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[e][h]Anti-Mage

Radiant Hero

Attributes

23 +1.3

24 +2.8

12 +1.8

29 - 33

0

310

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0.25

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.3 + 0.6

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.47

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.4

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

614

938

1172

Mana

219

519

735

Armor

4.8

12.6

18.2

Damage

53-57

92-96

120-124

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Anti-Mage

Recommended Roles

Carry Escape Nuker

The monks of Turstarkuri watched the rugged valleys below their mountain monastery as wave after wave of invaders swept through the lower kingdoms. Ascetic and pragmatic, in their remote monastic eyrie they remained aloof from mundane strife, wrapped in meditation that knew no gods or elements of magic. Then came the Legion of the Dead God, crusaders with a sinister mandate to replace all local worship with their Unliving Lord's poisonous nihilosophy. From a landscape that had known nothing but blood and battle for a thousand years, they tore the souls and bones of countless fallen legions and pitched them against Turstarkuri. The monastery stood scarcely a fortnight against the assault, and the few monks who bothered to surface from their meditations believed the invaders were but demonic visions sent to distract them from meditation. They died where they sat on their silken cushions. Only one youth survived—a pilgrim who had come as an acolyte, seeking wisdom, but had yet to be admitted to the monastery. He watched in horror as the monks to whom he had served tea and nettles were first slaughtered, then raised to join the ranks of the Dead God's priesthood. With nothing but a few of Turstarkuri's prized dogmatic scrolls, he crept away to the comparative safety of other lands, swearing to obliterate not only the Dead God's magic users—but to put an end to magic altogether.

Should Anti-Mage have the opportunity to gather his full strength, few can stop his assaults. Draining mana from enemies with every strike or teleporting short distances to escape an ambush, cornering him is a challenge for any foe.

Anti-Mage (In-Game Description)

Abilities

Mana Break

QR

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Burns an opponent's mana on each attack plus a percentage of their maximum mana. Mana Break deals a percentage of the mana burned as damage to the target.

Mana Break	25/30/35/40

Max Mana Break	1%/1.8%/2.6%/3.4% 1.6%/2.4%/3.2%/4% 20

Mana Break Damage	50%

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Disabled by break.
	Illusions gain this ability.

A modified technique of the Turstarkuri monks' peaceful ways is to turn magical energies on their owner.

Notes

• Does not stack with  Manabreak.
• Stacks additively with other sources of Mana Break.
• Mana Break values are halved when used by illusions.

Blink

WB

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Self

Short distance teleportation that allows Anti-Mage to move in and out of combat.

Cast Range	925/1000/1075/1150 1225/1300/1375/1450

Cast Point	0.4

15/12/9/6
     

13/10/8/4

60

	Causes Blink to have bonus range and reduces cooldown.
	Cannot be cast while rooted.

In his encounter with the Dead Gods, Anti-Mage learned the value of being elusive.

Notes

• Blink has a minimum range of 200.
• Can disjoint projectiles.

Counterspell

ED

Targeting
Passive
No Target

Affects
Self

Passively grants magic resistance. Can be activated to send any targeted spells back towards enemies instead of affecting Anti-Mage.

Magic Resistance	15%/25%/35%/45% 65% 25

Counterspell Duration	1.2

15/11/7/3

45/50/55/60

	The passive magic resistance is disabled by break.
	Illusions gain magic resistance from this ability.

Years of meditation and obsession with revenge have hardened Anti-Mage's skin against mystical opponents.

Notes

• Total magic resistance:
  • 37%/45%/52%/59%
  • 78%
    25
• Counterspell follows the same spellblock interactions as  Linken's Sphere and  Lotus Orb.

Mana Void

RV

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

For each point of mana missing by the target unit, damage is dealt to it and surrounding enemies.

Damage Per Missing Mana	0.8/0.95/1.1 0.9/1.05/1.2 20

Stun Duration	0.3 1.3 20

Radius	500

Cast Range	600

Cast Point	0.3

70
     20

25

100/200/300

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

After bringing enemies to their knees, Anti-Mage punishes them for their use of the arcane arts.

