Ethereal

Ethereal, sometimes referred to as ghost form, is a type of status effect that makes affected units immune to all physical damage, grants them attack immunity, while also disarming them. It also reduces their magic resistance, causing them to take additional magical damage. Affected units are able to control every other aspect of their character.

Ethereal units are normally and fully affected by spells. However, physical damage is blocked. For example, Slithereen Crush cannot damage ethereal units, but still stuns and slows them. Ethereal state does not dispel anything.

The magic resistance reduction of multiple ethereal effects does not stack, the one with higher value takes priority.

Sources of ethereal

• Ethereal Blade - Ether Blast
  
  Magic Resistance Reduction: 80%
  Duration: 40%
  
• Ghost Scepter - Ghost Form
  
  Magic Resistance Reduction: 40%
  Duration: 4
  
• Necrophos - Ghost Shroud
  
  Magic Resistance Reduction: 1.45/1.55/1.65/1.75
  Duration: 0.5
  
• Pugna - Decrepify
  
  Enemy Magic Resistance Reduction: 30%/40%/50%/60%
  Ally Magic Resistance Reduction: 10%/15%/20%/25%
  Duration: 3.5 ( 4.5)
  

Changelog

Version

Description

6.87

• Dueling units no longer ignore disarms and ethereal state.

6.79c

• Dueling units now fully ignore disarms and ethereal state.

Gallery

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  Ghost Scepter's Ghost Form

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