Io

Io, the Wisp, is a ranged strength hero who works best as part of a communicative team. With its support-oriented skill set, Io can share its healing and buffs through Tether and Overcharge, harass enemy heroes out of the lane with Spirits, and materialize itself and an ally anywhere on the map with Relocate.

Gank enemy heroes, push undefended lanes, save teammates from deep within enemy territory—the possibilities are endless, and Io features one of the highest skill ceilings in the game.

Io does not need to be facing towards a unit in order to attack, use abilities, or use items. It still has a front, marked by an arc-like effect, and a back.

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Trivia

 * Io is the name of a priestess of Hera in Greek Mythology. She was seduced by Zeus and subsequently incurred Hera's wrath.
 * Io is also the name of one of four Galilean moons of Jupiter, which was named after the same character in Greek Mythology.
 * Io is also one of the names used by the dragon god Asgorath from d&d, whose symbol in the second addition was an orb.
 * Io's fun names in DotA were Weird Ball and Santelmo. Santelmo may refer to St. Elmo's Fire, a weather phenomenon that creates sparks of bright energy similar to that of lightning, mostly occurring from sharply pointed structures. Santelmo may also refer to the Philippine's folklore creature which is a head of fire, or a ball of fire which Io resembles.
 * ,, , and together represent the four fundamental forces of the universe with Io representing the strong nuclear force, as alluded to in its lore as the force that binds all matter together, as well as its abilities which mostly rely on being bound to a partner to achieve maximum effect.
 * Io has several "tentacles" that randomly palpate any visible unit within 256 range of it, enemies and alles alike, randomly switching between units every few seconds. This is purely for aesthetic purposes. A hiddem modifier ("modifier_wisp_tentacles") is responsible for this effect.

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