Hero Discussion of the Day: Invoker (January 20, 2012)

Invoker

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
19 + 1.7	20 + 1.9	22 + 2.5
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
39 - 45	1.8	280
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
600	1.7	900

Quas

Gives 1 HP regen per level per instance. Upgrading this skill will give you +2 Strength.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	X HP/sec per instance

• Passively grants 2 Strength per level of this skill.

Wex

Gives 2% AS and 1% MS per level per instance. Upgrading this skill will give you +2 Agility.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2X% attack speed and X% movement speed per instance

• Passively grants 2 Agility per level of this skill.

Exort

Gives 3 damage per level per instance. Upgrading this skill will give you +2 Intelligence.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3X damage per instance

• Passively grants 2 Intelligence per level of this skill.

Invoke

Combines the properties of the elements currently being manipulated, creating a new spell at the Invoker's disposal.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	20 (0*)	22 (16*)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Can have 1 invoked spell
2	40 (0*)	17 (8*)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Can have 2 invoked spells
3	60 (0*)	12 (4*)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Can have 2 invoked spells
4	80 (0*)	5 (2*)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Can have 2 invoked spells

• The ? box above this skill shows all combinations similar to -invokelist.
• The arrangement of instances does not matter.
• Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter (* shows the improved values).

Cold Snap

Skill invokes if Invoker has 3 Quas instances. Invoker draws the heat from an enemy, chilling them to their very core for up to 6 seconds based on Quas. Any damage taken in this state will briefly stun them for 0.4 seconds and deal 30 damage. Triggers cooldown between stuns goes from 0.8 to 0.6 seconds based on Quas.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	100	20	1000	N/A	3 - 6 seconds	Stuns and damages target every time it is damaged

• Damage type: magical
• Effect of Quas level:
• • duration: 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 seconds
• • stun cooldown: 0.7715 / 0.7430 / 0.7145 / 0.6860 / 0.6575 / 0.6290 / 0.6005 seconds
• Applies a stun (same duration as normal) and deals 60 damage immediately upon being cast, this does trigger the damage cooldown.
• The stun only triggers on damage greater than 10 after reductions.

Ghost Walk

Skill invokes if Kael has 2 Quas and 1 Wex instances. Invoker manipulates the ice and electrical energies around him, rendering his body invisible. The elemental imbalance created as a consequence slows nearby enemies by up to 40% based on Quas, and Invoker from 30 to 0% based on Wex.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	200	60	N/A	400	100 seconds	Gives invisibility and slows Kael and his enemies

• Effect of Quas level:
• • enemy slow: 20% / 23% / 26% / 30% / 33% / 36% / 40%
• Effect of Wex level:
• • self slow: 30% / 25% / 20% / 15% / 10% / 5% / 0%
• The slow effect works on magic immune units.

Tornado

Skill invokes if Kael has 1 Quas and 2 Wex instances. Unleashes a fast moving tornado that picks up enemy units in its path, suspending them helplessly in the air shortly before allowing them to plummet to their doom. Deals 375 damage based on Wex and Quas, with distance up to 3100 based on Wex. Holds enemies in the air for up to 2.2 seconds based on Quas.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	150	25	2000	200	0.8 - 2.5 seconds	Cycloning and damaging enemies

• Damage type: magical
• Damage calculation: 77.5 + ((Level of Quas+Level of Wex) * 23)
• Effect of Quas level:
• • duration: 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2.0 / 2.3 / 2.5 seconds
• Effect of Wex level:
• • distance: 800 / 1200 / 1600 / 2000 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200

EMP

Skill invokes if Kael has 3 Wex instances. Invoker builds up a charge of electromagnetic energy at a targeted location which automatically detonates after 2-4 seconds based on Wex. The detonation covers a 675 area, draining up to 400 mana based on Wex. Deals 0.5 damage for each point of mana drained.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	125	25	600	675	N/A	Burns enemies mana and deals damage for each point of mana burnt

• Damage type: Direct HP removal if the target will not die from the hit, else Magic
• Damage deals before mana burn.
• Effect of Wex level:
• • mana burn: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 400
• • delay: 3.7 / 3.4 / 3.15 / 2.85 / 2.6 / 2.3 / 2 seconds

