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Proximity Mines (Pre 7.31)

Proximity Mine (Pre 7.31)
Summoned Ward
Health 1 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 1 Duration Permanent Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0% Move Speed 0 (100) ( 60) Turn Rate 0.4 Collision Size 8 Vision Range (G) 64 Bounty 25 Experience 0 Abilities Invisibility Notes Phased

Proximity Mines (Pre 7.31)

▶️▶️▶️QE

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Plant an invisible mine that cannot be detected by True Sight, but is visible if an enemy is within the active 400 AoE of the mine. Mines detonate if an enemy is standing within the active AoE for 1.6 seconds. The explosion deals full damage in the blast radius, and deals 30% damage to buildings.

Cast Animation: 0+0.47

Cast Range: 100 ( 400)

Trigger Radius: 400

Damage Radius: 400

Activation Delay: 1.75

Detonation Delay: 1.6

Damage: 200/380/560/740

Building Damage Percentage: 30%

Number of Charges: 3

Charge Replenish Time: 23 ( 20)

 0

 110/130/150/170

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Increases cast range.

Modifiers

modifier_techies_land_mine

Undispellable

The bane of Toterin!

• This ability got reworked into the current Proximity Mines in the 7.31 gameplay patch.

• Techies gets all 3 charges immediately upon learning Proximity Mines.

• The mines cannot be triggered during the 1.75-second activation delay.
  • During this delay, Proximity Mines are visible to the enemies. Once active, they turn invisible.

• It takes a total of 3.35 seconds for a Proximity Mine to detonate when placed right next to an enemy unit or structure.

• The mines only detonate when an enemy stands within its trigger radius for 1.6 seconds.
  • This means quickly entering and leaving the area does not cause them to trigger.
  • Upon entering its trigger radius, a sound is emitted from the mine, warning the enemy that they are within the trigger radius.
  • Both the warning and mine explosion sound is audible to everyone and audible through the Fog of War.
  • Can be triggered by invisible, but not by invulnerable or hidden units.
  • Proximity Mines cannot be triggered by flying units and it does not damage wards.

• Proximity Mines only damage enemies when they are triggered, not when they are destroyed by attacks.
  • The damage source is the mine itself, meaning certain on-damage effects (e.g. Damage Return) react on the mine rather than on Techies.
  • The damage is based on the current level as it detonates, and not as it was placed.
  • Proximity Mines deal 60/114/168/222 damage to buildings.
  • Provides 300 radius flying vision at its location for 1 second after detonating.

• Proximity Mines cannot be placed within 400 radius of other allied Proximity Mines.
  • When mouse-hovering on the ability, all own Proximity Mines display a red circle, indicating their trigger radius.
  • With the mines movement speed granting talent, the mines can be moved and overlap on each other after being placed.

• Proximity Mines do not block neutral creep camps.

Stasis Trap (7.00-7.30e)

Stasis Trap (7.00-7.30e)
Summoned Ward
Health 100 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 1 Duration Permanent Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0% Move Speed 0 (100) ( 60) Turn Rate 0 Collision Size 8 Vision Range (G) 0 Bounty 10 Experience 6 Abilities Invisibility Notes Phased

Stasis Trap (7.00-7.30e)

▶️▶️WT

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Plant an invisible trap that roots nearby enemy units instantly when triggered.

Cast Animation: 1+0

Cast Range: 150 ( 450)

Trigger Radius: 400

Root Radius: 600

Activation Delay: 2

Root Duration: 2/3/4/5

 20/16/13/10

 80/110/140/160

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Increases cast range.

Modifiers

modifier_techies_deploy_trap

Undispellable

modifier_techies_stasis_trap

Undispellable

modifier_techies_stasis_trap_stunned

Any

The scourge of Trapper Town!

• This ability got replaced by Reactive Tazer in the 7.31 gameplay patch.

• The traps cannot be triggered during the 2-second activation delay.
  • During this delay, the traps are visible to the enemies. Once active, they turn invisible.

• Roots the targets, preventing them from moving and casting certain mobility abilities.
  • While rooted, provides True Sight over the targets.
  • The traps only root enemies when they get triggered, not when they are destroyed by attacks.
  • The root duration is based on the level of Stasis Trap as the trap was placed, and not as it detonates.

• When a Stasis Trap triggers, all other Stasis Traps owned by the player within 600 radius of the triggering trap are destroyed.
  • Stasis Traps have no placement restrictions, they can be placed within any range of each other.

• Stasis Traps do not trigger on spell immune, invisible, invulnerable or hidden units.
  • However, invisible units are rooted when within 600 radius as a trap is triggered.

• Provides 600 radius flying vision at its location for 1 second after detonating.

• The trap's explosion is audible through the Fog of War.

• Stasis Traps do not block neutral creep camps.

Remote Mines (Pre 7.31)

Remote Mine
Summoned Ward
Health 200 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 1 Duration 600 Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0% Move Speed 0 (100) ( 60) Turn Rate 0 Collision Size 24 Vision Range (G) 700 Bounty 10 Experience 6 Abilities Pinpoint Detonate Invisibility Notes Phased

Remote Mines

▶️RR

Ability
Target Point

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Plant an invisible explosive that will only detonate after a brief delay when triggered. Does not damage buildings.

