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Terror (Pre 6.00, 6.04-6.58)

Terror

WE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Shendelzare lets loose a wicked cry, terrorizing nearby enemy units. Their armor and damage are reduced.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Radius: 700

Attack Damage Reduction: 5%/10%/15%/20%

Armor Reduction: 2/3/4/5

Duration: 20

 15

 40

Modifiers

Terror

Any

Shendel's haunting voice hints at her approaching vindication.

• This ability was temporarily replaced by Disentangle from 6.00 to 6.04, and then replaced by Wave of Terror in the 6.58 gameplay patch.

• Places a debuff on enemy units within the radius. Leaving or entering the radius after cast has no effect.

• Only reduces base damage and that given by the primary attribute of the affected units. Raw bonus damage is not reduced.

Disentangle (6.00-6.04)

Disentangle

WL

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

By disassociating herself with this plane, Shendelzare avoids being hit by an offensive spell.

Cast Animation: 0+0

 220/160/100/40

• This ability replaced Terror in the 6.00 gameplay patch, but was replaced back by Terror in the 6.04 gameplay patch.

• Works in the same way as Linken's Sphere does.

• This ability worked by itself passively, triggering when hit by a single targeted spell. However, the spell was manually castable with no effect, wasting the cooldown.

Blink (Pre 2.00)

Blink

WB

Ability
Target Point

Affects
Self

Short distance teleportation that allows Vengeful Spirit to move in and out of combat.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Cast Range: Global

Max Blink Distance: 700/800/900/1000

 10/10/1

 50/10/10

• This ability got replaced by Terror in the 2.00 gameplay patch.

• Blink disjoints projectiles upon cast.

• Does not blink for the full distance when targeting closer than the max distance.

• When targeting beyond the max blink distance, it blinks for 560/640/720/800 range towards the targeted direction, instead of the full distance.

Vengeance Aura (7.23-7.27d)

Vengeance Aura (7.23-7.27d)

ED

Ability
Aura

Affects
Allies

Vengeful Spirit's presence increases the ranged attack range and primary attribute of nearby friendly units. Spawns a Strong Illusion of Vengeful Spirit when she dies that lasts until it is killed or Vengeful Spirit revives.

Radius: 1200

Ranged Attack Range Bonus: 50/75/100/125 ( 150/175/200/225)

Primary Attribute Bonus: 4/7/10/13

Number of Illusions on Death: 1

Illusion Damage Dealt: 70%/80%/90%/100%

Illusion Damage Taken: 150%

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Modifiers

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura_effect

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_hybrid_special

Death

modifier_illusion

Death

modifier_invulnerable

Death

Although they may not share her undying passion for revenge, allies do draw on her fanaticism in combat.

• This ability got reworked into the current Vengeance Aura in the 7.28 gameplay patch.

• The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

• The illusion spawns 108 range away from Vengeful Spirit's death location. It appears either north, east, south or west from that spot.

• The illusion always spawns with full mana and health and all abilities off cooldown, regardless of their status on Vengeful Spirit.

• The illusion does not get a set duration upon spawning. It disappears once Vengeful Spirit respawns.

• The illusion spawns on every death, including on the short deaths with reincarnation.

• The created illusion is visually distinguishable from the real Vengeful Spirit for the enemies.

• The level 25 talent allows the illusion to cast its spells, but not items.
  • The talent also causes the illusion to not have a gold bounty anymore.
  • Additionally, the illusion cannot be converted by Enchant anymore.

• The aura affects invulnerable, but not hidden allies.

Vengeance Aura (7.20-7.22h)

Vengeance Aura (7.20-7.22h)

ED

Ability
Aura

Affects
Allies

Vengeful Spirit's presence increases the physical damage of nearby friendly units. Spawns a Vengeance Illusion when you die that lasts until you revive.

Radius: 1200

Attack Damage Bonus: 12%/18%/24%/30% ( 27%/33%/39%/45%)

Number of Illusions on Death: 1

Illusion Damage Dealt: 100%

Illusion Damage Taken: 150%

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Causes the Vengeance Illusion to be able to cast abilities (but not items).

