Slardar (Dota 2)

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Slardar (Dota 2) - Slardar Skills

This page details each of Slardar's key abilities/skills.

First Ability

Sprint [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffects
No Target Self
Slardar moves significantly faster, but takes 15% bonus damage.
  • Duration: 16
  • Movement Speed Increase: 20%/28%/36%/44%
  • Cooldown: 23 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 0
Lore: As Slardar has made the transition from the Deeps, it has been necessary to use his powerful tail for sprinting instead of swimming.
  • Cannot be purged.
  • Activating this ability does not cancel channeling spells, meaning you can use Boots of Travel and then use this ability without canceling the teleportation.
  • Amplified damage is the same type of damage dealt.

Second Ability

Slithereen Crush [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffectsDamage
No Target Enemies Physical
Slams the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemy land units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed by 20% for 2 seconds.
  • Radius: 350
  • Stun Duration: 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5
  • Damage: 50/100/150/200
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 80/95/105/115
Lore: A swift crush of might and water breaks even the toughest of defenses.
  • Stun type is magical.
  • Stun is blocked by Spell Immunity, the damage is not.
  • The slow can be purged.

Third Ability

Bash [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Passive Enemies Physical
Grants a chance that an attack will do bonus damage and stun an enemy. The duration is doubled against creeps.
  • Stun Duration: 1 (2 on creeps)
  • Damage Bonus: 60/80/100/120
  • Chance: 10%/15%/20%/25%
Lore: Thieves of the wealth of the Deep Ones meet the brutality of the Slithereen Guard in melee combat.
  • Is not blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is not blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Cannot be purged.
  • Does not stack with Skull Basher or Abyssal Blade.
  • You can lifeleech the damage dealt by this skill with a Lifesteal aura. This damage is added to your attack damage when procs, so it also can be reduced by damage block and damage reducing abilities.

Ultimate Ability

Amplify Damage [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffects
Target Unit Enemies
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility.
  • Range: 700
  • Duration: 25
  • Armor Reduction: 10/15/20
  • Cooldown: 5 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 25
Lore: Slardar's lure-light reveals even the most hidden of opponents, as well as their vulnerabilities.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Can be purged.
  • Provides True Sight on enemy heroes and creeps, but not on neutral creeps.
  • Goes through spell immunity such as Black King Bar. However, if a unit becomes spell immune while under the effects of Amplify Damage it will be dispelled.

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