Shadow Shaman
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Shadow Shaman
23 + 2.3
16 + 1.6
25 + 3.5
| Grants the following bonuses per attribute point: | |
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+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration |
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+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed |
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+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance +1 Main Attack Damage |
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900 Projectile Speed
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100 (116)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.5
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2010-11-01
Released | ||
2004-10-22
(v0.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present |
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| Summons powerful serpent wards to deal damage. | |
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| Shadow Shaman quickly clears the way for his team's forces to march on the enemy base. Blasting enemies with Ether Shocks, interrupting attackers with Hexes, transforming his foe into a chicken, while locking down another with magical Shackles — but not before conjuring up powerful Mass Serpent Wards. Spitting fire in every direction, the Shadow Shaman's charmed snakes make short work of his disabled enemies. | |
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| Roles: |  Support  Pusher  Disabler  Nuker  Initiator |
| Complexity |   |
| Adjectives | BadTeeth, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Cluster Cluck
Massive Serpent Ward
Summons a single, massive Serpent Ward with various increased traits to attack enemy units and enemy buildings.
x10 Ward Trait Factor
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Serpent Wards' now instant attacks an additional enemy unit for full damage.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Summons Serpent Wards of its corresponding level briefly to attack the affected enemy unit while binding it.
Increases cast range.
Increases cast range.
Talents[edit]
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| +20% Serpent Ward Attack Damage | 25 | +400 Ether Shock Damage |
| +50% Serpent Ward Hit Count | 20 | +1.5s Shackles Duration |
Hex Applies  Break | 15 | +160 Serpent Ward Attack Range |
| +1.75 Mana Regen | 10 | +170 Shackles Total Damage |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio[edit]
I am the intermediary between life and death.▶️Rhasta, the Shadow Shaman
Aliases:
Rhasta, SS
Lore:
Born in the Bleeding Hills, Rhasta was just a starving youngling when picked up by a travelling con-man. For two pins of copper, the old con-man would tell your fortune. For three, he'd castrate your pig, for five, he'd circumcise your sons. For a good meal, he'd don his shaman garb, read from his ancient books, and lay a curse upon your enemies. His strange new youngling, part hill troll, part…something else, worked as assistant and lent an air of the exotic to the con-man's trade.
Always one step ahead of cheated customers, one town ahead of a pursuing patronage, the two trekked across the blighted lands until one day the con-man realized that the little youngling could actually do what he only pretended at. His ward had a gift—a gift that customers valued. And so the youngling Rhasta was thrust before the crowds, and the trade-name Shadow Shaman was born. The two continued from town to town, conjuring for money as Shadow Shaman's reputation grew. Eventually, the pair's duplicitous past caught up with them, and they were ambushed by a mob of swindled ex-clients. The con-man was slain, and for the first time, Rhasta used his powers for darkness, massacring the attackers. He buried his beloved master, and now uses his powers to destroy any who would seek to do him harm.
Always one step ahead of cheated customers, one town ahead of a pursuing patronage, the two trekked across the blighted lands until one day the con-man realized that the little youngling could actually do what he only pretended at. His ward had a gift—a gift that customers valued. And so the youngling Rhasta was thrust before the crowds, and the trade-name Shadow Shaman was born. The two continued from town to town, conjuring for money as Shadow Shaman's reputation grew. Eventually, the pair's duplicitous past caught up with them, and they were ambushed by a mob of swindled ex-clients. The con-man was slain, and for the first time, Rhasta used his powers for darkness, massacring the attackers. He buried his beloved master, and now uses his powers to destroy any who would seek to do him harm.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Fowl Play[edit]
Fowl Play 
Passive
Affects
Self
Applies Hex on himself, without the set movement speed component, whenever Shadow Shaman takes lethal damage.
Set Current Health: 1
Hex Duration: 3
Prevents all incoming damage utilizing damage manipulation.
