Damage
42-48
89-95
123-129
Movement Speed Amp
0.9%
1.8%
2.4%
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[edit]
Malefice
Focuses Enigma's hatred on a target, causing it to take damage and become repeatedly stunned for multiple instances.
| Damage Per Hit | 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 |
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| Stun Duration | 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 1 |
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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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Strange gravities pull at the core of those who would oppose you, holding them in place.
Demonic Conversion
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.
| Does not pierce Spell Immunity. |
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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
Damages enemy units in an area of effect based on their maximum hit points.
| Max HP Damage Per Second | 3% / 3.75% / 4.5% / 5.25% |
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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% / 41.25% / 49.5% / 57.75%
- Stacks with multiple Midnight Pulses.
- Does not affect ancient units.
- Destroys trees in its area.
Black Hole
Summons a vortex that sucks in nearby enemy units. Enemies affected by Black Hole cannot move, attack, or cast spells.
| Damage Per Second | 50 / 100 / 150 |
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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
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200 / 400 / 600 + 12% / 15% / 18% / 21%
- 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 40 speed, with a max distance of 160.
- Provides 800 ground vision for the duration of the black hole.
Talent Tree[edit]
Summon Stats[edit]
Health
180 / 200 / 220 / 240
Movement Speed
280 / 310 / 340 / 370
Notes
Eidolons restore hit points after multiplying.
Recommended Items[edit]
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General Strategy[edit]
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
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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[edit]
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Balance Changes
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| 7.17
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 Demonic Conversion mana cost reduced from 170 to 140/150/160/170- Demonic Conversion Eidolon HP regen increased from 0.25 to 4
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| 7.16
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- Demonic Conversion Eidolon bounty reduced from 29 to 23
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| 7.14
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- 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
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| 7.13b
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- Base strength increased from 19 to 21
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| 7.07d
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- Base strength increased from 17 to 19
- Eidolons movement speed increased from 280/300/320/340 to 280/310/340/370
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| 7.07
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 Reworked Talent Tree
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| 7.06
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- Replaced Respawn Talent: +1 Malefice Instance (Level 20)
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| 7.02
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- Level 20 Talent from -30s Respawn Time to -40s
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| 7.00
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- 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
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| 6.88
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- Black Hole damage type from Magical to Pure and pierces Spell Immunity
- Black Hole damage reduced from 55/110/165 to 50/100/150
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| 6.87
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 Fixed Demonic Conversion not working on Beastmaster's Boar or Hawk
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| 6.86
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- 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
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| 6.85
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- 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
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| 6.84
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- 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 proximity to the center
- Black Hole mana cost from 275/350/425 to 275/325/375
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| 6.82
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- 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%
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- Midnight Pulse duration increased from 8 to 11
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| 6.81
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- Midnight Pulse area of effect increased from 400 to 600
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| 6.80
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- Black Hole AoE increased from 375 to 400
- Black Hole cast range increased from 250 to 275
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| 6.79
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- 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
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| 6.78
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- Malefice scaling reworked
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| 6.75
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- 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
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| 6.74
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- Black hole now prevents heroes being from being forced out by Force Staff
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| 6.69
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- Eidolons HP reduced from 200/225/225/275 to 180/200/220/240
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| 6.60
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- Enigma changed from Radiant to Dire
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| 6.59
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- 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
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| 6.58
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- Reduced Eidolon bounty
- Reduced mana cost on Midnight Pulse from 135/150/165/180 to 95/110/125/140
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| 6.57
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- Improved Eidolon damage type progression from piercing to normal
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| 6.50
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- 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
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| 6.48b
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- Base armor increased from -1 to 2
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| 6.35
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- Reduced Black Hole mana cost from 200/450/650 to 200/300/400
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| 6.20
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- 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
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| 6.17
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- Attack range reduced from 525 to 500
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| 6.10
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- Midnight Pulse cooldown increased from 15 to 25
- Midnight Pulse aoe reduced from 500 to 400
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| 6.09b
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- Attack range reduced from 600 to 525
- Demonic Conversion no longer works on Spirit Bear
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| 6.07
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- Midnight Pulse damage reduced from 4/5/6/7% to 3/4/5/6%
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| 6.06
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- Enigma changed from Dire to Radiant
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 Tweaked Malefice duration, damage, and mana cost to be more useful
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| 6.03
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- Base strength increased from 14 to 17
- Strength gain increased from 1.8 to 2.1
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| 6.02
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- Midnight Pulse no longer hits allies
- Black Hole no longer hits allies
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| 6.01
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- Malefice now works properly
- Black Holes are now properly invulnerable
- Midnight Pulse no longer damages ancients
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| 6.00
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- New Hero
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Notable Players[edit]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
Enigma[edit]
Disabler 
Jungler 
Initiator 
Pusher
