Venomancer

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[e][h]Venomancer

Dire Hero

Attributes

19 +2.1

26 +3.2

19 +1.8

16 - 18

0

280

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

450

Missile Speed

900

Attack Duration

0.3 + 0.7

Cast Duration

0 + 0.51

Base Attack Speed

115

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

542

1064

1442

Mana

303

603

819

Armor

5.2

14.2

20.6

Damage

42-44

86-88

118-120

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Lesale Deathbringer, the Venomancer

Recommended Roles

Support Nuker Initiator Pusher Disabler

In the Acid Jungles of Jidi Isle, poison runs in the veins and bubbles in the guts of every creature that scuttles, climbs or swoops between fluorescent vines dripping with caustic sap. Yet even in this toxic menagerie, Venomancer is acknowledged as the most venomous. Ages ago, an Herbalist named Lesale crossed the Bay of Fradj by coracle, searching for potent essences that might be extracted from bark and root, and found instead a nightmare transformation. Two leagues into Jidi's jungle, Lesale encountered a reptile camouflaged as an epiphyte, which stung him as he mistakenly plucked it. In desperation, he used his partial knowledge of the jungle's herbal bounty, mixing the venom of the (swiftly throttled) reptile with the nectar of an armored orchid, to compound an antidote. In the moments before a black paralysis claimed him completely, he injected himself by orchid-thorn, and instantly fell into a coma. Seventeen years later, something stirred in the spot where he had fallen, throwing off the years' accumulation of humus: Venomancer. Lesale the Herbalist no longer—but Lesale the Deathbringer. His mind was all but erased, and his flesh had been consumed and replaced by a new type of matter—one fusing the venom of the reptile with the poisonous integument of the orchid. Jidi's Acid Jungles knew a new master, one before whom even the most vicious predators soon learned to bow or burrow for their lives. The lurid isle proved too confining, and some human hunger deep in the heart of the Venomancer drove Lesale out in search of new poisons—and new deaths to bring.

Abilities

Venomous Gale

QE

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Launches a ball of venom in a line, poisoning enemy units so that they take both initial damage and damage over time, as well as suffering slowed movement.

Strike Damage	25 / 50 / 75 / 100

Damage Over Time	15 / 45 / 75 / 105

Movement Speed Slow	50%

Duration	15

Radius	125

Cast Range	800

Cast Point	0

Plague Wards Per Hero Hit	2 15

21 / 20 / 19 / 18
     15 / 14 / 13 / 12

10

125

	Dispellable.

A concoction of various stings, poisons, and toxins gathered from the jungles of Jidi Isle, victims surviving it are rare.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 100 / 275 / 450 / 625
• The projectile travels at 1200 speed.
• Slow starts at 50% and decreases over time.
• Damage over time is dealt once every 3 seconds, hitting the unit a total of 5 times.
• Units afflicted by Venomous Gale can be denied once their HP drops below 25% of their maximum health.
• Plague Wards are summoned to the sides of each enemy hero it hits.
  15

Poison Sting

WT

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Adds poison damage to Venomancer's normal attacks, slowing movement speed. Plague Wards deal 50% of the damage of Poison Sting's current level.

Damage Per Second	6 / 14 / 22 / 30

Movement Speed Slow	9% / 11% / 13% / 15% 19% / 21% / 23% / 25% 15

Duration	6 / 9 / 12 / 15

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.
	Disabled by break.
	Illusions gain this ability.

The paralytic sting of the creature which caused his transformation now belongs to the Venomancer.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 36 / 126 / 264 / 450
•  Plague Ward also gets this ability. When both Venomancer and a Plague Ward affect a target, only Venomancer's is applied.
• Does not dispel consumables and does not disable  Blink Dagger.

Plague Ward

EW

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type

Summons a Plague Ward to attack enemy units and structures.

Poison Sting Damage	50%

Duration	40 55 10

Cast Range	850

Cast Point	0

5

20 / 22 / 24 / 26

A mixture of his old herbalist talents and newfound toxic mastery creates a living embodiment of plague.

