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Rubick Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Spell Steal Interactions Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Rubick 19 + 1.8 14 `s Spell Steal has some complex interactions, specifically on spells that have direct synergy with another component of the hero`s arsenal. Any spells that have unique interactions with Rubick are detailed here, otherwise they function as expected. Note that these interactions do not necessarily apply to the Ability Draft “ Play If that s the kind of fight they want, then I will give it to them! Click to listen— Legion Commander ” Game modes are a set of restrictions within which the game of Dota 2 game mode. Rubick himself has some unique interactions with some spells which can differ from their behavior in Ability Draft.
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- Rubick cannot steal passive abilities, active attack modifiers Attack modifiers are modifiers which apply an effect to a unit s basic attacks. These effects can widely vary, from healing, to damaging or even disabling effects. Most of these modifiers have their own rules. For , or spells which have no use on their own (aka sub-spells, such as Launch Fire Spirit or Shadow Poison Release). Sub-spells are always stolen with their main spell. Some sub-spells when cast allow their main spell to be stolen, while some have no effect.
- Rubick will not acquire a spell that is given from another spell as an Aghanim`s Scepter Item Upgraded Abilities Old Abilities Lore Changelogs Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 upgrade even if Rubick has Aghanim`s Scepter, unless stated otherwise.
- Spell Steal can only be cast on heroes, so non-hero spells cannot be acquired, unless Doom Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Doom 26 + 3.5 11 + 0.9 13 + 2.1 Level Base casts a spell which he gained from Devour. He cannot steal spells from illusions Default buff iconPlay Spawn soundPlay Death sound “ Play A legion sprouts from one! Click to listen— Phantom Lancer ” Illusions (also commonly called illus) are imperfect, weaker copies of heroes, created by spells or items. They .
- Any abilities that create illusions will create illusions of Rubick, not of the original hero.
- If Rubick steals the same spell as he already has, the spell will not update its level and not be refreshed. Only the Spell Steal duration will be refreshed.
- If the target enemy Hero has Aghanim`s Scepter, Rubick will not steal the upgraded version of the spell. In order to get the upgrade on stolen spells, Rubick himself has to buy an Aghanim`s Scepter.
- Summoned or dominated units with a limited duration will not be killed upon losing the summoning spell.
- Summoned or dominated units with an unlimited duration will be killed upon losing the summoning spell or stealing another spell unless stated otherwise.
- Toggling spells can be stolen, but only if toggling them on was the most recent action. Toggling them off does not count as casting the spell.
- The effects of toggling spells will be lost on stealing another unless stated otherwise.
- Rubick has no cast animation on any stolen spell, allowing them to be cast instantaneously, with a very few exceptions, which are mentioned below as well.
- If a transformation spell has a transformation time, Rubick will use that transformation time and not transform instantly.
- If Rubick steals Chemical Rage he cannot then infuse his Aghanim`s Scepter onto anyone, not even himself. The ability to transfer Aghanim`s Scepter is innate to the hero and not the ultimate ability.
- When stealing a spell, talent Main Table of Gained Bonuses The Talent Selection interface. Talents are traits unique to each hero. They are chosen every 5th level starting at level 10, offering a permanent choice between upgrades are not accounted. This behavior is similar to Aghanim`s Scepter upgrades with the difference that Rubick cannot obtain other heroes` talents.
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Stolen spells
Many spells have some slight differences to their original, to make it easier, or possible for Rubick to use the spells. Below are listed all spells which have some notable differences.
- Abaddon Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 + - Borrowed TimePassively activated Borrowed Time does not count as a spell cast, so it won`t be stolen. Can only be stolen when the player actually cast the spell. When the Borrowed Time buff is active on Rubick, the health cost Damage is any means by which unit s current health can be reduced. Heroes, creeps, ancients, Roshan and fountains are all capable of dealing damage. Contents 1 Damage sources 1.1 Attack damage 1.2 Spell damage 2 of other stolen spells will not be turned into heals.
- Alchemist Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Alchemist 25 + 2.1 11 + 1.2 25 + - Unstable ConcoctionBoth, Unstable Concoction and the Unstable Concoction Throw sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Unstable Concoction when either was the last cast spell. When Rubick loses the spell while it is still brewing, it blows up on him instantly, hitting him and nearby enemies.
- Both, Ice Blast and the Release sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Ice Blast when either was the last cast spell.
- Arc Warden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Arc Warden 24 + 3 15 + 1.8 24 - Tempest DoubleRubick can steal Tempest Double, and receive his own version with Rubick`s skin. The double can use Telekinesis and Fade Bolt, but cannot steal other spells itself.
- The Nightmare End sub-spell does not count as a spell cast, so if it was Bane`s last cast spell, the previous spell will be stolen instead. When Bane and Rubick cast Nightmare on the same unit, the duration gets refreshed, and the source updated to the latest caster.
