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Vampiric Aura (Pre 7.23)

WV

Ability
Toggle / Aura

Affects
Allies

Nearby friendly melee units restore health based on the damage they deal when attacking enemy units.

Radius: 1200

Lifesteal: 18%/22%/26%/30% ( 43%/47%/51%/55%)

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

 0

Modifiers

Vampiric Aura Buff

Death

Wraith King's blade drains his enemy's essence to feed his aura.

• This ability got reworked into the current in the 7.23 gameplay patch.

• Can be toggled on to make it only affect heroes. Treats creep-heroes as heroes.

• Stacks additively with other sources of lifesteal.

• Cannot lifesteal off of wards, buildings and allied units.

• The aura's buff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

• Affects invulnerable, but not hidden allies.

• The lifesteal particle effects do not appear when Wraith King is not visible to the enemy.

Mortal Strike (6.79-7.06f)

▶️EC

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Wraith King passively gains a chance to deal bonus damage on an attack.

Proc Chance: 15%

Hero Critical Damage: 150%/200%/250%/300%

Non-Hero Critical Damage: 200%/300%/400%/500%

One blow to crush a foe.

• This ability was reworked into the current Mortal Strike in the 7.07 gameplay patch.

• Increases attack damage by an average of 7.5%/15%/22.5%/30% against heroes and 15%/30%/45%/60% against creeps.

• Treats creep-heroes as creeps.

• The proc chances of multiple crit sources stack.
  • If two sources of critical strike proc at the same time, the higher multiplier has priority.

• Unlike other critical strikes, this one also works against wards.

• Mortal Strike uses pseudo-random distribution.

• The sound and particles play upon start of the attack, not when the attack lands.

Mortal Strike (6.78-6.78c)

EC

Ability
Target Unit / Passive

Affects
Enemies / Enemy Heroes

Damage
Pure
(HP Removal)

Wraith King passively gains a chance to deal bonus damage on an attack. When activated, Mortal Strike steals a percentage of the max health from the target hero, giving it to Skeleton King for the duration, and returning it after. While Mortal Strike is active, the passive component is disabled.

Cast Animation: 0.35+0.5

Proc Chance: 15%

Critical Damage: 125%/175%/225%/275%

Cast Range: 550

Max Health Drained: 20%

Drain Duration: 7

 25

 30

Modifiers

Mortal Strike Active Buff

Death

Mortal Strike Active Debuff

Death

The power to crush a skull.

• The following Mortal Strike was reworked into this version in the 6.78 gameplay patch, and reverted back in 6.79.

• Unlike other critical strikes, this one also works against wards.

• The sound and particles play upon start of the attack, not when the attack lands.

• Does not affect the target's and Skeleton King's maximum health. It only drains health based on a percentage of the target's maximum health.

• Only the critical strike from Mortal Strike is disabled for the duration. Other sources of crit still fully work.

Hellfire Blast (Pre 6.68)

QT

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Skeleton King fires a sphere of hellfire at an enemy unit, dealing damage and stunning.

Cast Animation: 0.35+0.5

Cast Range: 525

Damage: 100/150/200/250

Stun Duration: 2

 8

 140

Modifiers

Stunned

Strong

Ostarion calls on his hellish lineage, laying waste to his opponents.

• This ability was reworked into the current Hellfire Blast (later renamed into Wraithfire Blast) in the 6.68 gameplay patch.

• Hellfire Blast travels at a speed of 1000.