Damage Reduction: 
100%
100% Duration: 1
Resets the ability's cooldown upon Rhasta's death, including Reincarnation sources.
Death Cooldown Factor: 
0
0 120
Cluster Cluck
Fowl Play additionally spawns a flock of uncontrollable chicken images with pseudo-random behavior.
Number of Illusions: 3
Split Time: 0.1
Hex Duration: 2
Split Time: 0.1
Hex Duration: 2
The created illusions correspond to the Hex ability models. They do not attack and receive additional incoming damage.
Damage Taken: 
300%
300% - Has precedence over
reincarnation sources.
- This ability is an
on-death effect and has two main components:
- The off-cooldown min health component.
- The incoming damage component.
- While off-cooldown, the ability grants Rhasta a passive min health component with the following properties:
- Does not reduce incoming damage taken.
- Hence, other on-damage effects still procs as per normal.
- Procs whenever Rhasta reaches 1
current health, regardless of its damage type and damage source, including from overkill damage instances.
- Does not reduce
- While off-cooldown, the ability grants Rhasta a passive min health component with the following properties:
- Applies the
fowl_play_damage_reduction
buff upon proc, with the following properties:
- The
strong dispel. - The generic incoming damage reduction.
- Stacks additively with other incoming damage manipulation sources.
- Does not affect
HP Removal sources.
- Another independent min health component as a secondary effect.
- Applies a 3-second Hex on self, without the set
movement speed component. - The Cluster Cluck component:
- The
- Applies the
- Cluster Cluck has the following properties:
-
- Applies the following ability effects on Rhasta as follows:
Hidden and disjoints incoming 
projectiles upon cast.
- Creates the Cluster Cluck-based illusions.
- The 0.1-second split time.
- Given a stop-command, canceling all queued orders, including orders to other
player-controlled units. 
- Reappears with Cluster Cluck-based uncontrollable illusions facing the same direction as Rhasta, correspondingly to the ability proc position.
- Rhasta's reappears in a random position within the fixed formation.
- Applies the following ability effects on Rhasta as follows:
-
- The formation corresponds to the ability proc position and number of illusions created.
- With 3 illusions:
or 
or 
Has the following additional formation properties:
- 1 chicken does not move.
- 1 chicken scatter.
- 1 chicken either does not move or scatters.
- With 3 illusions:
- The illusion neither has
gold nor 
experience bounty.
- The formation corresponds to the ability proc position and number of illusions created.
modifer_shadow_shaman_fowl_play
Hidden Modifer
modifier_shadow_shaman_fowl_play_damage_reductionFowl Play: Damage reduced to zero.
modifier_illusion
modifier_shadow_shaman_self_hex
You are a chicken.
modifier_shadow_shaman_voodooHexed: You are a chicken. Cannot attack or cast spells.
Visually transforms the affected enemy unit into a Chicken.
-
- Multiple ability procs do not
instant kill current illusions.
- Multiple ability procs do not
- COSMETICThe following cosmetic items visually changes the Shadow Shaman into a Lamb:
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.Abilities[edit]
Ether Shock[edit]
Creates a cone of ethereal energy that strikes multiple enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 1.23
Cast Range: 600
First Radius: 
200
200 Max Distance: 
600
600 End Radius: 300
300 Number of Targets: 3/5/7/9
Damage: 140/200/260/320 (
540/600/660/720)
540/600/660/720) 14/12/10/8
90/105/120/135
Originally used to open shows with the travelling con-man, Rhasta's lightning display shocks adversaries in more ways than one.
- Affects units up to 1100 range away in front of Rhasta's facing angle with the first radius, max distance and end radius.
- The ability's starts at Rhasta's current position
, with the first radius extending to point 
.
OP = 200PQ = 600
- Circle
is the end radius.
- The ability's starts at Rhasta's current position
- Affects enemy units closest to the primary enemy unit within the area-of-effect.
