Zeus
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Zeus
Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
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+46.2HP and +0.21HP regeneration |
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+0.2 armor and 1.2 attack speed |
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+39.6MP and +0.165MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance +3.3 Main Attack Damage |
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1100 Projectile Speed
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100 (111)
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0.35 + 0.55
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0.6
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Electric
Gib Type | ||
2010-11-01
Released | ||
2004-02-08
(4.0beta2) | ||
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present | ||
Version Control This article has been updated to the latest version (7.39) and is mostly accurate. |
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Strikes enemies near and far with lightning. | |
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Charged with godly might emanating from his Lightning Hands. As the Lord of Heaven Jumping around, Zeus calls down Lightning Bolts to smite foes and reveal the surroundings, sends Arc of Lightning through his nearest enemies, and calls forth a terrifying Nimbus upon his enemies that repeatedly strikes enemies with Lightning Bolts. None can hide from Zeus, pointing his arms skyward to bring divine punishment down on each and every foe. Wherever they may be, none shall stand against the Thundergod's Wrath. | |
Roles: | ![]() ![]() |
Adjectives | Bearded, Blue, NicePecs, Parent, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
2.5%/3%/3.5%/4% Min Current Health as Damage
5%/6%/7%/8% Max Current Health as Damage
5%/6%/7%/8% Max Current Health as Damage
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Grants the Nimbus ability.
Creates a storm cloud anywhere on the map that automatically casts Lightning Bolt on nearby enemy units.
Creates a storm cloud anywhere on the map that automatically casts Lightning Bolt on nearby enemy units.
Grants the Lightning Hands ability.
Attacks now create Arc Lightning that deal a percentage of its damage.
Can be toggled off to stop this effect.
Grants bonus attack speed.
Attacks now create Arc Lightning that deal a percentage of its damage.
Can be toggled off to stop this effect.
Grants bonus attack speed.
Talents[edit]
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+1.5% Static Field Damage | 25 | +325 Lightning Bolt Radius |
+0.5s Lightning Bolt Mini-Stun | 20 | +60 Arc Lightning Damage |
-0.4s Arc Lightning Cooldown | 15 | +75 Thundergod's Wrath Damage |
+200 Health | 10 | +1 Heavenly Jump Target |
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Bio[edit]
Immortality was overrated. This is much more interesting.▶️Zeus, the Lord of Heaven
Alias:
Lord of Heaven
Lore:
Lord of Heaven, father of gods, Zeus treats all the Heroes as if they are his rambunctious, rebellious children. After being caught unnumbered times in the midst of trysts with countless mortal women, his divine wife finally gave him an ultimatum: 'If you love mortals so much, go and become one. If you can prove yourself faithful, then return to me as my immortal husband. Otherwise, go and die among your creatures.' Zeus found her logic (and her magic) irrefutable, and agreed to her plan. He has been on his best behavior ever since, being somewhat fonder of immortality than he is of mortals. But to prove himself worthy of his eternal spouse, he must continue to pursue victory on the field of battle.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Static Field[edit]
All of the Zeus' abilities, and his attacks, excluding item abilities, deals damage equal to a percentage of the affected enemy units' current health.
Effect Radius:
Global



Roshan is innately immune to this ability.
This ability levels up with Thundergod's Wrath.
The air crackles with static when the Thundergod walks the world.
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Tap on the
innate abilities for more details.

Abilities[edit]
Arc Lightning[edit]
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.63
Cast Range:
800

Number of Bounces: 5/7/9/15
Bounce Interval: 0.25
Arc Lightning is Zeus' favorite spell to use against puny mortals.
Lightning Bolt[edit]
Calls down a bolt of lightning to strike an enemy unit, causing damage and applies a stun.
Can be cast on the ground, affecting the closest enemy hero within the search radius.
Can be cast on the ground, affecting the closest enemy hero within the search radius.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0.72
Cast Range:
700/750/800/850



Briefly provides flying vision when cast centered around the target within the radius.


Briefly provides True Sight when cast, centered around the target within the radius.
The ability component is granted by an aura and is independent of the flying vision radius.
The ability component is granted by an aura and is independent of the flying vision radius.


Talent Upgrade
Lightning Bolt is now an area-targeted ability and applies the debuff to all enemy units within the radius.
This talent upgrade explicitly does not affect the Nimbus.
Lightning Bolt is now an area-targeted ability and applies the debuff to all enemy units within the radius.
This talent upgrade explicitly does not affect the Nimbus.
A shocking punishment for rebellious heathen.
Heavenly Jump[edit]
Leaps forward and shocks the closest visible nearby enemy unit, prioritizing heroes, dealing damage as well as reducing their movement and attack speed.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0

Damage: 25/50/75/100
Move Speed Slow: 80%
Attack Speed Slow: 100
Debuff Duration: 1.4


Zeus leaps in the direction he is facing.
Leap Distance: 300/400/500/600
Leap Duration: 0.5
Downtime: 0.5
Though temporarily barred from the heavens, Zeus can still manage a measure of godly flight.
Nimbus[edit]
Creates a storm cloud anywhere on the map that automatically casts Lightning Bolt on nearby enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.64


Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Nimbus.
Creeps Hit Count: 16
The Nimbus starts striking valid a random valid unit within the radius.
Unaffected by cooldown reset sources, or by percentage-based cooldown reductions.
Unaffected by cooldown reset sources, or by percentage-based cooldown reductions.
Downtime: 2.5
Where the Thundergod's ire grows, storm clouds quickly gather.
Lightning Hands[edit]
Attacks now create Arc Lightning that deal a percentage of its damage.
Can be toggled off to stop this effect.
Can be toggled off to stop this effect.


