Roshan

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Roshan, sometimes also referred to as Roshan the Immortal, is the most powerful neutral creep in Dota 2. It is the first unit which spawns, right as the match is loaded and is the only NPC which scales over time. During the early to mid game, he easily outmatches almost every hero in one vs one combat. Very few heroes can take him on alone during the mid game. Even in the late game, lots of heroes struggle fighting him one on one, since Roshan grows stronger as time passes.
Roshan is not a creep which can just be farmed like the other neutral creep camps, fighting him is an important team decision, as it needs the correct timing and approach since it can decide the future of the match. Usually, it is fought as a team when it is safe to do so, meaning when the enemy team does not display a threat at the moment (for example after a successful team fight).

Abilities

Spell Block

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Ability
N/A

Affects
Self

Roshan will block one targeted spell every 15 seconds.

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• This spells blocks spells in the same way as Linken's Sphere does.

• A list of blocked spells can be found here.

• Besides this, Roshan additionally is untargetable by certain spells. A list of spells can be found below.

Bash

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Ability
N/A

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

Roshan has a chance to stun on attack.

Proc Chance: 15%

Damage: 50

Stun Duration: 1.65

• The damage is directly added to Roshan's attack damage, so it is affected by attack damage reduction and can technically be lifestealed off.

• Adds an average of 7.5 damage to every attack.

• Damages, but does not stun wards.

• Fully affects buildings.

• Uses pseudo-random distribution.

Slam

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Ability
N/A

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Roshan slams the ground, damaging and slowing all nearby enemies. Slam's damage will increase every 4 minutes.

Cast Animation: 0.47+0.57

Effect Radius: 350

Base Damage: 70

Extra Damage per 4 Minutes: 20

Move Speed Slow: 50%

Attack Speed Slow: 50

Hero Duration: 2

Non-Hero Duration: 4

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• Roshan only casts Slam when 3 or more enemy units are within the radius.

• However, after 3 enemies were once within the radius, he will always use it whenever he's aggroed, regardless of how many enemies are in range.

• Damage increases by 20 every 4 minutes since the first creep spawn. The first increase happens just as the first wave spawns.

• This is how much damage the Slam deals (before reductions) at certain game times:
  • 12 Minutes: 150 damage
  • 24 Minutes: 210 damage
  • 36 Minutes: 270 damage
  • 48 Minutes: 330 damage
  • 60 Minutes: 390 damage
  • 80 Minutes: 490 damage
  • 100 Minutes: 590 damage
  • 120 Minutes: 690 damage

Strength of the Immortal

Ability
N/A

Affects
Self

Roshan possesses numerous protective abilities, including magic resistance and increasing armor, health, attack damage and Slam damage as time passes. Every illusion attacking Roshan is instantly destroyed. Roshan has phased movement.

Armor Bonus per 4 Minutes: 0.7

Max Health Bonus per 4 Minutes: 500

Attack Damage Bonus per 4 Minutes: 10

Attack Speed Bonus: 100

• The first 0.7 armor are added as the first creep wave spawns, and then every 4 minutes onward.

• The phased status is given to him as he spawns.

• All other bonuses are granted every 4 minute after the first creep wave spawns.

• The bonuses persist through his death and keep on increasing while he's dead.

• Only increases his maximum health by 500. His current health stays unchanged, meaning he has to regenerate up the 500 health.

• Illusions are destroyed upon hitting Roshan or launching an attack projectile.

• The 100 extra attack speed causes Roshan to attack exactly once per second.

Roshan's pit

Roshan's location on the minimap

Roshan can be found inside his pit, which is located to the right of the bottom rune spawn point. The entry is connected with the river, and faces west. The pit has about 1000 range length and 250-300 range width. Roshan will always be at the end of the pit when not attacking and will only attack when enemy units come within 150 range of him, or damage him from within 1800 range. Roshan cannot be attacked from outside the pit; however, it can always attack.

Vision inside the pit

The only way to gain vision over the pit is to enter it. Units with ground vision (this includes wards and any spell) from outside cannot see into the pit, no matter how far their sight range goes or if they are on an elevated area like the ward spots. Observer Wards and Sentry Wards cannot be placed inside the pit at all. However, units with flying, or unobstructed vision can see inside the pit from the outside.
So the only way to gain vision inside the pit is to have an owned unit with ground vision in there (e.g. the hero itself, summoned units or wards such as Remote Mines, Psionic Trap or Mass Serpent Ward), cast a ground vision providing spell like Crystal Nova, or Ice Vortex inside there, have a unit with flying vision (e.g. Night Stalker with Aghanim's Scepter or the hawks from ) near the pit, or cast a flying vision providing spell like Illusory Orb or Static Remnant near the pit.

