Includes backlinks to specific hero abilities

Spirit Link
Spirit Link icon
Ability
Passive
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Target Unit)
Affects
Self
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Allied Heroes)
(Spirit Bear)
Links Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear, sharing a percentage of their armor with each other, increasing the attack speed of both and causing damage dealt by the Spirit Bear to heal Lone Druid.
Passive Component
Attack Speed Bonus: 20/35/50/65
Shared Lifesteal: 20%/35%/50%/65%
Shared Armor: 8%/12%/16%/20%
With Aghanim's Scepter 
With Aghanim's Scepter Ally Attack Speed Bonus: 55/70/85/100
With Aghanim's Scepter Ally Shared Armor: 43%/47%/51%/55%
With Aghanim's Scepter Buff Duration: 20
With Aghanim's Scepter Bear Fear Duration: 20
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Summon Spirit Bear icon Spirit Link icon Spirit Bear Interactions
With Aghanim's Scepter Bear Fear Duration: 0
Cooldown symbol
  With Aghanim's Scepter 40
Mana symbol
 With Aghanim's Scepter 50
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Lone Druid severs the link to his Spirit Bear, and connects to the target allied hero, sharing the Spirit Link bonuses with them for 20s. Armor sharing and attack speed bonuses are increased by 35%. Damage done by the ally heals Lone Druid, as well as the other way around.

The Spirit Bear is feared for the duration of the transformation, unless it has its own Aghanim's Scepter.
Partially disabled by Break.
Break Notes:
Disables the shared lifesteal.
Does not disable the shared armor or the attack speed bonus.
Buff/Debuff
Sylla is emboldened by the presence of his companion, his vitality replenished with each swipe of the Spirit Bear's claws.

Axe - Battle Hunger

Battle Hunger
Battle Hunger icon
Affects
Enemies
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Self)
Damage
Physical
Enrages an enemy unit, causing it to take damage over time until it kills another unit or the duration ends. The damage is increased by a factor of Axe's armor. The enemy is also slowed as long as he's facing away from Axe.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.5 
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range bonuses. 700/775/850/925
Base Damage per Second: 10/15/20/25
Armor as Damage per Second: 100% (Talent 200%)
Move Speed Slow: 11%/19%/27%/35% (Talent 23%/31%/39%/47%)
Creep Speed/Armor Multiplier: 0.5
Facing Angle: 90°
Duration: 12
With Aghanim's Scepter Enemy Armor Reduction: 7
With Aghanim's Scepter Self Armor Bonus per Affected Enemy: 7
Talent Self Move Speed Bonus per Affected Enemy: 12%
Cooldown symbol
 20/15/10/5
Mana symbol
 50/60/70/80
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Battle Hunger also reduces enemy armor and grants Axe armor per affected target.
Partially blocked by Linken's Sphere.
Blocked upon cast.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Not blocked when applied by Berserker's Call.
Buff/Debuff

Bristleback - Bristleback

Bristleback
Bristleback ability icon
Affects
Self
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Enemies)
Damage
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Physical
Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes 275/250/225/200 damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.
Passive Component
Rear Angle: 70°
Side Angle: 110°
Rear Damage Reduction: 16%/24%/32%/40% (Talent 24%/32%/40%/48%)
Side Damage Reduction: 8%/12%/16%/20% (Talent 12%/16%/20%/24%)
Damage Threshold: 275/250/225/200
With Aghanim's Scepter Cast Animation: 0+0 Instant Cast Animation (DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_IMMEDIATE)
With Aghanim's Scepter Cast Range: Global
With Aghanim's Scepter Effect Delay: 0.5
With Aghanim's Scepter Number of Quill Sprays: 6
With Aghanim's Scepter Spray Interval: 0.35
With Aghanim's Scepter Spray Angle: 45°
With Aghanim's Scepter Self Move Speed Slow: 40%
Cooldown symbol
  With Aghanim's Scepter 24
Mana symbol
 With Aghanim's Scepter 100
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Adds active ability to Bristleback. Bristleback rotates towards the targeted direction and, after 0.5s, forcefully ejects 6 sequential Quill Sprays in a tight conical pattern out of his back every 0.35s. Bristleback's facing is locked during this time, he is disarmed, and his speed is reduced by 40%.
Disabled by Break.
Break Notes:
Does not disable the damage accumulation counter.
Partially usable by illusions.
Illusion Notes:
The incoming damage reduction works for illusions.
Does not proc passive Quill Sprays.
Buff/Debuff

Brewmaster - Primal Companion

Primal Companion
Primal Companion icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Creates a Brewling based on Brewmaster's current Drunken Brawler Stance. If the Brewling moves 1600 range away from Brewmaster, it can no longer cast spells and is slowed by 50%. Otherwise, all of the Brewling spells have a 100% cooldown penalty.


