Ogre Magi

Ogre Magi
	25 + 3.5 14 + 1.9 15 + 2.5
Movement speed	290
Attack speed	100
Turn rate	0.6
Vision range	1800/800
Attack range	150
Projectile speed	Instant
Attack animation	0.3+0.3
Base attack time	1.7
Collision size	24
Legs	2
Gib type	Default

For the neutral ogre creeps, see Ogre Camp.

Hero

Strategy

Aggron Stonebreak, the Ogre Magi, is a melee intelligence hero, famous for his random potential for extreme burst damage and his enormous health pool for an intelligence hero. He has good base attributes, and some of the best attributes gain in the game, having a very high base strength, as well as the highest strength gain of any intelligence hero by far. Coupled with his high base armor and high health regeneration, Ogre Magi is very hard to take down in the early game. He is a powerful ganker and disabler, slowing his enemies first with an Ignite, then proceeding to eliminate his opponents with Fireblast. Later in the game he takes on the role of a buffer/debuffer with his powerful Bloodlust buff, buffing his carry's damage potential enormously. And if you happen to be skilled enough, his ultimate Multicast gives him the opportunity to randomly cast his spells multiple times, allowing for great burst potential. Ogre Magi is a very strong disabler, requiring nothing but a bit of luck to successfully pull off his powerful Multicasts.

Bio[edit]

Aggron Stonebreak, the Ogre Magi

▶️ "Once is not enough!" "It's just as high as we can count."

Lore:

The ordinary ogre is the creature for whom the phrase 'As dumb as a bag of rock hammers' was coined. In his natural state, an ogre is supremely incapable of doing or deciding anything. Clothed in dirt, he sometimes finds himself accidentally draped in animal skins after eating lanekill. Not an especially social creature, he is most often found affectionately consorting with the boulders or tree-stumps he has mistaken for kin (a factor that may explain the ogre's low rate of reproduction). However, once every generation or so, the ogre race is blessed with the birth of a two-headed Ogre Magi, who is immediately given the traditional name of Aggron Stonebreak, the name of the first and perhaps only wise ogre in their line's history. With two heads, Ogre Magi finds it possible to function at a level most other creatures manage with one. And while the Ogre Magi will win no debates (even with itself), it is graced with a divine quality known as Dumb Luck--a propensity for serendipitous strokes of fortune which have allowed the ogre race to flourish in spite of enemies, harsh weather, and an inability to feed itself. It's as if the Goddess of Luck, filled with pity for the sadly inept species, has taken Ogre Magi under her wing. And who could blame her? Poor things.

Voice:

Nolan North (Responses)

Abilities[edit]

Fireblast

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Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Blasts an enemy unit with a wave of fire, dealing damage and stunning the target.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 475 (

575)

Multicast Interval: 0.6

Damage: 60/120/180/240 (

360/420/480/540)

Stun Duration: 1.5

11/10/9/8

75/85/95/105

Gains new ability: Unrefined Fireblast. Blasts an enemy unit with a wave of fire, dealing damage and stunning the target.

When blocked, ends Multicast, no matter if the initial cast or a multicast instance was blocked.

Modifiers

Fireblast Multicast: Undispellable.

Stunned: Dispellable with strong dispels.

The Ogre Magi is easily amused, entertained for hours by playing with fire.

Notes:

When multicast, Fireblast hits the same target several times in 0.6 second intervals.

This is how much damage a multicast Fireblast deals (before reductions) and how long it stuns on each level:
- 2x Multicast: 120/240/360/480 ( 720/840/960/1080) damage, 2.1 seconds stun.
- 3x Multicast: 180/360/540/720 ( 1080/1260/1440/1620) damage, 2.7 seconds stun.
- 4x Multicast: 240/480/720/960 ( 1440/1680/1920/2160) damage, 3.3 seconds stun.

Each blast first applies the damage, then the debuff.

Ignite

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Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Drenches the target and another random unit in volatile chemicals, causing it to burst into flames. The target is in immense pain, taking damage and moving more slowly.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 700/800/900/1000 (

800/900/1000/1100)

Secondary Target Search Radius: 900/1000/1100/1200

Multicast Radius: 1400

Multicast Interval: 0.6

Number of Targets: 2

Damage per Second: 26/34/42/50

Move Speed Slow: 20%/22%/24%/26%

Duration: 5/6/7/8

15

90

Slow persists and attempts to damage if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.

Blocked upon impact, for any target. Does not end Multicast.

Modifiers

Ignite Multicast: Undispellable.

Ignite: Dispellable with any dispel.

Batter up!

Notes:

Ignite travels at a speed of 1000.

The second projectile only targets enemies which do not have the Ignite debuff yet.