Roshan's death

When Roshan is slain, a global sound resembling its screaming, along with a special piece of music and an announcement from the announcer are played for all 10 players. Along with that, a screen message appears, announcing its death and which team killed it.

Respawning

When Roshan is slain, it respawns after a random time between 8-11 minutes. Unlike with other neutral creeps, the respawn cannot be prevented by any means. The players do not get any indicator for when exactly he will respawn, but spectators and casters can see a clock at Roshan's spawn point, showing the exact time left for the respawn.

Kill Rewards

Each player of the killing team is rewarded with 200 gold. This causes the hero who gets the last hit to effectively gain 350-600 gold.

Upon each death, Roshan always drops the Aegis of the Immortal, an undroppable item once picked up, which grants the owner a second life, reincarnating it upon death after a 5 second delay at the death location. If the carrier of the Aegis of the Immortal does not die within 5 minutes after picking it up, it will be removed from its inventory and fully restore its health and mana over a short time. The restoring is canceled upon taking damage from players. If the Aegis of the Immortal is not picked up and left on the ground, it will disappear once Roshan respawns.
The Aegis of the Immortal can be picked up by any hero (except Meepo clones). It is not restricted to the team who slew Roshan, meaning an enemy hero can "snatch" the Aegis.

Upon Roshan's 3rd death and onwards, he also drops the Cheese, a fully sharable consumable item, which can be sold for 500 gold by the player who initially picks it up, or used to instantly restore 2500 health and 1000 mana. Just like the aegis, the Cheese can also be picked up by anyone. However, it is important to note that it can only be sold by the player who was first to pick it up. Therefore, if the Cheese is transferred from Player 1 to Player 2, only Player 1 can sell the Cheese and receive 500g.

Spell Interactions

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Spells which can't target or don't affect Roshan

No effect

• Anti-Mage – Mana Break
• Axe – Battle Hunger
• Bane – Enfeeble
• Batrider – Flamebreak
• Batrider – Firefly
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Brewmaster - Permanent Immolation".
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Chen - Test of Faith".
• Chen – Holy Persuasion
• Dark Seer – Vacuum
• Disruptor – Kinetic Field
• Disruptor – Static Storm
• Doom – Doom
• Drow Ranger – Gust
• Earth Spirit – Boulder Smash
• Elder Titan – Echo Stomp
• Elder Titan – Astral Spirit
• Elder Titan – Natural Order
• Enchantress – Enchant
• Enigma – Midnight Pulse
• Gyrocopter – Call Down
• Invoker – Chaos Meteor
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Invoker - EMP".
• Invoker – Sun Strike
• Invoker – Tornado
• Juggernaut – Omnislash
• Keeper of the Light – Blinding Light
• Kunkka – X Marks the Spot
• Legion Commander – Overwhelming Odds
• Lifestealer – Feast
• Lion – Mana Drain
• Luna – Eclipse
• Medusa – Stone Gaze
• Meepo – Earthbind
• Meepo – Poof
• Morphling – Adaptive Strike
• Naga Siren – Song of the Siren
• Necrophos – Reaper's Scythe
• Nyx Assassin – Impale
• Phoenix – Sun Ray
• Razor – Eye of the Storm
• Shadow Demon – Shadow Poison
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Shadow Demon - Soul Catcher".
• Slark – Dark Pact
• Sniper – Shrapnel
• Spectre – Desolate
• Spirit Bear – Entangling Claws
• Spirit Breaker – Greater Bash
• Storm Spirit – Electric Vortex
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Techies - Suicide Squad, Attack!".
• Tidehunter – Anchor Smash
• Tidehunter – Ravage
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Tinker - March of the Machines".
• Troll Warlord – Whirling Axes (Ranged and Melee)
• Vengeful Spirit – Nether Swap
• Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Zeus - Static Field".

