This new support hero, coming to Heroes of Newerth on Friday, is more than willing to put himself in danger to save his teammates.

Retribution: Single-target spell that deals magic damage and slows movement by up to 50% for 3 seconds, based on Martyr's health percentage.

Guardian Angel: Redirects up to 50% damage taken by an allied hero to Martyr. Cannot drop him below 10% health. If Martyr dies while it is active, he gains the same experience that the target does for 30 seconds. Passively makes Martyr take less damage as his health percentage drops.

Sacrificial Lamb: Spends 20% of Martyr's current health to heal nearby allies for up to 100% of that amount. If Martyr dies, gives allies in a 700 range bonus movement and attack speed for 10 seconds.

Hand in Hand: Short-ranged channeling ability that sets Martyr's and target ally's health percentages to the higher of the two.

Martyr has a powerful set of supportive skills, two of which have bonus effects when he dies. It's nothing new for a support hero to sacrifice himself to save his teammates, but Martyr is specifically made for this task. He excels at extending the survivability of a target, which can easily turn a teamfight in his team's favor.

Support items such as Astrolabe, Barrier Idol, and Tablet of Command will be amazing on him for giving even more survivability to his team and himself. Though, he might have issues with getting enough gold to finish such items.

Is Martyr the ultimate support hero? Will he suffer from having no stun and weak offensive abilities? How awesome does a Martyr/Demented Shaman/Armadon lane sound?

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Martyr, new hero coming this Friday