Cast Animation: 0.75+0.46

Cast Range: 500 ( 800)

Damage Radius: 425

Activation Delay: 0

Detonation Delay: 0.25

Fade Time: 2

Damage: 300/450/600 ( 450/600/750)

Mine Duration: 600

 8

 120/180/240

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Increases damage and cast range.

Modifiers

modifier_techies_deploy_trap

Undispellable

modifier_techies_remote_mine

Undispellable

The downfall of Dredger's Bight!

• This ability got replaced by Proximity Mines in the 7.31 gameplay patch.

• Remote Mines only damage enemies when they are triggered with the Focused Detonate or Pinpoint Detonate sub-abilities, not when they are destroyed by attacks or expire.

• Remote Mines have no activation delay, and can be detonated immediately after being placed.
  • However, once triggered, the detonation is delayed by 0.25 seconds.

• The damage source is Remote Mines itself, meaning certain on-damage effects react on the mine rather than on Techies (e.g. Damage Return).

• Remote Mines can be stacked on one spot without interfering with each other in any way.

• Can have up to 69 remote mines at a time with the default cast time, cooldown and duration.

• Provides 500 radius flying vision at its location for 3 seconds after detonating.

• The damage is based on the level of Remote Mines as the mine was placed, and not as it detonates.
  • However, the damage values update instantly when picking up or dropping Aghanim's Scepter.

• Remote Mines have their model size increased by 10% per level.

• Remote Mines do not block neutral creep camps.

Focused Detonate

▶️DF

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Detonate all remote mines in the target area.

Cast Animation: 0+0.53

Cast Range: Global

Search Radius: 700

 1

Why light one fuse when you can light them all?

• This ability got removed in the 7.31 gameplay patch.

• Focused Detonate is unlocked when Remote Mines is learned.

• Can be cast without having to face towards the targeted area.

• This sub-ability can be used while Techies is dead and while prevented from acting, but not while Techies is disabled.

• If there are no Remote Mines within the search radius, nothing happens, wasting the cooldown.

Land Mines (Pre 7.00)

Land Mine
Summoned Ward
Health 100 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 1 Duration Permanent Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Turn Rate 0 Collision Size 8 Vision Range (G) 64 Bounty 10 Experience 14 Notes Phased

Land Mines

▶️▶️QE

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

Plant an invisible mine that explodes when an enemy steps near. The explosion will deal less damage if the enemy is farther away from the mine when it explodes. Mines explode 0.3 seconds after being triggered. Damages buildings.

Cast Animation: 0+0.47

Cast Range: 100

Trigger Radius: 200

Full Damage Radius: 200

Half Damage Radius: 500

Activation Delay: 0.5

Detonation Delay: 0.3

Damage: 150/190/225/260

 9/8/7/5

 60/75/85/100

Modifiers

modifier_techies_land_mine

Undispellable

The bane of Toterin!

• This ability got reworked into the current Proximity Mines in the 7.00 gameplay patch.

• It takes 0.8 seconds for a land mine to detonate when placed right next to an enemy unit or structure.

• The mines only damage enemies when they get triggered, not when they are destroyed by attacks.

• Land mines can be triggered by invisible, but not by invulnerable or hidden units.

• The mines have a small collision size and are not phased, so they cannot be stacked on top of each other.

• The damage source is the mine itself, meaning certain on-damage effects react on the mine rather than on Techies (e.g. Blade Mail).

• Flying units cannot trigger or be damaged by the mines.

• Once triggered, the mines deal 150/190/225/260 damage in a 200 radius and 75/95/112/130 damage between 200 and 500 radius.

• Provides 300 radius flying vision at its location for 1 second after detonating.

• Land mines which are already placed do not upgrade when you level up the ability.

• Land mines can be targeted and destroyed with Quelling Blade and its upgrades.

• Land mines do not block neutral creep camps.

Stasis Trap (Pre 7.00)

Stasis Trap (Pre 7.00)
Summoned Ward
Health 100 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 1 Duration 360 Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Turn Rate 0 Collision Size 8 Vision Range (G) 600 Bounty 10 Experience 6 Abilities Invisibility Notes Phased

Stasis Trap (Pre 7.00)

▶️▶️WT

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Plant an invisible trap that stuns nearby enemy units when triggered.

Cast Animation: 1+0

Cast Range: 150

Trigger Radius: 450

Stun Radius: 450

Activation Delay: 1.5

Detonation Delay: 1.5

Stun Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4

Trap Duration: 360

 20/16/13/10

 80/110/140/160

Modifiers

modifier_techies_deploy_trap

Undispellable

modifier_techies_stasis_trap

Undispellable

modifier_techies_stasis_trap_stunned

Strong

The scourge of Trapper Town!

• This ability got reworked into the following Stasis Trap in the 7.00 gameplay patch.

• It takes 3 seconds for a stasis trap to detonate when placed next to an enemy.

• The traps only stun enemies when they get triggered, not when they are destroyed by attacks or when they expire.

