Wraith King

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[e][h]Wraith King

Dire Hero

Attributes

22 +3

18 +1.7

18 +1.6

38 - 40

-1

315

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.56 + 0.44

Cast Duration

0.35 + 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

695

1640

2315

Mana

291

555

747

Armor

1.9

5.7

8.4

Damage

60-62

102-104

132-134

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Ostarion, the Wraith King

Recommended Roles

Carry Support Durable Disabler Initiator

For untold years, King Ostarion built a kingdom from the remains of his enemies. It was an obsessive's errand, done to pass the long eternities of a monarchy that seemed fated never to end. He believed that as long as he built up the towers of his palace, he could not die. But eventually he learned that he had been deluded...that bone itself could perish. Deeply mistrustful of flesh, he sought a more permanent way of extending his reign, and at last settled on pursuit of wraith energy, a form of pure spirit given off by certain dark souls at death. Should he infuse himself with Wraith Essence, he thought he might create a body as luminous and eternal as his ego. On the millennial solstice known as Wraith-Night, he submitted to a rite of transformation, compelling his subjects to harvest enough souls to fuel his ambition for immortality. No one knows how many of his champions died, for the only survivor who mattered was the Wraith King who rose with the sun on the following morn. Now he rarely spends a moment on his glowing throne—but strides out with sword drawn, demanding a fealty that extends far beyond death.

Abilities

Wraithfire Blast

QT

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Wraith King sears an enemy unit with spectral fire, dealing damage and stunning them. Additional damage is dealt over time, slowing the target after the stun finishes.

Impact Damage	70/80/90/100

Damage Per Second	10/30/50/70

Movement Speed Slow	20%

Stun Duration	1.1/1.4/1.7/2

DPS/Slow Duration	2

Cast Range	525

Cast Point	0.35

17/14/11/8
     13/11/9/7

10

95/110/125/140

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.
	Dispellable.

Ostarion calls on his damned lineage, laying waste to his opponents.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 90/140/190/240
• The projectile travels at 1000 speed.

Vampiric Spirit

WV

Targeting
Aura

Affects
Allies

Nearby friendly melee units deal bonus damage and heal based on their damage dealt when attacking enemy units. Lifesteal has a bigger effect on you. Does not affect allied creeps. Kills with mortal strike gain charges that can be used to summon skeletons.

Lifesteal	10%/18%/26%/34%

Skeleton Duration	60

Creep Kills Needed Per Charge	2

Max Skeleton Charges	2/4/6/8 14 20

Skeletons Summoned Per Charge	1 2 20

Skeleton Spawn Interval	0.25

Skeleton Reincarnation Time	3

50

65/70/75/80

	Disabled by break.
	Illusions will carry the aura but cannot use lifesteal. It will always be the toggled off state, which provides the full effect to allies.

Wraith King's blade drains his enemy's essence to feed his aura.

Notes

• Vampiric Aura's healing visual will not be seen by enemies if Wraith King is invisible.
• Does not affect allied creeps.
• Skeletons cannot be controlled and will automatically attack-move down the lane toward enemies.
• Skeletons will reincarnate once after being killed.
• Casting  Wraithfire Blast on a target will order all skeletons to attack that target.

Mortal Strike

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Passively deals bonus damage on an attack with a cooldown.

Critical Damage	140%/180%/220%/260%

4
     2

25

	Critical strike disabled by break.
	Illusions can critical strike.

One blow to crush a foe.

Reincarnation

RR

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Wraith King's members regroup after death, allowing him to resurrect when killed in battle. Upon death, enemy units in the area will be slowed greatly.

Reincarnation Time	3

Movement Speed Slow	75%

Attack Speed Slow	75

Slow Duration	5

Slow Radius	900

Ability	Casts  Wraithfire Blast 25

Ability	Allies become Wraiths when killed

Wraith Aura Radius	1200

Wraith Duration	7

Wraith Bonus Attack Speed	75

Wraith Bonus Move Speed	25%

Ability	Reincarnation Spawn Skeletons

Skeleton Spawn Count	3

200/120/40

180
     

0

	Grants a Wraith Aura, delaying allied deaths.
	Causes Reincarnation to not have a mana cost and spawns three skeletons to attack each nearby enemy hero when Reincarnation is triggered.
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Conspirators against the Wraith King wonder why he never stays dead.

