Nazeebo 🐸 TOAD BUILD DOESN'T ALWAYS SUCK??? | Heroes of the Storm (Hots) Nazeebo Gameplay 

Really seems like late-game, the enemies stops paying attention to dodging the toads. Early, it seemed they were really focused on it. But as their kits expanded, or fatigue from paying attention to it that far into the game, they just stopped caring. Almost walking directly into them.

As a Toad Build Supremacist, the goal of Toad Build is and always has been pure area control and pushing power. It's not a build for if you're the solo dps.

Ya just don’t respect the toad build till you watch a whole wall crumble cause of them. Not everything has to be PvP!

I always looked as toads as a similar skill to Kerrigans stun I mostly use it in conjunction with wall so people can’t move away. I’m definitely more of a spider build fan

I know I am several months late, but I can tell you your main issue with using toads is your cast range. You're slinging them off too early and from too far away. The better strategy is to bait them in or away with your spiders, wait for them to refocus someone else on your team, then close the gap and ideally hit them with a majority of the toads point-blank. Think of it like a shotgun, the further away you are when firing the less effective your shot is. Rooted/stunned/zombie walled enemies are obviously the most choice targets, but you'd be surprised at how easy it is to land every single toad on a regular bruiser/tank that's just trying to do their job. Let the target come to you. Hope this helps if you ever play Toad Cannon again.

I play toad build when against a team with multiple melee/frontline characters, that is where it shines imo

I like it because it is satisfying visually to use most of all. And then the area control and DoT feels pretty good too

Toad build is area denial. The problem is you have to play super aggressive, using the toads like a shotgun until you get the first half the quest done. Once you get the extra frogs, and the frogs get bigger talent you just shit back and spam them keeping every enemy away from everything or get chunked for half their hp.

I know it's not really mentioned in your videos but, Toad Build is the absolute GOAT in ARAM! XD

The only reason I like to play toads is because I think toads are cool lol. Spiders is probably the best build in my mind, by a large margin. Last time I played was in 2017.. your videos are making me interested in getting back into the game

the only times i played Naz with this build is when the enemy team is like 4 of them melee or something

Don't get me wrong Pally I love your videos but this was hard to watch. Seeing you rage at a build and blaming the build for it, rather than your inability to understand it, was very annoying. 46 stacks at 13 minutes in is not good. The quest is top priority, as it makes your splitpushing far more powerful as well, and knowing where to position and what areas to deny is key. Planting yourself somewhere and saying "You will not be allowed to go this way without taking an insane amount of burst damage" is how you deny infinite value from the enemy team.

Fun stuff. What about goulish daniel next?

I swear every Naz I've every played with has done Toad build, if it isn't his most popular build then I guess I'm just getting unlucky in games

Toad build, imo, thrives on maps where you need to fight over controlling a point/the objective. I.E Warsong Gulch, Infernal Shrines, Dragon Shire, Volskaya, Etc.

We need a Sonia deep dive

The road build is great in Aram 😂 where everyone is in one lane and especially when the game have a lot of tanks then toads are just great since tanks never walk away from it.

Toad Nazeebo seems absolutely BUILT for Big Johanna Slows

The only time I like toad build is specifically ARAM when they have no healer. Toads do a ton of damage over time, and in ARAM it's so chaotic that most of the time people don't even bother to walk away from them. Otherwise, toad is def the worst naz build.

Toad build Naz is my favorite playstyle in the game. Glad to see some representation It's important to only ever take it against heavy frontline, or at least teams that are trying to get in your face (eg zeratul). Early on you want to shotgun all three into a tank ideally to get stacks. It's hard to do it safely but can get you to five toads quickly. Once you get big toads it's even easier to get stacks. Under really good conditions I can get to 35 stacks by about level 7. It's a massive power spike Also highly recommend ice block with this build. Armor from toads feels too conditional for panic moments

Toad Zeebo is *more viable* in ARAM. Spiders is still unambiguously the better build, but toads has a place. The zoning potential is not to be underestimated, and there isn't always somewhere to run to in those tighter maps.

Yeah, and while walking away from your toads, that Gul’Dan wasn’t participating in the fight…

I think i've never played toad Nazeeeeeeeeebo

I felt pretty unkillable that game as Dehaka lol

Nazeeee-BOP!! =D

I don't understand? you just look at where the enemy wants to go, and then you make it so they have to take a lot of damage for for going there.

