Heroes
Heroes are
the essential element of Dota 2, as the course of the game is
dependent on their intervention. Players are split into two teams of 5, and can
select a Hero from a selection panel. Heroes all have different play styles
that stem from unique abilities and
combinations of attributes. Over the
course of the game, Heroes will accumulate experience. Once a Hero has enough experience,
they will level up, making them more powerful than before and allowing them to
level up new abilities. Most Heroes have a distinct role that
defines how they can affect the battlefield, though many Heroes can perform two
or more of these Roles.
Currently, 110 of the 112 heroes are playable in the
main Dota 2 client. For a table of heroes sorted by attributes and mechanics,
seeTable of Hero
attributes.
List
of Heroes
Strength Heroes 
Strength Heroes are
tough warriors and can withstand more damage than other Heroes. Because of
their high Strength, these Heroes have the greatest
natural Health and can regenerate quickly,
keeping them in the fight and dealing damage. Strength Heroes can fit a variety
of roles, and are almost always Melee Heroes.
A real force of nature, Raigor Stonehoof delivers seismic Fissures that
stun and isolate his foes. Never outgunned when outnumbered, Raigor's Echo
Slam is known to obliterate legions of attackers at once.
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A one-man army that demands the enemy's full attention, Mogul Khan taunts
his foes into unwinnable melee duels and Culls the weak from his sight with
fell sweeps of his Axe.
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Proud in his exile, Sven has only his own rogue strength to count on and
such mighty strength it is! Smashing opponents into the ground with his Storm
Bolts and cleaving them apart, the Rogue Knight is invincible in close
combat.
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More meat than man, Pudge's long range Meat Hook reels in surprised
victims from the battlefield and onto the Butcher's workbench, ready to be
dismembered and eaten alive.
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Big things come in little packages - Tiny can cause Avalanches at a whim,
Toss his targets through the air, and Grow to immense sizes, treading over
his enemies as a hulking Stone Giant.
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Whipping around disabling enemies like the shifting sands themselves,
Crixalis the Sand King calls upon the power of the deserts to stun and
destroy his foes.
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The Captain and sole "survivor" of a doomed navy, the Admiral
Kunkka wields the legendary sword Tidebringer, capable of destroying enemy
armies, manipulating huge Torrents and summoning the Ghost of his ill-fated
Ship to dash his enemies to the rocks and buff his allies.
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Determined to chase down his prey, the Slithereen Guard Slardar can mark
someone with Amplify Damage to make it impossible to hide from his savage
bashes and stuns.
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Wild and dangerous, Karroch the Beastmaster calls upon ferocious allies
to scout and hunt, and causes chaos among enemies with his Primal Roar and
Wild Axes.
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Tougher than the seas themselves, Tidehunter Leviathan shrugs off blow
after blow, clobbering enemies with his anchor and summoning abyssal gods to
Ravage everything with flailing tentacles.
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More than meets the eye, Dragon Knight Davion tips the scales by stunning
his foes and breathing fire, and taps his draconic heritage to unleash his
Elder Dragon Form.
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Ostarion the Wraith King is neither brief nor cowardly, utilizing brute
strength and the essence of the wraith against his enemies, gashing them with
soul-shattering blows, and Reincarnating should he fall.
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A mechanized warrior full of tricks and traps, Rattletrap in his
Clockwerk armor uses flares and cogs to damage enemies and closes in with his
trusty Hookshot from far away to sow chaos and disorder.
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Fearsome and vicious, N'aix the Lifestealer Feasts upon his foes as he
attacks them and Infests Creeps to Consume
them whole, all for his so-called Master.
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Fear nothing! Purist Thunderwrath the Omniknight turns the tide of
battles with strong heals and buffs, calling upon his Guardian Angel to make
his allies almost invulnerable.
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When the sun sets, the Night Stalker rises. Fast and agile at night,
Balanar stalks his prey relentlessly, crippling and murdering his unlucky
foes, and even forcing the world into Darkness at a whim.
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Sacrifice is strength, and Huskar puts that strength to use. Channeling
pain into power, the Sacred Warrior burns his foes with spears and cuts
enemies in half with his powerful Life Break.
