Shadow Demon (Dota 2)

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Shadow Demon (Dota 2) - Shadow Demon Skills

This page details each of Shadow Demon's abilities/skills.

First Ability

Disruption [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffects
Target Unit Heroes
Banishes the targeted unit, removing it from play for the duration. Upon returning, two illusions of the unit are created under Shadow Demon's control.
  • Range: 600
  • Banish duration: 2.5
  • Illusion duration: 5/6/7/8
  • Illusion Damage Dealt: 30%/40%/50%/60%
  • Illusion Damage Taken: 150%
  • Cooldown: 25/22/19/16
  • Mana Cost: 120
Lore: The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.

Second Ability

Soul Catcher [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Point Enemies Pure
Curses a random enemy in an area to take increased damage. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Soul Catcher.
  • Casting Range: 600
  • Duration: 12
  • Radius: 450
  • Damage Amplification: 20%/30%/40%/50%
  • Cooldown: 13 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 50/60/70/80
Lore: Trying to resist the Shadow Demon's corruption is mostly a useless endeavor.
  • Cannot be purged.
  • Is not blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Damage is blocked by Spell Immunity but this does not remove the debuf.
  • Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Soul Catcher.
  • The bonus damage is calculated after damage reductions.
  • Cannot be dispelled by anything.
  • If Brewmaster is affected by Soul Catcher before using Primal Split, all warriors will spawn with Soul Catcher debuff on them.

Third Ability

Shadow Poison [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Point Enemies Magical
Deals damage in a line, and afflicts enemy units with a poison effect. The poison deals 1/2/4/8/16 times the stack damage based on the number of stacks on the target, up to 5 stacks. Additional stacks cause 50 damage each. This deferred damage is dealt when Shadow Poison's duration is expired, or the Release sub-ability is used.
  • Range: 1500
  • Radius: 190
  • Duration: 10
  • Damage: 50
  • Stack Damage: 20/35/50/65
  • Cooldown: 2.75 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 50
Lore: The ever growing influence of the Shadow Demon can pollute the most valiant and pure of heroes.
  • For the first 5 stacks, Shadow Poison will deal:
  • 20/35/50/65 damage for 1 stack
  • 40/70/100/130 damage for 2 stacks
  • 80/140/200/260 damage for 3 stacks
  • 160/280/400/520 damage for 4 stacks
  • 320/560/800/1040 damage for 5 stacks
  • Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Shadow Poison.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Will not show stacks past 19, but will still work.
  • If purged, bonus damage will be dealt immediately when purged.
Shadow Poison Release [Keybind: D]
Ability
No Target
Releases the poison to do damage on all affected enemies. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Shadow Poison.

Ultimate Ability

Demonic Purge [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Unit Enemies Magical
Purges the target enemy unit, removing positive buffs, and slowing the target for the duration. The unit slowly regains its movement speed until the end of the duration, upon which damage is dealt. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Purge.
  • Range: 800
  • Duration: 5
  • Damage: 200/300/400
  • Slow effect: Fast recovery rate/Medium recovery rate/Slow recovery rate
  • Cooldown: 50 seconds (40 with Aghanim's Scepter)
  • Mana Cost: 200
Lore: Once Shadow Demon no longer has any need for his collected cultist, he releases it from its subservience - and its life.
  • When upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter, cooldown for both charges is counted in sequence, not independently.The damage is blocked by Magic Immunity but the slow and buff removal effects are no.
    • 40 seconds: 1 charge ready
    • 80 seconds: 2 charges ready
    • 120 seconds: 3 charges ready
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Removes buffs.
  • The damage will apply to units affected by Disruption.
  • Unlike a Diffusal Blade's Purge, no extra damage is done to illusions or summons.

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