- All ability effects are nullified upon a
Spell Block proc on the primary target.
modifier_shadow_shaman_ethershock
Hidden modifier
shadow_shaman_ether_shock (5078)
- Deals a total 420/1000/1820/2880 ( 1620/3000/4620/6480)
magical 
spell damage (before reductions) assuming all max targets are affected.
-
- The purposes of the
ethershockdebuff is unknown.
- The purposes of the
Hex[edit]
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Transforms an enemy unit into a harmless beast, with all special abilities disabled.
Cast Animation: 0 + 1.13
Cast Range: 550
550 Set Enemy Move Speed: 100
Duration: 2/2.3/2.6/2.9
Break Duration: (
2/2.3/2.6/2.9)
2/2.3/2.6/2.9) 
Instantly destroy these imperfect, impaired, and inferior copies of heroes.
Current Health as Damage: 100%
24/20/16/12
130/150/170/190
Rhasta often ended performances by turning himself into a chicken — now, the humiliation is shared.
Cluster Cluck
Enables Hex casting on ally units. Applies a basic dispel and transforming them into a flock of chickens.
Number of Illusions: 3
Split Time: 0.1
Hex Duration: 2
Split Time: 0.1
Hex Duration: 2
The created illusions correspond to the Hex ability models. They do not attack and receive additional incoming damage.
Damage Taken: 300%
300% - Hex applies the following effects on the affected enemy unit:
- Sets its base movement speed to 100.
- All movement speed sources now calculates using the set base value.
- All
- Considers
strong illusions as heroes. 
Silence
Mute
Disarm- Break
- Does not apply to
allied units of Cluster Cluck.
- Does not apply to
- Changes the selection box correspondingly to the Hex model.
- Neither affects the unit's
collision size nor 
bound radius.
- Sets its base
- Fowl Play Cluster Cluck notes apply.
modifier_shadow_shaman_voodooHexed: You are a chicken. Cannot attack or cast spells.
shadow_shaman_voodoo (5079)
Visually transforms the affected enemy unit into a Chicken.
- COSMETICThe following cosmetic items visually changes the affected enemy unit into a Lamb:
Shackles[edit]
Magically binds an enemy unit so that it cannot move or attack, dealing damage over time.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Max Channel Time: 2.4/3/3.6/4.2 (
3.9/4.5/5.1/5.7)
3.9/4.5/5.1/5.7) Damage Interval: 0.1
Base Damage per Instance: 2.92/4.67/5.83/6.67
Both the base damage and damage increase per interval are dealt in one single damage instance in the combat log.
Damage Bonus per Interval: 7.08/5.67/4.72/4.05
Heals Rhasta over time correspondingly to the max channel time.
Damage to Heal Factor: 
1
1 
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Summons Serpent Wards of its corresponding level briefly to attack the affected enemy unit while binding it.
Increases cast range.
Summons Serpent Wards of its corresponding level briefly to attack the affected enemy unit while binding it.
Increases cast range.
Number of Serpent Wards: ( 4)
4) Ward Radius: ( 100)
100) Duration: ( 6)
6) 13/12/11/10
125/140/155/170
A self-defense incantation, Rhasta developed shackles after his master was slain in the Bleeding Hills.
- Grants a 2.4/3/3.6/4.2 ( 3.9/4.5/5.1/5.7)-second lingering caster vision over the affected enemy.
- This component is independent of the channeling duration.
- Grants a 2.4/3/3.6/4.2 (
- Applies a debuff on the affected enemy unit per channeling duration with the following ability effects:
Stun- Grants
True Sight over the target. - Deals magical spell damage 0.1-second intervals, over 24/30/36/42 ( 39/45/51/57) damage instances, starting immediately upon debuff application.
- EXPRHas the following ability formulas:
- The following sources applied on the affected enemy unit interrupts the channeling:
- Hidden sources.
Invulnerable sources.