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Destructive and cataclysmic, the Doom-bringing Lucifer Devours weaker
enemies whole, unleashes the fires of Hell and locks rivals in an unholy
curse to ensure their Doom.
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Brains and Brawn combined! Razzil Darkbrew the Alchemist is a chemically
fueled powerhouse, hurling Unstable Concoctions at his foes and sending his
Ogre into a Chemical Rage, becoming incredibly difficult to kill.
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Capable of quickly disabling and killing lone targets, Barathrum Spirit
Breaker charges into enemies and crushes the lights out of them with powerful
bashes.
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Drunk and aggressive, Mangix the Brewmaster smashes the ground with
Thunder Clap, intoxicates his enemies (while fighting intoxicated himself)
and splits into three elements with unique abilities during his Primal Split.
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A ferocious and deadly shapeshifter, the Lycan Banehallow summons
powerful wolves, grants his entire team damage with his fearful Howl, and
even assumes the form of a wolf himself.
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Hidden amongst the trees, Rooftrellen the Treant Protector protects his
allies and buildings with Living Armor and traps his enemies in place with
verdant Overgrowth.
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The knight of chance, Chaos Knight sows disarray upon his enemies with
his Reality Rift and Chaos Bolt before summoning powerful Phantasms of
himself to aid him in battle.
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The phenomenon that is Io makes its presence felt throughout the
battlefield, Tethering itself to allies to strengthen them before temporarily
Relocating them both to anywhere in need.
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A dead man walking, Undying summons hordes of zombies with his Tombstone,
rending his enemies' souls and decaying their bodies, and amplifying damage
with his horrible Flesh Golem plague, to spread the dire Dirge wherever he
walks.
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A brute centaur capable of dealing huge damage and returning damage
inflicted upon him, Bradwarden Stomps and Stampedes over his enemies to pave
his road with their fallen corpses.
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The mighty Magnus the Magnoceros charges into his foes, Skewering them
upon his coveted horn before pulling them all into his reach with his feared
Reverse Polarity, destroying enemy positioning.
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With chaotic and terrified hatred towards trees, Rizzrack in his
Timbersaw suit zips around the battlefield with his long-ranged tree-latching
hook and cuts enemies to pieces with his fast acting saw blades.
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Abaddon rides into battle, shielding his allies and cursing his enemies
with the mysterious power of the mist, and even when he reaches low health,
enemies will find that they are fighting an insurmountable battle against the
Lord of Avernus.
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Rigwarl is no coward, and can deal large amounts damage to both single
and multiple foes in battle. But he is one to turn his back on a fight, as he
takes less damage when attacked from his Bristleback.
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A brutal and aggressive fighter, Ymir the Tusk traps enemies with shards
of ice, rolls himself and his teammates into battle with his giant snowball,
and gives foes a total knockout with his devastating Walrus Punch.
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Make way for the Worldsmith! The creator known as Elder Titan uses the
forces that shaped the world itself to split and shatter the world he created
so that it may be reborn again!
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Ever the brash, aggressive commander; Tresdin sows chaos among the battle
and demands Duels of her opponents - duels they have next to no chance of
winning.
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With the force of the earth and knowledge of the ages, Kaolin uses stone
remnants of his fallen army to crush, stun, and damage his foes in a variety
of ways.
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Harnessing the power of long lost suns, Phoenix burns a path through the
universe; with every rebirth leaving even more destruction in its wake.
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Agility Heroes 
Agility Heroes are
finessed and dexterous, masters of weapons and fighting techniques. These
Heroes have high attack speed and Armor,
and focus on using their regular attacks and any Items they
have, but can fall back on their abilities in a pinch. Agility Heroes will
often be played as carry and gank roles, because of how well they
scale.
Deadly and elusive, Anti-Mage blinks through combat, using his Mana Break
to devastate enemy casters and then finishing them with his Mana Void, hoping
to bring an end to magic.
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Thirsty for blood, Strygwyr the Bloodseeker will chase down heavily
damaged enemies, healing himself for each unit he kills and Rupturing foes
that try to escape.
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Traxex the Drow Ranger is a fierce archer, slowing targets with Frost
Arrows and silencing dangerous ones in a gust of icy wind, while striking
them for colossal damage.
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Nevermore blasts his enemies with his powerful Shadowrazes, consuming
their mortal coil for enormous attack damage and unleashing huge power with
his Requiem of Souls.
