Lone Druid

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[e][h]Lone Druid

Radiant Hero

Attributes

18 +2.5

20 +2.8

13 +1.4

18 - 22

-2

325

Base Stats

Health Regen

0.25

Mana Regen

0

Magic Resistance

25%

Attack Speed

100

Attack Time

1.6

Attack Duration

0.33 + 0.53

Attack Range

550

Missile Speed

900

Turn Rate

0.5

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

524

1154

1604

Mana

231

459

627

Armor

2

9.8

15.4

Damage

38-42

77-81

105-109

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Notes

Collision Size

24

Legs

2

Sylla, the Lone Druid

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Long before the first words of the first histories there rose the druidic Bear Clan. Wise and just they were, and focused in their ways to seek an understanding of the natural order. The arch forces of nature saw this, and so sought the most learned among them. Wise old Sylla, clan justiciar and seer, stepped forward for his kin, and to him was given the Seed with these words: 'When all of the world has dimmed, when civilization has left these lands, when the world is slain and wracked by the endless deserts at the end of ages, plant the Seed.'

As he grasped his trust, Sylla felt his years recede and his vitality returned. Vast knowledge burst into his mind. He found himself able to project his very will into reality and, with some concentration, alter his own physical form as well. Yet subtle whispers and cruel ears brought word of the Seed and its power to other peoples, and a terrible war crashed upon the Bear Clan. As his ancestral home burned, Sylla took his burden and fled to the wild places. Ages passed, and time and myth forgot the Bear Clan, forgot Sylla and the Seed, forgot wondrous civilizations that rose and fell in Bear Clan's wake. For millennia Sylla has waited, waited for word from his deities, waited for peace to come to the ever warring realms, waited in exile and in secret for the end of all things and for the conclusion of his sacred commitment, preparing himself always to face and destroy whatever would dare threaten his purpose.

Battling alongside his powerful spirit bear, Lone Druid demolishes enemy forces and structures. Switching as needed between ranged and melee attacks with his transformation, should he have enough time to arm and strengthen both himself and his companion, there is little that can stop them.

Abilities

Summon Spirit Bear

QB

Targeting
No Target

Summons a powerful Spirit Bear companion that can equip items. When the Spirit Bear moves too far from Lone Druid, it cannot attack. If the Spirit Bear dies, the Lone Druid suffers damage as backlash. The Spirit Bear gains the abilities  Return,  Entangling Claws, and  Demolish as it increases in level. The Spirit Bear does not benefit from attributes.

Leash Range	1100 Global

Backlash Damage	20% of maximum HP

Bonus HP Per Level	90

Cast Point	0.5

Cast Backswing	0.63

120

75

	Removes the leash range and the Spirit Bear no longer dies when Lone Druid dies.

Sylla's lifelong companion is symbiotic with his spirit and heart, coming to aid him in any time of need.

Notes

• Spirit Bear cannot  Return if it has taken damage from a hero within the last 3 seconds.
• Backlash damage is dealt as Pure damage, with the unit that killed the Spirit Bear as the source.
• If the Spirit Bear is denied, Lone Druid will not take backlash damage.
• When the Spirit Bear uses Hand of Midas, Lone Druid receives the Midas experience.

Spirit Link

WR

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Grants both Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear attack speed, and causes the damage Spirit Bear deals to heal the Lone Druid.

Link Lifesteal	20%/35%/50%/65%

Bonus Attack Speed	16/34/52/70

Duration	10

Cast Point	0

43/36/29/22

50/60/70/80

	Dispellable.

Bears are not commonly seen as being agile creatures, but can actually move rather quickly, especially when enraged.

Savage Roar

EY

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear roar fiercely, causing nearby enemies to flee towards their base in terror.

Bonus Movement Speed	20% Affects Allies

Fear Duration	1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6

Radius	375

Cast Point	0.1

Cast Backswing	0.57

Bonus Attack Speed	60

Bonus Speed Duration	5

Bonus Radius	700

Ability	Applies Basic Dispel

38/32/26/20
     28/22/16/10

15

50

	Savage Roar now empowers allied units in an AoE with bonus movement speed and bonus attack apeed.
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Sylla studies and masters the arts of the lost Bear Clan, enhancing his attunement with the wild.

Notes

• The Spirit Bear can also cast this ability. The cooldown is shared with Lone Druid.

True Form

RF

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

Lone Druid morphs himself into a raging bear, attacking at melee range. Grants Spirit Bear's  Entangling Claws and  Demolish.