- Batrider Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Batrider 23 + 2.7 15 + 1.5 24 + - Sticky NapalmAny damage coming from Rubick triggers Sticky Napalm, even damage from other stolen spells. Summoned units do not trigger it, neither do their abilities.
- Rubick gains flying vision Vision changes around while the hero moves. Vision describes what a unit can and cannot see from its current location and state. Places a unit cannot see are filled with the Fog of War, a and unobstructed movement during Firefly and cannot trigger or take damage from Proximity Mines during it. When Rubick loses the spell while it is active, he loses the flying vision.
- Beastmaster Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 + - Call of the Wild: HawkUpon stealing Call of the Wild, Rubick gains only the last cast one, not both.
- Beastmaster Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 + - Call of the Wild: BoarUpon stealing Call of the Wild, Rubick gains only the last cast one, not both.
- When Bloodseeker and Rubick cast Bloodrage on the same target, they refresh the buff from each other, be that as it may, the status of the buff is not updated. This means if you cast it on yourself, and the Bloodseeker casts on you afterwards, it still counts as a buff. Vice versa, if Bloodseeker casts it first and then you, it still counts as debuff.
- If Rubick Tracked enemy heroes before, Shuriken Toss will bounce to them.
- Just like for Brewmaster, Rubick is permanently moved to Earth Earth Ancient Creep-Hero Level 7/8/8 Duration 16/18/20 Health 1500/2200/3000 ( 3500/4200/5000) Health regeneration 1/2/2 Mana 400/500/600 Mana regeneration 2 Armor 5 Magic resistance 0% Attack damage 25/55/85‒35/65/95 Acquisition range 600 Attack range 150 Base attack `s position, if Earth dies, to Storm Storm Ancient Creep-Hero Level 7/8/8 Duration 16/18/20 Health 1000/1500/1900 ( 3000/3500/3900) Health regeneration 1/2/2 Mana 500/750/750 Mana regeneration 1.5 Armor 2 Magic resistance 0% Attack damage 15/35/55‒25/45/65 Acquisition range 600 Attack range 600 Base attack `s and if storm dies, to Fire Fire Ancient Creep-Hero Level 7/8/8 Duration 16/18/20 Health 1200 ( 3200) Health regeneration 2/4/4 Armor 0/3/6 Magic resistance 0% Attack damage 75/115/155‒85/125/165 Acquisition range 600 Attack range 150 Base attack time 1.35 Attack animation 0.3+0.3 `s position. This affects Rubick`s re-appear location and all the auras Auras are passive abilities that grant a buff or debuff to units in an area of effect around the holder, or in some cases, over a short period at a targeted point or unit. By he carries.
- Rubick`s webs have no effect on Broodmother and vice versa. Any Spiderlings Spiderling Summon Level 3 Duration 60 Health 450 ( 675) Health regeneration 0.5 Armor 0 Magic resistance 0% Attack damage 18‒19 ( 30‒31) Acquisition range 500 Attack range 100 Base attack time 1.35 Attack animation and Spiderites Spiderite Summon Level 2 Duration 60 Health 175 ( 400) Health regeneration 0.5 Armor 0 Magic resistance 0% Attack damage 9‒10 ( 21‒22) Acquisition range 500 Attack range 100 Base attack time 1.35 Attack animation owned by Rubick are fully affected by his webs. Webs are destroyed instantly once Rubick loses the spell. Whenever Rubick steals the spell, he has 1 charge, regardless of how many he had left from previous casts.
- Chen Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Chen 23 + 1.8 15 + 2.1 21 + 2.8 Level Base - Test of FaithUpon stealing Test of Faith, Rubick gains only the last cast one, not both.
- Chen Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Chen 23 + 1.8 15 + 2.1 21 + 2.8 Level Base - Test of Faith (Teleport)When casting on self, all his summons are teleported to him, regardless from which previously stolen spell they were summoned with, except for Tombstone zombies Undying Zombie Summon Level 1 Duration 15/20/25/30 Health 2 Health regeneration 0 Armor 0 Magic resistance 33% Attack damage 30‒36 ( 80‒86) Acquisition range 800 Attack range 128 Base attack time 1.6 Attack animation 0.3+0.3 , wards This page is about in-game units. For cosmetic pets, see Summoned Unit. Summons are a type of units that are created with spells. Players do not encounter them, unless they play as, with or against and buildings Buildings are special units that are immune to most spells, use structure armor, and are immobile. Destroying a building rewards you with a bounty, similar to most creeps or heroes. Destroying towers rewards the entire .
- Chen Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Chen 23 + 1.8 15 + 2.1 21 + 2.8 Level Base - Holy PersuasionEvery unit Rubick cast Holy Persuasion on dies once he loses the spell, even when they weren`t under his control anymore.
- Will fully heal any unit under Rubick`s control to full, regardless with which previously stolen spells they were summoned.
