Razor
Hero
Razor
    22 + 2.6
22 + 2.1
21 + 1.8
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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.
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Bio[edit]
Razor, the Lightning Revenant▶️ "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:
Abilities[edit]
Plasma Field
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
Creates a charged link between Razor and an enemy Hero, stealing damage from the target and giving it to Razor. Causes Razor to continuously attack the linked target, even while moving. Razor cannot attack other units during this time.
Cast Animation: 0.3+0
Cast Range: 550
Link Break Distance Buffer: 250
Attack Damage Stolen per Second: 7/12/17/22 (
13/18/23/28)
13/18/23/28)Link Duration: 5/6/7/8
Buff Duration: 18
40/ 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 1.75/3/4.25/5.5 ( 3.25/4.5/5.75/7) damage in 0.25 second intervals, starting 0.25 seconds after cast, resulting in 20/24/28/32 instances.
- Can steal up to 35/72/119/176 ( 65/108/161/224) damage when draining for the full duration.
- While linked, Razor performs instant attacks on the target, using his current attack speed as interval.
- These instant attacks are allowed to use attack modifiers and trigger any on-attack effects normally.
- These instant attacks ignore disarms, but have no True Strike.
- Razor is disarmed while draining, so that he cannot attack other targets in the meantime.
- 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.
Storm Surge
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Ability
Aura
Aura
Affects
Allied Heroes
Allied Heroes
Passively increases the movement speed for you and your allied heroes. Has double the effect on your hero.
Radius: 1200
Ally Movement Speed Bonus: 3%/5%/7%/9%
Self Movement Speed Bonus: 6%/10%/14%/18%
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Modifiers
Unstable Current: Undispellable.Notes:
- The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
Eye of the Storm
Cast Animation: 0+0
Active/Passive Radius: 500
Passive Damage: 60/100/140 ( 260/300/340)
260/300/340)Passive Damage Delay: 0.3
Passive Damage Interval: 3
Active Number of Targets: 1 (
2)
2)Active Strike Interval: 0.7/0.6/0.5 ( 0.6/0.5/0.4)
0.6/0.5/0.4)Active Damage per Strike: 40/55/70
Active Armor Reduction per Strike: 1
Active Duration: 30
80/ 100/
Causes Eye of the Storm to strike two different units instead of one and can damage structures. When striking buildings, it will only target towers, barracks, and the Ancient.
The passive does not pierce spell immunity.The active fully pierces spell immunity.
The passive component is disabled by Break.
The passive component does not work for illusions.Modifiers
Eye Of The Storm: Undispellable. Eye Of The Storm Armor: Undispellable.Ride the lightning.
Notes:
Active component:
- Interrupts Razor's channeling spells upon cast.
- 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 prioritizes 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.
- When upgraded, only one of the strikes will hit the enemy with the Static Link vision modifier. The strikes can never hit the same target at the same time.
- If two enemies have the Static Link vision modifier, one strike goes for one of them and the other strike goes for the other.
- 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).
- 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.
Passive component:
- 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.
- Triggers regardless of Razor's current status. It triggers even when disabled or when invisible.
- On average, deals 20/33.33/46.67 ( 86.67/100/113.33) damage per second, if continuously triggered.
- Triggers on invisible enemies or enemies inside the fog of war as well.
Talents[edit]
| Hero Talents | ||
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| +200 Eye of the Storm Passive Damage | 25 | +100 Attack Speed |
| -0.1 Eye of the Storm Strike Interval | 20 | +10 Armor |
| +12 Strength | 15 | +6 Static Link Damage Steal |
| +10 Agility | 10 | +225 Health |
Notes:
- The agility talent effectively grants Razor 1.6 armor, 10 attack speed, 0.5% movement speed and 10 attack damage.
- The health talent increases maximum health capacity, and keeps the current health percentage.
- The strength talent effectively grants Razor 240 health, 1.2 health regen and 0.96% magic resistance.
Recent Changes[edit]
Main Article: Razor/Changelogs
Version
Description
- Storm Surge
- Reduced allied movement speed bonus from 4%/6%/8%/10% to 3%/5%/7%/9%.
- Reduced self movement speed bonus from 8%/12%/16%/20% to 6%/10%/14%/18%.
- Reduced Eye of the Storm passive area damage from 80/110/140 to 60/100/140.
- Level 10 left talent: Reduced agility bonus from 15 to 10.
- Static Link
- Now causes Razor to perform instant attacks on the linked target over the duration (if it is attackable), using his attack speed as interval.
- Now disarms Razor for its drain duration. [?]
- Reduced attack damage drained per second from 7/14/21/28 to 7/12/17/22.
- Reduced drain duration from 8 on each level to 5/6/7/8.
- Replaced Unstable Current with Storm Surge
- Storm Surge:
- Increases the movement speed of nearby allies. Has double the effect on Razor.
- Radius: 1200
- Movement speed bonus: 4%/6%/8%/10%
- Self movement speed bonus: 8%/12%/16%/20%
- Notes: Is an aura. The buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
- Eye of the Storm now passively damages enemies within a 500 radius around Razor for 80/110/140. Has a downtime of 3 seconds and a damage delay of 0.3 seconds. [?]
- Level 15 left talent: Replaced 4% Unstable Current movement speed bonus with +12 strength.
- Level 15 right talent: Reduced Static Link damage steal per second. bonus from 7 to 6.
- Level 25 right talent: Replaced 200 Unstable Current damage bonus with 200 Eye of the Storm passive damage bonus.
Recommended items[edit]
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 Storm Surge, 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.
- Rod of Atos adds attributes, as well as rooting the enemies to keep them in range of Static Link and Eye of the Storm.
- Sange and Yasha provides many bonuses including movement speed and status resistance, helping Razor keep enemies within range of his abilities.
Late game:
- Black King Bar's spell immunity negates numerous disables, allowing Razor to keep up with enemies.
- 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 by striking two targets at once, 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 increases 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[edit]
| 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 by a Storm Surge, 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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History[edit]
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Trivia[edit]
- Razor's alternate/fun name was Gillette, which is also the name of a reputable brand of shaving razors.
- Razor's attack response ▶️ "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 ▶️ "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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