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Razor
22 + 2.6 22 + 2.1 21 + 1.8
Level Base 1 15 25 Health 200 640 1360 1880 Health regen 0 2.2 5.84 8.44 Magic res. 25% 26.32% 28.5% 30.06% Mana 75 327 627 843 Mana regen 0 1.05 2.31 3.21 Spell dmg 0% 1.47% 3.23% 4.49% Armor -1 2.52 7.22 10.58 Att/sec 0.59 0.72 0.89 1.01 Move sp amp. 0% 1.1% 2.57% 3.62% Damage 23‒25 45‒47 74‒76 95‒97
Movement speed 285 Turn rate 0.5 Vision range 1800/800 Attack range 475 Projectile speed 2000 Attack animation 0.3+0.4 Base attack time 1.7 Collision size 24 Legs 0  Gib type Electric

Razor, the Lightning Revenant, is a ranged agility hero who works as a position-based tank/carry that employs his abilities to deal massive damage in a relatively short amount of time, chase down the fleeing injured with his speed, and inflict debuffs on more powerful foes. Razor prefers to keep his position or kite his enemies allowing his spells to unleash its full potential. Known for being a great anti-carry hero, Razor specializes in using his opponent's own powers against them, draining them of their damage and using it to smite them, as well as damaging, slowing, and dispelling them of buffs should they stay too close to him. His ultimate, Eye of the Storm, further enhances his carry-killing powers by inflicting constant, armor-shattering, lightning strikes on the foe with the lowest HP within a 500 radius. For those who rely on their pure brute force alone to fight, there is truly no escape from the Underscape.

Bio

Razor, the Lightning Revenant

Play "I bring my lightning whip not to punish souls, but only to hasten them toward the inevitable exit."

Lore:

Among the emblematic powers that populate the Underscape, Razor the Lightning Revenant is one of the most feared. With his whip of lightning, he patrols the Narrow Maze, that treacherous webwork of passages by which the souls of the dead are sorted according to their own innate intelligence, cunning and persistence. Drifting above the Maze, Razor looks down on the baffled souls below, and delivers jolts of scalding electricity that both punish and quicken the souls as they decide their own fates, hurrying on toward luminous exits or endlessly dark pits. Razor is the eternal embodiment of a dominating power, abstract and almost clinical in his application of power. Yet he has a lordly air that suggests he takes a sardonic satisfaction in his work.

Voice:

Eric Newsome (Responses)

Abilities

Plasma Field

Play

Q

F

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Releases a wave of energetic plasma that grows in power as it expands, but also zaps on contraction, slowing and dealing damage to enemy units caught in its path. Damage and slow increases with distance from Razor. The Plasma Field hits each unit twice, once each direction.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Max Extension Radius: 700

Damage Width: 200

Minimum Damage: 15/25/35/45

Maximum Damage: 80/115/150/185

Minimum Movement Speed Slow: 5%

Maximum Movement Speed Slow: 25%/30%/35%/40%

Slow Duration: 1.5

14

125

Modifiers

Plasma Field Slow: Dispellable with any dispel.

The Lightning Revenant rules the Underscape with plasmatic power.

Notes:

• Plasma Field interrupts Razor's channeling spells upon cast.

• Plasma Field expands and retracts at a speed of 636, taking 1.1 seconds to fully expand.

• The damage and slow are applied upon expanding and upon retracting, so each enemy can be hit twice. The slow debuff fully stacks.

• Plasma Field's effect area is actually a 200 radius ring, which is right in front of the actual visible ring.

• This means that upon cast, it instantly hits units within 200 radius and can hit units up to 900 range away.

• So upon expanding, the effects hits 200 range before the visible ring hits, and upon retracting, the effects hits after the ring passed the units already.

• Plasma Field is centered on and follows Razor.

• Plasma Field provides 700 radius flying vision during the 2.2 second effect, following Razor and leaving a trail of vision which lasts 2 seconds.

Static Link

Play

W

C

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemy Heroes / Self

Creates a charged link between Razor and an enemy Hero, stealing damage from the target and giving it to Razor.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0

Cast Range: 550

Link Break Distance Buffer: 250

Attack Damage Stolen per Second: 7/14/21/28 ( 14/21/28/35)

Link Duration: 8

Buff Duration: 18

40/35/30/25

65

Modifiers

Static Link: Undispellable.

Static Link Buff: Undispellable.

Static Link Vision: Undispellable.

Static Link Debuff: Undispellable.

Razor's polarity channels electricity into his being, draining the power of his opposition.

Notes:

• Static Link is broken when either unit dies or the link gets stretched more than 800 range. Nothing else can break the link.

