Damage
50-54
87-91
114-118
Movement Speed Amp
1.1%
3.1%
4.4%
Shadow Demon[edit]
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.
Abilities[edit]
Disruption
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 Duration: | 8/10/12/14 |
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| Illusion Damage Taken: | 300% |
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| Illusion Damage Dealt: | 30%/45%/60%/75% |
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The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.
Soul Catcher
Shadow Demon curses a random enemy within the area to take increased damage.
| Damage Amplification: | 20%/30%/40%/50% |
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| Ability: | Creates Illusion On Death |
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| Illusion Damage Dealt: | 30%/45%/60%/75% |
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| Illusion Damage Taken: | 200% |
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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.
- Blocked by Spell Immunity.
- Can be dispelled.
Shadow Poison
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: | 26/34/42/50 (32.5/42.5/53/62.5 ) |
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| Stack Damage: | 20/35/50/65 (25/43.75/62.5/81.25 ) |
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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.
- Blocked by Spell Immunity.
- If dispelled, the damage is dealt immediately.
Shadow Poison Release
Releases the poison to do damage on all affected enemies.
Demonic Purge
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: | 200/300/400 (900 ) |
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| Movement Speed Slow: | 100% ➜ 20% |
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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.
- Damage blocked by Spell Immunity, the slow and buff removal are not.
- Blocked by Linken's Sphere.
Talent Tree[edit]
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General Strategy[edit]
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.
Shadow Demon (In-Game Description)
Overview
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Version History[edit]
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 Strength gain increased from 2.2 to 2.4
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| 7.13b
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- Base strength increased from 21 to 23
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| 7.12
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 Demonic Purge slow now always scales linearly with time from 100% to 20%
- Demonic Purge cooldown increased from 40 to 60 (affects charge replenish)
- Demonic Purge no longer roots non-hero units for 3 seconds
- Demonic Purge duration increased from 5 to 7 seconds
- Demonic Purge now continuously dispels the target
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| 7.10
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- Level 10 Talent increased from +25% XP Gain to 30%
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 Level 25 Talent changed from +5s Disruption Banish Duration to 2 Charges of Disruption
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| 7.07d
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- Soul Catcher no longer creates an illusion on death
- Level 10 Talent changed from +10 Strength to Soul Catcher Creates Illusion On Death
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| 7.07
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- Demonic Purge now works on cycloned units
- Soul Catcher no longer splits its effect, it only affects one unit in the area
- Shadow Poison radius increased from 190 to 200
- When an enemy dies under Soul Catcher, an illusion of them is created under your control
- Lasts until they respawn or it is killed
- Deals 30/45/60/75% damage and takes 200% damage
- Reworked Talent Tree
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| 7.06f
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- Level 15 Talent from +8% Spell Amplification to +10%
- Level 15 Talent from +75 Cast Range to +100
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| 7.06e
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- Base Strength increased from 19 to 21
- Demonic Purge cooldown reduced from 50 to 40
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| 7.06d
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- Base strength increased from 17 to 19
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| 7.06c
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- Level 10 Talent from +10 MS to +20
- Level 10 Talent from +6 Strength to +10
- Level 15 Talent from +6% Spell Amp to +8%
- Level 20 Talent from +10% Magic Resistance to +15%
- Shadow Poison cast point improved from 0.3 to 0.25
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| 7.06
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- Shadow Poison mana cost reduced from 55 to 50
- Soul Catcher now spreads its amplification evenly among all the enemies in the AoE
- Replaced Respawn Talent: -1.5s Shadow Poison Cooldown (Level 20)
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| 7.02
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- Disruption illusion damage taken from 200% to 300%
- Level 25 Talent from -1s Shadow Poison Cooldown to -6s Soul Catcher Cooldown
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| 7.00
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 Added Talent Tree
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| 6.88f
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- Shadow Poison mana cost increased from 40 to 55
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| 6.88e
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- Shadow Poison initial damage reduced from 50 to 26/34/42/50
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| 6.88d
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- Disruption cooldown increased from 25/22/19/16 to 27/24/21/18
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| 6.88c
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- Disruption illusion damage taken increased from 150% to 200%
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| 6.88
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- Disruption illusion duration increased from 6/8/10/12 to 8/10/12/14
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| 6.87
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- Disruption illusion damage increased from 30/40/50/60% to 30/45/60/75%
- Soul Catcher cooldown reduced from 13 to 13/12/11/10
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| 6.86
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- Disruption illusions duration from 5/6/7/8 to 6/8/10/12 seconds
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| 6.85
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- Shadow Poison cooldown reduced from 2.75 to 2.5
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| 6.84
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- Shadow Poison mana cost from 50 to 40
- Demonic Purge Aghanim's Scepter upgrade now applies Break (disabling passive abilities)
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| 6.82
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- Soul Catcher now amplifies damage by 20/30/40/50% instead of attempting to re-deal 20/30/40/50% of the damage as Pure damage
- Aghanim's Scepter Demonic Purge charges increased from 2 to 3
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| 6.81
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- Added Aghanim's Scepter upgrade: Demonic Purge cooldown replaced with two charges that have a 40 second replenish time
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| 6.80
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- Shadow Poison max effective stacks increased from 4 to 5
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| 6.79
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- Shadow Poison AoE increased from 180 to 190
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| 6.78
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- Base Intelligence decreased by 3
- Shadow Poison no longer gives vision over the targets with the debuff
- This still reveals the projectile path, but no longer locks on vision to units with the debuff on them for 10 seconds
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- Shadow Poison cooldown decreased from 3 to 2.75
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| 6.75
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- Soul Catcher mana cost increased from 50 to 50/60/70/80
- Shadow Poison AoE increased from 150 to 180
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| 6.72d
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- Disruption cast range decreased from 700 to 600
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| 6.72
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- Disruption illusion duration rescaled from 6 to 5/6/7/8
- Disruption mana cost increased from 75 to 120
- Disruption cooldown rescaled from 16 to 25/22/19/16
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- New Hero
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Notable Players[edit]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
Support 
Disabler 
Initiator 
Nuker
Upgradeable by Aghanim's Scepter. Removes the cooldown and uses charges instead. Applies Break to the target.
