Enigma

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[e][h]Enigma

Dire Hero

Attributes

21 +2.5

14 +1

19 +3.6

24 - 30

2

290

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

500

Missile Speed

900

Attack Duration

0.4 + 0.77

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

578

1208

1658

Mana

360

1110

1650

Armor

4.2

6.5

8.1

Damage

43-49

93-99

129-135

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Enigma

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Disabler Jungler Initiator Pusher

Nothing is known of Enigma's background. There are only stories and legends, most of them apocryphal, passed down through the ages. In truth, Enigma is a mystery for whom the only true biography is description: he is a universal force, a consumer of worlds. He is a being of the void, at times corporeal, other times ethereal. A beast between the planes.

There are stories that say he was once a great alchemist who tried to unlock the secrets of the universe and was cursed for his arrogance. Other legends tell that he is an ancient being of strange gravity, the abyss personified—a twisted voice from out the original darkness, before the first light in the universe. And there are older legends that say he is the first collapsed star, a black hole grown complicated and sentient—his motivations unknowable, his power inexorable, a force of destruction unleashed upon existence itself.

Abilities

Malefice

QF

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Focuses Enigma's hatred on a target, causing it to take damage and become repeatedly stunned for multiple instances.

Damage Per Hit	40 / 60 / 80 / 100

Stun Duration	0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 1 0.75 / 0.95 / 1.15 / 1.35 10

Instances	3 7 25

Strike Interval	2

Duration	6 14 25

Cast Range	600

Cast Point	0.3

14
     12.88

15

100 / 120 / 140 / 160

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

Strange gravities pull at the core of those who would oppose you, holding them in place.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 90 / 165 / 240 / 315
  • 210 / 385 / 560 / 735
    25

Demonic Conversion

WC

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Units

Damage Type
Instant Kill

Splits a unit into malevolent aspects of itself, all under Enigma's control. Repeated successful attacks cause them to multiply again; when this happens, the eidolons have their health restored.

Eidolons Summoned	3 8 25

Attacks To Multiply	6

Duration	40

Cast Range	700

Cast Point	0.3

35
     32.2

15

140 / 150 / 160 / 170

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

Enigma is capable of drawing aspects of himself from other dimensions—the result is a trio of dark eidolons that hunt the corporeal plane.

Notes

• Attacks against buildings do not count for multiplying Eidolons.
• Eidolons multiply at the start of the seventh attack.
• Cannot cast on neutral creeps level 5 or higher.
• Does not affect ancient units.

Midnight Pulse

ED

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Damages enemy units in an area of effect based on their maximum hit points.

Max HP Damage Per Second	4.75% / 5.5% / 6.25% / 7%

Duration	9 / 10 / 11 / 12

Radius	550 700 15

Cast Range	700

Cast Point	0.1

50 / 45 / 40 / 35
     46 / 41.4 / 36.8 / 32.2

15

50 / 80 / 110 / 140

A section of the world slowly descends into the void.

Notes

• Damage per second is based on a percentage of maximum enemy HP.
• Total damage:
  • 33.75% / 42.5% / 52.25% / 63%
• Stacks with multiple Midnight Pulses.
• Does not affect ancient units.
• Destroys trees in its area.

Black Hole

RB

Targeting
Point Target
Channeled

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Pure

Summons a vortex that sucks in nearby enemy units. Enemies affected by Black Hole cannot move, attack, or cast spells.

Damage Per Second	100 / 150 / 200

Duration	4

Radius	420

Cast Range	275

Cast Point	0.3

200 / 180 / 160
     184 / 165.6 / 147.2

15

300 / 400 / 500

	Adds Midnight Pulse damage.
	Black Hole now does a non-interrupting pull towards its center in a 1200 AoE (pulls at a rate of 175 units per second)

