Lone Druid

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Lone Druid 17 + 2.4 24 + 2.7 13 + 1.4
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 494 1220 2012 2320 +1.75 +3.45 +6.81 +10.41 +11.81 Mana 75 231 459 771 879 +0.9 +1.55 +2.53 +3.83 +4.28 Armor 0 4 10.3 16.8 19.38 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block - Damage 18 22 42 46 79 83 118 122 134 138 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.73/s 0.95/s 1.18/s 1.27/s Attack Range 550 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.33 + 0.53 Projectile Speed Move Speed ▶️ 320 ( 350) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Default Internal Not Provided

Sylla, the Lone Druid, is an adaptable and versatile ranged or melee agility hero, who summons a Spirit Bear, which has its own set of abilities and can equip items, as his ally. With the help of his Spirit Bear, he can carry, jungle, and push lanes effectively. Because of this, technically speaking, the Spirit Bear and Lone Druid himself are two available heroes at once. The Lone Druid himself is mostly played as the aura giver, while the Spirit Bear is played as the main damage dealer and tank. When he activates his abilities, it will not only buff him but the Spirit Bear as well. Lone Druid is versatile as he can change from a fast ranged warrior to a tough and mighty melee bear himself. Together, they can push lanes and towers quickly, farm neutrals in a clinch, and even take down Roshan by themselves if equipped with the right items. Due to the Spirit Bear not benefiting from attributes, it scales weakly into the later portions of the game, encouraging a midgame-oriented playstyle. However, should the need arise, its six extra usable item slots make Lone Druid a force to be reckoned with far into the lategame.

Bio

Sylla, the Lone Druid

▶️ "I wonder what awaits me at the end of everything…"

Lore:

Long before the first words of the first histories there rose the druidic Bear Clan. Wise and just they were, and focused in their ways to seek an understanding of the natural order. The arch forces of nature saw this, and so sought the most learned among them. Wise old Sylla, clan justiciar and seer, stepped forward for his kin, and to him was given the Seed with these words: 'When all of the world has dimmed, when civilization has left these lands, when the world is slain and wracked by the endless deserts at the end of ages, plant the Seed.' As he grasped his trust, Sylla felt his years recede and his vitality returned. Vast knowledge burst into his mind. He found himself able to project his very will into reality and, with some concentration, alter his own physical form as well. Yet subtle whispers and cruel ears brought word of the Seed and its power to other peoples, and a terrible war crashed upon the Bear Clan. As his ancestral home burned, Sylla took his burden and fled to the wild places. Ages passed, and time and myth forgot the Bear Clan, forgot Sylla and the Seed, forgot wondrous civilizations that rose and fell in Bear Clan's wake. For millenia Sylla has waited, waited for word from his deities, waited for peace to come to the ever warring realms, waited in exile and in secret for the end of all things and for the conclusion of his sacred commitment, preparing himself always to face and destroy whatever would dare threaten his purpose.

Voice:

Nolan North (Responses)

Abilities

Summon Spirit Bear

▶️QB

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Damage
Pure

Summons a powerful Spirit Bear companion that can equip items. If the bear moves {{#show:#Summon Spirit Bear|?value2#}} distance away from the Lone Druid, it cannot attack. Lone Druid suffers {{#show:#Summon Spirit Bear|?value1#}} of his max health as backlash damage if the Spirit Bear dies. As the bear increases in levels, it can learn the Return, Entangling Claws, and Demolish abilities. Spirit Bear does not benefit from attributes.

Cast Animation: 0.5+0.63

Max Health as Backlash Damage: 10%

Attack Proximity Range: 1100 ( Global)

Duration: Permanent

 120

 75

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Allows Spirit Bear to attack at any range from Lone Druid, and to survive if Lone Druid dies.

Sylla's lifelong companion is symbiotic with his spirit and heart, coming to aid him in any time of need.

• For all of the Spirit Bear's stats, see here.

• The bear is a creep-hero, making it interact differently with several spells. For detailed interactions follow the link.

• On the first cast of Summon Spirit Bear, the bear is actually summoned. On every following cast, it is just healed or revived.
  • This means buffs and debuffs are not dispelled upon re-summoning it.

• The backlash damage is dealt as pure damage from the unit that killed the Spirit Bear.
  • Denying the Spirit Bear causes no damage, unless it is killed by neutral creeps.

• The Spirit Bear cannot be resummoned if it has taken damage from a player in the last 3 seconds. Has no minimum damage threshold.
  • Damage is checked before any sort of reduction, so fully blocked damage also prevents resummoning it.
  • If the Spirit Bear dies, it can be resummoned immediately.

• The Spirit Bear can use every item, except for placing Observer Wards and Sentry Wards. It can also use runes.

