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Leo - The Archangel

Created by SlwaBluPhnx on 2008-03-01
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Born as a son of Celestia, deity of light and good, Leo swore to destroy all thing that is not light, starting with all there is that remains evil. His coming to this magic dampened world in contrast to the plane of existence which he usually dwells has caused his etheral wings to perish, but his powers remain fearsome nonetheless. Everyone who sees him will be blinded and all who oppose him and his allies will fall in the oncoming crusade.

Slash Of Light (F)
Leo loads his sword with the strenght of light, and unleashes it with a slash. An arch of light is thrusted at target location. It damages the first units it hits. It also blinds all nearby units for a duration. (350 AOE from the damaged units) All blinded units are applied a ministun.
Level 1 - Deals 100 damage. The targets have a chance to miss 15% of their attacks for 3 seconds.
Level 2 - Deals 175 damage. The targets have a chance to miss 18% of their attacks for 4 seconds.
Level 3 - Deals 275 damage. The targets have a chance to miss 21% of their attacks for 5 seconds.
Level 4 - Deals 350 damage. The targets have a chance to miss 27% of their attacks for 6 seconds.
It is your AOE spell and disabler. It would use the command codes of crushing wave and carrion swarm.
Mana Cost: 100/115/130/145
Cooldown: 15/15/15/12

Framework: Leo does attack motion, then an arch of light is released. Like sonic wave but without the line and only one of the archs (if you looks, you will notice it is made out of 3-6 archs. Bright white with a yellowish aura. Extends as a cone.

Notes: This spell works like Tinker's March of the Robots. Any target behind the primary ones will not be effected. For creep clearing and pushing, cause the other creeps cannot kill yours. And the high mana cost keeps it from being spammed and the damage is high because it is hard to aim.

Harbinger Of Light (R)
The Archangel can harness the power of the light. Turns his attack to a ranged attack with a possibility of %20 blind for 4 seconds and minor bonus damage but drains mana with each strike. Orb effect.
Level 1 - 300 range. 7% chance of blinding. +5 damage. 9 mana drained per strike.
Level 2 - 375 range. 9% chance of blinding. +5 damage. 11 mana drained per strike.
Level 3 - 450 range. 11% chance of blinding. +5 damage. 13 mana drained per strike.
Level 4 - 500 range. 15% chance of blinding. +5 damage. 15 mana drained per strike.
Your skill used for chasing and farming. Cannot be used constantly due to high mana drainage in contrast to low mana pool.
Mana Cost: 75
Cooldown: 10

Framework: Regular strike but beams of light hits the target. Beams are just like thin, yellowish lasers.

Notes: This skill allows you to attack an escaping hero, or farm from a safe distance.

Rune of Light (U)
The Archangel carries a rune that helps nearby units. Gives armor, mana and hp regeneration aura. Does not apply to self.
Level 1 - 1 armor, 1 hp/sec and 1 mp/sec aura.
Level 2 - 2 armor, 2 hp/sec and 2 mp/sec aura.
Level 3 - 3 armor, 3 hp/sec and 3 mp/sec aura.
Level 4 - 4 armor, 4 hp/sec and 4 mp/sec aura.
What makes you a great pusher, supporter. Your aura.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

Framework: A Nathrezim Buckler icon on you without the lightning bolts. Other units got the aura thing under them. Status icon shows.

Notes: This is your pusher aura. This is the spell that will help you get the tower with the horde of creeps.

Wrath of Light (W)
The Archangel punishes all those who aren't light, forcing them to donate their life energies. Damages all enemy heroes for a set amount of damage, then distributes the total damage equally among your allies and self. Damage type is pure. If an enemy unit is killed using this spell, the spell damage will be used instead of remaining HP for the calculation. This process tires the ones who are not used to doing light deeds, therefore slowing them for a duration.
Level 1 - Removes 75 HP. Slows enemy heroes movement and attack speed by 15% for 5 seconds.
Level 2 - Removes 117 HP. Slows enemy heroes movement and attack speed by 30% for 5 seconds.
Level 3 - Removes 157 HP. Slows enemy heroes movement and attack speed by 45% for 5 seconds.
Level 4 - (With Aghanim's Scepter) Removes 200 HP. Slows enemy heroes movement and attack speed by 50% for 5 seconds.

