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Visage #90 22 + 2.4 11 + 1 22 + 2.4
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 20 504 1230 2022 2330 +0.25 +2.45 +5.81 +9.41 +10.81 Mana 80 344 740 1172 1340 +0 +1.1 +2.78 +4.58 +5.28 Armor -1 0.83 3.17 6.83 8 Magic Resist 25% 27.2% 30.56% 34.16% 35.56% Damage Block - Damage 4 14 42 52 99 109 165 175 189 199 Attack Rate 0.65/s 0.71/s 0.79/s 0.92/s 0.96/s Attack Range 600 (750) Attack Speed ▶️ 110 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.4 + 0.54 Projectile Speed 1400 Move Speed ▶️ 285 ( 315) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 27 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Ethereal Internal npc_dota_hero_visage

Scouts and attacks with his familiars.
Perched atop the Narrow Maze was Visage, a dreadful gargoyle form to which the eternal spirit Necro'lic was bound. Tasked with hunting down those who escape the afterlife, Visage instills Grave Chill in his prey, impairing them while augmenting his speed. He reaps their essence with Soul Assumption, gathering energy from the anguish they felt before releasing it in a devastating attack. Protected by the Gravekeeper's Cloak, the gargoyle's ablative layers deflect both steel and spells. His deadly Familiars scout the land for runaways as Silent as the Grave. On his command, they harass their prey, dropping down to earth as Stone Statues to restrain the captive for their master's impending arrival.
Roles:	Support Nuker Durable Disabler Pusher
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Blue, Flying, Wings, Nose Legs ( 2 )

Bio

Visage, the Bound Form of Necro'lic

▶️ "It is one thing to animate a corpse from beneath the ground. It is another to rip a soul from beyond the veil."

Lore:

Perched atop the entrance to the Narrow Maze sit the looming shapes of sneering gargoyles, the paths into the hereafter forever in their gaze. Beasts and birds, men and monsters, all creatures that die and choose to travel beyond must someday pass beneath their sight. For an untethered spirit, the decision to journey through the veil of death is irrevocable. When chance comes, and by craft or cunning some restless soul escapes their hells and heavens, it is the dreaded gargoyle Visage, the bound form of the eternal spirit Necro’lic, who is dispatched to reclaim them. Ruthless and efficient, unhindered by the principles of death and fatigue, Visage stalks its prey without mercy or end, willingly destroying all which may give shelter to the fugitive essence. That which flaunts the laws of the afterlife may never rest, for while it is true that the dead may be revived, it is only a matter of time before Visage finds and returns them to their proper place.

Alias:

Necrolic

Voice:

Dempsey Pappion (Responses)

Abilities

Grave Chill

▶️QG

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Self / Enemies
(Familiars)

Visage drains the movement and attack speed of the targeted unit, gaining it for itself and nearby familiars.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.57

Cast Range: 625

Familiar Search Radius: 900

Move Speed Change: 15%/20%/25%/30%

Attack Speed Change: 25/40/55/70

Duration: 6 ( 8)

 17/15/13/11 ( 14/12/10/8)

 90

Spell Block / Reflection Notes:

Does not apply the buff on Visage or the Familiars when blocked.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_grave_chill_buff

Any

modifier_visage_grave_chill_debuff

Any

Ability Draft Notes:

The Grave Chill buff only affect Familiars and does not affect any other player-controlled units.

The warmth of the sun is never felt in the dark cold of the Narrow Maze.

• The slow and speed bonus values are independent from each other.
  • Upon cast, Visage gains movement speed based on his current movement speed while the affected target loses movement speed based on theirs.
  • The same applies to the attack speed bonus and its reduction.
  • This also means when either Visage or the target loses the buff/debuff, the other still keeps theirs.

• The buff is also independently applied to Familiars within 900 range of Visage.
  • Dispelling Visage does not remove the buff on the Familiars.
  • The buff is applied even while they are invulnerable (i.e. Stone Form), but not when hidden.
  • This buff is not applied to other player-controlled units.
  • Since the buff is not aura-based, Familiars can move away from Visage and still keep the buff after Grave Chill is cast.

