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Siegwuld Adamantus - The Defender

Created by disasteromz on 2007-03-10
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A legendary knight sent by an unknown kingdom to aid the Sentinel in their battle against the Scourge. Equipped with a thick armor made of Orihalcon and a towering shield made of Mythril, Siegwuld could withstand any battle before him. Although slow because of his heavy equipment, his defense is his best offense, and he could use the attacks made to him by the enemy for his advantage.

Shield Boomerang (B)
Throw his shield as boomerang at high speed, damaging all enemies it hits on its path. Deals additional damage when shield returns. Shield tackle is disabled while shield is thrown.
Level 1 - 350 range, 100 dmg, 50 dmg return
Level 2 - 400 range, 150 dmg, 65 dmg return
Level 3 - 450 range, 200 dmg, 80 dmg return
Level 4 - 500 range, 250 dmg, 100 dmg return
Mana Cost: 120
Cooldown: 12

Framework: Siegwuld throws his shield rotating like a boomerang (like Gondar's Shuriken Toss) at high speed on a straight line up to the range it will travel, damaging all enemies it hits on its path, then returns to Siegwuld, damaging again the enemies on its path of return. Can be clicked on the ground or the target itself, the shield will still pass through the max range it should travel.

Notes: Good farming skill, as well as finishing move for escaping targets.

Shield Tackle (T)
Siegwuld tackles all enemies in front using his shield, pushing them away dealing damage and stun for 1 sec.
Level 1 - 150 range, 50 dmg
Level 2 - 200 range, 100 dmg
Level 3 - 250 range, 150 dmg
Level 4 - 300 range, 200 dmg
Mana Cost: 150
Cooldown: 10

Framework: Siegwuld uses his shield to knockback enemies in front of him up to a certain range. They will receive damage and be stunned for 1 sec. duration. No need to click on the target, you just need to use this skill to work and it will tackle away any enemy in front of his melee range. However, you need the targets to get close to you first or you get close to them, else your wasting mana.

Notes: A very defensive and life-saving skill, especially if you are being followed or gang banged. Can be a great combination with other hero's skills.

Thorned Armor (R)
Activates Orihalcon Armor's defensive power, cutting all normal attack damage by 50%. Melee attackers will receive 50% of the damage in return, and 30% of range damage received will be splashed. However, all magic casted on him will deal 50% additional damage. Once deactivated, it will have a cooldown.
Level 1 - 50 mana per sec. 20 sec. cooldown.
Level 2 - 40 mana per sec. 18 sec. cooldown
Level 3 - 30 mana per sec. 15 sec. cooldown.
Level 4 - 20 mana per sec. 12 sec. cooldown
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

Framework: Works like Blademail or Spiked Caparace, but the damage dealt to him by melee and ranged is halved and the other half is returned to the melee attacker. 30% of range damage will be splashed to all enemies near Siegwuld. Can be deactivated. Overrides Reflection. Can be deactivated thru silence or purge. Once deactivated, it will cooldown before it can be activated again.

Notes: Both defensive and offensive skill. Melee heroes will think twice before attacking you head on, but you will be very vulnerable to skill attacks. Use it wisely.

Reflection (F)
Unleashes the hidden magical powers of Orihalcon Armor, repelling all magic and status effects for a duration and reflect it back to the caster, but he will receive additional damage from normal attacks as penalty.
Level 1 - 5 sec. duration, 1.5x penalty
Level 2 - 7.5 sec. duration, 1.75x penalty
Level 3 - 10 sec. duration, 2x penalty
A single target skill used against Siegwuld will be casted back to the caster. If an AOE skill, the damage Siegwuld would have received will then be received by the caster instead. If has status effect, the caster will receive it also. It's like the caster used his offensive skill to himself as suicide.

Mana Cost: 200/250/300
Cooldown: 120

Framework: Works like Omniknight's Repel, but it reflects damage and status effect back to the caster and can still be targeted by any skill. Works both on single and AOE skills. While active, all normal attacks will deal double damage to him. Can be deactivated if needed. Overrides Thorned Armor. Can't be healed, buffed, purged or silenced, it will also be reflected. Only damage and status effect are reflected. Skills like Chronosphere, Sprout, etc. can't be reflected. Buffs before Reflection can lessen damage received from penalty.

