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Grimstroke

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[e][h]Grimstroke
Dire Hero
Attributes
Primary Attribute
Base Stats
Attack Type
0.35 + 0.85
Level Changes
Level
1
15
25
30
Health
582
1308
2100
2408
Mana
375
1011
1611
1863
Armor
3
7.43
12.6
14.52
Magic R
27.5%
32.82%
37.82%
39.92%
Damage
46-50
99-103
149-153
170-174
Notes
0
Release Date
2018-08-24
Competitive Release
2018-11-19

Grimstroke Grimstroke[edit]

Recommended Roles
Support Nuker Disabler Escape

The people of Ashkavor crowded around the temple square, eager to witness the ascension of their new guardian—to stand near the man as he bound their souls to his own. But as his final brush strokes fell against the runestone, and the bond of a new Ascended One was forged, everyone—even those who'd stayed in their homes—could sense that something had gone terribly wrong.

He knew the cause instantly. The droplets of ichor he'd procured to amplify the potency of his inkpots had instead contaminated them, and the power of the binding spell he'd cast now threatened to consume him. An inky corruption snaked upward from the runestone, along the handle of his brush, soon overtaking his hands. From there it spread quickly. Once it overcame his face and his mouth, he couldn't have screamed even if he'd wanted to.

All of his life he'd calculated on how to attain ever greater powers than the limits presented by his teachers would allow—going so far as to break the sacred prohibition against augmenting the inks. Indeed, with the wellspring of the Ascended bond open to him, he felt a measure of power coursing into his soul like he'd never imagined. His greatest triumph was upon him, if he could only survive it.

He drew deep from the power of the bond, pushing back against the corrupted ink flow. A great moan filled the air—the collective cry of his people. Some swayed on their feet. The weakest collapsed. Many tried to run. And still deeper he pulled from their bloodline reservoir. But it wasn't enough to stop the ink tide.

It was only when the breath trapped in his lungs began to fail him, and the inkpool darkness fully encased him, that he saw his way out. The bond he'd made with the Ashkavoran people—his people—meant to be drawn upon only in service of their protection... It flowed two ways.

With a final surge of strength—this time directed by more than just blind repulsion—he pushed the ink torrent into the bond itself.

Slowly, he felt the tide retreat... and heard the awful wails of his people as the corruption in turn rolled over them. When at last the ink relented, his eyes opened upon a world changed. The Ashkavoran people as he knew them were gone. Every last soul was transformed into terrifying shades of their former selves—comprised no longer of blood and bone, only viscid, tainted ink.

Skilled at manipulating battle from the outskirts, Grimstroke studies every movement and assesses each line, deciding when to emerge from inky darkness to disable his victims and bind them together with a swipe of his brush. He delights in unleashing phantom thralls to vex opponents, as he carefully considers how to dispatch multiple enemies with one fateful stroke.

Abilities[edit]

Stroke of Fate
QF
Targeting
Point Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Grimstroke paints a path of ink with his brush, damaging and slowing enemies. The damage is increased with each enemy the ink hits.
Initial Damage100/160/220/280
160/256/352/448
Damage Increment Per Hit20/30/40/50
32/48/64/80
Movement Speed Slow50%/60%/70%/80%
Slow Duration1.75
Radius120 ➜ 160
Path Distance1400
2400

Cast Range 1400
                     2400
Cast Point 0.6
Cast Backswing 0.5
Cooldown
11/9/7/5
100/110/120/130
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Dispellable.

