Damage
48-58
92-102
124-134
Movement Speed Amp
0.9%
2.8%
4.1%
Chen, the Holy Knight[edit]
Born in the godless Hazhadal Barrens, Chen came of age among the outlaw tribes who eked out an existence in the shimmering heat of the desert. Using an ancient form of animal enthrallment, Chen's people husbanded the hardy desert locuthi, a stunted species of burrowing dragon that melted desert sands into tubes of glass where twice-a-year rains collected. Always on the edge of starvation and thirst, fighting amongst their neighbors and each other, Chen's clan made the mistake, one fateful day, of ambushing the wrong caravan.
In the vicious battle that followed, Chen's clan was outmatched. The armored Knights of the Fold made short work of the enthralled locuthi, who attacked and died in waves. With their dragons dead, the tribesmen followed. Chen struggled, and slashed, and clawed, and perished—or would have. Defeated, on his knees, he faced his execution with humility, offering his neck to the blade. Moved by Chen's obvious courage, the executioner halted his sword. Instead of the blade, Chen was given a choice: death or conversion. Chen took to the faith with a ferocity. He joined the Fold and earned his armor one bloody conversion at a time. Now, with the fanaticism of a convert, and with his powers of animal enthrallment at their peak, he seeks out unbelievers and introduces them to their final reward.
Abilities[edit]
Penitence
Forces an enemy unit to move slower. Allied units attacking the target gain attack speed.
| Movement Speed Slow | 18% / 24% / 30% / 36% |
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| Attack Speed Bonus | 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 |
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| Does not pierce Spell Immunity. |
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| Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb. |
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| Dispellable. |
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Although Chen's brand of animal enthrallment isn't quite strong enough to control the minds of enemy heroes, it still tests their resolve in combat.
Notes
- The projectile moves at 1400 speed.
Divine Favor
Targets allied units, providing HP regen and amplifying all regen/healing on the target. Also increases attack damage.
| Bonus Damage | 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 |
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| Bonus Damage on Creeps | 24 / 48 / 72 / 96 |
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26 / 24 / 22 / 20
19 / 17 / 15 / 13 | Does not pierce Spell Immunity. |
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| Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb. |
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Knights of the Fold possess a fanatical form of magic that is considered quite unwieldy by most other users of arcane arts.
Holy Persuasion
Affects
Enemy Creeps
Allied Heroes
Chen takes control of an enemy or neutral creep. If the persuaded creep's base health is below the health minimum, its base health will be raised to the health minimum. Can be cast on allies to teleport them to Chen's location.
When cast on Chen himself, all units under his control are teleported to his location.| Maximum Units | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
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| Neutral Level | 4 / 5 / 6 / 6 |
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| Can target ancient creeps. |
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Although they may not be knights, Chen incorporates beasts into the Fold in the same way he himself was converted.
Notes
- If the ally takes player based damage during this, the spell is interrupted.
- The number of Ancient Creeps controllable depends on the level of .
Hand of God
Heals all allied heroes and any creeps under Chen's control on the map.
| Maximum Ancients | 1 / 2 / 3 |
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| Increases the number of ancients. |
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Using the mental link with his thralls, Chen calls down restoration and well-being to those who share his fanaticism.
Talent Tree[edit]
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General Strategy[edit]
Converting the creatures of the forest to his cause, Chen leads his makeshift armies to aid his team in battle. He assaults enemies with beasts while sending friends to safety. Then, when things seem darkest, he heals his allies wherever they may be.
Chen (In-Game Description)
Overview
Skill Build
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Early Game
Starting Items - Chen is much less mana intensive then most junglers, this allows him to jungle and gank effectively with a minimum amount of regen and buy two support items to begin with. An early Smoke of Deceit is usually purchased at the start to allow him to exert more pressure on nearby lanes.
Early Game Items - Early game, Boots of Speed are a picked up quickly to increase his chasing and ganking ability. Sometimes a Ring of Basilius is purchased to increase his armor and mana regen as well as that of his creeps.