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Yurnero the feared Juggernaut attacks with a flurry of blades, spinning
into enemies with Blade Fury and slicing his foes with a fierce Omnislash.
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Quick as lightning, the Lightning Revenant can channel the electricity in
him to sap the strength of his enemies and call upon the Eye of the Storm to
ravage enemies and buildings alike, calling them down to the dreadful Narrow
Maze.
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Princess Mirana is a skilled huntress, hitting enemies with well timed
Arrows and calling upon powerful Starstorms that strikes every opponent near
her; cloaking her allies in a lunar shroud to escape certain death or pull
off a surprise attack.
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Insidious and serpentine, Lesale the Venomancer summons lethal Plague
Wards, poisons enemies with a Venomous Gale, and infects all nearby foes with
his Poison Nova for huge damage.
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As versatile as the tides, Morphling takes on whatever form it needs for
battle, Replicating Heroes and taking their positions to create havoc for his
enemies.
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Time stops for no one, except Faceless Void. Darkterror manipulates time
to hinder enemies and avoid harm, trapping foes and allies alike in a
timeless Chronosphere.
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Azwraith the Phantom Lancer wields a magical lance, creating a phantom
army of himself wherever he attacks, and crushes his opponents through sheer
and overwhelming numbers.
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A Sister of the Veil with a divine purpose, Mortred stalks her prey
without being detected, then slaughters them in a heartbeat with a sanguine
Coup de Grâce.
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Crippling enemies with stuns and debuffs, and recklessly endangering
herself to save her allies, Vengeful Spirit fights selflessly to sate her
thirst for revenge.
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Striking from above, Viper the Netherdrake pins down singular targets,
almost completely stopping them in their tracks with his virulent toxin and
his deadly signature Viper Strike.
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Silent and mysterious as smoke, the Stealth Assassin Riki stalks the
battlefield using cunning and stealth to Backstab enemies under the veil of
his Permanent Invisibility.
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Tormented by a longevity spell that backfired horribly, Clinkz the Bone
Fletcher is eager to get his revenge, and will do so by strafing his enemies
with Searing Arrows, burning them down to ashes.
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Kardel the Sniper is one with his rifle, blasting his enemies' heads with
incredible accuracy and Assassinating rivals from impossible distances.
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The Broodmother spawns her bloodthirsty Spiderlings and Spins Webs to
conceal her own presence, striking her enemies down in an Insatiable Hunger
with help from her army of devoted children.
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In defense of the temple, the assassin Lanaya is able to lay Traps for
the unwary, Meld into the shadows, and strike devastating blows with her
Psionic Blades.
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Scuttling around the battleground unseen at high speeds, Skitskur the
Weaver kills his prey quickly, and manipulates time to undo damage to
himself.
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Luna prefers to fight at night. The Moon Rider runs in and burns her
enemies with Lucent Beams and cripples them with ricocheting Moon Glaives,
before obliterating them in an Eclipse.
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A confused and dangerous entity from another plane, the Spectre can be
anywhere and everywhere at once, and running from her is futile.
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A cunning hunter, Gondar the Bounty Hunter Tracks and collects the
bounties on the heads of his enemies, striking from the shadows, crippling
them with his powerful Jinada, and tossing a Shuriken to finish the job.
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A conniving Geomancer who uses the power of many to outmaneuver and
out-level his opponents, pummeling them with disables and burst damage.
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A powerful ursine warrior who gains more damage with every attack, and
tears unsuspecting opponents to shreds in the blink of an eye.
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True to his title, the Nyx Assassin stalks his chosen prey and
obliterates them in the name of his dark goddess, punishing enemies foolish
enough to strike back at him.
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Aurel is back from retirement! Armed with explosives and special
ammunition, foolish youngsters don't stand a chance against him.
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As slippery as you could imagine, Slark is a sneaky assassin who kills
quickly and is almost impossible to pin down.
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An exile with a sacred purpose, the Lone Druid Sylla fights alongside his
trusted Spirit Bear, with the ability to morph into a powerful melee beast
himself in order to destroy his foes.
