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Visage 22 + 2.8 11 + 1.3 22 + 2.9
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 604 1462 2342 2694 +0 +2.2 +6.12 +10.12 +11.72 Mana 75 339 819 1311 1515 +0 +1.1 +3.13 +5.18 +6.01 Armor -2 -0.17 2.87 7.03 8.45 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block - Damage 23 33 45 55 85 95 126 136 143 153 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.65/s 0.76/s 0.91/s 0.96/s Attack Range 600 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.46 + 0.54 Projectile Speed 900 Move Speed ▶️ 285 ( 315) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Ethereal Internal Not Provided

Visage, the bound form of Necro'lic, is a ranged intelligence hero whose traits are unusual when compared to most intelligence heroes; he can be a ganker, tank, or nuker. Resilient and ruthless, Visage is a highly aggressive hero thanks to his great Strength gain and Gravekeeper's Cloak which allow him to soak up surprising amounts of damage. This is especially true from attacks mounted by Heroes who try to chip at his health with spells and burst damage without committing to a protracted engagement. This unholy gargoyle thrives in the midst of large battles, where the abundant pain and suffering in the air charges his Soul Assumption, allowing him to fire off huge bursts of magical damage in rapid succession. Additionally, Visage's proficiency with attacks is augmented by his ability to absorb the attack and movement speed of his foes with Grave Chill. Finally, his versatile ultimate, Familiars, is arguably one of the best scouting utilities in the game while also being excellent sources of damage and AoE disables. Utilizing his Familiars to their fullest requires constant split attention and good positioning to avoid feeding their large bounties to an enemy Hero. With a legion of ghostly gargoyles, incredible toughness, and fast attacks, Visage sows terror and agony, relentlessly hunting poor souls and leading them in the shackles of death to the gates of the Underscape.

Bio

Visage, the Bound Form of Necro'lic

▶️ "It is one thing to animate a corpse from beneath the ground. It is another to rip a soul from beyond the veil."

Lore:

Perched atop the entrance to the Narrow Maze sit the looming shapes of sneering gargoyles, the paths into the hereafter forever in their gaze. Beasts and birds, men and monsters, all creatures that die and choose to travel beyond must someday pass beneath their sight. For an untethered spirit, the decision to journey through the veil of death is irrevocable. When chance comes, and by craft or cunning some restless soul escapes their hells and heavens, it is the dreaded gargoyle Visage, the bound form of the eternal spirit Necro’lic, who is dispatched to reclaim them. Ruthless and efficient, unhindered by the principles of death and fatigue, Visage stalks its prey without mercy or end, willingly destroying all which may give shelter to the fugitive essence. That which flaunts the laws of the afterlife may never rest, for while it is true that the dead may be revived, it is only a matter of time before Visage finds and returns them to their proper place.

Voice:

Dempsey Pappion (Responses)

Abilities

Grave Chill

▶️QG

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies / Self

Visage drains the movement and attack speed of the targeted unit, gaining it for itself.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.57

Cast Range: 625 ( 628)

Familiar Aura Radius: 1200

Move Speed Change: 17%/23%/29%/35%

Attack Speed Change: 34/46/58/70

Duration: 6

 16/14/12/10

 90

Modifiers [?]

Grave Chill Buff

Any

Grave Chill Debuff

Any

The warmth of the sun is never felt in the dark cold of the Narrow Maze.

• The slow and speed bonus are independent from each other. Grave Chill does not literally drain the speed.
  • This means Visage's movement speed is increased by 17%/23%/29%/35%, while the target's is slowed by 17%/23%/29%/35%, each based on their own movement speed.
  • The same goes for the attack speed. Visage's attack speed is increased by 34/46/58/70, while the target's is slowed by 34/46/58/70.
  • This also means when one of them loses the buff or debuff, the other still keeps theirs.

• Grave Chill also grants the buff to Familiars within 1200 range of Visage. The buff on the Familiars is not aura-based. It places a separate buff on each Familiar.
  • This means, after cast, the Familiars can move away from Visage and still keep the buff.
  • It also means that dispelling Visage does not remove the buff on the Familiars, they must be dispelled separately.

• Can buff invulnerable units so that Familiars in Stone Form are buffed as well.

Soul Assumption

▶️WC

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Visage gathers charges of soul essence each time nearby heroes take more than 100 damage. When the essence is released, it deals base damage as well as damage for each gathered soul charge.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.57

Cast Range: 900 ( 903)

Assumption Radius: 1375

Secondary Target Range Buffer: 300

Number of Targets: 1 ( 2)

Charge Gain Damage Threshold: 100

Maximum Charges: 3/4/5/6

Base Damage: 20

Damage per Charge: 75 ( 100)

Charge Duration: 6

 4

 150

Modifiers [?]

Soul Assumption

Undispellable

The collected souls of the dead reach out to bring another into their fold.

• Soul Assumption travels at a speed of 1000.