Aghanim's Scepter Ability

Blink Fragment

Targeting
Unit Target, Point Target

Affects
Enemy

Blinks an illusion at the target enemy or location and attacks them. Uses Blink's Cast Range.

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Illusion cannot be controlled, casting Counterspell also casts it on the Fragment illusion.

Outgoing Damage	75%

Incoming Damage	200%

Duration	7

20

50

	This spell is granted by the scepter.
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
-50s  Mana Void Cooldown	25	+20%  Counterspell Magic Resistance
+1s  Mana Void Stun	20	+0.1  Mana Void Damage Multiplier
+8 Armor	15	+0.6% Max  Mana Break
+15 Attack Speed	10	+9 Strength

General Strategy

Overview

Anti-Mage is one of the most feared carries in the game. If played correctly, he can be extremely hard to take down and can max-out on items minutes before the opposition's carry. His effective farm rate is partly due to his Blink ability, known for its short cooldown.

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Starting with one point in Blink is always a good idea as it gives you both offensive and defensive capability. Currently, the most popular build in the Pro-Scene is the "Burning Build", which gets one point in Mana Break, one point in Blink, one point in Spell Shield, one point in Mana Void by level 6. This provides the hero with some much needed durability. After that stage, make sure to max out Blink first. This not only ensures that you can escape with ease when you spot a gank, but also give you the ability to jump from one jungle camp to another with ease after getting your Battle Fury.

Early Game

Try to last hit every single creep and buy a Ring of Health as soon as possible. At this point, you have several options for your next item. If your opponent's line up is not gank heavy and your team has the upper hand in the laning phase, you have the option of skipping Boots of Speed in order to get up a Battle Fury as soon as possible. If you feel extra durability is needed, then finishing a Power Treads or Vladimir's Offering is a good idea. Most of the time, Power Treads is sufficient. Nonetheless, getting a Battle Fury as fast as possible is crucial. Please note, oftentimes getting treads before Battle Fury is superior because without treads you have difficulty farming the jungle should your lane become contested. Having the Treads and Ring of Health also allows you to push the creep wave to the enemy tower, then blink to the medium/easy camp (radiant) or easy/hard on dire. This can allow a player to get over 100 CS by 10 minutes if executed properly. This is much higher than a straight battle fury rush will get you, so the timing for Treads/Battle fury and straight battle fury tend to be comparable, while the treads give you a much stronger laning presence, as well as allowing you to easily fall back into the jungle if the lane becomes dangerous, or if you want to jungle so that one of your supports can get critical levels and farm.

Mid Game

When your Battle Fury is completed you will have the ability to Flash Farm. Safely farm the lanes and farm the jungle when the lane pushes too far. Combined with Blink, you should be able to clear the jungle creeps in no time. If you completed your Battle Fury early, consider getting Vladimir's Offering next as the lifesteal aura allows you to keep yourself at full HP at all times, increasing the threat of your split push ability. The next big item is usually a Manta Style. This item synergizes really well with your first skill Mana Break; the illusions created by Manta Style will also burn mana. At this point in time you should be a huge threat to the opposition as a simple Blink, Manta, auto-attack, and Mana Void combo can easily finish off heroes. The rest of the items really depends on your opposition's line up. If they have a magical or lock-down focused team, then a Black King Bar (BKB) is a must. Sometimes, it is even necessary to get a BKB before Manta Style in order to not die to ganks easily. Most of the time, picking up a Heart of Tarrasque is also a good idea as it provides you some much needed tankiness and durability. If required, you might also want to look at a Butterfly and/or a Monkey King Bar (MKB) to boost your DPS.

Quick explanation behind recommended items:

