer. His ability to restore health as he deals damage makes him a formidable opponent in both PvP and PvE encounters, as he can often outlast enemies by healing through their attacks.

However, Ishmael’s effectiveness can be limited by his relative fragility compared to other front-line heroes, and he benefits greatly from team support, particularly from heroes who can increase his critical hit rate or provide additional healing.

Ishmael can also be used as a second tank hero behind the main one due to his vampirism and damage performed at the front line simultaneously. He can stand behind Ziri and protect the team while she is buried. He is also often used in team combos focused on quickly destroying the front line.

In battles, Ishmael is typically positioned as a primary damage dealer, often working with heroes who can boost his attack speed or provide protection from enemy control effects. His burst damage and ability to eliminate backline threats make him a valuable asset in teams that require high, sustained physical damage output.

Ishmael’s role as a critical hit-focused assassin makes him particularly dangerous in matchups where the enemy lacks strong defenses against physical damage. When properly supported, Ishmael can become a key factor in overwhelming opponents and securing victory for his team.

Pros

High vampirism stat
Stun & dodge ability
Suitable for different games modes
Available in the early game

Cons

Highly vulnerable to Helios
Not popular in end-game teams

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How does it feel to kill a parent who wanted to sacrifice their own child to evil gods? Ishmael experienced this first-hand. Defeating his father wasn't easy: the sorcerer's dark soul remained with his son. Since then Ishmael has been leading a double life, fighting the inner demon.

In-game Ishmael description in Hero Wars Alliance

Ishmael Characteristics
Characteristic	Value
Main Stat	Agility
Attack Type	Physical
Role	Warrior
Faction	Way of Honor
Position	Front Line
Stone Source	Special Event
Max Power	184148

Ishmael Max Hero Stats
Stat	Value
Intelligence	2783
Agility	15290
Strength	3409
Health	515970
Physical Attack	95537
Magic Attack	12020
Armor	27748
Magic Defense	6406
Armor Penetration	38310
Critical Hit Chance	15335
Vampirism	120%

Ishmael Skills

1st

Awakening

Assumes a demonic form that increases critical hit chance by 12000 and attack speed by 200%. Ishmael starts to gradually lose energy; when it reaches 0, the demonic form dissipates.

Keywords: Buff

Animation delay: 1 seconds

Critical hit chance increase: 12000

2nd

Mirage

Dodges physical attacks for 4.0 seconds.

Cool down: 12 seconds

Animation delay: 0.6 seconds

Chance to dodge lowered if the target´s level is higher than 120

3rd

Dark Craft

Passive skill. Increases vampirism.

Vampirism: 120%

4th

Storm Blades

Every 4th hit stuns the opponent for 1.0 seconds.

Keywords: Stun

Animation delay: 0.5 seconds

Chance to stun is lowered if the target´s level is above 120

* The hero skills are based on maxed level skill on maxed hero.

Hero Class

Warrior

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Every time the warrior deals damage to enemies with a regular attack, they apply an effect on themselves that increases Physical Attack by 13.1 seconds for 27892.96 (8% Physical attack + 20250). A character cannot have more than 6 effects at the same time.

Ishmael Talisman

Talisman of Possession

Main Stat

Agility

+2000

Slot 1

Physical Attack

+4400

Slot 2

Physical Attack

+4400

Slot 3

Physical Attack

+4400

Talisman of Self-Restraint

Main Stat

Armor

+12000

Slot 1

Critical hit chance

+2200

Slot 2

Critical hit chance

+2200

Slot 3

Critical hit chance

+2200

Ishmael Hero Sets

Intelligence

+759

Agility

+734

Strength

+655

Health

+20130

Physical Attack

+3048

Magic Attack

+3671

Armor

+2038

Magic Defence

+2588

Ishmael Glyph Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Armor Penetration

+12850

Critical hit chance

+4170

Agility

+2110

Physical Attack

+8340

Health

+122800

Ishmael Skins Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

Shredder

Armor Penetration

+10650

Romantic

Critical hit chance

+2960

Demonic

Health

+106645

Masquerade

Health

+106645

Champion

Physical Attack

+7117

Solar

Physical Attack

+7095

Default

Agility

+1365

Ishmael Artifacts Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

Book

Alchemist's Folio

Armor penetration

+10680

Physical attack

+3561

Ring

Ring of Agility

Agility

+3990

Weapon

Hidden Demon's Katars

Activation chance

+100%

Crit hit chance

+8898

Best Ishmael Teams

To maximize Ishmael’s potential, it’s essential to pair him with heroes who can increase his critical hit rate, boost his survivability, and provide protection from control effects. Ishmael thrives in teams that support his burst damage and help him stay alive long enough to unleash his full potential.

Sebastian is one of his top synergy partners for increasing his damage output. Andvari and Astaroth offer protection and support, ensuring that Ishmael can survive and thrive in battle. Pairing Ishmael with the right combination of support and protection ensures that he can fulfill his role as a powerful damage dealer and carry the team to victory.

Offense

Jet

Dark Star

Daredevil

Sebastian

Ishmael

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Andvari

Ishmael

Jet

Sebastian

Yasmine

Ishmael

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Ishmael

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Ishmael

Tristan

Galahad

Sebastian

Yasmine

Ishmael

Tristan

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Ishmael

Galahad

Dark Star

Daredevil

Sebastian

Elmir

Ishmael

Martha

Sebastian

Yasmine

Ishmael

Astaroth

Sebastian

Yasmine

Andvari

Ishmael

Astaroth

Defense

Martha

Sebastian

Yasmine

Ishmael

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Ishmael

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Yasmine

Ishmael

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Andvari

Ishmael

Jet

Dark Star

Daredevil

Sebastian

Ishmael

Fafnir

Artemis

Ishmael

Tristan

Galahad

Fafnir

Artemis

Ishmael

Tristan

Cleaver

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Ishmael

Galahad

Dorian

Daredevil

Sebastian

Ishmael

Astaroth

Jet

Sebastian

Ishmael

Tristan

Galahad

Best Ishmael Hydra Team

Ishmael is rarely used in Hydra battles, and no meta team with this hero so far can counter any Hydra. There are still teams that can do some damage.

Martha

Sebastian

Jhu

Keira

Ishmael

Dorian

Sebastian

Yasmine

Elmir

Ishmael

How to counter Ishmael in Hero Wars Alliance?

Helios

Helios can destroy Ishmael with his spheres exploding at the front line. He also has an armor artifact for the whole team, decreasing Ishmael's effect on the front line.

Celeste

Celeste can convert Ishmael's healing attempts through vampirism into magic damage with her 3rd skill, Limbo.

Amira

Amira can decrease critical hits with her 2nd skill, Fair Deal.

Xe'Sha

Ishmael is the tank with the lowest magic defense, making him a perfect target for Xe'Sha's Deadly Ray.

Astrid and Lucas

Astrid and Lucas can be a suitable choice for countering Ishmael. By transforming Lucas into his rage form and moving it to the front line, you have better chances that Ishmael will strike the pet instead of other heroes.

Dante

Dante can push back and decrease Ishmael's primary stat by 7.0 seconds due to Ishmael's positioning in the front line.

Ziri

Ziri can absorb huge amounts of physical attack damage on the front line, which makes her a perfect counter to Ishmael.