• Each instance of damage taken by heroes is saved for 6 seconds or until cast. When the summary of the saved damage exceeds the damage threshold, a charge is added.

• It requires 300/400/500/600 damage within the last 6 seconds to reach the maximum amount of charges.

• Only counts damage dealt by players (including their summons) and Roshan.

• Only counts when the damage was dealt to a hero (excluding illusions and creep-heroes).

• Does not count self-inflicted damage, or damage less than 2 or greater than 3000 (after reductions).

• The number of current charges is visible in the form of yellow bars above Visage. This is visible to Visage and his allies only.

• The projectile's visual appearance also reflects the amount of charges, revealing how much damage it is approximately about to deal.

• When casting Soul Assumption, its damage is set and the charges counter is reset upon projectile launch.

• With 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 charges, Soul Assumption can deal 20/95/170/245/320/395/470 ( 20/120/220/320/420/520/620) damage to the target (before reductions).

• When choosing the level 15 talent, the spell launches a second projectile towards a random visible valid target within the range.
  • The search range is based on the cast range, plus the buffer, resulting in a search range of 1200 ( 1203).
  • Cannot target the primary target with the second projectile, so when no other targets are nearby, nothing happens.
  • Heroes and illusions have a higher priority than other units. Treats creep-heroes as creeps.
  • Since it uses the spell's cast range, cast range increasing effects increase its range as well.

Gravekeeper's Cloak

EV

Ability
Passive / Aura

Affects
Self

Visage generates a layered barrier that protects him from damage. If he receives damage from a player, one layer is removed, and takes time to recover.

Aura Radius: 1200

Max Layers: 4

Damage Reduction per Layer: 8%/12%/16%/20%

Minimum Damage Threshold: 40

Layer Recharge Time: 6/5/4/3 ( -4/-5/-6/-7)

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Modifiers [?]

Gravekeepers Cloak Stack

Undispellable

Gravekeepers Cloak Secondary

Undispellable

Visage's tough scales share equal properties of ghost and stone, making it nearly impervious to blade and magical assault.

• The damage reduction reduces damage from all 3 damage types, except for damage flagged as HP Removal.

• Only reacts on damage instances that are greater than 40 (after all other reductions). Does not interact at all with damage instances lower than that.

• Only reacts on player-based damage, excluding self-inflicted damage.

• This is how much damage reduction each amount of layers grants at each level:
  • Level 1: 8%/16%/24%/32% total damage reduction.
  • Level 2: 12%/24%/36%/48% total damage reduction.
  • Level 3: 16%/32%/48%/64% total damage reduction.
  • Level 4: 20%/40%/60%/80% total damage reduction.

• The aura affects all Familiars under Visage's control. It grants them damage reduction based on how many charges Visage currently has.
  • Unlike the damage reduction on the hero itself, this damage reduction has no minimum threshold.

• The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

File:Summon Familiars formation.png

The Familiars' formations.

Summon Familiars

▶️RT

Ability
No Target

Conjures two blind Familiars to fight for Visage. Familiars possess the Stone Form ability, that allows them to turn into stone, stunning enemies upon landing. While in Stone Form, Familiars are invulnerable, and rapidly regenerate their health. Familiars grant high bounty when killed.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Number of Familiars: 2 ( 3) ( 3,  4)

Familiar Duration: Permanent

 130

 150

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Summons a bonus Familiar.

Guardians of the Narrow Maze, Necro'lic's Familiars stand watch over his domain.

• Summon Familiars interrupts Visage's channeling spells upon cast.

• Casting Summon Familiars replaces currently active Familiars from a previous cast.

• The Familiars are summoned 200 range in front on Visage, with 120 range distance between the Familiars. Visage is always at the center of the line.

• Familiars neither trigger nor take damage from Proximity Mines.

• The Familiars' attack damage, health and armor only update upon getting re-summoned, and not immediately upon leveling the spell up.
  • Stone Form's level only updates on re-summon as well.

• The Familiars are creep-heroes and ancient creeps, making them interact differently with several spells.

Stone Form

DF

Ability
No Target

After a short delay, the nearest Familiar turns into stone and smashes into the ground, stunning and damaging all targets in the area. The Familiar becomes invulnerable, and will regain its health very rapidly. After 6 seconds, the Familiar will automatically leave Stone Form.

Cast Animation: 0+0

 0

 0

• Stone Form does not interrupt Visage's channeling spells upon cast.

• This ability is disabled when no Familiar has Stone Form ready.
  • The ability goes on a cooldown equal to the cooldown time of the Stone Form with the lowest cooldown.
  • This cooldown cannot be altered in any way, it periodically updates itself to match the next Stone Form.
  • This means when re-summoning the Familiars, the sub-spell is immediately ready again.

• When used, orders the closest Familiar to enter Stone Form automatically.
  • If the familiar is stunned, silenced, sleeping, hidden, taunted, feared, or hypnotized, it cannot be made to enter Stone Form.

