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Shock (5.50-Pre 5.55)
Shock
QC
QC
Summons a powerful lightning magic to explode on an enemy unite spontanueosly. Slows movement speed slightly and prohibits the target unit from attacking
- This ability got replaced by Arc Lightning in the 5.55 gameplay patch.
- Shock's projectile travels at a speed of 1500.
- If Shock was cast on a lane creep they would start moving towards the enemy throne until shock debuff ran out.
Storm Bolt (Pre 5.50)
Storm Bolt QR
QR
A magical hammer is thrown at an enemy unit, causing damage and suting the target for 3 seconds.
Damage: 100/150/275/400
Stun Duration: 3
Creep Stun Duration: 12
Cast Range: 400
8
100/
Static Field (7.30e-7.32e)
Current Health as Damage: 8%
Modifiers
modifier_zuus_static_field
Undispellable
Ability Draft Notes:
This ability is not available in Ability Draft.
The air crackles with static when the Thundergod walks the world.
- Requires Aghanim's Shard to be unlocked.
- Static Field only works with Zeus' abilities. It does not react to items or other abilities.
- Static Field always applies its damage before the triggering ability applies any of its effects.
- Arc Lightning applies Static Field's damage on each enemy unit it bounces on.
- Lightning Bolt (including from Nimbus) applies Static Field's damage on whoever it hits, regardless of whether they were unit-targeted or ground-targeted.
- Heavenly Jump applies Static Field's damage to the chosen enemy within the search radius.
- Thundergod's Wrath applies Static Field's damage on all hit enemies, except invisible enemies.
- Neither works on Roshan, nor applies its damage if the ability is blocked by Spell Block sources.
- For Zeus' attacks, Static Field applies its damage first, then the attack damage.
Static Field (7.21-7.30e)
Cast Animation: 0+0Current Health as Damage: 4%/6%/8%/10% ( 5.5%/7.5%/9.5%/11.5%)
5.5%/7.5%/9.5%/11.5%) Shock Search Radius: 2000 Leap Distance: 450 Shock Move Speed Slow: 100% Shock Slow Duration: 2.5 Leap Duration: 0.5 Vision Radius: 900 Vision Duration: 3 11 75
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Static Field can be cast to perform a Heavenly Jump, shocking the closest visible enemy (prioritizing heroes) within 2000 range, dealing Static Field damage to them and reducing their movement speed by 100% for 2.5 seconds. If Zeus was moving forward, he will jump towards that direction. Zeus gets 900 unobstructed vision around him for 3 seconds Cooldown: 11. Manacost: 75.
Modifiers
modifier_zuus_heavenly_jump
Death
modifier_zuus_lightningbolt_vision_thinker
Undispellable
modifier_zuus_static_field_slow
Ability Draft Notes:
The air crackles with static when the Thundergod walks the world.
- This ability got reworked into the current Static Field in the 7.21 gameplay patch.
- Static Field only works with Zeus' abilities. It does not react on items or other abilities.
- Static Field always applies its damage before the triggering ability applies any of its effects.
- Arc Lightning applies Static Field's damage on each enemy units it bounces on.
- Manually casting Lightning Bolt (and from Nimbus) applies Static Field's damage on whoever it hits, regardless of whether they were unit-targeted or ground-targeted.
- Thundergod's Wrath applies Static Field's damage on all hit enemies, except invisible enemies.
- Neither works on Roshan, nor apply its damage if the ability is blocked by Spell Block sources.
- With Aghanim's Shard, Static Field turns into an active ability. The passive component is still present.
- Interrupts Zeus' channeling abilities upon cast.
- Upon cast, provides 900 radius flying vision for 3 seconds.
- Static Field first applies the damage, then the slow debuff.
- Upon cast, it immediately applies Static Field's damage, and the movement speed slow debuff on the closest enemy within 2000 radius.
- Can target any enemy units, but prioritizes heroes. Treats creep-heroes as heroes.
- Affects Roshan, but it only applies the movement speed slow on him.
- While not moving, Zeus jumps 250 range upwards upon cast.
- While moving or being moved, he leaps in an arc towards his facing direction with a length of 450 and height of 250 upon cast.
- Zeus is not disabled during the jump/leap and can still turn, attack, and cast abilities and items during it. While in the air, other units can pass below him.
Static Field (6.28-7.20e)
Static Field (6.28-7.20e) EF
EFZeus shocks all nearby enemy units whenever he casts a spell, causing damage proportional to their current health.
Radius: 1200
Current Health as Damage: 4%/6%/8%/10% ( 5.5%/7.5%/9.5%/11.5%)
5.5%/7.5%/9.5%/11.5%)Modifiers
modifier_zuus_static_field
Undispellable
The air crackles with static when the Thundergod walks the world.
- This ability got reworked into the folowing Static Field in the 7.21 gameplay patch.
- The damage from Static Field is flagged as HP Removal, so it does not trigger any on-damage effects.
- Applies its damage before the triggering spell's damage is applied.
- Static Field does not trigger on active item abilities.
- Affects invisible units and units in the Fog of War.
- Does not affect Roshan.
- This is how many casts are required to bring units from full health below a certain health percentage with Static Field alone (before reductions):
- 75% Health: 8/5/4/3 casts ( 6/4/3/3 casts)
- 50% Health: 17/12/9/7 casts ( 13/10/8/6 casts)
- 25% Health: 34/23/17/14 casts ( 26/19/15/12 casts)
- 5% Health: 74/49/36/29 casts ( 57/41/32/26 casts)
- 75% Health: 8/5/4/3 casts (
Static Field (5.55- Pre 6.28)
Static Field (Pre 6.28) EF
EFInstantly shocks all nearby enemy units for a percentage of their current hit points as damage.
Radius: 400
Current Health as Damage: 7%/9%/11%/13%
0
20
The air crackles with static when the Thundergod walks the world.
Lightning Reflexes (Pre 5.55)
Lighting Reflexes EX
EXAbility
Passive
Passive
Affects
Self
Self
Increases the attack speed of the zeus with the power of lightning
Attack Speed Bonus: 12%/24%/36%/48%
- This ability got replaced by Static Field in the 5.55 gameplay patch.
- Ability Tooltip: "This unit's attack speed is increased by Lightning Reflexes".