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Batrider 28 + 2.9 15 + 1.8 22 + 2.9
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 200 760 1560 2380 2720 +1.75 +4.55 +8.61 +12.71 +14.36 Mana 75 339 819 1311 1515 +0 +1.1 +3.13 +5.18 +6.01 Armor 2 4.5 8.7 13.7 15.53 Damage Block - Magic Resistance 25% Status Resistance 0% Damage 17‒21 39‒43 79‒83 120‒124 137‒141 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.68/s 0.82/s 1/s 1.07/s Attack Range 400 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.3+0.54 Projectile Speed 900 Movement Speed ▶️ 310 Turn Rate 0.9 Collision Size 24 Vision Range (G) 1600 • 800 Legs 2 Gib Type Default Ability Upgrades Flaming Lasso Flaming Lasso Sticky Napalm

Can lasso an enemy away from his team.
While most would find being kidnapped by a morde-bat to be a terrifying ordeal, one particular young man found the incident exhilarating. Seeking to relive the thrill of flight, he entered the Yama Raskav Jungle, and came out soaring high above the canopy as the Batrider. Atop his leathery mount, he drenches targets below in Sticky Napalm, increasing their flammability before setting the land ablaze with Firefly. He hurls an explosive cocktail, "The Flamebreak", an explosive shot knocking foes away. Want a ride? That can be arranged. As he spots his targets from above, and throws out his Flaming Lasso to string them along for a fiery experience they will not soon forget.
Roles:	Initiator Jungler Disabler Escape
Complexity:	★★☆

Bio

Batrider

▶️ "It's not the bat you gotta worry about. She eats fruit."

Lore:

There is no such thing as harmony among the creatures of the Yama Raskav Jungle. By bite, or claw, or pincer, or hoof, even the slightest sign of weakness means a swift death. They say the Rider was just a lad cutting chaff in his family's field when he was taken, swept up by a massive morde-bat looking for take-out. But this boy had a better idea, and wriggled his way from his captor's grip, onto the beast's back, and hacked it down with his tools. Emerging from the bloody wreckage and intoxicated by the thrill of flight, the boy realized he'd found his calling.

The boy grew, and every summer he'd return to his family's field, often setting out into the bush seeking to reclaim that first thrill of facing death in the form of jaws or a fatal fall. The years went on, but his fire only grew stronger. He studied the overgrowth, plunging deeper with each expedition, until finally he found his way to the caves at the heart of hostility. They say the Rider, on the eve of a scorching summer night, had nothing but a rope, a bottle of liquid courage and a burning determination to feel the skies once more, when he plunged inside…

Alias:

BR

Voice:

Dave Fennoy (Responses)

Abilities

Sticky Napalm

▶️QC

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Drenches an area in sticky oil, amplifying damage from Batrider's attacks and abilities and slowing the movement speed and turn rate of enemies in the area. Additional casts of Sticky Napalm continue to increase damage, up to 10 stacks.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Cast Range: 550/600/650/700

Effect Radius: 375/400/425/450 ( 450/475/500/525)

Max Stacks: 10

Damage per Stack: 7/14/21/28 ( 13/20/27/34)

Creep Damage Percentage: 50%

Move Speed Slow per Stack: 2%/4%/6%/8%

Turn Rate Slow: 10%/30%/50%/70%

Stack Duration: 7

 Proc Chance: 50%

3

20

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Your attacks have a 50% chance to apply a stack of Sticky Napalm.

Spell Immunity Notes:

The slow persists, and attempts to damage if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled

Break Notes:

Does not disable attacks from applying Sticky Napalm stacks.

Illusion Notes:

Does not apply Sticky Napalm stacks.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_batrider_sticky_napalm_application

Undispellable

modifier_batrider_sticky_napalm

Any

It's not uncommon to hear the Rider cackle while he increases the flammability of his opponents.

Notes:

• Can be cast without having to face towards the targeted area.

• Applies a debuff to enemies inside the area. Leaving or entering the area afterwards has no effect

• Provides 450 radius flying vision at the targeted point upon cast for 2 seconds.

• Each cast refreshes the duration of the whole stack while adding one more instance.

• The debuff slows and causes the damage. It also shows the amount of current stacks the target has on the debuff icon, visible to everyone.
  • Affected units also have a number above them, showing the number of current stacks on the target.
  • This number is only visible to Batrider and his allies, however, they require vision over the target to see it.

• Can slow movement speed for up to 20%/40%/60%/80%.

• Can deal up to 70/140/210/280 ( 130/200/270/340) damage per triggering damage instance (before reductions).
  • Deals 50% less damage against creeps and creep-heroes, dealing up to 35/70/105/140 ( 65/100/135/170) damage.

