Summons

This page is about in-game units. For cosmetic pets, see Summoned Unit.

Summons are a type of units that are created with spells. Players do not encounter them, unless they play as, with or against certain heroes. Summons are usually under the control of the summoning unit's player, but most of them can be converted by the enemy. Only very few of them cannot be controlled. Summoned units usually live only for a certain amount of time (although some stay permanently, until killed) after being summoned and a player can have a limited amount of some summons.

There are 3 types of summons: Regular summons, which are treated like regular creeps by spells, usually have no active abilities and usually are not a big threat, creep-heroes, which are treated like heroes by most spells and are significantly stronger than other summons, and wards, which usually are immobile and fully immune to most spells.

Regular summons

These summons are comparable to lane and neutral creeps when it comes to their power. A single one of them is usually not a threat, however, they can get quite dangerous when encountered in groups. Summons usually have certain abilities, giving each of them a different role. They can either be passive and used for scouting, or aggressive used in fights. Losing regular summons is usually not a big deal, since they provide rather low bounties, they expire and they can be resummoned after a short while.

Regular summons are treated like lane and neutral creeps by almost every spell. A few spells have specific effects against summoned units (e.g. dealing extra damage).

Statistics

Model	Name	Source	Health	Health Regen	Armor	Attack Damage	BAT	Attack Range	Move Speed	Vision Range	Duration	Bounty	Notes
	Hawk	Call of the Wild Hawk 1 per cast	150/200/250/300	1.5	5	-	-	-	300/340/380/420	600/700/800/900/600/700/800/900	60	30/40/50/60 gold 77 experience	-
	Boar	Call of the Wild Boar 1 per cast	300/450/600/750	1.5	0	16/32/48/64 ( 56/72/88/104)	1.25	550	350	1400/800	60	26–38 gold 60/70/80/90 experience	Ability: Poison
	Spiderling	Spawn Spiderlings 1/2/3/4 per dying debuffed unit	280 ( 730)	2	0	14–16 ( 44–46)	1.35	100	350	700/700	60	9 gold 9 experience	40% magic resistance Abilities: Poison Sting Spawn Spiderite
	Spiderite	Spawn Spiderite 1 per dying debuffed unit	100 ( 550)	2	0	9–10 ( 39–40)	1.35	100	350	700/700	60	3 gold 3 experience	40% magic resistance 23.33% smaller than Spiderlings
	Eidolon	Demonic Conversion 3 ( 11) per cast, can multiply once	180/200/220/240	4	2/3/4/5	16/24/34/43– 24/32/42/51 ( 86/94/104/113– 94/102/112/121)	1.5	450	280/310/340/370	1200/800	Up to 35	20–26 gold 12 experience	50% magic resistance Name progress: Lesser Eidolon Eidolon Greater Eidolon Dire Eidolon
	Forged Spirit	Forge Spirit 1 ( 2) per cast, max 1 ( 2) per player	300/400/500/600/700/ 800/900 ( /1000)	0.25	0/1/2/3/4/ 5/6 ( /7)	22/32/42/52/62/ 72/82 ( /92)	1.5	300 ( 0)	320	1200/800	20/30/40/50/60/ 70/80 ( /90)	32–46 gold 31 experience	Mana: 100/150/200/250/ 300/350/400 ( /450) Mana Regen: 4 Ability: Melting Strike
	Lycan Wolf	Summon Wolves 2 ( 5) per cast, max 2 ( 5) per player	300/350/400/450	0.5	0	24/32/40/48– 28/36/44/52	1.2/ 1. 1/ 1/0.9	90	400/420/440/460	1200/800	55	21/26/36/41 gold 20 experience	70% magic resistance Abilities: Cripple Invisibility
	Treant	Nature's Call 1 per tree, up to 2/3/4/5 ( 6/7/8/9) per cast Wrath of Nature () 1 per dying debuffed non-hero	550 ( 1100)	0.5	0	22/26/30/34–26/30/34/38 ( 46/54/62/70–50/58/66/74)	1.75	100	325	500/500	60	20–20 gold 16 experience	-
	Greater Treant	Wrath of Nature () 1 per dying debuffed hero	1650 ( 3300)	0.5	0	102–114 ( 174/186/198/210–186/198/210/222)	1	100	325	500/500	60	18–24 gold 30 experience	50% bigger than Treants
	Undying Zombie	Tombstone 1 for each enemy in set intervals	2	0	0	30–36 ( 60–66)	1.6	128	375	1400/1400	Up to 30	-	Uncontrollable Takes 2 damage from hero/tower attacks and 1 from non-hero attacks Abilities: Deathlust Spell Immunity
	Wraith King Skeleton	Mortal Strike 1 ( 2) per charge, max 2/4/6/8 charges	250	0	1	35–40 ( 70–75)	1.2	115	350	800/600	90	5 gold 5 experience	50% magic resistance, respawns once when killed.
	Shard Golem	Shard Split 2 per death	240	0.5	0	9–10	1.35	100	310	800/800	60	8–13 gold 18 experience	Mana: 400 Mana Regen: 1 50% magic resistance 36.36% smaller than Mud Golems Ability: Hurl Boulder
	Skeleton Warrior	Raise Dead 2 per cast	250	0	1	24–25	1	90	270	800/600	40	6–12 gold 12 experience	-
	Necronomicon Warrior	Demonic Summoning 1 per cast, max 1 per player	700/800/900	5	4	70/90/115– 80/110/135	0.75	100	350	1300/1400/1500 800	60	100/150/200 gold 100/150/200 experience	40% magic resistance Immune to: Helm of the Dominator Hand of Midas Abilities: Mana Break Last Will True Sight
	Necronomicon Archer	Demonic Summoning 1 per cast, max 1 per player	700/800/900	5	4	55/85/115– 65/95/125	1	450	330/360/390	1300/1400/1500 800	60	100/150/200 gold 100/150/200 experience	40% magic resistance Immune to: Helm of the Dominator Hand of Midas Abilities: Purge Archer Aura