Mid Game
Core Items - A fast Mekansm is a must on Chen. This is generally purchased before he upgrades his boots to Arcane Boots. A timely Mekansm allows Chen to push more efficiently early on and gives him a stronger team fight presence. This is particularly important during Chen's power levels between 5 and 11. Arcane Boots are sometimes purchased next to assist Chen's mana requirements and the mana requirements of his creeps although it is equally important to assist your team by keeping the map warded.
Late Game
Situational Items - Making a Vladmir's Offering on Chen is a natural extension if Chen already has a Ring of Basilius. This helps improve his pushing potential but it should generally only be made if the team has a melee carry. Aghanim's Scepter can also be built on Chen because of the large cool down reduction on his Ultimate. The Aghanim's Scepter is generally the most popular extension item on Chen however it requires Arcane Boots to sustain the mana cost. For survivability, a Force Staff or Ghost Scepter are the most cost efficient late game.
Version History[edit]
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Balance Changes
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| 7.21c
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 Divine Favor bonus damage reduced from 12/24/36/48 to 8/16/24/32 Divine Favor non-hero damage multiplier increased from 2x to 3x
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| 7.21
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- Movement speed reduced by 5
- Divine Favor bonus damage reduced from 10/20/40/80 to 12/24/36/48
- Divine Favor now provides double bonus damage on non-hero units
- Divine Favor duration increased from 12 to 14
- Divine Favor manacost reduced from 110 to 70/80/90/100
- Hand of God heal increased from 250/400/550 to 300/450/600
- Level 15 Talent reduced from -10s Divine Favor Cooldown to -7s
- Level 25 Talent reduced from +400 Hand of God Heal to +350
- Level 25 Talent increased from +4 Holy Persuasion Max Units to +5
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| 7.20
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- Penitence projectile speed reduced from 2000 to 1400
- Penitence no longer amplifies damage
- Penitence now causes all allied units attacking the target unit to gain 30/60/90/120 Attack Speed
 Test of Faith replaced with Divine Favor
- Targets allied units, providing 7/13/19/25 HP regen
- Amplifies all regen and heals on the target by 25%
- Increases attack damage by 10/20/40/80
- Lasts 12 seconds
- Cooldown: 26/24/22/20
- Mana Cost: 110
- Cast Range: 800
- Holy Persuasion now has a neutral creep level requirement of 4/5/6/6
- Holy Persuasion minimum health increased from 700/800/900/1000 to 1000
- Holy Persuasion now sends an allied unit anywhere on the map to you instead of sending them home
- If the ally takes player based damage during this, the spell is interrupted
- Holy Persuasion cooldown changed from 32/24/18/10 to 15
- Level 15 Talent changed from -10s Test of Faith Cooldown to -10s Divine Favor Cooldown
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| 7.19b
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- Penitence duration reduced from 8 to 5/6/7/8
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| 7.18
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- Holy Persuasion cast range reduced from 900 to 600
- Holy Persuasion send back delay rescaled from 6/5/4/3 to 6
- Holy Persuasion cooldown increased from 10 to 32/24/18/10
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| 7.14
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- Hand of God heal improved from 250/375/500 to 250/400/550
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| 7.13b
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- Base strength increased from 23 to 25
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| 7.12
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- Holy Persuasion can no longer target non-player allied creeps
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| 7.07d
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- Base damage increased from 27 to 32
- Movement speed increased from 300 to 310
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| 7.07c
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- Holy Persuasion mana cost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 70/90/110/130
- Level 10 Talent increased from +20% XP Gain to +35%
- Level 10 Talent increased from +125 Cast Range to +200
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| 7.07
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- Attack range increased from 600 to 650
- Removed Test of Faith (Teleport)
- Holy Persuasion can be cast on allied units to send them home
- After a 6/5/4/3 second delay and on yourself to teleport your creeps to you
- Holy Persuasion mana cost rescaled from 100 to 100/110/120/130
- Test of Faith can now target allies, healing for half of the damage values
- (Always applies max values to yourself)
- Test of Faith mana cost rescaled from 90/100/110/120 to 60/80/100/120
- Reworked Talent Tree
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| 7.06f
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- Hand of God heal increased from 225/350/475 to 250/375/500
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| 7.06e
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- Hand of God Heal increased from 225/325/425 to 225/350/475