• Sticky Napalm triggers on any damage instance caused by Batrider, except from damage sources with the no-reflection flag and the following item abilities:
  • Cloak of Flames, Fae Grenade, Orb of Corrosion, Orb of Venom, Radiance, Spirit Vessel and Urn of Shadows.

• Batrider himself has to cause the damage. Other player-controlled units do not trigger Sticky Napalm.

• Sticky Napalm deals its damage in a separate damage instance, right after the triggering damage.

• Does not affect wards or buildings.

• With Aghanim's Shard, Batrider's attacks passively have a 50% chance to apply a stack of Sticky Napalm on the target.
  • The passive procs are independent from the cooldown, and do not require mana.
  • Sticky Napalm uses pseudo-random distribution.

Flamebreak

▶️▶️▶️WR

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Hurls an explosive cocktail that explodes when it reaches the target location, knocking back, and dealing damage over time to enemies in the area.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.4

Cast Range: 1300

Effect Radius: 500

Impact Damage: 30/60/90/120

Damage per Second: 15

Knockback Distance: 300 ( 375)

Knockback Duration: 0.35

Damage Duration: 2/4/6/8

 Sticky Napalm Stacks: 2

 Number of Charges: 2

 Charge Replenish Time: 18/17/16/15

18/17/16/15 ( 0)

110/115/120/125

Spell Immunity Notes:

Damages if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_flamebreak_knockback

Any

modifier_flamebreak_damage

Any

A molotov cocktail is the weapon of choice for Batrider.

Notes:

• Flamebreak travels at a speed of 1200 until reaching the targeted point.

• The projectile has 175 radius flying vision. This vision does not last.

• Knocks units back at a speed of 857.14, the knockback distance is always 300, no matter how far the unit is from the center.
  • Also knocks affected enemies 100 units upwards, resulting in a small arc.

• Units are not disabled during the knockback. They can still turn, attack, cast abilities and use items. Channeling abilities are not interrupted.
  • Can push units over impassable terrain. Any tree a knocked back unit collides with gets destroyed.

• Applies a debuff on enemies upon projectile impact which deals damage in 1-second intervals, starting 1 second after it is placed, resulting in 2/4/6/8 instances.
  • Can deal up to 60/120/180/240 damage (before reductions).
  • The burn debuff from successive does not stack, but adds to the existing debuff's duration instead.

• Flamebreak first applies the Sticky Napalm stacks, then the impact damage, then the damage debuff, then the knockback.

• Does not affect Roshan.

• Acquiring the Flamebreak charges talent instantly grants 1 extra charge.

• The Flamebreak applies Sticky Napalm talent instantly applies 2 stacks of Sticky Napalm based on its current level, in its effect radius upon projectile impact.
  • Sticky Napalm notes fully apply. If it is not leveled, no stacks are applied.

Firefly

▶️EE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies / Self

Damage
Magical

Batrider takes to the skies, laying down a trail of flames from the air. The fire damages any enemies it touches, and destroys trees below Batrider. Batrider has bonus day/night vision while Firefly is active.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Damage Radius: 200

Damage per Second: 20/35/50/65

Move Speed Bonus: 3%/6%/9%/12%

Vision Bonus: 100/200/300/400

Duration: 15 ( 21.5)

52/46/40/34

125

Illusion Notes:

Illusions created during Firefly do not fly.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_batrider_firefly

Death

When an enemy escapes into the Yama Raskav Jungle, most would cut through the brush to find the fugitive. Batrider just chooses to destroy the jungle along with his foes.

Notes:

• Firefly interrupts Batrider's channeling abilities upon cast.

• Temporarily grants Batrider unobstructed movement, allowing him to path over impassable terrain, units, buildings, and trees.
  • Increases Batrider's daytime and nighttime vision range to 1700/1800/1900/2000 and 900/1000/1100/1200 respectively.

• The entire ability lasts for 15 ( 21.5) seconds, meaning when the duration ends, the entire flame trail disappears at once as well.
  • The duration increasing talent does not affect any of Batrider's currently ongoing Firefly instances.

• Damage is dealt to every enemy unit which comes within 200 radius of the fire trail.

• Deals 10/17.5/25/32.5 damage per interval, starting 0.1 seconds after cast, the first interval is 0.4 seconds, the rest are 0.5 seconds, resulting in 31 ( 44) damage instances.
  • Can deal up to 310/542.5/775/1007.5 ( 440/770/1100/1430) damage to a single unit (before reductions) when the affected unit stays in range for the full duration.

• During Firefly, trees within 100 radius of Batrider is destroyed.

• The fire trails from successive casts fully stack. Each cast creates its buff with its own fire trail.

