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Lone Druid 18 + 2.5 20 + 2.8 13 + 1.4
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 200 560 1260 2000 2280 +0.25 +2.05 +5.55 +9.25 +10.7 Mana 75 231 459 771 879 +0 +0.65 +1.63 +2.93 +3.38 Armor -2 1.33 7.87 14.53 17.2 Damage Block - Magic Resistance 25% Status Resistance 0% Damage 18‒22 38‒42 77‒81 117‒121 133‒137 Attack Rate 0.63/s 0.75/s 1/s 1.25/s 1.35/s Attack Range 550 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.6s BAT) Attack Animation 0.33+0.53 Projectile Speed 900 Movement Speed ▶️ 325 Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 • 800 Legs 2 Gib Type Default Ability Upgrades Summon Spirit Bear Savage Roar

Commands a powerful spirit bear in battle.
Chosen by the forces of nature for his profound wisdom, Sylla is all that remains of his forgotten clan. The Lone Druid is followed by his Spirit Bear, a powerful companion that Entangles enemies, and Demolishes structures. The sound of a Savage Roar is often all that's needed to frighten foes from the forest. If not, then the pair synergies a Spirit Link, increasing their speed and endurance as they roam the lands for intruders. Man or bear, the distinction is not always clear. When the situation calls for it, the Lone Druid takes his True Form, and joins the mêlée to fight claw-to-claw alongside his bear.
Roles:	Carry Pusher Jungler Durable
Complexity:	★★★

Bio

Sylla, the Lone Druid

▶️ "I wonder what awaits me at the end of everything…"

Lore:

Long before the first words of the first histories there rose the druidic Bear Clan. Wise and just they were, and focused in their ways to seek an understanding of the natural order. The arch forces of nature saw this, and so sought the most learned among them. Wise old Sylla, clan justiciar and seer, stepped forward for his kin, and to him was given the Seed with these words: 'When all of the world has dimmed, when civilization has left these lands, when the world is slain and wracked by the endless deserts at the end of ages, plant the Seed.'

As he grasped his trust, Sylla felt his years recede and his vitality returned. Vast knowledge burst into his mind. He found himself able to project his very will into reality and, with some concentration, alter his own physical form as well. Yet subtle whispers and cruel ears brought word of the Seed and its power to other peoples, and a terrible war crashed upon the Bear Clan. As his ancestral home burned, Sylla took his burden and fled to the wild places.

Ages passed, and time and myth forgot the Bear Clan, forgot Sylla and the Seed, forgot wondrous civilizations that rose and fell in Bear Clan's wake. For millenia Sylla has waited, waited for word from his deities, waited for peace to come to the ever warring realms, waited in exile and in secret for the end of all things and for the conclusion of his sacred commitment, preparing himself always to face and destroy whatever would dare threaten his purpose.

Alias:

LD

Voice:

Nolan North (Responses)

Abilities

Lone Druid's icons at the side of the screen. The currently selected unit is highlighted.

Summon Spirit Bear

▶️QB

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self / Spirit Bear

Damage
Pure / Instant Kill

Summons a powerful Spirit Bear companion that can equip items. If the bear moves 1100 distance away from the Lone Druid, it cannot attack. Lone Druid suffers 20% of his max health as backlash damage if the Spirit Bear dies. Spirit Bear does not benefit from attributes.
Spirit Bear has the Return, Demolish, and Entangling Roots abilities.

Cast Animation: 0.5+0.63

Max Health as Backlash Damage: 20%

Attack Proximity Range: 1100 ( Global)

Health Bonus per Level: 90

Attack Damage Bonus per Level: 5

Duration: Permanent

120

75

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Allows Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and to survive if Lone Druid dies.

Spell Immunity Notes:

Backlash damage pierces spell immunity.

Root Notes:

Does not prevent the Spirit Bear from being teleported back when re-summoned.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_attack_check

Undispellable

modifier_spirit_bear_attack_damage

Undispellable

Sylla's lifelong companion is symbiotic with his spirit and heart, coming to aid him in any time of need.

Notes:

• For all of the Spirit Bear's stats, please refer to the Spirit Bear's abilities section below.

• Spirit Bear is a creep-hero, making it interact differently with several abilities. Please refer to this page for a detailed ability interactions.

• Leveling this ability automatically levels Spirit Bear's Demolish and Entangling Claws.