Supporting ulti, or used for ksing :P
Mana Cost: 250
Cooldown: 120

Framework: Every hero is struck by light like Purist's purification effect. Status icon shows.

Notes: Gets you kills, and even not, gets your enemy slowed for you to chase, turn Harbinger of Light on and guaranteed kill. Also helps and ally if they are running on red health. Hero killing and supporting spell.

Discussion:

Leo, The Archangel

Leo - The Archangel

I shall bring light from the heavens;
And none shall linger in the path.
Our light seeks all that need it
And soothes the pain that the blades bring.

Model:

Leo would be more like a Knight with blond beard and hair. Aghanim's Scepter would produce a halo of light on his head :D

Strategy Guide:

Pros:

-Good pushing hero.
-Able to turn from melee to ranged, allowing harrasment.
-Not bad overall stats.
-Very good supporter and pusher hero.
-Requires those who want to use his ulti a lot to have Aghanim which increases his low manapool.

Cons:

-No aura to self.
-Low mana pool.
-No active stuns.
-No heavy nukes.
-Fails to most heroes 1v1.

Stats:

1. Harbinger Of Light
2. Slash Of Light
3. Harbinger Of Light
4. Slash Of Light
5. Harbinger Of Light
6. Wrath Of Light
7. Harbinger Of Light
8. Slash Of Light
9. Slash Of Light
10. Rune Of Light
11. Wrath Of Light
12. Rune Of Light
13. Rune Of Light
14. Rune Of Light
15. Stats
16. Wrath Of Light
17-25. Stats

Slash Of Light (F)

Your basic disabler/farmer. If you're planning on bailing out, throw this once at the enemy and run away. If you are sure you're gonna kill at least two creeps with this, then do it. Or use it on an escaping hero, but your other ability is much more efficient at that.

Harbinger Of Light Harbinger Of Light (R)

Great skill for early game farming. Activate this first, and waitfor an enemy creeps health to be zero. Then attack it at range. This way, you do not spam your mana away and get the last kill like a ranged hero. Later on, when you have more mana, bşink dagger near your enemy while it escapes and watch the fireworks.

Rune Of Light (U)

Your aura. The main thing that defines you as a supportive hero. Is not useful early game, you do not want your creeps pushing near the enemy tower (they will if they survive longer) and the magnitudeof thisaura is greater when headed for ganks or big creep waves which don't occur till the mid-late game. So gte this later.

Wrath of Light Wrath Of Light (W)

A great spell. Heal your allies when they are escaping or kill an enemy hero while it's escaping. It is global, meaning it works on invisibles too meaning wind walk has nothing on you. Also, you know the situation where the enemy is being ganked but it has yellow health, and all your allies have red health somehow? Time to turn the game around :D The healing also depends on active players, so if you are having imbalanced 2v5 game due to leavers, hello 500 heal :D (I'm saying 2v5 because you should not be the only hero left, then you're doomed) Oh, it becomes 1000 if you use Refresher, and if you are alone and use it twice it ebcomes 2000 :D Sweet.

Items:

Boots of Travel (2700)

You need it to maximize the effectiveness of your ulti and be a good supporter by beaming everywhere needed.

Kelens Dagger of Escape Kelen's Dagger of Escape (2150)

Easy to use, if a hero is asking to be killed, activate Harbinger, blink a little to the front and hunt it. If the victim escapes, ulti them. This will ensure you at least a few kills while you play the supportive role.

Aghanim`s Scepter Aghanim's Scepter (6200)

Improves your ulti/manapool/mana regen. The most things you need.

Radiance (5325)

This snyches well with your first spell. Wait for all hp of creeps to drop low, then slice them all at once.

Refresher Orb (5575)

Use your ulti twice! 400 damage is insane, but so does your diminishing manapool. Well, you got Aghanim's.

Satanic Satanic (6150) (Optional)

The game should've ended by this point. Lifesteal and armor always appreciated. You can replenish healt from the creeps after you run away by disabling Harbinger of the Light. Strenght boost helps you HP and damage.

Neccesarry items cost 22k. Considering you rely on farming, you can get all if the game advances to late game. Why blink dagger is at the end? Because you bought bracers, consumables and stuff before. Don't forget them! I don't list them but you will need them.

