Lifestealer Changelogs


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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base dota2 Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Generic/Laning Lifestealer 1.2 Jungling Lifestealer 2 Ability Builds Counters Play “Many hands make light work.” This article is badly written or needs more information. Please help the community by updating it. Read this formatting guide first.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Lifestealer Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Bloody Ripper Bonds of Madness Set Compendium Bloody Ripper Redrage dota2 Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Lifestealer s design aesthetics. dota2 Responses   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Voice responses Hero responses Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Bane Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     N aix, the Lifestealer In the dungeons of Devarque, a vengeful wizard lay Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Infest (Pre 6.72) PlayRT AbilityTarget Unit AffectsSelf The Lifestealer tears its way dota2 Changelogs

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Version
Description
  • Reduced Rage attack speed bonus from 50/60/70/80 to 40/50/60/70.
  • Increased Open Wounds mana cost from 110 on each level to 140/130/120/110.
  • Reduced base attack damage from 29-39 to 27-37 (total attack damage is now 52-62).
  • Reduced base attack damage from 32-42 to 29-39 (total attack damage is now 54-64).
  • Level 15 right talent: Increased health bonus from 200 to 250.
  • Added talents:
    • Level 10: +5 all stats or +15 attack speed
    • Level 15: +200 health or +25 attack damage
    • Level 20: 15% evasion or +25 movement speed
    • Level 25: +1s Rage duration or +15 armor
  • Increased Rage attack speed bonus from 30/45/60/80 to 50/60/70/80.
  • Increased Feast lifesteal from 4%/5%/6%/7% to 4.5%/5.5%/6.5%/7.5%.
  • Reduced Infest cooldown from 100 on each level to 100/75/50.
Assimilate:
Allows Lifestealer to target an allied hero and swallow them, allowing them to hide inside of Lifestealer. Any healing Lifestealer receives is shared with the assimilated hero. The assimilated hero can releaseAnnounce itself at any time by clicking on the buff icon to erupt outward and deal damage to enemies in an area.
Cast range: 150
Duration: Until ally leaves or is ejected
Mana cost: 50
Cooldown: 50
Notes: If Lifestealer dies or assimilates another hero, the currently assimilated hero will automatically exit. Issuing any order with your hero, a few seconds after being assimilated, will take you out.
Eject.
Ejects an assimilated hero, damaging nearby enemies.
Damage radius: 700
Damage: 300
Notes: Has an instant cast time. The damage is also applied when the ally leaves by itself or when Lifestealer dies.
  • Infest now allows Lifestealer to control the unit he is in using a sub-ability.
Control:
Allows Lifestealer to take control of the unit he is infesting, including their abilities.
When taking control over a unit, it will maintain its cover, however it will become attackable by the enemy.
Controlled units share Lifestealer`s movement speed.
Cannot be used on heroes.
If used on allied units, the unit will die upon consuming.
  • Increased Rage cooldown from 17 to 19.
  • Increased cast point from 0.1 to 0.2.
  • Increased Rage cooldown from 15 to 17.
  • Reduced Open Wounds cast range from 600 to 200/300/400/500.
  • Increased Rage duration from 2.5/3.25/4/4.75 to 3/4/5/6.
  • Increased collision size from 12 to 24.
  • Reduced collision size from 24 to 12.
  • Increased attack range from 100 to 128.
  • Reworked Infest:
Old Infest:
Naix infests a target, hiding in it. When he comes out, he consumes the unit, healing for based on its health and killing it.
Level 1: Can target allied and neutral units, heals N`aix for the unit`s current health upon consuming.
Level 2: Can target allied, enemy and neutral units, heals N`aix for the unit`s current health upon consuming.
Level 3: Can target allied, enemy and neutral units, heals N`aix for the unit`s maximum health upon consuming.
Cooldown: 100/60/30
Mana cost: 50
Cast Range: 150
Note: This kills the infested unit.
New Infest:
Naix infests a target, hiding in it. When he comes out, he deals damage to every enemy unit within range. If the infested unit is an enemy, he first consumes it, healing based on its current health and killing it.
Damage: 150/275/400
Damage radius: 700
Cooldown: 100
Mana cost: 50
Cast Range: 150
  • Increased base attack damage from 27-37 to 32-42 (total attack damage is now 57-67).