The ground trembles as Enigma channels his ultimate vortex of destruction, a singularity with the power to end worlds.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 200 / 400 / 600
  • 200 / 400 / 600 + 15% / 17% / 19% / 21%
•  Midnight Pulse damage stacks with multiple Midnight Pulses.
• Disabled units cannot be moved by  Force Staff and  Geomagnetic Grip.
• Disabled units are pulled and rotated toward the center of the black hole at 30 speed, with a max distance of 120.
• Provides 800 ground vision for the duration of the black hole.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+5  Demonic Conversion Eidolons	25	+4  Malefice Instances
+50  Eidolon Damage	20	+400 Health
+150  Midnight Pulse Radius	15	8% Cooldown Reduction
+0.35s  Malefice Stun Duration	10	+135  Eidolon Health

Summon Stats

Eidolon [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Summoned

Attack Type

 

Basic

Armor Type

 

Basic

Duration

35

Health

180 / 200 / 220 / 240
315 / 335 / 355 / 375

10

Health Regen

4

Damage

20 / 28 / 37 / 47
97

20

Attack Range

450

Missile Speed

900

Attack Duration

0.3 + 0.77

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.5

Armor

2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Movement Speed

280 / 310 / 340 / 370

Sight Range

1200 / 800

Magic Resistance

50%

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

20-26

Experience

12

Notes

Eidolons restore hit points after multiplying.

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Widely feared for his ultimate ability, Enigma can summon a black hole capable of entrapping enemy forces, so that allies can then destroy them. An ever-present contingent of eidolons at his side, he pummels foes with ranged attacks.

Enigma (In-Game Description)

Overview

Enigma is a versatile support, with the ability to completely dominate a team fight if played correctly.

Enigma will be played most effectively in the jungle. Enigma's second ability, Demonic Conversion, enables him to jungle without taking damage and is able to clear neutral camps quickly. This means enigma can jungle effectively, getting a timely blink dagger and levels without leeching from a lane.

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

Max Demonic Conversion for efficient jungling, 1 early level of Midnight Pulse, and then max Malefice for stronger kill potential.

Early Game

You should almost always get Demonic Conversion lvl 1 as doing otherwise will make jungling unbearable and force you into lane. You can start the hard camp at lvl 1 and be fine. After this first camp you may be lvl 2, get your Midnight Pulse, use it to break the trees in the closet camp to the hard camp. This will help you jungle even faster, and use less mana in the long haul, as you can maximize the duration of your Eidolons. Proceed to jungle until you have blink and Ultimate. (You CAN gank before Blink but be advised it may not work out.) Once you have blink you can use your first black hole to get kills where you see fit. You can attempt to stay in jungle longer to get a fast Mek after blink, but try not to take your carries farm as he reaches mid game.

Tips & Tricks

• Use your very first demonic conversion to deny one of your Mid landers friendly creeps, this gives your mid a small edge early game.
• Don't aim for 5 man black holes, stopping key players is more important than a cool ultimate.
• Try to land a Midnight Pulse into a black hole. However, if you have to, take the black hole by itself to avoid being stunned before you can even BH.
• Micro your Ediolons to not die while you jungle, if they can replicate they get full health.
• Use Eidolons in fights, they do a lot of damage to squishy players.
• Utilize your stun by using it on people who need a long animation to do something; Teleporting, Shadow Fiend Ultimate, Sniper Ultimate, Bane Ultimate, Witch doctor

Mid Game

If Enigma has had a decent jungling time, he will outshine majority of other supports in mid game. He can easily ultimate with his blink and also stun because the enemy team shouldn't have BKB yet. During the mid game, you should attempt to get in good positions for black holes when team fights are imminent, you should also use your demonic conversion to push lanes, finally you should look for pickoffs because your stun is exactly what is needed for pickoffs.

Late Game

Enigma can finish up the game if he has used his farm effectively. The enemy team should have BKB which renders his stun useless, but his Black hole and Midnight Pulse pierce BKB. This makes his presence in fights very important. The two Big items here today are Refreshers and BKB. A 5 man black hope should already spell the end of a team fight, but if you BKB and get a black hole less than five, that's fine, because you cannot be stunned (unless it pierces). If you have refresher's you can either get two 5 man black holes, or you could disable the big enemy team playmakers forcing their buy back and have a 2nd Black hole in storage.

