Troll Warlord
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Troll Warlord
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 +1 Main Attack Damage |
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+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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1200 Projectile Speed
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100 (123)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.3
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2013-01-24
Released | ||
2004-05-06
(v5.40) | ||
Competitive Span
2013-08-23 — Present |
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Swaps between ranged and melee attacks at will. | |
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Jah'rakal is an intolerable scoundrel, even for a troll. As such, being kicked out of the troll encampment only served to fuel his anger. The next day, he returned with axes in hand, and slew his former comrades in a Berserker's Rage. With each passing blow, the self-styled Troll Warlord accelerates his swings in an irate Fervor. Instantly able to swap between melee and ranged attacks, he throws his Whirling Axes to cripple from afar, while chopping down adjacent foes. To challenge Jah'rakal is to invite one's own death. The Troll Warlord enters a Battle Trance, channeling pure hatred into unequaled speed as he rampages forward, decimating his opponents in a storm of bloody axes. | |
Roles: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Adjectives | Red, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Battle Trance grants allied heroes bonus attack speed for the entire duration.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Talents[edit]
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Battle Trance Applies ![]() | 25 | ![]() ![]() |
+9 Berserker's Rage Armor | 20 | +1.5s Battle Trance Duration |
+100 ![]() ![]() | 15 | +5 Fervor Attack Speed |
+25 Berserker's Rage Move Speed | 10 | +2.5s ![]() ![]() |
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bio[edit]
I suffer the innocents and guilty alike. There are no innocents.▶️Jah'rakal, the Troll Warlord
Lore:
It's an easy thing to offend a troll. A prickly and contentious race, trolls thrive on argument and strife, missing no excuse to raise their voices in dispute. Males grow to maturity in subterranean chambers beneath their matriarch's domicile, feeding and amusing themselves while contributing nothing. Often they stay for years beyond the age of maturity, while the matriarch provides them with sustenance. When young trolls are finally pushed from their sub-chamber, they gather with others of their kind, forming roving gangs of malcontents who complain loudly about all manner of vexation.
As much as trolls love to argue, imagine how rare it is for a troll to be driven from his own kind for being too difficult to get along with. Such was Jah'rakal's fate, a monger troll from deep in the Hoven. So deluded was he, so bitter and abrasive, that even other trolls found his company intolerable. After one particularly vitriolic outburst in which he claimed the lion's share of loot from their latest raid, his cohorts finally snapped. They turned on him, beat him with clubs, and drove him from the encampment. Enraged at his banishment, he returned the next day, armed with steel, and slew them all, one by one. He then swore a blood oath: he would ever after be a fighting force unto himself. Now he roams the world as the Troll Warlord, bitter and angry, the Imperial high commander of an army of one.
As much as trolls love to argue, imagine how rare it is for a troll to be driven from his own kind for being too difficult to get along with. Such was Jah'rakal's fate, a monger troll from deep in the Hoven. So deluded was he, so bitter and abrasive, that even other trolls found his company intolerable. After one particularly vitriolic outburst in which he claimed the lion's share of loot from their latest raid, his cohorts finally snapped. They turned on him, beat him with clubs, and drove him from the encampment. Enraged at his banishment, he returned the next day, armed with steel, and slew them all, one by one. He then swore a blood oath: he would ever after be a fighting force unto himself. Now he roams the world as the Troll Warlord, bitter and angry, the Imperial high commander of an army of one.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Battle Stance[edit]
No
Affects
Self
Toggle Off swaps back to Ranged Form.
Whirling Axes has different functionality correspondingly to the toggled form.
Whirling Axes has different functionality correspondingly to the toggled form.
Cast Animation:
0.2 + 0


Toggle On swaps to Melee Form.
Reduces Troll's base attack time and base attack range in Melee Form.
Whirling Axes has different functionality correspondingly to the toggled form.
Reduces Troll's base attack time and base attack range in Melee Form.
Whirling Axes has different functionality correspondingly to the toggled form.
Cast Animation:
0.2 + 0

Abilities[edit]
Whirling Axes (Ranged)[edit]
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Cast Range:
950

Axes Spread End Radius: 206.17
Move Speed Slow: 40%

Toggles Battle Stance off upon whirling these ranged axes.


Has an instant cast time while Battle Trance is active.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0



Roshan cannot be affected by Troll's Whirling Axes.



Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The ranged Whirling Axes now dispel affected enemy units and pierces spell immunity.
Reduces cooldown and mana cost.
The ranged Whirling Axes now dispel affected enemy units and pierces spell immunity.
Reduces cooldown and mana cost.
This ability levels up with Whirling Axes (Melee).
Only axes fueled by hate whirl with such a deadly spin.
Whirling Axes (Melee)[edit]
Hurls two axes around him in a close range area of effect, damaging enemy units and causing them to miss some attacks.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0

Miss Chance: 60%
Axes Duration: 3

Toggles Battle Stance on upon whirling his axe in melee range.


Roshan cannot be affected by Troll's Whirling Axes.



Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The melee Whirling Axes now self-dispels.
All ability effects now pierces spell immunity on affected enemy units.
Reduces cooldown and mana cost.
The melee Whirling Axes now self-dispels.
All ability effects now pierces spell immunity on affected enemy units.
Reduces cooldown and mana cost.
This ability levels up with Whirling Axes (Ranged).
Keep your enemies close.
Fervor[edit]
With each continuous blow on the same target, Troll gains increased attack speed. If Troll changes targets, the stacks drops to nil.



Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Grants a chance and additional chance per stack to throw an axe-based ranged instant attack to any enemy unit within the search radius.
Increases max stacks.
Grants a chance and additional chance per stack to throw an axe-based ranged instant attack to any enemy unit within the search radius.
Increases max stacks.
If at first you don't succeed, strike, strike again.
Berserker’s Rage[edit]
Berserker's Rage
Passive
Affects
Self / Enemy Units

Attacks in 
Ranged Form on the affected enemy unit have a chance to additionally deal physical spell damage, while applying a movement speed slow and attack speed slow for a brief duration.


Proc Chance: 20%
Damage: 8/16/24/32
Move Speed Slow: 8%/16%/24%/32%
Attack Speed Slow: 8/16/24/32
Slow Duration: 0.8/1.2/1.6/2

Grants bonus armor and bonus movement speed.
Attacks in
Melee Form have a chance to root the affected enemy unit for a brief duration.
Attacks in


Root Chance: 14%/16%/18%/20%
Root Duration: 0.8/1.2/1.6/2
Like his anger, Troll Warlord's supply of axes is infinite.
Battle Trance[edit]
No
Affects
Self
Unleashes a powerful battle trance, that forces Troll to continuously attack the closest enemy unit, prioritizing heroes, within the radius.
Grants Troll bonus lifesteal, bonus attack speed, and bonus movement speed.
Grants Troll bonus lifesteal, bonus attack speed, and bonus movement speed.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0

Attack Speed Bonus: 140/170/200
Move Speed Bonus: 25%/30%/35%


Damage does not kill Troll while Battle Trance is active.
Health Threshold: 1
Set Min Health: 1
An adrenaline rush of pure hatred quickens your blades.
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Troll Warlord/Matches
Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
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Feb 07, 2025 - 23:20 UTC | Qualifier | PGL Wallachia S4 AM OQ1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jan 26, 2025 - 15:45 CET | Tier 1 | FISSURE PLAYGROUND | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jan 26, 2025 - 18:00 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jan 25, 2025 - 15:00 CET | Tier 1 | FISSURE PLAYGROUND | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jan 25, 2025 - 14:30 CET | Tier 1 | FISSURE PLAYGROUND | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
Talents:
- LVL 10 +2s Whirling Axes debuff duration increased to +2.5s.
- LVL 20 +8 Berserker's Rage armor increased to +9.
- Increased Battle Trance
Bad Influence self attack speed to ally attack speed bonus factor from 0.3 to 0.4.
- MOVED Berserker's Rage
melee and
ranged form toggle component to Battle Stance .
- This is now Troll Warlord 's
innate ability in the first ability.
- Has toggle functionality.
- ON
- Turns Troll Warlord into a
melee unit.
- Has a 1.4 base attack time.
- Reduces attack range by 350.
- Turns Troll Warlord into a
- OFF
- Turns Troll Warlord into a
ranged unit.
- Turns Troll Warlord into a
- ON
- This is now Troll Warlord 's
- Berserker's Rage
- MOVED ability from the first ability slot to fifth ability slot.
- Updated ability icon.
- No longer an
innate ability.
- CHANGED ability targeting type from Toggle to Passive.
- When in
melee form:
- Rescaled movement speed bonus from 5/15/25/35/45 to 15/25/35/45.
- Rescaled armor bonus from 1/2/3/4/5 to 2/3/4/5.
- Rescaled root duration from 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6/2 to 0.8/1.2/1.6/2.
- When in
ranged form:
- Attacks have a 20% chance to apply a 0.8/1.2/1.6/2-second 8%/16%/24%/32% movement speed slow and 8/16/24/32 attack speed slow debuff.
- The debuff also deals 5/10/15/20 physical spell damage upon proc.
- When in
- Reduced Whirling Axes (Ranged) damage from 80/100/120/140 to 60/80/100/120.
Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Fervor
- Reduced base proc chance from 18% to 16%.
- Reduced proc chance bonus per stack from 4% to 3%.
- Fervor
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.
Troll Warlord's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Equipment[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Troll Warlord is one of the oldest heroes from the original DotA in Reign of Chaos DotA.
- Jah'rakal's lore and certain dialogue lines make several references to Internet trolls, a type of identity or role assumed by certain Internet users.
- Troll Warlord's alternate name in DotA was Cory Clark a nod to the famous internet troll.
- Battle Trance's ▶️ sound effect is based on ▶️ this and ▶️ this line combined.
- Whirling Axes's cast response ▶️ "Axes of evil." is a reference to the term "Axis of Evil" which former U.S. president George W. Bush coined and used many times during his presidency.
Gallery[edit]
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