Hero Discussion of the Day: Storm Spirit (February 9, 2012)

Storm Spirit was last discussed on November 14.

Raijin Thunderkeg, the Storm Spirit

Lore:

Storm Spirit is literally a force of nature--the wild power of wind and weather, bottled in human form. And a boisterous, jovial, irrepressible form it is! As jolly as a favorite uncle, he injects every scene with crackling energy. But it was not always thus, and there was tragedy in his creation. Generations ago, in the plains beyond the Wailing Mountains, a good people lay starving in drought and famine. A simple elementalist, Thunderkeg by name, used a forbidden spell to summon the spirit of the storm, asking for rain. Enraged at this mortal’s presumption, the Storm Celestial known as Raijin lay waste to the land, scouring it bare with winds and flood. Thunderkeg was no match for the Celestial--at least until he cast a suicidal spell that forged their fates into one: he captured the Celestial in the cage of his own body. Trapped together, Thunderkeg's boundless good humor fused with Raijin's crazed energy, creating the jovial Raijin Thunderkeg, a Celestial who walks the world in physical form.

"Feel the wind in your hair!"

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
19 + 1.5	22 + 1.8	23 + 2.6
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
45-55	5.08	295
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
480	1.7	1100
Soundset	Icon	Fan Art

Static Remnant

Creates an explosively charged image of Storm Spirit that lasts 12 seconds and will detonate and deal damage if an enemy unit comes near it.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	70	4	N/A	235	N/A	Enemy units	140 Damage
2	80	4	N/A	235	N/A	Enemy units	180 Damage
3	90	4	N/A	235	N/A	Enemy units	220 Damage
4	100	4	N/A	235	N/A	Enemy units	260 Damage

• Damage type: magical
• Static Remnants take 1 second to materialize after this spell is cast.
• Remnants have flying vision and can see over cliffs and trees.
• The explosion actually hits units in a 260 radius, but will only be triggered by units within a 235 radius.

Electric Vortex

A vortex that pulls an enemy unit to Storm Spirit's location, it also slows the Storm Spirit by 50% for 3 seconds.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	100	20	300	N/A	1 seconds	Enemy units	Pulls 100 units over 1 second.
2	110	20	300	N/A	1.5 seconds	Enemy units	Pulls 150 units over 1.5 second.
3	120	20	300	N/A	2 seconds	Enemy units	Pulls 200 units over 2 second.
4	130	20	300	N/A	2.5 seconds	Enemy units	Pulls 250 units over 2.5 second.

• This ability slows the Storm Spirit by 50% for 3 seconds.
• This ability is blocked by Linken's Sphere and can't target magic immune units.

Overload

Casting a spell creates an electrical charge, which is released in a burst on his next attack, dealing damage and slowing nearby enemies.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	275	.6 seconds	Enemy units	30 Damage
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	275	.6 seconds	Enemy units	50 Damage
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	275	.6 seconds	Enemy units	70 Damage
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	275	.6 seconds	Enemy units	90 Damage

• Damage type: magical
• Using items does not trigger Overload.

Ball Lightning

Storm Spirit becomes volatile electricity, charging across the battlefield until he depletes his mana or reaches his target. Damage, speed and area of effect are improved per level.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	15 + 7% of Maximum Mana	N/A	Global	125	N/A	Ground	Moves the Storm Spirit to the targeted location doing 8 damage per 100 units traveled at 1250 movespeed.
2	15 + 7% of Maximum Mana	N/A	Global	200	N/A	Ground	Moves the Storm Spirit to the targeted location doing 12 damage per 100 units traveled at 1875 movespeed.
3	15 + 7% of Maximum Mana	N/A	Global	275	N/A	Ground	Moves the Storm Spirit to the targeted location doing 16 damage per 100 units traveled at 2500 movespeed.

• Damage type: magical
• Initial mana cost: 15 + 7% of total mana pool.
• Mana cost per 100 units traveled: 10 + 1% of total mana pool.
• If the Storm Spirit runs out of mana while traveling he will stop immediately.
• Instant cast abilities can be used while traveling.
• While using this ability, the Storm Spirit is invulnerable.
• This ability destroys trees.

Wilco- has posted a daily tl;dr on Storm.

Also check out Fragnat's guide / video overview of Storm Spirit.

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