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.28a
	Level 15 Talent reduced from +10% Cooldown Reduction to +8%
7.28
	Demonic Conversion attack point improved from 0.4 to 0.3 Demonic Conversion duration from 35 to 40 Malefice cooldown reduced from 18/17/16/15 to 14 Level 10 Talent changed from +4s Midnight Pulse Duration to +0.35s Malefice Stun Duration Level 15 Talent reduced from 12% Cooldown Reduction to 10% Level 15 Talent changed from +0.35s Malefice Stun Duration to +150 Midnight Pulse Radius Added Aghanim's Shard Upgrades Black Hole Black Hole now does a non-interrupting pull towards its center in a 1200 AoE (pulls at a rate of 175 units per second)
7.27b
	Malefice damage rescaled from 30/55/80/105 to 40/60/80/100 Level 10 Talent changed from +12% Magic Resistance to +4s Midnight Pulse Duration Level 10 Talent changed from +150 Eidolon Attack Range to +135 Eidolon Health Level 15 Talent increased from +0.25s Malefice Stun Duration to +0.35s Level 25 Talent reduced from +6 Demonic Conversion Eidolons to +5
7.26c
	Level 15 Talent changed from +80 Malefice Instance Damage to +0.25 Malefice Stun Duration
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.25
	Base Intelligence increased by 3 Black Hole damage increased from 50/100/150 to 100/150/200 Level 15 Talent increased from +40 Malefice Instance Damage to +100
7.24
	Malefice damage increased from 30/50/70/90 to 30/55/80/105 Level 15 Talent changed from +150 Gold/Min to +40 Malefice Instance Damage
7.23
	Midnight Pulse damage type changed from Pure to Magical (Still Pierces Spell Immunity) Midnight Pulse damage increased from 3.5/4/4.5/5% to 4.75/5.5/6.25/7% Level 10 Talent changed from +25 Movement Speed to +200 Eidolon Attack Range
7.22f
	Base intelligence reduced from 18 to 16
7.22e
	Midnight Pulse damage reduced from 3.75/4.25/4.75/5.25% to 3.5/4/4.5/5%
7.22d
	Black Hole mana cost increased from 275/375/475 to 300/400/500 Level 20 Talent reduced from +70 Eidolon Damage to +60 Level 25 Talent reduced from +8 Demonic Conversion Eidolons to +7
7.22c
	Intelligence gain reduced from 3.9 to 3.6
7.21
	Midnight Pulse mana cost rescaled from 75/95/115/135 to 50/80/110/140
7.20
	Base movement speed reduced from 300 to 290
7.18
	Midnight Pulse damage increased from 3/3.75/4.5/5.25% to 3.75/4.25/4.75/5.25% Midnight Pulse duration rescaled from 11 to 9/10/11/12 Midnight Pulse cooldown increased from 35 to 50/45/40/35 Midnight Pulse mana cost reduced from 95/110/125/140 to 75/95/115/135 Level 15 Talent increased from +120 Gold/Min to +150 Level 20 Talent increased from +400 Health to +500 Health Level 25 Talent increased from +4 Malefice Instance to +5
7.17
	Demonic Conversion mana cost reduced from 170 to 140/150/160/170 Demonic Conversion Eidolon HP regen increased from 0.25 to 4
7.16
	Demonic Conversion Eidolon bounty reduced from 29 to 23
7.14
	Malefice stun duration rescaled from 0.25/0.5/0.75/1 to 0.4/0.6/0.8/1 Malefice cooldown rescaled from 15 to 18/17/16/15 Malefice mana cost reduced from 110/130/150/160 to 100/120/140/160
7.13b
	Base strength increased from 19 to 21
7.07d
	Base strength increased from 17 to 19 Eidolon movement speed increased from 280/300/320/340 to 280/310/340/370
7.07
	Reworked Talent Tree
7.06
	Replaced Respawn Talent: +1 Malefice Instance (Level 20)
7.02
	Level 20 Talent from -30s Respawn Time to -40s
7.00
	Eidolon movement speed increased from 260/280/300/320 to 280/300/320/340 Black Hole now slowly rotates enemy units as it pulls them into the center Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Black Hole damage type from Magical to Pure and pierces Spell Immunity Black Hole damage reduced from 55/110/165 to 50/100/150
6.87
