Universal ・ Melee ・ Medium
Disabler 2 Nuker 2 Initiator 2 Escape 1
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.
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Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units take damage, then are hurled into the air and stunned.
width | 140 |
|---|---|
| STUN DURATION | 1.1 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2.0 |
length | 750 |
speed | 1600 |
| IMPALE DAMAGE | 100 / 160 / 220 / 280 |
Deals damage equal to a percentage of the target's Max Mana and burns part of it away. Deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the damage the target has taken from Nyx Assassin in the last 15s. Resets accumulated damage before applying damage.
| %MAX MANA AS DAMAGE | 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 |
|---|---|
| %MANA BURNT | 9 / 12 / 15 / 18 |
damage_echo_duration | 15 |
| %BONUS DAMAGE | 15 |
When activated while above ground, Spiked Carapace reflects and negates damage dealt to Nyx Assassin (max once from each source), as well as stunning the source of the damage. Activating Spiked Carapace will not break Vendetta invisibility. While Burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast.
| REFLECT DURATION | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| STUN DURATION | 0.7 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.6 |
| %DAMAGE REFLECTED | 140 |
Nyx Assassin buries himself beneath the battlefield over a short duration. Once burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast, the range of Mind Flare and Impale is increased, and Impale's cooldown is decreased. While burrowed, Nyx Assassin is stationary, unable to attack, and invisible. Nyx Assassin gains damage reduction from all damage sources.
| %MAX HP REGEN | 1 |
|---|---|
| %MAX MANA REGEN | 1 |
| %BURROW DAMAGE REDUCTION | 40 |
| BURROW BONUS CAST RANGE | 500 |
| %BURROW BONUS COOLDOWN REDUCTION | 25 |
| BURROW SPIKED CARAPACE RANGE | 400 |
Nyx Assassin's damage on enemies also burns mana as a percentage of the damage dealt.
| %MANA BURN | 12 |
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Nyx Assassin becomes invisible and gains a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack that applies a break to the target. Nyx Assassin has 75 additional attack range and a 70% faster attack animation for this attack.
| DURATION | 45 / 50 / 55 |
|---|---|
| %MOVEMENT SPEED | 16 / 18 / 20 |
| BONUS DAMAGE | 300 / 400 / 500 |
health_regen_rate_scepter | 3 |
mana_regen_rate_scepter | 3 |
| BREAK DURATION | 4 |
attack_animation_bonus | 70 |
attack_range_bonus | 75 |
Emerge from the burrow.
| Level 25 | 600 Mind Flare Radius | +80 Agility |
|---|---|---|
| Level 20 | +0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun Duration | +140 Impale Damage |
| Level 15 | +50 Vendetta Damage | -3s Mind Flare Cooldown |
| Level 10 | +25% Spiked Carapace Damage Reflect | +0.2s Impale Stun Duration |
One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.
Deep in the Archive of Ultimyr, shelved between scholarly treatises on dragon cladistics and books of untranslatable spells, there is an ancient tome of entomological curiosities. Compiled by scholars, the book describes the telepathic talents of the zealot scarab, a strange species of social insect with abilities unique to all the seven planes. Unlike most grubs of his colony, Nyx Assassin did not arise from metamorphosis with the plodding thoughts and blunted appendages common to the worker caste of his kind. For his was a special transformation, guided by the grace of Nyx. He was the chosen one, selected from the many and anointed with an extract of the queen goddess herself. Not all survive the dark blessing of the queen's chamber, but he emerged with a penetrating mind, and dagger-like claws--his razor sharp mandibles raking the air while his thoughts projected directly into the minds of those around him. Of all zealot scarabs, he alone was selected for the highest calling. After his metamorphosis, he was reborn, by grace of Nyx, with abilities which shaped him for one thing and one thing only: to kill in the name of his goddess.
| Internal name | npc_dota_hero_nyx_assassin |
|---|---|
| Hero ID | 88 |
| Aliases / search terms | na, Nyx, Assassin, ニクスアサシン, にくすあさしん, nikusuasasinn |