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Spider and Toad builds are OK, I think Zombies build is the worst lol

ARAM = Toads OP, just sayin

Hots content ducking rules

Naz is my top played hero. Toad build is great against melee heavy teams, toss 5 toads in someone’s face even without any extra damage on hops chunks their hp. Plus the pushing power is insane. One use of toads on the side of a minion waves drops it. Plus zoning, people are terrified of those big toads!

I was always a fan of toad build. By wrapping them around corners right you can get massive burst in 1 spot, probably the best wave clear, and huge hero damage if you can get it in a choke point w a zombie wall

Pally's macro game is unbeatable, but I'm always clawing at my face as I watch him make simple mistakes in team fights

I can't believe this. Video is six minutes in, and Pally hasn't figured out that you need to shotgun the toads right in the target's face?

That part where your team rescued you was beautiful. Like the climax in an action movie or something.

Toad build is amazingly powerful if you just focus on 2 things: 1. Get 35 quest stacks ASAP, which you did not do here! That means getting right in an enemy hero's face and hitting 3 at a time, even if you must ignore lanes for the first few minutes. It could be done by end of the first objective, with no minions in the way. 2. Toads of hugeness at level 7. That's it. Once those 2 requirements are met, your wave clear, building siege, and area control are MASSIVE. You release a wall of death very frequently, that enemy heroes either back off to avoid, or take massive damage if they don't. This is always my build when there is lots of bruiser/tank melee enemies. I'd never take this with too much ranged or assassins/support.

The reason why I love toad build in 2 words: Choke Points. 😩

I like Toad build specifically on Cursed Hollow a lot of choke points to send them through and zoning is a lot more beneficial there then most maps, also good for contested grave golem fights. My advice for landing more toads is using it the second a melee champ hard engages on your team. Second thing would be trying to find better angles, I like side flanks quite a bit when playing toads it makes dodging them a lot harder, you need to find angles that leave the enemy team with no easy way to get away from them. I also find myself mounting more often on this build and if I don't fear someones damage or know their spells are on cooldown just charge into them and shotgun toads into their face.

"I shouldn't be doing this!" Then the Justice league shows up.

Hey Pally! Id love to see a Dehaka deep dive next, featuring such classics as Tankhaka, Gankhaka and What-the-Haka!

Pally doesn't see it but watch Hanzo hunt down Zera on the mini map starting around 20:08. Was a slick play 😂

Pally! I learned so much from you on Hots, forever grateful. But this time I don't agree with you. I am Nazabwua main and frogs is my favourite build, I do the Spider one ONLY if they are poke/ranged heavy (and sometime I still prefer frog in this case) but the frog one is amazing when enemy team has at least 2 or more melee. At the start of the game focus more on Frog quest than other things. Enemy team will underestimate the dmg (and they are right) so they will likely take some frogs in da face without trying dodging. Use the first team fights to land as many frogs as possible and be a bit aggressive, close the gap and shoot the frogs at melee range when possible, so they take all of them in the face and you start to quickly build up the quest. Mid-endgame he becomes a god. I 99% prefer the other ulti since he remains a siege beast also without but you can safely land some crazy dmg and wipe entire teams and also use it fore siege damage if you feel like :D. Also, most of the time I prefer Ice Block. You can avoid tons of dmg and play some neat tricks if you land all your skills and then iceblock you can probably survive a gank and get away also with a kill... Thanks for all your videos! Keep up the good work :)

Pally, I am an abathur main. I have almost 200 games of just abathur. Can you deep dive him please. Long time viewer and subscriber. :)

You are throwing toads kinda in a weird way (: you gotta prethink more and use the area and terrain to your advantage ! Plus use 1 e on minion wave from the side and its all you need (: Vs range and fast heroes like zera and genji, you can " protect " youself with toads if you walk in and with them after still use and make more space with the next e

17:52 main character's plot armor activated here!

I love how the "Wait wait wait!" meme turned into one of the most epic saves I have seen a team do. I watched that part like 30 times. Your entire team just appeared.

I am a fan of all builds of Nazeebo

If you play todes for 10 - 15 matches, it will become your favourite build. You devastate buildings with it. For pvp, don't think of it as Nova's Snipe. Just keep shooting todes towards a ball of enemies in a teamfight, and don't pay attention on whether you hit or not. Eventually you will understand the power of toads. 🐸🐸🐸

I do not play the game as I used to, but I love watching your videos.

I'm really enjoying these deep dives for different builds. I just hope my good ol buddy Thrall is coming soon

Would love to see some Artanis and Varian ~8}

I mentioned this on stream, but it got buried- point the toads away from you and retreat through them. Much more effective against heavy dive.