Soul Assumption

▶️▶️WC

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

Visage gathers charges of soul essence each time nearby heroes take more than 100 damage. When the essence is released, it deals base damage as well as damage for each gathered soul charge.

Passive Component

Damage Gather Radius: 1800

Charge Gain Damage Threshold: 100

Max Charges: 3/4/5/6

Damage Timer Duration: 6

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.57

Cast Range: 1000

Number of Targets: 1 ( 2)

Base Damage: 20

Damage per Charge: 70 ( 95)

 Secondary Target Range Buffer: 300

 4

 110

Spell Block / Reflection Notes:

Blocked upon impact.

Blocked upon impact as primary or secondary target.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_soul_assumption

Undispellable

The collected souls of the dead reach out to bring another into their fold.

• The projectile travels at a speed of 1000.

• Each instance of damage taken by heroes within 1800 radius is saved for 6 seconds or until Soul Assumption is cast.
  • When the sum of the saved damage exceeds 100 damage, a charge is added.
  • A total of 300/400/500/600 damage is needed, within the radius in the last 6 seconds to reach the maximum amount of charges.

• Counts damage values of all 3 damage types between 2 – 3000 (after reductions) that is dealt by player-controlled units and Roshan to heroes and clones.
  • Does not count self-inflicted damage (e.g. Mist Coil), damage flagged as HP Removal (e.g. Soul Ring), and from illusions and creep-heroes.

• The number of current charges is visible in the form of yellow bars above Visage. This is visible to Visage and his allies only.

• Upon cast, Soul Assumption's damage is set and the charges counter is reset upon projectile launch.
  • The projectile's visual appearance also reflects the number of charges, revealing how much damage it is approximately about to deal.

• With 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 charges, Soul Assumption can deal 20/90/160/230/300/370/440 ( 20/115/210/305/400/495/590) damage to the target (before reductions).

• TALENT
  The Soul Assumption multishot talent launches 1 additional projectile towards random visible valid targets within the range.
  • With the cast range and the range buffer, the ability has a search range of 1300.
  • Cannot target the primary target with the additional projectile, so when no other targets are nearby, nothing happens.
  • The secondary target is chosen randomly within the area, with heroes (including illusions and clones) being prioritized. Treats creep-heroes as creeps.
  • Since the additional projectile uses the ability's cast range, cast range increasing effects increase its range as well.

Gravekeeper's Cloak

▶️▶️EV

Ability
Passive
( No Target)

Affects
Self
(Familiars)
( Enemies)

Damage
 Physical

Visage generates a layered barrier that protects him from damage. If he receives damage from a player, one layer is removed, and takes time to recover.

Passive Component

Aura Radius: 900

Max Layers: 4

Damage Reduction per Layer: 8%/12%/16%/20%

Damage Reduction Cap: 80%

Min Damage Threshold: 40

Layer Recharge Time: 6/5/4/3

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

 Armor Bonus: 10

 Cast Animation: 0+0

 Max Health Restored: 25%

 Duration: 6

   65

  125

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Grants Visage the ability to cast Stone Form. Restores up to 25% of your health.

Break Notes:

Prevents incoming damage reduction and losing layers.

Lost layers still recharge normally.

Damage reduction on Familiars is only disabled when applying Break on Visage, not on the Familiar itself.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_gravekeepers_cloak

Undispellable

modifier_visage_gravekeepers_cloak_stack

Undispellable

modifier_visage_gravekeepers_cloak_secondary

Undispellable

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_stone_form

Undispellable

modifier_rooted

Any

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_stone_form_buff

Death

modifier_visage_summonfamiliars_timer

Death

modifier_stunned

Strong

Ability Draft Notes:

The Gravekeeper's Cloak aura only affect Familiars and does not affect any other player-controlled units.

The active component does not require Summon Familiars drafted to work.

Visage's tough scales share equal properties of ghost and stone, making it nearly impervious to blade and magical assault.

• Applies generic incoming damage reduction on Visage. Stacks additively with other sources of generic incoming damage manipulation.
  • Affects all damage types Visage receives.
  • Only reduces player-based damage greater than 40 (after all other reductions).
  • Neither reduces damage flagged as HP removal nor self-damage sources.

