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Infernal Shrines <Battleground>

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Demonic corruption threatens the Gardens of Hope. Called forth by the Shrines, Punishers prowl the battlefield, terrifying creatures that live to destroy heroes. Defeat the Shrines' Guardians before your enemies do, and the next Punisher will fight for you; fail, and face the demon's wrath.

Official Site: Battleground Page
Realm: Sanctuary
Released: 2015-08-26
Event: Eternal Conflict
Rotation: Ranked and Unranked

This Battleground:

has 3 Lanes with Minions
has 3 Primary Objectives to follow
has 5 Camps (Mercenaries enabled during Objectives)
holds 2 Entities in it
has 3 Resources available

Battleground Map

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Primary Objectives

These objectives are what makes the Battleground unique, and are essential to know in order to win.

Core Ability - Frozen Orb		The Core will spawn 2 volleys of Frozen Orbs that explode, dealing 5% maximum Health as damage and Rooting enemy Heroes hit for 1.5 seconds.
		Recast after 12 sec when an enemy Hero is close.
	Amount: 2	Located at the middle of each base.
Shrines		Defeat 40 Minions at the Shrine first to unleash a Punisher upon the enemy.
	Spawns: 3 min	Respawns 3 min after the Punisher has been defeated.
	Amount: 3	Located between middle and top lanes, and north of top lane.
Punisher		The Punisher has 3 different variations: Arcane, Frozen and Mortar, each with a special ability. It will also leap toward an enemy hero, stunning nearby enemies and increasing its attack and movement speed for 4 seconds. This has a cooldown of 15 seconds, but can happen 5 seconds after spawning.
		Respawns instantly after a new Shrine is captured.
	Amount: 1	Located at the Infernal Shrine.

Camps

When captured at the right time, Camps can make a huge difference or provide a needed bit of support.
Note that Mercenaries are enabled during the Primary Objectives.

Fallen Camp		Fallen Shaman (Bruiser) spawns. The Shaman occasionally spawns two Demon Dogs. Moves down the top lane upon capture.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 4 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 3	Located between middle and bottom lanes, each side.
Khazra Camp		Khazra Impalers (Siege) spawn. Moves down the bottom lane upon capture.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 3 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located between middle and bottom lanes, each side and center near bottom lane.

Entities

These entities are found in this Battleground, one way or the other.

	Beleth (Hell Announcer) - available as an Announcer Ruthless Demon, that fights the Eternal Conflict against Ilarian.
	Ilarian (Heaven Announcer) - available as an Announcer Noble Angel, that fights the Eternal Conflict against Beleth.