The problem is often the draft . Illidan can only dive live vs . a team with almost no CC or no skill . At very low beginner levels , he can therefore seem OP , because there is no counterplay for a beginner . As soon as people stun him , he can no longer afford to solo dive . He needs Anub ' Arak , Tyrael , Muradin , any dive buddy to improve his chances of survival . This is also one reason why Metamorphosis used to be a better choice than The Hunt higher survivability . It is best to pick Illidan late in the draft , when obvious counters like BW or even a CC heavy team Kael ' Thas , Tyrande etc . all count here has not been picked . Unless , of course , your team knows what they are doing , use cleanse aggressively , maybe pick Tassadar etc . , but this requires better players than the ones I usually team with my fault , though , I ' m just ranked too low . To stay on subject , his damage should never be higher than any other assassin ' s . Because he is basically similar to Zeratul , Nova , Tracer . Not Valla .