• Static Link keeps stealing damage even if the target's damage has reached 0.

• The distance between Razor and the target is checked right before each damage steal interval. If the distance is greater upon check, the link breaks.

• Static Link provides shared vision over the target while draining.

• Drains 1.75/3.5/5.25/7 ( 3.5/5.25/7/8.75) damage in 0.25 second intervals, starting 0.25 seconds after cast, resulting in 32 instances.

• Can steal up to 56/112/168/224 ( 112/168/224/280) damage when draining for the full duration.

• Can be cast on heroes, illusions and creep-heroes.

• Multiple casts of Static Link stack with each other, each cast placing its own debuff on the target and buff on Razor.
  • However, the vision modifier does not stack. It disappears as soon as the first link ends.

Unstable Current

Play

E

N

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Enemies

Damage
Magical

Passively increases your movement speed and occasionally hits every unit in the area for some damage.

Radius: 500

Move Speed Bonus: 4%/8%/12%/16% ( 8%/12%/16%/20%)

Damage: 60/80/100/120 ( 260/280/300/320)

Damage Delay: 0.3

Damage Interval: 6/5/4/3

Movement speed bonus works for illusions, the area effect does not.

Modifiers

Unstablecurrent Slow: Dispellable with any dispel.

Merely approaching the Lightning Revenant is rewarded with shock therapy.

Notes:

• The damage does not happen instantly when triggered, but is delayed by 0.3 seconds.
  • Once triggered, the area damage will happen, even if there is no enemy within the area anymore.

• Unstable Current triggers regardless of Razor's current status. It triggers even when disabled or when invisible.

• On average, Unstable Current will deal 10/16/25/40 ( 43.33/56/75/106.67) damage per second.

• Triggers on invisible enemies or enemies inside the fog of war as well.

• The ability icon shows a cooldown whenever the effect triggers. However, this has only informative purposes.
  • This means that using Refresher Orb does not refresh it, although visually the icon gets refreshed.
  • This also means it is not affected by the Cooldown Reduction.
  • Time Dilation and Chakra Magic affect the cooldown visually, but do not affect the downtime in any way.

Eye of the Storm

Play

R

E

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

A powerful lightning storm strikes out at enemy units with the lowest health, dealing damage and reducing their armor.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Search Radius: 500

Strike Interval: 0.7/0.6/0.5 ( 0.6/0.5/0.4) ( 0.6/0.5/0.4, 0.5/0.4/0.3)

Damage per Strike: 40/55/70

Armor Reduction per Strike: 1

Duration: 30

80/70/60

100/150/200

Causes faster strikes that can damage structures as well. When striking buildings, it will only target towers, barracks, and the Ancient.

Modifiers

Eye Of The Storm: Undispellable.

Eye Of The Storm Armor: Undispellable.

Ride the lightning.

Notes:

• Eye of the Storm always targets the unit with the lowest current health in range first.
  • If there are multiple units with the same lowest health in range, Eye of the Storm chooses between them randomly.
  • The storm prioritises enemies which have the Static Link Vision modifier on them, striking them over any other unit when within range, regardless of health values.
  • When there are multiple enemies with the Static Link Vision modifier within strike range, the storm chooses between them randomly on each strike.

• The armor reduction debuff on units lasts as long as the storm, or until Razor dies.

• The strikes first deal their damage and then apply the armor reduction.

• The strikes are not regular attacks, so they fully ignore effects such as evasion and Damage Block.
  • This also means that they cannot trigger the on-attack effects of Counter Helix, Moment of Courage and Reactive Armor or break enemy Tranquil Boots.

• Does not affect couriers, Roshan, invisible units and units in the Fog of War.

• Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Eye of the Storm does not lower the armor of buildings.

• Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Eye of the Storm always prioritizes units over buildings and fully ignores filler buildings.

• Eye of the Storm can strike up to 42/50/60 ( 50/60/75) times and deal up to 1680/2750/4200 ( 2000/3300/5250) damage (before reductions).
  • With the talent, it can strike up to 50/60/75 ( 60/75/100) times and deal up to 2000/3300/5250 ( 2400/4125/7000) damage (before reductions).

• When Razor turns invisible, the whole storm and its strike turn invisible as well, but still strike nearby enemies without them seeing or hearing them.

• Eye of the Storm immediately ends when Razor dies.

Talents

Hero Talents
+200 Unstable Current Damage	25	+100 Attack Speed
-0.1 Eye of the Storm Strike Interval	20	+10 Armor
+4% Unstable Current Movement Speed	15	+7 Static Link Damage Steal
+15 Agility	10	+225 Health

Notes:

• The agility talent effectively grants Razor 2.4 armor, 15 attack speed, 0.75% movement speed and 15 attack damage.

