Shadow Demon Abilities

ABILITY

Unit Target

AFFECTS

Enemy Heroes

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

No

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

Banishes the targeted unit from the battlefield for a short duration. Upon returning, two illusions of the banished unit are created under Shadow Demon's control.

The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.

ABILITY

Point Target

DAMAGE TYPE

Pure

PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY

No

DISPELLABLE

Yes

Captures the soul of enemy units in an area, causing them to lose a percentage of their current health. Shadow Demon temporarily gains Spell Amplification for each hero's soul captured. When the debuff is removed, the units gain half of the lost health back. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Soul Catcher.

Trying to resist the Shadow Demon's corruption is mostly a useless endeavor.

ABILITY

Point Target

DAMAGE TYPE

Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

No

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

Deals damage in a line, and afflicts enemy units with a poison effect. The poison deals 1/2/4/8/16 times the stack damage based on the number of stacks on the target, up to 5 stacks. Additional stacks cause 50 damage each. This deferred damage is dealt when Shadow Poison's duration is expired, or the Release sub-ability is used.

Shadow Poison can affect units under Disruption.

The ever growing influence of the Shadow Demon can pollute the most valiant and pure of heroes.

ABILITY

No Target

Releases the poison to do damage on all affected enemies. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Shadow Poison.

ABILITY

Unit Target

AFFECTS

Enemy Units

DAMAGE TYPE

Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

Yes

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

Purges the target enemy unit, removing positive buffs, and slowing the target for the duration. The unit slowly regains its speed until the end of the duration, upon which damage is dealt. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Purge. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

The slow starts at 100.0% and decreases over time to 20.0%. Positive buffs are continously removed from the target for the duration of the Purge. Can be cast on invulnerable units.

Once Shadow Demon no longer has any need for his collected cultist, he releases it from its subservience - and its life.

ABILITY

Unit Target

AFFECTS

Allied Units

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

Yes

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

Cleanses the target allied unit, removing negative buffs for the duration. At the end of the duration, the unit is healed. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Cleanse.DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Can be cast on invulnerable units. Negative buffs are continously removed from the target for the duration of the Cleanse.

ABILITY

Unit Target

AFFECTS

Heroes

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

No

Whenever the target takes damage, all enemies, including the target itself if it is an enemy, within 675 range of the target also receive a portion of that damage. Can target enemy and allied units. Effect is paused if the target is hidden by Disruption.