A new Brewling cannot be resummoned for 3s if the current one takes damage from enemy Heroes or hero-controlled units. If the Brewling dies, the ability goes on cooldown for 70 seconds.


Only one Brewling can exist at a time. If Brewmaster uses Primal Split, the existing Brewling disappears.
Cast Animation: 0.3+0.33 
Number of Brewlings: 1
Penalty Distance: 1600
Penalty Brewling Move Speed Slow: 50%
Death Cooldown Penalty: 50
Damage Cooldown: 3
Brewlings Abilities Cooldown Multiplier: 2
Duration: Permanent
Cooldown symbol
 20
Mana symbol
 50
Ability Draft Notes
Ability Draft Notes:
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Requires drafting Drunken Brawler icon Drunken Brawler to be unlocked.
Leveling up this ability levels another ability at the same time.
Both Primal Companion and Primal Split are linked abilities.
Mangix doesn't hold to it by rule, but he vaguely recalls an old master musing that, if one could manage, scaring up a companion was always preferable to drinking alone.

Brewmaster - Primal Split

Primal Split
Primal Split icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Splits Brewmaster into elements, forming 4 specialized warriors, adept at survival, each with their own abilities. If any of them survive until the end of their summoned timer, the Brewmaster is reborn.
Cast Animation: 0.55+0 
Split Time: 0.6
Duration: 16/18/20 (With Aghanim's Shard 28/30/32)
Primal Companion Cooldown Skip: 20
Cooldown symbol
 140/130/120
Mana symbol
 150/200/250
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Grants the Primal Companion ability.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Grants the Primal Split Cancel ability.
Increases Primal Split duration and allows it to be cancelled early.
It isn't clear whether Mangix is consciously aware of his potent bond with nature, as it often occurs in the midst of a drunken stupor.

Brewmaster - Earth Brewling Debuff Immunity

Debuff Immunity
Not disabled by Break.
Debuff Immunity (Earth) icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Immune to spells.
Magic Resistance Bonus: 50%
Leveling up this ability levels another ability at the same time.
Both Debuff Immunity and Primal Split are linked abilities.

Brewmaster - Earth Brewling Demolish

Demolish
Disabled by Break.
Demolish (Earth) icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Physical
Deals bonus damage to buildings.
Building Attack Damage Bonus: 90/170/250
Leveling up this ability levels another ability at the same time.
Both Demolish and Primal Split are linked abilities.

Leshrac - Pulse Nova

Pulse Nova
Pulse Nova icon
Ability
Toggle
Affects
Enemies
(Talent Self)
Damage
Magical
Creates waves of damaging energy around Leshrac, one per second, to damage nearby enemy units. Drains Leshrac's mana with each pulse.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius bonuses. 525
Damage per Second: 80/135/180 (Talent 115/170/215)
Pulse Nova Downtime: 1
Talent Move Speed Bonus: 10%
Talent Damage Reduction: 20%
Lightning Storm icon Auto Lightning Storm
Talent Radius: Affected by AoE Radius bonuses. 700
Talent Storm Interval: 2
Talent Number of Targets: 1
Cooldown symbol
 1
Mana symbol
 50/60/70
 + 25/45/65/ second
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Grants the Nihilism ability.

Lycan - Wolf Bite

Wolf Bite
Wolf Bite icon
Lycan bites an ally, granting them Shapeshift properties. Lycan and the bitten target gain 30% Lifesteal and share the healing effect of Lifesteal with each other as long as they are within 1200 range of each other.
Cast Animation: 0.3+0.73 
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range bonuses. 300
Lifesteal Radius: 1200
Lifesteal: 30%
Shared Lifesteal: 30%
Cooldown symbol
 125/110/95 (Talent 110/95/80)
Mana symbol
 150
Partially usable by illusions.
Illusion Notes:
Shapeshift notes fully apply.
Ability Draft Notes
Ability Draft Notes:
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Requires drafting Shapeshift icon Shapeshift to be unlocked.
Sub-ability
Sub-ability of Shapeshift.
Does this bite look infected?

Lycan - Shapeshift

Shapeshift
Partially usable by illusions. RF
Shapeshift icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Lycan assumes his lupine form, granting him and his units critical strikes and added vision at night. During Shapeshift, Lycan and all units under his control move at increased speed, cannot be slowed and have a 40% chance to deal a critical strike doing 160%/190%/220% damage.
Transformation Time: 1.1
Radius: Global
Base Night Vision Bonus: 1000
Set Base Attack Range: 150
Haste Speed: 550
Health Bonus: 200/300/400
Critical Chance: 40%
Critical Damage: 160%/190%/220%
Aura Linger Duration: 0.1
Duration: 25 (Talent 31)
Cooldown symbol
 110/100/90 (Talent 95/85/75)
Mana symbol
 100
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Grants the Wolf Bite ability.
Partially usable by illusions.
Illusion Notes:
Illusions created while the ability is active copy the modifier with matching duration.
Benefits but does not bestow the Shapeshift aura.
Critical strike values shown are before illusion outgoing damage and armor reduction.
Forever a slave to his lycanthropy, Banehallow has come to accept his curse, and embrace his own savagery.

