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Highlighted Hero Discussion of this Week: Lina, Slayer (24 September 2014)

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Lina, the Slayer

One little spark and before you know it, the whole world is burning.

The Slayer is one of the deadlier offensive spellcasters, capable of killing fragile heroes with one combo of her spells. Her two main offensive spells provide a powerful area of effect combo. Dragon Slave fires a quick fiery projectile which deals good damage and has pretty high range. Light Strike Array is Lina's stun spell. Due to her relatively slow cast time it can be difficult to hit moving enemies with this spell, however. Many Lina players cast Light Strike Array right after an ally uses another stun, making the spell much easier to hit and prolonging the total disable time. To support her offensive gameplay style, Lina has a passive skill called Fiery Soul. Every time she casts any of her other spells, Lina gains a temporary movement and attack speed bost, allowing her to chase down and kill fleeing enemies. Lina also has the most damaging single-target spell in the game: Laguna Blade. This devastating blast of energy is one of the best ways to finish off injured enemies. Often heroes who thought they were safe are blasted into oblivion by a single Laguna Blade.

Lore

The sibling rivalries between Lina the Slayer, and her younger sister Rylai, the Crystal Maiden, were the stuff of legend in the temperate region where they spent their quarrelsome childhoods together. Lina always had the advantage, however, for while Crystal was guileless and naive, Lina's fiery ardor was tempered by cleverness and conniving. The exasperated parents of these incompatible offspring went through half a dozen homesteads, losing one to fire, the next to ice, before they realized life would be simpler if the children were separated. As the oldest, Lina was sent far south to live with a patient aunt in the blazing Desert of Misrule, a climate that proved more than comfortable for the fiery Slayer. Her arrival made quite an impression on the somnolent locals, and more than one would-be suitor scorched his fingers or went away with singed eyebrows, his advances spurned. Lina is proud and confident, and nothing can dampen her flame.

Roles: Nuker, Disabler, Support, Semi-Carry

Strength: 18 + 1.5

Agility: 16 + 1.5

Intelligence: 27 + 3.2

Damage: 40-58

Armour: 1.24

Movement Speed: 295

Attack Range: 670

Missile Speed: 900

Base Attack Time: 1.7

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

Turn Rate: 0.5

Spells

Dragon Slave

Lina channels the breath of a dragon, sending out a wave of fire that scorches every enemy in its path.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	90	8.5	800	275 (Starting AoE)/800 (Distance)/200 (Final AoE)	N/A	Sends out a wave in the form of a dragon, dealing 100 damage
2	105	8.5	800	275 (Starting AoE)/800 (Distance)/200 (Final AoE)	N/A	Sends out a wave in the form of a dragon, dealing 170 damage
3	125	8.5	800	275 (Starting AoE)/800 (Distance)/200 (Final AoE)	N/A	Sends out a wave in the form of a dragon, dealing 230 damage
4	140	8.5	800	275 (Starting AoE)/800 (Distance)/200 (Final AoE)	N/A	Sends out a wave in the form of a dragon, dealing 280 damage

Magical Damage
Can hit units up to 1275 units away

In the scorched barren of Misrule, Lina learned to manipulate the fiery breath of the Desert Wyrm as a form of entertainment.

Light Strike Array

Summons a column of flames that damages and stuns enemies

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	90	7	600	225	1.6	Stuns and damages in an area, dealing 90 damage
2	100	7	600	225	1.7	Stuns and damages in an area, dealing 150 damage
3	110	7	600	225	1.8	Stuns and damages in an area, dealing 210 damage
4	125	7	600	225	1.9	Stuns and damages in an area, dealing 280 damage

Magical Damage
There is a 0.5 second delay after the initial cast

Lina's essence allows her to focus the sun's energies, causing air to combust at will

Fiery Soul

Passive

Grants bonus attack and movement speed each time Lina casts a spell. Stacks with itself. Lasts 7 seconds.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	-	-	-	-	9	Every spell Lina casts causes her to gain 40 bonus attack speed and 5% movement speed bonus. Stacking up to 3 times
2	-	-	-	-	9	Every spell Lina casts causes her to gain 55 bonus attack speed and 6% movement speed bonus. Stacking up to 3 times
3	-	-	-	-	9	Every spell Lina casts causes her to gain 70 bonus attack speed and 7% movement speed bonus. Stacking up to 3 times
4	-	-	-	-	9	Every spell Lina casts causes her to gain 85 bonus attack speed and 8% movement speed bonus. Stacking up to 3 times

Duration refreshes each time a spell is cast
Stacks at most 3 times
At 3 stacks it provides 120/165/210/255 attack speed and 15%/18%/21%/24% movement speed
Using items does not trigger Fiery Soul

Dancing flames embody Lina's playful nature, bringing out her true blazing self.

Laguna Blade

Ultimate

Fires off a bolt of lightning at a single enemy unit, dealing massive damage.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	280	70	600 (900*)	N/A	N/A	Deals 450 (600*) damage to a single target
2	420	60	600 (900*)	N/A	N/A	Deals 675 (925*) damage to a single target
3	680	50	600 (900*)	N/A	N/A	Deals 950 (1250*) damage to a single target

Magical Damage
This ultimate can be upgraded via Sceptre, (*) shows the upgraded effects
Sceptre also causes Laguna Blade to go through Magic Immunity, making it Universal Damage
This spell is actually a projectile although it may not look like one, which means it can be dodged (with things that make you invulnerable or remove you from play, eg Phase Shift, Astral Imprisonment, Nightmare, Ball Lightning). Though, this window of opportunity to dodge is EXTREMELY small and almost impossible to easily dodge

The air around Lina becomes so intensely torrid that it scorches a foe that came too close with white-hot lightning.

Recent Changes from 6.81/6.81b

Light Strike Array stun duration increased from 1.6 to 1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9
Attack range increased from 650 to 670
Aghanim's Scepter's Laguna Blade damage goes through magic immunity

Recent Changes from 6.80

Dragon Slave Initial/Final AoE increased from 275/150 to 275/200
Fiery Soul duration increased from 7 to 9
Fiery Soul movement speed bonus increased from 4/5/6/7% to 5/6/7/8%

Tips:

Don't Laguna Blade when the enemy is about to die from your teammates anyway, save it for when an enemy is escaping or use it at the start or middle of an engagement with an enemy to allow allies to kill them quicker.

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Abaddon, the Lord of Avernus

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Good Abaddon tip from last thread by ZhoolFigure:

"Remember guys, Aphotic Shield deals the full amount of damage at the end of its duration, regardless of how much damage it had absorbed. Its duration is always longer than its cooldown, and you can prematurely detonate an Aphotic Shield by casting it at the same target, dealing full AOE damage while refreshing the damage absorb."

Posted Sep 24, 2014, 7:34 PM UTC

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