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Knowing that the only true beauty is power, the hideous Gorgon Medusa
uses her mana pool as a shield, steals mana with her snakes and turns enemies
into stone with a mere glance, then destroys all of her assailants at once.
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Slithice the Naga Siren fights again to restore her lost honor. Armed
with powerful disabling abilities and the dreaded Song of the Siren, she and
her choir of illusions crescendo to horrifying power like the rising tide.
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Terrorblade the Demon Marauder unleashes the fears of opponents unto
themselves, reflecting their inner demons and summoning forth his own to
fight alongside him in battle.
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An ill-tempered troll , Jah'rakal the Troll Warlord is blessed by
increasing attack speed, and the skill to swap between both melee and ranged
attacks.
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Fire is the best teacher, and Xin is eager to teach his enemies the power
of flames with searing chains, a blazing shield and the strength of scorching
remnants of fire.
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Intelligence Heroes 
Intelligence Heroes are
masters of spells and abilities. They tend to have larger Mana pools,
and much greater Mana regeneration than other Heroes. Because of this, they
often rely on their abilities to help allies and harm enemies, rather than
physical attacks. Most Intelligence heroes are fragile, though this doesn't
necessarily mean they're easy to kill. Intelligence Heroes are often played for support, gank, and pusher roles. Most Intelligence heroes
are also Ranged Heroes.
Princess of Ice, Rylai the Crystal Maiden entraps her enemies in ice and
blasts opponents with a wave of frost while restoring mana to her whole team;
calling down a massive blizzard in a pinch.
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The very representation of fear and nightmares, Atropos the Bane
Elemental possesses dark and sinister abilities that he uses to cripple and
disable multiple foes at once.
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Mischief and merriment is the game of Puck, as the Faerie Dragon silences
foes with choking dust and ensnares rivals in volatile coils, specializing in
tricking enemies into wasting their attacks while invulnerable.
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Chilled to the core and bad to the bone, Lich Ethreain summons waves of
cold to damage enemies, create armors of ice, sacrifices his creeps for mana,
and annihilates his opponents with Chain Frost.
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Raijin Thunderkeg, the gleeful Storm Spirit, blows his foes away with
explosive decoys and pulls them into an electrical vortex, then ricochets
past enemies at lightning speed.
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With sheer rage, Lion the Demon Witch delivers violent pain to his preys,
impaling enemies with shards of stone, transforming opponents into frogs, and
turning insolent foes inside out with one touch.
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Lyralei the Windranger is fast and devastating, a master of arrows and
quick on her feet, and like the wind itself she is both impossible to catch
and to escape.
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Zharvakko the Witch Doctor turns the tide of battle, launching casks of
paralyzing powder, healing his allies and cursing his enemies, and bringing
forth an extremely deadly Death Ward with a dark ritual.
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You can't run from heaven! High, noble and mighty, Zeus summons down
thunderous bolts of lightning to smite his enemies, capable of damaging them
wherever they may be.
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Puzzling as the void between stars, Enigma bends the nature of the
universe itself to summon mysterious Eidolons, dark magics, and an
inescapable Black Hole.
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Cocky and volatile, Lina calls upon powerful flames to incinerate,
scorches the earth with mighty pillars of fire, and blasts foes to ashes with
torrid bolts of energy.
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Like a slowly spreading plague, Rotund'jere the Necrophos bides his time,
eating away at their health and sadistically anticipating the moment when his
foes finally feel their demise from his horrible Reaper's Scythe.
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Calling forth devastating shadow magic, Rhasta the Shadow Shaman shackles
enemies in place, transforms them into chickens, zaps them with energy and
summons serpentine wards to unleash destruction.
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A master of the arts of dark magic, Warlock Demnok Lannik calls upon
healing and destruction with a whisper, and calls out fiery Demons onto
enemies to wreak havoc and destroy all that they touch.
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With the power of science at his fingertips, Boush the innovative Tinker
blinds his foes with intense Lasers, fires off Heat-Seeking Missiles, summons
an army of robots, and can Rearm himself at will.
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Seductive, yet lethal, Akasha the Queen of Pain teleports in and out of
combat, lets loose hellish screams in a Sonic Wave, and flings tenebrous
daggers at anyone foolish enough to attempt escape.
