Smoke of Deceit

[e][h]Smoke of Deceit

 

80

The charlatan wizard Myrddin's only true contribution to the arcane arts.

Ability

Active 

 

Disguise

Availability

Category

Consumables

Bought From

Home Shop

Recipe

General

Smoke of Deceit (also known as Smoke) is a consumable item from the Home Shop. Smoke of Deceit is limited to a stock of 3 in the store, and 1 stock takes 10 minutes to replenish.

Uses:

• Ganking a lane
• Approaching Roshan without being seen
• Avoiding detection from both
  
   
  Observer Ward
  and
  
   
  Sentry Ward
• Avoiding vision-reliant spells such as
  
   
  Assassinate
  and
  
   
  Thundergod's Wrath
• Smoke of Deceit can also be cast by the
  
   
  Animal Courier

Ability

Disguise

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Allied Units

Upon activation, the user and all nearby allies and player controlled units gain smoked invisibility and bonus movement speed for a brief time. Minimap icons will also be hidden. Upon moving within range of an enemy hero or tower, the invisibility is lost.

Bonus Movement Speed	15%

Duration	35

Smoke Radius	1200

Break Radius	1025

Charges	1

1

Notes

• Smoked units are not revealed by true sight.
• Smoked units can use spells and items without getting revealed, but enemies can still see the visual effects.
• Illusions do not break smoke.

Strategy

Early Game

Smoke of Deceit can be used in the early game to great effect by roaming heroes. Its purpose in the first 10 minutes is to sneak up on the enemy while avoiding being detected by wards. Many times when a lane is warded it gives a false sense of security if the other team utilizes smoke.

Additionally, smoke hides all units, so can be used to hide Chen or Enchantress creeps as well.

Mid Game

Smoking during the midgame is a solid way to organize a team into accomplishing a specific goal. You can smoke to Roshan or counter-Roshan, smoke to gank a farming carry, or smoke to gank and push while you have a hero advantage.

Late Game

The most effective use of late game Smoke of Deceit is catching an enemy hero out of position. Often an advantage such as this allows for a team to push the enemy team's base or at the very least force a buyback.

Alternatively, smoking can be used as a last ditch effort if your team is behind. A team that is ahead is often less cautious; Smoke of Deceit can be a perfect tool to take advantage of this.

Recommended Heroes

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.07
	Stock cooldown reduced from 11 minutes to 10 minutes Smoke of Deceit cost increased from 50 to 80
6.88
	Now has a 1 second cooldown on use (to prevent accidental usage)
6.87
	Stock replenish time reduced from 12 to 11 minutes No longer has a cooldown attached to your hero when used
6.86
	Cost reduced from 100 to 50
6.80
	Duration decreased from 40 to 35
6.79
	Smoked units are now always hidden until the buff is removed (Rather than being hidden only from minimap and partially from world)
6.75
	Now dispelled when Primal Split units are nearby
6.73
	Dispel AoE for nearby heroes increased from 950 to 1025
6.72
	Stock cooldown increased from 10 to 12 minutes Dispel AoE from heroes and towers increased from 850 to 950
6.71
	Reduced detection area from 900 to 850 Movement bonus increased from 10% to 15% Initial cast aoe increased from 900 to 1200
6.70
	New Item

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