Strategy:

You are a supportive hero and an all stages farmer. Use that to your advantage. Place wards to spot ganks and avoid them, you are weak 1v1. If you have allies, look to their status every once you feel safe, if they need help, first cast your ulti and then teleport. If he needs again, do it again using refresher. Or you might go with another itemset, relying most on your combat skills.

This set uses your combat abilities more than your supportive. Going for this means you will have to dump your aura to last levels and go stats first. Easy, with your now not so bad attack speed, bashers should activate every now and then. Battle Fury for more farming, but you can replace that with anything that suits you. Orb effects are not adviced, because all orb effects will cancel with your ranged attack and orb effects work best with chasing. Maybe an EoS. You decide.

Worst Enemies/Best Allies:

I don't think there is any I need to list. Maybe anyone who can bring an enemies HP down fast, so they are left for your ulti. And ermabashers are always dominating so beware.

Last Words:

I think this became an overall good balanced out hero. Maybe the ulti is a bit imba, but it may be my paranoia aswell. If you find this hero imba, tell me what to do. This is also a character from my fiction. Infact, all my hero ideas will be about my fiction. Hmm, I liked writing these, I'll post more as the time passes.

Changelog:

2008-03-06: Fixed Stats, included duration on Harbinger of Light, reduced the duration of Arch of Light.

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1 By kornfleykz 2008-03-01

very nice 8.9/10

one thing, Slash of Light's blind duration is too long. considering that turning on Harbringer of Light gives you 15% chance to blinde a target once again making him miss 15% more.

maybe reduce it to 7/8 secs.

good hero though.

ill vote 9/10 :]

2 By dohyun99 2008-03-01

Not bad On the info about Slash of Light, it says it damages the first unit hit but later you say this can be used to farm??? (there's also a typo on the word 'strength')

Things about the aura... it's like a lvl 3 Toughness Aura, an improved Brilliance Aura (without the global), and the old Ring of Health. Also, does it stack with other auras? If it does, it would be pretty imba lol.

continued on next post...

3 By dohyun99 2008-03-01

The slow on the ulti is like Huskar's when he uses Lifebreak but it also slows attack speed and is global...nerf the slow. You could reduce the slow or duration and it would be better balanced.

Everything else seems to be fine (well in my opinion) so I'll give you the score of.......

8/10

4 By NovaProspekt 2008-03-01

your rune makes it so that you dont want to bot/top solo. your gunna have to buddy up with a caster

very high stat gain maybe lower it a bit.

ulti is a mix of zeus global and chens ulti. very weak skill i guess. not much heal but balanced i guess

5 By Bard Man 2008-03-01

This hero looks familliar. Did you happen to post him in the Dream Heroes section? Cause Bard Man knows he's seen something like this before. Oh well, it's still pretty good. Gotta ask this: How long does Harbinger of Light's blind effect last?

6 By KING-MANKIND 2008-03-01

1st this hero has a unique theme and idea. the skills are too strong 4 my taste, but I like the multi aura thing. I tend to give this hero a gd rate. I won't say how much just I will say gd effort, original hero and idea, there is very few things I didn't like, but gd overall ;)

7 By AreZee 2008-03-01

the image of Rune of Light looks like something of "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver"..am i right?

i truelly loved that game

8 By Brewser 2008-03-01

i like it
massive stat gain a bit much tho
7/10

9 By Greedygood 2008-03-01

Great concept, now for the critique:

1) Stat gain of 6.9. Avg in DotA is 6.2. Maybe remove some AGI gain.

2) Harbinger of Light may be *underpowered*. Only Arcane Orb has a higher casting cost, and OD is known for having the most mana in any game.

3) Rune of light overpowered. Sven's aura (-1 armor), CM's aura sorta, and healing aura? Too much...

4) Ultimate looks great. Mass disabler and minor damage. Maybe tier the mana cost/level.

Overall, great, 8/10 before changelog.

10 By Greedygood 2008-03-01

Addtl critique:

1) Rune is excellent early game. 4hp/4mana per second is godly while laning, to say nothing about addtl armor.