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Trees, trees, and more trees! Defender of the forest, Nature's Prophet
can summon trees to trap enemies, turn trees into powerful armies, and
unleash the Wrath of Nature; as well as teleporting around the map to assist
his allies.
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Krobelus the Death Prophet spreads supernatural terror wherever she goes,
surrounded by ghosts of lives past and voracious bats who claw at the souls
and flesh of the living, chasing them to their demise.
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With a hop, skip, and a jump, Aiushtha the Enchantress calls her faithful
friend of the woods by her side, heals her allies, and slows her foes while
dealing incredible damage from afar.
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A malicious creature indeed, Pugna spreads ruin wherever he goes, sucking
the life out of opponents, creating powerful explosions, summoning charged
wards and banishing opponents into the Nether Realm.
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The essence of fire and ice combined, this two-headed dragon Jakiro
manipulates temperature to sear enemies with burning fire or freeze them
solid with cold ice, combining the two with devastating results.
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Dazzle the Shadow Priest calls upon the power of the Nothl Realm, bending
dark and light to heal and ward off death while harming and endangering his
opponents.
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The symbol of faith, the Holy Knight Chen uses his magic to test any
infidels, convert animals to aid his cause, and give his allies a healing
hand from anywhere.
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Being torn from the heart of nature, Leshrac calls upon his Tormented
Soul's power to twist the world, dealing colossal magic damage to punish all
the fools who oppose him.
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With his draining curses and magic-disrupting powers, Nortrom the
Silencer snuffs out his enemies' abilities and leaves them fallen wordlessly
to the ground, gored by his Glaives of Wisdom.
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As cunning as could be, Ish'Kafel the Dark Seer uses mystical dark energy
from his realm to move quickly about the battlefield and disrupt enemy
positioning, creating an army of dangerous replications.
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Drenched in the fortunes of Pure Skill (dumb luck), Aggron Stonebreak
comes in with his art of fire to bring down waves of napalm onto his foes.
Maybe he'll do it twice if he feels like it. Or thrice. Or maybe four times.
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High in the sky, Batrider cruises in on his targets, dousing them in
ignitable fluids and unleashing a flurry of fiery attacks, grabbing foes in
his lasso for his allies to kill.
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The cunning Rubick, son of Aghanim and master of powerful and
debilitating magics, is capable of thieving the abilities of his foes to use
against them and disabling them with his own, all the while showing them the
skill of the Grand Magus.
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The frozen ice that has existed forever, Kaldr's warmthless presence
enables him to slow his enemies and chill them to the bone, before shattering
them into thousands of remorseful pieces.
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Bringing Thunder Strikes and Static Storms, locking foes in Kinetic
Fields, and warping them back through time, the Stormcrafter Disruptor shocks
his opponents in a variety of ways.
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As the superior Arsenal Magus, the Invoker is able to combine the essence
of the elements to unleash seemingly innumerable devastating spells upon all
who oppose him.
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You shall not pass! For the glorious Keeper of the Light controls the
lane with his mighty waves of light. A valuable helper indeed, Ezalor refills
the mana pools of his allies or drains those of his enemies, stunning them
all in a brilliant flash of light.
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Full of malignant intellect, the Outworld Devourer serves as the
Harbinger of omens as he obliterates his intellectually inferior opponents
with powerful spells full of mind-shattering forces.
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Dragonus the Skywrath Mage brings arcane powers from the lofty Nest of
Thorns. Using his Arcane Bolt and Concussive Shot from afar he brings his
opponents low, then finishes them with his ultimate magic, the Mystic Flare.
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The malevolent Shadow Demon conjures his arsenal of curses, Disruptions,
and poisons from the shadows to spread mayhem amongst the enemy ranks.
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The Oracle, able to tell one's fate, manipulates the fate of heroes with
his spells with unclear outcomes for all involved. His miraculous spells all
have a sinister price, and the Oracle will make no promises.
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The watcher of the Underscape, the Bound Form of the Necro'lic Visage and
his loyal Familiars ensure that no soul is safe in his duty. Fight if you
must, as his pain will be your suffering and your ultimate end.
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With a cartload of deadly mines, traps and explosives, the crafty and
mischievous Techies are capable of single-handedly denying enemies access to
areas, halting opposing pushes, and winning fights before they have even
begun.
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Unreleased
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