Spectre

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[e][h]Spectre

Dire Hero

Attributes

23 +2.5

23 +2.1

16 +1.9

23 - 27

0

290

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

1.5

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.3 + 0.7

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

614

1244

1694

Mana

267

579

807

Armor

4.6

10.5

14.7

Damage

46-50

75-79

96-100

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Mercurial, the Spectre

Recommended Roles

Carry Durable Escape

Just as higher states of energy seek a lower level, the Spectre known as Mercurial is a being of intense and violent energy who finds herself irresistibly drawn to scenes of strife as they unfold in the physical world. While her normal spectral state transcends sensory limitations, each time she takes on a physical manifestation, she is stricken by a loss of self—though not of purpose. In the clash of combat, her identity shatters and reconfigures, and she begins to regain awareness. She grasps that she is Mercurial the Spectre—and that all of her Haunts are but shadows of the one true Spectre. Focus comes in the struggle for survival; her true mind reasserts itself; until in the final moments of victory or defeat, she transcends matter and is restored once more to her eternal form.

Abilities

Spectral Dagger

QD

Targeting
Unit Target
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Spectre flings a dagger to draw a Shadow Path, dealing damage and slowing the movement speed of any enemies along the trail. Units hit by the dagger also trail a Shadow Path. While treading the path, Spectre phases through otherwise impassable terrain and gains movement speed.

Damage	75 / 130 / 185 / 240

Movement Speed Slow/Gain	10% / 14% / 18% / 22% 36% 20

Path Duration	12

Radius	125

Cast Range	2000

Cast Point	0.3

16
     8

15

100 / 120 / 140 / 160

	Do not pierce Spell Immunity, but the shadow path still sticks to them.
	Triggers Linken's Sphere on secondary targets but is not blocked.
	Cannot be disjointed.

Mercurial's dagger eclipses the physical plane in shadow, a state in which mortals cower, but spectres thrive.

Notes

• Spectre keeps the speed increase and phasing for 1 second after leaving the path.
• Enemies are slowed while in the path plus 4 seconds after leaving the path.
• Spectral Dagger projectile moves at 800 speed.
• The path has 200 flying vision and also grants shared vision on enemy heroes hit.

Desolate

WL

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Pure

Deals bonus damage when Spectre attacks an enemy with no nearby allied units.

Bonus Damage	15 / 30 / 45 / 60 27 / 42 / 57 / 72 15

Vision Reduction	40% / 50% / 60% / 70%

Vision Reduction Duration	5

Desolation Radius	425

	Disabled by break.
	Illusions gain this ability.

Often times, warriors find themselves alone with a vision of Mercurial—the fated question is if it is the true Spectre.

Notes

• If the unit being hit has no allies within the desolation radius, it takes bonus damage when hit by Spectre.

Dispersion

EI

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage done to Spectre is reflected on her enemies, leaving her unharmed. The effect lessens with distance.

Damage Reflected	7% / 12% / 17% / 22% 27% 25

Minimum Radius	300

Maximum Radius	700

	Disabled by break.

A daunting task lies before enemies of Mercurial—killing a shadow with blade and magic.

Notes

• The reduced damage is not taken by Spectre and is instead reflected to enemies within range.
• Reflected damage is calculated before reductions and is the same damage type as the source.
• Reflected damage does not disable  Blink Dagger.

Haunt

RT

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Heroes

Creates a spectral nemesis to attack each enemy hero after a short delay. Haunts are uncontrollable, take extra damage, and deal less damage than Spectre herself. During the duration, Spectre can use  Reality to switch places with a Haunt illusion.

Illusion Damage Dealt	40% / 60% / 80% 112% 25

Illusion Damage Taken	200%

Duration	5 / 6 / 7

Cast Point	0.3

180 / 160 / 140

150 / 200 / 250

At the height of combat, Mercurial's physical manifestation shatters, and the shadowy pieces haunt those who still cling to life.

Reality

DR

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Self

Spectre switches places with a chosen Haunt, confusing enemies to wonder which is the real Spectre.

Cast Point	0

The scattered shadows unite into the one true Spectre.

Aghanim's Scepter Ability

Shadow Step

FE

Targeting
Point Target
Channeled

Affects
Enemy Heros

Allows Spectre to perform a single target  Haunt.

35

180

	This spell is granted directly by the scepter.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+5%  Dispersion	25	+32%  Haunt Illusion Damage
+14%  Spectral Dagger Slow/Bonus	20	+400 Health
-8s  Spectral Dagger Cooldown	15	+12  Desolate Damage
+5 All Stats	10	+5 Health Regen

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Spectre haunts her enemies wherever they may be. Able to destroy lone prey with ease, she spreads her presence throughout the battlefield to choose her target. Once she has gathered her strength, none can escape her terrible wrath.

Spectre (In-Game Description)

Overview

Spectre is one of the hardest carries in the game, specializing in eliminating enemy supports and picking off lone targets.

