Shadow Demon

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[e][h]Shadow Demon

Dire Hero

Attributes

23 +2.6

18 +2.2

22 +3.6

29 - 33

0

290

Base Stats

Health Regen

0.25

Mana Regen

0

Magic Resistance

25%

Attack Speed

100

Attack Time

1.7

Attack Duration

0.3 + 0.5

Attack Range

500

Missile Speed

900

Turn Rate

0.6

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

614

1262

1730

Mana

405

1155

1695

Armor

2.9

7.8

11.3

Damage

51-55

101-105

137-141

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Notes

Release Date

2012-03-15

Competitive Release

2012-03-22

Collision Size

24

Legs

2

Shadow Demon

Recommended Roles

Support Disabler Initiator Nuker

Among the sovereign Demons with explicit access to this world, Doom scarcely bothers with the affairs of Noninfernals and Lesser Spectral Consorts, while Shadow Fiend passes through almost exclusively on collecting expeditions. The Shadow Demon, however, has always taken a deep and abiding interest in the material plane, as if sensing that mastery of this gritty dimensional nexus might be the key to total domination of all realities. Summoned first by minor wizards, the Shadow Demon granted every wish and put on increasingly impressive displays of power until he had the full attention of the greatest demonologists, and through them the various lords, tyrants, autarchs and heirophants who depended on sorcery to buttress their mundane power. So great was his deception that all his summoners considered themselves the master and Shadow Demon the servant; meanwhile, he eroded their identities and made their minds his own. In the end, most members of the cult were hollow puppets, extensions of his evil will.

What Shadow Demon's next step would have been remains open to speculation, for around this time, Nevermore the Shadow Fiend bit into a particularly nasty-tasting soul and discovered that it held nothing but a foul nougat of Shadow Demon's essence. Alerted that a coup was underway, and that the ancient equilibrium of the Umbral Pact was about to be destabilized, Doom and Shadow Fiend briefly joined forces to destroy the burgeoning cult. Combining spells of incredible force, they undid Shadow Demon's centuries of patient work, reducing his cult to smithereens—and all its members to a bloody splatter. Nothing remained except a tiny speck of demon shadow. Immortal and irreducible, this mote of evil was enough to seed the Shadow Demon's next scheme, and in fits and starts, over further centuries, he began to regroup.

Whatever that speck of shadow touched, it tainted, and its influence gradually grew. A chaos of damaged parts pulled together, reknit, and combined to give Shadow Demon a form even stronger than his former. He is all but complete now, and his plan for infinite dominion lacks all of its former weaknesses. It would seem that such a being of pure malice and malevolence, a threat to all creation, would be forever out of place in our world...yet Shadow Demon does not lack for followers.

Spewing clouds of demonic poison to damage enemies or scout the battlefield, few dare to approach Shadow Demon. Banishing an enemy as his allies gather for the kill, he can inflict demonic curses as he summons traitorous illusions to turn enemy strength against itself.

Abilities

Disruption

QD

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Heroes

Banishes the targeted unit, removing it from play for the duration. Upon returning, illusions of the unit are created under Shadow Demon's control.

Illusion Damage Dealt	30%/45%/60%/75%

Illusion Damage Taken	300%

Illusions	2

Illusion Duration	11/12/13/14

Banish Duration	2.75

Cast Range	650

Cast Point	0.3

Cast Backswing	0.6

Charges	2 25

29/26/23/20

120

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

The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.

Notes

• Units under Disruption can still be affected and damaged by all of Shadow Demon's spells.
• Illusion health is determined at the start of the cast.

Soul Catcher

WC

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Captures the soul of enemy units in an area, causing them to lose a percentage of their current health. Shadow Demon temporarily gains Spell Amplification for each hero's soul captured. When the debuff is removed, the units gain half of the lost health back. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Soul Catcher.