Modifiers

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura_effect

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_hybrid_special

Death

modifier_illusion

Death

modifier_invulnerable

Death

Although they may not share her undying passion for revenge, allies do draw on her fanaticism in combat.

• This ability got reworked into the following Vengeance Aura (7.23-7.27d) in the 7.23 gameplay patch.

• Only increases base damage and that given by the primary attribute of affected units. Raw bonus damage is not increased.

• The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

• The illusion spawns 108 range away from Vengeful Spirit's death location. It appears either north, east, south or west from that spot.

• The illusion always spawns with full mana and health and all abilities off cooldown, regardless of their status on Vengeful Spirit.

• The illusion does not get a set duration upon spawning. It disappears once Vengeful Spirit respawns.

• The illusion spawns on every death, including on the short deaths with reincarnation.

• The created illusion is visually distinguishable from the real Vengeful Spirit for the enemies.

• The Aghanim's Scepter upgrade allows the illusion to cast its spells, but not items.
  • The upgrade also causes the illusion to not have a gold bounty anymore.
  • Additionally, the upgraded illusion cannot be converted by Enchant anymore.

• The aura affects invulnerable allies.

Vengeance Aura (7.07-7.19d)

Vengeance Aura (7.07-7.19d)

ED

Ability
Aura

Affects
Allies / Enemies

Vengeful Spirit's presence increases the physical damage of nearby friendly units. If an allied hero is slain under the aura, an illusion of your allied hero will be created to fight for that hero.

Radius: 1200

Attack Damage Bonus: 12%/18%/24%/30% ( 27%/33%/39%/45%)

Illusion Damage Dealt: 100%

Illusion Duration: 6

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Modifiers

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura_effect

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura_illusion

Death

modifier_illusion

Death

modifier_invulnerable

Death

Although they may not share her undying passion for revenge, allies do draw on her fanaticism in combat.

• This ability got reworked into the following Vengeance Aura (7.20-7.22h) in the 7.20 gameplay patch.

• Only increases base damage and that given by the primary attribute of affected units. Raw bonus damage is not increased.

• The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

• When an allied hero dies (including clones, excluding illusions), an illusion of it spawns, attacking whoever killed it.
  • These illusions are invulnerable, untargetable and uncontrollable.
  • The illusion lasts either 6 seconds, or until its target dies, whichever is shorter.
  • The illusions have 550 movement speed and unobstructed pathing. They also provide vision equal to the vision range of the hero.
  • The illusions attempt to attack their targets. If they cannot be attacked, they follow the targets close enough until they can be attacked again.
  • The illusions do not lose track when their targets turn invisible, hidden or move in the Fog of War. However, they need vision to attack.
  • The illusions are completely immune to every spell, even those which affect invulnerable units.
  • Just like other illusions, Vengeance Aura illusions bestow auras and can make use of other passive abilities which work for illusions.

• The illusions spawn no matter who kills them. If denied by an ally, they attempt to attack the ally, and can do so if the ally is denyable.
  • When denying oneself, the illusion spawns as well, but instantly dies, since its target is dead already.

• The aura affects invulnerable allies.

Vengeance Aura (6.81-7.06)

Vengeance Aura (6.81-7.06)

ED

Ability
Aura

Affects
Allies / Enemies

Vengeful Spirit's presence increases the physical damage of nearby friendly units. If Vengeful Spirit is slain, her killer will be possessed with a negative Vengeance Aura, reducing the damage of her killer and its nearby allies until Vengeful Spirit revives.

Radius: 900

Attack Damage Bonus: 10%/18%/26%/34% ( 30%/38%/46%/54%)

Death Attack Damage Reduction: 10%/18%/26%/34% ( 30%/38%/46%/54%)

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Modifiers

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura_effect

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_negative_aura

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_negative_aura_effect

Undispellable

Although they may not share her undying passion for revenge, allies do draw on her fanaticism in combat.

• This ability got reworked into the following Vengeance Aura in the 7.07 gameplay patch.

• Only increases base damage and that given by the primary attribute of affected units. Raw bonus damage is not increased.

• The same goes for the negative aura. Only decreases base damage and that given by the primary attribute.

• The aura's buff and the negative aura's debuff linger for 0.5 seconds.

