Book of the Dead

Item

 

Changelogs

 

Book of the Dead is a Tier 5 neutral item dropped by neutral creeps.

▲ Book of the Dead
A record of the final reckoning. With one page torn out.
Tier 5 Neutral Drop Active Greater Demonic Summoning Bonus ? +30 Strength +30 Intelligence Shareable Usage Alert ? Drop Rate 10% ( 30%) Availability ? 60th MIN+ Recipe

Additional Information

• The item's attributes grants the following bonuses:
• 600 health and 3 health regeneration.
• 360 mana and 1.5 mana regeneration.
• 30 main attack damage to / heroes.

Ability

Greater Demonic Summoning

Ability
No Target

Summons 4 level 3 Necronomicon Units that last 75 seconds. Units have 100% more health and 75% more damage.

Number of Warriors: 2

Number of Archers: 2

Bonus Health: 100%

Bonus Attack Damage: 75%

Duration: 75

80

0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_demonicon_bonus

Undispellable

modifier_kill

Death

Notes:

• Interrupts the caster's channeling abilities upon cast.

• The summons always spawn in front of the caster.

• Recasting this with the same Book of the Dead replaces the summons from the previous cast, no matter under whose control they are.
  • However, recasting it with a second Book of the Dead (stolen from the enemy or copied by a Tempest Double) creates new summons.

• The summons cannot be targeted by Helm of the Dominator or Helm of the Overlord, and the warrior cannot be targeted by Hand of Midas.
  • However, they can be targeted by other unit converting or instantly killing abilities (e.g. Holy Persuasion or Devour).

Summons

Necronomicon Warrior

Necronomicon Warrior
Summoned Creep
Health 1800 +5 This unit has no mana. Level 5 Duration 60 Armor 4 Magic Resistance 40% Status Resistance 0% Attack Damage Default 147.5 ‒ 162.5 Attack Range 100 Acquisition Range 500 Attack Speed 105/107/109 • 0.75s BAT Attack Animation 0.56+0.44 Projectile Speed Instant Movement Speed 370/375/380 (100) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 16 Vision Range (G) 1500 • 800 Bounty 150 Experience 150 + 150/min Model Scale 0.4/0.5/0.6 Abilities L3 Mana Break Last Will True Sight

Mana Break

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

Mana burned per hit, a portion of which is dealt as damage.

Mana Burned per Hit: 50

Burned Mana as Damage: 50%

Modifiers [?]

modifier_necronomicon_warrior_mana_burn

Undispellable

Notes:

• The bonus damage is dealt in one instance together with the attack damage, and counts as attack damage as well.
  • It can be lifestealed off of, but it is not considered by crit or cleave.
  • It is also not affected by percentage-based attack damage bonuses or reductions, but can be reduced with flat reductions.

• Effectively increases the warrior's attack damage by 15/20/25 against units which have enough mana to burn.

• Applies the mana loss first, and then the damage.

• Works against allied units when attacking them.

• Fully stacks with other sources of Mana Break.

Last Will

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Deals damage to the unit that kills the Necronomicon Warrior.

Damage: 800

Modifiers [?]

modifier_necronomicon_warrior_last_will

Undispellable

Notes:

• Does not affect allied units, so it can be denied without taking damage.

• The distance between the Necronomicon Warrrior and the killing unit does not matter.

• The warrior’s gold and experience bounty is granted first, the damage is applied afterwards.

• Does not affect buildings.

True Sight

Ability
Aura

Affects
Enemies

Reveals invisible units.

Radius: 1000

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Modifiers [?]

modifier_necronomicon_warrior_sight

Undispellable

modifier_truesight

Undispellable

Notes:

• Available for level 3 Necronomicon Warriors only.

• The True Sight is provided within the whole area, regardless of the warrior's actual vision. It is fully unobstructed.

• The True Sight is provided by an aura which affects enemies. Its debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

Necronomicon Archer

Necronomicon Archer
Summoned Creep
Health 1800 +5 This unit has no mana. Level 5 Duration 60 Armor 4 Magic Resistance 40% Status Resistance 0% Attack Damage Default 145 ‒ 155 Attack Range 550 Acquisition Range 600 Attack Speed 105/107/109 • 1s BAT Attack Animation 0.7+0.3 Projectile Speed 900 Movement Speed 425 (100) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 8 Vision Range (G) 1500 • 800 Bounty 150 Experience 150 + 150/min Model Scale 0.4/0.5/0.6 Abilities L3 Purge Archer Aura Notes Immune Against: Dominate Transmute

Purge

▶️QR

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Removes positive buffs from enemies and slow their movement speed.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.47

Cast Range: 600

Move Speed Slow: 100%

Slow Duration: 4

15

Modifiers [?]

modifier_necronomicon_archer_purge

Any

Notes:

• Available for level 3 Necronomicon Archers only.

• Applies a basic dispel on the target upon cast.

• Purge first applies the dispel, then the slow.

• The slow decreases in 0.8 second intervals, so it slows for 100%/80%/60%/40%/20%, going one step down every 0.8 seconds.

• Can be cast on and fully affect invulnerable units.

Tips

See also: Necronomicon#Recommended Heroes

• Best shared to heroes reliant on summons such as Visage or Broodmother and to heroes who are great on pushing such as Lycan or Lone Druid.

Recent Changes

Main Article: Book of the Dead/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.29

• Greater Demonic Summoning
  • Increased summons attack damage bonus from 50% to 75%.
  • Reduced cooldown from 90 to 80.

7.28

• Increased Greater Demonic Summoning summons health bonus from 50% to 100%.

7.24

• Reduced strength bonus from 35 to 30.
• Reduced intelligence bonus from 35 to 30.
• Greater Demonic Summoning
  • The summons now have 50% more health.
  • The summons now have 50% more attack damage.
  • Reduced number of warriors and archers from 3 to 2 of each.

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