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Nian, the Year Beast is an event creep that was introduced for the New Bloom 2014 event. It is composed of three parts, the body, the horn, and the tail.
Abilities[]
Right Claw Swipe
Swings at enemies in front.
Cast Range: 300
Radius: 130
Damage: 750/1000/1250/1500
Knockback Distance: 375
Knockback Duration: 0.25
Left Claw Swipe
Swings at enemies in front.
Cast Range: 300
Radius: 130
Damage: 750/1000/1250/1500
Knockback Distance: 600
Knockback Duration: 0.75
Waterball
Range: 1200
Trail Radius: 125
Trail Damage per Second: 500
Impact Damage: 1500
Impact Stun Duration: 2.5
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- The balls follow heroes for 10 seconds. If it doesn't reach the hero within that time, it disappears.
- The balls leave a trail behind which deals damage. The trail lingers for 5 seconds.
Hurricane
Max Channel Time: 12
Hurricane Radius: Global
Eruption Radius: 215
Eruption Interval: 1
Number of Eruptions per Interval: 3
Eruption Delay: 1.6
Eruption Damage: 1250
Movement Speed Slow: 35%
Slow Duration: 4
Stun Duration: 1.53
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- The hurricane causes all heroes to get pushed away from the Year Beast at an unknown speed.
- Heroes can still move and act during that. They also can try to move, able to change directions.
- It is possible to walk back up to the year beast with high enough movement speed.
- The eruptions work in the same way as Torrent does.
- Spawns 3 eruptions in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after channeling begin, resulting in a total of 36 eruptions.
- Eruptions can spawn anywhere on the map.
- The radius is centered at the Year Beast's tail.
Tail Swipe
Slams its tail into the ground and sends out a wave of spikes that stuns enemies.
Cast Range: 2500
Starting Radius: 1000
Travel Distance: ?
End Radius: 3000
Stun Duration: 6
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- The spikes travel at a speed of
[ Info Needed ].
- The complete area is shaped like a cone.
- Stun duration consists of 1 second air time + 5 seconds actual stun time.
- Affected units fly 650 range upwards. Other units can pass below them during the air time.
Apocalypse
Stuns a target and sears it with fire for damage every 0.5 second. Has a 2.5 second delay.
Cast Range: 3500
Radius: 200
Max Channel Time: 8
Effect Delay: 2.5
Damage per Second: 200
Stun Duration: 3
1
Modifiers
Apocalypse
Death
Dive
Dives on a hero, leashing it and swipes with its claw once.
Cast Range: 30000
Leash Radius: 325
Leash Duration: 3.5
Leash Damage: 35
Stun Radius: 150
Stun Duration: 0.2
Claw Radius: 150
Claw Damage: 1500
Knockback Distance: 375
Knockback Duration: 0.25
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- On cast, Nian leaps forward at a speed of 1500, stopping when he latches onto an enemy hero or has traveled 3000 distance.
Charge
Charges an enemy, stunning and knocking them back.
Impact Damage: 500
Damage per Second: 300
Stun Duration: 1.2
Knockback Distance: ?
Knockback Duration: ?
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100
Roar
Max Channel Time: 10
Projectile Starting Radius: 50
Projectile End Radius: 150
Damage per Projectile: 1000
Number of Projectiles: 12
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- Releases projectiles in different patterns and intervals, but always 12 per second.
- Releases up to 120 projectiles during the whole channel duration.
Whirlpool
Max Channel Time: ?
Pull Radius: 200
Pull Speed: 65
Damage per Second: 75
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Modifiers
Whirlpool pull
Death
Stone Gaze
Ability
No Target
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Enemies
Slows movement and attack speed of enemies facing the Year Beast. Targets affected for two seconds turn to stone. Petrified units are stunned, have 100% magic resistance, and take bonus physical damage.
Radius: 900
Attack Damage Amplification: 50%
Movement Speed Slow: 50%
Attack Speed Slow: 50
Turn Rate Slow: 50%
Gaze Duration: 4
Stone Duration: 3
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- Works in the same way as Stone Gaze does.
Eruption
Cast Range: 1000
Beam Radius: 150
Explosion Radius: 400
Explosion Duration: 15
Damage per Second: 200
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Sigils
Radius: 600
Movement Speed Slow: 25%
Attack Speed Slow: 60
Number of Sigils: 5
Sigils Duration: 120
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Modifiers
Frozen Sigil
Death
- Works in the same way as Greater Bash does.
Frenzy
Dives on a hero, and swipes both of its claws at 1.9 second intervals.
Cast Range: 300
Damage Radius: 90
Damage: 750
Knockback Distance: 50
Knockback Duration: 0.15
Knockdown Duration: 10
Stun Radius: 350
Stun Duration: 5
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Reflection
Behavior[]
- Both the Horn and the Tail have 85% physical resistance.
- The Year Beast has True Sight.
- The Year Beast will randomly drop Greater Salve and Greater Clarity potions when damaged.
Gallery[]
With Horn and Tail destroyed
With Horn and Tail destroyed
Trivia[]
- Nian is a mythical beast that appears at Chinese New Year in Chinese folklore.
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