Broodmother

• Overview
• Equipment
• Responses

[e][h]Broodmother

Dire Hero

Attributes

18 +2.8

15 +2.2

18 +2

26 - 32

0

270

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.4 + 0.5

Cast Duration

0.2 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

524

1226

1730

Mana

291

627

867

Armor

3

9.2

13.6

Damage

41-47

71-77

93-99

Spell Amp

1.3%

3.2%

4.6%

Magic Resist

26%

28%

30%

Movement Speed Amp

0.8%

2.3%

3.4%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Black Arachnia, the Broodmother

Recommended Roles

Carry Pusher Escape Nuker

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.

Abilities

Spawn Spiderlings

QW

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	70 / 140 / 210 / 280 145 / 215 / 285 / 355 10

Debuff Duration	2

Spiderlings Spawned	1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Cast Range	700

Cast Point	0.2

11 / 10 / 9 / 8

100

	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.

Spin Web

WB

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Self

Throws out a web that grants Broodmother boosted HP regeneration, granting a passive movement speed increase, and giving her unobstructed movement in its vicinity. Spin Web has no cooldown, but has a number of charges that replenish over time. Webs can be created globally if the new web touches an existing web.

Bonus Movement Speed	25% / 40% / 55% / 70%

Bonus HP Regeneration	3 / 5 / 7 / 9

Charges	2 / 4 / 6 / 8

Charge Replenish Time	45

Radius	900

Cast Range	1000 Global if web touches another web

Cast Point	0.4

50

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.
• 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
  .

Incapacitating Bite

EP

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Broodmother's venom cripples enemy units, causing her attacks to slow as well as giving the affected unit a chance to miss its attacks.

Enemy Miss Chance	30% / 40% / 50% / 60%

Movement Speed Slow	16% / 26% / 36% / 46%

Duration	2

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

Paralytic toxins come from Black Arachnia's fangs, causing a slow and painful death to those who intrude on her webs.

Insatiable Hunger

RT

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

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

Bonus Damage	60 / 100 / 140 200 25

Lifesteal	60% / 100% / 140% 200% 25

Duration	14

Cast Point	0.2

60 / 45 / 30

100

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.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+350 Spiders Health	25	+60 Insatiable Hunger Damage/Lifesteal
+50 Attack Speed	20	+20 Spiders Attack Damage
+35% XP Gain	15	20% Cooldown Reduction
+200 Health	10	+75 Spawn Spiderlings Damage

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.

Damage Per Second	8

Movement Speed Slow	8%

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

280
630

25

Health Regen

0.5

Mana

0

Damage

14-16
34-36

20

Attack Range

100

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0.5 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.35

Armor

0

Movement Speed

350

Sight Range

700 / 700

Magic Resistance

40%

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

100
450

25

Health Regen

0.5

Mana

0

Damage

9-10
29-30

20

Attack Range

100

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0.5 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.35

Armor

0

Movement Speed

350

Sight Range

700 / 700

Magic Resistance

40%

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

3

Experience

3

Notes

Spawned from units killed by the Spawn Spiderite debuff.

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

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.

Broodmother (In-Game Description)