• Although the Familiars' Stone Form spell triggers on-cast effects when used manually, they do not do so when used via this sub-spell.

• Can be used while stunned, cycloned, slept, taunted, hidden, or during Forced Movement.

• Cannot be used while silenced, hexed or prevented from acting. Cannot be shift-queued.

Familiars

Familiar
Summoned Ancient Creep-Hero
Health 500/600/700 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 2 Duration Permanent Armor 0/2/4 Magic Resistance 35% Status Resistance 0 Attack Damage ▶️ Default 25/50/75 ( 31/56/81) Attack Range 180 Acquisition Range 400 Attack Speed 100 • 0.5s BAT Attack Animation 0.33+0.2 Projectile Speed 900 Move Speed 420 (100) ( 421) Turn Rate 0.9 Collision Size 36 Bound Radius 16 Vision Range (F) 400 Bounty 100 Experience 41 Abilities Stone Form

Stone Form

▶️▶️QF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies / Self

Damage
Magical

After a short delay, the Familiar turns into stone and smashes into the ground, stunning and damaging all targets in the area. The Familiar becomes invulnerable, and will regain its health very rapidly. After 6 seconds, the Familiar will automatically leave Stone Form.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Effect Radius: 375

Effect Delay: 0.55

Health Regen Bonus: 150/175/200

Damage: 60/100/140

Stun Duration: 0.8/1/1.2

Stone Form Duration: 6

 11

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_stone_form

Undispellable

modifier_rooted

Any

modifier_visage_summon_familiars_stone_form_buff

Death

modifier_visage_summonfamiliars_timer

Death

modifier_stunned

Strong

• The Familiar is rooted during the 0.55-second effect delay.
  • However, it can still turn, attack, and cast abilities during the effect delay.

• After the effect delay, the Familiar is invulnerable and disabled, and the area damage and stun are applied.
  • Stone Form first applies the stun debuff, then the damage.
  • When a Familiar dies during the effect delay, the area effects are not applied, but the visual effects still appear.
  • Upon landing, trees within 375 radius are destroyed.

• Can regenerate up to 900/1050/1200 health over its full duration.

• Stone Form's duration is indicated by a yellow number above the Familiar, visible to Visage only.

Talents

Hero Talents
+1 Familiar	25	Gravekeeper's Cloak grants +10 Armor
+1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars	20	+25 Soul Assumption Damage Per Charge
Soul Assumption Hits 2 Targets	15	+2s Grave Chill Duration
+6 Visage and Familiars Attack Damage	10	-3s Grave Chill Cooldown

Recent Changes

Main Article: Visage/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.34d

• Familiar
  • Reduced Stone Form cooldown from 14 to 11.

7.34

• Talents:
• LVL 15

   

  -1 Familiar Talents armor reduction ➜ +2s Grave Chill duration.

  LVL 20

   

  +20 Familiar Talents movement speed ➜ -1 Familiar Talents armor reduction.

7.33c

• Reduced base attack damage from 7‒17 to 4‒14.

Gameplay

Perched atop the Narrow Maze was Visage, a dreadful gargoyle form to which the eternal spirit Necro'lic was bound. Tasked with hunting down those who escape the afterlife, Visage instills a Grave Chill in his prey, impairing them as he reaps their essence with Soul Assumption. Protected by a Gravekeeper's Cloak, the gargoyle's ablative layers deflect both steel and spells. Visage's Familiars circle above, scouting the land for runaways. On his command, they harass their prey, then drop down to earth in Stone Form to restrain the captive for their master's impending arrival.
Roles:	Support Nuker Durable Disabler Pusher
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

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Equipment

Visage Equipment (expand sets) Sets Barding of the Soul Keeper Chill of the Keeper's Gaze Praetor of Royal Souls Sanction of the Winged Harvest Unblinking Eternity Familiars Tolling Shadows

Trivia

• Visage has one of the most numerous ability remakes in the game, with Grave Chill being his only mainstay:
  • Soul Assumption, in an earlier version, was an autocast enabled attack modifier where he will deal bonus damage and steal the life of his enemies upon death, healing him and leaving no corpse.
  • Gravekeeper's Cloak used to be a passive aura where allies in the area will be healed when Visage takes damage, physical or magical.
  • Raise Revenants, his former ultimate, lets him summon up to eight pitch-black, gargoyle-shaped spirits from a corpse. It was likely changed because of it being a very effective scouting tool that makes map control easier. The Revenants had good vision range, a flying attribute, and can be resummoned easily since the ability neither cost a lot of mana nor had a long cooldown. This, along with the fact that the Revenants did not do a lot of damage on their own (attack modifier limits their damage to one-third the stated amount against heroes) and no special abilities give them very limited usage in combat situations.
• Visage's rival line towards Keeper of the Light ▶️ "You shall not pass!" is a direct quote from Gandalf, a character from The Lord of the Rings. This reference is due to the similarities between Keeper of the Light and Gandalf.

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