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Warlock 22 + 2.8 10 + 1 24 + 2.7
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 604 1462 2342 2694 +1.5 +3.7 +7.62 +11.62 +13.22 Mana 75 363 807 1275 1467 +0.9 +2.1 +3.99 +5.94 +6.72 Armor 1 2.67 5 8.67 9.83 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block - Damage 22 32 46 56 83 93 122 132 138 148 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.65/s 0.73/s 0.86/s 0.9/s Attack Range 600 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.3 + 0.3 Projectile Speed Move Speed ▶️ 295 ( 325) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Default Internal Not Provided

Demnok Lannik, the Warlock, is a ranged intelligence hero who possesses many powerful teamfight spells capable of inflicting chaos upon the enemy team. Shadow Word is a highly versatile spell, as it allows him to support allies by healing them or harass enemies by dealing damage over time, giving him strong lane presence. Beyond the early game, Warlock can turn any teamfight in his team's favor as his other spells are strong when unleashed against multiple enemies. Fatal Bonds causes all enemies linked together to take bonus damage when one of their number takes damage, magnifying the strength of area-of-effect spells, while Upheaval can allow him to greatly slow any enemies caught in the radius of the spell, making it harder for them to maneuver in fights or escape. His ultimate, Chaotic Offering, summons a Golem after stunning all enemies in a wide area, allowing him to throw them into disarray. While unassuming and weak by himself, Warlock is a dangerous threat in any teamfight as his spells allow him to turn the enemies' numbers against them and sow chaos amongst their ranks.

Bio

Demnok Lannik, the Warlock

▶️ "Chaos comes at my command!"

Lore:

As Chief Curator and Head of Acquisitions for the Arcane Archives of the Ultimyr Academy, Demnok Lannik was tireless in his pursuit of lost, rare and forbidden tomes. No cursed temple was so foreboding, no cavern path so treacherous, that any concern for his own survival could dissuade him from entering if rumors hinted that some pamphlet of primordial lore might still survive in its depths. However, so often did his investigations trigger the wrath of protector entities, that he finally found it necessary to master the arts of magic. He bent himself to learning sorcery with the same thorough obsessiveness that marked his quest for incunabula, becoming the most powerful Warlock of the Academy in less time than most practitioners required to complete a course of undergraduate work. Almost as an afterthought, he carved a staff of Dreadwood and summoned into it a captive spirit from the Outer Hells. And anticipating the day when he will have recovered every last lost spellbook, he has commenced writing his own Black Grimoire. It will undoubtedly be instructive.

Voice:

Sam A. Mowry (Responses)

Abilities

Fatal Bonds

QF

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Binds several enemy units together, causing a percentage of the damage dealt to one of them to be felt by the others.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0

Cast Range: 1000 ( )

Search Radius: 700

Max Bonded Units: 3/4/5/6

Damage Shared: 25% ( %)

Bonds Duration: 25

 24/22/20/18

 140

Modifiers [?]

Fatal Bonds

Any

An ancient incantation that links the vital energies of multiple lifeforms into one collective body.

• Shared damage is the same damage type as the source of the damage.
  • This means physical damage is spread as physical damage, magical damage as magical and pure damage as pure.
  • Because of that, the shared damage does interact with every on-damage effect like disabling Blink Dagger.

• Fatal Bonds' damage has the no-reflection flag, preventing its damage from interacting with other sources of damage with the same flag.

• Spreads the damage before it is reduced or amplified in any way on the receiving target.
  • When, for example, Abaddon gets damaged while under the effect of Borrowed Time, the bonds still spread the damage, before Borrowed Time turns it into heals.
  • This also goes for illusions. When damaging a bonded illusion, the damage is spread before it gets amplified for the illusions.
  • This also goes for finishing blows. When, for example, a unit at 10 health is hit by e.g. 1000 damage, the bonds still spread {{#show:#Fatal Bonds|?value4#}} ( {{#show:#Fatal Bonds|?value4 tal#}}) of the 1000 damage.

• Only spreads the 3 damage types. Does not spread HP Removal.

• The distance between the bonded units does not matter. Once bonded, they always spread or receive the spread damage.

• The spread damage is always sourced to Warlock. If a unit dies to the damage done by Fatal Bonds, Warlock is credited, no matter who caused the damage which got spread.

• Upon cast, the spell searches for visible enemy units within {{#show:#Fatal Bonds|?value2#}} range of the cast target and binds them together instantly.

• Links the closest units to the initial target, instead of randomly choosing targets within the search radius.

• The damage caused by Fatal Bonds does not cause aggro. Bonded neutral creeps do not react on the damage.

• Increases the total damage output of every damage by ( ) when the maximum amount of units is bonded.

• Successive casts of Fatal Bonds fully stack and work independently from each other.

Shadow Word

▶️▶️WW

Ability
Target Unit
( Target Area)

Affects
Enemies / Allies

Damage
Magical

Warlock whispers an incantation, healing a friendly unit or damaging an enemy unit over time.

Cast Animation: 0.5+0.6

Cast Range: 525/600/675/750 ( )

Radius: 0 ( 450)

Damage per Second: 15/25/35/45

Heal per Second: 15/25/35/45

Duration: 12

 16 ( )

 90/110/130/150

Modifiers [?]

Shadow Word

Any

Warlock arcane arts have a myriad of uses, allowing them to be powerful friendly enchantments or damaging curses.

• Deals damage or heals in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after cast, resulting in {{#show:#Shadow Word|?value5#}} instances.

• Can deal up to damage to the target (before reductions), or heal for the same amount if cast on an ally.