• When Batrider dies during Firefly, the already existing fire on the ground still stays for the remaining duration.
  • The buffs remain visible in the HUD, and are now only responsible for keeping the already existing fire up.
  • This means when respawning before they expire, they do not make Batrider fly again or make him leave fire behind again.

• Does not affect Roshan.

Flaming Lasso

▶️RF

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Lassoes an enemy and drags them in Batrider's wake. Dragged units cannot move, attack, or use abilities. Teleporting or blinking will break the lasso.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.4

Cast Range: 175

Break Distance: 425

Enemy Drag Distance: 300

Damage per Second: 35/55/75

Duration: 3/3.5/4

 Secondary Target Search Radius: 600

120/115/110 ( 110/105/100)

150/175/200

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Flaming Lasso grabs both its target, as well as the target's nearest allied hero within 600 units. The secondary target is tethered to the first.

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Flaming Lasso no longer disarms you.

Spell Block / Reflection Notes:

Blocked fully only when primary target.

Batrider is not disarmed when the ability is blocked.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_batrider_flaming_lasso

Strong

modifier_batrider_flaming_lasso_damage

Strong

modifier_batrider_flaming_lasso_self

Death

Few dare to ask to ride on the bat, as Batrider gives them free of charge.

Notes:

• Flaming Lasso fully disables the target for its duration.

• Batrider is disarmed during Flaming Lasso. The disarm either lasts 3/3.5/4 seconds, or until the lasso is broken, whichever is shorter.
  • With Aghanim's Shard, Batrider is not disarmed during Flaming Lasso.

• Drags the targeted unit 300 distance behind Batrider. Despite the ability description, it can drag the target over impassable terrain.

• If Batrider teleports a distance greater than 425, the lasso breaks.
  • Flaming Lasso overrides every other position changing effect, making only teleports able to break the lasso.
  • If the target gets teleported any distance (even at 0 range), the lasso breaks.
  • The lasso also breaks when either Batrider or the target dies.
  • It also breaks if the targets gets affected by Fear, Hypnosis, Dismember or Walrus Kick.

• Deals damage in 1-second intervals, starting immediately upon cast, with a total of 3/3/4 instances.
  • Can deal up to 105/165/300 damage per target (before reductions).

• Cannot be cast on, but can drag invulnerable and hidden units.
  • Can be cast on Roshan, but he is neither disabled, dragged nor damaged. Batrider is still disarmed.

• It is possible to have multiple units lassoed at the same time (e.g. by using Refresher Orb).

• With Aghanim's Scepter, the closest allied hero (including creep-heroes and illusions) of the enemy target within 600 range is lassoed as well.
  • The secondary target is bound to the first, so it is dragged after it, at the same distance as the primary target is dragged behind Batrider.
  • This means the secondary target is dragged 600 distance behind Batrider.
  • The secondary lasso is independent from the primary. When the primary lasso is broken, its target can act freely while the secondary target remains being dragged by it.

Talents

Hero Talents
Flamebreak applies 2 Sticky Napalm Stacks	25	+6.5s Firefly Duration
2 Flamebreak Charges	20	+6 Sticky Napalm Damage
-10s Flaming Lasso Cooldown	15	+20 Movement Speed
+75 Flamebreak Knockback Distance	10	+75 Sticky Napalm Radius

Recent Changes

Main Article: Batrider/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.31b

• Increased movement speed from 300 to 310.
• Reduced Flaming Lasso mana cost from 175/200/225 to 150/175/200.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Attacks now have a 50% chance to apply a stack Sticky Napalm, instead of applying it on each attack.
• Talents:

Level 15 right talent: +25 movement speed reduced to +20.

7.31

• Increased armor from 1 to 2.
• Reduced Flamebreak mana cost from 110/120/130/140 to 110/115/120/125.
• Reduced Flaming Lasso mana cost from 225 on each level to 175/200/225.
• Reworked Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Old: Replaces Flamebreak cooldown with 2 charges that have a 18/17/16/15 second replenish time, and causes it to apply one stack of Sticky Napalm on impact.
  • New: Flaming Lasso no longer disarms the Batrider, and causes Batrider's attacks to apply a stack of Sticky Napalm on the target.
• Talents:

Level 10 left talent changed: +6 armor ➜ +75 Flamebreak knockback distance.

Level 10 right talent changed: +5% spell damage amplification ➜ +75 Sticky Napalm radius.

Level 15 left talent changed: +250 health ➜ -10s Flaming Lasso cooldown.

Level 15 right talent changed: +5 Sticky Napalm damage ➜ +25 movement speed.

Level 20 left talent changed: +30 movement speed ➜ 2 Flamebreak charges.

Level 20 right talent changed: +20% magic resistance ➜ +6 Sticky Napalm damage.

