Ember Spirit

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[e][h]Ember Spirit

Radiant Hero

Attributes

20 +2.4

22 +1.8

20 +1.8

30 - 34

-1

305

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

2

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.4 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

560

1154

1586

Mana

315

615

831

Armor

3.4

8.4

12

Damage

52-56

77-81

95-99

Spell Amp

1.4%

3.2%

4.4%

Magic Resist

26%

28%

29%

Movement Speed Amp

1.1%

2.4%

3.3%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Xin, the Ember Spirit

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Lost within the Wailing Mountains, the Fortress of Flares lay abandoned, its training halls empty, its courtyard covered in leaves and dust. Upon a dais in its sealed temple rests a topaz cauldron filled with ancient ash, remnants of a pyre for the warrior-poet Xin. For three generations, Xin taught his acolytes the Bonds of the Guardian Flame, a series of mantras to train the mind and body for the harsh realities beyond the fortress walls. However, in teaching a warrior's way he earned a warrior's rivals, and in his autumn Xin was bested and slain. His followers spread to the wind. Yet as years turned to centuries and followers to descendants, his teachings endured by subtle whisper and deed. Touched by the teacher's lasting legacy, the Burning Celestial, inquisitive aspect of fire, cast himself to the Fortress of Flares and reignited the pyre ash. From these glowing embers emerged an image of Xin, wreathed in flame, his thoughtful countenance prepared to train and to teach, and to spread the fires of knowledge to all who seek guidance.

Abilities

Searing Chains

QC

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Xin unleashes fiery bolas that wrap around nearby enemies, anchoring them in place and dealing damage over time.

Total Damage	90 / 160 / 230 / 300 150 / 240 / 322 / 400 15

Duration	1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 15

Maximum Targets	2

Radius	400

Cast Point	0

14 / 12 / 10 / 8

110

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Xin's harshest lessons often employed the use of red-hot chains.

Notes

• Deals damage in smaller amounts every 0.5 seconds.
• Targets are chosen randomly around Ember Spirit.
• Interrupts channeled abilities.
• Does not hit invisible units.

Sleight of Fist

WT

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Xin dashes around with blazing speed, attacking all enemies in the targeted area and returns to where he was standing after. Deals bonus damage to heroes, but less damage to creeps. Xin is invulnerable for the duration of this skill.

Hero Bonus Damage	35 / 70 / 105 / 140

Creep Damage Penalty	50%

Jump Interval	0.2

Radius	250 / 350 / 450 / 550

Cast Range	700

Cast Point	0

Charges	2 25

30 / 22 / 14 / 6

50

The studied warrior must whip and weave through its enemies, burning each without pause.

Notes

• A regular attack is performed every 0.2 seconds.
• Targets are determined when the ability is cast. The order they are attacked is random.
• Xin's Sleight of Fist attacks originate in the direction from which he cast the spell.
• Xin can cast spells and use items during this skill.
• Xin can place buffs and trigger chance effects (like Bash) on each attack.
• Disarming Xin causes Sleight of Fist to deal no damage.
• A temporary remnant appears where Xin cast it, showing his return location for when the ability ends. This remnant is merely a visual indicator and has no interaction with his ultimate.
• Does not hit invisible units.

Flame Guard

EE

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

Damage Type
Magical

Xin surrounds himself with a ring of fire that consumes incoming magic damage, leaving him unharmed. Ends prematurely if the damage block amount is used up before the entire duration is reached.

Magic Damage Block	80 / 220 / 360 / 500 280 / 420 / 560 / 700 10

Damage Per Second	30 / 40 / 50 / 60 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 15

Duration	8 / 12 / 16 / 20

Radius	400

Cast Point	0

35

80 / 90 / 100 / 110

	Dispellable.

An enemy should never be allowed to approach without difficulty.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 240 / 480 / 800 / 1200
  • 640 / 1080 / 1600 / 2200
    15
• Damage is dealt every 0.2 seconds as:
  • 6 / 8 / 10 / 12
  • 16 / 18 / 20 / 22
    15
• The amount of magical damage absorbed is calculated before magic resistance.

Fire Remnant

RF

Targeting
Point Target

Xin charges himself with the energy to create a Fire Remnant. The secondary ability lets you target a location closest to whichever Remnant you want to choose. Xin will then dash out, going through each remnant, and arriving at the selected remnant last. Each Remnant you go through causes it to detonate, dealing damage in the area around it.

Charges	3

Charge Replenish Time	38 13 25

Remnant Duration	45

Cast Range	1500

Cast Point	0

By the spirit's power are Xin's teachings spread anew.

Notes

• Xin begins with maximum Fire Remnant charges.
• While dead Xin will continue to replenish Fire Remnant charges.
• Fire Remnants are invulnerable and have no collision.
• Fire Remnants move to their targeted location at 2.5 × Ember Spirit's movement speed.

Activate Fire Remnant

DR

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Target the Fire Remnant to arrive at. You dash through all other Fire Remnants and end up at the one you targeted, exploding them for area of effect damage.