• The Spirit Bear levels up together with Lone Druid, gaining 5 attack damage and 90 health with each level.
  • The bonuses are applied immediately, and do not require the Spirit Bear to be re-summoned.
  • Grants flat base attack damage. Therefore, it is affected by percentage-based attack damage bonuses or reductions.
  • For how much bonus health and base attack damage Spirit Bear gains each level, please refer to the chart below.

• On the first cast of Summon Spirit Bear, the bear is actually summoned. On every following cast, it is just healed or revived.
  • This means buffs and debuffs are not dispelled upon re-summoning it. Projectiles are not disjointed either.

• The backlash damage is dealt as pure damage to Lone Druid from the unit that killed the Spirit Bear.
  • Denying the Spirit Bear causes no backlash damage, unless it is killed by neutral creeps.

• The Spirit Bear cannot be re-summoned if it has taken damage from a player in the last 3 seconds. Has no minimum damage threshold.
  • Damage is checked before any sort of reduction, so fully blocked damage also prevents re-summoning it.
  • If the Spirit Bear dies, it can be re-summoned immediately.

• The Spirit Bear can use every item, except for placing Observer and Sentry Wards. It can also activate runes.
  • Transmute grants Lone Druid the gold and experience when the Spirit Bear uses it.
  • The Spirit Bear cannot have illusions, the Illusion Rune and Manta Style do not spawn illusions of the bear.
  • For more information about Spirit Bear and its item interactions, please refer to the chart below.

• When the Spirit Bear is 1100 range away from Lone Druid, it gets disarmed, turns slightly grey and uses different animations.
  • Both the grey hue and disarm symbol are visible to allies only. The animations are visible to everyone.
  • With Aghanim's Scepter, this restriction is removed, allowing Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and to survive if Lone Druid dies.

• Has a cast backswing of 0.57 while in True Form.

Spirit Link

▶️WR

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Spirit Bear

Links Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear, sharing a percentage of their armor with each other, increasing the attack speed of both and causing damage dealt by the Spirit Bear to heal Lone Druid.

Attack Speed Bonus: 16/32/48/64

Shared Lifesteal: 20%/35%/50%/65%

Shared Armor: 8%/12%/16%/20%

Break Notes:

Disables the shared lifesteal.

Does not disable the shared armor or the attack speed bonus.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_link

Undispellable

Ability Draft Notes:

Spirit Link only affects the hero and the hero's Spirit Bear.
Does not affect any other player-controlled units.

Sylla is emboldened by the presence of his companion, his vitality replenished with each swipe of the Spirit Bear's claws.

Notes:

• Spirit Link only affects Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear. Does not affect any other player-controlled units.

• Uses lifesteal, but instead of healing the attacking Spirit Bear, it heals its owner instead.
  • The lifesteal is affected by lifesteal amplification, but only if the amplification source is on Lone Druid.

• Armor shared between Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear is granted as bonus armor.
  • Periodically checks Lone Druid's and the Spirit Bear's main and bonus armor (excluding its own armor bonus) and adapts the bonuses immediately.
  • The Spirit Bear armor talent effectively grants Lone Druid 2.8 bonus armor as well.

• The visual effect upon leveling up only appears when the Spirit Bear is within 1500 range of Lone Druid.

Savage Roar

▶️EE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies
( Allies)

Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear roar fiercely causing nearby enemies to flee towards their base in terror. Their movement speed is increased by 20%.

Cast Animation: 0.1+0.57

Enemy Radius: 375

Enemy Move Speed Bonus: 20%

Enemy Duration: 1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6

 Ally Radius: 700

 Ally Move Speed Bonus: 20%

 Ally Attack Speed Bonus: 60

 Ally Duration: 5

38/32/26/20 ( 30/24/18/12)

50

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Applies a basic dispel and grants allies in an area around the caster bonus movement and attack speed. Replicates between Lone Druid and Spirit Bear regardless of castability on the other.

Spell Immunity Notes:

Does not affect spell immune enemies.

Fully affects spell immune allies.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_rabid

Any

modifier_lone_druid_savage_roar

Any

Ability Draft Notes:

Savage Roar must be drafted as well for the Spirit Bear to gain this ability.

Sylla studies and masters the arts of the lost Bear Clan, enhancing his attunement with the wild.

Notes:

• Savage Roar is always cast by Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear simultaneously, no matter who was given the order.
  • However, if the other would normally not be able to cast it (e.g. stunned or silenced), the effect does not occur.
  • With Aghanim's Shard, this restriction is removed, so that the other casts it even when normally unable to cast it.
  • The current cooldown status is ignored and does not prevent the ability from triggering if still on cooldown.
  • The cooldown always triggers, regardless of any status.

