Prior to the posting of the teaser, [S2] Nome released some information about Empath on XLTweet:
* She is a pure support hero. There is no room for carry.
* She has "5" skills as of right now. This is subject to change.
* Of the 4 games played so far, she's won 2 of them.
* Empath has resulted in some of the biggest "HOLY SHIT" and "LOL" moments yet.
* SBT'ers have been unanimously pleased with her core design after seeing her in action.
* She is the queen of juking.
* Situationally has the highest survivability of any support hero.
* Has two skills which cannot be properly created in Warcraft 3 without serious sacrifices.
Looks pretty epic to be honest, with lots of speculation about her ultimate. Mind control? Or merge with an ally? Myrmidon was not hyped as a support hero pre-release and he turned out to be one of the best offensive trilane supports ever, wonder how powerful Empath will be now that that's S2's focus while building her.
UPDATE: S2 has released a spotlight video revealing Empath's skillset, and based on the skill descriptions, she seems like one hell of a beastly support hero.
So what do you think of her skillset? Discuss in the comments below!