Troll Warlord

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Troll Warlord 21 + 2.5 21 + 3.3 13 + 1
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 582 1352 2166 2474 +0.25 +2.35 +5.85 +9.55 +11 Mana 75 231 399 663 747 +0 +0.65 +1.35 +2.45 +2.8 Armor -1 2.5 10.2 17.7 20.78 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block - Damage 27 35 48 56 94 102 139 147 157 165 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.71/s 0.98/s 1.25/s 1.36/s Attack Range 500 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.3 + 0.3 Projectile Speed 1200 Move Speed ▶️ 290 ( 320) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Default Internal Not Provided

Jah'rakal, the Troll Warlord, is a ranged agility hero able to output mighty damage competitively at range and in melee. His Berserker's Rage gives him the unique ability to change his attack position from ranged to melee and back at will as the situation warrants. When in close combat, his stats are increased accordingly: he gains bonus armor, movement speed, reduced base attack time, and the ability to root. Not only does this greatly improve the Troll Warlord, but allows him to overpower most other carries, as well as permanently ensnare a target for extended amounts of time. The Troll Warlord is an axe specialist, using them in his unique Whirling Axes, which has two variations: the first is available to his ranged form wherein he throws axes in a cone formation to damage and slow enemies. The second is available to his melee form, whirling axes around himself in a small radius to damage and blind nearby enemies. In keeping with his savage nature, Fervor builds up the Warlord's momentum, granting him attack speed with each consecutive hit on the same target, though the momentum is lost upon switching targets. His Ultimate, Battle Trance, increases his attack speed further, boosts his movement speed, prevents death and grants lifesteal at the expense of almost complete loss of control when enemies are nearby, mindlessly attacking them. Notorious for his superbly fast attack speed that can be matched by few, Jah'rakal is truly a force to be reckoned with.

Bio

Jah'rakal, the Troll Warlord

▶️ "I suffer the innocents and guilty alike. There are no innocents."

Lore:

It's an easy thing to offend a troll. A prickly and contentious race, trolls thrive on argument and strife, missing no excuse to raise their voices in dispute. Males grow to maturity in subterranean chambers beneath their matriarch's domicile, feeding and amusing themselves while contributing nothing. Often they stay for years beyond the age of maturity, while the matriarch provides them with sustenance. When young trolls are finally pushed from their sub-chamber, they gather with others of their kind, forming roving gangs of malcontents who complain loudly about all manner of vexation. As much as trolls love to argue, imagine how rare it is for a troll to be driven from his own kind for being too difficult to get along with. Such was Jah'rakal's fate, a monger troll from deep in the Hoven. So deluded was he, so bitter and abrasive, that even other trolls found his company intolerable. After one particularly vitriolic outburst in which he claimed the lion's share of loot from their latest raid, his cohorts finally snapped. They turned on him, beat him with clubs, and drove him from the encampment. Enraged at his banishment, he returned the next day, armed with steel, and slew them all, one by one. He then swore a blood oath: he would ever after be a fighting force unto himself. Now he roams the world as the Troll Warlord, bitter and angry, the Imperial high commander of an army of one.

Voice:

Nolan North (Responses)

Abilities

Icon while active.

Berserker's Rage

▶️▶️▶️QG

Ability
Toggle

Affects
Self / Enemies

Damage
Magical

While active, Troll Warlord swaps from using ranged to melee attacks. Melee attacks have a chance to ensnare, preventing the target from moving or using mobility spells. Berserker's Rage also grants additional movement speed, armor, and decreases base attack time.

Whirling Axes has different functionality while Berserker's Rage is active.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Armor Bonus: 6

Movement Speed Bonus: 10/20/30/40

Attack Range Loss: 350

Base Attack Time: 1.45

Root Chance: 14%/16%/18%/20%

Root Duration: 0.8/1.2/1.6/2

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_troll_warlord_berserkers_rage

Undispellable

modifier_troll_warlord_berserkers_rage_ensnare

Any

Like his anger, Troll Warlord's supply of axes is infinite.

