Undying

Undying, the Almighty Dirge, is a melee strength hero who serves as a formidable tank and a dangerous spellcaster. His abilities force opponents to either kill him or suffer powerful debuffs in a teamfight. Decay is a spammable ability that steals enemies' Strength in an area, making them more fragile and Undying himself more durable as the fight goes on while also being exceptionally potent during the early laning phase, leaving your opponents with mere scraps of health. Soul Rip can act as both a powerful heal or nuke, redirecting the flow of living energy to a target. By ripping some of the health of his ally or enemy in an area, the target can be healed if an ally, or damaged if an enemy. This is empowered by Tombstone, which acts as a static tank by summoning zombies to slow Undying's foes while active. With the zombies summoned, Soul Rip can perform to its fullest, while Decay weakens Undying's foes. Finally, Undying can transform into a horrific Flesh Golem. This transformation increases all allied damage by a significant percentage, and helps keep him alive as his team kills the enemy. Monstrous and truly horrifying, Undying finds great pleasure in keeping himself alive and vital, while his adversaries suffer as he delivers death to the field. With powerful abilities that allow him to perform well in large fights, the Dirge may never cease.

Talents

 * Respawn reductions cannot reduce respawn time below 1 second.
 * Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold.
 * Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.
 * The armor is added as bonus armor, and therefore does not benefit illusions.

Gameplay
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Audio
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History
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Trivia

 * In DotA, his hero name was Dirge, and his hero title was Undying.
 * Undying was originally an intelligence hero. He became a strength hero as he got reworked in the 6.58 gameplay patch. All his abilities, but Soul Rip got reworked. His old abilities are explained here.
 * Undying makes several references to the Left 4 Dead series, saying names of special infected, campaign names, and even the title itself in his dialogue.
 * One notable reference is Undying's line, undying rare 01.mp3 "No dead are safe from Blueheart Bob."; this phrase is highly similar to the famous Left 4 Dead "Chicago Ted" graffiti line ("No zombie is safe from Chicago Ted").
 * Undying refers to as a Hunter due to the Hunter in Left 4 Dead being able to ambush players, just like how Bounty Hunter can.
 * is referred to as a Charger due to the Charger sprinting at other players and repeatedly stunning them, just like how Spirit Breaker can.
 * is referred to as a Spitter for its ability to spit acid at players, similar to Venomancer himself.
 * is referred to as a Jockey as the Jockey climbs on players and steers them, similar to how the Alchemist himself steers his Ogre.
 * Undying also references the Half Life series in a rival line towards ( undying rival 09.mp3 "For Lamarr."). Dr. Kleiner, who shares his voice actor with Tinker, has a pet headcrab named Lamarr. Headcrabs are small, parasitic creatures that attach themselves to the head of their victims, after which the victims turn into zombies.
 * Undying's taunt against undying rival 05.mp3 "Where is your ex-parrot?" is a reference to the famous Parrot Sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
 * Undying's taunt against undying ally 10.mp3 "Carl? Is that you?" is a reference to the 6.72's leaked changelog (which turned out to be a fake), where Invoker's name "Kael" was mistakenly translated into "Carl".
 * A dirge is a sombre song of mourning or grieving, typically performed at a funeral.
 * Undying's line, undying purch 02.mp3 "Shop smart." is a reference to the Army of Darkness movie.
 * Undying has the lowest agility stat growth of any hero, along with.