- Applies a debuff on the affected enemy unit per channeling duration with the following ability effects:
- Creates 4 Serpent Wards of its corresponding level toward the affected enemy's north, east, south, and west.
- The
ward-type units' facing angle equals Rhasta's upon cast, and are given an Aattack order on the affected enemy. - The wards' duration is independent of the max channeling duration.
- All
Serpent Ward-based ability upgrades notes apply.
- The
- The Serpent Wards are not summoned in the following conditions:
- If the first Shackle spell damage instance kills the affected enemy unit.
- If the first Shackle
- True Sight affects
debuff immune units.
- Spell Block procs do not interrupt the current channeling.
- Does not proc
Spell Reflection sources.
- Summons Mass Serpent Ward of Rhasta's corresponding ability level when acquired.
- Requires drafting Mass Serpent Ward for its corresponding component to work.
modifier_shadow_shaman_shacklesShackles: Shackled. Cannot move or attack.
shadow_shaman_shackles (5080)
- math
-
-
- Directly use Mass Serpent Ward's ability values, it does nothing if Mass Serpent Ward is not learned upon cast.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- The magical spell damage per interval.
- Other offensive ability components.
- Summons the Serpent Wards at the 2nd spell damage interval.
- The
-
- The self- heal per interval.
- The self-
Mass Serpent Ward[edit]
Summons a number of Serpent Wards to attack enemy units and enemy buildings.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.97
Cast Range: 550
550 Spawn Radius: 150
Number of Serpent Wards: 10
Hit Count: 2 (
3)
3) Duration: 45
Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Nether Ward.
Creeps Hit Count: 4 ( 6)
6)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Serpent Wards' now instant attacks an additional enemy unit for full damage.
Serpent Wards' now instant attacks an additional enemy unit for full damage.
Secondary Targets Search Radius: ( 650) (
810)
650) ( 810)Bonus Attack Targets: ( 1)
1) Instant Attack Factor: ( 1)
1) 110
200/350/550
Snake charming was a big part of the Shadow Shaman's act; now Rhasta can empower the Snakes to do his bidding.
-
-
These Serpent Wards are immobile, Rhasta can control them to attack a specific target or to stop attacking altogether.
-
Lvl
3
0
0%
XP
31
26 (x̄)
The master of disables knows that his serpent conjuring ability is the most game-changing of all spells.
Attack Range: (
810)
810)Attack Damage: ( 60/102/144)
60/102/144)
Units of this attack classification deal reduced attack damage to heroes.
This unit does not feel the effects from magical spell damage sources.
The Immortal always prioritizes certain ward-type units if there are no other units within its attack range.
It kills this ward-type unit in a punch.
It kills this ward-type unit in a punch.
- Creates a Serpent Ward per point within a 150-radius circle, forming a ring-shaped
pathing blocker, with the centerpoint as the 
point-targeted cast location.
∠PP' = 36°- Radius
is the Serpent Ward's collision size. - Destroying one Serpent Ward is enough to allow units to exit or reenter the formation.
- The ward-type units have the following properties:
- Its facing angle equals Rhasta's upon cast.
- Has a lower auto-attack priority than heroes and other units. They are attacked by
buildings and creeps last. - Considers attacks from buildings,
clones and illusions as heroes; and 
creep-heroes as creeps. 
- Deals
physical spell damage per attack.
- Deals
- Its
- Creates a Serpent Ward per point
- Adds an instant attack component to Serpent Ward.
- Instant attacks another random enemy unit, without priorities, within its
attack range at the same time upon its attack point.
- Utilizes the same attack
projectile speed. - Neither proc
attack modifiers nor on-cast effects. - Does not have
True Strike.
- Utilizes the same attack
- Does not affect the following units:
Fogged units.
Invisible units.
Untargetable units.- Ward-type units.
- Affects the following units:
- Acquiring the ability upgrade immediately upgrade all current active Serpent Wards.
