Ethereal

Ethereal, sometimes referred to as ghost form, is a type of status effect that makes affected units immune to all physical damage, grants them attack immunity, while also disarming them. It also reduces their magic resistance, causing them to take additional magical damage. Affected units are able to control every other aspect of their character.

The magic resistance reduction of multiple ethereal effects does not stack, the one with higher value takes priority, and it is defined as

Eth = (1 - MAX Ethereal Magic Resistance Reduction)

Ethereal units are normally and can be fully affected by abilities. However, physical damage is blocked. For example, Slithereen Crush cannot damage ethereal units, but still stuns and slows them. Entering ethereal form does not dispel anything.

Sources

Ethereal Sources

• Ethereal Blade - Ether Blast
  
  Magic Resistance Reduction: 40%
  Duration: 4
  
• Ghost Scepter - Ghost Form
  
  Magic Resistance Reduction: 40%
  Duration: 4
  
• Leshrac - Nihilism
  
  Enemy Magic Resistance Reduction: 30%
  Self Magic Resistance Reduction: 0%
  Duration: 4
  Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
  
• Necrophos - Ghost Shroud
  
  Magic Resistance Reduction: 40%
  Duration: 3/3.5/4/4.5
  
• Necrophos - Death Seeker
  
  Enemy Magic Resistance Reduction: 25%
  Ally Magic Resistance Reduction: 0%
  Duration: 2.5
  
• Pugna - Decrepify
  
  Enemy Magic Resistance Reduction: 30%/40%/50%/60%
  Ally Magic Resistance Reduction: 25%
  Duration: 3.5 ( 4.5)
  

Gallery

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  Ghost Scepter's Ghost Form

Version History

Version

Description

7.28

• Added new Nihilism ability that uses the Ethereal mechanic.

7.00

• Added new Ghost Shroud ability that uses the Ethereal mechanic.

6.87

• Units affected by Duel no longer ignore disarms and ethereal state.
• Ethereal now blocks in-flight attack projectiles fully, rather than just ones launched before entering Ethereal form. [?]

6.79c

• Units affected by Duel now fully ignore disarms and ethereal state.

6.79

• Can no longer orb-attack while attack restricted (such as Ethereal or under Frostbite).

6.67

• Created Ethereal Blade.

6.60

• Created Ghost Scepter.

5.62

• Added the Ethereal mechanic
• Added new Decrepify ability that uses the Ethereal mechanic.

Patch History

Patch

Description

04 Feb 2011

• Fixed cases where units under Ethereal form could still take physical damage.

Mechanics Main Stats Armor Attributes ( Strength / Agility / Intelligence) Health & Mana (HP Regen & MP Regen) Magic Resistance Movement Speed Status Resistance Turn Rate Misc Collision Size Gib Type / Shades Legs Vision Abilities Type Active / Passive / Autocast Aura Accuracy / Evasion Channeling Damage Block / Magic Damage Barrier Damage Manipulation Damage Over Time Talents Teleport Targeting Area No Target Point Unit Vector Combinations Casting Cast Range / Motion Buffer Cast Animation (Cast Point + Backswing) Cooldown Reduction (Flat / Current Flat / Percentage) Reset Charge-based Attack Damage Attack Damage Instant Attack Heroes Attack Classes Attack Range (Acquisition Range) Attack Speed (BAT / Interval) Damage Types (Physical / Magical / Pure / Instant Kill) Flags (HP Removal / No-reflection) Projectile Speed Spell Damage (Outgoing / Incoming) Modifiers Bash Cleave / Splash Corruption Critical Strike Lifesteal / Spell Lifesteal Mana Break On-hit Effects Animation Definition Orb Walking Status Effects Disables Cyclone Disabling Orders Forced Movement (Knockback) / Upward Movement Fear Hide Hex Hypnosis Root Leash Stun Sleep Taunt Movement Move Speed Slow Flying Movement Phased / Tree Walk / Unobstructed Movement Other Attack Immune Attack Speed Slow Spell Immunity Invulnerability Invisibility Blind Break Disarm Ethereal Silence Mute Trap Items Mechanics Sharing / Selling Disassemble Recipes Neutral Item Drop