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Hero Discussion of this Day: Spectre, Mercucial (6 March 2014)

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Mercurial, the Spectre

Mercurial is able to Desolate opponents for pure damage if she catches them alone, and Disperses damage intake, reflecting it in the area around her. She can hurl a Spectral Dagger at opponents, which will slow and damage enemies, as well as allow Spectre to pass through material objects and travel across any terrain. She should be feared as a constant presence, being able to Haunt images of herself upon all enemy heroes from any distance, and even reform her actual self into any one of those images to physically enter a fight.

Lore

Just as higher states of energy seek a lower level, the Spectre known as Mercurial is a being of intense and violent energy who finds herself irresistibly drawn to scenes of strife as they unfold in the physical world. While her normal spectral state transcends sensory limitations, each time she takes on a physical manifestation, she is stricken by a loss of self--though not of purpose. In the clash of combat, her identity shatters and reconfigures, and she begins to regain awareness. She grasps that she is Mercurial the Spectre--and that all of her Haunts are but shadows of the one true Spectre. Focus comes in the struggle for survival; her true mind reasserts itself; until in the final moments of victory or defeat, she transcends matter and is restored once more to her eternal form.

Roles: Carry, Durable, Escape

Damage: 46-50

Armour: 3.22

Movement Speed: 295

Attack Range: 128 (Melee)

Missile Speed: N/A

Base Attack Time: 1.7

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

Turn Rate: 0.4

Spells

Spectral Dagger

Spectre flings a dagger to draw a Shadow Path, dealing damage and slowing the movement speed of any enemies along the trail. Units hit by the dagger also trail a Shadow Path. While treading the path, Spectre phases through otherwise impassable terrain.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	130	16	2000	125	12	Throws a dagger at the target enemy or towards the target location, any enemy it hits takes 50 damage. Any enemies on the path are slowed by 5%
2	140	16	2000	125	12	Throws a dagger at the target enemy or towards the target location, any enemy it hits takes 100 damage. Any enemies on the path are slowed by 9%
3	150	16	2000	125	12	Throws a dagger at the target enemy or towards the target location, any enemy it hits takes 150 damage. Any enemies on the path are slowed by 14%
4	160	16	2000	125	12	Throws a dagger at the target enemy or towards the target location, any enemy it hits takes 200 damage. Any enemies on the path are slowed by 18%

Magical Damage
Spectre can move over cliffs, trees, buildings and units while under effect of this spell
Debuff lasts for 7 seconds after enemy leaves shadow path
Slows but does not damage magic immune units
The dagger moves at a speed of 857.14 units per second
Vision is granted of shadow path when Spectral dagger is cast

Mercurial's dagger eclipses the physical plane in shadow, a state in which mortals cower, but spectres thrive.

Desolate

Passive

Deals bonus pure damage when Spectre attacks an enemy hero with no nearby allied units.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	-	-	-	325	-	Deals 20 bonus attack damage if the enemy target has no nearby allies
2	-	-	-	325	-	Deals 35 bonus attack damage if the enemy target has no nearby allies
3	-	-	-	325	-	Deals 50 bonus attack damage if the enemy target has no nearby allies
4	-	-	-	325	-	Deals 65 bonus attack damage if the enemy target has no nearby allies

Pure damage
Damage is dealt before Spectre's actual attack

Often times, warriors find themselves alone with a vision of Mercurial - the fated question is if it is the true Spectre.

Dispersion

Passive

Damage done to Spectre is reflected on her enemies, leaving her unharmed. The effect lessens with distance.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	-	-	-	300-1000	-	Reflects 10% of incoming damage on to surrounding enemy units
2	-	-	-	300-1000	-	Reflects 14% of incoming damage on to surrounding enemy units
3	-	-	-	300-1000	-	Reflects 18% of incoming damage on to surrounding enemy units
4	-	-	-	300-1000	-	Reflects 22% of incoming damage on to surrounding enemy units

Pure Damage
Illusions don't get this ability
Reflected damage is not felt by Spectre, effectively reducing the incoming damage
Reflected damage does not disable items like Blink Dagger
The damage dealt decreases linearly from a 300 distance to a 1000 distance from Spectre
Units within the first 300 area around Spectre take the full reflect damage

A daunting task lies before enemies of Mercurial - killing a shadow with blade and magic.

Haunt

Ultimate

Creates a spectral nemesis to attack each enemy hero after a short delay. At any moment during the duration, Spectre can use Reality to take the place of a given illusion.

Haunt illusions are uncontrollable, take extra damage, and deal less damage than Spectre herself. They move at 400 base movement speed and ignore terrain.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	150	120	Global	N/A	5 seconds	Summons an illusion at the location of every enemy hero in the game to follow and attack that hero, illusions deal 40% damage and take 200% damage
2	150	120	Global	N/A	6 seconds	Summons an illusion at the location of every enemy hero in the game to follow and attack that hero, illusions deal 40% damage and take 200% damage
3	150	120	Global	N/A	7 seconds	Summons an illusion at the location of every enemy hero in the game to follow and attack that hero, illusions deal 40% damage and take 200% damage

Haunt illusions are uncontrollable, move at 400 base movement speed, and cannot be disabled
Illusions have Desolate at same level as Spectre, and damage from Desolate on illusions isn't reduced
There is a 1 second delay before illusions start attacking the nearest Hero
Illusions ignore impassable terrain
Illusions don't attack invisible units

At the height of combat, Mercurial's physical manifestation shatters, and the shadowy pieces haunt those who still cling to life.

Reality

Spectre physically possesses a chosen Haunt, giving it solid reality. The other illusions remain for the duration of Haunt.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
N/A	N/A	0	Global	N/A	N/A	Replaces the selected Haunt illusion (or closest Haunt illusion to target location) with the real Spectre.

Can be used continuously on your illusions
Has a cast point of 0 (instant cast)

The scattered shadows unite into the one true Spectre.

Recent Changes from 6.80

None

Recent Changes from 6.79

You can now continuously use Reality on your illusions
Reality cast point improved from 0.3 to 0

Tips:

You can go off the Spectral Dagger path and have no collision for a few seconds.

ilovesharkpeople has a small writeup

The previous Spectre discussion.

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Important Venomancer tip of last thread by Tainic:

"Please, don't feed the Plague Wards, getting one Ward killed by, say, the enemy Void is okay, but giving him 10 free useless wards in 30 seconds is just too much. They are a great scouting tool, tho."

Posted Mar 6, 2014, 4:32 PM UTC · edited

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