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Shadow Strike (Pre 6.58)[]

Shadow Strike
Can be disjointed. Blocked by Linken's Sphere. Partially pierces spell immunity. QD
Venomous Gale icon
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Hurls a poisoned dagger which deals large initial damage, and then deals damage over time. The poisoned unit has its movement speed slowed for a short duration.
Cast Range: 400
Initial Damage: 50/70/70/100
Damage over Time: 10/20/40/50
Move Speed Slow: 50%
Duration: 15
Cooldown symbol
 22
Mana symbol
 90/105/120/135
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Shadow Strike
A concoction of various stings, poisons, and toxins gathered from the jungles of Jidi Isle, victims surviving it are rare.

  • This ability was replaced by Venomous Gale icon Venomous Gale in the 6.58 gameplay patch.
  • The projectile travels at a speed of 1200.
  • The slow deceases in 1 second intervals, slowing the target by 50.0%/40.8%/32.7%/25.9%/20.1%/15.5%/11.7%/8.7%/6.4%/4.6%/3.3%/2.3%/1.6%/1.1%/0.7% on each second.
  • A unit with less than 25% of its maximum health can be denied when it has the debuff on.
  • Deals the initial damage upon hitting the target and the damage over time in 3 second intervals, resulting in overall 6 damage instances.
  • Successive casts refresh the slow and damage over time durations and deal the initial damage again.


Reinforced Skin (Pre 5.10)[]

Reinforced Skin
Can be used by illusions. Disabled by Break. Pierces spell immunity. EE
Craggy Exterior icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
The hydra's skin hardens to absorb more damage.
Bonus Armor: 1/3/4/6
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Reincarnation
Death

  • When venomancer was created this ability used to have 5 levels (3/6/9/12/15 bonus armor), taking the extra point of Reincarnation icon Reincarnation


Poison Nova (Pre 7.33)[]

Poison Nova (Pre 7.33)
Poison Nova icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
A spreading ring of poison that does damage over time to enemy units around Venomancer. Poison Nova cannot deal lethal damage; targets will be left with at least 1 health.
Start Radius: 255
End Radius: 850/900/950
Base Damage per Second: 20/30/40
Max Health as Damage per Second: 2%/2.75%/3.5% (With Aghanim's Scepter 3%/3.75%/4.5%)
Duration: 20 (Talent 25)
Talent Attack Speed Slow: 100
Cooldown symbol
 140/120/100 (With Aghanim's Scepter 100/80/60)
Mana symbol
 200/300/400
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Increases damage and decreases cooldown.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Grants the Latent Toxicity ability.
Partially pierces spell immunity.
Places debuff on spell immune enemies.
Does not deal damage to spell immune enemies.
Talent
Does not slow attack speed of spell immune enemies.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
modifier_venomancer_poison_nova_thinker
Undispellable
modifier_venomancer_poison_nova
Death
In the Acid Jungles, creatures releasing noxious poison to their attackers is common; Venomancer spreads this plague beyond the Jidi Isle.

  • Interrupts Venomancer's channeling abilities upon cast.
  • Poison Nova expands at a speed of 550, taking 1.08/1.17/1.26 seconds to reach max distance.
    • Starts expanding at a radius of 255, enemies within this radius are affected immediately upon cast.
  • Deals damage in 1-second intervals, starting immediately as the debuff is placed, resulting in 21 instances.
    • Poison Nova's damage over time is not lethal. It does not drop affected units below 1 health from its damage ticks.
  • Debuff of successive casts does not stack but refreshes the duration.


Reincarnation (Pre 4.00)[]

Reincarnation
Cannot be used by illusions. Not disabled by Break. Pierces spell immunity. RR
Reincarnation icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
When killed this hero will come back to life.
Effect Delay: 5
Cooldown symbol
 280/230/180
Mana symbol
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Reincarnation
Death

  • Reincarnation cannot be prevented in any way.
  • Revives with full health and mana. Spells and items are not refreshed.
  • Provides 1800/800 ground vision at the death location during its delay.
  • This Ability initially just had 2 levels (240/150 cooldown)
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