Nullifier

Nullifier
	A dangerous weapon pilfered from an inverse dimension.
Cost; 4700 Bought From; Caster
Active	Nullify
Bonus	+6 Health regeneration; +5 Armor; +65 Attack damage;
Disassemble?	No
Alert allies?	No
Recipe

Item

Changelogs

The Nullifier is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Caster. However, it requires an item from the Secret Shop to be completed.

Ability[edit]

Nullify

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Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Dispels the target and mutes them for 6 seconds. Anytime the muted target is attacked, it will be slowed by 100% for 0.4 seconds.

Cast Range: 600

Movement Speed Slow: 100%

Slow Duration: 0.4

Duration: 6

13

75

Modifiers

Nullifier Mute: Dispellable with any dispel.

Nullifier Slow: Dispellable with any dispel.

Notes:

The projectile travels at a speed of 750.

Applies a basic dispel and mute on the target upon projectile hit.

Nullifier first applies the dispel, then the debuff.

The slow immediately triggers on the target upon projectile hit as well, so that it gets slowed on hit.
- When the target already has the Nullify debuff, refreshing it with a new cast does not trigger the slow.

After that, the slow triggers on every successful attack hitting the target. This means missed attacks do not trigger it.
- The slow does not trigger when the target turns ethereal before attack projectiles hit it.

The slow has no trigger cooldown, so that the target can get slowed for the whole duration if it gets hit by an attack at least once every 0.4 seconds.

Can be cast on invulnerable units, applying the dispel and the debuff if the invulnerability can be dispelled.
- However, if the invulnerability cannot be dispelled, the debuff cannot be applied, but can be refreshed, if already debuffed.

Recommended heroes[edit]

Arc Warden

Arc Warden's Tempest Double can potentially double Nullify's duration, further preventing enemies from activating critical items such as Black King Bar.
Arc Warden's natural high attack speed and low attack damage synergize very well with Nullifier's bonus damage, the Tempest Double also benefits fully from this damage.
Arc Warden commonly builds Orchid Malevolence or Bloodthorn, which in conjunction with Nullify, can allow Arc Warden to completely shut down an enemy hero.

Bloodseeker

Nullify prevents enemies from slipping away with Town Portal Scroll when Bloodseeker is ganking with Rupture, since the mute cancels item channeling.

Clinkz

Nullify combined with Strafe will trigger the slow with almost no interruptions.
Clinkz's Orchid Malevolence or Bloodthorn will completely shut down targets for a long duration.

Juggernaut

Nullify prevents enemies from using defensive items like Ghost Scepter, Shadow Blade or Eul's Scepter of Divinity to cancel Omnislash.

Nature's Prophet

Nature’s Prophet Orchid Malevolence or Bloodthorn will completely shut down targets for a long duration.

Night Stalker

Nullify stacks well with the silence from Crippling Fear, shutting down enemies during ganks.

Phantom Assassin

Nullifier's extra damage multiplies with Coup de Grace, and Nullify prevents her targets from protecting themselves with Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Ghost Scepter or Force Staff.

Riki

Nullify prevents enemies from protecting themselves with items when Riki silences them with Smoke Screen.

Silencer

Nullifier's extra damage multiplies with Glaives of Wisdom.
Nullify prevents enemies from using defensive items to counter Silencer abilities.

Slark

Slark's fast attack speed keeps Nullified enemies slowed, and makes it harder for targets to escape after Pounce ends.

Troll Warlord

Troll Warlord's high attack speed will guarantee many procs of slow on Nullifed enemies.
Nullifier disables common counter items against Troll, such as Ghost Scepter or Force Staff.

Venomancer

Venomancer slows keeps Nullified enemies slowed, and makes it harder for targets to escape.
Nullify prevents enemies from using defensive items to counter Venomancer abilities.

Viper

Viper slows keeps Nullified enemies slowed, and makes it harder for targets to escape.
Nullify prevents enemies from using defensive items to counter Nethertoxin break & silence from level 25 talent.

Witch Doctor

A carry Witch Doctor can continuously trigger the movement slow with the fast attack speed of the Death Ward to keep the enemy in his attack range and to mute defensive items.

Others[edit]

Melee carry heroes can use Nullifier to mute enemy defensive items, allowing them to attack at will.

Items synergy[edit]

Orchid Malevolence's silence synergizes with Nullifier's mute to leave the enemy with nothing but attacks and passive abilities.
Necronomicon's summoned units will trigger Nullifier's slow repeatedly. Necronomicon Archer can slow the target further with purge.
Mask of Madness's high attack speed will trigger the slow more often.

Tips[edit]

Because this item has a short range and slow projectile speed, it is easier to land from a melee hero with a Blink Dagger, Shadow Blade or ability to close the distance.
- A ranged hero should instead buy a Scythe of Vyse especially if he/she is an Intelligence hero.
Use Nullifier on heroes with defensive items like Black King Bar, Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Guardian Greaves, Lotus Orb, Blade Mail and Manta Style.
Use Nullifier on heroes with mobility items Shadow Blade, Blink Dagger, Force Staff and Town Portal Scroll.
Nullify can be dispelled. Beware of enemy heroes with dispels like Oracle or Abaddon who can saves their teammates from its debuffs and heroes who can dispel it with their own abilities such as Slark or Lifestealer.
Combined with Bloodthorn and Silver Edge, one may completely shut down an enemy. Even if they have Linken's Sphere off cooldown, that means they're still cut off from their passive abilities, and either their active abilities or items, depending on which effect was applied.