• When Vengeful Spirit dies to an enemy player, the player's hero will be afflicted with the negative Vengeance Aura.

• Despite the visual effect, when dying to enemy illusions or summons, the hero owning them gets the aura instead.

• Dying to non-player-controlled units gives no one the negative aura.

• Allies denying Vengeful Spirit do not get the negative aura.

• The positive and negative auras affect invulnerable units.

• Does not affect couriers.

Vengeance Aura (Pre 6.81)

Vengeance Aura (Pre 6.81)

ED

Ability
Aura

Affects
Allies

Vengeful Spirit's presence increases nearby friendly units' physical damage.

Radius: 900

Attack Damage Bonus: 12%/20%/28%/36%

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Modifiers

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura

Undispellable

modifier_vengefulspirit_command_aura_effect

Undispellable

Although they may not share her undying passion for revenge, allies do draw on her fanaticism in combat.

• This ability got reworked into the following Vengeance Aura in the 6.81 gameplay patch.

• Only increases base damage and that given by the primary attribute of affected units. Raw bonus damage is not increased.

• The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

Feedback (Pre 2.00)

Feedback

QR

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

The Vengeful Spirits attacks destroy mana per hit. The mana combusts, dealing damage to the attacked unit.

Mana Burned per Hit: 2/3/5

Mana Burned as Damage: 100%

• This ability was replaced with Vengeance Aura (Pre 6.81) in patch 2.00

• The bonus damage is dealt in one instance together with the attack damage, and counts as attack damage as well.
  • It can be lifestealed off of and cleave, but it is not considered by crit.
  • It is also not affected by percentage-based attack damage bonuses or reductions, but can be reduced with flat reductions.

• Applies the mana loss first, and then the damage.

• Does not work against allied units when attacking them.

• Does not stack with Diffusal Blade's Manabreak.

Nether Spirit (4.00-Pre 5.10)

Nether Spirit

HH

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical / Magical

Summons a shade of Shendelzare that attack nearby enemies. May be no attacked. Last 60 seconds.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Spirit Damage Type: Piercing / Piercing / Chaos

 180/150/120

 225

Modifiers

Provide Vision

Death

Nether Spirit

Death

• This ability got replaced by Nether Swap in 5.10.
• Nether spirit is is phased, invulnerable, untargetable and uncontrollable.
• The Nether Spirit only attack enemies it sees.
• Nether follows Vengeful spirit and it will attack its closest enemy.
• If Nether Spirit is attacking an unit it will not follow vengeful spirit until its target dies, when its target dies it will continue to follow vengeful spirit again.
• The way Nether Spirit (Spell) works is that every two seconds an order to attack the ground is ordered to Nether Spirit. The two seconds are related to game time.

Nether Spirit the Ancestral Spirit
Summoned Ancient Creep-Hero
Health 500 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 2 Duration 60 Armor 7 Magic Resistance 35% Attack Damage Default 67/97/116 ‒ 73/101/120 Attack Range 160 Acquisition Range 900 Attack Animation 0.33+0.64 Projectile Speed 1500 Move Speed 270 (100) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 32 Vision Range (F) 1200 • 800 Bounty 26–38 Experience 41 Abilities Invulnerable Locust Notes Uncontrollable, Phased

Invulnerable

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

There is no description for this ability.

Modifiers

Invulnerable (Neutral)

Death

• This ability belonged to Nether Spirit.

• Invulnerable is an Passive hidden spell

• This passive does not require a space in the HUD.

• Invulnerability was a warcraft III unit property, that rendered a unit immune to any kind of damage. Invulnerability does not grant Spell Immunity, however most of warcraft III spells could not target invulnerable units.

Locust

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

There is no description for this ability.

Modifiers

?

Death

• This ability belonged to Nether Spirit.

• Locust is an Passive hidden spell

• This passive does not require a space in the HUD.

• This ability was used to create the effect of being unclickable.
  • Since the game thought it was a destructible summoned locust.