2) Upon reading Harbinger again, this is VERY weak. Orb effect that can be cast at most every 10 seconds, with a 20% chance to blind? No real damage, no real feedback. If this was a temporary shift to ranged + bonuses, then I could see it work. Perhaps that is what it is, but it is unclear; I think of Viper and OD when you state "orb effect", not Troll's skill

11 By NovaProspekt 2008-03-01

just making sure you notice greedy the mana/hp gain aura does not effect you, its only a support skill. its almost enitrely useless in a 3v3 because the hp regen helps your creeps push, giving the enemy more chances to last hit and get more levels to pwn you in the long run, that why the ROB has activated +2 aura or deactivated so you can keep ur creeps from pushing too much too early.

12 By Shimrra_3 2008-03-01

@ Bard Man = this was in Dream Heroes, yes.
@ Greedy = the 75 is only to turn it on, then its 15 a hit. Regardless it does need more damage or something.

10/10 as I said before, fix that bit though.

13 By AJ07 2008-03-01

awesome. original, balanced, creative. I can see him in the game. Very Good!

14 By xh 2008-03-01

Nice ideas! 9/10

15 By Greedygood 2008-03-02

Ok, sold.

Stats gain is still too high, 9/10 as of now.

16 By Amplirage 2008-03-02

Slash of light is imbalanced
Why?
-Too long miss duration
-350 damage is a lot and with the ministun and miss...ouch, I don't wanna be on the receiving end.
-After reading properly, I realised what you meant by 'like tinker's march of the machines'..it hits ALL the first units it hits like a wave but only hits the first unit..too powerful...

17 By chrisdudu 2008-03-03

when is this hero coming out ? nice guide :p

18 By Blasting Illusions 2008-03-03

Question only i have
does RoL stack with RoB??

only Slash of Light is kinda imbalanced
make the duration of blind less
for the rest ok

((RoL = Rune of Light))
((RoB = Ring of Basilicum))

19 By SlwaBluPhnx 2008-03-03

RoL is a bit balanced because it does not apply to you.

The ulti damages too little, so it is mainly a global slow. For an ulti, I think it is reasonable.

Slash of light can be used when A creep wave is spread in a line against your creeps.

And this was my second hero idea so I will fix the stats when I get home.

And yes, I posted all my heroes in the dream heroes section. So bardman is correct .

20 By cowlickman 2008-03-03

You need to lower the duration of the blind for your first skill. If you can cast it every 12 seconds and the blind lasts 10 seconds (plus the chance of blinding again with your second skill) your enemy would pretty much be blind all the time... you need to lower the blind time to something like 3 or 4 seconds.

Other than that, much better than your other idea!

21 By SacriÐ 2008-03-03

NIc eguid, good work...

... but id non't understand the ultimate

22 By BananRadar 2008-03-03

I only have one question:
How long does the blind debuff from Harbinger Of Light last? :)

Otherwise nothing to complain about 8/10

23 By SteadFast 2008-03-04

Very nice hero, everything's pretty well balanced but certain things good use some toning down. 8/10

24 By micahel009 2008-03-04

i think the aura should apply to self

25 By DemoLiTioN 2008-03-04

hmmm its a good 1 but i think that the slash of light is way too powerful ... 350dmg +10 sec chance to miss 27% of the attacks? lol :D otherwise nice1 9/10 :)

26 By TheWrathofGod 2008-03-04

Dont Like him. How is he related to the warcraft 3 world at all. Lets keep dota heros warcraft 3 related

27 By NovaProspekt 2008-03-04

ok to fill you guys in a little somethin here. you dont rate the hero on how much you like it, go by a points system this is the stuff you look for

(originality in skills, originality in story, balance issues, the heroes stats, and most important the ultimate how original and how useful is the ulti)

i would say story/2 skills/2 balance/2 ultimate/2 and the stats/2

perfect rating scale

28 By dupnitzabg 2008-03-04

as much as i hate your other hero idea...i think this one's pretty well balanced...

possible changes:
1)slightly nerf the 1st skill
2)boost 2nd or 3rd skill after nerfing 1st skill (or both if nerfed enough)

...btw, i love the ulti...no only does it heal, but it also does pure damage...meaning no more guessing on whether or not the opponent is going to die (like with zeus)

8.5/10
...10/10 when tweaks are added

29 By Counter_Force[X] 2008-03-05

quite underpowered, i suggest make aura self effect too or buff the ulti,somewhat like this

removes 20% hp, slows TOTAL move speed and attack speed by (45%)

30 By dota_gamerz 2008-03-05

Hmm.. How about this..
I have a suggestion for Harbringer of Light..
If you cast Harbringer of Light and it didn't kill anything.. your mana is cut.
But if you last hit or deny or kill with Harbringer Of Light, your mana stays the same. That way, people will try to last hit more..