Creep-heroes

These summons are special in a way that they are treated as heroes by most (but not all) abilities and effects. They are more powerful than other summons and usually the "main weapon" of the heroes that summon them. Compared to most other summons, they do not come in masses but are rather strong individual units. However, as a downside, their bounty is usually quite high, the spell they are summoned with has a large cooldown or they have other negative effects on the owner upon losing them, so it is important for the player to keep them alive as long as possible.

Statistics

Model	Name	Source	Health	Health Regen	Armor	Attack Damage	BAT	Attack Range	Move Speed	Vision Range	Duration	Bounty	Notes
	Earth	Primal Split 1 per cast, max 1 per player	1500/2200/3000 ( 3000/3700/4500)	1/2/2	3	25/55/85– 35/65/95	1.25	150	325	1800/800	16/18/20	-	Mana: 400/500/600 Mana Regen: 2 Abilities: Hurl Boulder Spell Immunity Demolish Thunder Clap ()
	Storm	Primal Split 1 per cast, max 1 per player	1000/1500/1900 ( 2500/3000/3400)	1/2/2	2	15/35/55– 25/45/65	1.5	600	350	1800/800	16/18/20	-	Mana: 500/750/750 Mana Regen: 1.5 Abilities: Dispel Magic Cyclone Wind Walk Cinder Brew ()
	Fire	Primal Split 1 per cast, max 1 per player	1300 ( 2800)	2/4/4	0/3/6	75/115/155– 85/125/165	1.35	150	550	1800/800	16/18/20	-	Phased Abilities: Permanent Immolation Drunken Brawler ()
	Astral Spirit	Astral Spirit 1 per cast, max 1 per player	100	0	0	-	-	-	315	400/400	Until returning to Elder Titan	-	Invulnerable Can only be selected by the owner Abilities: Echo Stomp Return Astral Spirit Natural Order
	Spirit Bear	Summon Spirit Bear 1 per cast, max 1 per player	1500/2000/2500/3000	5/6/7/8	3/4/5/6 ( 13/14/15/16)	30/50/70/90	1.65/1.55/1.45/1.35	128	340/360/380/400	1400/800	Permanent	300 gold 300 experience	Mana: 300 Mana Regen: 0.5 6-slot inventory Abilities: Return Entangling Claws Savage Roar Demolish
	Familiar	Summon Familiars 2 ( 3) ( 3, 4) per cast, max 2 ( 3) ( 3, 4) per player	500/600/700	0	0/1/2	20/40/60	0.4	160	430 ( 480)	390/390	Permanent	100 gold 41 experience	35% magic resistance Ability: Stone Form
	Warlock's Golem	Chaotic Offering 1 ( 2) per cast ( 1 on Warlock's death)	1000/2000/3000 ( 750/1500/2250)	25/50/75	6/9/12 ( 31/34/37)	90/140/190 ( 70/105/140)	1.2	225	320/340/360	1800/1800	1	100/150/200 ( 50/75/100) gold 98 experience	33% magic resistance Abilities: Flaming Fists Permanent Immolation Spell Immunity ()