Health Loss	20%/25%/30%/35%

Spell Amplification Per Hero	5%/7%/9%/11%

Radius	175/200/225/250

Duration	10

Cast Range	700

Cast Point	0.3

26/24/22/20
     20/18/16/14

20

80/100/120/140

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Trying to resist the Shadow Demon's corruption is mostly a useless endeavor.

Notes

• The illusion spawns if the enemy dies while debuffed. It is controlled by Shadow Demon and lasts until it is either killed or the enemy respawns.
  10

Shadow Poison

EW

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Deals damage in a line, and afflicts enemy units with a poison effect. The poison deals 1/2/4/8/16 times the stack damage based on the number of stacks on the target, up to 5 stacks. Additional stacks after that each add 50 damage. This deferred damage is dealt when Shadow Poison's duration expires or the Release sub-ability is used.

Impact Damage	30/40/50/60 34.5/46/57.5/69 10

Stack Damage	24/36/48/60 27.6/41.5/55.2/69 10

Extra Damage Per Stack	50 57.5 10

Maximum Stacks	19

Duration	10

Radius	190

Cast Range	1500

Cast Point	0.25

2.5
     1.25

20

45

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

The ever growing influence of the Shadow Demon can pollute the most valiant and pure of heroes.

Notes

• Damage per 1/2/3/4/5 stacks:
  • Level 1: 20/40/80/160/320
  • Level 2: 35/70/140/280/560
  • Level 3: 50/100/200/400/800
  • Level 4: 65/130/260/520/1040
• Briefly provides 200 flying vision in its path.

Shadow Poison Release

DG

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Releases the poison to do damage on all affected enemies.

Cast Point	0.3

1

Demonic Purge

RG

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Purges the target enemy unit, removing positive buffs and slowing the target for the duration. The unit slowly regains its speed until the end of the duration, upon which damage is dealt.

Damage	300/400/500 500/600/700 15

Movement Speed Slow	100% ➜ 20%

Slow Duration	7

Cast Range	800

Cast Point	0.3

Cast Backswing	0.6

Break Duration	5

Charges	3

Replenish Time	60

60
     30

25

150/175/200

	Removes the cooldown and uses charges instead. Applies break to the target.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

Once Shadow Demon no longer has any need for his collected cultist, he releases it from its subservience—and its life.

Notes

• Dispels the enemy on cast, and continuously thereafter.
• The slow scales linearly over time, weakening over the duration.

Aghanim's Shard Ability

Demonic Cleanse

F

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Allied Units

Damage Type
Magical

Cleanses the target allied unit, removing negative buffs for the duration. At the end of the duration, the unit is healed. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Cleanse.

Max Heal	300/400/500 500/600/700 15

Duration	7

Cast Range	800

Cast Point	0.3

Cast Backswing	0.6

Charges	3

Replenish Time	60

60
     30

25

     

0

150/175/200

	Removes the cooldown and uses charges instead.
	This ability is granted by Aghanim's Shard

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
2 Charges of  Disruption	25	-30s  Demonic Purge Cooldown
-1.25s  Shadow Poison Cooldown	20	-6s  Soul Catcher Cooldown
+200  Demonic Purge Damage	15	+25 Movement Speed
+10 Strength	10	+15%  Shadow Poison Damage

Recent Changes

Version	Balance Changes
7.31d
	Shadow Poison Hit damage increased from 26/34/42/50 to 30/40/50/60
7.31
	Demonic Cleanse Is now granted as a secondary ability with Aghanim's Shard. Repeatedly applies a basic dispel on the target allied unit, removing negative buffs for the duration. At the end of the duration, the unit is healed. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Cleanse. Scepter also grants charges to Demonic Cleanse
7.30c
	Disruption cooldown increased from 27/24/21/18 to 29/26/23/20 Shadow Poison mana cost rescaled from 35/40/45/50 to 45

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Notable Players

Solo

Fenrir

1437

SsaSpartan

VANSKOR

See also

• Banish
• Dispel
• Damage Amplification

Additional Content

• Official Hero Page
• Standard Shadow Demon (Support) Build by Torte de Lini