Warlock
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Warlock
24 + 2.4
10 + 1
25 + 3.1
| 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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1200 Projectile Speed
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90 (100)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.3
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-11-11
Released | ||
2006-08-25
(v6.36) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-11-17 — Present |
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| Summons powerful demons to fight at his side. | |
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| In the endless pursuit of rare texts, Demnok Lannik found it necessary to learn the magics that would help him reach the most inaccessible tomes. In short time, his obsessive study made him the most powerful Warlock in the academy. As he whispers a versatile Shadow Word to heal fellow adventurers, or damage hostile creatures. Fatally Bindings his foes together forcing them to share their agony. Demnok Lannik brings a Chaotic Offering and Eldritch Imps to every fight. Mired in a dimensional Upheaval, not even an army can hold long against his dark spells, especially his Permanently Immolated Golems. | |
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| Roles: |  Support  Initiator  Disabler |
| Complexity |   |
| Adjectives | Bearded, Cape, Red, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Champion of Gorroth
Chaotic Offering deal damage per second bonus correspondingly to both the sum of Warlock's current health and current mana regeneration values.
90% HP/Mana Regen to Burn Damage
Black Grimoire
Grants Warlock the item Black Grimoire, which can be consumed to gain experience for each kill Warlock participated in.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Passively summons a Golem on Warlock's death location, excluding Reincarnation sources.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Creates uncontrollable Minor Imps and chases the nearest enemy or prioritizes enemy units affected by Fatal Bonds.
Upon reaching the enemy unit, the imp explodes.
Upon reaching the enemy unit, the imp explodes.
Increases the level of Eldritch Explosion and additionally bolsters the Minor Imps' level.
Talents[edit]
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| +80% Warlock Golem Magic Resist | 25 | +20 Warlock Golem Armor |
| +40 Upheaval Damage | 20 | Chaotic Offering on Death |
| +150 Shadow Word AoE | 15 | +10 Upheaval Attack Speed per Second +70 Upheaval Max Attack Speed |
| +50 Upheaval Radius | 10 | +4% Fatal Bonds Damage |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio[edit]
Chaos comes at my command!▶️Demnok Lannik, the Warlock
Aliases:
Demnok Lannik, WL
Lore:
As Chief Curator and Head of Acquisitions for the Arcane Archives of the Ultimyr Academy, Demnok Lannik was tireless in his pursuit of lost, rare and forbidden tomes. No cursed temple was so foreboding, no cavern path so treacherous, that any concern for his own survival could dissuade him from entering if rumors hinted that some pamphlet of primordial lore might still survive in its depths. However, so often did his investigations trigger the wrath of protector entities, that he finally found it necessary to master the arts of magic. He bent himself to learning sorcery with the same thorough obsessiveness that marked his quest for incunabula, becoming the most powerful Warlock of the Academy in less time than most practitioners required to complete a course of undergraduate work. Almost as an afterthought, he carved a staff of Dreadwood and summoned into it a captive spirit from the Outer Hells. And anticipating the day when he will have recovered every last lost spellbook, he has commenced writing his own Black Grimoire. It will undoubtedly be instructive.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Eldritch Summoning[edit]
Eldritch Summoning 
Passive
Affects
Self
Whenever a unit dies under effect of any of Warlock's abilities, a Minor Imp is spawned in their place. Imps are uncontrollable and will run towards nearby enemies, favoring Heroes under the effect of Fatal Bonds. Upon reaching an enemy they explode, dealing damage in AoE. If there are no valid units nearby, they will attack buildings by hand, dealing minor damage. Imp Health: 50/130/210/290/370; Explosion Damage: 25/70/115/160/205; Explosion Radius: 400; Attack Damage (against buildings): 10/14/18/22/26; Imp Duration: 15s. Imp explosions cannot spawn Minor Imps. Aghanim's Shard improves values by 1 level
This ability levels up with Chaotic Offering.
Details
30/80/130/180/280
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These mischevious golem-look-alike creatures are uncontrollable.
Has the Eldritch Explosion ability.
Has the Eldritch Explosion ability.
1
0%
XP
17
3 (x̄)
Deals damage to all enemies within the radius upon death. It is less effective on creeps.
Eldritch Explosion does not proc when the Minor Imp is attacking buildings.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases the level of Eldritch Explosion and additionally bolsters the Minor Imps' level.