31 By Pinky Ishkafel 2008-03-05

1st skill:
whoa, nice, reminds me about puck. looking at it's spell animation, it "looks" overpowered. BUT on a second thought it only hits the first target so it is okay (and the manacost is good) it reminds me about pudge/mirana. no need buffing

2nd skill:
it's a very wise choice to make it drain a big amount of mana. considering his low mana, the player won't be using this frequently. maybe you should buff this one a bit.

(to be continued)

32 By Pinky Ishkafel 2008-03-05

3rd skill:
the aura, same with CFX, make it self effect.

ultimate:
sweet skill, a huge healing skill but it is only effective on a high level game (not one on one). making the damage type pure, it is one good decision. but i think you need to increase the damage a little bit, i mean, 75 damage level 6 is nothing. it is rooftrellen+creep's attack.

overall a good strategy with nice item choice. 8/10

keep it updated!

33 By AJ07 2008-03-05

how long does blind last on harbinger of light? i think it's a great hero. very balanced. good job

34 By nwa4life 2008-03-07

Wah siao! This hero nice lol. Lik the nuke maybe pure damage lik omni heal lol. It the light it is pure. Maybe the aura a little bit weaker or stronger lik cm (global) or maybe add some armor plus or reduction little things to jazz up a game. Also for ur first skill u can add a heal in that nuke for ur allies. A hero Lin omni but different XD. Nice hero.

35 By nwa4life 2008-03-07

oops I wasn't looking it does say armor haha . But the other things should do. Also for ur defend thing. Is it lik pudge root and panda rave. That would be Kool also u can make the animation lik kotl and puck animation lik for tthe light XD.

36 By sand_king26 2008-03-07

8/10...

37 By nwa4life 2008-03-08

38 By cellvsgohan 2008-03-10

As far as I can see from this post, this hero is SUPER COOL .I can't wait to try him out. MAN this is awsome...I'll vote 9/10.

39 By SlwaBluPhnx 2008-03-14

Again, I am jealous about people having 100 commenst in their ideas and I have like 40. Post, Leo commands you!

40 By dagonista 2008-03-17

yeah i can't wait to use this hero because of the light moves

41 By kaizan1027 2008-03-19

i wanna use this hero..! he and his skills looks cool..! :D

nice idea anyway.

42 By Pooop. 2008-03-19

nice idea dude. prettyy cool

43 By avenger786 2008-03-20

44 By mortredcoupdegrace 2008-03-23

Wow your hero is very good. But the ulti isn't good. I think it will more useful if it's remove 450 hp and 0.5 Ministun

45 By SlwaBluPhnx 2008-03-24

The heal is weak when done on a regular game, it is only for the slow (and the occasional KS) But it alos somewhat balances the game if your side starts lacking players. Yep, that could be better, but IMHO not that synergetic on this hero, seeing that he is support caster/tank and chaser.

But good idea, maybe I can do something about it, about the ministun.

46 By EndlessWrath 2008-03-29

Alright..before I actually rate.... I want to get this clear and into the open. This won't effect my rating..but I HATE HEROES THAT ARE BUILT TO SUPPORT.
They are considerably weaker. I'm not saying you need a hero killer...no... but building a hero meant for support makes him have a disadvantage... It requires him to have others. A hero should be able to play on a team and by himself...most heroes in dota can...

don't believe me? show me one hero that can't play by himself

47 By EndlessWrath 2008-03-29

Now for the rating. (limit is obnoxious)
Hero is ok. I like the stat revision. He has a lot of nuking spells for a hero with low intel... =/. I know you wanted him that way... but early game he'd have huge disadvantage. It makes me sad.
Skills are well balanced...the orb effect freaks me out though. Its so complicated I don't understand. It makes you have a ranged attack...every attack till you deactivate it? and drains 15 mp/atk? Its confusing but doesn't hurt your score.
last thing (next post)