• Berserker's Rage does not interrupt Troll Warlord's channeling spells upon cast.

• When toggling on, disables Whirling Axes (Ranged) and then enables Whirling Axes (Melee).

• When toggling off, all changes are reverted and he becomes a ranged unit again.

• Turns Troll Warlord into a melee unit with 150 attack range, meaning items treat him as such (e.g. Battle Fury, Skull Basher).

• When toggling on while a ranged projectile is flying, it is treated as a melee attack by items, but cannot root with Berserker's Rage.
  • This means that it can cleave in an area behind the target if Troll Warlord has Battle Fury, and items such as Orb of Venom and Skull Basher use the melee attack values. However, Quelling Blade uses the ranged values if Troll Warlord was ranged at the start of the projectile.

• Berserker's Rage persists through Troll Warlord's death. If Berserker's Rage was active upon death, he respawns with it activated.

• The proccing attack first applies the debuff, then its own damage.

• The root of Berserker's Rage uses pseudo-random distribution.

• The root of Berserker's Rage provides True Sight over the target for it's duration.

• The root does not work against allied units, wards and buildings.

• This ability is not available in Ability Draft.

Whirling Axes (Ranged)

▶️▶️WE

Ability
Target Point

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Troll hurls a fistful of five axes in a cone shape over 1000 range, slowing and damaging enemy units.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0

Cast Range: 1000

Axes Travel Distance: 1000

Axes Radius: 100

Axes Spread End Radius: 206.17

Damage: 75 ( 165)

Move Speed Slow: 40%

Slow Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4

 9 ( )

 50

Modifiers [?]

modifier_troll_warlord_whirling_axes_slow

Any

Only axes fueled by hate whirl with such a deadly spin.

• Whirling Axes (Ranged) is only available when Berserker's Rage is toggled off.
  • In Ability Draft, both Whirling Axes abilities are separate, stand-alone spells that can be drafted and skilled independently.

• The axes travel at a speed of 1500, taking 0.67 seconds to travel the full distance.

• Spawns 5 axes which spread up to 25 degrees and affect units within 100 radius around them.

• Has no starting radius, the axes spawn at one point in front of Troll Warlord. So the total area is shaped like a cone.

• Can hit units up to 1100 range away (travel distance + axes radius).

• The axes first apply the damage, then the debuff.

• Does not affect Roshan.

• During Battle Trance this ability has an instant cast time, and does not require Troll Warlord to face the targeted direction.

Whirling Axes (Melee)

▶️▶️EF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Troll hurls two axes around him in a close range area of effect, damaging enemy units and causing them to miss some attacks.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Spin Radius: 350

Axes Radius: 100

Damage: 50/100/150/200 ( 140/190/240/290)

Miss Chance: 60%

Blind Duration: 5

Whirl Duration: 3

 9 ( )

 50

Modifiers [?]

modifier_troll_warlord_whirling_axes_melee

Death

modifier_troll_warlord_axe_invulnerable

Undispellable

modifier_troll_warlord_whirling_axes_blind

Any

Keep your enemies close.

• Whirling Axes (Melee) is only available when Berserker's Rage is toggled on.
  • In Ability Draft, both Whirling Axes abilities are separate, stand-alone spells that can be drafted and skilled independently.

• Interrupts Troll Warlord's channeling spells upon cast.

• If Troll Warlord dies, the spell ends and the axes disappear.

• The axes always spawn towards east and west at Troll Warlord's position and rotate clock-wise.

• The axes travel at a speed of 1250 and move out at a speed of 233.33 until reaching the max distance in 1.5 seconds, and then move back to Troll Warlord at the same speed.

• Only units within 100 range of an axe get damaged and blinded.

• Whirling Axes' blind uses pseudo-random distribution.

• Can hit units up to 450 range away (max spin radius + axes radius).