Affected by cast range bonus.
The corruptive force of Grimstroke's ink, drawn from the reservoir of his fallen people, consumes any enemy caught in its path.
Notes
  • The ink path travels at 2000 speed.
  • Provides 160 radius ground vision on enemies hit, lasting 2 seconds.
  • Multiple casts do not stack, it only refreshes the duration.
  • Affected enemies are briefly painted dark red while slowed.
Phantom's Embrace
WE
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Summons a phantom that moves quickly towards the target, latching to it when she arrives. Once latched, the phantom damages and silences. If she survives the full latch duration, she rends her victim for heavy damage and refreshes the cooldown of Phantom's Embrace.
Damage per Second10/20/30/40
75/85/95/105
Rend Damage120/200/280/360
Latch Duration5
Latch Radius100
Cooldown Reduction per Return36/30/24/18
Hero Hit Count2/2/3/3
3/3/4/4
Creep Hit Count6/6/9/9
9/9/12/12

Cast Range 900
Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
36/30/24/18
80/100/120/140
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Blocked by Spell Block.

Reflected by Spell Reflection.

Affected by cast range bonus.
Grimstroke holds no sorrow for the downfall of his people. Only for Yaovhi, she who was most dear to him, does he feel even a semblance of longing.
Notes
  • Total damage:
    • 105/220/335/450
  • The phantom travels to the target at 850 speed.
  • The phantom travels back to Grimstroke at 1150 speed.
  • The phantom provides 200 vision of the target while chasing it and while latched on.
  • The phantom instantly dies if the target becomes unattackable or spell immune.
  • The phantom returns to Grimstroke if it survives the entire latch duration or if the target dies.
  • The cooldown is refreshed when the phantom returns to Grimstroke.
  • A phantom mask is visible over the target until the phantom reaches it.
Ink Swell
EW
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Allied Units
Damage Type
Magical
Grimstroke shrouds an allied unit in ink, increasing its movement speed. Enemies in range of the allied unit are damaged with inky tendrils over time. After few seconds it triggers, applying damage and stun in an area around the unit in proportion to how long ink tendril was near any hero.
Tendril Damage per Second25/40/55/70
35/56/77/98
Maximum Trigger Damage90/180/270/360
126/252/378/504
Movement Speed Bonus20%
36%
Maximum Stun Duration1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8
Maximum Power Duration2.5
Buff Duration5
Radius375
525

Tendril Heal per Second4/6.4/8.8/11.2
Trigger Damage as Heal50.4/100.8/151.2/201.6

Cast Range 500/600/700/800
Cast Point 0.15
Cast Backswing 0.73
Cooldown
27/24/21/18
     22/19/16/13
120/130/140/150
Causes Ink Swell to deal more damage and heal the target for % of the damage Ink Swell deals. Upon expiration, the target will receive a strong dispel.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Dispellable.

Affected by cast range bonus.
Now that the rise of the ink tide no longer threatens to overwhelm Grimstroke, its tendrils of power are never far from his hand.
Notes
  • The tendril damage is dealt in smaller amounts every 0.2 seconds, for 15 instances total.
  • Damage per instance:
    • 5/7/9/11
  • Max ink swell damage and stun are reached after a full duration of tendril damage is dealt to an enemy hero.
  • Total damage:
    • 175/305/435/565
  • The swell and stun do not occur if the user dies before it expires.
  • Dispelling the buff still causes the swell damage and stun.
  • A moon encircled is visible over the target. The circle shrinks over the duration until touching the moon and bursting at the end.
  • Castable on Spell Immune allies.
Sub Ability
Ink Explosion
EW
Targeting
No Target
Affects
Self
Trigger an existing Ink Swell.
Cast Point 0.2
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
1

Notes
  • Replaces Ink Swell Ink Swell until the sub-ability is used or the debuff disappears.
Ultimate Ability
Soulbind
RB
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Heroes
Binds a targeted enemy hero to its nearest allied hero within the bind radius, preventing both from moving away from each other. Any unit-targeted ability that either bound hero receives also gets cast on the other hero. If the bind is broken before the duration expires, the initial target will be bound to its nearest allied hero in the radius.
Leash Duration6/7/8
Bind Radius600
Break Radius700

Spell Damage Amplification25%
Cast Point 0.15
Cast Backswing 0.5
Cooldown
70/60/50
150/200/250
Pierce Debuff Immunity.