• Stout Shield: Effective mitigation against creeps and heroes during the laning phase.
• Ring of Health: Provides HP regeneration and builds into a Battle Fury.
• Battle Fury: Considered a core item in almost every situation. This item allows Anti-Mage to farm at an incredible rate with the use of his Blink ability. If done correctly, he is able to clear out the jungle in less than a minute. This item also allows split pushing.
• Vladimir's Offering: Allows Anti-Mage to constantly keep his HP full. The aura also helps in team fights. This might be one of the first items you sell once you get late enough in the game though, as a support can pick the item up for the aura instead. It also let's you solo Roshan once you get Treads/Battle Fury/Yasha/Vlads.
• Butterfly: Gives Anti-Mage all the stats he needs to be a strong damage dealer during fights as well as evasion.
• Manta Style: The active use will create two illusions which will have his Mana Break ability. The active allows him to remove debuffs as well. Manta Style also provides a movespeed bonus, increased attack speed, and agility.
• Heart of Tarrasque: Allows Anti-Mage to get back into fights quickly after being able to escape using Blink. With his magic resistance passive, the HP gain helps him survive much easier.
• Skull Basher/Abyssal Blade: By bashing an enemy hero, he is able to easily do damage and burn mana. Also note that the disable goes through BKB which helps you to lockdown key enemy targets.

Late Game

Late game, it is imperative to end the game quickly. Once you have Manta or a Butterfly you should actively split push and join team fights to try to end the game. Anti-mage is one of the best heroes at split pushing. While your team is holding off the enemy team's push, you can solo push down raxes or even the throne. However, the part that makes this difficult to do is that you have to take in to account the enemy TPing back and take into account the possibility of having unfavorable trades, meaning they rax or even throne you before you can even solo rax them in return. Therefore, you must always carry a TP so that you can return quickly to clean up and ensure that you get favorable trades, or you might even need to abandon your split push and just team fight if you're solo pushing too slowly relative to the enemy team.