Bonus HP	500/1000/1500 2500 25

Bonus Armor	8/10/12

Attack Range	225 (Melee)

Duration	40

Transformation Time	2

Cast Point	0

100
     50

20

200

	Illusions created while Lone Druid is in True Form will receive all the bonuses except the armor bonus.

The mighty bear is the king of the forest, possessing the throne through raw power.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+1000  True Form and  Spirit Bear Health	25	-0.1  Spirit Bear Base Attack Time
0  Entangling Claws Cooldown	20	-50s  True Form Cooldown
+8  Spirit Bear Armor	15	-10s  Savage Roar Cooldown
+25  Spirit Bear Movement Speed	10	+200 Health

Summon Abilities

Spirit Bear

Return

QR

Targeting
No Target
Channeled

Affects
Self

Teleports the Spirit Bear back to the Lone Druid.

Cast Range	Global

Cast Point	0

Channel Time	3

30

Notes

• Spirit Bear cannot use this ability if it has taken damage from a hero recently.

Demolish

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Buildings

Increases the power of the Spirit Bear, causing it to deal more damage to buildings and have additional spell resistance.

Spirit Bear Bonus Damage	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%

Lone Druid Bonus Damage	15% / 30% / 45% / 60%

Magic Resistance	33%

	Disabled by break.

Entangling Claws

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Attacks have a chance to cause roots to burst from the ground, immobilizing the attacked enemy unit, dealing damage per second.

Damage Per Second	60

Spirit Bear Chance	20%

Lone Druid Chance	30%

Duration	0.75 / 1.5 / 2.25 / 3

5
     0

20

	Dispellable.
	Disabled by break.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 60 / 120 / 180 / 240

Summon Stats

Spirit Bear [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Ancient

Attack Type

 

Hero

Armor Type

 

Hero

Health

1100/1400/1700/2000
2100/2400/2700/3000

25

Health Regen

5/6/7/8

Mana

300

Mana Regen

0.5

Damage

20

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.43 + 0.4

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45
1.35

20

Armor

3/4/5/6
11/112/13/14

15

Movement Speed

340/360/380/400
365/385/405/425

10

Sight Range

1400 / 800

Magic Resistance

0%/0%/0%/33%

Turn Rate

0.6

Gold Bounty

300

Experience

300

Notes

Has an item inventory. Is targeted by spells as a hero. Levels alongside Lone Druid and gains +5 damage/+75 HP per level.

General Strategy

Overview

It would be beneficial to get used to using control groups when learning this hero. Have one for just your hero, one for just the bear, and another for both the hero and the bear. While he may feel daunting to micro, Lone Druid is basically all about right clicking things. You will just need to manage your positioning and watching your health in fights. In general, you want to keep your hero out of fights as it is your bear that will be doing all the work, however, make sure to keep the bear in range as a bear that can't attack doesn't do much!

Early Game

Lone Druid is known as a very strong 1v1 laner as he has a tanky bear that can zone enemies out while the hero gets last hits. A quick Orb of Venom and Boots of Speed on the bear help it get more auto attacks on an enemy laner.

If you are in the offlane, you can pull the creep wave under your tower to get a fast level 2. Getting early levels is key to this hero as you get kill potential once you reach Level 5. An early Quelling Blade is also super useful (buy it from the side shop). In the Radiant offlane, you can use it to cut down the tree next to the large camp so you can pull the wave. For both sides, it helps with clearing the neutral camp near the secret shop for whenever the lane gets too hot to handle.

If you are on the safelane, you can use the bear to pull creeps to help you control your lane.

Mid Game

1. When you're in melee form, keep the boots on the hero. Otherwise, he'll be slow as a snail and your bear can't hit things.

2. Don't stay in melee form all the time. Your range form walks around a lot faster. In general though, it is safer to stay in melee form. Staying in range form allows you to move quicker and go from camp to camp in the jungle while farming. In fights though, it is often better to stay in melee form.

3. Get a casual Cloak if the enemy has a lot of nuke damage. Try to get it after your farming item cause that's usually when most nukes do their worst.

4. Tranq Boots are an option on the hero. They give you armor, HP regen, and you walk really fast too if they aren't broken! The HP regen also works on the bear if you pass the boots on to him.

5. A casual Ring of Basilius helps a lot with the needed mana to sustain the uptime of the Rabid buff. This also gives you the option of upgrading to a Vladimir's Offering later in the game.

6. If you opted for the Radiance build and you got a Quelling Blade earlier, pass it to the hero so you can farm the jungle with him a bit quicker while the bear is burning down creep waves.

