This article is about Shaku, The Rider; a removed Hero from DotA Allstars. For the Dota 2 Hero Batrider, see Batrider.
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Shaku, The Rider was a hero which was removed in the 5.74 gameplay patch.
Bio[]
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Abilities[]
Ability
Target Unit
Target Unit
Affects
Enemies / Allies
Enemies / Allies
Chases down an enemy unit. Gradually accelerates until Shaku is going at maximum speed. Each level decreases the cooldown. Any order will break the speed bonus.
Bonus movement speed per Second: 5/10/15/20
- Can be targeted on allies.
- Run Down issues an attack order when Shaku reaches its target.
- Run Down is not cancelled if the unit targeted dies.
- If the targeted unit dies, Shaku will continue to accelerate until reaching the point where the targeted unit died.
- Run Down buff text: "This unit is running down another."
Provokes the soul of another unit into an unsatiable rage. That unit is unable to cast spells, has its attack damage increased, and loses a small amount of hit points every second.
Lasts 15 seconds.
Cast Range: 600
Damage per Second: 2/4/6/8
Bonus Damage: 20/40/60/80%
Duration: 15
- Only increases base attack damage and damage gained through the primary attribute. Raw damage bonus is not increased.
- Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after cast, resulting in 15 instances.
- Deals a total of 30/60/90/120 damage to the target unit.
- The bonus damage is dealt in one instance after the attack damage, does not count as attack damage.
- It can not be lifestealed off of neither is considered by crit or cleave.
- Backstab damage is dealt when Shaku begins his attack. Instead of dealing the damage after he finishes his attack.
- This meant that you could spam the right click button and the stop key to proc backstab.
Ensnares an enemy unit and drags it from Shaku's mount
Cast Range: 150
Duration: 5/7/9
- An unit affected by Drag is banished instead of stunned.
- The affected unit will disappear from the Map until the duration of Drag is over, then it will reappear right next to Shaku.
Version history[]
Version
Description
- Removed
- Fixed Shaku not being able to attack air units.
- Fixed Backstab granting 0.75/1.50/2.25/2.25 bonus mana regen.
- Increased base attack damage from 2-24 to 24-29
- Created.
Trivia[]
- After Rider's removal, Rider's spells were reused/given to new Heroes:
- Run Down was slightly reworked and given to Spirit Breaker.
- Bloodrage was given to Bloodseeker.
- Backstab was given to Riki.
- Drag's concept became the basis of Batrider's Flaming Lasso.