Increases the level of Eldritch Explosion and additionally bolsters the Minor Imps' level.
Abilities[edit]
Fatal Bonds[edit]
Binds several enemy units together, causing a portion of the damage taken to one of them to be felt by the others.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Cast Range: 
1000
1000 Bounce Distance: 
700
700 Number of Bounces: 6
Damage Shared: 15%/18%/21%/24% (
19%/22%/25%/28%)
19%/22%/25%/28%) Duration: 19/21/23/25
Summons a Minor Imp from the corpse of the enemy unit that dies affected by Fatal Bonds.
These little-ones seek and attack the nearest unit within its search radius.
These little-ones seek and attack the nearest unit within its search radius.
Imps per Death: 1
Attack Search Radius: 1200
Imps Duration: 15
The bonds are not fatal at all for the Immortal. Applies the debuff but does not affect Roshan.
42/34/26/18
110/120/130/140
An ancient incantation that links the vital energies of multiple lifeforms into one collective body.
- Applies to all visible enemy units within the bounce distance instantly upon cast regardless of the ability visual effects.
- The shared damage instance damages all affected enemy units at the same time as well.
- Recasting the ability searches and prioritizes enemy units without the
debuff of the previous cast, then it searches for the nearest units.
- The debuff can be reapplied on the same enemies if no other previously affected enemy units are within the bounce distance.
- Bounces to the following units:
Fogged units.
Untargetable units, specifically by Shadow Realm and Shadows.
- Does not bounce to the following units:
Invisible units.
- Multiple Fatal Bonds debuffs work independent of each other.
- As long as the debuff is active, Fatal Bonds shares the damage between affected enemy units.
- The shared damage is the same type as the source damage, and interacts with all on-damage effects and its respective mechanics.
- Has the following flags:
- Does not share damage of
HP Removal sources.
- Hence,
instant kill sources share a 0-damage instance to all affected targets.
- Hence,
- The shared damage is sourced to Warlock and shares the full damage value before reductions and can only be affected by the following sources:
Outgoing damage manipulation sources on Warlock.
Incoming damage manipualtion on the affected enemy unit.
- The following units do not react to the shared damage:
Neutral creeps.- Non-player-controlled units.
- Enemy units affected by Fatal Bonds spawn Minor Imps upon their
death from the following sources:
Reincarnation sources.- Being killed by neutral creeps.
- Does not spawn Minor Imps from dying to the following sources:
Deny sources.
Forced kill sources.
- The Minor Imp spawned has the following properties:
- Continues chasing its target when the enemy becomes invisible or untargetable.
- Each spawned unit has an independent duration.
Aura sources and other allied abilities can affected these units per normal.- 0.2 seconds after reaching its target, Eldritch Explosion passively procs.
- Despite being uncontrollable, the Minor Imp can be dominated. However, it continues its attempt to move to the last known location of its set target.
- Continues chasing its target when the enemy becomes
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Spell Block procs on the primary target nullifies the ability.
modifier_warlock_fatal_bonds
Fatal Bonds: Distributing x% of all damage to linked units
warlock_fatal_bonds (5162)
- Increases the total damage output all damage instances by 75%/90%/105%/120% ( 95%/110%/125%/140%) when the max amount of affected enemy units.
- The Minor Imp uses the same model as Warlock Golem and has a smaller
model size.
Shadow Word[edit]
Whispers an incantation, healing an ally unit or damaging an enemy unit over time.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.6
Cast Range: 650/700/750/800
650/700/750/800 Damage per Second: 15/25/35/45
Heal per Second: 
15/25/35/45
15/25/35/45 Duration: 10
Shadow Word is now an area-targeted ability and applies the debuff and buff to all ally and enemy units respectively within the radius.
Radius: 150
150 15/14/13/12
110/120/130/140
Warlock arcane arts have a myriad of uses, allowing them to be powerful friendly enchantments or damaging curses.
- Deals
magical 
spell damage or heals in 1-second intervals, starting 1 second after cast.
- Heals for the full value regardless of the damage instance value.
- Successive casts stack and work independently of each other.
- Affects the following units:
- Ally
Couriers.
- Ally
Doubletap casts the ability on Warlock.