• Applies fear on all hit enemies within the radius, forcing them to run towards their team's fountain, while preventing them from acting.

• Only affects enemy player-controlled units. Lane and neutral creeps are unaffected.

• Shares cooldown with the Spirit Bear's Savage Roar.

• With Aghanim's Shard, Savage Roar applies a basic dispel on both Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear upon cast.
  • The ally bonus attack speed and movement speed also affects the caster of Savage Roar.

Demolish

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Enemies

Increases the power of the Spirit Bear, causing it to deal more damage to buildings and have additional spell resistance.

Magic Resistance Bonus: 33%

Building Attack Damage Bonus: 15%/30%/45%/60%

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_demolish

Undispellable

Ability Draft Notes:

Does not require Summon Spirit Bear to be drafted to gain this ability. Scales with True Form's level, starting on level 2.

Sub-ability of True Form.

Both Demolish and Summon Spirit Bear are linked abilities.

Notes:

• Only available during True Form.

• Same notes as for Spirit Bear's Demolish apply.

• Although only showing 3 levels in the HUD, the ability still scales up to level 4 based on Summon Spirit Bear's level.

• Increases Lone Druid's total magic resistance to 49.75%.

Entangling Claws

▶️

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Attacks have a chance to cause roots to burst from the ground, immobilizing the attacked enemy unit, and dealing damage per second.

Proc Chance: 30%

Damage per Second: 30/40/50/60

Duration: 1/1.6/2.2/2.8

5 ( 0)

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle

Undispellable

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_effect

Any

Ability Draft Notes:

Does not require Summon Spirit Bear to be drafted to gain this ability. Scales with True Form's level, starting on level 2.

Sub-ability of True Form.

Both Entangling Claws and Summon Spirit Bear are linked abilities.

Notes:

• Only available during True Form.

• Same notes as for Spirit Bear's Entangling Claws apply.

• Although only showing 3 levels in the HUD, the ability still scales up to level 4 based on Summon Spirit Bear's level.

True Form

▶️▶️▶️RF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Lone Druid learns to morph himself into a raging bear, losing his ranged advantage, but gaining increased bonus armor and health, and improved versions of Entangling Claws and Demolish.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Transformation Time: 1.933

Base Attack Time: 1.7

Armor Bonus: 8/10/12

Health Bonus: 500/1000/1500 ( 1500/2000/2500)

Attack Range Loss: 325

Duration: 40

100 ( 50)

200

Illusion Notes:

Illusions created while the ability is active copy the modifier with matching duration.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_true_form_transform

Death

modifier_lone_druid_true_form

Death

Ability Draft Notes:

Does not require Summon Spirit Bear to be drafted to gain Demolish and Entangling Claws.

The mighty bear is the king of the forest, possessing the throne through raw power.

Notes:

• During the transformation, Lone Druid cannot do anything. Cannot be interrupted.
  • If Lone Druid dies during the transformation time, the ability's cooldown resets.

• Turns Lone Druid into a melee unit with 225 attack range, and set his base attack time to 1.7 for its duration.
  • This causes items that use different values for melee and ranged heroes (e.g. Manta Style) to now treat the caster as a melee hero.
  • Attack range bonuses are not overridden and still work normally.

• Lone Druid gets his maximum and current health increased by the given value. This does not count as a heal.
  • Upon losing the buff, his current health stays the same and only the maximum health bonus gets reverted.
  • The maximum health increasing talent does not upgrade the current active True Form instance. However, it instantly upgrades Spirit Bear's health.

• While active, Lone Druid gains Demolish and Entangling Claws based on the same level as the Spirit Bear's abilities:
  • The Demolish has a higher building attack damage bonus of 15%/30%/45%/60% for Lone Druid.
  • The Entangling Claws has a higher proc chance of 30% for Lone Druid.

• True Form persists through Lone Druid's death. If he dies during it, he respawns in True Form.

• Changes Lone Druid's model and alters his voice.