So u havent played uther in 5 years huh. 😮

Cry havok and let loose the frogs of war!

Toad build is a high skill area control playstyle. Zeebros other builds are a bit more point and click.

I played toads until level 70 Nazeebo, then found out about spiders and never looked back. Super funny video!

*shoots shotgun into open field* "I CAN'T HIT ANY TREES! WHY WON'T THEY GROW IN FRONT OF ME?!" You gotta wade into the forest.

I used to like this one the most. Because it's just slow but easiest to land. It is mainly a siege build for sure once you have your guest. I'ts just a solid poison build and with the right setup, it can be disgusting.

You couldn't play effectively with this build because you're positioning yourself as if you were playing with the spiders. With the toad build, you need to be more aggressive and draw attention; people should want to come to you. The idea is to be like a Li-Ming with an orb build.

Why are toads better than spiders? Toads have the normal number of legs.

Warning: Another, random opinion of another, random, "I know better" guy from the depths of the internet... But I play Naz for some time. The key is timing with your tank. Cast toads when your tank is about to engage, and they will usually hit the target when your tank is in the middle of a combo, like Diablo's Shadow Charge + Overwhelm combo or ETC's Power Slide + Face Melt. The build is very engage-reliant, but DoT absolutely decimates when you do it correctly. It has formidable pushing potential and can zone well, but zoning is kinda wasted potential. Teamplay is the key here, and just like all of Naz's builds, coordination or timing skill is the key for effect. Alternatively you can use simple psychology. Just wait until team fight escalate, then compensate its chaos to deliver the DoT. Most players will not notice toads just steamrolling through the teamfight, focusing on avoiding CC or burst. The build fucks on ARAM for the same reason. Nobody can keep attention for so long. Just don't randomly cast toads to poke. It's the worst poke in the game and guaranteed mana/cooldown loss. Naz is in general the worst poking hero in the game, but exceptionally powerful team player. Wait for the chaos to happen... And use it. Also props for taking it for so unfavourable matchup. You're facing very typical, cheesy QM comb here man, and I see they've got punished painfully by play of your team and your sieging.

i prefer the thing in the ice build. its just so good. 1 thing, 4 big voodoo or blood ritual depending on the map, 7 dead rush for them zombie rush, 10 i like spirit with the extra spell power but again map/matchup gargy is dope, 13 ice block ususally, 16 spider colony and then 20 is quest if you have it unless they a hard heal comp and you have no healing reduction cuz then that level 20 spirit SLAPS

I think the real key here is 11:40 when he zoned two enemy DPS off the objective using exclusively toads but thinks it's silly because they technically did no damage

Back when toad build was meta, Pally taught me to play spider build and I slammed. Since the game is "dying", why not make one final A-Z series inviting other content creators such as Trik, Mewn, Grubby or Baha to do comment?

You don't want to go toad build when the enemy team has ZERA & GENJI. You want to go toad build when you need siege damage, but if the enemy team is a DIVE COMP, it's not a good look.

Of course Toad Build will look and seem bad when you play it incorrectly throughout the entire match like Pally did here. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

17:45... I mean... I'm not big on fishing, but I've heard frogs are a good bait :D Also, Pally kinda missed half the times where his toads did damage :D And yeah, my personal opinion is that Toad build deals a lot of damage, but does not secure kills very well They aren't that bad, but you simply need to become a melee hero to play it effectively, to which end the Guardian Toads and Big Bad Voodoo help a lot indeed :)

The only toad talent I like is Guardian. Unless I need block for something specific it's nice to just sorta have 30 armor in fights. Nazeebo's chunky health really gets value outta that 30%. Otherwise, the other two skills have bigger impact and areeasier to use, so why stress yourself out with toads?

I love toad build. It is not the most bombastic K/D farming build out there but that zoning in team fights is priceless :)

Toads early game feels bad for sure. Later game they’re a lot better. In big teamfights, it’s not uncommon that enemy players just don’t dodge them and their damage really stacks up then, especially if you have the level 20 175 stacks talent done. The damage isn’t necessarily meant for killing the opponent outright, it just makes them weak for allies to kill or forces them back to heal up, preventing them from being a threat. Not a fan of the build, but it works in the right situations.

I knownpeople rightly give you grief for ignoring globes to the point that I think you secretly do it for the engagement, but I've never seen someone choose Garga and use stomp so infrequently. That's just extra meat you're leaving on the bone, my guy. Slap that R button like it's an enemy player and enjoy the extra damage and stacks.