Notes

• Creeps and Towers will ignore Plague Wards in favor of attacking any heroes or creeps present.

Poison Nova

RV

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

A spreading ring of poison that does damage over time to enemy units around Venomancer. Poison Nova's effect cannot bring units below 1 HP.

Damage Per Second	40 / 65 / 90 75 / 100 / 125

Duration	18 23.5 20

Radius	255 ➜ 830 255 ➜ 1470 25

Cast Point	0

140 / 120 / 100
     

100 / 80 / 60

200 / 300 / 400

	Increases the damage per second and decreases the cooldown.
	Places the buff and is undispellable, but has no effect.

In the Acid Jungles, creatures releasing noxious poison to their attackers is common; Venomancer spreads this plague beyond the Jidi Isle.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 720 / 1170 / 1720
  • 1350 / 1800 / 2250
  • 2000
    20
  • 3125

    20

    +
• Damage is non-lethal and cannot bring units below 1 HP.
• The nova spreads at 500 speed.
• Expands as a ring at the cast location, lasting 1.15 seconds. Entering the ring at any point during the expansion will apply the debuff.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
2.6×  Plague Ward HP/Damage	25	+640  Poison Nova AoE
12% Spell Lifesteal	20	+5.5s  Poison Nova Duration
+10%  Poison Sting Slow	15	Venomous Gale Hero Impact Summons 2 Plague Wards
+15  Plague Ward Duration	10	-6s  Venomous Gale Cooldown

Summon Stats

Plague Ward [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Ward
Summoned

Attack Type

 

Pierce

Armor Type

 

Basic

Duration

40
52

10

Health

120 / 230 / 340 / 450
1170

25

Health Regen

0.25

Mana

0

Damage

13 / 22 / 31 / 40
104

25

Attack Range

600

Missile Speed

1900

Attack Duration

0.3 + 0.7

Cast Duration

0 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.4

Armor

0

Sight Range

800 / 800

Magic Resistance

Immune

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

15 / 17 / 19 / 21

Experience

20 / 25 / 30 / 35

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Venomancer brings slow death to his enemies. Sprouting an endless army of toxin-spitting watchers to defend his territory, should foes draw near he can release a massive cloud of lingering poison to weaken enemies.

Venomancer (In-Game Description)