If multiple enemies which are not ignited yet are within range, chooses the closer target for the second projectile.
- Cannot target invisible, invulnerable, or hidden units, or units inside the fog of war.

When multicast, launches Ignite projectiles in 0.6 second intervals at random enemy or neutral units within 1400 range of Ogre Magi.
- The multicasts launch 2 projectiles per cast as well, juts like a regular cast.
- Cannot target invisible, invulnerable, or hidden units, or units inside the fog of war.
- Prioritizes units which do not have the Ignite debuff already.
- Can hit the same unit multiple times.

The debuff from Ignite does not stack with itself. Successive casts on the same target refresh the debuff.

Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is placed, resulting in 5/6/7/8 damage instances.

Can deal up to 130/204/294/400 damage to a single unit (before reductions).

Bloodlust

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Ability
Target Unit / Autocast

Affects
Allies

Incites a frenzy in a friendly unit, increasing its movement speed and attack speed. Gives bonus attacks speed if cast on Ogre himself. Can be cast on towers.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 600 (

700)

Multicast Radius: 700

Move Speed Bonus: 8%/10%/12%/14%

Allies Attack Speed Bonus: 30/40/50/60 (

90/100/110/120)

Self Attack Speed Bonus: 30/50/70/90 (

90/110/130/150)

Duration: 30

20/18/16/14

65

Modifiers

Bloodlust: Dispellable with any dispel.

Bloodlust Autocast: Undispellable.

'Running's not as fun as hitting... Not one bit fun.'

Notes:

Despite the visual effect, the buff is applied instantly on the target upon cast. The projectile has only a visual purpose.

When multicast, instantly applies the Bloodlust buff on random allies within the radius.

Causes the target's model size to increase by 25% for its duration. This has no impact on its collision size.

Can be cast on any allied unit which is not a ward. This includes buildings and invulnerable allies.

Can be set to autocast.
- When on autocast, Ogre Magi automatically casts this spell on the closest allied hero that does not have the Bloodlust buff on.
- This includes hero clones, creep-heroes, but not illusions.
- Does not automatically target lane creeps, spell immune creep-heroes and other allied or own summons.
- Interrupts Ogre Magi's current order and makes him forget queued commands. This cannot occur while channeling a spell, though.

Multicast

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Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Enables Ogre Magi to cast his abilities and items multiple times with each use.

Ignite Multicast Range: 1600

Bloodlust Multicast Radius: 700

Item Multicast Buffer Range: 600

2x Multicast Chance: 75%/75%/75%

3x Multicast Chance: 0%/30%/30%

4x Multicast Chance: 0%/0%/15%

Modifiers

Item Multicast: Undispellable.

Despite being largely incapacitated by his IQ, the Ogre Magi's success in battle is attributed to pure skill.

Notes:

Besides his own spells, Multicast can only proc on single-target items when targeting enemies.
- The following items can be multicast: Force Staff, Heaven's Halberd, Abyssal Blade, Diffusal Blade, Bloodthorn, Hurricane Pike, Ethereal Blade, Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Medallion of Courage, Dagon, Hand of Midas, Rod of Atos, Solar Crest, Nullifier, Orchid Malevolence, Scythe of Vyse.
- The following items trigger Multicast, but are not multiplied: Quelling Blade, Tango, Tango (Shared), Spirit Vessel, Battle Fury, Urn of Shadows.
- The following items cannot be multicast: Helm of the Dominator.

Multicast items only target enemies, even when the item itself can target allies by default.
- If no other enemies are nearby, Multicast does nothing. It cannot target the same units multiple times.
- The items are still restricted to their own targeting rules. For example, an item that only targets creeps cannot multicast onto enemy heroes.

The range of multicast items is based on the item's cast range + cast range bonuses + the 600 buffer range.

Multicast is resolved in a single roll, from highest to lowest multicast. The chances listed are for at least X casts, resulting in the following distributions for each level:
- No Multicast: 25%/25%/25%
- 2x Multicast: 75%/45%/45%
- 3x Multicast: 0%/30%/15%
- 4x Multicast: 0%/0%/15%
This means each spell is cast 175%/205%/220% times on average.

Unrefined Fireblast

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Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Blasts an enemy unit with a wave of fire, dealing damage and stunning the target. Its mana cost is 60% of the hero's current mana.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 475 (

575)

Multicast Interval: 0.6

Damage: 275

Stun Duration: 1.5

6

60% of current mana

When blocked, ends Multicast, no matter if the initial cast or a multicast instance was blocked.

Modifiers

Fireblast Multicast: Undispellable.

Stunned: Dispellable with strong dispels.

The 'who-casts-spell-first' argument between himself is solved simply by both casting at once.

