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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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Rider
Rider
Strength attribute symbol
Agility attribute symbol
Intelligence attribute symbol
19 + 2.4
21 + 2.6
13 + 1.2
Level 0 1 15 25 30
Health 175 536 1163 1847 2113
+0.25 +2.15 +5.51 +9.11 +10.51
Mana 100 269 477 789 893
+0.01 +0.66 +1.5 +2.7 +3.1
Armor 1 4.5 10.57 16.9 19.4
Magic Resist 25% 26.3% 27.98% 30.38% 31.18%
Damage Block 16 (50%)
Damage

24
28

45
49

81
85

119
123

134
138

Attack Rate 0.29/s 0.42/s 0.63/s 0.86/s 0.94/s
Attack Range Melee 128 (400)
Attack Speed 50 (1.7s BAT)
Attack Animation 0.5 + 0.5
Projectile Speed Instant
Move Speed 315 (Nighttime 345)
Turn Rate Takes 0.314s to turn 180°. 0.5
Collision Size 24
Bound Radius 24
Vision Range (G) 1800 (Nighttime 800)
Gib Type Default
Internal Not Provided

Shaku, The Rider was a hero which was removed in the 5.74 gameplay patch.

Bio[]

Shaku, the Rider
Lore: Swift, agile melee hero, adept at chasing down and killing heroes. Can learn Backstab, Run Down, Bloodrage, and Drag.

Abilities[]

Run Down
Cannot be disjointed. Blocked by Linken's Sphere. Does not pierce spell immunity. QR
Charge of Darkness icon
Affects
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.
Cast Animation: 0.6+0.2
Bonus movement speed per Second: 5/10/15/20
Cooldown symbol
 60/45/30/15
Mana symbol
 75
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Run Down

  • 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."


Bloodrage
Blocked by Linken's Sphere. Does not pierce spell immunity. WB
Bloodrage icon
Affects
Enemies / Self
Damage
Magical
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 Animation: 0.6+0.2
Cast Range: 600
Damage per Second: 2/4/6/8
Bonus Damage: 20/40/60/80%
Duration: 15
Cooldown symbol
 20
Mana symbol
 80/100/120/140
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Bloodrage

  • 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.


Backstab
Can be used by illusions. Does not pierce spell immunity. EC
Backstab icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Shaku's attacks passively deal bonus damage if he attacks them in the back. The damage dealt is based on his Agility.

  • 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.


Drag
Blocked by Linken's Sphere. Does not pierce spell immunity. RE
Ensnare (Dark Troll Summoner) icon
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Ensnares an enemy unit and drags it from Shaku's mount
Cast Animation: 0.6+0.2
Cast Range: 150
Duration: 5/7/9
Cooldown symbol
 60/55/45
Mana symbol
 100/150/200
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Drag
Undispellable

  • 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.
  • Increased base HP from 150 to 175.
  • Increased Ensnare (Dark Troll Summoner) icon Drag duration from 4/6/8 to 5/7/9.
  • Fixed some bugs related to Ensnare (Dark Troll Summoner) icon Drag. [?]
  • Created.

Trivia[]

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