Hero Discussion of the Day: Nyx Assassin (December 21, 2011)

Nyx Assassin

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
18 + 2	19 + 2.2	18 + 2.1
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
49 - 53	3.66	300
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
128	1.7	N/A

Impale

Slams the ground with massive claws, shooting spiked tendrils out in a straight line, dealing damage and hurling enemy ground units into the air in their wake.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	95	11	500	125	0.75 seconds	80 damage and stun
2	115	11	500	125	1.25 seconds	140 damage and stun
3	135	11	500	125	1.75 seconds	200 damage and stun
4	155	11	500	125	2.25 seconds	260 damage and stun

• Damage type: magical
• Hit units will fly for 0.52 seconds before the real stun is applied.
• Distance traveled is 700.
• The wave of tendrils moves at 1600 units per second.

Mana Burn

Sends a bolt of negative energy that burns a target enemy unit's mana based on its Intelligence. Burned mana combusts, dealing damage to the target equal to the amount of mana burned.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	90	35	600	N/A	N/A	Burns Mana equal to 4 times the target's Intelligence
2	110	25	600	N/A	N/A	Burns Mana equal to 4 times the target's Intelligence
3	130	15	600	N/A	N/A	Burns Mana equal to 4 times the target's Intelligence
4	150	5	600	N/A	N/A	Burns Mana equal to 4 times the target's Intelligence

• Damage type: magical
• Damage dealt is proportional to mana lost

Urna Swarm

Raises a Scarab from a corpse. The Scarab can burrow to hide itself, or use Infestation to silence and deal damage over time in an AoE.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	40	26	900	N/A	N/A	Maximum of 2 Scarabs
2	30	19	900	N/A	N/A	Maximum of 3 Scarabs
3	20	12	900	N/A	N/A	Maximum of 4 Scarabs
4	10	05	900	N/A	N/A	Maximum of 5 Scarabs

• Scarabs have 450 movement speed, 200 HP, 6 armor, 1400/1400 normal vision, 400/400 burrowed vision, and 26-38 bounty.
• Scarabs are immune to magic.
• Infestation silences and deals 40 non-stacking damage per second in a 300 AoE for 3 seconds.
• Burrowed Scarabs are invisible and immobile.
• If you order Infestation to be cast while having multiple Scarabs selected, only one will cast instead of all of them.

Vendetta

The Nyx Assassin turns invisible for a short period of time, and can break his invisibility with an incredibly damaging attack.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	160	90	N/A	N/A	20 seconds	Deals 225 backstab damage. 10% movement speed increase
2	210	75	N/A	N/A	35 seconds	Deals 375 backstab damage. 15% movement speed increase
3	260	60	N/A	N/A	50 seconds	Deals 525 backstab damage. 20% movement speed increase

• Damage type: normal
• If Nyx Assassin's invisibility expires, the bonus damage will not be dealt to the next target.
• Nyx Assasin is revealed when he damages the target, not at the beginning of his attack.
• Has a 0 second fadetime.