Nyx Assassin

Nyx Assassin

Universal
Dire
Disabler

Base Stats

Health120
Mana75
Armor1.0
Speed310

Attributes

Strength
17+2.7
Agility
18+2.9
Intelligence
21+2.6

Combat

Attack Range150
Attack TypeMelee
Base Attack Time100
Vision1800/800

Roles

Disabler
Nuker
Initiator
Escape

Hero Statistics for Analyzed Matches

Nyx Assassin
Recommended Items

Abilities

Impale
Impale
Magical
Point Target
Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units take damage, then are hurled into the air and stunned.

Attributes

STUN DURATION:1.1 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2
IMPALE DAMAGE:100 / 160 / 220 / 280
Cooldown:17 / 15 / 13 / 11s
Mana:90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Pierces Spell Immunity:No
Dispellable:Strong Dispels Only
“All zealot scarabs possess intimate knowledge of underground pathways, using them to their advantage.”
Mind Flare
Mind Flare
Magical
Unit Target
AOE
Deals damages to the enemy equal to a percentage of its Max Mana. 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.

Attributes

MAX MANA AS DAMAGE:25% / 30% / 35% / 40%
BONUS DAMAGE:20%
Cooldown:11 / 9.5 / 8 / 6.5s
Mana:100 / 105 / 110 / 115
Pierces Spell Immunity:No
“Only those raised by the queen can use their minds to touch the world around them.”
Spiked Carapace
Spiked Carapace
No Target
Instant Cast
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.

Attributes

REFLECT DURATION:2
STUN DURATION:0.4 / 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.6
DAMAGE REFLECTED:125%
Cooldown:20 / 16 / 12 / 8s
Mana:40
Pierces Spell Immunity:No
Dispellable:No
“While their carapace is relatively thin, it's guarded by a retractable field of razor-sharp spikes.”
Burrow
Burrow
No Target
Hidden
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.

Attributes

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
Dispellable:No
“Some castes of zealot scarab are known to create small burrows to lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey.”
Nyxth Sense
Nyxth Sense
Passive
Nyx Assassin can detect heroes within 400 units of himself.

Attributes

Dispellable:No
Vendetta
Vendetta
Pure
Instant Cast
No Target
Allows Nyx Assassin to become invisible and gain a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack. Nyx Assassin has 75 additional attack range and a 70% faster attack animation for this attack.

Attributes

DURATION:60
MOVEMENT SPEED:16% / 18% / 20%
BONUS DAMAGE:300 / 400 / 500
BREAK DURATION:0
Cooldown:80 / 70 / 60s
Mana:180 / 240 / 300
Pierces Spell Immunity:Yes
Dispellable:No
“The scarab kills for the glory of his queen.”
Unburrow
Unburrow
Hidden
No Target
Emerge from the burrow.
Cooldown:0s
Mana:0
“Some castes of zealot scarab are known to create small burrows to lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey.”

Talents

Facets

Mana Burn

nuke
Blue

Mind Flare burns a percentage of the target's max mana.

Scuttle

speed
Red

For the first 15s of Vendetta, Nyx Assassin is hasted and has unobstructed pathing.