- Level 20 Talent increased from +90 Gold/Min to +120
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| 7.06d
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- Hand of God Heal increased from 200/300/400 to 225/325/425
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| 7.06
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- Holy Persuasion cooldown reduced from 30/26/22/18 to 10
- Replaced Respawn Talent: +1000 Creep Health (Level 20)
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| 7.05
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- Level 10 Talent increased from +25 Movement Speed to +30
- Level 20 Talent increased from -40s Respawn Time to -45s
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| 7.02
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- Level 10 Talent from +15 Movement Speed to +25
- Level 15 Talent from +25% Spell Amplification to -10s Test of Faith Cooldown
- Level 15 Talent from +200 Health to +250
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| 7.00
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- Penitence slow and amp increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/24/30/36%
- Added overhead for the damage dealt with Test of Faith
 Added Talent Tree
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| 6.87
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- Hand of God no longer fully heals his creeps
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| 6.86d
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- Hand of God cooldown is no longer reduced by Aghanim's Scepter
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| 6.86
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- Base strength increased from 20 to 23
- Penitence mana cost reduced from 100 to 70
- Penitence duration increased from 5/6/7/8 to 8
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| 6.85
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- Penitence slow/damage amplification increased from 14/18/22/26% to 15/20/25/30%
- Test of Faith (Damage) mana cost reduced from 175 to 90/100/110/120
- Test of Faith (Damage) cooldown reduced from 24 to 16
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| 6.84c
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- Holy Persuasion now provides a base HP minimum of 700/800/900/1000 instead of raw bonus HP
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| 6.83
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- Test of Faith now teleports all of your units to you when cast on yourself
- (Has the same delay as when cast on allied heroes)
- Holy Persuasion max units increased from 1/1/2/3 to 1/2/3/4
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| 6.82
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- Penitence duration rebalanced from 7 to 5/6/7/8
- Penitence slow and damage amplification rebalanced from 8/16/24/32 to 14/18/22/26
- Penitence now amplifies a damage source directly
- (Instead of attempting to re-deal a percentage of the damage taken as Physical damage)
- Penitence cast range increased from 600 to 800
- Holy Persuasion is no longer restricted from targeting Spell Immune neutral creeps
- Aghanim's Scepter now allows Holy Persuasion to target Ancient Creeps
- (Maximum 1 Ancient Creep per level of Hand of God)
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| 6.81
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- Penitence cooldown reduced from 14 to 14/13/12/11
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| 6.79
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- Test of Faith teleport is now dispellable
- Hand of God cooldown increased from 140/130/120 to 160/140/120
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| 6.76
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- Hand of God cooldown increased from 120 to 140/130/120
- Penitence damage amplify increased from 7/14/21/28% to 8/16/24/32%
- (Matches the slow values now)
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| 6.75
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- Holy Persuasion no longer has the ability to teleport allied units
- Test of Faith grants you a secondary ability to teleport allied units
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| 6.72
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- Test of Faith secondary ability to teleport units is now a part of Holy Persuasion instead
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| 6.71
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- Test of Faith cooldown rescaled from 30/28/26/24 to 24
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| 6.70
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- Persuasion cooldown from 30 to 30/26/22/18
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| 6.67
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- Test of Faith cooldown from 30 to 30/28/26/24
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| 6.60
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- Added Chen to Aghanim's Scepter
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| 6.49
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- Improved Chen's movement speed by 5
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Notable Players[edit]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
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