Spirit Bear

Spirit Bear
Summoned Creep-Hero
Health 1100/1400/1700/2000 +5/6/7/8 ⤷ 2100/2400/2700/3000HP Mana 300 +0.5 Level 1 Duration Permanent Armor 3/4/5/6 ( 11/12/13/14) Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0% Attack Damage ▶️ Unknown 28 Attack Range 150 Acquisition Range 500 Attack Speed ? 100 • 1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45s BAT ( 1.65/1.55/1.45/1.35s BAT) Attack Animation 0.43+0.4 Projectile Speed Instant Movement Speed ▶️ 340/360/380/400 (100) ( 365/385/405/425) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 24 Vision Range (G) 1400 • 800 Bounty 300 Experience 300 Model Scale 0.65/0.72/0.78/0.85 Abilities Return Demolish Savage Roar Entangling Claws Notes Has inventory & backpack.

Return

▶️QR

Ability
No Target / Channeled

Affects
Self

Channels for 3 seconds and then teleports the Spirit Bear back to the Lone Druid.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Channel Time: 3

30

0

Root Notes:

Cannot be cast while rooted.

Does not get interrupted when already channeling.

Both Return and Summon Spirit Bear are linked abilities.

Notes:

• Disjoints projectiles upon teleporting.

• Can be cast from anywhere on the map.

• Issues a stop order to the Spirit Bear after teleporting.

• If Lone Druid dies and Return is cast, the Spirit Bear teleports back to Lone Druid's death location.

Demolish

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Enemies

Increases the power of the Spirit Bear, causing it to deal more damage to buildings and have additional spell resistance.

Magic Resistance Bonus: 33%

Building Attack Damage Bonus: 10%/20%/30%/40%

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_demolish

Undispellable

Both Demolish and Summon Spirit Bear are linked abilities.

Notes:

• Increases the Spirit Bear's total magic resistance to 33%.
  • Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.

• The building bonus attack damage is considered as a conditional attack damage bonus.
  • Increases the Spirit Bear's total attack damage against buildings, including other bonus attack damage.
  • Although the attack damage bonus values are not displayed in the HUD, it is still considered and directly added to the Spirit Bear's attack damage.
  • It can be reduced only by flat reductions (e.g. damage block).
  • Since it is considered bonus attack damage, it is not affected by percentage-based attack damage bonuses or reductions.

Savage Roar

▶️EE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies
( Allies)

Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear roar fiercely causing nearby enemies to flee towards their base in terror. Their movement speed is increased by 20%.

Cast Animation: 0.1+0.64

Enemy Radius: 375

Enemy Move Speed Bonus: 20%

Enemy Duration: 1.2/1.6/2/2.4

 Ally Radius: 700

 Ally Move Speed Bonus: 20%

 Ally Attack Speed Bonus: 60

 Ally Duration: 5

38/32/26/20 ( 30/24/18/12)

50

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Applies a basic dispel and grants allies in an area around the caster bonus movement and attack speed. Replicates between Lone Druid and Spirit Bear regardless of castability on the other.

Spell Immunity Notes:

Does not affect spell immune enemies.

Fully affects spell immune allies.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_rabid

Any

modifier_lone_druid_savage_roar

Any

Both Savage Roar and Savage Roar are linked abilities.

Notes:

• Same notes as for Lone Druid's Savage Roar apply.
  • The Spirit Bear's Savage Roar has a lower duration than Lone Druid's Savage Roar.

• Spirit Bear acquires this ability as soon as Lone Druid learns it.

Entangling Claws

▶️

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Attacks have a chance to cause roots to burst from the ground, immobilizing the attacked enemy unit, and dealing damage per second.

Proc Chance: 20%

Damage per Second: 30/40/50/60

Duration: 1/1.6/2.2/2.8

5 ( 0)

Modifiers [?]

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle

Undispellable

modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_effect

Any

Both Entangling Claws and Summon Spirit Bear are linked abilities.

Notes:

• Roots the target, preventing it from moving and casting certain mobility spells.
  • Provides True Sight over the target.

• The proccing attack first applies the debuff, then its own damage.

• Deals 6/8/10/12 damage in 0.2-second intervals, starting immediately as the debuff is placed, resulting in 6/9/12/15 instances.
  • Deals a total of 36/72/120/180 damage (before reductions).

• Does not affect ancient creeps.

• Entangling Claws uses pseudo-random distribution.

Leveling

The Spirit Bear immediately gains 90 health and 5 base attack damage every time Lone Druid levels up.