Overview

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
	Plague Ward manacost increased from 20 to 20/22/24/26 Plague Ward gold bounty increased from 14-17 to 15/17/19/21 Poison Sting damage reduced from 8/16/24/32 to 6/14/22/30 Poison Sting slow reduced from 11/13/15/17% to 9/11/13/15%
7.27b
	Base movement speed increased from 275 to 280 Poison Sting damage increased from 6/12/18/24 to 8/16/24/32 Poison Sting no longer reduces hp regen Plague Wards health increased from 75/200/325/450 to 120/230/340/450 Poison Nova scepter cooldown reduced from 140/120/60 to 100/80/60 (non-scepter is 140/120/100) Level 10 Talent increased from +12s Plague Ward Duration to +15s
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.24
	Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +15s Plague Wards Duration
7.23c
	Poison Sting regen reduction reduced from 30% to 15/20/25/30% Poison Sting damage reduced from 6/14/22/30 to 6/12/18/24
7.23
	Poison Sting now reduces regeneration by 30% Poison Nova no longer Pierces Spell Immunity (Note: It still places the buff and is undispellable, but has no effect)
7.22g
	Plague Ward base attack time improved from 1.5 to 1.4 Venomous Gale interval damage increased from 10/40/70/100 to 15/45/75/105
7.22
	Base Intelligence increased by 2 Base attack speed increased from 100 to 115 Level 15 Talent increased from +8% Poison Sting Slow to +12%
7.21d
	Poison Nova scepter damage increased from 60/85/110 to 75/100/125
7.21
	Strength gain increased from 1.9 to 2.1
7.20e
	Poison Nova damage increased from 30/55/80 to 40/65/90
7.20c
	Base agility increased by 4 Level 15 Talent increased from +6% Poison Sting Slow to +8%
7.20b
	Poison Sting slow from 11/12/13/14% to 11/13/15/17%
7.20
	Plague Wards collision size increased Level 15 Talent changed from +200 Cast Range to Gale Hero Impact Summons 2 Wards Level 20 Talent changed from Gale Hero Impact Summons 2 Wards to +15% Spell Lifesteal
7.14
	Poison Nova duration increased from 16 to 18 seconds
7.10
	Level 15 Talent increased from +150 Cast Range to +200 Level 20 Talent increased from +6s Poison Nova Duration to +7s Level 25 Talent increased from +600 Poison Nova AoE to +800
7.07
	Turn Rate increased from 0.4 to 0.5 Base movement speed reduced by 10 Base damage reduced by 3 Venomous Gale can now be dispelled Reworked Talent Tree
7.06f
	Plague Wards vision reduced from 1200/800 to 800/800
7.06e
	Strength gain reduced from 2.15 to 1.9
7.06c
	Poison Sting damage per second increased from 6/12/18/24 to 6/14/22/30 Agility gain increased from 2.6 to 2.8
7.06
	Strength gain increased from 1.85 to 2.15 Replaced Respawn Talent: +14% Poison Sting Slow (Level 25)
7.03
	Level 10 Talent increased from +20% XP Gain to +30% Level 10 Talent increased from +20 Movement Speed to +30
7.02
	Level 15 Talent from +175 Health to +200
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Intelligence increased from 15 + 1.75 to 17 + 1.8 Plague Wards damage increased from 10/19/29/38 to 13/22/31/40
6.86
	Venomous Gale cooldown reduced from 22 to 21/20/19/18
6.85
	Poison Sting damage increased from 5/10/15/20 to 6/12/18/24 Poison Sting now works normally on illusions Poison Nova damage per second reduced from 36/58/81 to 30/55/80 Aghanim's Scepter damage per second increased from 58/81/108 to 60/85/110 Poison Nova duration increased from 12/14/15/16 to 16
6.84
	Venomous Gale tick damage from 0/30/60/90 to 10/40/70/100
6.82
	Poison Nova applies its debuff on Spell Immune enemies
6.80
	Base damage reduced by 5 Base HP regen reduced from 0.75 to the default 0.25
6.79c
	Plague Wards night vision reduced from 1200 to 800 Venomancer base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285
6.79
	Poison Nova no longer ignores invis/fogged units Venomous Gale no longer ignores invis units Venomous Gale damage over time rebalanced from 15/30/45/60 to 0/30/60/90 Poison Sting duration increased from 6/8/10/12 to 6/9/12/15 Poison Sting dps no longer dispels healing or disables dagger Plague Wards now have Poison Sting for 50% of the damage at the current skilled level When both Venomancer and a Plague Ward affect a target, only the highest dps is applied Plague Wards XP bounty increased from 12/12/25/25 to 20/25/30/35
6.78
	Poison Sting duration increased from 6/7/8/9 to 6/8/10/12
6.76
	Venomous Gale mana cost rescaled from 90/105/120/135 to 125 Venomous Gale initial damage rescaled from 50/70/70/100 to 25/50/75/100 Venomous Gale damage per tick increased from 10/20/40/50 to 15/30/45/60 Poison Sting duration rescaled from 7 to 6/7/8/9
6.75
	Plague Wards vision decreased from 1400 to 1200
6.72
	Base HP regeneration increased from 0.25 to 0.75
6.69
	Plague Wards gold bounty increased from 3-9 to 14-17
6.68
	Poison Sting slow from constant 10% to 11/12/13/14%
6.67
	Poison Nova duration increased from 12 to 12/14/15 seconds 14/15/16 with Aghanim's Scepter
6.58
	Reworked Shadow Strike into Venomous Gale Improved Plague Ward cast range and vision radius Poison Sting damage type is now lethal

Notable Players

Op

See also

• Damage Over Time
• Slow
• Ward

External links

Guides

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