48 By EndlessWrath 2008-03-29

The item build... I personally hate blink dagger... after the new change... so i feel its quite useless..since its Blink dagger of ESCAPE...and you can't escape with it anymore..just sneak atk. *sadface*
but I guess it works for this..only problem is if you have one guy running...and you have PA or somebody tailing you. You'd never blink...

anyways... won't actually rate right now... wanna wait a bit more...but for now its a 9/10

49 By SlwaBluPhnx 2008-03-31

Well, he has high agi and str gains, he can be played alone, but will be item dependent to do so. You have

-A ranged attack
-A nuke
-A strong slow (but way too much mana cost and cooldown, but I am thinking of a way to fix that)
-And a good pushing skill

So he is not a complete support hero.

I am gonna remove blink dagger

The HoL drains mana with strike, not over time.

50 By Ragenike 2008-04-01

dang this heroes k l
a 10 out of 10 for that 1 but no aura to self but still good benefits for allies

51 By kalasama 2008-04-03

weak!

52 By kalasama 2008-04-03

impossible to have in dota because. .its near a destroyer hero! . . .range change to melee and slowing atck and move speed it is like a SCARING in 5 on 5 game....

53 By SlwaBluPhnx 2008-04-03

I am gonna remove mp regen of rol, and fix things up with the harbinger. Expect this hero to disappear soon.

54 By xcalebure 2008-04-04

cool

55 By DarkAbyss 2008-04-06

Hope this hero is create, wanna try it

56 By Black_Aegis 2008-04-06

A relatively bland hero. I can't see him being used in DotA games.
1) Even functioning like Hook or Arrow, the cooldown is a bit too short (you can virtually keep a permanent blind on enemies)
2) This ability seems... weak. It has no real synergy with any of his abilities
3) Insanely overpowered. 4 mana regeneration at level 7 is a godsend for nearby intel heroes
4) It seems like a global brain sap with a five-second slow. The damage, I have no problem with. The global slow, I dislike.

57 By PepengGala 2008-04-09

it should be stronger,

58 By i_am_me 2008-04-11

after looking at this hero..
the things in my mind are

1. Why does the hero has "of light" name on his skills (i mean all)..
maybe because it is the archangel but it sounds wierd.. ^^

2. Ulti is too dangerous for a 5v5..
45% for lvl 16
and 50% for aghanim is too much.. i think

why don't you decrease the percentage but increase the duration a little bit maybe 7/8/10?

or increase the damage.. maybe 250 will be better..

just a comment

59 By i_am_me 2008-04-11

oh yes, another thing..

is the harbringer skill and EoS stack?

i'll vote 8/10 for now...

60 By dota_king_dk07 2008-04-12

CRAZY!!!!
AWESOME!!!
COOL!!!
VERY NICE!!!
INSANE!!!
DUDE?!
DAMN!!
SO NICE THIS HEROO!!!!

10/10

61 By xoxses 2008-04-13

Seems like a really fun support hero to play, but some parts are imo bad.

4 mp/s with rune of light is to much, 2 would be nice i think. For harbinger the plus 5 damage is to little to be worth using in the beginning and useless later in the game, so a (at lvl 4) when blinded plus 50 damage, or 10hp/s for 2 sec or a slow maybe.

But I would sure like to play him 9/10.

62 By Darth Baker 2008-04-13

Nice man, awsome support hero, would be sick to play him. 10/10

63 By SlwaBluPhnx 2008-04-15

@i_am_me
No, think of harbinger as a nuke that deals your damage as hero damage, has a chance of blinding and has a casting range.

@Black_Aegis
This hero is a hero that it's kind does not exist. It isn't disabling per say because it does not stop anyone from casting or moving, the blind is like a curse on enemies so I can say that this hero is a curser. Seeing there are not many ehroes in this field, I neeeded to make him a support hero aswell.

64 By zeroshinta 2008-04-16

hmmm its logo is like the one in warcraft 2 the footman first of all it looks weak
realy too weak

65 By darkdeath265 2008-04-18

When are they going to make that hero in dota.

66 By darkdeath265 2008-04-22

they should really create this hero in dota