
Kez
Agility
Radiant
Carry
Base Stats
Health120
Mana75
Armor1.0
Speed315
Attributes
Strength
19+2.8
Agility
27+3.5
Intelligence
20+1.7
Combat
Attack Range225
Attack TypeMelee
Base Attack Time110
Vision1800/800
Roles
Carry
Escape
Disabler
Hero Statistics for Analyzed Matches
Kez
Recommended Items
Abilities

Echo Slash
Physical
No Target
Kez slashes forward in a line with his Katana, attacking enemies in an area and applying a brief slow. After a short delay, the area is attacked again. Heroes take bonus damage.
Attributes
ATTACK DAMAGE:70% / 80% / 90% / 100%
BONUS HERO DAMAGE:20 / 40 / 60 / 80
ATTACKS:2
ECHO DELAY:1.2
SLASH RADIUS:200
DISTANCE:800
MOVE SLOW:100%
SLOW DURATION:0.25
Cooldown:21 / 18 / 15 / 12s
Mana:85 / 100 / 115 / 130
“Kez and his master Kraw have worked tirelessly to train the Kazurai new ways to keep the flyers off balance by improving upon ancient techniques.”

Grappling Claw
Unit Target
Kez swings on a grappling hook towards the target unit or tree. When the grappling hook collides with the target, that unit has slowed movement speed. Upon reaching the enemy target, Kez lands an attack on them.
Attributes
SLOW DURATION:0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1
MOVE SLOW:70% / 80% / 90% / 100%
Cooldown:13 / 11 / 9 / 7s
Mana:40
Pierces Spell Immunity:No
“The Kazurai have the speed and reach to drag even the highest flyers from the skies.”

Kazurai Katana
Physical
Attack Modifier
Unit Target
Katana attacks and abilities apply a stacking damage over time to enemies that deals a percentage of the original attack's damage as additional damage over time.
Kez may activate the ability to impale the target with his attack, preventing them from moving or turning. The target's Katana debuff bursts, causing some of the stacks to deal damage instantly.
Attributes
DURATION:7
DAMAGE PER SECOND:5% / 7% / 9% / 11%
IMPALE DURATION:0.6
STACKS AS BURST DAMAGE:50%
Cooldown:20 / 15 / 10 / 5s
Mana:50
Pierces Spell Immunity:Yes
Dispellable:Yes
“To fight back against the reach of Imperia and her Queensguard, the Kazurai had to become skilled in the ways of attrition.”

Switch Discipline
No Target
Instant Cast
Kez switches between his Kazurai Katana and Shodo Sai.
He gains different attack capabilities and abilities based on the weapon equipped. The abilities level up together, and when an ability is used, the associated alternate weapon ability also goes on cooldown.
Switch Discipline cooldown decreases by 0.2s per Hero level.
Attributes
KATANA ATTACK RANGE:225
KATANA BASE ATTACK TIME:2
KATANA BONUS AGILITY BASE DAMAGE:20%
SAI ATTACK RANGE:150
SAI BASE ATTACK TIME:1.5
Cooldown:8s
“As former followers of the Shodo, the leaders of the Kazurai Order can switch effortlessly between twin disciplines of martial mastery over sai and blade.”

Raptor Dance
Pure
No Target
AOE
Kez enters into an uncontrollable state for 1 second, becoming invulnerable for 0.2s and receiving a basic dispel, remaining immune to magic damage for the remainder of the cast time and the duration of the slashes.
If the cast completes successfully, Kez performs a series of deadly radial slashes around him that deal damage based on the max health of the target and heal Kez for a percentage of all damage dealt.
Attributes
STRIKES:4
RADIUS:450
BASE DAMAGE:30 / 60 / 90
MAX HEALTH AS DAMAGE:3%
Cooldown:40 / 35 / 30s
Mana:100 / 125 / 150
Pierces Spell Immunity:Yes
“Unleash the inner fury of the Flightless to feast on the essence of your foes.”

Falcon Rush
Hidden
No Target
Instant Cast
Kez gains the ability to rush towards enemy targets to deliver echoing secondary attacks. While in this state, Kez has phased collision, slow resistance, and an attack rate that is less affected by attack speed.
Attributes
RUSH RANGE:525
RUSH SPEED:1000
SECONDARY ATTACKS DAMAGE:45% / 55% / 65% / 75%
SLOW RESISTANCE:15% / 30% / 45% / 60%
DURATION:3 / 4 / 5 / 6
SAI BASE ATTACK RATE:1.3 / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1
KATANA BASE ATTACK RATE:1.5 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2
ATTACK SPEED FACTOR:6% / 8% / 10% / 12%
Cooldown:21 / 18 / 15 / 12s
Mana:85 / 90 / 95 / 100
Dispellable:Yes
“An ancient Shodo technique used to hunt faster aerial foes, stealing the advantage and delivering multiple attacks within a single flap of their prey's panicking wings.”

Talon Toss
Physical
Hidden
Unit Target
AOE
Kez throws a Sai at the target unit, applying a fixed damage attack and silence.
Attributes
RADIUS:0
DAMAGE:60 / 120 / 180 / 240
SILENCE DURATION:2 / 2.25 / 2.5 / 2.75
Cooldown:13 / 11 / 9 / 7s
Mana:75
Pierces Spell Immunity:No
“The Shodo learned to rely upon distance and disorientation to survive against much stronger opposition.”

Shodo Sai
Hidden
Point Target
Instant Cast
Kez's attacks and abilities with the Sai have a chance to Mark enemies. The next attack or ability damage from Kez will stun the enemy and deal a critical strike, consuming the buff.
Kez may activate the ability to disarm himself, lock his facing, and parry attacks and attack effects from the targeted direction for 2 seconds. If an attack is parried from an enemy Hero in this way, that Hero is stunned and Marked.
The sub-ability may be used to cancel the blocking early.
Attributes
CHANCE TO MARK:18%
MARKED DURATION:8
MARKED CRITICAL STRIKE:140% / 160% / 180% / 200%
MARKED STUN DURATION:0.5
PARRY STUN DURATION:0.5
Cooldown:20 / 15 / 10 / 5s
Mana:30 / 20 / 10 / 0
Pierces Spell Immunity:Yes
Dispellable:Strong Dispels Only
“The Shodo may have lost their way, but Kez and the Kazurai can still use Shodo knowledge for the good of the people.”

Raven's Veil
Hidden
No Target
Kez releases a wave of smoke that applies his Mark to nearby enemies, briefly reducing their vision. Kez receives a basic dispel and gains bonus movement speed and invisibility until he attacks or casts a spell.
Attributes
WAVE RADIUS:1500
WAVE SPEED:1500
BUFF DURATION:7 / 8 / 9
VISION DEBUFF DURATION:4
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED:15% / 25% / 35%
SLOW:0%
Cooldown:40 / 35 / 30s
Mana:100 / 125 / 150
Pierces Spell Immunity:Yes
Dispellable:Strong Dispels Only
“Eying either threat or opportunity, Shodo masters slip instantly into shadow to reset the terms of any engagement in their own favor.”

Cancel
No Target
Instant Cast
Hidden
Stop blocking physical attacks.
Cooldown:0s
Talents
Facets
Flutter
kez_flutter
Yellow
Kez deals extra damage on the first attack or ability after switching to Katana, and gains bonus movement speed after switching to Sai.
Shadowhawk
kez_shadowhawk
Blue
Triggering a Shodo Sai Mark from invisibility deals bonus critical damage. Increases Raven's Veil invisibility duration.
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