Spirit Bear Health Values / Hero Level
HeroLVL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Summon Spirit Bear
Level 1	1190	1280	1370	1460	1550	1640	1730	1820	1910	2000	2090	2180	2270	2360	2450	2540	2630	2720	2810	2900	2990	3080	3170	3260	3350	3440	3530	3620	3710	3800
Level 2	1490	1580	1670	1760	1850	1940	2030	2120	2210	2300	2390	2480	2570	2660	2750	2840	2930	3020	3110	3200	3290	3380	3470	3560	3650	3740	3830	3920	4010	4100
Level 3	1790	1880	1970	2060	2150	2240	2330	2420	2510	2600	2690	2780	2870	2960	3050	3140	3230	3320	3410	3500	3590	3680	3770	3860	3950	4040	4130	4220	4310	4400
Level 4	2090	2180	2270	2360	2450	2540	2630	2720	2810	2900	2990	3080	3170	3260	3350	3440	3530	3620	3710	3800	3890	3980	4070	4160	4250	4340	4430	4520	4610	4700
Spirit Bear Base Attack Damage Values / Hero Level
Base Attack Damage	33	38	43	48	53	58	63	68	73	78	83	88	93	98	103	108	113	118	123	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168	173	178
These bonuses are applied immediately, and do not require the Spirit Bear to be re-summoned.

Item Interactions

Cooldown The cooldown of an item is bound to the item itself, and not to the unit holding the item. Giving Spirit Bear an item which already is on cooldown, will still be on cooldown in its inventory. If the Spirit Bear has an item on cooldown, and then receives the same item again from Lone Druid but off cooldown, the newly received item is usable right away, despite the other one being still on cooldown. Using it puts it on cooldown and restarts the cooldown of the other one (e.g. Lone Druid and Spirit Bear both having Hand of Midas). However, when an item went on cooldown due to a shared cooldown (e.g. Medallion of Courage going on cooldown because of Solar Crest getting used, or when having multiple Faerie Fire), it is not on cooldown when given to the Spirit Bear, since the item itself was not used to proc the cooldown. Aeon Disk Spirit Bear's Combo Breaker cooldown works completely independent and it is not bound to Lone Druid's.

Consumables and Charged-based Items Consumables works as if a hero is consuming the item (e.g. Moon Shard). Cannot and does not consume Aghanim's Shard. Savage Roar cannot be upgraded this way. Cannot pick up Aegis of the Immortal.

Black King Bar Spirit Bear's Avatar duration works completely independent and it is not bound to Lone Druid's.

Bottle Store Rune and Regenerate works as if a hero is using the item. Bottle is also refilled when affected by Rejuvenation Aura. However, the team chat message displays Lone Druid instead of the Spirit Bear when it uses runes.

Manta Style Mirror Image applies all its cast effects, but does not create illusions of the Spirit Bear.

Gem of True Sight True Sight does not reveal invisible units when held by Spirit Bear. However, Reveal can be cast as if a hero is casting the ability. It is dropped when the Spirit Bear dies.

Divine Rapier The item works as if a hero is wielding the item. It is also muted when given to allies. It is dropped when the Spirit Bear dies. It is possible to swap an Original Rapier between Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear, as it is not muted like how it is for allies. When picked up by an enemy, it turns into a Free Rapier as usual. The Spirit Bear can pick up Free Rapiers, and just like heroes, it cannot manually drop a Free Rapier from its inventory. Free Rapiers cannot be swapped between Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear like an Original Rapier.

Runes

• The Spirit Bear can activate any rune.
  • The Illusion Rune does not create illusions of the Spirit Bear, since only heroes can have illusions. Its other effects are applied normally.
  • All other runes fully work for the Spirit Bear.
  • The Spirit Bear can also attack runes to destroy them, like other units.
  • However, unlike for heroes, the rune's selection box does not get prioritized for the Spirit Bear, so that another unit standing on top of it can prevent the Spirit Bear from interacting with the rune.

Talents

Hero Talents
+1000 True Form and Spirit Bear Health	25	-0.1 Spirit Bear Attack Time
0 Entangle Cooldown	20	-50s True Form Cooldown
+8 Spirit Bear Armor	15	-8s Savage Roar Cooldown
+25 Spirit Bear Movement Speed	10	+200 Health

Notes:

• The health talent increases maximum health capacity, and keeps the current health percentage.

Recent Changes

Main Article: Lone Druid/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.31b

• Spirit Link
  • Reduced attack speed bonus from 16/34/52/70 to 16/32/48/64.
  • Reduced shared armor from 10%/15%/20%/25% to 8%/12%/16%/20%.
• Talents:

Level 15 right talent: -10s Savage Roar cooldown reduced to -8s.