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.27d
	Spectral Dagger damage reduced from 90/140/190/240 to 75/130/185/240 Desolate damage reduced from 24/36/48/60 to 15/30/45/60 Haunt cooldown increased from 180/150/120 to 180/160/140
7.27c
	Desolate damage reduced from 30/40/50/60 to 24/36/48/60
7.27b
	Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 Shadow Step can now target Spell Immune units Haunt illusions no longer have a fixed 400 movement speed Haunt illusions no longer have a 1 second delay on acting Desolate damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60 Desolate search area reduced from 500 to 425 Desolate no longer reduces vision
7.26c
	Level 10 Talent increased from +4 All Stats to +5
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.25
	Base health regen increased from 1.5 to 2.5 Shadow Step scepter ability cooldown reduced from 70 to 35
7.24
	Base health regen increased from 0 to 1.5
7.23
	Dispersion now deals damage through Spell Immunity (as a result of the Spell Immunity change)
7.22
	Added Scepter upgrade: Grants you a new ability, Shadow Step Allows you to perform a single target unit Haunt Cooldown: 70 Mana Cost: 180
7.21b
	Base Strength increased by 2 Level 10 Talent increased from +4 All Stats to +5
7.21
	Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5 Spectral Dagger movement speed increased from 8/12/16/20% to 10/14/18/22% Level 20 Talent reduced from +20% Spectral Dagger to +18%
7.20e
	Haunt illusion damage increased from 40/55/70% to 40/60/80%
7.20c
	Haunt damage increased from 40/50/60% to 40/55/70%
7.19c
	Desolate radius increased from 375 to 500 Dispersion rescaled from 10/14/18/22% to 7/12/17/22% Haunt mana cost increased from 150 to 150/200/250 Level 10 Talent changed from +15 Desolate Damage to +4 All Stats Level 15 Talent changed from +8 All Stats to +15 Desolate Damage Level 25 Talent reduced from +8% Dispersion to +6%
7.19b
	Spectral Dagger linger duration reduced from 2 to 1 Dispersion max reflection range reduced from 1000 to 700 Desolate single hero range check increased from 325 to 375
7.17
	Level 15 Talent increased from -8s Spectral Dagger Cooldown to -10s
7.14
	Spectral Dagger mana cost rescaled from 130/140/150/160 to 100/120/140/160 Haunt illusion damage increased from 40% to 40/50/60%
7.12
	Spectral Dagger damage increased from 50/100/150/200 to 90/140/190/240
7.10
	Level 25 Talent increased from +20% Haunt Illusion Damage to +40%
7.07c
	Desolate damage reduced from 20/35/50/65 to 20/30/40/50 Desolate now pierces Spell Immunity
7.07
	Desolate now applies a debuff that reduces the unit's vision by 40/50/60/70% for 5 seconds Turn Rate increased from 0.4 to 0.5 Movement Speed reduced by 5 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06f
	Haunt illusion damage increased from 30% to 40%
7.06e
	Base Strength increased from 19 to 20 Level 15 Talent from +20 Movement Speed to +25
7.06
	Haunt cooldown rescaled from 140/130/120 to 180/150/120
7.03
	Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20 Level 15 Talent increased from +6 All Stats to +8 Level 20 Talent increased from +15 Strength to +20 Level 20 Talent increased from +25 Attack Speed to +30
7.02
	Level 20 Talent from +12 Strength to +15
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.87
	Spectral Dagger slow no longer goes through Spell Immunity Haunt cooldown increased from 120 to 140/130/120 Haunt Illusions are no longer unstunnable Agility growth reduced from 2.2 to 1.8
6.85
	Desolate now works on non-hero units if they are alone Dispersion now reflects damage before reductions and returns it as the same damage type
6.84
	Reality no longer kills the target illusion, it now swaps positions
6.82c
	Haunt illusion outgoing damage decreased from 40% to 30% Spectre movement speed reduced from 295 to 290
6.82
	Spectral Dagger movement speed change increased from 5/9/14/18% to 8/12/16/20% Spectral Dagger projectile speed reduced from 857 to 800
6.79
	You can now continuously use Reality on your illusions Reality cast point improved from 0.3 to 0
6.77
	Haunt no longer ends when you use reality (the targeted illusion is still replaced by you though)
6.75
	Desolate damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65
6.73
	Dispersion damage no longer disables items like Blink Dagger
6.70
	Reworked Dispersion
6.68
	Desolate damage increased from 15/25/35/45 to 20/30/40/50 Dispersion reflection increased from 5/10/15/20 to 10/14/18/22
6.67
	Desolate's search AoE improved from 400 to 350
6.65
	Dispersion now spreads the reflected damage over the number of nearby heroes (So it is the same in a 1v1 case, but greatly reduced in team fights)
6.61
	Decreased Spectral Dagger cooldown from 25 to 16 seconds
6.60
	Restored some vision back to Spectral Dagger path
6.59
	Spectral Dagger no longer gives vision
6.58
	Haunt now ends whenever you use Reality
6.57
	Reduced Haunt Illusion damage from 50% to 40% Haunt now has a 1 second delay during which they fade in before the images start attacking the targets
6.55
	Rebalanced Haunt cooldown (150/120/90 ➜ 120)
6.53
	Increased AoE on Dispersion
6.50
	Changed Spectre's Dispersion

Notable Players

Hao

skiter

Ms

458

Zitraks

See also

• Slow
• Damage Resistance

External links

Guides

• Standard Spectre (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Spectre