Notes: A double-edged ultimate that should be feared by INT and other heroes that depend on skills too much, however he will be extremely vulnerable to normal attacks while the skill is active. Use it immediately if an enemy hero will use a high-damaging skill against you or swim your way to an AOE attack.

Discussion:

Siegwuld is a defense-type of hero. His attack and movement speed is rather low, but his high HP, strength and armor growth will compensate for that. He often serves as a frontliner, a tank and a decoy during team play, receiving all the damages done by enemies while his teammates do most of the attacking. While being a promising hero for team play, equipping the right item can also make him an unstoppable hero killer.

Skill Synergy:

Shield Tackle Shield Boomerang

Shield tackle can be done first then followed by Shield Boomerang, but not the other way around. If shield is thrown while executing Shield Boomerang, you should wait first for the shield to return so you could execute Shield Tackle.

Thorned Armor Reflection

Both of these skills can't be activated at the same time, one overrides the other. Can be deactivated if needed. With enough mana, you can trick the enemy on using a skill against you while in Thorned Armor, then switch immediately to Reflection to return the skill back to them if you are lucky, then switch back to Thorned Armor if they attack you normally.

Reflection Shield Tackle

When Reflection is active, you can Shield Tackle all those melee attackers away while an INT enemy hero is trying to cast a spell on you. Having a ranged enemy around is a different story.

Item Build:

Early Game

Buy these in any order. You need mana and a little bit of movement speed.
Mid Game

FOR MANA & HP REGEN:
or
Vladimyr's Offering grants lifesteal (works like HP regen but you have to work it out), some mana regen and armor plus supportive aura. Most melee heroes using Ring of Basilius upgrade to this. If mana runs out too fast, get a Perseverance. Or get both for bottomless mana.

FOR DEFENSE & PROTECTION:
or or
You need these to last longer in battle. The brand new Hood of Defiance can really help you reduce the penalty received during Thorned Armor against those spell casters. Vanguard can also help reduce the penalty damage receive from Thorned Armor and Reflection. Blademail is very useful while you're in Reflection and you are against STR melee heroes.
Late Game

As a lone hero-killer, combined with Thorned Armor, you are almost unstoppable. If you have a stunner or disabler partner, you can skip this.

Upgrade to Linken when you have Perseverance. It can really help you when you are in Thorned Armor since it can negate some spells once in a while.

Need to move fast during late game, and ruin those push attempts. Need to be always there when there are many enemy heroes around. Tackle and run away when you are at a disadvantage.

then get

Brings the best tank out of you. More HP and damage will make you a monster. You don't have to worry too much with the penalty of your skills once you have this.

or

You can almost kill any hero with this. Chasing will not be a problem even if you are slow, they are slower anyways.

Best Allies:

Purist Thunderwrath - The Omniknight
If you're look for a partner, he's the best you could ever get. If you stick together, you are one hell of an unstoppable duo. Repel is way better than BKB, and Purification can make up for the penalty damage you receive.

Rylai Crestfall - The Crystal Maiden Jakiro - The Twin Head Dragon Rhasta - The Shadow Shaman Krobelus - The Death Prophet Crixalis - The Sand King Vol`Jin - The Witch Doctor
Tackle your enemy back to the range of their ultimates, hit them some, and they're probably dead.

Worst Enemies:

Mirana Nightshade - Priestess of the Moon Traxex - The Drow Ranger Medusa - The Gorgon Bone Clinkz - The Bone Fletcher
Good ranged heroes with decent items, high attack speed and pays attention with your active skills, just their continuous normal attacks could endanger you. Purge and Silence can deactivate your Thorned Armor.

Ezalor - The Keeper of the Light Magina - The Anti-Mage Anub`arak - The Nerubian Assassin
Can drain away your mana. Without mana, you're just a walking armor waiting to be killed.

Shendelzare Silkwood - The Vengeful Spirit Gondar - The Bounty Hunter Slardar - The Slithereen Guard
They can reduce your armor, so be careful.

Manta Style Diffusal Blade Stygian Desolator Assault Cuirass
Just keep an eye to enemy heroes with this items.

Credits & Shoutouts:

drew and the rest of the admin, for the approval of my hero idea.
Shimrra_3s for his wonderful suggestions.
All the readers who voted for my hero idea and made some useful comments.

Final Words:

Open for criticisms, corrections, comments and suggestions. There is always room for improvements. Insults and flames are not welcome. Sorry, I might not answer all your post immediately because of work, but I'll do what I can.