25% damage reduction, 30 armor, double health from big voodoo: this seems like its the "I'm going to get focused" defensive build.

I think this is far too big a map for Toads. If you play on a small map like Spider Queen, especially when both teams have frontline duking it out, you can just throw in Toads for free damage and people don't pay attention to it. And the damage is pretty big. When the enemies are Zera and Genji, not so much.

Would looooove to see a Whitemane or Chromie Deep Dive!

Toads are the perfect build to defend objectives on maps like Cursed Hollow.

Your awful at hitting your toads. You never tried to hit. You just wanted to zone with them that's why you barely hit anything. Play toads Nazeebo just like Cassia or like Q Hanzo.

I really really love seige characters, when I play nazeebo all I play is toads. I just push endlessly and when I get vile infection I feel unstoppable in the amount of area damage I bring to teamfights.

I love toad build for two huge reasons: 1. Absurd area denial. Toad build deals an enormous amount of damage in an area that allows you to prevent the enemy team from taking any advantageous positioning while also dealing an absurd amount of siege damage. 2. As mentioned, toad build has an incredible amount of siege damage that can be dealt. This is further increased by taking toads of hugeness and if you really wanna meme around a bit you can take vile infection (personal favorite, though gargantuan or spirit talent are probably better). The damage coupled with the fact that you can play incredibly safe makes getting an exp/sieging advantage makes toads fairly potent

when they have big hitboxes or you face a lot of melee heroes. Toads build is just perfect, shotgun blast 10 toads in a muradin and they WILL learn to respect your authority

Toad build when playing should be seen as more of a Defensive playstyle. If you go on the offensive with them you will get bad results. If you think about it. Every time you used them to Zone or defend yourself from incoming damage you where getting great results. Plus its the best at pushing down buildings.

Yeah honestly I don’t like the toad build either. What I find myself doing though is trying to make my opponents decided whether to take damage from the toad or my team mates. So I always try to position my way and send the toads as such.

My pick for a deep dive would be Leoric bu tbh I don't know if he has any different builds, I always just pick the Pally build and try to make it work

toad is great on small map because your goal is to double soak as much as possible. its a late game ability and can scale. goal is to get to 35 stacks as quick as possible and toad is great for pushing. you want to go toads with a lot of melee and against DW or Sam for stacks. I always go toad with lvl 10 Gur for push lane power. He is very weak against Zer, Val, and illidan and nova.

best cases for toads: vs buildings that don't dodge. vs heavy melee, like a butcher charging you: cast toads before he hits, self cast zombies as he hits, then cast toads again on trapped butch, bam!

Toads are just meaningless damage. They don’t do anything meaningful when it matters, like in team fights. Spiders are just better

Can we just agree that pally is a great commentator ❤ This video really shows it perfectly ❤

I love toads against melee heave comps on maps with nice choke points. It can absolutely ruin the day for someone like Uther who already struggles with dots. Its def the most situational build zeebo has.

The real key to using toads, is to attempt to hit your targets. While you're not doing that, Pally, they won't be be terribly effective.

As someone who mainly does aram sporadically nowadays. Toadzeebo is a MONSTER at siege

I’m a Things of the Deep/Zombie Wall kinda guy. But I may try Toads for the luls

I'm 7 minutes in so far and this is some of the worst toad playing I've seen. Play closer to them, stop sending toads out max distance and hoping for the best. You get stacks way faster when closer, Also you can use terrain to guide your toads into a more condensed area.

Im a toad believer. Don't know why, can't explain why just am.

Give me that silver lining in a Valeera video! You know you want it! Love you Pally. Keep up the good work.

it's just so satisfying to see the huge crash at the end of their hops and the major damage to the building or hero unlucky enough to get stuck. Zoning people out and absolutely nuking everything in the path is fun.

Area denial my dude, that and insane pushing power. It's not always the best choice but it really has it's uses! As others have said you need to change mindset a bit though.

With toads it is all about timing. If the enemy team is busy fighting ur team, you can hit em with toads. So never use it as an opener. Thats way too obvious.

TYCHUS next pls! He has a variety of awesome builds.

it's never going to not be funny to me that there's an "unstoppable" status effect, but stasis effects override it with "stopped"

Why expect hero damage while using a siege/zoning build???

toads need like 20% more range to perform better. Stopped doing toads when they changed the talents forever ago.