Magnus

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Blink Dagger 2250 Arcane Boots 1500 Force Staff 2200 Shadow Blade 3250 Magic Wand 460 Soul Ring 805 Stout Shield 100 Power Treads 1400 Black King Bar 4050 Quelling Blade 100 Eul's Scepter of Divinity 2600 Refresher Orb 5000

Abilities

Shockwave

Cooldown 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s Mana 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 Range 1200 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown13 / 12 / 11 / 10sMana85 / 90 / 95 / 100Range1200

Magnus sends out a wave of force, damaging enemy units in a line, pulling them towards him, and slowing them for a brief period.

Raw values (from the game files)（9）

shock_speed	1200
shock_width	200
DAMAGE	75 / 150 / 225 / 300
%MOVEMENT SLOW	75
slow_duration	2
pull_duration	0.2
pull_distance	150
max_level	4
SLOW DURATION	0.55 / 0.7 / 0.85 / 1.0

Patch history

7.41c 2026-05-06

• Slow Duration increased from 0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0s to 0.55/0.7/0.85/1.0s

Empower

Cooldown 8s Mana 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 Range 800

ActiveCooldown8sMana45 / 55 / 65 / 75Range800

When cast on an ally, grants them bonus damage and cleave on attack. Empower is always on Magnus with 30% larger bonus.

Raw values (from the game files)（10）

DURATION	30 / 33 / 36 / 39
%BONUS DAMAGE	16 / 24 / 32 / 40
%CLEAVE DAMAGE	16 / 24 / 32 / 40
cleave_starting_width	150
cleave_ending_width	360
cleave_distance	650
self_multiplier	30
always_on	1
self_multiplier_bonus_max_stacks	25 / 30 / 35 / 40
self_multiplier_bonus_per_stack	5 / 6 / 7 / 8

• The bonus damage is based only on base damage and damage from primary attributes.
• Cleave damage goes through spell immunity.
• Ranged units cannot Cleave.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Now always affects Magnus with 30% increased values and can't be cast on himself

Skewer

Cooldown 22 / 20 / 18 / 16s Mana 80 / 80 / 80 / 80 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown22 / 20 / 18 / 16sMana80 / 80 / 80 / 80

Magnus rushes forward, goring enemy units on his massive tusk. Heroes hit on the way will be dragged to the destination, then damaged and affected by slowed movement speed. The damage is increased based on distance traveled.

Raw values (from the game files)（11）

SPEED	900
DISTANCE	800 / 900 / 1000 / 1100
%SLOW	20 / 30 / 40 / 50
skewer_radius	145
SLOW DURATION	3.25
DAMAGE	80 / 160 / 240 / 320
%DISTANCE AS DAMAGE	6 / 9 / 12 / 15
tree_radius	200
TREE HIT DAMAGE	0
CLIFF HIT DAMAGE	0
terrain_hit_cooldown	0.5

• Skewer is interrupted if Magnus is stunned, hexed or banished.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Aghanim's Shard bonus distance increased from +275 to +300 Aghanim's Shard

Horn Toss

Cooldown 30s Mana 100 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown30sMana100

Magnus tosses any enemies in front of him, launching them to his rear. Enemies take damage, spend 0.6 seconds in the air, and are stunned while in the air and an additional amount of time after landing.

Raw values (from the game files)（10）

DAMAGE	325
radius	325
AIR DURATION	0.6
air_height	300
slow_duration	2
pull_offset	75
destination_offset	175
pull_angle	230
horn_toss_slow_pct	100
STUN DURATION	0.75

Patch history

7.41e 2026-07-30

• Damage increased from 300 to 325

Solid Core Innate Passive

NONE

Passive

Magnus has increased slow resistance and suffers less knockback from enemy's abilities and items.

Raw values (from the game files)（2）

%KNOCKBACK RESISTANCE	50
%SLOW RESISTANCE	24

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• No longer levels with Reverse Polarity
• Slow Resistance rescaled from 20/30/40/50% to 24% + 1% per level

Reverse Polarity

Cooldown 115s Mana 150 / 225 / 300 Range 410 / 410 / 410 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown115sMana150 / 225 / 300Range410 / 410 / 410

Magnus changes properties of matter, pulling all nearby enemies in front of him and stunning them with a damaging slam.

Raw values (from the game files)（3）

PULL RADIUS	430
DAMAGE	100 / 200 / 300
STUN DURATION	2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5

Patch history

7.40 2025-12-15

• Cooldown decreased from 120s to 115s

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

The master-smiths of Mt. Joerlak agree on only a single point: that the horn of a magnoceros is more precious than any alloy. And of all such horns, the largest and sharpest belongs to the beast they call Magnus. For half a generation, Magnus took easy sport goring hunters come to claim the treasures of his kin. Each time he would return to his cave with hooves and horns stained red, until his Matriarch urged him and all their kin to seek refuge to the north beyond the shadow of the mountain. But Magnus scoffed, having never failed to defend his people. The magnoceroi would stay, he decided, for a magnoceros does not believe in chance... nor does it ever change its mind. But when Mt. Joerlak erupted without warning, and half his kin perished in the fire and ash, Magnus changed his mind after all. The survivors pushed north, until they reached a blockade watched over by a hundred hunters armed with bow and steel. Magnus expected no less. He led his fiercest brothers and sisters in a charge against their enemies, and fought with a ferocity matched only by the fire-spewing mountain at his back. Meanwhile the magnoceros elders, mothers, and calves vanished into the drifts. The master-smiths are divided about what happened next. Some say Magnus reunited with his kin, while others claim he suffered mortal injuries and expired alongside the body of his Matriarch. Neither theory is correct. Magnus did vow to rejoin his kin...but only after seeking out those responsible for the eruption of Mt. Joerlak and watching them die upon his horn, for a magnoceros does not believe in chance.

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