7. Lone Druid has two timings when he is strong compared to other heroes: the midgame, and the very late game. His midgame strength comes from the power spike in your bear as he gets Entangling Claws, Demolish, and Battle Cry; you will be able to demolish towers and terrorize supports with your first big item (for example, Radiance). Later, while other carries may struggle to find use out of their gold past the sixth slot, Lone Druid can always get better items for either himself or the bear; remember that he is an agility hero, and without factoring in the bear he still has two powerful personal buffs, high hitpoints, and a low base attack time thanks to his ultimate. Certain item combinations for himself and the bear are also deadly, such as double Basher or double Scythe of Vyse.

8. Although you have 12 item slots, the bear's lack of stat gain makes Lone Druid fall flat in the late game, with significantly less scaling on the bear itself than other carries have. If the game goes really late, you'll find that the bear is easily brought down by enemy right clicks. Try to coordinate pushes with your team to really abuse the peak of your power, and as the game gets later you may have to protect the bear as much as, if not more than, the hero.

9. Get used to passing items between the hero and bear. For example, when pushing the enemy offlane tier 2 tower, pass the farming item (Maelstrom or Radiance) to the hero, walk the bear to the secret shop, buy a Hyperstone, recall the bear, and pass the farming item back to the bear. Be careful about dropping them on the ground though, especially if the enemy team has an invis hero.

Late Game

Try to keep the Rabid buff up constantly. Save your Battle Cry for when you're in teamfights, pushing towers, doing Roshan, or farming ancients.