• Hand of Midas grants Lone Druid the gold and experience when the Spirit Bear uses it.

• The Spirit Bear cannot have illusions of itself, so the Illusion Rune and Manta Style do not spawn illusions of the bear.

• When the Spirit Bear is {{#show:#Summon Spirit Bear|?value2#}} range away from Lone Druid, it gets disarmed, turns slightly grey and uses different animations.
  • The grey hue and disarm symbol are visible to allies only. The animations are visible to everyone.

• Has a cast backswing of 0.57 while in True Form.

Rabid

▶️WR

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Increases the attack and movement speed of Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Move Speed Bonus: 10%/15%/20%/25%

Attack Speed Bonus: 20/30/40/50 ( )

Speed Duration: 25

 35

 50

Modifiers [?]

Rabid

Any

Bears are not commonly seen as being agile creatures, but can actually move rather quickly, especially when enraged.

• Rabid cancels Lone Druid's channeling spells upon cast.

• The effect radius is global but not provided by an aura.
  • This means that the Spirit Bear has to be alive while Rabid is cast in order to be affected by it.
  • This also means that, when the Spirit Bear dies while under the effect of Rabid, the buff on the Spirit Bear is fully lost.
  • However, when Lone Druid dies while having Aghanim's Scepter, the effects on the Spirit Bear are not lost.

Savage Roar

▶️EE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Lone Druid roars fiercely causing nearby enemies to flee towards their base in terror. Their movement speed is increased by {{#show:#Savage Roar|?value2#}}.

Cast Animation: 0.1+0.57

Radius: 325

Enemy Move Speed Bonus: 20%

Duration: 1.2/1.6/2/2.4

 38/32/26/20 ( )

 50

Modifiers [?]

Savage Roar

Any

Sylla studies and masters the arts of the lost Bear Clan, enhancing his attunement with the wild.

• Applies Fear on all hit enemies within the radius, forcing them to run towards their team's fountain, while preventing them from acting.

• Only affects enemy units controlled by a player. AI-controlled units (lane and neutral creeps) are unaffected.

• Shares cooldown with the Spirit Bear's Savage Roar.

True Form

▶️RF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Lone Druid learns to morph himself into a raging bear, losing his ranged advantage and some base movement speed, but gaining melee power as well as the Battle Cry ability. He can morph freely between druid and bear form.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Transformation Time: 1.933

Base Attack Time: 1.5

Armor Bonus: 4/6/8

Health Bonus: 300/600/900

Move Speed Loss: 45

Attack Range Loss: 400 ( )

 0

 25

Modifiers [?]

True Form Transform

Undispellable

True Form

Undispellable

The mighty bear is the king of the forest, possessing the throne through raw power.

• Despite the lack of cooldown, True Form does proc all on-cast effects like a regular spell.

• During the transformation, Lone Druid cannot do anything. Cannot be interrupted.

• Reduces Lone Druid's movement speed to and attack range to while giving him melee attack properties.
  • This means items treat him as a melee hero (e.g. Stout Shield, Manta Style, Vladmir's Offering, etc).

• True Form persists through Lone Druid's death. If he dies during it, he respawns in True Form.

• Changes Lone Druid's model and alters his voice.

Druid Form

RF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Return to Druid form.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Transformation Time: 0.8

 0

 25

Modifiers [?]

Druid Form Transform

Undispellable

• Replaces True Form until used.

• Despite being a sub-spell, Druid Form does proc all on-cast effects like a regular spell.

• During the transformation, Lone Druid cannot do anything. Cannot be interrupted.

Battle Cry

▶️DC

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Adds attack damage and armor to the Lone Druid as well as any nearby units under his control.

Cast Animation: 0.5+0.57

Radius: 1000

Attack Damage Bonus: 70/100/130

Armor Bonus: 10/15/20

Buff Duration: 5

 45 ( )

 50

Modifiers [?]

True Form Battle Cry

Any

Special Bonus Spell Immunity

Undispellable

When Sylla cries in the forest, the reverberations are felt for a great distance.

• Battle Cry is only available while True Form is active.

• Battle Cry's level is set equal to True Form's level.

• Affects all units owned by Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear, not just him and the bear.

• Plays a part of the sound at the beginning of the cast.