Please vote for my hero idea's rating.
Thank you all for reading!
Mabuhay ang mga pinoy na adik sa DotA! Hehehe...

Changelog:

2007-03-14: Surname of hero added; Improved hero stats; Additional info on each skills; Increased the max range of Shield Boomerang; Thorned Armor now splash 30% ranged damage and deactivation have cooldown; Improved a lot in Reflection, now reflects 100% skills and status effect; Removed Level 4 Ulti for Aghanims; Updated the item build and the rest of the hero guide.

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1 By Millennium 2007-03-10

What is the ulti's lvl 4?A STR hero who equips an Aghanim's Specter?

2 By Bryant Pham 2007-03-10

yes, str w/ aggy

3 By TrueBlueMetalhead 2007-03-10

Shield Boomerang and Tackle are okay. However I find the ulti insufficient as an ulti. It looks to weak. Why not just make it reflect magic attacks period? Because once opponents see that you have it on, they'd be sure to attack you instead.

4 By Shimrra_3 2007-03-10

Strength with Sceptre is a big no-no. My guess is you're new to this and just filled it in lol. Sue me if I'm wrong. Ummm, nukes are powerful enough but they seem balanced and tricky to use because of the minimal range, overall pretty cool. Ultimate, I like the idea, remove the lvl4. @ TrueBlueMetalhead = if it was passive, he'd have 200% from normal - passively. Drow or SA or someone would just bulldoze him. I think it should be a bit more powerful, maybe reduce bonus damage to self with more levels (200/175/150?), raise the duration more (6/8/10?) or a balanced combination of the two. I mean, Omniknight gets 9 seconds of invulnerability. And the mana cost shouldn't be straight 300 either, definitely not, maybe 150/225/300. Its good, just improve the values of it a bit. The hero itself, stats could be a bit higher (0.3/0.4 each or something) because basically you only get 4.5 gain per level, which really sucks (but its not always bad on a hero). Attack speed is way too high for someone with 8 + 0.5 agility, let alone, say, SA. Increase to at least 1.6. Possibly add Mask of Madness to the item build, I recommend swapping Treads for BoT, hes a sloth. I think this looks pretty sweet, I'll rate after more comments and changes (you will change this for me muwhaha).

5 By TrueBlueMetalhead 2007-03-10

@Shimrra
I meant 100% chance of magic reflection, not passive. For 6 seconds of 300 mana, and only 70% chance is a rip-off.

6 By seductas 2007-03-10

Siegwuld...orihalcon... ive heard it before...

7 By jemoky 2007-03-10

lol there is a str hero that uses scepter.. remember doombringer?

8 By Ae]Sprite 2007-03-10

This hero is kinda like DK since like the shield bash thing.

9 By Shimrra_3 2007-03-10

Ah, I see. And now, I think Thorned Armor costs a huge amount for someone who only gets 1.5 INT a level. He'd need a guinsoo or something.

10 By Agent.007 2007-03-11

Well I agree with Millennium,why would a STR hero wield a Aghanim's Scepter and i also agree with TrueBlueMetalhead ulti too weak,what if u meet naix?

11 By `UnholY` 2007-03-11

too low stat gain per level, increase str gain from 2.5 to 3.x and agi gain from 0.8 to 1.x too slow agi gain, even lower than tiny's.. but the skills are nice, 8/10 for me

12 By raz 2007-03-11

Hmmmmm, the range on Shield Boomerang might be a little too low, but the ulti is weak. If I were Stealth Assasin I would wait until you cast Reflection, get behind you and kill you with 2 or 3 hits....

13 By disasteromz 2007-03-11

@seductas
Orihalcon is a familiar term, it's a metal from some RPG's out there, it's also related to Slayers. Siegwuld is a name I derived from heroes of Volsunga Saga and Nibelungenlied.