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.30
	Fixed Savage Roar Shard granting 40 Attack Speed to allies instead of 60 Spirit Link attack speed increased from 15/30/45/60 to 16/34/52/70 True Form entangle chance increased from 20% to 30%. (Affects only Lone Druid) True Form demolish bonus damage increased from 10/20/30/40% to 15/30/45/60% (Affects only Lone Druid)
7.29b
	Spirit Bear health increase per level from 75 to 90 Savage Roar duration increased from 1.2/1.6/2/2.4 to 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 Level 20 Talent increased from -40s True Form Cooldown to -50s
7.28a
	Savage Roar shard duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
7.28
	Level 20 Talent increased from -32s True Form Cooldown to -40s Level 25 Changed from +1000 True Form Health to +1000 True Form and Spirit Bear Health Added Aghanim's Shard Upgrades Savage Roar Savage Roar now empowers allied units in 700 AoE with +20% Movement Speed and +60 Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
7.27b
	Strength gain reduced from 2.7 to 2.5 Savage Roar is no longer duplicate cast on either target that is unable to cast Summon Spirit Bear damage per level is now base damage rather than bonus damage Summon Spirit Bear backlash damage increased from 10% Max Health to 20% Summon Spirit Bear Entangling claws no longer has a special duration for creeps True Form armor bonus reduced from 10/15/20 to 8/10/12 Level 25 Talent reduced from -0.15 Spirit Bear Attack Time to -0.1
7.26c
	Level 25 Talent increased from +800 True Form Health to +1000 Level 25 Talent reduced from -0.16 Spirit Bear Attack Time to -0.15
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.25
	Level 10 Talent changed from +125 Attack Range to +30 Spirit Bear Movement Speed
7.23f
	Spirit Bear level 1 base damage reduced by 5
7.23c
	Summon Spirit Bear base damage reduced from 30 to 25
7.23b
	Spirit Bear base attack time increased from 1.7/1.6/1.5/1.4 to 1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45
7.23a
	Spirit Bear base attack time increased from 1.65/1.55/1.45/1.35 to 1.7/1.6/1.5/1.4 Level 25 Talent reduced from -0.5 Spirit Bear Attack Time to -0.25
7.23
	Spirit Bear attack range increased from 128 to 150 Spirit Bear armor type changed from Basic to Hero Spirit Bear attack type changed from Basic to Hero Spirit Bear no longer has Defender Spirit Bear Demolish is now available at level 1 Spirit Bear Return is now available at level 1 Spirit Bear Entangle is now available at level 1 Spirit Bear Entangle duration is now 0.75/1.5/2.25/3 Spirit Bear Return is now a 3 second channeling ability Cooldown: 30 Spirit Bear Demolish building bonus damage is now 10/20/30/40% Spirit Bear damage reduced from 35/55/75/95 to 30 Spirit Bear now levels up when your hero does and gains +5 damage per level Spirit Bear now gains +75 HP per level of your hero Spirit Bear health reduced from 1500/2000/2500/3000 to 1100/1400/1700/2000 Spirit Bear Entangling Claws damage type changed from Physical to Magical Spirit Link is now passive Spirit Link no longer heals the spirit bear when Lone Druid deals damage Spirit Link lifesteal reduced from 40/50/60/70% to 20/35/50/65% Spirit Link attack speed reduced from 20/40/60/80 to 15/30/45/60 Reworked True Form: 100 Cooldown Transforms into a melee bear Gains 500/1000/1500 Health (healed on cast as well), +10/15/20 Armor Grants you Spirit Bear's Entangling Roots and Demolish Sets your melee attack range to 225 Duration: 40 Mana Cost: 200 Savage Roar now occurs both your hero and the Spirit Bear when cast on either. Savage Roar AoE increased from 325 to 375 Level 20 Talent changed from -25s Battle Cry Cooldown to -40s True Form Cooldown Level 25 Talent changed from Battle Cry Grants Spell Immunity to +1000 True Form Health
7.22
	Strength gain increased from 2.4 to 2.7 True Form health bonus increased from 300/600/900 to 300/700/1100
7.21
	Movement speed reduced from 330 to 325 Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 340/355/370/385 to 340/360/380/400 Spirit Bear attack damage increased from 35/50/65/80 to 35/55/75/95 Level 20 Talent changed from -0.3 Spirit Bear Attack Time to 0 Entangle Cooldown Level 25 Talent changed from 0 Entangle Cooldown to -0.5s Spirit Bear Attack Time
7.20e
	Base movement speed reduced from 340 to 330 Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 340/350/360/370 to 340/355/370/385 Level 10 Talent reduced from +150 Attack Range to +125 Level 20 Talent improved from -0.2 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time to -0.3
7.20c
	Base armor reduced by 2 Agility reduced from 24 + 2.7 to 20 + 2.4 Spirit Link cooldown rescaled from 44/36/28/20 to 43/36/29/22 Level 10 Talent reduced from +175 Attack Range to +150 Level 20 Talent changed from +40 Spirit Link Attack Speed to -0.2 Spirit Bear Base Attack Time
7.20b
	Spirit Link attack speed reduced from 30/50/70/90 to 20/40/60/80 Spirit Link cooldown from 42/34/26/18 to 44/36/28/20
7.20
	Base movement speed increased from 320 to 340 Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 320/330/340/350 to 340/350/360/370 Spirit Bear attack backswing time reduced from 0.67 to 0.4 Spirit Bear attack damage increased from 35/45/55/65 to 35/50/65/80 Spirit Bear now has a level 1 ability, Defender Passively causes 30% of the damage Lone Druid takes to be instead dealt to the Spirit Bear Only occurs if you are within the leash range Replaced Rabid with Spirit Link Grants both of you 30/50/70/90 Attack Speed Causes 40/50/60/70% of damage you deal to restore life to your Spirit Bear Damage your Spirit Bear deals restores life to you Duration: 10 Cooldown: 42/34/26/18 Mana Cost: 50/60/70/80
