Broodmother

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[e][h]Broodmother

Dire Hero

Attributes

18 +2.8

19 +3.4

18 +2

29 - 35

0

280

Base Stats

Health Regen

0.25

Mana Regen

0

Magic Resistance

25%

Attack Speed

125

Attack Time

1.7

Attack Duration

0.4 + 0.5

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Turn Rate

0.5

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

524

1226

1730

Mana

291

627

867

Armor

3.8

13.3

20.1

Damage

48-54

95-101

129-135

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Notes

Release Date

2011-10-20

Competitive Release

2011-10-27

 — 2013-10-21

2014-11-20

Collision Size

24

Legs

8

Black Arachnia, the Broodmother

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For centuries, Black Arachnia the Broodmother lurked in the dark lava tubes beneath the smoldering caldera of Mount Pyrotheos, raising millions of spiderlings in safety before sending them to find prey in the wide world above. In a later age, the Vizier of Greed, Ptholopthales, erected his lodestone ziggurat on the slopes of the dead volcano, knowing that any looters who sought his magnetic wealth must survive the spider-haunted passages.

After millennia of maternal peace, Black Arachnia found herself beset by a steady trickle of furfeet and cutpurses, bold knights and noble youths—all of them delicious, certainly, and yet tending to create a less than nurturing environment for her innocent offspring. Tiring of the intrusions, she paid a visit to Ptholopthales; and when he proved unwilling to discuss a compromise, she wrapped the Vizier in silk and set him aside to be the centerpiece of a special birthday feast.

Unfortunately, the absence of the Magnetic Ziggurat's master merely emboldened a new generation of intruders. When one of her newborns was trodden underfoot by a clumsy adventurer, she reached the end of her silken rope. Broodmother headed for the surface, declaring her intent to rid the world of each and every possible invader, down to the last Hero if necessary, until she could ensure her nursery might once more be a safe and wholesome environment for her precious spiderspawn.

Hiding invisibly within her webs, Broodmother births an army of spiders to lead her team's forces toward the enemy base. As prey wanders near, she joins her children and attacks, slowing foes with incapacitating bites as she indulges her insatiable hunger.

Abilities

Insatiable Hunger

QW

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

A violent lust for vital fluids increases Broodmother's attack damage and gives her a vampiric attack.

Bonus Damage	35/45/55/65 85/95/105/115 25

Lifesteal	40%/60%/80%/100% 90%/110%/130%/150% 25

Duration	8/10/12/14

Cast Point	0.2

Cast Backswing	0.5

40/35/30/25

50/60/70/80

While most of her prey is wrapped in silken cocoons and saved for her young, the Broodmother herself has a taste for wandering heroes.

Notes

• Stacks with other sources of lifesteal.

Spin Web

WB

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Self

Spins a large web that grants Broodmother a passive movement speed increase, and boosts regeneration while in its vicinity, as well as giving free movement. Spin Web can be cast from anywhere as long as the new web touches an existing web. Webs never expire, and can be manually destroyed. When the maximum limit of webs is exceeded, the oldest web disappears. The movement bonus is proportional to the unit's HP

Bonus Movement Speed	18%/30%/42%/54%

Bonus HP Regeneration	3/5/7/9

Max Web	4/6/8/10

Web Charges	4/6/8/10

Charge Replenish Time	30 20 15

Web Radius	900

Cast Range	1000 Global if web touches another web

Cast Point	0.4

Cast Backswing	0.4

40

Weaving a bed of silken fibers, Arachnia's web both protects her and her offspring, as well as giving advancing opponents a sense of foreboding.

Notes

• Webs never expire, but when the maximum limit of webs is exceeded the oldest web disappears.
• Broodmother can phase through cliffs, trees, and even buildings within the web
• Movement speed bonus scale from 0% at 1HP -> 100% at 100% Health
• Spiderlings and Spiderites gain the same bonuses as Broodmother when within webs.
• Webs can be selected and have the ability to destroy themselves with  Destroy Spin Web.

Silken Bola

EE

Targeting
Unit Target

Point Target

Affects
Enemy

Damage Type
Magical

Slows the target enemy, causes them to miss and deals impact damage. Units that attack the target deal bonus magic damage.

Damage	100/120/140/160

Bonus Damage	6/7/8/9

Miss Chance	40% 80%

Move Speed Slow	25%/35%/45%/55% 40%/50%/60%/70% 20

Cast Range	750

Cast Point	0.4

Cast Backswing	0.4

Radius	550

24/20/16/12

70/75/80/85

	This ability is upgradable by Aghanim's Shard
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Spawn Spiderlings

RT

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Broodmother injects her young into an enemy unit, dealing damage. The Spiderlings will hatch if the target is killed while under this influence.