• Upon learning, 4 floating stones appear around Visage, indicating the number of layers he has. A stone disappears for each missing layer.
  • The number of layers can be seen on the status buff icon as well.
  • The recharge time for each layer is independent of all others. Multiple layers can recharge at once if they are removed quickly enough.
  • Damage dealt to Familiars does not remove layers.

• With 4 layers, the damage reduction is hard capped at 32%/48%/64%/80%.
  • For how much damage reduction is granted per layer, please refer to the chart below.

• The aura also affects all Familiars under Visage's control, granting them damage reduction based on the current charges on Visage. The buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
  • Unlike the damage reduction on Visage, this damage reduction has no minimum threshold, reducing all damage they take.
  • The buff is applied even while they are invulnerable (i.e. Stone Form), but not when hidden.
  • This buff is not applied to other player-controlled units.
  • TALENT
    The Gravekeeper's Cloak armor talent also grants armor to the Familiars.
    • Visage receives this armor bonus from the ability's passive modifier since the aura only affects Familiars.

• SHARD
  Adds an active component to Gravekeeper's Cloak, with the passive effects still present.
  • Except for the health regeneration values, the other values are taken from Familiars' Stone Form, based on the current level of Summon Familiars.
  • Can regenerate 4.17% of Visage's max health per second over the duration.
  • Stone Form notes fully apply.
  • If Summon Familiars is not learned, nothing happens upon cast, wasting the mana and cooldown.

Stone Form

DF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Familiars

After a short delay, the nearest Familiar turns into stone and smashes into the ground, stunning and damaging all targets in the area. The Familiar becomes invulnerable, and will regain its health very rapidly. After 6 seconds, the Familiar will automatically leave Stone Form.

Cast Animation:  0+0

 0

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_stone_form_self_cast_cooldown_manager

Undispellable

Ability Draft Notes:

This ability is not available in Ability Draft.

• This is innate to Visage and does not need to be learned.

• Does not interrupt Visage's channeling abilities upon cast.

• This ability is disabled when no Familiar has Stone Form ready.
  • The ability goes on a cooldown equal to the cooldown time of the Stone Form with the lowest cooldown among all Familiars.
  • The cooldown is not affected by any cooldown reduction and cooldown resets sources, it periodically updates itself to match the next lowest Stone Form cooldown.
  • This means re-casting Summon Familiars while the sub-ability is on cooldown, Stone Form is instantly ready to be cast again.

• Upon cast, it orders the closest Familiar to enter Stone Form automatically.
  • Familiars entering Stone Form via this sub-ability do not trigger on-cast effects.
  • If the familiar is stunned, silenced, sleeping, hidden, taunted, feared, or hypnotized, it cannot be made to enter Stone Form.

• This ability can be cast when Visage is stunned, cycloned, sleeping, taunted, hidden, or during forced movement.
  • However, he cannot use this ability while silenced, hexed or prevented from acting.
  • Visage is unable to ⇧ Shift-queue this ability.
• SPELL STEAL
  This ability is not acquirable.

Silent as the Grave

▶️FE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self
(Familiars)

Turns Visage and familiars invisible, granting Visage bonus movement speed and upgrading its movement type to flying. When Visage or its familiars leave invisibility they deal more damage for 4 seconds. Lasts 35 seconds. Invisibility ends when attacking or casting.

Cast Animation:  0+0

Fade Time: 0

Move Speed Bonus: 20%

Attack Damage Bonus: 25%

Damage Bonus Duration: 4

Invisibility Duration: 35

 45

 100

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_silent_as_the_grave

Death

modifier_visage_silent_as_the_grave_bonus

Any

Ability Draft Notes:

Silent as the Grave only affect Familiars and does not affect any other player-controlled units.

Requires drafting Summon Familiars to be unlocked.

• Requires Aghanim's Scepter to be unlocked.

• Silent as the Grave does not interrupt Visage's channeling abilities upon cast.

• Only affects Visage and his Familiars, regardless of where they are on the map.
  • Does not affect any other player-controlled units and illusions.

• The invisibility is lost upon reaching the cast point of abilities, or upon landing an attack on an enemy.
  • This means if the attack misses, the invisibility is not lost.
  • Visage can pick up, drop, and attack items without breaking the invisibility.