Avatar of Vengeance (2.00-Pre 4.00)

Avatar of Vengeance

RN

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

Creates a powerful avatar that summons invulnerable spirits from nearby corpses to attack your enemies. When the Avatar of Vengeance dies, the spirits vanish.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Number of Avatar of Vengeance Summoned: 1/1/2

Summons Duration: 120/180/180

 240/240/180

 225/200/250

• Does not destroy a previous summon if this ability is used again before the previous Avatar of Vengeance expires.
• Does not destroy a previous summon if this ability is used again before the previous Spirit of Vengeance expires.
• The Avatar of Vengeance spawns at a random location within a 200 radius around to Vengeful Spirit.
• This ability got replaced by Nether Spirit in 4.00.

Avatar of Vengeance
Summoned Ancient Creep-Hero
Health 1000 +0 Mana 400 +2 Level 7 Duration 60 Armor 7 Magic Resistance 35% Status Resistance 0 Attack Damage Default 25 ‒ 36 Attack Range 175 Acquisition Range 500 Attack Animation 0.33+0.64 Projectile Speed 1100 Move Speed 320 (100) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 32 Vision Range (G) 1200 • 1000 Bounty 26–38 Experience 41 Abilities Resistant Skin Darkness Sphere Spirit of Vengeance

Resistant Skin

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Reduces the duration of negative spells and renders the unit immune to certain spells.

Modifiers

Resistant Skin

Death

• This ability belonged to Avatar of Vengeance.

• Makes spells duration on them the same as heroes, for example Dismember will last 3 seconds instead of 6.
• Makes the unit immune to Devour, Finger of Death and Charm (Warcraft III Spells).
• Makes The unit immune to Transmute and Doom.

Darkness Sphere

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

There is no description for this ability.

Modifiers

?

Death

• This ability belonged to Avatar of Vengeance.

• Darkness Sphere is an Passive hidden spell

• This passive does not require a space in the HUD.

• Hidden spell that has no effect, except spawning a flying dark ball that roams around Avatar of Vengeance
  • The ball is only a visual effect.

Spirit of Vengeance

QN

Ability
No Target / Autocast

Raises an invulnerable feral spirit from a corpse. Lasts 75 seconds or until the avatar dies.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Duration: 50

Cast Range: 600

 2

 75

• This ability belonged to Avatar of Vengeance.

• Does not destroy a previous summons if this ability is used again before the previous Spirit expires.
• The Spirit spawns at a random location within a 900 radius around to Avatar of Vengeance.

Spirit of Vengeance
Summoned Creep
Health 400 +1.6 This unit has no mana. Level 2 Duration 50 Armor 5 Magic Resistance 0% Attack Damage ▶️ Pierce [?] 10 ‒ 14 Attack Range 450 Acquisition Range 500 Attack Animation 0.33+0.64 Projectile Speed 900 Move Speed 320 (100) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 22 Vision Range (G) 1200 • 800 Bounty 26–38 Experience 0 Abilities Ultravision

Ultravision

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Causes the unit to have the same day vision radius at night.

Modifiers

?

Death

• This ability belonged to Spirit of Vengeance.

• Ultravision is an Passive hidden spell

• This passive does not require a space in the HUD.

Snow Storm (0.95-Pre 2.00)

Snow Storm

RW

Ability
Target Area / Channeled

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Calls down 50 freezing ice shard waves; each wave deals 50 damage to units in an area; lasts for 20 waves.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Damage per iceshard: 50

Number of iceshards per wave: 50

Damage Cap per wave: 10000

Number of Waves: 20

Time between Waves: 1

Building Damage Reduction: 98%

Cast Range: 800

Radius: 600

 120

 250

• This ability was replaced with Avatar of Vengeance in patch 2.00

• This ability only had 1 level.

Avatar (Pre 0.95)

Avatar

RG

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

When Avatar is activated, it gives the Vengeful Spirit, bonus HP, Armor, Damage and spell immunity

Cast Animation: 0+0

Bonus Damage: 10/15

Bonus Armor: 5/10

Bonus HP: 300/600

Duration: 60/100

 120

 150/200

Modifiers

Great Avatar

Death

• This ability was replaced with Snow Storm in patch 0.95

• This ability only had 2 levels.

• Interrupts Vengeful Spirit's channeling spells upon cast.

• Applies spell immunity for the duration and a basic dispel upon cast.

• During Avatar, Vengeful Spirit cannot be affected by Ghost Scepter. The buff gets removed immediately.