Blocked by Spell Block.

Not reflected by Spell Reflection.

Affected by cast range bonus.
The Ascended were chosen sons of Ashkavor, granted immense power by the bonds forged between their own souls and those they were charged with protecting. In the years that follow the ruination of his kin, Grimstroke discovered much more sinister applications for the binding rituals...
Notes
  • Soulbind can only link to one hero at a time. Multiple soulbinds cannot be linked to each other.
  • Casting again on the primary target does not stack, it only refreshes the duration.
  • Casting again on the secondary target has no effect.
  • Does not bind to invisible or invulnerable heroes.
  • A skull mask is visible over the primary target.

Aghanim's Scepter[edit]

Dark Portrait
DD
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Heroes
Creates a spell immune ink illusion of a target enemy hero.
Illusion Count1

Illusion Damage Dealt150%
Illusion Damage Taken350%
Illusion Move Speed Bonus30%
Illusion Magic Resistance Bonus95%
Illusion Duration25
Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0.54
Cooldown
35
200
Granted by Aghanim's Scepter.
Blocked by Spell Block.

Reflected by Spell Reflection.

Affected by cast range bonus.

Talent Tree[edit]

+60% Stroke of Fate Stroke of Fate Damage 25 +150 Ink Swell Ink Swell Radius
+3 Phantom's Embrace Phantom's Embrace Hit Count 20 +1000 Stroke of Fate Stroke of Fate Cast Range
+16% Ink Swell Ink Swell Movement Speed 15 +25% Soulbind Soulbind Spell Damage
-5s Ink Swell Ink Swell Cooldown 10 +65 Phantom's Embrace Phantom's Embrace DPS

Summon Stats[edit]

Phantom [h]
Stats
Unit Type
Summoned
Duration
5
100
0
200 / 200
Gold Bounty
10
Experience
10
Notes
Uncontrollable
Phased

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.34
  • Phantom's Embrace Phantom's Embrace
    • Rework Now refreshes when the phantom reaches Grimstroke rather than the moment Rend Damage is dealt
    • Buff Projectile Speed increased from 850 to 1150
  • Ink Swell Ink Swell
    • Buff Buff Duration increased from 3s to 5s
    • New Can now be detonated via Ink Explosion sub-ability at any time during its effect to end it with an AoE explosion
    • New The sub-ability replaces Ink Swell for the duration of the buff. Cooldown starts upon cast
    • Buff Max Stun Duration increased from 1/1.6/2.2/2.8s to 1.3/1.8/2.3/2.8s
    • Buff Cast Range increased from 400/525/650/775 to 500/600/700/800
  • Soulbind Soulbind
    • Buff Now fully pierces debuff immunity
7.33
  • Ink Swell Ink Swell
    • Nerf Max Stun Duration decreased from 1.1/1.9/2.7/3.5s to 1/1.6/2.2/2.8s
    • Buff Movement Speed Bonus increased from 12/14/16/18% to 20%
    • Buff Cooldown decreased from 30/26/22/18s to 27/24/21/18s
  • Dark Portrait Dark Portrait
    • Rework Illusion is now a Strong Illusion
    • Rework Spell Immunity replaced with Debuff Immunity with 95% Magic Resistance
  • Talent Talent
    • Nerf Level 10 Talent Phantom's Embrace DPS increased from +50 to +65
    • Buff Level 25 Talent Stroke of Fate Damage increased from +50% to +60%
7.32e
  • Ink Swell Ink Swell
    • Buff Damage per second increased from 25/35/45/55 to 25/40/55/70 (75/120/165/210 total damage)
  • Soulbind Soulbind
    • Buff Cooldown decreased from 90/70/50s to 70/60/50s

Notable Players[edit]

皮球 
Jaunuel 
Jhocam 
Ace12 
Xakoda 

Additional Content[edit]

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