• Grants Visage flying movement, but does not grant flying vision.
  • Upon cast, the hero model and hitbox of Visage ascends 150 units above the z-axis.
  • However, its collision size is still on the ground. This does not change the current absolute coordinates of the model as well.

• The attack damage buff is granted whenever the invisibility buff is lost in any way.
  • The attack damage bonus is also granted by the invisibility buff itself so that the first attack out of the invisibility has the bonus as well.
  • Grants regular flat bonus attack damage based on Visage's and his Familiars' main attack damage respectively. Does not further increase bonus attack damage.
  • Their current main attack damage is periodically checked and the bonuses are adapted instantly.
• SPELL STEAL
  Rubick ascends 150 units above the z-axis, but does not turn into a flying unit.

Summon Familiars

▶️RT

Ability
No Target

Conjures blind Familiars to fight for Visage. Familiars possess the Stone Form ability, that allows them to turn into stone, stunning enemies upon landing. While in Stone Form, Familiars are invulnerable, and rapidly regenerate their health. Familiars grant high bounty when killed.

Cast Animation:  0+0

Number of Familiars: 2 ( 3)

Familiar Duration: Permanent

 130/120/110

 150

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

New Ability

Grants the Silent as the Grave ability.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_damage_charge

Death

modifier_visage_scepter

Undispellable

Ability Draft Notes:

Does not have the Stone Form sub-ability on the hero.

Guardians of the Narrow Maze, Necro'lic's Familiars stand watch over his domain.

The Familiars' formation visualized.

• Interrupts Visage's channeling abilities upon cast.

• Does not update any values of already summoned Familiars upon leveling up the ability.
  • Casting Summon Familiars replaces all existing Familiars from a previous cast, creating new ones based on the current level.

• The Familiars always spawn in the same formation, 200 range in front of Visage, and with a 120 range between the Familiars.
  • Visage is always at the center of the line of the first two spawned Familiars.
  • The Familiars face the same angle as Visage.
  • TALENT
    The number of Familiars increasing talent spawns the third Familiar 200 range in front of Visage, and the other Familiars 120 range to the left and right respectively of the middle Familiar.

• The Familiars have flying movement, are considered as both creep-heroes and ancient creeps, making them interact differently with several abilities.

Innate

Familiar Talents

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self
(Familiars)

Grants certain talent bonuses to Visage and his Familiars.

 Attack Damage Bonus: 6

 Armor Reduction: 1

 Debuff Duration: 10

Break Notes:

Does not disable any of the talent bonuses.

Illusion Notes:

Illusions bestows all the talent bonuses, except Armor Corruption.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_talents

Undispellable

modifier_visage_armor_reduction

Any

• Visage and the Familiars have an innate hidden modifier that manages the talent bonuses for them.
  • Therefore the attack damage increasing talents are immediately applied to existing Familiars. However, the talent bonuses do not apply to the current active illusions.

• The debuff of multiple different Armor Corruption sources fully stacks, with each source applying its own debuff and refreshing its own duration upon successive attacks.
  • The attacks first apply the debuff, then their own damage.
  • Works against wards, buildings, and allied units.
  • Visage and all Familiars together can reduce a total of 3 ( 4) armor.
  • The Familiars' Armor Corruption debuff uses the Summon Familiars icon.

Familiars

Familiar
Summoned Ancient Creep-Hero
Health 500/600/700 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 2 Duration Permanent Armor 0/2/4 Magic Resistance 35% Status Resistance 0 Attack Damage ▶️ Default 25/50/75 ( 31/56/81) Attack Range 180 Acquisition Range 400 Attack Speed 100 • 0.5s BAT Attack Animation 0.33+0.2 Projectile Speed 900 Move Speed 420 (100) ( 421) Turn Rate 0.9 Collision Size 36 Bound Radius 16 Vision Range (F) 400 Bounty 100 Experience 41 Abilities Stone Form

Stone Form

▶️▶️QF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies / Self

Damage
Magical

After a short delay, the Familiar turns into stone and smashes into the ground, stunning and damaging all targets in the area. The Familiar becomes invulnerable, and will regain its health very rapidly. After 6 seconds, the Familiar will automatically leave Stone Form.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Effect Radius: 375

Effect Delay: 0.55

Health Regen Bonus: 150/175/200

Damage: 60/100/140

Stun Duration: 0.8/1/1.2

Stone Form Duration: 6

 11

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_stone_form

Undispellable

modifier_rooted

Any

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_stone_form_buff

Death

modifier_visage_summonfamiliars_timer

Death

modifier_stunned

Strong

• The Familiar is rooted during the 0.55-second effect delay.
  • However, it can still turn, attack, and cast abilities during the effect delay.