Wards

"Wards" redirects here. For the custom Observer/Sentry Wards skins, see Custom Wards.

These summons are usually, but not necessarily, immobile and are immune to almost every ability (e.g. Meat Hook just flies through them). Their purpose differs heavily, depending on their abilities and capabilities. Some wards can attack, which makes them usually used offensively, while others have an aura for rather defensive uses.

Statistics

Model	Name	Source	Health	Attack Damage	BAT	Attack Range	Move Speed	Vision Range	Duration	Bounty	Notes
	Power Cog	Power Cogs 8 per cast	100	-	-	-	-	1600/600	5/6/7/8	16–20 gold	Takes 50 damage from attacks Shocks enemies when they get too close (can only shock once)
	Homing Missile	Homing Missile 1 per cast	100	-	-	-	-	400/400	Until reaching target or destroyed	50 gold 20 experience	Uncontrollable Takes 33.33 damage from hero, 16.67 from buildings, and 0 from non-hero attacks Homes the target, damaging and stunning it upon impact Can be targeted by Force Staff and Hurricane Pike
	Healing Ward	Healing Ward 1 per cast	1	-	-	-	350	600/600	25	75 gold 75 experience	Phased Has a healing aura
	Ignis Fatuus	Will-O-Wisp 1 per cast	4/5/6	-	-	-	-	1800/800	9.15/12.2/15.25	100/125/150 gold 0 experience	Phased
	Phoenix Sun	Supernova 1 per cast	5/8/11 ( 8/11/14) ( 7/10/13, 10/13/16)	-	-	-	-	1800/800	6	20 gold	Phased Takes 1 damage from hero attacks and 0 from non-hero attacks Damages nearby enemies and stuns when it goes off
	Nether Ward	Nether Ward 1 per cast	16 ( 28)	-	-	-	-	600/600	30	20/40/60/80 gold	Takes 4 damage from hero attacks and 1 from non-hero attacks Reduces mana regeneration and zaps spell-casting enemies nearby Can be targeted by Decrepify
	Serpent Ward	Mass Serpent Ward 150 per cast	2 ( 3)	50/75/100 ( 100/125/150)	1.5	650 ( 875)	-	1200/800	45	26–38 gold 31 experience	Takes 0.2 damage from attacks Can attack two units when upgraded
	Proximity Mine	Proximity Mines 1 per cast	1	-	-	-	0 ( 25)	64/64	Permanent	25 gold	Phased Damages in an area when activated Ability: Invisibility
	Stasis Trap	Stasis Trap 1 per cast	100	-	-	-	0 ( 25)	-	Permanent	10 gold 6 experience	Phased Roots in an area when activated Can be targeted by Quelling Blade and Battle Fury Ability: Invisibility
	Remote Mine	Remote Mines 1 per cast	200	-	-	-	0 ( 25)	700/700	600	10 gold 6 experience	Phased Damages in an area when activated Can be targeted by Quelling Blade and Battle Fury Abilities: Pinpoint Detonate Invisibility
	Psionic Trap	Psionic Trap 1 per cast, max 5/8/11 per player	100	-	-	-	-	400/400	Permanent	25 gold	Phased Slows in an area when activated Abilities: Trap Invisibility
	Tombstone	Tombstone 1 per cast ( 1 on Undying's death)	8/10/12/14 ( 18/20/22/24)	-	-	-	-	1800/1800	30	125/150/175/200 gold	Takes 2 damage from hero attacks and 0.5 from non-hero attacks Spawns Zombies for each enemy nearby Can be targeted by Soul Rip and Decrepify Ability: Spell Immunity
	Plague Ward	Plague Ward 1 per cast Venomous Gale () 2 per hit hero	75/200/325/450 ( 225/600/975/1350)	12/21/30/39–14/23/32/41 ( 38/65/92/119–40/67/94/121})	1.5	600	-	800/800		14–17 gold 20/25/30/35 experience	Ability: Poison Sting
	Death Ward	Death Ward 1 per cast	135	85/135/185 ( 160/210/260)	0.22	700 ( 825)	-	1200/800	Up to 8 (channeled)	-	Invulnerable Can only attack heroes Attacks bounce 4 times and have True Strike when upgraded
	Nimbus	Nimbus () 1 per cast	16	-	-	-	-	500/500	35	100 gold	Takes 4 damage from melee hero, 2 from ranged hero, and 1 from non-hero attacks Periodically casts Lightning Bolts on the closest enemy
	Tornado	Tornado 1 per cast	500	-	-	-	125	300/300	Up to 40 (channeled)	-	Invulnerable Ability: Tempest
	Observer Ward	Plant 1 per cast	8	-	-	-	-	1600/1600	360	100 (+2 per min) gold 50 (+4 per min) experience	Phased 100% Accuracy Takes 4 damage from hero attacks and 1 from non-hero attacks Can be targeted by enemy Tango, Quelling Blade and Battle Fury Ability: Invisibility
	Sentry Ward	Plant 1 per cast	8	-	-	-	-	-	360	-	Phased 100% Accuracy Takes 4 damage from hero attacks and 1 from non-hero attacks Can be targeted by enemy Tango, Quelling Blade and Battle Fury Abilities: True Sight Invisibility

