Ethereal

Ethereal (sometimes called Ghost or Decrepify) is a type of status effect that makes the target immune to physical damage while also being unable to attack. Afflicted units can still cast spells, but will also take 40% additional magic damage.

Ethereal abilities are excellent counters to heroes which rely on their auto-attack to do damage, such as Ursa and Anti-Mage. It can also be used in order to maximize spell damage against specific targets. Additionally, it can be self-cast in order to block physical damage at the risk of taking extra magical damage.

The Ghost Scepter will turn yourself ethereal, which can be useful for countering right clickers. This ability will not slow you down, although you will still suffer 40% magic damage amplification. Ethereal blade is special in that it will turn both your target and you ethereal, slow your target, and deal magical damage based on 75% of the user's agility. Heroes like Morphling can abuse the ethereal blade to not only deal massive damage with his high agility stat, but also to amplify his Waveform and Adaptive Strike as well.

Pugna has a skill that can turn any unit ethereal. It will slow the unit as well. Allies will still suffer 40% magic amplification and slow.

Ethereal Abilities:

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