7.10
	Spirit Bear health regeneration increased from 4/5/6/7 to 5/6/7/8 Level 15 Talent increased from -8s Savage Roar Cooldown to -12s
7.07c
	Spirit Bear Health increased from 1400/1800/2300/2700 to 1500/2000/2500/3000
7.07b
	Spirit Bear HP regen increased from 2/3/4/5 to 4/5/6/7
7.07
	Base movement speed reduced by 5 Base HP regen increased from 0.25 to 1.75 Turn rate improved from 0.4 to 0.5 Battle Cry cooldown reduced from 60 to 45 Battle Cry duration reduced from 6 to 5 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06c
	Spirit Bear base attack time improved from 1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45 to 1.65/1.55/1.45/1.35
7.06
	Rabid attack speed increased from 10/20/30/40 to 20/30/40/50 Rabid duration rescaled from 18/22/26/30 to 25 Rabid cooldown reduced from 45 to 35 Replaced Respawn Talent: +50% Spirit Bear Magic Resistance (Level 20)
7.04
	Level 15 Talent increased from +30 Spirit Bear Damage to +50
7.03
	Base damage reduced by 4 Rabid cooldown increased from 30 to 45 Level 15 Talent reduced from +55 Damage to +50 Damage
7.02
	Level 10 Talent from +200 Attack Range to +175 Level 15 Talent from +65 Damage to +55 Level 20 Talent from +7 Spirit Bear Armor to +12 Level 20 Talent from -50s Respawn Time to -40s
7.00
	Returning from True Form to Druid Form reduced from 1.9 to 0.8 Spirit Bear now has 0.5 Mana regen True Form no longer disjoints projectiles Added Talent Tree
6.87
	Spirit Bear Entangle now uses Pseudo-Random Distribution Battle Cry damage reduced from 90/120/150 to 70/100/130
6.86e
	Savage Roar cooldown increased from 28/24/20/16 to 38/32/26/20
6.86b
	Enabled in Captains Mode
6.86
	Temporarily removed from Captains Mode Replaced Synergy with a new ability for Lone Druid: Savage Roar Spirit Bear attack damage increased from 33 to 35/45/55/65 Spirit Bear movement speed increased from 320/320/330/340 to 320/330/340/350 Rabid duration increased from 10 to 18/22/26/30 Rabid movement speed increased from 5/10/15/20% to 10/15/20/25% True Form Health Bonus increased from 250/400/600 to 300/600/900
6.85
	Summon Spirit Bear cooldown reduced from 180/160/140/120 to 120 Battle Cry bonus damage increased from 60/90/120 to 90/120/150 Battle Cry bonus armor increased from 6/12/18 to 10/15/20
6.84
	True Form is no longer removed on death Battle Cry armor increased from 5/10/15 to 6/12/18 Battle Cry damage increased from 50/75/100 to 60/90/120 Added Scepter upgrade to Lone Druid: Allows the Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid Prevents the Spirit Bear from dying if Lone Druid dies
6.83
	Removed the cast time on Spirit Bear Return Battle Cry cooldown increased from 30 to 60 Battle Cry duration reduced from 8 to 6 Battle Cry bonus damage increased from 20/40/60 to 50/75/100 Battle Cry bonus armor increased from 2/4/6 to 5/10/15
6.82
	Spirit Bear now has 300 mana Spirit Bear using Hand of Midas now grants the XP to Lone Druid Spirit Bear death now deals 10% max health as Pure damage (Instead of 100/200/300/400 composite damage)
6.81
	Spirit Bear health regeneration increased from 2 to 2/3/4/5
6.80
	Spirit Bear Entangle is no longer an Orb Effect
6.79
	Base movement speed increased from 315 to 325 (still 280 in True Form) Spirit Bear XP bounty increased from 196 to 300
6.78
	Spirit Bear now has its HP drained by Armlet when active Spirit Bear bounty increased from 100 to 300
6.75
	Spirit Bear can no longer be resummoned while it is taking damage
6.72d
	Spirit Bear can no longer use Return if it has taken damage from a player unit in the last 3 seconds
6.72
	Spirit Bear Demolish decreased from 60% to 40% bonus damage versus buildings
6.69
	Fixed common scenarios where Spirit Bear would miss its attack as the target was moving It will not miss anymore Casting Summon Spirit Bear while the Bear is still alive will restore its health Instead of not allowing you to cast True Form movement speed increased from 270 to 280 Spirit Bear leash range increased to 1100
6.64
	True Form movement speed reduced from 305 to 270 Spirit Bear leash range reduced from 1500 to 925 True Form transformation time increased from 1.45 to 2 seconds True Form armor increased by 2 Hero movement speed increased by 10 Spirit Bear no longer returns to Lone Druid when he attacks out of leash range Instead the bear will not attack
6.63
	Spirit Bear Entangle no longer prevents the target from attacking Spirit Bear Entangle damage increased from 40/sec to 60/sec
6.60
	Added Battle Cry to all levels of True Form Scaled the bonus damage (20➜20/40/60) Scaled the bonus armor (2➜2/4/6) Lowered duration (10➜8 seconds) Changed Spirit Bear ability progression Lv1➜Adds Inventory Lv2➜Adds Return Lv3➜Adds Entangle Lv4➜Adds Demolish and Spell Damage Reduction Improved True Form melee attack range (100➜150) Rabid now goes on both the Spirit Bear and Lone Druid when casted instead of requiring a target Removed One from True Form Spells now last the same duration on Spirit Bear as they do on heroes
6.58
	Improved Spirit Bear Entangle chance from 16% to 20% and cooldown from 6 to 5 seconds
6.52
	Improved cooldown progression on Spirit Bear
6.51
	Minor bonus armor in True Form
6.50
	Improved Spirit Bear Demolish

Notable Players

MATUMBAMAN

old eLeVeN

Ace

kYxY

Chessie

See also

• Summon
• Taunt
• Root

External links

Guides

• Standard Lone Druid (Jungle) Build
• Standard Lone Druid (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Lone Druid