Lifestealer (Dota 2)

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Lifestealer (Dota 2) - Lifestealer Skills

This page details Lifestealer's abilities/skills.

First Ability

Rage [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffects
No Target Self
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming immune to magic spells and gaining increased attack speed.
  • Attack Speed Bonus: 30/45/60/80
  • Duration: 3/4/5/6
  • Cooldown: 19 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 75
Lore: The madness and brutality of N'aix makes him a vicious and unrelenting foe in combat.
  • Just like any other abilities which grant spell immunity, upon casting, many buffs and debuffs will be removed.
  • Has a 0 cast time.

Second Ability

Feast [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Passive Enemies Physical
Regenerates a portion of the attacked enemy's current HP and deals the same portion of damage per attack.
Life Leech: 4%/5%/6%/7%
Lore: After escaping from his cell in Devarque, N'aix subsisted on flesh and bones of those unfortunate enough to cross his path.
  • The regeneration does not work on Roshan.
  • Affects spell immune units.
  • Heal works independent of damage.
  • Is not blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Lifesteal works on damage dealt by Feast, including Open Wounds.
  • Ability is disabled by Doom.

Third Ability

Open Wounds [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffects
Target Unit Enemies
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movespeed and allowing all allies to lifesteal on that unit. All damage dealt will steal life, including damage from spells. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
  • Casting Range: 200/300/400/500
  • Duration: 8
  • Movement Speed Slow: 70%
  • Life Leech: 15%/20%/25%/30%
  • Cooldown: 24/20/16/12
  • Mana Cost: 110
Lore: Fresh wounds and the scent of blood often draw out the scavengers to finish the job.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Can be purged.
  • Any damage dealt will activate lifesteal, including magical damage from spells.
  • Slows by 70%/70%/60%/50%/30%/10%/10%/10%, decreasing one step per second.

Ultimate Ability

Infest [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffects
Target Unit Units
Lifestealer will infest the body of the target unit, lying dormant and undetectable inside. When he reveals himself, he deals damage to all nearby enemy units. The Lifestealer can gain experience from units that die while he is Infesting a unit. If the unit is an enemy creep, he will devour it first, gaining health equal to the unit's current HP. Does not work on enemy Heroes.
  • Damage: 150/275/400
  • Damage Radius: 700
  • Cooldown: 100
  • Mana Cost: 50
Lore: With this infestation, N'aix consumes the life blood of the host, restoring him back to full unholy power.
  • If the infested unit dies before Lifestealer consumes it, no health is gained.
  • Lifestealer gains experience while under the effects of Infest.
  • N'aix is treated as banished for the purposes of spell detection upon infesting a target, disjointing most spells. In addition, damage is not taken from area spells nor any other spells that add damage onto other targets. (A side effect of banishment means he also will not gain gold from assists.)
  • True Sight from Gem works normally under the effect of Infest.
  • Works on Mud Golems, but not on Ancients.
Control [Keybind: D]
AbilityAffects
No Target Self
Lifestealer seizes control of the host body's nervous system, allowing him to issue movement and attack orders from within. Controlled units share Lifestealer's movement speed. Cannot be used on heroes.
Consume [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffectsDamage
No Target Enemies Magical
Lifestealer eats the host body from the inside out.
  • Damage is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is not blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Lifestealer will not be healed if he is released as a result of the infected unit being killed or if it is an allied hero.
  • Consume will not harm an allied hero that Lifestealer has infested.

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