Avatar

In Warcraft III, Avatar was the name of an ability for the Mountain King hero that temporarily turned him to stone.

Activate Avatar to temporarily give the Mountain King 5 bonus armor, 500 bonus hit points, 20 bonus damage and spell immunity.

By focusing the energies of the dwarves’ “newly discovered enchanted heritage”, the mountain kings can grow in size and strength – and take on the physical characteristics of carved stone. In this form, they are impervious to magical attacks and have greatly increased durability.Template:Cite

In World of Warcraft, Vanndar Stormpike and Magni Bronzebeard have this ability, but it is less powerful.

Increases the Physical damage dealt by the caster by 50% and enhances their armor by 50% for 15 sec.

In World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game Avatar is a spell used by powerful mages and priests of any raceTemplate:Cite, as well as dwarven mountain kings.Template:Cite Dwarven avatar is a prestige class in the Alliance & Horde Compendium.

Other avatars

• Avatar of Freya
• Avatar of Hakkar
• Avatar of Vengeance
• Avatar of the Martyred

Other definitions

In the context of a MMORPG, avatar has come to mean an iconic representation of a user, especially with chat or forum interfaces.

The word avatar was originally the name of an earthly incarnation of Vishnu (Hinduism) (see avatar at wiktionary.org). It has since become more common to refer also to any bodily or other familiar representation of any god.

See also

• Player Character