Hero Discussion of this Day: Anti-Mage (28 December 2012)
Anti-Mage
People don't apply the name 'Anti-Mage' to someone for no reason. His passive Mana Break attack allows him to deal extra damage and cripple a caster's mana supply. With a great understanding of the spiritual realm, he becomes more resilient against magical attacks using his Spell Shield, along with the ability to Blink across short distances for superb maneuverability. Seeking out weary casters, he uses Mana Void to inflict immense damage for high amounts of missing mana. Although he will be at a natural disadvantage to casters early on, as his powers grow, there is none better suited for bringing the greatest of spell casters down to their knees.
Lore
The monks of Turstarkuri watched the rugged valleys below their mountain monastery as wave after wave of invaders swept through the lower kingdoms. Ascetic and pragmatic, in their remote monastic eyrie they remained aloof from mundane strife, wrapped in meditation that knew no gods or elements of magic. Then came the Legion of the Dead God, crusaders with a sinister mandate to replace all local worship with their Unliving Lord's poisonous nihilosophy. From a landscape that had known nothing but blood and battle for a thousand years, they tore the souls and bones of countless fallen legions and pitched them against Turstarkuri. The monastery stood scarcely a fortnight against the assault, and the few monks who bothered to surface from their meditations believed the invaders were but demonic visions sent to distract them from meditation. They died where they sat on their silken cushions. Only one youth survived--a pilgrim who had come as an acolyte, seeking wisdom, but had yet to be admitted to the monastery. He watched in horror as the monks to whom he had served tea and nettles were first slaughtered, then raised to join the ranks of the Dead God's priesthood. With nothing but a few of Turstarkuri's prized dogmatic scrolls, he crept away to the comparative safety of other lands, swearing to obliterate not only the Dead God's magic users--but to put an end to magic altogether.
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Roles: Carry, Escape
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Strength: 20 + 1.2
Agility: 22 + 2.8
Intelligence: 15 + 1.8
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Damage: 49-53
Armour: 2.08
Movement Speed: 315
Attack Range: 128 (Melee)
Missile Speed: N/A
Base Attack Time: 1.45
Sight Range: 1800 (Day) / 800 (Night)
Turn Rate: 0.5
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Spells
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Mana Break
Unique Attack Modifier
Passive
Burns an opponent's mana on each attack. Mana Break deals 60% of the mana burned as damage to the target.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | Burns 28 mana per hit |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | Burns 40 mana per hit |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Burns 52 mana per hit |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | Burns 64 mana per hit |
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Physical damage
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Deals 0.6 damage per point of mana burnt
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Mana Burn is blocked by magic immunity
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You can lifeleech the damage dealt by this skill with a Lifesteal aura
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Mana Break is a Unique Attack Modifier (Orb effect) and cannot be stacked with others
A modified technique of the Turstarkuri monks' peaceful ways is to turn magical energies on their owner.
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Blink
Short distance teleportation that allows Anti-Mage to move in and out of combat.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 60 | 12 | Global | N/A | N/A | Teleports Anti-Mage up to 1000 range away |
| 2 | 60 | 9 | Global | N/A | N/A | Teleports Anti-Mage up to 1075 range away |
| 3 | 60 | 7 | Global | N/A | N/A | Teleports Anti-Mage up to 1150 range away |
| 4 | 60 | 5 | Global | N/A | N/A | Teleports Anti-Mage up to 1150 range away |
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If you used Blink to teleport to a distance over the maximum range, you'll be teleported 4/5 of the maximum range instead
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You can use Blink to dodge incoming projectiles
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Blink has a 0.4 seconds teleportation delay
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Blink has a minimum range of 200
In his encounter with the Dead Gods, Anti-Mage learned the value of being elusive.
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Spell Shield
Passive
Increases Anti-Mage's resistance to magic damage.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | Gives an additional 26% magic resistance |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | Gives an additional 34% magic resistance |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Gives an additional 42% magic resistance |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | Gives an additional 50% magic resistance |
- Stacks with magic resistance items
Years of meditation and obsession with revenge have hardened Anti-Mage's skin against mystical opponents.
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Mana Void
Ultimate
For each point of mana missing by the target unit, damage is dealt to it and surrounding enemies.
| Level | Mana Cost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 125 | 70 | 600 | 300 | 0.1 | Deals 0.6 damage to health per point of mana missing |
| 2 | 200 | 70 | 600 | 300 | 0.2 | Deals 0.85 damage to health per point of mana missing |
| 3 | 275 | 70 | 600 | 300 | 0.3 | Deals 1.1 damage to health per point of mana missing |
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Magical Damage
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Stuns target for a short while
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Has a casting delay of 0.3 seconds
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Damage is calculated based on the primary target's mana, but applied to all enemies within the radius
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Stun goes through magic immunity
After bringing enemies to their knees, Anti-Mage punishes them for their use of the arcane arts.
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Recent Changes from 6.77
- None
Recent Changes from 6.76/6.76b/6.76c
- None
Recent Changes from 6.75/6.75b
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Movement speed decreased from 320 to 315
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Blink animation time increased from 0.33 to 0.4
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Legs decreased from 2/2/2/2 to 1/1.5/1.8/1.9
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Findings (not-factual information as above):
I find Anti-Mage to be one of the best carries in the game. Make sure you use your blink efficiently and if a gank is anywhere near you or about to go down on you, blink out, immediately. If Mana Voiding in a teamfight, it's the best idea to Mana Void the guy with the largest mana pool, you may kill a whole team due to the aoe damage. Mana Void is also good for the stun, if a kill is about to get away due to a TP, you can Mana Void them to stop their TP. You can also Mana Void someone chanelling to stop their channel.
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blockey, thisjourneyends and Vakusa explain why AM is countered by Shadow Demon.
A write-up from a previous thread by Shred_Kid
A thread here talks about the progression of Anti-Mage through patches and his role as a carry, and how does he fair right now at this point in time. Thread by Ronaconda
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If you guys want a specific hero to be discussed next, please feel free to post (or message as people have for Meepo, Lina, Krobelus, Sylla, Puck, Brood, Omni, Disruptor and Viper).
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Important Viper tip of last thread by Plasma_Ball1: "Cast Viper Strike on the main carry in the teamfight to allow him to be easily kite-able and have his attack speed (therefore DPS) severely reduced - it goes through BKB aswell so using it while they're immune makes it even better"
Posted Dec 28, 2012, 10:58 PM UTC · edited