Hero Discussion of the Day: Shadow Fiend (January 12, 2012)

Shadow Fiend

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
15 + 2	20 + 2.9	18 + 2
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
35 - 41	1.8	305
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
500	1.7	1200

Shadowraze

Gives the Shadow Fiend the power to desecrate regions in front of him at varying distances.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	75	10	200,450,700	250	N/A	75 damage
2	75	10	200,450,700	250	N/A	150 damage
3	75	10	200,450,700	250	N/A	225 damage
4	75	10	200,450,700	250	N/A	300 damage

• Damage type: magical
• When Shadow Raze is learned, three independent skills will be given to Nevermore, each one generating a Shadow Raze at a specific distance in front of him.

Necromastery

Whenever the Shadow Fiend kills a target, he stores the unfortunate soul inside of him. For each stored soul he gains 2 bonus damage until his own death releases half of them from bondage.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16 damage limit
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32 damage limit
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	48 damage limit
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	64 damage limit

• Heroes, denies and neutral creeps also provide Bonus damage through Necromastery.
• The soul (with its 500 movement speed) must reach Nevermore before providing its bonus damage.
• The more souls Nevermore has, the more powerful Requiem of Souls will be.
• The -stats (-st) command can be used to display how many souls you currently have.

Presence of the Dark Lord

The presence of such a horrible creature terrifies nearby enemies, reducing their armor.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	900	N/A	2 armor reduction
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	900	N/A	3 armor reduction
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	900	N/A	4 armor reduction
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	900	N/A	5 armor reduction

• Fully stacks with other armor reduction abilities and auras.

Requiem of Souls

Summons evil spirits around you dealing damage to units in the area. Number of spirits is related to the number of souls stored and the movement/damage reduction is related to the distance from the Shadow Fiend. Lowers movement speed and damage of nearby units. The closer the units are the greater the effect.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	150	120	N/A	1375	5 seconds	80 damage for each line, 15% reduction
2	175	110	N/A	1425	5 seconds	120 damage for each line, 20% reduction
3	200	100	N/A	1475	5 seconds	160 damage for each line, 25% reduction

• Damage type: magical
• The amount of damage dealt is related to the number of souls captured with Necromastery.
• Requiem of Souls generates damaging lines around Nevermore, 1 per 2 souls stored, for a maximum of 16 lines.
• The closer the targeted unit is, the bigger the amount of lines affecting him.
• Reduces both movement speed and attack damage of units in a 675 AoE.
• This skill breaks invisibility a short time before it's released.
• This skill has a 1 second cast time