Damage	260/340/420 340/420/500 10

Debuff Duration	20

Spiderlings Spawned	4/5/6

Spiderlings Duration	40/45/50

Cast Range	900

Cast Point	0.2

Cast Backswing	0.5

9/8/7

120

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

Black Arachnia continues to raise her young, even amidst the field of combat. The brood quickly learns how to support their mother.

Notes

• Spiderlings will only spawn if the target is killed within the debuff duration of being hit by this skill.
•  Spawn Spiderite will create smaller and less powerful versions of Spiderlings when units get killed by Spiderlings.

Aghanim's Scepter Ability

Spinner's Snare

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Broodmother creates an invisible web line. Enemy Heroes that cross the web line will make it visible and become rooted, visible in fog and receive damage, after which the line is destroyed.

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Broodmother's team is notified in the minimap whenever someone trips in a Web line.

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Multiple Heroes can trip on the same line until it's destroyed.

Cast Range	600

Web Width	900

Damage Per Second	100

Root Duration	4

Max Snare Amount	5

Slow	100%

Slow Duration	0.25

Formation Delay	2

100

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

The slightest tremor of her web is all Arachnia needs to find her prey.

Notes

• Can be cast anywhere there's a web regardless of cast range

Summon Abilities

Spin Web

Destroy Spin Web

QD

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Web

Destroys the selected Spin Web.

Cast Point	0

Spiderling

Poison Sting

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Poisons enemies on attack. Multiple instances of this ability do not stack and will only refresh the duration.

Movement Speed Slow	6%/8%/10%

Hero Duration	2

Creep Duration	6

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 16 to heroes
  • 48 to creeps

Spawn Spiderite

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Applies debuff on attack. If the debuffed unit dies, a spiderite will spawn.

Spiderite Duration	60

Debuff Duration	2

Spiderites Spawned	1

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Notes

• Works on allied creeps and units when denying.

Summon Stats

Spiderling [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Summoned

Attack Type

 

Hero

Armor Type

 

Basic

Duration

60

Health

320
670

25

Health Regen

0.5

Mana

0

Damage

13/16/19 ‒ 15/18/21

Attack Range

100

Missile Speed

Instant

Base Attack Time

1.35

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0.5 + 0.51

Armor

0

Movement Speed

350

Sight Range

700 / 700

Magic Resistance

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

9

Experience

9

Notes

Has the Poison Sting and Spawn Spiderite abilities.

Spiderite [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Summoned

Attack Type

 

Basic

Armor Type

 

Basic

Duration

60

Health

120
470

25

Health Regen

0.5

Mana

0

Damage

9-10

Attack Range

100

Missile Speed

Instant

Base Attack Time

1.35

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0.5 + 0.51

Armor

0

Movement Speed

350

Sight Range

700 / 700

Magic Resistance

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

3

Experience

3

Notes

Spawned from units killed by the Spawn Spiderite debuff.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+350  Spiders Health	25	+50  Insatiable Hunger Damage/Lifesteal
+400 Health	20	+15%  Silken Bola Slow
+16 Agility	15	-10s  Spin Web Recharge time
+3  Spin Web Max Web	10	+80  Spawn Spiderlings Damage

Recent Changes

Version	Balance Changes
7.31c
	Spin Web Mana Cost reduced from 50 to 40
7.31
	Spinners Snare can now be cast anywhere there's a web regardless of cast range. (Same behavior as Spin Web) Spiderling duration reduced from 60s to 40/45/50s Spiderling damage increased from 14 at all levels to 14/17/20 Spiderling Poison Sting no longer deals damage per second Spiderling Poison Sting slow rescaled from 8% to 6/8/10% Level 10 Talent +10 Agility replaced with +3 Spin Web Max Webs (Note: does not affect the charges) Level 15 Talent +30 attack speed replaced with +16 Agility Level 20 Talent +50% Spiderling building damage replaced with +15% Silken Bola slow

•  Click here to view the version history.

Notable Players

MATUMBAMAN

Xz

Ghostik

Mag

monkeys-forever

See also

• Slow
• Blind
• Lifesteal
• Invisibility

Additional Content

• Official Hero Page
• Standard Broodmother (Core) Middle Build by Torte de Lini