- Spell Block procs on the primary target nullifies the ability.
modifier_warlock_shadow_wordShadow Word: Taking periodic damage if an enemy, and periodic heal if a friend.
modifier_warlock_shadow_wordShadow Word: Taking periodic damage if an enemy, and periodic heal if a friend.
warlock_shadow_word (5163)
- Shadow Word plays different ability sound effects for the following units:
- Deals up to 150/250/350/450 (
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Upheaval[edit]
A powerful current that grows stronger per channeled second. All ability effects lingers for a short duration after exiting the effect radius.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0
Cast Range: 900
900 Effect Radius: 500/550/600/650 (
550/600/650/700)
500/550/600/650 ( 550/600/650/700) Max Channel Time: 10/12/14/16
Damage Increment per Second: 10
Move Speed Slow Increment per Second: 11%/14%/17%/20%
Linger Duration: 3
Ally Attack Speed Increment per Second: (
10)
10) 
As Warlock channels up to a certain time, Upheaval reaches its max power and its ability values no longer increases.
All ability values stop increasing at the last 0.1-second of the channeling.
All ability values stop increasing at the last 0.1-second of the channeling.
Max Damage per Second: 35/60/85/110
Max Move Speed Slow: 55%/70%/85%/100%
Ally Max Attack Speed Bonus: ( 70)
70)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Creates uncontrollable Minor Imps and chases the nearest enemy or prioritizes enemy units affected by Fatal Bonds.
Upon reaching the enemy unit, the imp explodes.
Creates uncontrollable Minor Imps and chases the nearest enemy or prioritizes enemy units affected by Fatal Bonds.
Upon reaching the enemy unit, the imp explodes.
Number of Imps per Spawn: ( 1)
1) Imp Spawn per Channel Interval: ( 2)
2) 35
70/80/90/100
Demnok manipulates space-time, impairing entire armies.
- The ability has the following properties:
- The power of the ability values corresponds to Warlock's
channeling time, and not the duration of the enemy unit within the effect radius. - The ability values increases per server tick, starting 0.033 seconds after cast.
- Both the buff and debuff values are applied and refreshed in the same intervals.
- Learning the ally attack speed bonus talent immeidately updates the current instance.
- The power of the ability values corresponds to Warlock's
- Multiple magical spell damage per second sources work independently of each other.
- However, reapplying the
movement speed slow debuff refreshes its duration.
- However, reapplying the
- Now spawns 1 Minor Imp correspondingly to Fatal Bonds' current level per 2 seconds of channeling.
modifier_warlock_upheaval_allyUpheaval: Attack speed increase by x.
modifier_warlock_upheavalUpheaval: Movement Speed reduced.
warlock_upheaval (5164)
- All ability value calculations factors the last missing 0.1-second interval.
- mathmath
- Can spawn up to 4/5/6/7 Minor Imps for the entire duration per Upheaval cast.
- Does not require Fatal Bonds to be learned to spawn Minor Imps.
Chaotic Offering[edit]
Summons a Golem from the chaotic depths and stuns enemy units within the radius.
Cast Animation: 0.5 + 0.7
Cast Range: 1000
1000 Stun Radius: 600
600 Effect Delay: 0.5
Stun Duration: 0.8
Golem Spawn Interval: ( 0.5)
0.5) The primordial golem conjured is partially immune to movement speed slow sources.
Number of Golems: 1 ( 2)
2) Slow Resistance: 60%
Golem Duration: 60
Magic Resist Bonus: (
80%)
80%)Armor Bonus: (
20)
20)
Passively summons a Golem on Warlock's death location, excluding Reincarnation sources.
Number of Golems: 1
Duration: 60
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Now summons an additional Golem.
Reduces the health, the attack damage and the bounty of these summoned Golems.
Now summons an additional Golem.
Reduces the health, the attack damage and the bounty of these summoned Golems.
Set Golem Health: ( 900/1700/2600)
900/1700/2600) Set Attack Damage: ( 80/125/170)
80/125/170) Bounty Factor: ( 0.5)
0.5) 150
200/400/600
Demnok unleashes the captive spirit in his Dreadwood staff, causing destruction in enemy ranks.
Champion of Gorroth
Permanent Immolation deal damage per second bonus correspondingly to both the sum of Warlock's current health and current mana regeneration values.
HP/Mana Regen to Burn Damage: 90%
1400/2300/3200
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The Golem from the depths is both an ancient creep and a creep-hero. Certain abilities may react differently on this unit.
