Nyx Assassin
Deep in the Archive of Ultimyr, shelved between scholarly treatises on dragon cladistics and books of untranslatable spells, there is an ancient tome of entomological curiosities. Compiled by scholars, the book describes the telepathic talents of the zealot scarab, a strange species of social insect with abilities unique to all the seven planes. <br><br>Unlike most grubs of his colony, Nyx Assassin did not arise from metamorphosis with the plodding thoughts and blunted appendages common to the worker caste of his kind. For his was a special transformation, guided by the grace of Nyx. He was the chosen one, selected from the many and anointed with an extract of the queen goddess herself. Not all survive the dark blessing of the queen's chamber, but he emerged with a penetrating mind, and dagger-like claws--his razor sharp mandibles raking the air while his thoughts projected directly into the minds of those around him. Of all zealot scarabs, he alone was selected for the highest calling. After his metamorphosis, he was reborn, by grace of Nyx, with abilities which shaped him for one thing and one thing only: to kill in the name of his goddess.
Base STR
17 +2.7
Base AGI
18 +2.9
Base INT
21 +2.6
Move Speed
310
Attack Range
150
Base Armor
1
Attack DMG
26–30
Projectile
900
Facets
Innate Abilities
Nyxth Sense
Nyx Assassin can detect heroes within %radius% units of himself.
Abilities
Impale
Cooldown
17 / 15 / 13 / 11s
Mana
90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units take damage, then are hurled into the air and stunned.
STUN DURATION:
1.1 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2
IMPALE DAMAGE:
100 / 160 / 220 / 280
- ·The spikes move at %speed% units per second, over %length% range.
- ·Impale cannot be blocked by Linken's Sphere.
All zealot scarabs possess intimate knowledge of underground pathways, using them to their advantage.
Mind Flare
Cooldown
11 / 9.5 / 8 / 6.5s
Mana
100 / 105 / 110 / 115
Deals damages to the enemy equal to a percentage of its Max Mana. Deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the damage the target has taken from Nyx Assassin in the last %damage_echo_duration%s. Resets accumulated damage before applying damage.
MAX MANA AS DAMAGE:
25 / 30 / 35 / 40%
MANA BURNT:
0%
BONUS DAMAGE:
15%
Only those raised by the queen can use their minds to touch the world around them.
Spiked Carapace
Cooldown
20 / 16 / 12 / 8s
Mana
40
When activated while above ground, Spiked Carapace reflects and negates damage dealt to Nyx Assassin (max once from each source), as well as stunning the source of the damage. Activating Spiked Carapace will not break Vendetta invisibility. While Burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast.
REFLECT DURATION:
2
STUN DURATION:
0.7 / 1 / 1.3 / 1.6
DAMAGE REFLECTED:
140%
- ·The damage is calculated after all reductions.
- ·Spiked Carapace will only trigger on damage from other player controlled units.
- ·The damage reflected will have the same damage type as it had when it was dealt to Nyx Assassin.
While their carapace is relatively thin, it's guarded by a retractable field of razor-sharp spikes.
Vendetta
Cooldown
80 / 70 / 60s
Mana
180 / 240 / 300
Allows Nyx Assassin to become invisible and gain a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack. Nyx Assassin has %attack_range_bonus% additional attack range and a %attack_animation_bonus%%% faster attack animation for this attack.
DURATION:
60
MOVEMENT SPEED:
16 / 18 / 20%
BONUS DAMAGE:
300 / 400 / 500
BREAK DURATION:
0
- ·Has a %fade_time% second fadetime.
- ·If a spell is used to break the invisibility, or the invisibility expires, the bonus damage is lost.
- ·With Aghanim's Shard, the Break is applied before the bonus damage.
The scarab kills for the glory of his queen.