Zeus

Zeus, the Lord of Heaven, is a ranged intelligence hero who functions almost solely as a nuker. He is usually played as a semi-carry ganker type hero, who instead of utilizing disables, focuses solely on delivering tremendous amounts of magical damage to his foes. With the high cast range, and ease of use and low cooldown on his spells, he is able to deliver the most superb and consistent magical damage of any hero in the game. Arc Lightning is a highly spammable nuke that creates a stream of lightning that bounces between enemy foes (up to fifteen times at max level), dealing minor damage. Lightning Bolt is more focused, dealing heavy damage to a single target, also on a very low cooldown. It can also be targeted on the ground, providing vision and True Sight and potentially striking a nearby enemy, making him effective even against fogged and invisible enemies as well and allowing him to locate enemy wards. Static Field is a potent passive ability that allows Zeus's magical damage to scale into late game, dealing damage to all enemies equal to a certain percentage of their' health whenever he hits them with a spell. Finally, his ultimate Thundergod's Wrath allows him to strike all enemy heroes with a bolt of lightning, no matter their position, inflicting heavy damage. It can be used for multiple purposes: to finish off low-health enemy heroes limping away, to soften up the entire enemy team during a teamfight, or even to scout out the enemy's position. With the ability to strike down enemies both near and afar, the Lord of Heaven ensures that nobody can escape his wrath.

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Trivia

 * Zeus was the first hero to be implemented in Dota 2.
 * Zeus is based on the Greek mythological god of the same name.
 * As suggested by the game's files, Zeus's name was, at one time, Zuus. The possible reason being that 'Zuus' is the correct pronunciation of his name 'Zeus'.
 * Zeus' alternate/fun name in DotA was "Merlini", a tribute to a professional DotA player.
 * Zeus' title in DotA was "Lord of Olympus".
 * Static Field is most likely a reference to the Sorceress' skill of the same name in Diablo II. In Diablo II, the spell also reduced enemies' HP by a percentage within a short radius.
 * Zeus' respawn line vo_zuus_zuus_respawn_07.mp3 "To err is human. To respawn, divine." is a reference to Alexander Pope, whose quote is "To err is human; to forgive, divine."
 * Zeus' rival line towards, vo_zuus_zuus_rival_03.mp3 "Keep in mind, Chen, Godliness is next to deadliness." is a reference to an old and well-known saying "Cleanliness is next to godliness."
 * Zeus' rare response line, vo_zuus_zuus_rare_05.mp3 "In Me I Trust.", refers to the national motto of the United States – "In God We Trust".
 * Zeus' rare response line, vo_zuus_zuus_rare_04.mp3 "If I didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent me.", is a reference to a similar quote by french philosopher Voltaire: "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."
 * Zeus' bottling line, vo_zuus_zuus_bottle_02.mp3 "Nature abhors an empty bottle.", is a reference to D.J. Griffiths' summary of Lenz's law – "Nature abhors a change in flux."

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