- Instant attacks another random enemy unit, without priorities, within its
- Serpent Ward's attacks can apply Poison Sting when drafted.
modifier_shadow_shaman_serpent_wardHidden modifier
shadow_shaman_mass_serpent_ward (5081)
Massive Serpent Ward[edit]
Summons a single, massive Serpent Ward with various increased traits to attack enemy units and enemy buildings.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.97
Cast Range: 550
550 Spawn Radius: 150
Number of Serpent Wards: 1
Hit Count: 20 ( 30)
30) Duration: 45
Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Nether Ward.
Creeps Hit Count: 40 ( 60)
60)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The Serpent Ward now instant attacks an additional enemy unit for full damage.
The Serpent Ward now instant attacks an additional enemy unit for full damage.
Secondary Targets Search Radius: ( 650) ( 810)
650) ( 810)Bonus Attack Targets: ( 1)
1) Instant Attack Factor: ( 1)
1) 110
200/350/550
-
-
The Massive Serpent Ward is immobile, Rhasta can control is to attack a specific target or to stop attacking altogether.
-
Lvl
3
0
0%
XP
155
260 (x̄)
The master of disables knows that his serpent conjuring ability is the most game-changing of all spells.
Attack Range: ( 810)
810)Attack Damage: ( 600/1020/1440)
600/1020/1440)
Roshan is aware and prioritizes attacking the Massive Serpent Ward.
Units of this attack classification deal reduced attack damage to heroes.
- The ward-type unit's facing angle equals Rhasta's upon cast.
- Other Mass Serpent Ward notes apply.
- Massive Serpent Ward's attacks can apply Poison Sting when drafted.
modifier_shadow_shaman_serpent_wardHidden modifier
shadow_shaman_mass_serpent_ward (5081)
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Shadow Shaman/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 04, 2024 - 14:30 CET | Tier 3 |   | EPL Season 21 |      |   | 1 : 0 |  |      |
| Dec 02, 2024 - 16:00 EST | Tier 3 | | EPL World AM S14 |     |   | 1 : 0 |   |      |
| Dec 02, 2024 - 14:00 CET | Tier 3 | | EPL Season 21 |     | | 1 : 0 |   |    |
| Nov 30, 2024 - 19:20 CET | Tier 1 |   | BLAST Slam I |    |  | 0 : 1 |   |     |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Showmatch |   | Infinity Play: Fan Showmatch |   |  | 0 : 1 |  |     |
The International[edit]
- Shadow Shaman has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
 Creep Tower Damage Blinks Leading To Kills Channels Cancelled Wards Placed Kill Assists Kills |
 Bronze |
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 Silver |
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 Gold |
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 Platinum |
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 Master |
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 Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon Packs | |
| Weapon | |
| Off-Hand | |
| Head | |
| Belt | |
| Taunt | |
Trivia[edit]
- The name Rhasta is based on the Rastafarians, a follower of a religious movement in Jamaica known as Rastafari.
- In DotA, his hero model and dialogue had a strong Jamaican influence and style. But in Dota 2, his theme and style have undertaken a more Native American influence, mostly evident in his attire and accent.
- Rhasta is also a Persian name and word that means "truth" or "path".
- [[File:{{{3}}} Lash of the Lizard Kin icon.png|21px|link=Lash of the Lizard Kin]] Lash of the Lizard Kin, may be a reference to Pollywog Priest, who is Heroes of Newerth's direct port of Shadow Shaman. The Pollywog Priest is a frog-themed hero who, just like Shadow Shaman with the immortal, uses its tongue for its equivalent ability of Shackles (named Tongue Tied), instead of a magical net.
- Some of Rhasta's voice lines may suggest he is well versed in the art of augury, an ancient form of divining the future. In some cultures, it is believed that reading the entrails of ritual sacrifice victims could predict the future.
Gallery[edit]
Concept art (final)
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