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.29b
	Base armor increased by 1
7.29
	Reworked Shard upgrade. Now causes Blink to have +300 range and reduces cooldown by 2. Mana Void mana cost rescaled from 125/200/275 to 100/200/300 Blink Fragment scepter illusion incoming damage reduced from 250% to 200% Blink Fragment Scepter illusion outgoing damage increased from 50% to 75% Level 15 Talent changed from +300 Blink Cast Range to +0.6% Max Mana Burn Level 20 Talent changed from -2s Blink Cooldown to +1s Mana Void Stun
7.28
	Mana Break max burn reduced from 1/2/3/4% to 1/1.8/2.6/3.4% Level 15 Talent changed from +12 Agility to +8 Armor Level 15 Talent reduced from +325 Blink Cast Range to +300 Level 20 Talent changed from Blink Uncontrollable Illusion to +0.1 Mana Void Damage Multiplier Scepter Rework Grants Blink Fragment. Blinks an illusion at the target enemy or location and attacks them for 7 seconds. Uses Blink's Cast Range. Illusion cannot be controlled, deals 50% damage, takes 250%. Casting Counterspell also casts it on the Fragment illusion. Cooldown: 20. Manacost: 50 Added Aghanim's Shard Upgrades Counterspell Successful Counterspell creates an illusion attacking the caster for 5 seconds. Removes Counterspell manacost.
7.27b
	Agility gain reduced from 3 to 2.8 Level 10 Talent reduced from +10 Strength to +9 Level 25 Talent increased from -45s Mana Void Cooldown to -50s
7.26c
	Level 25 Talent increased from -40s Mana Void Cooldown to -45s
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.23a
	Agility gain reduced from 3.2 to 3 Mana Break reduced from 28/40/52/64 to 25/30/35/40
7.23
	Mana Break now also burns 2/3/4/5% of the target's max mana Mana Break now only has half effect by illusions Mana Void no longer pierces Spell Immunity (previously only partially did) Mana Void Scepter duration increased from 70 to 100 seconds Level 10 Talent increased from +10 Strength to +13
7.22
	Added Scepter upgrade: Mana Void kills now add +70 seconds to the highest cooldown ability on the enemy hero Cooldown starts once the enemy respawns Increases the stun duration by 1 second If the target dies during the stun it is still counted as a Mana Void kill
7.21b
	Base Agility increased by 2
7.20e
	Counterspell duration reduced from 1.4 to 1.2 Counterspell mana cost increased from 40 to 45/50/55/60
7.20
	Removed Scepter upgrade Replaced Spell Shield with Counterspell Passively grants 15/25/35/45% Magic Resistance Can be activated to provide a Counterspell shield for 1.4 seconds Causes all spells that target you to be blocked and reflected onto the enemy Cooldown: 15/11/7/3 Mana Cost: 40
7.17
	Base damage increased by 2
7.16
	Increased Base HP regen to 1.75 Base attack rate improved from 1.45 to 1.4
7.12
	Mana Void damage increased from 0.6/0.85/1.1 to 0.8/0.95/1.1
7.10
	Level 10 Talent changed from +175 Health to +10 Strength Level 15 Talent changed from -2s Blink Cooldown to +400 Blink Cast Range Level 20 Talent increased from +300 Blink Cast Range to -2.5s Blink Cooldown
7.07c
	Mana Break damage reduced from 60% to 50% Blink cooldown increased from 12/9/7/5 to 15/12/9/6 Level 15 Talent increased from -1s Blink Cooldown to -2s Level 20 Talent illusion incoming damage increased from 300% to 350%
7.07b
	Strength gain reduced from 1.5 to 1.3 Base Intelligence reduced from 15 to 12 Spell Shield reduced from 26/34/42/50% to 20/30/40/50% Level 15 Talent changed from Blink Uncontrollable Illusion to +15 Agility Level 20 Talent changed from +10 All Stats to Blink Uncontrollable Illusion Level 25 Talent reduced from +30% Spell Shield to +25% Illusion talent incoming damage increased from 250% to 300%
7.07
	Base movement speed reduced by 5 Reworked Talent Tree
7.02
	Level 10 Talent from +6 Strength to +150 Health Level 15 Talent from +250 Health to -1s Blink Cooldown Level 25 Talent from -2s Blink Cooldown to -50s Mana Void Cooldown
7.00
	Added Scepter upgrade: Spell Shield will passively block and reflect a targeted spell once every 12 seconds Disabled by Break Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Mana Void ministun duration increased from 0.15 to 0.3
6.85
	Blink distance rescaled from 1000/1075/1150/1150 to 925/1000/1075/1150 Mana Void stun rescaled from 0.1/0.2/0.3 to 0.15
6.82
	Base strength increased from 20 to 22
6.81
	Mana Void's area of effect increased from 450 to 500
6.80
	Mana Void radius increased from 300 to 450 Added AoE targeting cursor for Mana Void
6.75
	Movement speed decreased from 320 to 315 Blink animation time increased from 0.33 to 0.4 Legs decreased from 2/2/2/2 to 1/1.5/1.8/1.9
6.73
	Armor reduced by 1 Reverted the 6.72 Base Attack Time improvement, BAT from 1.35 to 1.45
6.72
	Base attack time improved from 1.45 to 1.35
6.70
	Spell Shield magic reduction from 15/25/35/45 to 26/34/42/50%
6.68
	Spell Shield increased from 10/20/30/40 to 15/25/35/45
6.65
	Mana Void cooldown reduced from 120/100/80 to 70 Mana Break scaling increased from 16/32/48/64 to 28/40/52/64
6.63
	Mana Void AoE increased from 275 to 325 Strength changed from 16 +1.5 to 20 +1.2
6.60
	Reworked Mana Void damage mechanism Undid recent buffs to base strength (21➜16)
6.59
	Improved Anti-Mage's Strength by 2 points
6.55
	Minor improvements to Anti-Mage's base stats
6.53
	Decreased Mana Void's cooldown from 120 to 120/100/80
6.52
	Mana Void now applies the stun instantly, instead of using a projectile
6.50
	Mana Void mana cost decreased from 175/225/275 to 125/200/275
6.35
	Increased base armor from -1 to 0
6.10
	Reworked Spell Shield 10/20/30/40% magic resistance passive No self attack speed reduction
6.07
	Reduced base attack time from 1.7 to 1.45
6.02
	Fixed Spell Shield reducing Anti-Mage's attack speed by 80 when toggled on (Should reduce Anti-Mage's attack speed by 20 when toggled on)
6.00
	Spell Shield now reduces Anti-Mage's attack speed by 20 instead of his damage (Previously reduced Anti-Mage's attack damage by 50/40/30/20%) Still provides 30/40/50/60% magic resistance when toggled on Ported

Notable Players

Sylar

flyfly

Black^

hFn

23savage

See also

• Unique Attack Modifier
• Mana Burn
• Illusions
• Magic Resistance
• Blink

External links

Guides

• Standard Anti-Mage (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Anti-Mage