Spells which behave differently on Roshan

Different effect

• Ancient Apparition - Ice Blast
  
  Deals initial damage and draws aggro but does not inflict debuff.
• Anti-Mage - Mana Void
  
  Applies ministun only.
• Batrider - Flaming Lasso
  
  Can be used on Roshan but won't stun him so you won't be able to drag Roshan.
• Bloodseeker - Bloodrage
  
  Doesn't heal Bloodseeker if he kills Roshan but it heals Roshan if Roshan kills any unit under Bloodrage.
• Brewmaster - [[Brewmaster#|]]
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  Can be cast on Roshan but has no effect.
• Chaos Knight - Reality Rift
  
  Upon cast teleports only the hero to Roshan's exact position, not both to random point.
• Clockwerk - Power Cogs
  
  Impedes Roshan's movement but doesn't knock back, burn mana or do damage.
• Crystal Maiden - Frostbite
  
  Deals damage but entangles for hero duration.
• Invoker - Ice Wall
  
  Deals damage but doesn't slow.
• Keeper of the Light - [[Keeper of the Light#|]]
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  Upon cast instantly stuns Roshan.
• Magnus - Reverse Polarity
  
  Stuns and deals damage but doesn't move Roshan.
• Necronomicon Archer - [[Necronomicon Archer#|]]
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  Breaks Roshan's Spell Block.
• Necronomicon Warrior - Last Will
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Oracle - Fortune's End
  
  Can be cast on Roshan but doesn't deal damage and doesn't affect Roshan's movespeed.
• Puck - Waning Rift
  
  Deals damage but doesn't silence.
• Rubick - Telekinesis
  
  Upon cast stuns Roshan for lift duration but Roshan can't be moved.
• Tiny - Toss
  
  Tiny can toss units to Roshan but can't toss Roshan itself.

Item Interactions

Items

• Abyssal Blade - Bash
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Abyssal Blade - Overwhelm
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Battle Fury - Cleave
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Blade Mail - Damage Return
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Daedalus - Critical Strike
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Dagon - Energy Burst
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Diffusal Blade - [[Diffusal Blade#|]]
  
  Slows Roshan, but does not "pause" him or deal damage.
• Diffusal Blade - [[Diffusal Blade#|]]
  
  Does not work on Roshan.
• Ethereal Blade - Ether Blast
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Eul's Scepter of Divinity - Cyclone
  
  Deals damage instantly, but does not apply Cyclone.
• Eye of Skadi - Cold Attack
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Force Staff - Force
  
  Breaks Roshan's Spell Block, otherwise has no effect.
• Hand of Midas - Transmute
  
  Can not target Roshan.
• Heaven's Halberd - Disarm
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Heaven's Halberd - [[Heaven's Halberd#|]]
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Maelstrom - Chain Lightning
  
  Works on Roshan; does not break his Spell Block.
• Medallion of Courage - Valor
  
  Works on Roshan. Bypasses Roshan's Spell Block.This is an old ability.
• Mjollnir - Static Charge
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Mjollnir - Chain Lightning
  
  Works on Roshan; does not break his Spell Block.
• Monkey King Bar - [[Monkey King Bar#|]]
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Orchid Malevolence - Soul Burn
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Quelling Blade - Quell
  
  Doesn't work on Roshan.
• Radiance - Burn
  
  Does not affect Roshan.
• Rod of Atos - Cripple
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Shiva's Guard - Freezing Aura
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Shiva's Guard - Arctic Blast
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Scythe of Vyse - Hex
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Sange - [[Sange#|]]
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Sange and Yasha - [[Sange and Yasha#|]]
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Silver Edge - Shadow Walk
  
  Does not break Roshan.
• Lesser Maim
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  Works on Roshan.
• Skull Basher - Bash
  
  Works on Roshan.
• Solar Crest - Shine
  
  Works on Roshan. Bypasses Roshan's Spell Block.
• Urn of Shadows - Soul Release
  
  Can not target Roshan.
• Veil of Discord - Magic Weakness
  
  Works on Roshan.

Trivia

• Roshan was named after Guinsoo's bowling ball.
• According to the Are We Heroes Yet? comic, Roshan killed a Shopkeeper, thus claiming the Aegis of the Immortal, and being cursed to have his treasure stolen from him again and again..... and again...

Update History

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Balance changelog

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Gallery

• RoshanModel.jpg

  A picture of Roshan's model

See also

• Cyborgmatt's Roshan Respawn Guide (6.79)

References

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