• The full damage and debuff is dealt the first time a unit comes in contact with an axe, being hit by the other axe does not deal extra damage or reapply the debuff.

• The axes first apply the damage, then the debuff.

• The visual effects of this spell are offset and do not reflect the actual currently affected area.

• Does not affect Roshan.

Fervor

DV

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

With each continuous blow on the same target, Troll gains increased attack speed. If Troll changes targets, the stacks drop to zero.

Max Stacks: 12

Attack Speed Bonus per Stack: 15/20/25/30 ( 20/25/30/35)

Modifiers [?]

modifier_troll_warlord_fervor

Death

If at first you don't succeed, strike, strike again.

• Troll Warlord gains or loses stacks as soon as his attacks land on the target.
  • This means that missed or disjointed attacks do not count, and in ranged form, it reacts on projectile hit, not launch.

• This is how much attack speed Fervor grants with a certain amount of stacks on each level.
  • Level 1: 15/30/45/60/75/90/105/120/135/150/165/180
  • Level 2: 20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180/200/220/240
  • Level 3: 25/50/75/100/125/150/175/200/225/250/275/300
  • Level 4: 30/60/90/120/150/180/210/240/270/300/330/360

• This is how much attack speed Fervor grants with a certain amount of stacks on each level with the Fervor attack speed talent.
  • Level 1: 20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180/200/220/240
  • Level 2: 25/50/75/100/125/150/175/200/225/250/275/300
  • Level 3: 30/60/90/120/150/180/210/240/270/300/330/360
  • Level 4: 35/70/105/140/175/210/245/280/315/350/385/420

• When already having stacks, the first attack against a new target removes the previous stacks, without granting a new stack.

• Works against any unit, including allies, wards and buildings.

Battle Trance

▶️RR

Ability
No Target
( Target Unit)

Affects
Self
( Heroes)

Troll unleashes a powerful battle trance, that forces you to continuously attack the closest enemy unit within 900 range, prioritizing heroes. Damage does not kill you during this mode. Grants you bonus lifesteal, attack speed and movement speed. Applies a Basic Dispel.

Cast Animation: 0+0.5

Cast Range: 0 ( 525)

Enemy Search Radius: 900

Lifesteal: 40%/60%/80%

Movement Speed Bonus: 30%/35%/40%

Attack Speed Bonus: 140/170/200

Allied Duration: 6.5

Enemy Duration: 0 ( 3.25)

 90 ( 35)

 150

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Reduces Battle Trance cooldown and allows it to be cast on allied or enemy heroes. Lasts half duration on enemies.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_troll_warlord_battle_trance

Death

modifier_troll_warlord_battle_trance_vision

Unknown

An adrenaline rush of pure hatred quickens your blades.

• Battle Trance interrupts Troll Warlord's channeling spells upon cast.

• Applies a basic dispel ( strong dispel) on the target upon cast.

• Battle Trance first applies the buff, then the dispel.

• When cast while not attacking, the buffed hero automatically chooses an attack target within the search radius.
  • Prioritizes heroes over other units. Uses default auto-attack rules to decide for targets.
  • Does not target Roshan, buildings, wards, allies, or invulnerable or attack immune enemies.

• When cast while already attacking a target, the buffed hero sticks to that target, even if it is Roshan, a building, a ward, or an ally.

• The buffed hero only switches the current attack target when it becomes unattackable (turns invulnerable or attack immune, or dies).

• Grants shared vision over the current attack target as long as it stays within 900 range of the buffed hero, revealing it through the fog of war. Does not provide True Sight.

• While attacking, the buffed hero becomes almost fully uncontrollable, and can only be ordered to to toggle Berserker's Rage, or cast Whirling Axes.
  • While attacking, the buffed hero ignores taunts. Fear and Hypnosis prevent them from attacking and cause conflicting movement.
  • When no enemies are nearby, they become controllable again, until a new visible enemy enters the search radius.