Notes

• Revives with full health and mana.
• If Wraith King has both the  Aegis of the Immortal and  Reincarnation available, Reincarnation triggers first.
• Wraith King provides vision while reincarnating, equivalent to his current vision.
• Wraiths can continue attacking, casting, and using items.
• When the Wraith duration ends, the hero dies and credit for the kill goes to whoever landed the original killing blow.
• Wraiths will always die when the duration ends, even if death prevention spells are used on them.
• The Wraith Aura remains active during Reincarnation.
• The talent replaces the slow. Fires Wraithfire Blasts at 500 speed.
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Talent Tree

Talent Tree
Reincarnation Casts Wraithfire Blast	25	-2s  Mortal Strike Cooldown
6 Skeletons Spawned From  Mortal Strike	20	+30 Movement Speed
+24  Skeleton Attack Damage	15	+12 Strength
+15 Attack Speed	10	-1s  Wraithfire Blast Cooldown

Summon Stats

Wraith King Skeleton [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Summoned

Attack Type

 

Hero

Armor Type

 

Basic

Duration

60

Health

175

Health Regen

0

Damage

32-37
56-61

15

Attack Range

115

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.56 + 0.44

Base Attack Time

1.2

Armor

1

Movement Speed

350

Sight Range

800 / 600

Magic Resistance

50%

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

5

Experience

5

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Striding fearlessly toward his enemies, Wraith King stuns his foes and slashes them into submission. Should his enemies gain the upper hand, his self-resurrecting ultimate ensures he'll have another chance to swing his sword.

