Hero Discussion of the Day: Disruptor (July 5, 2012)

Disruptor was last discussed on November 26.

Disruptor

Lore:

High on the wind-ravaged steppes of Druud, a gifted young stormcrafter called Disruptor was the first to unlock the secrets of the summer squalls. Constantly under assault from both seasonal storms and encroachment from civilized kingdoms to the South, the upland Oglodi have for centuries struggled to subsist atop the endless tablelands. They are the fractured remnant of a once-great civilization—a fallen tribe, their stormcraft strange and inscrutable, cobbled together from scraps of lost knowledge which even they no longer fully understand. For those on the high plain, weather has become a kind of religion, worshiped as both the giver and taker of life. But the electrical storms that bring life-sustaining rains arrive at a cost, and many are the charred and smoking corpses left in their wake.

Although small for his kind, Disruptor was fearless, and driven by an insatiable curiosity. While still unblooded and without a stryder, he explored the ruins of the ancestral cities—searching through collapsed and long-moldered libraries, rummaging through rusting manufactories. He took what he needed and returned to his tribe. Adapting a coil of ancient design, he harnessed the power of electrical differential and now calls down the thunder whenever he wishes. Part magic, part craftsmanship, his coils hold in their glowing plates the power of life and death—a power wielded with precision against the landed castes to the South, and any interlopers who cross into ancient Oglodi lands.

Role: Nuker / Support / Initiator / Disabler

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
19 + 1.9	15 + 1.4	22 + 2.5
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
49 - 53	1.1	300
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
600	1.7	1200
Soundset	Icon

Thunder Strike

Repeatedly strikes the targeted unit with lightning. Each strike damages nearby enemy units in a small radius.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	130	16	800	200	4 second	3 strikes with 50 damage
2	130	16	800	200	4 second	3 strikes with 75 damage
3	130	16	800	200	4 second	3 strikes with 100 damage
4	130	16	800	200	4 second	3 strikes with 125 damage

• Damage type: magical

Glimpse

Teleports the target hero back to where it was 4 seconds ago. Instantly kills illusions.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	160	60	600	N/A	N/A	Target is moved back in time
2	130	50	1000	N/A	N/A	Target is moved back in time
3	100	40	1400	N/A	N/A	Target is moved back in time
4	70	30	1800	N/A	N/A	Target is moved back in time

• The glimpse effect has some travel time, the target isn't instantly moved back.
• Instantly kills illusions.

Kinetic Field

After a short formation time, creates a circular barrier of kinetic energy that enemies can't pass.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	70	14	900	300	2.5 seconds	Keeps enemies from walking in/out
2	70	14	900	300	3.0 seconds	Keeps enemies from walking in/out
3	70	14	900	300	3.5 seconds	Keeps enemies from walking in/out
4	70	14	900	300	4.0 seconds	Keeps enemies from walking in/out

• Has a 1.2 second cast delay before the field is fully formed.
• Only stops enemies from walking through the barrier, other sorts of movement (such as from Force Staff) will not be stopped.

Static Storm

Creates a damaging static storm that also silences all enemy units in the area for the duration. The damage starts off weak, but increases in power over the duration.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	125	85	800	375	5 seconds	Silence and up to 170 dps
2	175	85	800	375	5 seconds	Silence and up to 210 dps
3	225	85	800	375	5 seconds	Silence and up to 250 dps

• The damage starts off slow and ramps up continuously until it reaches the maximum
• Total damage dealt in whole duration: 446.25/551.25/656.25
• Damage type: magical

Be sure to take a look at DotaCinema's video overview of Disruptor.

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