	Fixed Demonic Conversion not working on Beastmaster's  Boar or  Hawk
6.86
	Eidolon movement speed increased from 250/250/260/260 to 260/280/300/320 Malefice damage increased from 25/40/55/70 to 30/50/70/90 Black Hole cooldown reduced from 200/190/180 to 200/180/160
6.85
	Midnight Pulse cast time reduced from 0.2 to 0.1 Midnight Pulse area of effect reduced from 600 to 550 Black Hole radius increased from 400 to 420
6.84
	Midnight Pulse cast point improved from 0.3 to 0.2 Black Hole now does a constant 55/110/165 damage per second (Regardless of enemy proximity to the center) Black Hole mana cost from 275/350/425 to 275/325/375
6.82
	Midnight Pulse cooldown increased from 25 to 35 Black Hole max damage rebalanced from 60/100/140 to 50/100/150 Black Hole max damage area of effect increased from 150 to 200 Black Hole min damage rebalanced from 30/50/70 to 25/50/75 Black Hole min damage area of effect reduced from 500 to 400 Black Hole mana cost rebalanced from 250/350/450 to 275/350/425 Midnight Pulse damage type changed from Universal to Pure that Pierces Spell Immunity Midnight Pulse damage reduced from 4/5/6/7% to 3/3.75/4.5/5.25%
6.81b
	Midnight Pulse duration increased from 8 to 11
6.81
	Midnight Pulse area of effect increased from 400 to 600
6.80
	Black Hole AoE increased from 375 to 400 Black Hole cast range increased from 250 to 275
6.79
	Midnight Pulse dps increased from 3/4/5/6% to 4/5/6/7% Added Aghanim's upgrade: Adds Midnight Pulse damage to your Black Hole This damage stacks with Midnight Pulse
6.78
	Malefice scaling reworked
6.75
	Malefice damage reduced from 30/40/65/80 to 40/40/65/65 (still 1/2/2/3 pulses) Midnight Pulse cast range from 500 to 700 Black Hole mana cost from 200/300/400 to 250/350/450
6.74
	Black hole now prevents heroes being from being forced out by Force Staff
6.69
	Eidolons HP reduced from 200/225/225/275 to 180/200/220/240
6.60
	Enigma changed from Radiant to Dire
6.59
	Improved Eidolon magic resistance from 33% to 50% Black Hole now provides 800 ground vision for 4 seconds Reworked Demonic Conversion Changed the model on Eidolons and adjusted the scales a bit
6.58
	Reduced Eidolon bounty Reduced mana cost on Midnight Pulse from 135/150/165/180 to 95/110/125/140
6.57
	Improved Eidolon damage type progression from piercing to normal
6.50
	Implemented a better silencing mechanism in the Black Hole area (To prevent spell execution regardless of cast animation time) Improved armor on Enigma's Eidolons Improved Enigma's movement speed
6.48b
	Base armor increased from -1 to 2
6.35
	Reduced Black Hole mana cost from 200/450/650 to 200/300/400
6.20
	Black Hole far damage per second reduced from 40/75/100 to 30/50/70 Black Hole near damage per second reduced from 80/120/160 to 60/100/140 Base strength reduced from 17 to 16
6.17
	Attack range reduced from 525 to 500
6.10
	Midnight Pulse cooldown increased from 15 to 25 Midnight Pulse aoe reduced from 500 to 400
6.09b
	Attack range reduced from 600 to 525 Demonic Conversion no longer works on Spirit Bear
6.07
	Midnight Pulse damage reduced from 4/5/6/7% to 3/4/5/6%
6.06
	Enigma changed from Dire to Radiant Tweaked Malefice duration, damage, and mana cost to be more useful
6.03
	Base strength increased from 14 to 17 Strength gain increased from 1.8 to 2.1
6.02
	Midnight Pulse no longer hits allies Black Hole no longer hits allies
6.01
	Malefice now works properly Black Holes are now properly invulnerable Midnight Pulse no longer damages ancients
6.00
	New Hero

Notable Players

zai

kpii

YapzOr

DJ

Zfreek

See also

• Stun
• Summon
• Damage Over Time

External links

Guides

• Standard Enigma (Jungle) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Enigma