- When Dark Seer and Rubick cast Ion Shell on the same unit, they refresh the debuff duration from each other and the source updates to the new caster, overriding the previous one.
- Rubick does not acquire the spell of neutral creeps Neutral creeps are a type of creep not controlled by any player. They are aligned to neither of the teams, and offer an alternative source of gold and experience. Neutral creeps appear in small camps by devouring them. Be that as it may, Rubick can steal the spells of creeps that Doom has devoured, once Doom has cast that creep`s spell.
- Doom Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Doom 26 + 3.5 11 + 0.9 13 + 2.1 Level Base - Scorched EarthAffects all units under Rubick`s control, even those summoned by another previously stolen spell.
- Dragon Knight Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Dragon Knight 19 + 3.1 19 + 2.2 15 + 1.7 Level - Elder Dragon FormUsing Elder Dragon Form does not increase Rubick`s attack range Attack range is the range at which a hero may perform his or her basic attack on another unit. There are two main subdivisions of attacks: melee and ranged. Attack range can be extended by . Transforms Rubick into a smaller dragon than Dragon Knight. During Elder Dragon Form, Dragon Tail gets the cast range bonus for Rubick as well.
- Drow Ranger For the race in Dota 2 lore, see Drow. Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs - Precision AuraWhen stealing, Rubick also gains the passive aura. When losing the spell after casting it, heroes around him are no longer affected, but ranged creeps are still affected for the remaining duration.
- Earth Spirit - Stone RemnantStone Remnant cannot be stolen. Be that as it may, all of stolen spells from Earth Spirit can be normally used with his remnants, even refreshing Magnetize on enemies. The same applies to heroes enchanted with Enchant Remnant.
- Elder Titan - Astral SpiritBoth, Astra Spirit and the Return Astral Spirit sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Astral Spirit when either was the last cast spell. When Rubick loses the spell while the Astral Spirit is summoned, it literally dies. Because it has no death animation, it stands still and then slowly sink into the ground, during which it does not damage enemy units and not provide Rubick the attack damage and movement speed boost.
- Ember Spirit - Fire RemnantBoth, Fire Remnant and the Activate Fire Remnant sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Fire Remnant when either was the last cast spell. Rubick`s fire remnants use his model. Upon losing the spell, the already placed fire remnants and the status buff icons indicating their duration still remain. Be that as it may, the remnants can no longer be used upon re-stealing the spell before they expire. When a Fire Remnant expires after having lost the spells, it leaves a dummy behind which permanently provides vision in a small radius. Whenever Rubick steals the spells, he has all 3 charges, regardless of how many he had left from previous casts.
- Enchantress - EnchantWhen Enchantress and Rubick enchant the same creep, the Enchant duration does not refresh. Only refreshes duration when cast on already owned enchanted creeps.
- Faceless Void - ChronosphereFaceless Void is immune to Rubick`s Chronosphere and can freely act inside it, but does not gain the movement speed boost and other units under his control are not immune. Rubick and units under his control do not become immune to Faceless Void`s Chronospheres while having Chronosphere stolen and only gain the movement speed boost in his own Chronosphere.
- Invoker - InvokeQuas, Wex, Exort and Invoke cannot be stolen. Rubick will steal the most recently cast spell with Invoker`s current level of Quas, Wex and Exort.
- Invoker - Forge SpiritWhen Rubick summons Forged Spirits, loses the spell and re-steals it, he can summon new forged spirits without losing the ones from the previous steal.
- Io - TetherBoth, Tether and the Break Tether sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Tether when either was the last cast spell.
- Io - SpiritsThe Spirits In and Spirits Out sub-spell does not count as a spell cast, so if they were Io`s last cast spell, the previous spell will be stolen instead. Upon casting Spirits, it gets replaced by the 2 sub-spells until they expire. Spirits immediately explode upon losing the spell.
- Io - OverchargeWhen Rubick casts Tether on an ally, then steals and activates Overcharge, the tethered ally will not get the Overcharge buff.
- Io - RelocateIf Rubick casts Tether on an ally, steals Relocates and then casts it, the ally will be taken to the Relocate spot, but will not return once Relocate ends. Conversly, if Rubick uses Relocate, steals and then casts Tether on an ally before Relocate ends, the ally will return with him.
- Keeper of the Light - IlluminateBoth, Illuminate and the Release Illuminate sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Illuminate when either was the last cast spell. When Rubick loses the spell while channeling, it does not releaseAnnounce it prematurely.
- Keeper of the Light - Illuminate (Spirit Form)Both, Illuminate (Spirit Form) and the Release Illuminate (Spirit Form) sub-spell are registered as spell cast and grant Rubick Illuminate (Spirit Form) when either was the last cast spell. Be that as it may, if he loses the spell while charging, it ends immediately.
- Keeper of the Light - Spirit Form