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Year Beast (2015)
Year Beasts 2015
Ancient Creep-Hero
2000
+5
500
+1
Level 1
Armor Armor 4
Magic Resistance 0%
Attack Damage Basic [?]
85
Attack Range Melee 120
Acquisition Range 800
Attack Animation 0.3+0.3
Projectile Speed Instant
Move Speed 250 (100)
Turn Rate Takes 0.209s to turn 180°. 0.5
Vision Range (G) 50
Bounty Gold 250
Experience 250
Notes Radiant icon Radiant icon: Year Beast Radiant minimap icon
Dire icon Dire icon: Year Beast Dire minimap icon


Nian, the Year Beast is an event creep that was created for the New Bloom 2015 event. It has two color variations, one for the Radiant icon Radiant, and one for the Dire icon Dire.

Mechanics[]

  • The Year Beast behaves like, and uses the same AI as bots.
  • In terms of mechanics, the Year Beast is counted as a creep-hero.
  • The Year Beast gets stronger, gaining the following stats with each level:
    • 350 Health
    • 35 Attack damage
    • 1 Armor
    • 5% Magic resistance
    • 5 Movement speed
    • 50 Gold bounty
    • 50 Experience bounty

Command Abilities[]

Players can command the Year Beast to perform these abilities by spending Ability Points. Cooldowns are triggered whenever any team member activates an ability. Active abilities have values that are automatically updated at the 10 and 20 minutes mark, and can be used even when the Year Beast is dead.

Force Attack
Unknown icon
Affects
Enemies
Enrages your Year Beast, causing it to attack a target relentlessly for 5 seconds. While active, the Beast has Haste and is phased. 20 second cooldown.
Attack Target Duration: 5
Haste Duration: 5
Ability Points Cost: 50
Cooldown symbol
 20
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Rune Haste

  • The haste functions in the same way as Haste Rune minimap icon Haste Rune, while the phase functions in the same way as Phase Boots icon Phase Boots.
  • Alerts allies in chat when used.


Teleport
Unknown icon
Affects
Self
Teleports your Year Beast to any allied non-hero unit or building. 30 second cooldown.
Cast Range: Global
Channel Time: 4.5
Ability Points Cost: 50
Cooldown symbol
 30
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Teleporting
Death
Teleport Incoming
Death


Double Damage
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Grants your Year Beast double damage for 5 seconds. 10 second cooldown.
Duration: 5
Ability Points Cost: 50
Cooldown symbol
 10
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Rune Doubledamage


Heal
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Instantly heals your Year Beast for 20% of its max health. 50 second cooldown.
Percent of Max Health healed: 20%
Ability Points Cost: 50
Cooldown symbol
 50


Global Chakra
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Allies
Restores the mana for every hero on your team. 90 second cooldown.

0-10 Minutes: 60% Mana Restored.
10-20 Minutes: 80% Mana Restored.

20+ Minutes: 100% Mana Restored.
Cast Range: Global
Mana Restored: 60%/80%/100%
Ability Points Cost: 750
Cooldown symbol
 90

  • Functions in the same way as Chakra Magic icon Chakra Magic, except cast globally and affects all team members.
  • Can be used while the Year Beast is dead.


Thundergod's Wrath
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Damage
Magical
Lightning strikes every enemy hero, dealing damage if they are visible and revealing them if they are invisible. 240 second cooldown.

0-10 Minutes: 125 damage.
10-20 Minutes: 250 damage.

20+ Minutes: 375 damage.
Radius: Global
Damage: 125/250/375
Ability Points Cost: 750
Cooldown symbol
 240
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Truesight
Death

  • Can be used while the Year Beast is dead.


Global Silence
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Every enemy hero becomes silenced. 300 second cooldown.

0-10 Minutes: 4 seconds.
10-20 Minutes: 5 seconds.

20+ Minutes: 6 seconds.
Radius: Global
Duration: 4/5/6
Ability Points Cost: 750
Cooldown symbol
 300
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Global Silence

  • Can be used while the Year Beast is dead.


Hand of God
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Allies
Instantly heals all allied heroes. 160 second cooldown.