8/12/14
33%
XP
98
100/150/200 (x̄)
This unit's attacks deal pure damage to enemy units within the radius.
The Golem served various masters prior and predates the Frog. Enemy units getting too close will be immolated.
- The Warlock Golem is always
summoned at the center of the area-targeted location facing east.
- Each cast summons an independent Warlock Golem instance.
- The following sources do not update the current summoned instance:
- Leveling up the ability,
- The magic resistance increasing talent.
- The armor increasing talent.
Trees within the effect radius are destroyed centered around the Warlock Golem.
- All ability effects during the cast point and effect delay are both visible and audible to everyone.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Enemy Couriers.
- Enemy
- Summons another Warlock Golem 0.5 seconds after the first golem.
- Has a total
stun duration of 1.3 with the stun duration and effect delay. - The ability upgrade specifically does not apply to the passive cast on death
talent.
- Has a total
- The passive cast on death talent summons a regular Golem and has the following properties:
- Works independently of Chaotic Offering's cooldown, lasts for its full duration, and does not cost
mana. - Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Does not proc on reincarnation sources.
- All other Warlock Golem
talents apply.
- Works independently of Chaotic Offering's
modifier_warlock_rain_of_chaos_death_trigger
Hidden modifier
modifier_warlock_rain_of_chaos_thinkerOn hidden entity
modifier_killHidden modifier
modifier_special_bonus_unique_warlock_1Hidden modifier
modifier_special_bonus_unique_warlock_2Hidden modifier
modifier_stunned
Stunned
warlock_rain_of_chaos (5165)
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Warlock/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 - 15:10 UTC | Tier 4 |   | GCL 2024 |      |  | 1 : 0 | |      |
| Nov 30, 2024 - 12:35 UTC | Tier 4 | | GCL 2024 |    |  | 1 : 0 | |      |
| Nov 26, 2024 - 20:00 GET | Tier 4 | | GCL 2024 |     | | 0 : 1 | |    |
| Nov 25, 2024 - 14:20 CET | Tier 3 |   | EPL Season 21 |    |   | 0 : 1 |  |   |
| Nov 21, 2024 - 19:00 MSK | Showmatch |  | BB Streamers Battle 8 |    |  | 0 : 1 |  |      |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Fatal Bonds
- Increased damage shared from 12%/16%/20%/24% to 15%/18%/21%/24%.
- Increased cooldown from 36/30/24/18 to 42/34/26/18.
- Shadow Word
- Rescaled cast range from 600/700/800/950 to 650/700/750/800.
- Rescaled cooldown from 14 on each level to 15/14/13/12.
- Reduced mana cost from 120/130/140/150 to 110/120/130/140.
- Warlock Golem
- Reduced Permanent Immolation damage per second from 30/50/70 to 30/45/60.
- Shadow Word
- Rescaled heal per second from 16/24/32/40 to 15/25/35/45.
- Rescaled damage per second from 16/24/32/40 to 15/25/35/45.
Talents:
- LVL 15 +15 Shadow Word heal/damage ➜ +150 Shadow Word radius.
- Minor Imp
- Eldritch Explosion now no longer explode when killed by enemy heroes.
Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Lantern | |
| Head | |
| Golem | |
Trivia[edit]
- In DotA, Warlock's ultimate is named "Rain of Chaos" and the summoned unit was called an Infernal, a hulking golem with green-colored flames. Both names were changed in the transition to Dota 2 to avoid copyright conflicts.
- ▶️ "Just for that, I'm unfiending you." when killed is probably a play on "Unfriending you" an action in the popular social network Facebook where a person removes another from their friend list.
- ▶️ "Bloodied but unbowed" when respawning is a reference to William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus".[1]
- Fatal Bonds' sound effect is based on this ▶️ otherwise unused voice line.
- In DotA, Fatal Bonds used to share the same icon as Veil of Discord.
- ▶️ "Dark interval"'", which is likely a reference to the song of the same name featured in the credits of Half-Life 2: Episode 2, another game by Valve. It is also a reference to the metaphor "interval of darkness" that the Vortigaunts of the Half-Life series use for death, which is implied to be temporary for them, hence the word "interval" to describe the period of death that comes after their reincarnation.[2]
Gallery[edit]
Model
Splash artwork
Warlock's ability icon progress
Warlock Golem's ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