Alacrity

Skill invokes if Kael has 2 Wex and 1 Exort instances. Invoker infuses an ally with an immense surge of energy, increasing their attack speed to a maximum of 80% based on Wex and damage up to 80 based on Exort for 9 seconds.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	100	15	650	N/A	9 Second	Gives damage and attack speed

• Effect of Wex level:
• • bonus speed of attack: 20% / 30% / 40% / 50% / 60% / 70% / 80%
• Effect of Exort level:
• • bonus damage: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80

Chaos Meteor

Skill invokes if Kael has 1 Wex and 2 Exort instances. Invoker pulls a flaming meteor from space onto the targeted location. Upon landing, the meteor rolls forward dealing up to 290 damage per second based on Exort for up to 1410 range based on Wex. Deals minor residual damage to units that get hit.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	200	55	700	275	N/A	Damages enemies over time

• Damage type: magical
• Deals main damage to enemy units under meteor (275 AoE) every 0.5 seconds and burns enemies for 3 seconds, dealing lesser damage.
• Effect of Wex level:
• • meteor range: 465 / 615 / 780 / 930 / 1095 / 1245 / 1410
• Effect of Exort level:
• • main damage: 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 / 145 every 0.5 seconds
• • burn damage: 11 / 14 / 17 / 20 / 23 / 26 / 29 per second
• The meteor takes 1.5 seconds to fall to the ground and start dealing damage.
• The meteor moves at a speed of 300.

Sun Strike

Skill invokes if Kael has 3 Exort instances. Sends a catastrophic ray of fierce energy from the sun at any targeted location after a 1.7 second delay, incinerating all enemies standing beneath it. Deals 100-475 damage based on Exort which is spread over all enemy units within its 175 AoE.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	175	30	Global	175	N/A	Damages enemies in area

• Damage type: magical
• Damage is spread evenly between targets in the AoE.
• You gain experience even if you kill a hero outside the 1200 experience range.
• Effect of Exort level:
• • damage: 100 / 162.5 / 225 / 287.5 / 350 / 412.5 / 475

Forge Spirit

Skill invokes if Kael has 1 Quas and 2 Exort instances. Invoker forges a spirit embodying the strength of fire and fortitude of ice. Armor, damage and life is based on Exort while Mana, duration, and attack range is based on Quas. The elemental's scorching attack is capable of melting the armor on enemy heroes by 1 each hit to a maximum of 10 for 5 seconds. By maxing Quas and Exort, Invoker is capable of creating 2 spirits instead of 1.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	75	N/A	N/A	N/A	20 - 80 seconds	Summons 1-2 Forge Spirits

• If both Quas and Exort are level 4 or higher, 2 spirits are summoned.
• Only one group of spirits can be summoned at one time
• Forged Spirits have an autocast orb attack which reduces enemy's armor by 1 per hit and costs 40 mana.
• Effect of Quas level:
• • duration: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 seconds
• • attack range: 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / 800 / 900
• • mana: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 400
• Effect of Exort level:
• • damage: 29 / 38 / 47 / 56 / 65 / 74 / 83
• • armor: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
• • life: 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / 800 / 900

Ice Wall

Skill invokes if Kael has 2 Quas and 1 Exort instances. Generates a wall of solid ice directly in front of Invoker for up to 12 seconds. The bitter cold emanating from it greatly slows nearby enemies based on Quas and deals up to 42 damage each second based on Exort.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	175	25	N/A	105	3 - 12 seconds	Slows enemies and deals damage over time

• Damage type: magical
• Effect of Quas level:
• • slow: 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% / 120% / 140%
• • duration: 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5 / 9 / 10.5 / 12
• Effect of Exort level:
• • damage per second: 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 / 36 / 42

Deafening Blast

Skill invokes if Kael has 1 Quas, 1 Wex and 1 Exort instances. Invoker unleashes a mighty sonic wave in front of him, dealing up to 280 damage to any enemy unit it collides with based on Exort. The sheer impact from the blast is enough to knock those enemy units back for a maximum of 1.75 seconds based on Quas, in addition to preventing their attacks for a further 1-4 seconds based on Wex.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
X	200	40	1000	225	1 - 4 seconds	Damages, knockbacks and prevents attack

• Damage type: magical
• Effect of Quas level:
• • knockback duration: 0.25 / 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 seconds
• Effect of Wex level:
• • attack prevention duration: 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 seconds
• Effect of Exort level:
• • damage: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 / 280
• This skill interrupts channeling spells.