Nyx Assassin - Abilities - DOTABUFF

ImpaleQ

ABILITY:Point Target

AFFECTS:Enemy Units

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY:No

DISPELLABLE:Strong Dispels Only

Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units are hurled into the air, then are stunned and take damage when they fall.

The spikes move at 1600 units per second, over 750 range.

Impale cannot be blocked by Linken's Sphere.

STUN DURATION: 1.4 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.6

IMPALE DAMAGE: 100 / 160 / 220 / 280

CAST POINT 0.3s

17 / 16 / 15 / 14

100 / 110 / 120 / 130

All zealot scarabs possess intimate knowledge of underground pathways, using them to their advantage.

Mana BurnW

ABILITY:Unit Target

AFFECTS:Enemy Heroes

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY:No

Destroys the target hero's mana equal to a multiplier of its Intelligence, and deals damage equal to the mana burned.

INTELLIGENCE MULTIPLIER: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

CAST POINT 0.4s

20 / 15 / 10 / 5

70 / 80 / 90 / 100

The tome in Ultimyr describes one scarab with the ability eat away at the mind of lesser beings.

Spiked CarapaceE

ABILITY:No Target

PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY:No

DISPELLABLE:Cannot be dispelled

When activated while above ground, Spiked Carapace reflects and negates damage dealt to Nyx Assassin (max once from each source), as well as stunning the source of the damage. Activating Spiked Carapace will not break Vendetta invisibility.

While Burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast.

The damage is calculated after all reductions.

Spiked Carapace will only trigger on damage from other player controlled units.

The damage reflected will have the same damage type as it had when it was dealt to Nyx.

REFLECT DURATION: 2.0

STUN DURATION: 0 / 1 / 1 / 2

DAMAGE REFLECTED: 100%

CAST POINT 0s

25 / 20 / 15 / 10

While their carapace is relatively thin, it's guarded by a retractable field of razor-sharp spikes.

BurrowD

ABILITY:No Target

DISPELLABLE:Cannot be dispelled

Nyx Assassin buries himself beneath the battlefield over a short duration. Once burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast, the range of Mana Burn and Impale is increased, and Impale's cooldown is decreased. While burrowed, Nyx Assassin is stationary, unable to attack, and invisible. Nyx gains damage reduction from all damage sources.

Casting Vendetta will cancel burrow.

BURROW DAMAGE REDUCTION: 40%

BURROW IMPALE BONUS RANGE: 525

BURROW MANA BURN RANGE: 450

BURROW IMPALE COOLDOWN REDUCTION: 7.0

BURROW SPIKED CARAPACE RANGE: 300

CAST POINT 1.5s

Some castes of zealot scarab are known to create small burrows to lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey.

VendettaR

ABILITY:No Target

DAMAGE TYPE:Pure

PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY:Yes

DISPELLABLE:Cannot be dispelled

Allows Nyx Assassin to become invisible and gain a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack.

Has a 0.0 second fadetime.

If a spell is used to break the invisibility, or the invisibility expires, the bonus damage is lost.

DURATION: 40 / 50 / 60

MOVEMENT SPEED: 16% / 18% / 20%

BONUS DAMAGE: 300 / 450 / 600

DEBUFF DURATION: 4.0

MAGIC RESIST REDUCTION: 17%

BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED: 25%

80 / 70 / 60

180 / 240 / 300

The scarab kills for the glory of his queen.

UnburrowF

ABILITY:No Target

Emerge from the burrow.

Some castes of zealot scarab are known to create small burrows to lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey.

Last Updated 2023-03-29

Hero Talents

Talent Tree
Vendetta Unobstructed Pathing	25	+300 Mana Burn Radius
+130 Impale Damage	20	+0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun Duration
+0.5x Mana Burn Intelligence Multiplier	15	+0.5s Spiked Carapace Reflect Duration
+0.25s Impale Stun Duration	10	+8% Spell Amplification

Hero Attributes


17 +2.5	18 +2.5	21 +2.1

Movement speed	310
Sight range	1800/800
Armor	3.52
Base attack time	1.7
Damage	45 - 49
Attack point	0.46

Nyx AssassinAbilities