Damage	100 / 200 / 300

Travel Radius	225

End Radius	450

Cast Range	Global

Cast Point	0

150

	Cannot be cast while rooted.

With blazing speed does a spirit fly!

Notes

• Xin moves to each remnant at 1300 speed or in 0.4 seconds, whichever is faster.
• Destroys trees in its path within 200 range.
• Only hits enemies once per remnant.

Talent Ability

True Strike

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Ember Spirit's attacks pierce evasion and blindness.

Ability	True Strike 20

	Illusions gain this ability.

Notes

• True strike pierces evasion and blindness, allowing the user to always hit the target.
• True strike does not guarantee the hit if it is disjointed.
• True strike does not work against buildings.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
-25 Remnant Charge Restore Time	25	2 Sleight of Fist Charges
True Strike	20	+10% Spell Amplification
+1s Searing Chains	15	+50 Flame Guard DPS
+200 Flame Guard Absorption	10	+25 Damage

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Swift and elusive, Ember Spirit strikes all nearby enemies in rapid succession, and ties them up with burning chains. Quickly rushing across the battlefield to arrive at one of his exploding remnants, few can avoid, or capture, his flame.

Ember Spirit (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

Flame guard is generally taken first, to help with his low base HP. This gives Ember Spirit some durability against magic damage. Searing Chains is taken second, for the damage and the utility. Fire Remnant is taken at level 6, but skipped at 11 and 16 most of the times. Only the damage scales, which is negligible. Sleight of Fist only becomes effective when Ember Spirit has farmed some items, which is why it's taken last. An alternative skill build is taking Sleight of Fist once at level 8, before maxing Searing Chains.

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.20b
	Fixed a bug with multiple Fire Remnant instances not doing damage properly Sleight of Fist damage increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/70/105/140
7.20
	Fire Remnant now does damage along the way (at half radius) instead of only at the destination Only hits enemies once per remnant
7.18
	Fire Remnant charge restore time increased from 35 to 38
7.14
	Flame Guard magical damage absorbed rescaled from 50/200/350/500 to 80/220/360/500 Searing Chains duration rescaled from 1/2/2/3 to 1.5/2/2.5/3 Searing Chains now does damage in 0.5 second intervals Searing Chains total damage rescaled from 80/120/240/300 to 90/160/230/300
7.13b
	Strength gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4
7.12
	Base armor increased from -2 to -1
7.10
	Sleight of Fist bonus hero damage increased from 25/50/75/100 to 30/60/90/120
7.08
	Sleight of Fist Hero Damage increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100
7.07c
	Level 10 Talent increased from +150 Flame Guard Absorption to +200 Level 10 Talent increased from +20 Damage to +25 Level 15 Talent increased from +30 Flame Guard DPS to +50
7.07
	Base HP regen increased from 0.5 to 2 Base movement speed reduced from 310 to 305 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06c
	Level 10 Spell Amplification reduced from 10% to 8% Level 10 Attack Damage increased from +25 to +30
7.05
	Strength gain reduced from 2 to 1.8
7.03
	Level 10 Talent reduced from +12% Spell Amplification to 10% Level 10 Talent increased from +20 Damage to +25 Level 20 Talent increased from +8 Armor to +10 Level 20 Talent changed from +15% Cooldown Reduction to +500 Flame Guard Absorption Level 25 Talent changed from +500 Flame Guard Absorption to +20% Cooldown Reduction
7.02
	Root now disables Activate Fire Remnant Level 10 Talent from 15% Spell Amplification to 12%
7.00
	Activate Fire Remnant damage rescaled from 100/150/200 to 100/200/300 Sleight of Fist now places Ember Spirit in front of the target from the direction of his casting location (Rather than randomly around the hero) Added Talent Tree
6.86
	Fire Remnants no longer give vision
6.81
	Searing Chains duration reduced from 2/2/3/3 to 1/2/2/3 Sleight of Fist bonus damage reduced from 30/60/90/120 to 20/40/60/80
6.79
	Fire Remnant movement path now kills trees
6.78
	Flame Guard DPS increased from 30/35/40/45 to 30/40/50/60 Added to Captains Mode
6.75
	Armor decreased by 1 Fire Remnant recharge time increased from 30 to 35 seconds Fire Remnant damage per instance from 120/160/200 to 100/150/200
6.74
	Armor reduced by 1 Base Strength decreased from 21 to 19 Flame Guard health barrier reduced from 100/250/400/550 to 50/200/350/500 Fire Remnant damage decreased from 140/180/220 to 120/160/200 Searing Chains targets decreased from 3 to 2 random units
6.73c
	Fire Remnant activation cost increased from 100 to 150 Flame Guard magic barrier reduced from 150/300/450/600 to 100/250/400/550
6.73
	New Hero

Notable Players

SumaiL

MidOne

EternaLEnVy

Op

YawaR

See also

• Root
• Damage Over Time
• Magic Shield

External links

Guides

• Standard Ember Spirit (Lane) Build
• Standard Ember Spirit (Middle) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Ember Spirit