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N/A Roshan Drop
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For the physical trophy awarded after The International, see Aegis of Champions.
The ▶️ Aegis of the Immortal is an item which is dropped by Roshan on his first death and onwards.
Additional Information[]
Top bar icons showing which hero has the Aegis of the Immortal, visible to spectators only. Has higher priority than the icons of Cheese, but lower than Smoke of Deceit.
- The Aegis of the Immortal cannot be dropped or sold.
- The Aegis disappears when one of the following happens, be it in a player's inventory, or still on the ground where Roshan dropped it:
- Roshan respawns 8–11 minutes after being slain.
- The Aegis wielder dies and reincarnates, using up the Aegis.
- Five minutes pass since the Aegis was picked up by a hero.
- This means it is impossible for multiple Aegis to exist in a match.
Ability[]
Ability
Passive
Passive
Affects
Self
Self
Brings you to life with full health and mana 5 seconds after you die, at the location where you died.
Reincarnation must be used within 5 minutes or Aegis of the Immortal disappears. If it expires, it will heal you over 5 seconds (dispels on damage).
Reincarnation must be used within 5 minutes or Aegis of the Immortal disappears. If it expires, it will heal you over 5 seconds (dispels on damage).
Effect Delay: 5
Aegis Lifetime: 300
Expire Max Health Restored per Second: 20%
Expire Max Mana Restored per Second: 20%
Expire Restore Duration: 5
Modifiers
modifier_aegis_regen: Dispellable with any dispel.
Notes:
- Reincarnation cannot be prevented in any way. If a hero dies with it, it is used.
- If the wielder has a Reincarnation ability, the ability triggers first if it is usable.
- Provides 1800/800 ground vision at the death location during its delay.
- When Roshan reclaims the Aegis, the wielding hero is granted health and mana regeneration for a short duration.
- Damage greater than 0 from any player (including allies, excluding self) or Roshan dispels the effect.
- Does not get dispelled by damage flagged as HP Removal.
- When picked up, a countdown appears on the item's icon, visible to everyone, showing the remaining lifetime of the Aegis before disappearing.
- The countdown always starts at 5 minutes, it does not consider Roshan's respawn timer.
Lore[]
According to the characters in the Dota 2 Comic "Are We Heroes Yet" Roshan stole the Aegis of the Immortal from a Shop Keeper whom he killed. The Gods then cursed Roshan to have his life and treasure stolen repeatedly as punishment for his crime.[1]
Trivia[]
- Aegis was previously an ordinary recipe item that contained three charges. After it was removed, it was then obtainable as a droppable item from Roshan.
- In Greek mythology, an aegis that was described as "ageless and immortal" was presented to Zeus.
Gallery[]
Dying with the Aegis
Reincarnating
In-game model
In-game model (Valentine's Day 2018)
Inventory icon (Valentine's Day 2018)
References[]
Recent Changes[]
Main Article: Aegis of the Immortal/Changelogs
Version
Description
- Reincarnation expire regeneration is no longer canceled by self-inflicted damage.
- Reincarnation expire regeneration
- No longer has a 20 minimum damage threshold to get dispelled.
- No longer has a special rule for getting dispelled by regular attacks. [?]
- Now gets dispelled by damage after all reductions, instead of before. [?]
- Now only gets dispelled by player-based and Roshan-based damage, instead of any source.
- Reincarnation now provides 1800/800 ground vision at the death location during its delay.