0-10 Minutes: 200 HP Restored.
10-20 Minutes: 300 HP Restored.

20+ Minutes: 400 HP Restored.
Radius: Global
Heal: 200/300/400
Ability Points Cost: 750
Cooldown symbol
 160

  • Can be used while the Year Beast is dead.


Tower Flak Cannon
Pierces spell immunity.
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Physical
For 10 seconds, friendly towers will attack all enemy units within 1000 range each time they attack. 60 second cooldown.
Search Radius: 1000
Duration: 10
Move Speed Slow: 35%
Attack Speed Slow: 45
Slow Duration: 3
Ability Points Cost: 250
Cooldown symbol
 60
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Flak Cannon
Death
Item Skadi Slow
Death

  • Can be used while the Year Beast is dead.


Glyph of Fortification
Pierces spell immunity.
Unknown icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Your buildings become invulnerable for the next 5 seconds. 360 second cooldown.
Duration: 5
Ability Points Cost: 250
Cooldown symbol
 360
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Glyph Of Fortification
Death

  • Can be used while the Year Beast is dead.


Upgradable Abilities[]

  • The Year Beast can be upgraded at the 10 and 20 minutes mark with Ability Points.
  • There are three upgrade paths available.
  • Each player selects their own upgrade path for a total of five upgrades.
  • Multiple instances of the same upgrade path come with independent proc chances and cooldowns.
  • Players cannot control upgraded abilities, the Year Beast will use them automatically.

Combat Path[]

  • Stacking bonuses: Multiple instances of Combat Path have independent chances to proc Bash, and independent cooldowns for Berserker's Call, Spiked Carapace, and Greater Hex.

Level 1[]

Year Beast 2015 Bash icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
The Beast gains a 12% chance to stun attacked enemies for 1 second.
Proc Chance: 12%
Stun Duration: 1
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Stunned

  • Functions the same way as Bash (Roshan) icon Bash.


Level 2[]

Spiked Carapace
Year Beast 2015 Spiked Carapace icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self / Allies
If 2 or more heroes are within 500 range of the Beast, the Beast will stun and reflect damage if attacked.
Radius: 500
Damage Reflect Duration: ??
Stun Duration: ??
Cooldown symbol
 ??
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Spiked Carapace
Death
Stunned


Berserker's Call
Year Beast 2015 Berserker's Call icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
If there are 2 or more heroes within 300 range of the Beast, they will be forced to attack it for 2.5 seconds.
Radius: 300
Duration: 2.5
Cooldown symbol
 ??
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Berserkers Call
Death


Level 3[]

Greater Hex
Year Beast 2015 Greater Hex icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
The Beast unleashes a magical smoke that expands outward in a 1000 radius, turning enemy units into harmless pigs for 4 seconds.
Radius: 1000
Duration: 4
Cooldown symbol
 ??
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Voodoo


Speed Path[]

  • Stacking bonuses: Multiple instances of Speed Path have independent cooldowns for Stampede, and independent chances to proc Refresher Aura.

Level 1[]

Attack Speed Aura
Pierces spell immunity.
Year Beast 2015 Attack Speed Aura icon
Ability
Aura
Affects
Allies
Allied units gain 30 attack speed in a 900 radius around the Beast.
Radius: 900
Attack Speed Bonus: 30
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Attack Speed Aura
Death

  • The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.


Level 2[]

Stampede
Year Beast 2015 Stampede icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Allies
If there are 2 or more enemy Heroes within 500 range of the Year Beast, it causes a Stampede, and all friendly units gain haste and phase for 3 seconds.
Radius: 500
Duration: 3
Cooldown symbol
 ??
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Stampede
Death

  • Functions the same way as Stampede icon Stampede, except it doesn't damage and slow upon hitting enemies.


Level 3[]

Refresher Aura
Year Beast 2015 Refresher Aura icon
Ability
Aura
Affects
Allies
When an allied hero casts a spell within 900 range of the Beast, that spell has a 50% chance to be instantly refreshed.
Radius: 900
Proc Chance: 50%
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Refresher Aura
Death

  • The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
  • Tracked per-ability and has a slightly greater chance of initially triggering, but a diminishingly lower chance of triggering for each subsequent proc.