Overview

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

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.20
	Spiderling/Spiderite magic resistance reduced from 50% to 40%
7.19b
	Base agility reduced from 18 to 15
7.19
	Spin Web movement speed reduced from 40/50/60/70% to 25/40/55/70% Spin Web charge replenish rate increased from 40 to 45 seconds
7.16
	Spiderlings health increased from 250 to 280
7.14
	Spiderite bounty reduced from 16-21 gold and 20 exp to 3 gold and 3 xp Spiderling bounty reduced from 11-13 gold and 31 exp to 9 gold and 9 xp Spiderite armor reduced from 8 to 0 Spiderling armor reduced from 8 to 0 Spiderling damage reduced from 18-19 to 14-16 (~19% less) Spawn Spiderlings mana cost reduced from 120 to 100 Spawn Spiderlings cooldown reduced from 10 to 11/10/9/8
7.07d
	Spiders vision reduced from 1100/800 to 700/700
7.07c
	Level 10 Talent increased from +60 Spawn Spiderling Damage to +75 Level 20 Talent reduced from +60 Attack Speed to +50 Level 25 Talent reduced from +75 Insatiable Hunger Damage/Lifesteal to +60
7.07
	Spin Web no longer grants invisibility Spin Web pathing/speed buff is no longer removed when taking damage Movement speed reduced from 290 to 270 Spiderling HP reduced from 450 to 250 Spiderite HP reduced from 175 to 100 Spiders now have 50% magic resistance Spiders armor increased by 8 Spiders HP regen increased from 0.5 to 2 Spin Web charges increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/4/6/8 (matches amount you can place) Reworked Talent Tree
7.06e
	Level 20 Talent from +12 Spiders Attack Damage to +14
7.06b
	Spin Web HP Regeneration increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/5/7/9
7.05
	Incapacitating Bite slow increased from 14/24/34/44% to 16/26/36/46% Level 15 Talent increased from +325 Health to +350 Level 25 Talent increased from +200 Spiders Health to +225
7.04
	Insatiable Hunger lifesteal increased from 60/90/120% to 60/100/140% Insatiable Hunger damage increased from 60/90/120 to 60/100/140
7.03
	Level 15 Talent increased from +250 Health to +325 Level 20 Talent increased from +50 Attack Speed to +70 Level 20 Talent increased from +8 Spiders Attack Damage to +12
7.02
	Level 10 Talent from +15% XP Gain to +25% Level 10 Talent from +10 Agility to +60 Spawn Spiderling Damage Level 15 Talent from +7 Armor to +250 Health Level 20 Talent from +300 Health to +8 Spiders Attack Damage
7.01
	Incapacitating Bite slow increased from 10/20/30/40 to 14/24/34/44%
7.00
	Insatiable Hunger lifesteal rescaled from 60/80/100 to 60/90/120 Insatiable Hunger is no longer dispellable Added Talent Tree
6.86
	Spawn Spiderlings damage reduced from 75/150/225/300 to 70/140/210/280
6.85b
	Spiderlings Poison Sting slow reduced from 12% to 8%
6.84c
	Spiderlings Poison Sting slow reduced from 15% to 12%
6.84
	Incapacitating Bite is no longer a Unique Attack Attack Modifier Insatiable Hunger attack damage from 60/80/100 to 60/90/120
6.83
	Spiderlings' day vision reduced from 1400 to 1100
6.82
	Spin Web now has 1/2/3/4 charges with a 40 second replenish time (Instead of a 30 second cooldown) Spin Web time to enter hidden mode after taking damage increased from 3 to 6 seconds Spin Web movement speed bonus is doubled whenever Broodmother is in hidden mode (Having not taken damage recently) Spin Web phasing and speed bonuses now work on Spiderlings Spin Webs are now selectable and have an ability to destroy themselves Spin Web can now be cast from anywhere as long as the new web touches another Whenever Broodmother is taken out of Spin Web's free pathing, she destroys nearby trees
6.81
	Spiderling's Poison Sting damage per second increased from 4 to 8 Spin Web's free pathing no longer deactivates when enemy has vision on Broodmother Spin Web's free pathing is now disabled for 3 seconds when Broodmother takes damage Insatiable Hunger lifesteal increased from 40/60/80% to 60/80/100%
6.80
	Can no longer leave the map boundaries Spin Web no longer provides 200 vision Free pathing is now removed when enemies have vision over you (If the enemy has vision over you, you will not be able to run into the trees)
6.79
	Spin Web AoE increased from 650 to 900 Spin Web cast range increased from 600 to 1000 Spin Web cast point nerfed from 0.2 to 0.4 Spin Web no longer destroys trees Broodmother now has completely unobstructed movement when under the web (Can walk over cliffs, trees, etc.) Removed buffer time when leaving Spin Web (You now immediately lose your regen/movement/pathing/invis bonuses)
6.78
	Incapacitating Bite miss chance from 10/20/30/40% to 30/40/50/60% Spawn Spiderlings unit count increased from 1/2/3/3 to 1/2/3/4
6.75
	Spawn Spider's Spiderite bounty increased from 11-13 to 16-21 Incapacitating Bite no longer gives 2/4/6/8 bonus damage Incapacitating Bite miss rate increased from 10/15/20/25 to 10/20/30/40
6.72c
	Spin Web cooldown reduced from 90/70/50/30 to 30 Spin Web AoE increased from 500 to 650 Spin Web movement bonus increased from 20/23/26/29% to 20/25/30/35% Spiderlings & Spiderites are now affected by Spin Web Spiderlings now do more damage to heroes (75%➜100%) and less damage to towers (70%➜40%) Base movement speed reduced from 310 to 295 Spawn Spiderlings spawn count decreased from 1/2/3/4 to 1/2/3/3 Spawn Spiderlings mana cost rebalanced from 80/100/120/140 to 120 Spiderlings & Spiderites they now take more damage from towers (50%➜125%) Spiderlings Model size increase slightly
6.71
	Base movement speed reduced from 315 to 310 Spawn Spiderlings mana cost increased from 75/90/105/120 to 80/100/120/140 Spawn Spiderlings buff duration increased from 0.9 seconds to 2s
6.69
	Increased XP given for killing Broodmother's Spiderlings
6.68
	Armor decreased by 2
6.63
	Insatiable Hunger lifesteal increased from 40/55/70% to 40/60/80% Insatiable Hunger duration increased from 12 to 14 seconds
6.60
	Spiderling armor type from medium to normal, now takes damage from tier 1 towers (50%➜100%)
6.55
	Rebalanced Insatiable Hunger Reduced vision AoE on Spin Webs and tweaked cooldown and mana cost progression
6.52
	Increased level 3 Insatiable Hunger cooldown
6.50
	Improved lifesteal on level 2 and 3 Insatiable Hunger Improved cooldown progression on Insatiable Hunger Added some extra movement bonus on higher level Spin Web Removed true sight from Spin Web
6.49
	Improved cast and attack animation time on Broodmother

Notable Players

MATUMBAMAN

Ghostik

lordboonz

ReaLaxXx

Masquerade

See also

• Slow
• Blind
• Lifesteal
• Invisibility

External links

Guides

• Standard Broodmother (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Broodmother