Spirit Bear

Spirit Bear
Summoned Creep-Hero
Health 1100/1400/1700/2000 +5/6/7/8 ⤷ 2100/2400/2700/3000HP Mana 300 +0.5 Level 1 Duration Permanent Armor 0/2/4/6 ( 7/9/11/13) Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0 Attack Damage ▶️ Default 28 Attack Range 150 Acquisition Range 500 Attack Speed ? 100 • 1.75/1.65/1.55/1.45s BAT ( 1.65/1.55/1.45/1.35s BAT) Attack Animation 0.43+0.4 Projectile Speed Instant Move Speed ▶️ 300/330/360/390 (100) ( 325/355/385/415) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 27 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1400 • 800 Bounty 300 Experience 300 Abilities Return Demolish Savage Roar Entangling Claws Fetch

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Various mechanics

Items

• The cooldown of an item is bound to the item itself, and not to the unit holding the item. This means that giving the bear an item which already is on cooldown, is still on cooldown in its inventory, it does not get refreshed for the bear.
  • If the Spirit Bear has an item on cooldown, and then receives the same item again from Lone Druid but off cooldown, the newly received item is usable right away, despite the other one being still on cooldown. Using it puts it on cooldown and restarts the cooldown of the other one.
  • However, when an item went on cooldown due to a shared cooldown (e.g. Medallion of Courage going on cooldown because of Solar Crest getting used, or when having multiple Faerie Fire), it is not on cooldown when given to the bear, since the item itself was not used to proc the cooldown.
• Gem of True Sight functions on the Spirit Bear as it does on couriers. This means it does not reveal invisible units when held by Spirit Bear. It is still dropped when Spirit Bear dies.
• Spirit Bear cannot pick up the Aegis of the Immortal, but can attack (destroy) it.
• Spirit Bear can pick up Cheese and consume it normally.
• Divine Rapiers on the Spirit Bear work exactly like how they do for heroes. It can be purchased normally, and manually dropped from the inventory. It is muted when given to allies.
  • It is possible to swap an original Rapier between Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear, as it is not muted like how it is for allies. When picked up by an enemy, it turns into a free Rapier as usual.
  • The Spirit Bear can pick up free Rapiers. But just like heroes, it cannot manually drop a free Rapier from its inventory. This means free Rapiers cannot be swapped between Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear like an original Rapier.
  • Divine Rapiers carried by the Spirit Bear drop on its death.

Runes

• Spirit Bear can activate any rune.
  • When activating Bounty Runes, Lone Druid only gains gold from it.
  • When activating the Illusion Rune, nothing happens, since only heroes can have illusions of themselves. All other runes work normally and fully for the Spirit Bear.
  • The Spirit Bear can also attack runes to deny them, like other units.
  • However, unlike for heroes, the rune's selection box does not get prioritized for the Spirit Bear, so that another unit standing on top of it can prevent the bear from picking it up.
• Spirit Bear can bottle runes and use runes like heroes. Its Bottle also gets refilled when doing so.
• The team chat message displays "Lone Druid", and not "Spirit Bear" when it uses runes.

Talents

Hero Talents
Battle Cry Grants Spell Immunity	25	0 Entangle Cooldown
+40 Attack Speed	20	-25s Battle Cry Cooldown
+10 Spirit Bear Armor	15	-8s Savage Roar Cooldown
+175 Attack Range	10	+250 Health

Notes:

• The attack range talent only affects ranged attacks. Melee attacks are not affected.

• The health talent increases the max health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

Gameplay

Chosen by the forces of nature for his profound wisdom, Sylla is all that remains of his forgotten clan. The Lone Druid is followed by his Spirit Bear, a powerful companion that Entangles enemies, and Demolishes structures. The sound of a Savage Roar is often all that's needed to frighten foes from the forest. If not, then the pair goes into a Rabid state, increasing their speed as they roam the lands for intruders. Man or bear, the distinction is not always clear. When the situation calls for it, the Lone Druid takes his True Form, lets out an invigorating Battle Cry, and joins the mêlée to fight claw-to-claw alongside his bear.
Roles:	Carry Pusher Jungler Durable
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

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Audio

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Sounds

History

Lore

Old Abilities

Changelogs

Equipment

Lone Druid Equipment (expand sets) Sets Clan of the Arctic Owlbear Rage of the Dark Wood The Atniw's Fury Set The Iron Claw The Wolf Hunter Tools of the Haruspex Set War-Burrow Ravager Weapon Cauldron of Xahryx Cauldron of Xahryx of Eminent Revival Crescent Sickle of the Druid Head Skull of Xahryx Shoulder Poor Armor of the Druid Shoulders of the Twelfth Day Armor Cloak of the Dawn Arms Claws of Nuranu True Form Form of the Onyx Grove

Trivia

• Lone Druid's original name was "Syllabear", a pun on the name of Syl-lab-le, one of the developers who worked with Guinsoo. Before retiring, he created this hero. It has now been shortened to "Sylla".
• Lone Druid's design, including sickle and cauldrons, is based on depictions of Celtic druids.

Gallery

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  Splash artwork

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  Concept art

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  Lone Druid's ability icon progress [?]

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  Spirit Bear's ability icon progress

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  Hero icon progress

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  Spirit Bear unit icon progress [?]

References

de:Lone Druid