7.31

• Spirit Bear
  • Increased base attack damage from 20 to 28.
  • Entangling Claws
    • Now deals its first tick of damage immediately, instead of 0.25 seconds after the debuff is placed.
    • Reduced damage interval from 0.25 to 0.2.
    • Rescaled duration from 0.75/1.5/2.25/3 to 1/1.6/2.2/2.8.
    • Reduced number of damage intervals from 3/6/9/12 to 6/9/12/15.
    • Reduced damage per second from 60 on each level to 30/40/50/60.
• Spirit Link now also shares 10%/15%/20%/25% of Lone Druid's armor with the Spirit Bear and vice versa.
• Dying during True Form transformation time now resets the ability's cooldown.

7.30

• Increased Spirit Link attack speed bonus from 15/30/45/60 to 16/34/52/70.
• True Form [?]
  • Increased Entangling Claws proc chance from 20% to 30%.
  • Increased Demolish building attack damage bonus from 10%/20%/30%/40% to 15%/30%/45%/60%.

Recommended Items

Starting items:

• Tango keeps Lone Druid in lane with health sustain.
• Iron Branch gives Lone Druid cheap attributes.
• Healing Salve can heal both Lone Druid and Spirit Bear.

Starting items (Bear):

• Quelling Blade helps Spirit Bear score last hits with bonus damage against creeps.
• Orb of Venom applies slow on attacks to harass and chase enemies.

Early game:

• Boots of Speed for movement speed boost. No two games are the same. If you face a lane that is able to run you down fast, put the boot in your hero. If you are confident to killing off enemy hero, put the boot on your bear.
• Magic Stick can save Lone Druid with burst health and mana.
• Orb of Venom applies slow on attacks to harass and chase enemies.

Core items (Bear):

• Phase Boots increases Spirit Bear's movement speed to run down enemies and catch them with Entangling Claws.
• Mask of Madness increases Spirit Bear's movement speed to run down enemies. Best to get this item before level 7.

Situational items:

• Aghanim's Scepter allows Spirit Bear to attack without having Lone Druid nearby or alive, making it a more autonomous farmer and pusher.
• Black King Bar grants spell immunity so Lone Druid can continue to attack without fear of disables.
• Desolator greatly increases damage output and applies armor reduction debuff on attack targets, including buildings.

Situational items (Bear):

• Helm of the Dominator makes Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear regenerate health and attack much faster, while allowing them to control a neutral creep that bring useful abilities and auras. Furthermore, the dominated creep also benefits from Battle Cry's buff, increasing overall damage output.
• Mask of Madness lets the Spirit Bear attack faster for faster Entangling Claws procs and more building damage.
• Vladmir's Offering grants aura of lifesteal and attack damage for both Lone Druid and Spirit Bear.
• Desolator lets Spirit Bear push extremely fast with the armor reduction on buildings combined with Demolish.
• Mjollnir increases attack speed and damage, aiding in pushes.
• Assault Cuirass's attack speed increases potency of Demolish on buildings and chance to proc Entangling Claws, as well as synergizes with Spirit Link and True Form's base attack time reduction.
• Moon Shard gives Spirit Bear high attack speed to proc Entangling Claws. Spirit Bear can consume the Moon Shard.
• Abyssal Blade keeps enemies immobilized with stun and bashes in addition to Entangling Claws.

Gameplay

Strategy & Tips

Counters &
Matchups

Audio

Responses

Sounds

History

Lore

Old Abilities

Changelogs

Equipment

Lone Druid Equipment (expand sets) Sets Clan of the Arctic Owlbear Rage of the Dark Wood The Atniw's Fury Set The Iron Claw The Wolf Hunter Tools of the Haruspex Set War-Burrow Ravager Weapon Cauldron of Xahryx Cauldron of Xahryx of Eminent Revival Crescent Sickle of the Druid Head Skull of Xahryx Shoulder Poor Armor of the Druid Shoulders of the Twelfth Day Armor Cloak of the Dawn Arms Claws of Nuranu True Form Form of the Onyx Grove

Trivia

• Lone Druid's original name was "Syllabear", a pun on the name of Syl-lab-le, one of the developers who worked with Guinsoo. Before retiring, he created this hero. It has now been shortened to "Sylla".
• Lone Druid's design, including sickle and cauldrons, is based on depictions of Celtic druids.

Gallery

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  Lone Druid's ability icon progress [?]

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  Spirit Bear's ability icon progress

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  Spirit Bear unit icon progress [?]