Support Path[]

  • Stacking bonuses: Multiple instances of Support Path have independent cooldowns for Arcane Boots icon Arcane Boots, Mekansm icon Mekansm, and Resurrection Aura.

Level 1[]

Healing Aura
Pierces spell immunity.
Year Beast 2015 Healing Aura icon
Ability
Aura
Affects
Allies
Heals 10 HP every 2 seconds in a 1100 area of effect around the Beast.
Radius: 1100
Heal Interval: 2
Heal per Interval: 10
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Healing Aura
Death

  • The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.


Level 2[]

Truesight
Year Beast 2015 Truesight icon
Ability
Aura
Affects
Allies
Grants truesight in a 1100 radius. The Beast will use Mekansm and Arcane Boots every 35 seconds in a 750 radius.
True Sight Radius: 1100
Items Radius: 750
Items Cooldown: 35
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Truesight
Death


Smoke Aura
Pierces spell immunity.
Year Beast 2015 Smoke Aura icon
Ability
Aura
Affects
Allies
While standing near the Beast, heroes are smoked.
Radius: ??
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Smoke Aura
Death

  • However, due to it being aura-based, attacking does not dispel the effect.


Level 3[]

Resurrection Aura
Pierces spell immunity.
Year Beast 2015 Resurrection Aura icon
Ability
Aura
Affects
Allies
If a hero dies in an 1100 radius of the Beast, it will be resurrected after 3 seconds. This effect can only happen once every 20 seconds.
Radius: 1100
Effect Delay: 3
Cooldown symbol
 20
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Resurrection Aura
Death

  • The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.


Replaced Abilities[]

Year Beast 2015 Aegis icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Brings the Year Beast back to life with full health and mana 4 seconds after it dies, at the location where it died.
Effect Delay: 4
Ability Points Cost: 1000

  • The reincarnation sounds (first one being Radiant's and second one being Dire's) also play on the initial spawn of the beasts.


Trivia[]

  • Nian is a mythical beast that appears at Chinese New Year in Chinese folklore.

Patch history[]

Patch
Description
  • Year Beast 2015 Refresher Aura icon Refresher Aura is now tracked per-ability and has a slightly greater chance of initially triggering, but a diminishingly lower chance of triggering for each subsequent proc.
  • Unknown icon Tower Flak Cannon shots now apply Eye of Skadi icon Eye of Skadi slow.
  • Unknown icon Teleport
    • Reduced cooldown from 60 to 30.
    • Increased channel time from 3 to 4.5.
  • Global Active Abilities now scale based on game time, similar to the Beast Passive Upgrades:
    • Unknown icon Thundergod's Wrath: 350 damage to 0-10 minutes: 125 damage, 10-20 minutes: 250 damage, 20+ minutes: 375 damage
    • Unknown icon Global Chakra: 100% mana to 0-10 minutes: 60% mana, 10-20 minutes: 80% mana, 20+ minutes: 100% mana
    • Unknown icon Hand of God: 300 health to 0-10 minutes: 200 health, 10-20 minutes: 300 health, 20+ minutes: 400 health
    • Unknown icon Global Silence: 5 seconds to 0-10 minutes: 4 seconds, 10-20 minutes: 5 seconds, 20+ minutes: 6 seconds.
  • Fixed using beast actives while the game is paused
  • Updated tooltips.
  • The active abilities can now be used independent of the Year Beast being alive.
  • Added on-hover tooltips for the active abilities in the Year Beast panel.
  • Added two new active abilities: Unknown icon Tower Flak Cannon, and Unknown icon Glyph of Fortification
Unknown icon Tower Flak Cannon - 250 Ability Points - For 10 seconds, friendly towers will attack all enemy units within 1000 range each time they attack; 60 second cooldown.
Unknown icon Glyph of Fortification - 250 Ability Points - Your buildings become invulnerable for the next 5 seconds; 360 second cooldown.
  • Reduced Unknown icon Global Chakra cooldown from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.
  • Reduced Unknown icon Hand of God cooldown from 240 seconds to 160 seconds.

See also[]

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