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Hero Discussion of this Day: Lion (26 November 2013)

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Lion, the Demon Witch

When the demon betrayed me, I took its very arm. Imagine what I'll do to a mere hero.

The Demon Witch is a strong offensive spellcaster with excellent disabling capabilities. Although his primary attack spell, Impale, deals relatively low damage, it has a long stun at high levels and can hit multiple targets quite easily. The low spell damage of Impale is more than compensated for by Lion's lethal Finger of Death ability, which deals very high damage to a single enemy target. Finger of Death is an excellent finishing spell for injured enemies. Although Impale alone is a good disabling spell, the Demon Witch has a second strong disable: Voodoo. Voodoo can transform an enemy hero into a critter for a few seconds, allowing Lion and his allies time to finish them off. Lion's spells all cost quite a bit of mana, but he can quickly regain it using Mana Drain. This spell is effective for draining an enemy hero's mana while they are disabled or giving Lion a quick mana boost from an enemy Necromancer or Druid of the Talon creep. This hero is a good choice for newer players, but at the same time he is fragile and must stay on the offensive to emerge victorious.

Lore

Once a Grandmaster of the Demon Witch tradition of sorcery, Lion earned fame among his brethren for fighting on the side of light and righteousness. But adulation corrupts. With powers surpassed only by his ambition, the mage was seduced by a demon and turned to evil, trading his soul for prestige. After committing horrible crimes that marred his soul, he was abandoned. The demon betrayed him, striking better deals with his enemies. Such was Lion’s rage that he followed the demon back to hell and slew it, ripping it limb from limb, taking its demonic hand for his own. However, such demonoplasty comes at a cost. Lion was transfigured by the process, his body transformed into something unrecognizable. He rose from hell, rage incarnate, slaying even those who had once called him master, and laying waste to the lands where he had once been so adored. He survives now as the sole practitioner of the Demon Witch tradition, and those who present themselves as acolytes or students are soon relieved of their mana and carried off by the faintest gust of wind.

Roles: Disabler, Nuker, Support, Lane Support

Strength: 16 + 1.7

Agility: 15 + 1.5

Intelligence: 22 + 3

Damage: 42-48

Armour: 1.1

Movement Speed: 290

Attack Range: 600

Missile Speed: 900

Base Attack Time: 1.7

Sight Range: 1800 (Day) / 800 (Night)

Turn Rate: 0.5

Spells

Earth Spike

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

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	100	12	500	125	1.02	Causes spikes to erect from the ground and hit enemy units within its path, stunning and dealing 60 damage to enemies
2	120	12	500	125	1.52	Causes spikes to erect from the ground and hit enemy units within its path, stunning and dealing 130 damage to enemies
3	145	12	500	125	2.02	Causes spikes to erect from the ground and hit enemy units within its path, stunning and dealing 200 damage to enemies
4	170	12	500	125	2.52	Causes spikes to erect from the ground and hit enemy units within its path, stunning and dealing 260 damage to enemies

Magical Damage
Hit units will fly for 0.52 seconds before the real stun is applied (included in the duration on the infobox to the left). Total duration 1.54/2.04/2.54/3.04
The rock spikes travel for a length of 825 units, and hit units in a 125 radius around this line, therefore enemies at a distance of 950 units are hit
The skill can only be targeted at a range of 500 units on enemies or the ground, but hits units up to 950 units away
The wave of tendrils moves at 1600 units per second. If Earth Spike hits an invisible unit the damage graphic is still displayed

The Demon Witch exercises his demonic covenant, opening a fissure from hell.

Hex

Transforms an enemy unit into a harmless beast, with all special abilities disabled.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	125	30	500	225	2.5	Hexes the enemy unit, transforming it into a frog
2	150	25	500	225	3	Hexes the enemy unit, transforming it into a frog
3	175	20	500	225	3.5	Hexes the enemy unit, transforming it into a frog
4	200	15	500	225	4	Hexes the enemy unit, transforming it into a frog

Instantly destroys illusions
The target will have a base movement speed of 100
Hex disables damage block and evasion
Hex disables experience gain

Lion is compelled to share his transfiguration, twisting the essence of those who oppose him.

Mana Drain

Channeled

Absorbs the magical energies of a target enemy unit by taking mana from it every second.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	10	20	850	N/A	5	Drains 20 mana per second from a target enemy unit that has mana
2	10	15	850	N/A	5	Drains 40 mana per second from a target enemy unit that has mana
3	10	10	850	N/A	5	Drains 60 mana per second from a target enemy unit that has mana
4	10	5	850	N/A	5	Drains 120 mana per second from a target enemy unit that has mana

Destroys Illusions after 0.25 seconds
Can continue to drain as long as the target is within 1200 range from
Lion and they remain visible
Total mana drained (100/200/300/600)

Lesser magi are nothing more than a source of magical restoration for the Demon Witch.

Finger of Death

Ultimate

Rips at an enemy unit, trying to turn it inside-out. Deals massive damage.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	280	160 (100*)	900	N/A	N/A	Deals 600 (725*) damage to a single target
2	420	100 (60*)	900	N/A	N/A	Deals 725 (875*) damage to a single target
3	650 (625*)	40 (20*)	900	N/A	N/A	Deals 850 (1025*) damage to a single target

Magical Damage
This ultimate can be upgraded via Sceptre, (*) shows the upgraded effects
Finger of Death has a 0.25 delay before the damage is applied after the spell is cast, allowing certain abilities to avoid the damage

Lion's disfigured hand is also the source of his greatest power, capable of flooding victims with malefic force.

Recent Changes from 6.79

Mana Drain duration increased from 4 to 5
Hex cooldown increased from 15 to 30/25/20/15
Hex duration increased from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 to 2.5/3/3.5/4

Recent Changes from 6.78/6.78b/6.78c

Mana Drain cast range and break improved by 100 (750/1100 to 850/1200)
Aghanim's Finger of Death cooldown decreased from 160/100/40 to 100/60/20

Tips:

When hexing and stunning the same target, make sure your disabled don't overlap their duration by timing how long the current disable lasts for and then casting the next one.

The previous Lion discussion.

If you guys want a specific hero to be discussed next, please feel free to post or message me. Request list

Posts are every two days now, again.

Important Lina tip of last thread by Rammite:

"Get a point into Fiery Soul at 4. Please. It's really really good. Just a single point into it means you will have +120 attack speed and +12% movespeed after blowing your combo in a gank/teamfight. This is more than enough to allow you to chase and finish off any stragglers, which you couldn't do if you instead took a second point into LSA (60 damage, big whoop). Assuming you have not gotten any stats or damage, a level 4 Lina will do 58.6 damage per autoattack. If you can land even one extra autoattack with Fiery Soul, you'll do more damage compared to lv2 LSA. Two autoattacks is a guaranteed benefit unless they have like 50 armor. Because of Lina's insane attack range and the boosts the movespeed, you might grab up to 4 autoattacks on a fleeing enemy. [You also have a better opportunity to escape.]"

Posted Nov 26, 2013, 4:43 PM UTC

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