Wraith King (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
7.28c
	Wraithfire Blast cooldown increased from 14/12/10/8 to 17/14/11/8 Vampiric Spirit skeletons base damage reduced by 3
7.28b
	Base damage reduced by 2 Vampiric Spirit manacost increased from 50/60/70/80 to 65/70/75/80 Reincarnation manacost increased from 160 to 180
7.28a
	Mortal Strike damage reduced from 150/190/230/270 to 140/180/220/260
7.28
	Reworked Mortal Strike. It is now a passive cooldown critical strike ability. Crit: 150/190/230/270%. Cooldown: 4 Reworked Vampiric Aura. Now called Vampiric Spirit. Provides you with 10/18/26/34% Lifesteal. Can be activated to summon skeletons (same numbers as when it was on Mortal Strike). Skeletons also have the Vampiric Spirit ability. Scepter upgrade now buffs Wraith units with +75 Attack Speed and +25% Movement Speed Level 20 Talent changed from No Reincarnation Mana Cost to +30 Movement Speed Level 25 Talent changed from +20% Vampiric Aura to -2s Mortal Strike Cooldown Added Aghanim's Shard Upgrades Reincarnation Causes Reincarnation to not have a mana cost and spawns three skeletons to attack each nearby enemy hero when Reincarnation is triggered.
7.27b
	Base damage increased by 3 Vampiric Aura no longer provides attack damage or self bonus mechanics Vampiric Aura lifesteal increased from 5/10/15/20% to 8/16/24/32% Vampiric Aura now has half effect on ranged heroes Mortal Strike Skeleton attack damage increased from 30-35 to 35-40
7.26c
	Strength gain reduced from 3.2 to 3.0 Level 10 Talent changed from +1.2s Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration -1s Wraithfire Blast Cooldown Level 20 Talent changed from 1.8x Skeletons Spawned to +6 Skeletons Spawned
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.25c
	Base damage reduced by 2 Mortal Strike skeletons duration reduced from 90 seconds to 60
7.25
	Vampiric Aura lifesteal reduced from 6/12/18/24% to 5/10/15/20% Vampiric Aura lifesteal and damage on your hero is now 1.5x
7.23
	Mortal Strike skeletons damage reduced from 35-40 to 30-35 Vampiric Aura no longer affects creeps (still affects your skeletons) Vampiric Aura lifesteal reduced from 18/22/26/30% to 6/12/18/24% Vampiric Aura now provides +6/12/18/24 Damage (half values for skeletons)
7.22e
	Mortal Strike mana cost increased from 30/45/60/75 to 50/60/70/80 Wraithfire Blast base damage reduced from 100 to 70/80/90/100
7.22e
	Skeleton health reduced from 250 to 175 Level 15 Talent reduced from +35 Skeletons Attack Damage to +30
7.21
	Base Movement Speed increased by 15
7.20
	Skeletons health reduced from 350 to 250 Skeletons now reincarnate 3 seconds after dying the first time
7.19c
	Wraithfire Blast stun duration rescaled from 2 to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2 Wraithfire Blast base damage rescaled from 50/100/150/200 to 100 Wraithfire Blast DPS rescaled from 20/35/50/65 to 10/30/50/70 Vampiric Aura is now a melee only ability
7.19b
	Wraithfire Blast cooldown increased from 11/10/9/8 to 14/12/10/8
7.18
	Mortal Strike skeletons magic resistance increased from 30% to 50% Vampiric Aura increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/22/26/30%
7.17
	Mortal Strike skeletons now have 30% Magic Resistance Level 15 Talent increased from +25 Skeletons Attack Damage to +35
7.16
	Mortal Strike no longer has a chance to kill creeps Mortal Strike now gains skeleton charges for every 2 enemy units you kill Mortal Strike skeleton count rescaled from 4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8 Mortal Strike skeletons bounty reduced from 15/15 XP/Gold to 5/5 Mortal Strike mana cost reduced from 75 to 30/45/60/75
7.14
	Wraithfire Blast mana cost rescaled from 140 to 95/110/125/140 Wraithfire Blast cooldown rescaled from 8 to 11/10/9/8 Level 10 Talent changed from +40 Wraithfire DPS to +1.5s Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration
7.13b
	Base movement speed reduced from 300 to 295 Base armor reduced from 0 to -1
7.10
	Level 15 Talent changed from +5 Max Skeletons to +25 Skeletons Attack Damage Level 20 Talent changed from +30 Skeletons Attack Damage to 2× Skeletons Spawned
7.07
	Turn Rate increased from 0.4 to 0.5 Strength gain reduced from 3.2 to 2.8 Reworked Mortal Strike Reworked Talent Tree
7.06f
	Reincarnation cooldown reduced from 240/140/40 to 200/120/40 Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +30
7.06
	Level 20 Talent from +20 Strength to +10% Vampiric Aura Lifesteal Level 25 Talent from +20% Vampiric Aura Lifesteal to Reincarnation Casts Wraithfire Blast Replaces the slow Fires Wraithfire Blasts at half the projectile speed
7.02
	Level 10 Talent from +8 Intelligence to +10 Level 15 Talent from +200 Health to +50 Wraithfire Blast DPS
7.00
	Reincarnation cooldown reduced from 260/160/60 to 240/140/40 Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Wraithfire Blast damage over time increased from 15/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65
6.87
	Mortal Strike now does a critical hit for double the value when attacking non-heroes
6.86
	Vampiric Aura can now be toggled to make the lifesteal for heroes only
6.85
	Base damage increased by 7 Vampiric Aura does not show the healing effect if Wraith King is in the fog of war or is invisible to the enemy Reincarnation Aghanim's Scepter ally death delay increased from 5 to 7 seconds Reincarnation Aghanim's Scepter ally wraith aura now remains active during Reincarnation
6.84
	Added Aghanim's Scepter upgrade to Wraith King: Allies who are near Wraith King (within 1200 aoe) when slain become Wraiths for 5 seconds, delaying their death They can continue attacking, casting, etc. When the duration ends, the hero dies and credit for the kill goes to whoever landed the original killing blow
6.82
	Reincarnation mana cost increased from 140 to 160
6.81
	Mortal Strike damage ratio increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75 to 1.5/2/2.5/3 Base armor reduced from 1 to 0
6.80
	Reincarnation slow increased from 50% to 75% Reincarnation slow duration increased from 4 to 5
6.79
	Base Intelligence increased from 23 to 18 Removed Mortal Strike active Vampiric Aura now provides full effectiveness on ranged units Reincarnation slow increased from 30% to 50% Reincarnation slow AoE increased from 700 to 900
6.78
	Reincarnation slow now affects attack speed as well Reincarnation slow happens immediately upon death rather than after reincarnating Critical Strike Reworked
6.75
	Hellfire Blast slow increased from 15% to 20%
6.73
	Reincarnation slow duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds Reincarnation cooldown decreased from 300/220/140 to 260/160/60
6.72
	Reincarnation now does a 700 AoE 3 second 30% slow around the area where he respawns Reincarnation delay decreased from 5/4.5/4 to 3 seconds
6.69
	Skeleton King will be automatically selected for you after he reincarnates Hellfire Blast damage redistributed to some on impact and some dps
6.68
	Vampiric Aura lifesteal improved from 10/16/22/28% to 15/20/25/30% Reincarnation mana cost increased from 100 to 140 Reworked Hellfire Blast
6.67
	Vampiric Aura AoE increased from 600 to 900 Reincarnation now costs a constant 100 mana cost instead of 100/150/200
6.64
	Vampiric Aura increased from 5/10/15/20% to 10/16/22/28%

Ability History

• Hellfire Blast (renamed) ➜ Wraithfire Blast
• Critical Strike (renamed) ➜ Mortal Strike

Notable Players

K1

V-Tune

Q

RdO

Scourge McDuck

See also

• Stun
• Slow
• Lifesteal
• Critical Strike
• Resurrection

External links

Guides

• Standard Wraith King (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Wraith King
• EPIC RETURN - CAPS LOCK LEORIC