  • Casting Open Wounds now gives Lifestealer an attack order on the target.
  • Reduced Open Wounds cooldown from 30/25/20/15 to 24/20/16/12.
  • Added an allies-only visual effect to the Infested unit.
  • Fixed Open Wounds interaction with Infest, to make it possible to cast it on non-hero units again.
  • Open Wounds
    • Rescaled slow from stun/70%/30%/10%/10%/10%/10% to 70%/70%/60%/50%/30%/10%/10%/10%.
    • Can no longer be cast on non-hero units (to prevent a bug with Infest).
  • Increased Open Wounds mana cost from 70/80/90/100 to 100 on each level.
  • Rescaled Open Wounds slow progression from unknown to stun/70%/30%/10%/10%/10%/10%
  • Reduced Infest mana cost from 150/100/50 to 50 on each level.
  • Infest now properly dispels debuffs upon cast.
Old Rage:
Shrugging off magic spells as if they were insects, N`aix closes in on his prey, poison oozing from his jaws and a maddened rage in his eyes...
Attack damage bonus: 10/15/20
Duration: 10/15/20
Mana cost: 150/200/250
Cooldown: 90
Notes: Is an ultimate. Turns N`aix spell immune for the duration. Has an instant cast time. Increases N`aix model size for the duration.
New Rage:
N`aix goes into a maddened rage, becoming immune to magic spells and gaining increased attack speed.
Attack speed bonus: 30%/45%/60%/80%
Duration: 2.5/3.25/4/4.75
Mana cost: 75
Cooldown: 15
Notes: Is now his first ability. Turns N`aix spell immune for the duration. Has an instant cast time. Turns N`aix pitch black for the duration.
  • Reworked Feast
Old Feast:
N`aix restores some of his life force by eating flesh.
Lifesteal: 10%/20%/30%/40% on own attack damage
Notes: Passive ability. Was N`aix` first ability. Not a unique attack modifier.
New Feast:
Regenerates a portion of enemy`s current health and deals the same portion per attack.
Lifesteal: 4%/5%/6%/7% of target`s current HP
Damage: 4%/5%/6%/7% of target`s current HP
Notes: Passive ability. Is now his second ability. Not a unique attack modifier.
  • Added new third ability (replacing Poison Sting).
Open Wounds
N`aix rends the enemy, slowing his movement and allowing his allies to feast on his life force, regenerating a portion of the damage dealt. Victim slowly recovers movement speed over the duration.
Cast range: 600
Lifesteal: 10%/15%/20%/25% of any damage dealt
Movement speed slow: unknown
Duration: 7
Notes: Stuns the target at the beginning. The slow gets weaker towards the end of the duration. Any damage an ally deals to the target heals the ally, including damage from spells. Cannot be dispelled.
  • Added new ultimate ability
Infest:
The Lifestealer tears its way into the unfortunate body of a target unit, laying dormant and undetectable inside its living frame until he is ready to consume it and come to form. Regains health from the infested unit.
Cast range: 150
Level 1: Allowed targets - Allied and neutral units. Health restored - Current health of host
Level 2: Allowed targets - Allied, enemy and neutral units. Health restored - Current health of host
Level 3: Allowed targets - Allied, enemy and neutral units. Health restored - Maximum health of host
Mana cost: 150/100/50
Cooldown: 100/70/40
Notes: Cannot be cast on heroes. N`aix stays inside the host until the unit dies. While inside the host, he is hidden and invulnerable and cannot act. He still gains experience and gold from enemies dying around the host. Lifestealer can pop out the unit at any time using the Consume sub-ability. The host dies upon consuming it.
  • Increased base armor from 0 to 1 (total armor is now 4.64).
  • Reduced Rage cooldown from 120 to 90.
  • Increased base attack damage from 8-18 to 13-23 (total attack damage is now 39-49).
  • Increased Feast lifesteal from 9%/18%/27%/36% to 10%/20%/30%/40%.
  • Rage
    • Increased duration from 13/18/22 to 15/20/25.
    • Reduced cooldown from 180/165/150 to 120 on each level.
  • Feast
  • Reduced Poison Sting duration from 3 to 2.