Heroes (Dota 2)

The heroines and heroes (original: “Heroes”) are the primary playable entities in DotA and Dota 2. In a game, each player takes control of one of the 112 playable heroines and heroes. Each hero and heroine is a character with different attributes, abilities and roles. Each heroine and hero can also be categorized by the default attacks, which happen either in melee or ranged attacks.

Valve plans to develop their own heroines and heroes for Dota 2 after the release of the classic heroines and heroes from DotA Allstars, as Erik Johnson previously announced in a 2014 interview. After the release of Arc Warden in December 2015 and that of Underlord in August 2016, the first hero developed exclusively for Dota 2, Monkey King, appeared in winter 2016, although it was at least based on concepts from classic DotA and appeared there as an event boss opponent. The Dueling Fates update announced in August 2017 confirmed the release of two completely redesigned heroes.

Shadow Fiend: “Your soul is mine!”

Nevermore, the Shadow Fiend, is an agility hero from DotA and Dota 2. He is a ranged Dire unit and can steal the soul of killed enemies to become stronger. In the game, he can take on the role of a Carry and Nuker. Shadowraze can deal damage in an area in Shadow Fiend’s line of sight. The ability has three different ranges, which are upgraded at the same time. Shadow Fiend’s passive ability Necromastery lets him get stronger by killing enemy heroes, creeps or neutral units. The number of souls collected is limited and half of them are lost when Shadow Fiend dies. Presence of the Dark Lord reduces the armor of enemy units within a radius of Shadow Fiend. With his ultimate ability Requiem of Souls, he can deal great damage around him and slow enemies. Requiem of Souls takes effect after a short delay and deals greater damage when you are near Shadow Fiend. If Shadow Fiend dies, Requiem of Souls is automatically activated. Aghanim’s Scepter improves Requiem of Souls and returns the souls to Shadow Fiend, healing him for a portion of the damage inflicted.

Shadow Fiend- Hype

By capturing the souls of every enemy he kills, Shadow Fiend constantly gathers his power. Each attack, each targeted attack that kills an enemy, brings him closer to unleashing his collected souls in a deadly blast of abrasive energy.

Shadow Fiend- Biography

“It is said that Nevermore, the Shadow Fiend, has the soul of a poet. In fact, he has thousands of them. Over the centuries he has collected the souls of poets, priests, emperors, beggars, slaves, philosophers, criminals and (of course) heroes; no soul can escape him. What he uses them for is not known. No one has ever looked into the abyss from which Nevermore reaches out like an eel between the astral rocks. Does he devour them one by one? Does he array them in the halls of a haunted temple or do they become part of a necromantic concoction? Is he merely a puppet and a demonic figure from across the rift holds the strings? His malevolence is so great, his dark aura so present, that no rational being is able to penetrate it. Nevertheless, if you want to know what happens to the stolen souls, there is a sure way to find out: Add your soul to its collection. Or just wait for Nevermore.”

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