• After the effect delay, the Familiar is invulnerable and disabled, and the area damage and stun are applied.
  • Stone Form first applies the stun debuff, then the damage.
  • When a Familiar dies during the effect delay, the area effects are not applied, but the visual effects still appear.
  • Upon landing, trees within 375 radius are destroyed.

• Can regenerate up to 900/1050/1200 health over its full duration.

• Stone Form's duration is indicated by a yellow number above the Familiar, visible to Visage only.

Gravekeeper's Cloak Calculations

Gravekeeper's Cloak Damage Reduction/ Layer
Level / Layer(s)	1	2	3	4
Level 1	8%	16%	24%	32%
Level 2	12%	24%	36%	48%
Level 3	16%	32%	48%	64%
Level 4	20%	40%	60%	80%

Talents

Hero Talents
+1 Familiar	25	Gravekeeper's Cloak grants +10 Armor
+1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars	20	+25 Soul Assumption Damage Per Charge
Soul Assumption Hits 2 Targets	15	+2s Grave Chill Duration
+6 Visage and Familiars Attack Damage	10	-3s Grave Chill Cooldown

Recent Changes

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore

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7.34d

• Familiar
  • Reduced Stone Form cooldown from 14 to 11.

7.34

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  -1 Familiar Talents armor reduction ➜ +2s Grave Chill duration.

  LVL 20

   

  +20 Familiar Talents movement speed ➜ -1 Familiar Talents armor reduction.

7.33c

• Reduced base attack damage from 7‒17 to 4‒14.

</div> </div>

Recommended Items

Starting items:

• Tango sustains Visage's health during the laning phase, keeping him from returning to base due to enemy harassment.

• Healing Salve also restores health to Visage in the laning stage.

• Clarity allows Visage to maintain his mana in order to cast his spells in the laning phase, particularly Soul Assumption, which costs roughly half of his base mana pool and can be important for securing kills during ganks.

• Iron Branch is cheap and give Visage a small amount of attributes, a useful way to spend his remaining gold. They can be used with Tango for more health restoration, sold for inventory space, or built into Magic Wand or Mekansm.

• Magic Stick is a useful burst healing/mana item if the enemies in lane will be casting many spells. It can later be built into a Magic Wand.

Early game:

• Magic Wand, built from Magic Stick, gives Visage bonus attributes and increased charge storage for burst regeneration. As a support, Visage can benefit greatly from both if lacking farm.

• Ring of Basilius gives Visage's lane increased physical survivability and some mana regeneration to sustain spell casting. Past the laning stage, it can be upgraded to Vladmir's Offering.

• Boots of Speed are necessary to rectify Visage's poor movement speed. Getting boots as early as possible in the laning phase allows Visage to pursue enemies during ganks, particularly to get within range to cast Grave Chill to slow them.

• Medallion of Courage is a powerful utility support item in Visage's hands. The item provides armor and mana regeneration, giving Visage more survivability and maintaining his mana pool. The active allows him to either buff up an ally's armor to help them in fights, or reduce an enemy's armor to increase the amount of damage they take from allies, Visage's attacks, and most importantly his Summon Familiars.

Mid game:

• Phylactery gives very cost-effective stats and low cooldown nuke that synergies with Soul Assumption.

• Solar Crest, upgraded from Medallion of Courage, provides many of the same benefits. The increased armor, stats, and mana regeneration give Visage even more tankiness and helps keep his mana topped up even in the late game. Can be used on enemies to slow and increase familiar damage by lowering target armor. Can also be used on a familiar while attacking towers to give +80 attack speed.

• Vladmir's Offering, grants bonus damage, lifesteal, and armor to familiars. 1.75 mana regeneration also helps Visage to maintain the mana pool.