Luna - Moon Glaives

Moon Glaives
Moon Glaives icon
Ability
Passive
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. No Target)
Affects
Enemies
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Self)
Empowers Luna's glaives, causing her attacks to bounce between enemy units. Deals less damage with each bounce.
Passive Component
Search Radius: 500
Number of Bounces: 3/4/5/6
Damage Reduction per Bounce: 50%/45%/40%/35% (Talent 42%/37%/32%/27%)
With Aghanim's Shard Cast Animation: 0+0 Instant Cast Animation (DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_IMMEDIATE)
With Aghanim's Shard Orbital Radius: 175
With Aghanim's Shard Number of Glaives: 4
With Aghanim's Shard Glaive Collision Radius: 115
With Aghanim's Shard Damage Reduction: 25%
With Aghanim's Shard Instant Attack Damage: 75%
With Aghanim's Shard Duration: 7
Cooldown symbol
  With Aghanim's Shard 25
Mana symbol
 With Aghanim's Shard 25
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Moon Glaives can be activated to create 4 glaives that rotate in a 175 radius around Luna for 7 seconds, reducing damage she takes by 25%. Any unit that collides with a glaive will take 75% of Luna's Attack Damage.
Can be disjointed.
Does not bounce when disjointed by the primary attack target.
When disjointed by a secondary target, the disjointing unit is not registered as hit, the attack may immediately bounce on it again if its within range. The disjointed instance still counts towards the bounce limit.
Carefully sharpened, Luna's boomerang-like weapon cuts a wide swath through enemy numbers.

Shadow Demon - Disseminate

Disseminate
Disseminate icon
Affects
Units
Whenever the target takes damage, all enemies, including the target itself if it is an enemy, within 675 range of the target also receive a portion of that damage. Can target enemy and allied units. Effect is paused if the target is hidden by Disruption.
Cast Animation: 0.3+0.6 
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range bonuses. 700/800/900/1000
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius bonuses. 675
Damage Shared: 20%/25%/30%/35% (Talent 35%/40%/45%/50%)
Enemy Damage Amp: 20%/25%/30%/35% (Talent 35%/40%/45%/50%)
Duration: 6
Cooldown symbol
 30/25/20/15
Mana symbol
 100

Spectre - Dispersion

Dispersion
Cannot be used by illusions. Disabled by Break. Pierces debuff immunity.
Dispersion icon
Ability
Passive
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. No Target)
Affects
Self / Enemies
Damage done to Spectre is reflected on her enemies, leaving her unharmed. The effect lessens with distance.
Passive Component
Min Radius: 300
Max Radius: 800
Damage Reflected: 8%/12%/16%/20% (Talent 13%/17%/21%/25%)
Damage Reduction: 8%/12%/16%/20% (Talent 13%/17%/21%/25%)
With Aghanim's Shard Cast Animation: 0+0 Instant Cast Animation (DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_IMMEDIATE)
With Aghanim's Shard Damage Reflected Multiplier: 2
With Aghanim's Shard Duration: 5
Cooldown symbol
  With Aghanim's Shard 25
Mana symbol
 With Aghanim's Shard 50
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Dispersion can be activated to increase damage reflected by 100% for 5s.
Disabled by Break.
Break Notes:
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Since it fully disables all aspects of the ability, the multiplier does nothing.
A daunting task lies before enemies of Mercurial - killing a shadow with blade and magic.

Sven - Warcry

Warcry
Warcry icon
Ability
No Target
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aura)
Affects
Allied Heroes
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Allies)
Sven's Warcry heartens his allied heroes for battle, increasing their armor and movement speed. Lasts 10 seconds.
Passive Component
With Aghanim's Shard Aura Radius: 1200
With Aghanim's Shard Move Speed Bonus: 3%
With Aghanim's Shard Aura Armor Bonus: 6
With Aghanim's Shard Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius bonuses. 700
Move Speed Bonus: 10%/14%/18%/22%
Armor Bonus: 6/9/12/15 (Talent 16/19/22/25)
Duration: 10 (Talent 14)
Cooldown symbol
 35/30/25/20
Mana symbol
 30/35/40/45
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Warcry is now undispellable and passively grants armor and movement speed to all allies near Sven.
Not disabled by Break.
Break Notes:
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
The Warcry aura is not disabled.
Can be used by illusions.
Illusion Notes:
Illusions bestow the Warcry Aura.
Calling a few lines from the Vigil Codex fortifies Sven's obedience to his rogue code. So poetic!