• Successive casts of Shadow Word fully stack and work independently from each other.

• Can be cast on allied couriers.

• The first sound is played when the target is an ally, the second sound when it is an enemy.

• The talent turns Shadow Word into an area-targeted spell, so that it cannot directly target units anymore.

Upheaval

▶️EE

Ability
Target Area / Channeled

Affects
Enemies

A powerful slowing current that grows stronger as it's channelled. Lasts up to {{#show:#Upheaval|?value3#}} seconds. Enemies are slowed for {{#show:#Upheaval|?value6#}} seconds after leaving the area or the spell ends.

Cast Animation: 0.5+0

Cast Range: 1200 ( )

Radius: 650

Max Channel Time: 16

Move Speed Slow per Second: 7%/14%/21%/28%

Move Speed Slow Cap: 84%

Slow Duration: 3

 50/46/42/38

 100/110/120/130

Modifiers [?]

Upheaval

Any

Demnok manipulates space-time, impairing entire armies.

• The strength of the slow is based on the channel duration, not on how long a unit stands in the affected area.

• The slow percentage increases by in 0.5 second intervals, starting 0.5 seconds after spell cast.

• So it takes seconds for the slow to reach the {{#show:#Upheaval|?value5#}} slow cap.

• The slow debuff is applied or refreshed in the same intervals.

Chaotic Offering

▶️RR

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Physical

Summons a Golem from the depths, stunning enemies for one second. The Golem lives {{#show:#Chaotic Offering|?value6#}} seconds, takes reduced damage from spells, has Permanent Immolation and Flaming Fists on attack.

Cast Animation: 0.5+0.7

Cast Range: 1200 ( )

Stun Radius: 600

Effect Delay: 0.5

Number of Golems: 1 ( 2)

Stun Duration: 1

Golem Duration: 60

 170

 250/375/500

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Calls {{#show:#Chaotic Offering|?value4 aghs#}} golems with reduced stats and bounty.

Modifiers [?]

Stunned

Strong

Demnok unleashes the captive spirit in his Dreadwood staff, causing destruction in enemy ranks.

• Golems are always summoned at the center of the targeted area.

• The golems are creep-heroes and ancient creeps, making them interact differently with several spells. For detailed interactions follow the two links.

• Aghanim's Scepter upgraded Chaotic Offering summons both golems simultaneously after the effect delay.

• Destroys trees within 600 radius at the targeted point upon cast.

• The visual effect and sounds during the effect delay are visible and audible to everyone.

• Also plays a sound effect during the cast time, which is audible to everyone as well.

• When the level 20 talent is chosen, one golem is summoned whenever Warlock dies, on his death location.
  • This golem's stats are based on the current level of Chaotic Offering. The level 25 talents are applied as well, whichever is chosen.
  • Aghanim's Scepter neither affects the golem's stats, nor does it make death summon {{#show:#Chaotic Offering|?value4 aghs#}} golems. It is always one golem.
  • The golem is not summoned when Warlock dies while holding the Aegis of the Immortal.
  • Unlike a regular cast, the golem is summoned instantly upon Warlock's death. The area stun of Chaotic Offering is also applied around Warlock.

• When the level 25 talent for it is chosen, the golems are summoned with permanent spell immunity.

Warlock's Golem

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Talents

Hero Talents
Magic Immunity for Chaotic Offering Golems	25	+20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor
300 Shadow Word AoE	20	Summons a Golem on Death
-7s Shadow Word Cooldown	15	+60% XP Gain
+150 Cast Range	10	+5% Fatal Bonds Damage

Gameplay

In the endless pursuit of rare texts, Demnok Lannik found it necessary to learn the magicks that would help him reach the most inaccessible tomes. In short time, his obsessive study made him the most powerful Warlock in the academy. He whispers a versatile Shadow Word to heal fellow adventurers, or damage hostile creatures. Fatal Bonds link his enemies together, forcing each to suffer a share of the others' pains. Demnok Lannik brings a Chaotic Offering to every fight. Mired in a dimensional Upheaval, not even an army can hold out long against the Warlock's flaming Golem.
Roles:	Support Initiator Disabler
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

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Equipment

Warlock Equipment (expand sets) Sets Beholden of the Banished Ones Bindings of the Spiteful Djinn Chaos of the Infernal Maw Dark Curator Dread Compact The Demonic Archivist Set The Exiled Demonologist Set The Gatekeeper The Wailing Inferno Tools of the Hellsworn Tribal Pathways Weapon Breath of Death Ceaseless Sorcery Hellborn Grasp Hellish Gemstaff Staff of Infernal Chaos Twisted Firekeeper Lantern Abyssal Watcher Lantern of Auspicious Days Lantern of Death's Last Light Twisted Lightbringer Umbral Glyph Warlock's Summoning Scroll Head Warden of the Hellborn Golem Ahm'Hedoq the Maw Obsidian Golem Torchbearer

Trivia

• In DotA, Warlock's ultimate is named Rain of Chaos and the summoned unit was called an Infernal, a hulking golem with green-colored flames. Both names were changed in the transition to Dota 2 to avoid copyright conflicts.
• Warlock is related to Disruptor and Axe, as he comes from the Oglodi tribe.
• Warlock's response "Just for that, I'm unfiending you." when killed is probably a play on "Unfriending you" an action in the popular social network Facebook where a person removes another from their friend list.
• The response "Bloodied but unbowed" when respawning is a reference to William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus".
• Fatal Bonds' sound effect is based on this otherwise unused voice line.

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  Warlock's ability icon progress

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  Warlock's Golem's ability icon progress

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  Hero icon progress

References

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