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

• The armor talent does not benefit illusions.

Recommended items

Starting items:

• Iron Branch adds to Razor's already decent starting attributes.
• Tango helps Razor stay in lane with health regeneration.
• Healing Salve can save Razor by restoring his health.
• Faerie Fire may keep Razor alive with burst health.
• Enchanted Mango gives burst mana so Razor can use Plasma Field to finish off his enemies in the early game.

Early game:

• Magic Stick can help Razor get off an extra Plasma Field.
• Boots of Speed, combined with Unstable Current, make Razor one of the fastest heroes in the early game.
• Bottle helps with regeneration if Razor is playing in mid, as his superior movement speed helps him reach runes faster.

Mid game:

• Magic Wand grants attributes and more charges to restore health and mana.
• Phase Boots allow Razor to catch up to enemies and keep them within range of Static Link and Eye of the Storm.
• Drum of Endurance enhances attributes, attack speed, and movement speed.
• Sange and Yasha provides many bonuses including movement speed and status resistance, helping Razor keep enemies within range of his abilities.
• Black King Bar's spell immunity negates numerous disables, allowing Razor to keep up with enemies.

Late game:

• Butterfly's evasion and movement speed make Razor more difficult for enemy carries to take down, so he can live and drain more damage.
• Aghanim's Scepter upgrades Eye of the Storm's damage output, as well as helping Razor take down buildings faster.

Situational items:

• Hood of Defiance protects Razor against magical damage with magic resistance, magical damage absorption, and health regeneration.
• Eul's Scepter of Divinity's Cyclone holds target in place so Razor can continue to drain their damage. Furthermore, it increases movement speed so Razor can keep the enemies within range, as well as providing a way to interrupt channeling like Town Portal Scroll.
• Helm of the Dominator helps Razor last longer in lane, increases his attack speed, and allows him to dominate a creep to scout, use its abilities, or attack.
• Blade Mail deters enemies from attacking, letting Razor stay alive longer when using Static Link and Eye of the Storm.
• Shadow Blade allows Razor to use and pursue enemies with Static Link and Eye of the Storm with invisibility. Enemies cannot hear or see the sounds and visual effects from his abilities, but they will still do damage.
• Hurricane Pike boosts Razor's attack range and attributes, as well as giving him a tool to escape or position himself.
• Shiva's Guard increases defense with armor and aura that decreases enemy attack speed. The active ability slows enemy movement speed to keep them within abilities' ranges of Razor.
• Assault Cuirass's armor reduction works well with Eye of the Storm. It also provides attack speed and armor aura to keep Razor and teammates alive.
• Eye of Skadi gives a sizeable amount of health and attributes, as well as a slow to keep enemies in range.
• Heart of Tarrasque gives Razor durability with strength and health, helping him stay alive and keep Eye of the Storm active for as long as possible.
• Refresher Orb allows Razor to keep two instances of Eye of the Storm active at the same time, dealing heavy damage and armor reduction. Combined with Aghanim's Scepter, Eye of the Storm can hit buildings twice as often.

Gameplay

Roles:	Carry Durable Nuker Pusher
Complexity:	★☆☆
Playstyle:	The whip that ushers the dead through the Narrow Maze brings just as much pain on the battlefield. The Lightning Revenant radiates a Plasma Field that shocks nearby foes, once upon expansion, and again upon contraction. He connects to enemy heroes with a Static Link, transferring their power to his own reserves. Charged with an Unstable Current, Razor hovers effortlessly off the ground, and sends jolts of electricity to those who dare come too close. In the Eye of the Storm, one finds Razor, watching and delighting in his work as bolts of lightning reduce his foes to charred remains.

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Razor Equipment (expand sets) Sets Affront of the Overseer Bindings of the Storm-Stealer Set Compact of the Guardian Construct Empire of the Lightning Lord Eye of the Maze Keeper Magister of the Narrow Fates Shard of the Revenant The Twisted Arc Set Weapon Severing Lash Head Golden Severing Crest Grand Helm of the Narrow Maze Severing Crest

Trivia

• Razor's alternate/fun name was Gillette, which is also the name of a reputable brand of shaving razors.
• Razor's attack response Play "Ride the Lightning!" is also the name of a Metallica's album and song (which references execution via electric chair).
• Razor's response upon picking the Aegis of the Immortal Play "There is a lightning that never goes out." is a reference to a song "There is a light that never goes out" by The Smiths.
• Razor's response "Conduct me where you will." is also a line said by Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

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