So, after some testing, I've come to the conclusion that Rexxar isn't as horrible as everyone thought. All he needs is some bug fixes and some quality of life changes to be on par with the other heroes.
Initial reaction: omg he's so bad ffs
Aside from bugs (like not getting credit for hunter-gatherer globes if someone else picks up the health regen globe... and that includes Misha) the main problem he has is the Misha AI. Controlling the bear can be frustrating, because you have very limited control of where she will go. D toggles her between aggressive and passive, and while aggressive she will rush towards your target to attack, while passive she will run back to you. Unfortunately she won't run -behind- you, which is often where you want her to go when pulling her back to keep her from getting killed, so you're forced to run back to get her to follow and get her out of danger. What I'd love to see is to have D changed from a stance toggle to an attack-control, the same other minions are controlled like Kerrigan's ultralisk or Jaina's water elemental. Pressing D on an enemy will order her to attack that enemy, d on the ground will issue a move command, etc.
Pros:
- He can jungle like a boss, taking the easy prey talent at level 4 allows you to take bruiser camps early, and you can even solo boss if you really want to.
- Misha's stun is amazing. Especially if talented to have lower cooldowns. She can stun whole teams, several times during a fight, and is a force to be reckoned with. With the right talents she's also hard for the enemy team to take down, just make sure they don't take down Rexxar instead.
- He makes Duran Duran references and looks like Batman.
Cons:
- If the enemy team walks past Misha to attack him, he's super squishy. He has less hp than Thrall, and his only form of escape is if Misha is in range to land her skillshot charge stun, or if you hit with your skillshot bird slow and limp away. Positioning is important.
- Speaking of positioning, his attack range is way too short.
- Misha AI is dumb. She once spent 10 minutes of a game stuck on a wall. They also really need to add an icon for her on the minimap, because I didn't know where the hell she was.
- He can't bypass forts and go straight for core. This really should have been his passive. If the base plays taunt we still go face.
- Refuses to trade