• Prevents Troll Warlord from dying by setting his minimum health to 1.
  • This means he cannot die to damage, not even damage flagged as HP removal, so that it prevents him from dying to False Promise's delayed damage.
  • Does not protect him against a lethal Culling Blade, or the expiring of Wraith Delay.
  • Stops Ice Blast from shattering Troll Warlord when in Battle Trance while below the shatter threshold.

• Damage taken is technically not reduced, so any damage event still registers the full damage.

• The level 25 talent turns the basic dispel into a strong dispel.
  • Also allows Battle Trance to be cast while stunned, cycloned, slept, hidden, or during Forced Movement.
  • Does not allow it from being cast while silenced, taunted, hexed or prevented from acting, and also makes it impossible to shift-queue it.
  • When acquiring Aghanim's Scepter, can be only self-cast when disabled.

Talents

Hero Talents
Battle Trance Strong Dispels	25	Whirling Axes Pierce Magic Immunity
+10 Berserker's Rage Armor	20	+20% Battle Trance Movement Speed
+90 Whirling Axes Damage	15	+5 Fervor Attack Speed
+25 Berserker's Rage Movement Speed	10	+2s Whirling Axes Debuff Duration

Recent Changes

Main Article: Troll Warlord/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.35

• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Increased Fervor proc chance increase per stack from 3% to 4%.

7.34

• Berserker's Rage
  • Toggling On / Off now only turns Troll Warlord into a melee and ranged unit respectively. [?]
  • Both Whirling Axes (Ranged) and Whirling Axes (Melee) is no longer disabled based on the ability's toggled state and are now accessible at the same time.
  • Casting either of the Whirling Axes ability automatically toggles the current attack range form.
• Rescaled Whirling Axes (Ranged) damage from 90 on each level to 80/100/120/140.
• REWORKED
  Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • OLD
    Grants Troll Warlord the Rampage ability.
  • NEW
    Fervor
    • Now has a 20% + 3% * CurrentStack proc chance to launch an additional ranged attack to any unit within the CurrentAttackRange + 175.
    • Increases max stacks by 4.

7.33

• Reduced base health from 200 to 120.
• Battle Trance
  • Can now also use item abilities while the ability is active. [?]
  • U
    Abilities with a cast point lower than 0.03 (e.g. 0-cast point or instant cast abilities) can now also be used while the ability is active. This is not limited to only Troll Warlord's abilities.

Gameplay

Jah'rakal is an intolerable scoundrel, even for a troll. As such, being kicked out of the troll encampment only served to fuel his anger. The next day, he returned with steel in hand, and slew his former comrades in a Berserker's Rage. With each passing blow, the self-styled Troll Warlord accelerates his swings in an irate Fervor. Swapping effortlessly between melee and ranged, he throws his weapons to cripple from afar, while chopping down adjacent foes with Whirling Axes. To challenge Jah'rakal is to invite one's own death. The Troll Warlord enters a Battle Trance, channeling pure hatred into unequaled speed as he decimates his opponents in a storm of bloody axes.
Roles:	Carry Pusher Disabler Durable
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

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Troll Warlord Equipment (expand sets) Sets Conspicuous Culprit Icewrack Marauder Imperious Command Plunder of the Savage Monger Weapon Bitter Lineage Shoulder Scale of Bitter Spoil Taunt Taunt: Troll's Groove!

Trivia

• Jah'rakal's lore and certain dialogue lines make several references to Internet trolls, a type of identity or role assumed by certain Internet users.
• Troll Warlord's alternate name in DotA was Cory Clark a nod to the famous internet troll.
• Battle Trance's ▶️ sound effect is based on ▶️ this and ▶️ this line combined.
• Troll Warlord's rare Whirling Axes cast response ▶️ "Axes of evil." is a reference to the term "axis of evil" which former U.S. president George W. Bush coined and used many times during his presidency.

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