Uncategorized units

These units do not belong to any of the unit groups named earlier. They are all dummy units used by spells, which can interact with the players. They usually act like wards, meaning they do not interact with any spells (e.g. Meat Hook just flies through them).

Although many other spells use dummies as well (e.g. the remnants of Earth Spirit, Ember Spirit and Storm Spirit, Ice Blast, Rocket Flare, etc), this list only includes actually selectable dummies.

Statistics

Model	Name	Source	Health	Attacks to Destroy	Vision Range	Duration	Bounty	Notes
	Spin Web	Spin Web 1 per cast, max 3/5/7/9 per player	100	-	-	Permanent	-	Invulnerable Phased Can only be selected by the owner Ability: Destroy Spin Web
	Phantom	Phantom's Embrace 1 per cast	100	2/2/3/3 / 6/6/9/9 ( 3/3/4/4 / 9/9/12/12)	200/200	5	35–40 gold 20 experience	Uncontrollable Phased Takes 50/50/33.33/33.33 ( 33.33/33.33/25/25) damage from hero attacks and 16.67/16.67/11.11/11.11 ( 11.11/11.11/8.33/8.33) from non-hero attacks Latches on an enemy, silencing and dealing damage over time
	Beetle	The Swarm 12 per cast	100	4/8 ( 6/12)	321/321	16	32–34 gold 20 experience	Uncontrollable Phased Spell immune Takes 25 ( 16.67) damage from hero attacks and 12.5 ( 8.33) from non-hero attacks Latches on an enemy, reducing armor and dealing damage over time

Mechanics Stats Armor Attributes (Strength / Agility / Intelligence) Collision size Health (Health regeneration) Magic resistance Mana (Mana regeneration) Movement speed Status resistance Turn rate Vision Attack Attack animation Attack damage Attack modifier (Bash / Cleave & Splash / Critical strike / Lifesteal / Mana break) Attack range Attack speed Cast animation Cast range Damage types Motion buffer range Projectile speed Spell damage Spell lifesteal Abilities Abilities Aura Channeling Damage block Damage manipulation Damage over time Evasion Talents Teleport Status effects Attack immunity Break Cyclone Disable Disarm Ethereal Fear Forced movement Hex Hide Hypnosis Invisibility Invulnerability Leash Root Silence Sleep Slow Spell immunity Stun Taunt World Experience Gold Glyph of Fortification Map (Minimap) River Scan Runes Time of day Trees Gameplay Creep control techniques Denying Disjoint Dispel Ganking Harassment Hero complexity Initiating Item passive stacking Item sharing Jungling Lane Pushing Random distribution Roles Trap Units Ancient creeps Buildings Couriers Creep-heroes Heroes Illusions Lane creeps Neutral creeps Roshan Summons & Wards