Level 25 left talent changed: -35s Flaming Lasso cooldown ➜ Flamebreak applies 2 Sticky Napalm stacks.

7.30d

• Reduced base attack damage from 19-23 to 17-21.

Recommended Items

Starting items:

• Tango gives needed health regeneration during the laning phase.
• Healing Salve restores health to Batrider to keep him in lane.
• Iron Branch gives cheap health, mana, and damage and can build into Magic Wand.
• Clarity sustains mana in lane to keep using abilities.
• Wind Lace increases movement speed to make plays in the offlane, and it can upgrade to Tranquil Boots.

Early game:

• Boots of Speed increases movement speed to keep Firefly on targets.
• Magic Stick helps with sustainability through burst health and mana restoration.

Mid game:

• Tranquil Boots provides a source of health regeneration and huge movement speed bonus to allow Batrider to remain in lane.
• Magic Wand provides attributes and more burst health and mana than Magic Stick.
• Drum of Endurance gives attributes and mana regeneration; but more importantly, the movement speed allows Batrider to quickly grab target with Flaming Lasso to his team.
• Blink Dagger offers exceptional mobility for Batrider to easily go for Flaming Lasso, the most important item for him.
• Force Staff can be used while Lassoing a target, allowing you to drag them even further.

Late game:

• Black King Bar protects Batrider from disables, meaning he can drag the target further out of position without dying as quickly himself.
• Shiva's Guard has an active slow that may prevent enemies from reacting to your initiation; the damage it deals can put their Blink Dagger on cooldown. Also, it gives armor and intelligence for sustainability.

Situational items:

• Infused Raindrops gives early mana regeneration and absorbs some magical damage.
• Eul's Scepter of Divinity gives movement speed to improve Flaming Lasso's drag distance, mana regeneration to help spam your abilities, and also another disable to aid in teamfights or to disjoint projectiles.
• Gem of True Sight, along with the additional vision of Firefly and flying vision of Sticky Napalm, enables Batrider to initiate safely from the covers of trees with True Sight.
• Ghost Scepter provides some attributes and makes Batrider invulnerable to physical attacks, a great item to escape or complete your initiation without dying too quickly against carries. It can be also upgraded into Ethereal Blade, which Batrider can freely use, due to his damage output consisting only from magical damage.
• Ethereal Blade provides extra attributes and allows Batrider to defend himself from physical attacks, or to increase damage output and to apply a disarm on a targeted enemy.
• Dagon gives Batrider extra magical damage output and some burst potency, which allows him to kill the enemy affected by Flaming Lasso.
• Boots of Travel gives unmatched global presence and the extra movement speed allows Batrider to drag enemies further.
• Rod of Atos gives attributes to Batrider and can root a target, preventing them from moving.
• Aghanim's Scepter allows Batrider to latch Flaming Lasso on two heroes instead of one, giving tremendous control, especially in the late game.
• Linken's Sphere grants regeneration, attributes, and a Spellblock to protect Batrider during an execution of Flaming Lasso.
• Scythe of Vyse gives attributes, mana regeneration, and a hex to further disable a single target, which proves deadly in the late game.
• Octarine Core supplies health and mana. The Cooldown Reduction allows Batrider to keep using abilities, which is especially threatening to enemies with an increased frequency of Flaming Lasso.

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Equipment

Batrider Equipment (expand sets) Sets Apex Explorer Burning Jack Bomber Empiric Incendiary Firestarter Flamestitched Suitings Set Flight of the Marauding Pyro Manta Marauder Night Terrors Primal Firewing Prized Acquisitions The Rough Rider of Yama Raskav Set The Rowdy Firebrand Mount Bessy the Batmeleon Burning Iron Dreaded Forgewing Feral the Werebat Ghastly Nocturne Glowbat Vingspan Head Big Bad Bandana Taunt Taunt: Hang Loose!

Trivia

• Batrider is occasionally referred to as "Batman" in game, mostly due to the recent popularity of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy starring Christian Bale and Gary Oldman.
• In DotA, Batrider's full name was "Jin'zakk, the Batrider". In Dota 2, his name was removed for unspecified reasons.
• After killing Faceless Void, Batrider says ▶️ "Hey Void! Have you seen Bat to the Future?", which is a reference to the film "Back to The Future"
• Batrider's unused kill response "Scuse me while I cook this guy." is likely a reference to the song Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.
• Batrider's concept may well be based on Project X-Ray, a military strategy developed during World War II which involved using bats equipped with small, timed, napalm-like incendiaries to decimate towns (See Alexis C. Madrigal's "Old, Weird Tech: The Bat Bombs of World War II," in The Atlantic, 14 April 2011).

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  Batrider on the 6.87 update page.