Late game:

• Assault Cuirass greatly boosts Visage's armor and attack speed, making him a strong presence in teamfights and ganks. The aura can boost his Familiars' attack speed and reduce enemies' armor to allow the Familiars' attacks to deal additional damage.

• Orchid Malevolence gives Visage many useful benefits, including physical damage output, more mana and mana regeneration. The silence can prevent enemies from casting escape spells during ganks, and deal powerful burn damage from Visage's powerful burst damage at the end of the silence. Can be upgraded into Bloodthorn.

• Scythe of Vyse is a strong support item that, while expensive, provides extremely strong benefits. The all-around attributes, larger mana pool and increased mana regeneration allow Visage to better contribute in teamfights, and the instant hard-disable can be crucial for getting off successful ganks and disabling important targets in teamfights.

Situational items:

• Glimmer Cape saves Visage and teammates with magic resistance and invisibility.

• Force Staff gives Visage more intelligence, increasing his base damage and the size of his mana pool, and provides some health regeneration. The active allows Visage to quickly re-position himself to cast his spells during ganks and fights, and can act as an escape if needed. It can also be cast on teammates caught out of position in order to save them.

• Mekansm gives Visage increased utility and allows him to further support his team through healing them. The increased attributes and armor also vastly boost Visage's durability, making him tankier in fights and allowing him to contribute more. Can be upgraded into Guardian Greaves.

• Pipe of Insight can give Visage increased survivability and utility for his team. The magic resistance allows Visage to weather magic nukes more effectively when Gravekeeper's Cloak is down, and the magic barrier can shield teammates from magic damage during fights.

• Lotus Orb's Echo Shell deters enemy heroes from using single-target abilities on Visage or affected allies for fear of reflection. Otherwise, it grants armor and regeneration so Visage can survive in battles a little longer.

• Shiva's Guard boosts Visage's survivability against physical damage and greatly improves his mana pool and base damage. The active can be used as a slow and nuke, further slowing an enemy alongside Grave Chill and building up damage for Soul Assumption.

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Relics	Voice Lines
Damage During Grave Chill Soul Assumption Damage Soul Assumption Kills Stuns with Familiars Teleports Leading to Kills Creep Tower Damage Slows Leading to Kills Triple Kills Dominating Kill Streaks Dusts leading to Kills Towers Destroyed Wards Placed Kill Assists Kills	Bronze	▶️ Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! ▶️ Visage like.
	Silver	▶️ You again? ▶️ And so you die.
	Gold	▶️ I have failed. ▶️ You shall not pass!
	Platinum	▶️ Ahh this is much better.
	Master	▶️ I am the unyielding face of death.
	Grandmaster	▶️ In an eternity of watching, I have seen none like it.

Equipment

Visage Equipment (expand sets) Sets Barding of the Soul Keeper   Chill of the Keeper's Gaze   Praetor of Royal Souls   Sanction of the Winged Harvest   Unblinking Eternity Familiars Tolling Shadows

Trivia

• Visage has one of the most numerous ability remakes in the game, with Grave Chill being his only mainstay:
  • Soul Assumption, in an earlier version, was an autocast enabled attack modifier where he will deal bonus damage and steal the life of his enemies upon death, healing him and leaving no corpse.
  • Gravekeeper's Cloak used to be a passive aura where allies in the area will be healed when Visage takes damage, physical or magical.
  • Raise Revenants, his former ultimate, lets him summon up to eight pitch-black, gargoyle-shaped spirits from a corpse. It was likely changed because of it being a very effective scouting tool that makes map control easier. The Revenants had good vision range, a flying attribute, and can be resummoned easily since the ability neither cost a lot of mana nor had a long cooldown. This, along with the fact that the Revenants did not do a lot of damage on their own (attack modifier limits their damage to one-third the stated amount against heroes) and no special abilities give them very limited usage in combat situations.

• His rival line towards Keeper of the Light ▶️ "You shall not pass!" is a direct quote from "Gandalf", a character from "The Lord of the Rings". This reference is due to the similarities between Keeper of the Light and Gandalf.

Gallery

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  Visage on the Spring Cleaning 2014 splash art on the update page.