Grants bonus attack speed.
Attack Speed Bonus: 30


This ability cannot be acquired by the Grand Magus by design.
This ability levels up with Arc Lightning.
A helping hand from Aghanim lets the fallen Lord of Heaven tap into some of his old strengths.
Thundergod's Wrath[edit]
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.43
Effect Radius:
Global



Briefly provides flying vision when cast, centered around the target within the radius.


Briefly provides True Sight when cast, centered around the target within the radius. If an enemy hero is invisible, it takes no damage, but the True Sight radius is still created at that hero's location.
The ability component is granted by an aura and is independent of the vision radius.
The ability component is granted by an aura and is independent of the vision radius.
The Lord of Heaven smites all who oppose him, near or far.
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Zeus/Matches
Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
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Jun 06, 2025 - 13:00 MSK | Showmatch | BB Streamers Battle 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jun 05, 2025 - 21:15 MSK | Showmatch | BB Streamers Battle 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jun 05, 2025 - 21:15 MSK | Showmatch | BB Streamers Battle 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jun 03, 2025 - 21:15 MSK | Showmatch | BB Streamers Battle 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Jun 03, 2025 - 18:15 CEST | Qualifier | EWC 2025 WEU OQ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The International[edit]
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
Talents:
- LVL 10 +1.75 mana regeneration bonus ➜ +1 Heavenly Jump target.
- LVL 15 +1 Heavenly Jump target ➜ -0.4s Arc Lightning cooldown.
- LVL 25 +1% Static Field current health as damage increased to +1.5%.
- Increased base attack damage from 33‒41 to 29‒37.
- Lightning Bolt
- Reduced vision radius from 750 to 500.
- Reduced
True Sight radius from 750 to 500.
- Static Field
Livewire
- Increased minimum damage from 2% on each level to 2.5%/3%/3.5%/4%.
- Increased maximum damage from 4%/5%/6%/7% to 5%/6%/7%/8%.
- Arc Lightning
- Reduced bounce radius from 500 to 450.
- Increased mana cost from 75/80/85/90 to 75/85/95/105.
- Heavenly Jump
Area-of-effect sources no longer affects the search radius component. [?]
- Rescaled leap distance from 500 on each level to 300/400/500/600.
- Reduced slow duration from 1.6 to 1.4.
- Increased Thundergod's Wrath
Divine Rampage kill damage factor bonus from 1.15 to 1.25.
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.
Zeus's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Equipment[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Zeus was the first hero to be implemented in Dota 2.
- Zeus is based on the Greek mythological god of the same name.
- As suggested by the game's files, Zeus's name was, at one time, Zuus.
- The possible reason is that "Zuus" is the correct pronunciation of his name "Zeus".
- This may also just be an insider joke amongst the developers.
- Static Field is likely a reference to the Sorceress' skill of the same name in Diablo II.
- In Diablo II, the spell also reduced enemies' HP by a percentage within a short radius.
- Zeus' respawn line ▶️ "To err is human. To respawn, divine." is a reference to Alexander Pope, whose quote is "To err is human; to forgive, divine.".
- Zeus' rivalry line towards Chen, ▶️ "Keep in mind, Chen, godliness is next to deadliness." is a reference to an old and well-known saying "Cleanliness is next to godliness.".
- His select response ▶️ "In Me I Trust." refers to the national motto of the United States: "In God We Trust".
- His select response ▶️ "If I didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent me.", is a reference to a similar quote by French philosopher Voltaire: "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." (French: "Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer.").
- His line upon using Bottle ▶️ "Nature abhors an empty bottle.", is a reference to the Plenism postulate attributed to Aristotle, which states that nature contains no vacuums because the denser surrounding material continuum would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient void – "Nature abhors a vacuum.".
- Zeus' kill response ▶️ "Man proposes, God disposes.", is a reference to a painting by English artist Edwin Landseer with the same name, Man Proposes, God Disposes.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Zeus uses the model of the Mountain King in Avatar form, a Human hero.
- Arc Lightning is identical to the Far Seer's Chain Lightning.
- Lightning Bolt is based on the Mountain King's Storm Bolt, with the projectile speed set to 99999, effectively making it instant.
- The lightning is created by a dummy unit in the sky that casts a 0 damage 0 bounces Chain Lightning on the same target.
- The same technique is used for the lightnings created by Thundergod's Wrath.
- In DotA, Zeus' title is "Lord of Olympus".
- Zeus has a 1/8 chance to spawn in with the name "Merlini", as tribute to the professional DotA player.
Gallery[edit]
Model and icons before December 16, 2015 Patch
Bone Harvest sprite - alive