• When a stasis trap triggers, all other stasis traps owned by the player within 450 radius of the triggering trap are destroyed without triggering.

• The traps can be stacked on one spot and cannot block unit pathing.

• Stasis traps do not trigger on spell immune, invisible, invulnerable, or hidden units.
  • However, invisible units are stunned if within range when a trap is triggered.

• Can have up to 17/21/25/32 traps at a time with the current cast time, cooldown and duration.

• Provides 300 radius flying vision at its location for 1 second after detonating.

• Stasis traps which are already placed do not upgrade when you level up the ability.

• Stasis traps can be targeted and destroyed with Quelling Blade and its upgrades.

• Stasis traps do not block neutral creep camps.

Suicide Squad, Attack! (5.57-Pre 7.00)

Suicide Squad, Attack!

▶️EC

Ability
Target Point / Target Unit

Affects
Enemies / Self

Damage
Physical

Techies sacrifice themselves for the greater good, dealing massive area of effect damage. More damage is dealt to units closer to Techies when they explode. Techies' respawn time is reduced by 50% when killed by this ability.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Cast Range: 100

Full Damage Radius: 200

Partial Damage Radius: 500

Full Damage: 500/650/850/1150

Partial Damage: 260/300/340/380

 160/140/120/100

 100/125/150/175

Modifiers

modifier_techies_suicide_respawn_time

Undispellable

What's this button do?

• This ability got replaced by Blast Off! in the 7.00 gameplay patch.

• Death by this spell counts as a deny, awarding no gold or experience to enemy heroes.

• Damages enemies in the area before killing Techies, so Techies still gets the experience when enemies die to this spell.
  • The area damage has the no-reflection flag, meaning it is not reflected back to Techies with e.g. Blade Mail.
  • However, due to the order, Techies can die to Last Will or a Static Charge proc from Mjollnir.

• Respawn timer reduction is calculated with the following priority:
  • Buyback / Reaper's Scythe,
  • then 50% from Suicide Squad, Attack!,
  • and lastly the flat reduction from Bloodstone's charges.

• The damage affects enemy couriers.

• Provides 400 radius ground vision at Techies location for 2 seconds after the suicide.

• Destroys trees within 500 radius around Techies upon cast.

Rapid Revive (5.10-5.68)

Rapid Revive

EV

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

The techies are able to revive quicker than other units.

Respawn Timer Reduction: 20%/40%/60%/80%

Modifiers

Rapid Revive

Death

• This ability got replaced by Suicide Squad, Attack! in the 5.68 gameplay patch.
  • But the hero description was update until 5.71.

• Splash damage innate ability component moved from Explosive Shot to Rapid Revive in 5.10.

• This ability has a different innate value depending on the radius for the splash damage.

Full Damage Radius has a base radius of 50.

Half Damage Radius has a base radius of 140

Quarter Damage Radius has a base radius of 280.

Explosive Shot (Pre 5.10)

Explosive Shot

EX

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

The Techies fire more explosive bullets, adding 8/16/24/32 damage and a slightly larger splash to each attack.

Base Bonus Damage: 8/16/24/32

Bonus Splash Radius: 40/80/160/200

Modifiers

Explosive Shot

Death

• This ability got replaced by Rapid Revive in 5.10

• This ability has a different innate value depending on the radius for the splash damage.

Full Damage Radius has a base radius of 50.

Half Damage Radius has a base radius of 140

Quarter Damage Radius has a base radius of 280.

Detonate All (Pre 6.72)

Detonate All

DF

Ability
No Target

Detonates all remote mines.

Cast Animation: 0+0.61

Radius: Global

 1

Why light one fuse when you can light them all?

• This sub-ability was renamed from Detonate to Detonate All in 6.69.

• This sub-ability was removed in the 6.72 gameplay patch, based on community feedback.

• • The reasoning was, there were barely ever any cases where the player wants to detonate all mines. The Focused Detonate allowed for more precise detonating.

Suicide Squad, Attack (Pre 5.50)

Suicide Squad, Attack! (Pre 5.50)

EC

Ability
Target Point / Target Unit

Affects
Enemies / Self

Damage
Physical

Sacrifice yourself for the greater good. Deals massive area of effect damage

Cast Animation: 0.1+0

Cast Range: 100

Full Damage Radius: 200

Partial Damage Radius: 500

Full Damage: 900/1600/2400

Partial Damage: 450/800/1250

 200

 250

Note: right clicking on an enemy will activate this ability!

• This ability was replaced by Remote Mines in the 5.50 gameplay patch.

• This ability was added back as a basic ability Suicide Squad, Attack! in the 5.57 gameplay patch.

• Death by this spell counts as a deny, awarding no gold or experience to enemy heroes.

• Damages enemies in the area before killing Techies, so Techies still gets the experience when enemies die to this spell.
  • The area damage has the no-reflection flag, meaning it is not reflected back to Techies with e.g. Blade Mail.
  • However, due to the order, Techies can die to Last Will or a Static Charge proc from Mjollnir.

• The damage affects enemy couriers.

• Provides 400 radius ground vision at Techies location for 2 seconds after the suicide.

• Destroys trees within 500 radius around Techies upon cast.