Notes:

Requires Aghanim's Scepter to be unlocked.

Does not require Multicast to be leveled to be unlocked, once Aghanim's Scepter is acquired.

Ogre Magi can never be out of mana to cast this spell, since it always costs 60% of his current mana pool (rounded down).

The tooltip shows the momentary mana cost and updates whenever the mouse cursor is moved over the ability icon.

When multicast, Unrefined Fireblast hits the same target several times in 0.6 second intervals.

This is how much damage a multicast Unrefined Fireblast deals (before reductions) and how long it stuns on each level:
- 2x Multicast: 550 damage, 2.1 seconds stun.
- 3x Multicast: 825 damage, 2.7 seconds stun.
- 4x Multicast: 1100 damage, 3.3 seconds stun.

Each blast first applies the damage, then the debuff.

Talents[edit]

Hero Talents
+300 Fireblast Damage	25	+75 Movement Speed
+60 Bloodlust AS	20	+40 Strength
+350 Health	15	+100 Damage
+100 Cast Range	10	+90 Gold/Min

Notes:

Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold.

The health talent increases maximum health capacity, and keeps the current health percentage.

This attack damage talent is added as raw attack damage, so it does not benefit illusions, and is not affected by most percentage-based damage increasing or reducing effects.

The strength talent effectively grants Ogre Magi 800 health, 4 health regen and 3.2% magic resistance.

Recommended items[edit]

Starting items:

Enchanted Mango gives you mana on demand and a slight increase in health regen to keep you healthy in the lane.
Tango gives you additional regeneration so you don't have to leave lane as often, you can also share it with teammates.
Clarity potions allow for a few extra casts of your spells.
Iron Branch gives attribute bonuses, increasing a little bit of health, mana, and damage; use with Tango to gain more health restoration.
Animal Courier should be bought as you do not need very many items.

Early game:

Boots of Speed increases movement speed so Ogre Magi can catch up to enemies.
Magic Stick helps to supplement your low mana pool for more spell casts; it can also be turned into Magic Wand later on.

Mid game:

Magic Wand offers more burst health and mana than Magic Stick, a direct upgrade.
Arcane Boots give you plenty of mana for all of your spells, and also help more mana-hungry teammates.
Force Staff gives Ogre much needed mobility to keep with foes or escape from fights, as well as slightly increasing your mana pool.

Late game:

Aghanim's Scepter not only gives you a good attribute increase, but also increases your nuking and disabling power in the form of Unrefined Fireblast.
Aether Lens increase the casting range of all of your abilities and items, meaning you can stay in the back of fights and cast spells, and gives you even more mana.
Ghost Scepter protects Ogre Magi from physical attacks later in the game, and also gives bonus attributes.

Situational items:

Orb of Venom increases the damage you do while zoning enemies and makes it harder for them to run away from you.
Soul Ring can be picked up in lane to provide additional mana on demand, and Ogre's high health pool for an intelligence hero lowers the risk of using this.
Urn of Shadows should be heavily considered if getting a lot of roaming kills early on.
Drum of Endurance gives decent attributes for its low cost. The extra movement speed also stacks with Bloodlust.
Veil of Discord improves your armor and health regen even more, gives you much needed stats, and amplifies your as well as your teammates' spell damage.
Hand of Midas benefits from Multicast, helping Ogre Magi earn gold and experience.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity gives you additional movement speed, good intelligence and mana regen, and an active that can be used for chasing, escaping, or locking someone out of a fight.
Octarine Core, while expensive, will make Ogre a beast to take down. The spell lifesteal means as long as you cast spells on enemies that's more health they have to go through, it gives you a huge amount of health and mana, and it lowers the cooldown on your abilities even more.
Shiva's Guard gives you even more AoE slow in fights and increases your already high armor to phenomenal levels. In addition, the bonus intelligence increases your mana and spell damage by a decent amount.
Scythe of Vyse gives an additional disable, plenty of attributes, and great mana regeneration. The hex works great with Multicast to disable multiple enemies at once.

Gameplay[edit]


Roles:	Support Nuker Disabler Durable Initiator
Complexity:	★☆☆
Playstyle:	Ogres were not known for their intelligence. Thankfully, a two-headed ogre is born once every generation, a blessed individual whose combined brainpower puts him on par with the dullest of single-headed creatures. Dubbed Aggron Stonebreak, the Ogre Magi bats orbs of flame to Ignite his playthings, then chases after them in a frenzied Bloodlust. What he lacks in wits, he makes up for with luck. The Ogre Magi possesses an innate chance to Multicast his spells, allowing him to quash enemies by doubling, tripling, even quadrupling the damage from a simple Fireblast.