@Shimrra_3
Sorry I didn't noticed the ulti's lv4, I'll remove it on next update. My idea with the ulti is, since this hero has high armor growth, having an ulti with no penalty is just too much. Maybe the penalty idea was too much also Anyways, your suggestions are sweet also, I might change this for you

@Ae]Sprite
I also derived this hero from DK, with the Dragon Tail similar to Shield Tackle, but the targets will be pushed away. It could be possible that this character's sprite will end up looking like DK, since they are both armored knights, but Siegwuld should be much larger

@The Rest
Thanks from all your feedbacks. I'll consider all your suggestions on the next changelog, as of now I have to collect all necessary changes and tweaks to balanced out this hero. The ulti's too weak and stats' too low, so I'll be changing it on next update. Thanks! Now I'm back to work

14 By disasteromz 2007-03-12

Sorry for the lvl 4, I didn't know it was for Aghanims (I missed that part and didn't pay attention ). But I as wondering while I make this hero, why is there lvl 4 for ulti when there is actually lvl 3 ingame? I just put another ladder for it to check it out. I'm such a noobobooh ! I'll definitely remove it on next update. Aghanims for a str hero is so bad... My apologies...

15 By Shimrra_3 2007-03-13

Lvl4 slot is for those with ultimates which are upgradable via the Sceptre. Umm, I'll further stress my point of increasing his stats.

16 By disasteromz 2007-03-13

Just wondering why lvl 4 for Aghanims? For what I know, all levels of ulti is improved by Aghanims for certain heroes. It looks here like it can activate lvl 4 of ulti's. Anyways, I should be including Hood of Defiance to his item build, it's looks perfect with Reflection. Too bad Aegis is as good as gone.

Actually, I have 2-3 other hero ideas in mind I want to create, but for now I need to learn much from my first try

17 By hiromico 2007-03-13

Nice Concept....... But i think you should forget having improved ulti with aghanims..... he is str build after all..... he's no ogre magi

18 By lionwings 2007-03-13

wow jeez people why cant you just drop the idea of a str hero with a sceptor? you talk as if it's completely useless to str heroes. it DOES add hp+mana so stop complaining. this hero isnt that bad. so for those of you giving low ratings just because he has a scepter...that's a terrible excuse. btw this guy reminds me of a pally in RO

19 By lionwings 2007-03-13

and no...scepter isnt bad on a str hero just cause other people say it is

20 By disasteromz 2007-03-13

Sorry, It's my fault having lvl4 of his ulti, so the Aghanim idea was there. I never intended to give him Aghanims, I just didn't know it was for that. Anyways, I'm updating it right now, and finally removing the Aghanim's idea. It's not on my item build, my bad

21 By disasteromz 2007-03-18

Sorry if this guy is gone for a long while. Maybe drew or the mods are too busy to approve my updates.

Well, I hope you readers will like my hero idea more, now that it has lotsa changes.

22 By yakanampu 2007-03-18

i think shield boomerang works like more of rexxar's axe.the thorn shield should be passive.

23 By disasteromz 2007-03-18

@yakanampu
Yup, it works like Rexxar's Wild Axes (I forgot that since I don't use that guy, thanks for reminding)

I wish I could make Thorned Armor passive, but compared from all it derived from, it's too overpowered and imba, especially now I included a splash damage on range attacks which is not included in Spiked Caparace or Blademail.

24 By Shimrra_3 2007-03-19

Ahahahaha, I am in the credits! Sweet! Ok, bar that total awesomeness, this is good. Ult is much better, especially the ability to DEACTIVATE IT. Better stats, although he still attacks reeeeeally fast theres no way he could keep up because he still has 280. But hes on par with Leoric and Pudge in terms of sheer tankiness. I give it a nine, hes still lacking in killing abilities but good nonetheless. Repeat, 9/10.

25 By zigeo 2007-03-19

mmmm.... im new to this site, but i'd say that Siegwuld needs dagon and the like are needed a lot with a hero like this. he hasnt got a lot of intelligence, and you said yourself that he's rubbish without mana, so how about a little more intelligence each lvl?
otherwise, hes pretty sweet
just a thought

26 By TheJuggernaut 2007-03-19

If this hero gets created im using him always. great hero idea.

27 By TheJuggernaut 2007-03-19

shimra i think if you buy the scepter with him you can use the spell just fine.

28 By malamig69 2007-03-19

nice hero

29 By disasteromz 2007-03-19

@Shimrra_3
Is the atk speed too high for him? Maybe I have to lower it on next updates.

I forgot to add Blink Dagger on his item build. During Reflection he should jump to those AOE attacks so that it will backfire to the caster. That could make him a hero killer but it needs practice and alertness. But mostly this guy is made as a tank and a wall in team battles, he really sucks on 1vs1.

30 By dedeath 2007-03-22

What happens if you use thorns and ulti at same time, you'd be unstoppable...

31 By disasteromz 2007-03-22

@dedeath

Aw, you didn't read my hero idea at all... let me rephrase:

"Both of these skills can't be activated at the same time, one overrides the other."

32 By mando 2007-03-24

33 By disasteromz 2007-03-25

@mando

You didn't read the changelog, it already reflects 100%, no more chances.

34 By elrich 2007-03-28

500 Dammage...
Tackle Back....

Thats Too Stronggggg.....

He even Return Dammage...

U even can kill 3000 hp leviathan in 30 second fight

500 every 10 second = 500 .3 = 1500
the other 1500 = Boomerang Shield + attack Too stronggggggggggg

35 By donchovi 2007-03-30

i wanted to use this icon for a hero idea, but when i saw this i liked the sheild idea, so can i make another version for this hero?

36 By Shadowinks 2007-04-09

Quite good........but I have a question.......If sunder is used on this hero while his ulti is activated, what will hapen?

37 By hjcomighud 2007-04-11

dont tell me that he's appearance on screen is like knight davion?

38 By disasteromz 2007-04-12

@elrich
Shield Tackle can only deal 200 dmg max, the 300 is the range of knockback or push effect like Barathrum's Greater Bash (without the smoke effect) and Rexxar's Primal Roar, so where's the 500 you talking about? He can kill 3k HP Leviathan if that one is dumb enough to make suicide. Anyways Siegwuld is slower than Leviathan, and his shield skills need 10-12 sec to be used again. If you are a good Leviathan player, you know when to fight and when to retreat when the situation is not good.

@donchovi
You can still use it, but just make sure it will be differently made and uniquely yours.

@Shadowinks
Hmm, I didn't take not of that since I really don't use Soul Keeper. But I think it should have no effect since it's like Terrorblade will cast it to himself, I dunno.

@hjcomighud
Probably yes, but it should be different in some way. He should be bigger, in white armor, bigger shield, and no pointy helmet.

39 By mitchiezzz 2007-04-13

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40 By disasteromz 2007-04-23

@mitchiezzz

Sino yun, si Asia ba? heheheh...

41 By BeastMaster2039 2007-05-15

This hero is awsome

42 By kolokoy314 2007-05-26

i think i'ts much better if you change it's 4th skill...
because it's not like a str type...because of his reflection.!?!?!?!

43 By zonical 2007-06-11

Shield boomerang & tackle r gud. But i think ulti instead of repel spells, i suggest something like increasing the attack speed, movement speed, HP and damage to 30-40% when activated just like Rogueknight's God's strength
That'll b way cool for this Hero...

44 By Cranium_Basher 2007-07-19

I like this hero

45 By dohyun99 2007-08-23

lol the names of some things are from various games. nice idea tho!

46 By KrayZspYne 2007-10-01

Haha i love his skills very nice job, specially if u put reflection then thorned armor haha 10 seconds of god mode lolz only ten seconds tho so I dont think its cheap plus his shield boomerang w/e the hell its called anyway its pretty nice and the shield pushing thing skills also pretty good,,, alout i like it

47 By gaby_almighty 2007-10-24

nice!!!

i like it

hehehehe

nice skills

more nice if it got radiance and cuirass

i am happy that that hero join dota!

48 By tants19 2007-11-15

ANyone can teach me how they change the colour frame of this picture?

49 By Cloudzstrife 2007-12-06

Cool idea.

50 By fireinfernal67 2008-02-21

WOW COOL HERO!!! I WISH THEY ADD THIS IN A REAL OFFICIAL DOTA 6.55 :D I LIKE THIS HERO!!!

51 By Bonferce 2008-02-24

and this HERO PLZZ OMG I WANT TO PLAY HIM SOO BADD

52 By ParaZito 2008-03-17

good base defender

53 By xOois 2008-05-20

I really like the Shield Tackle. and the boomerang reminds me a little of rexars axes. isn't it so? what I really do like is the apperance. or at least the mini-pic. a knight that's totaly glancy in silver. could be nice ;)

54 By TalkToFrank 2008-07-16

like the idea and finally the footman model is used ;)
10/10

55 By Lycan Rulez 2008-08-04

theres 1 thing stupid with his ulty is that there arnt that many heros based on only spells only like razor zeus and a couple others most people will just atk u and u could die take 2ce the damage of just atk u