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Chaos Knight

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Chaos Knight
24 + 3.1
18 + 1.8
18 + 1.2
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+68.2HP and +0.31HP regeneration
+3.1 Main Attack Damage
+0.3 armor and 1.8 attack speed
+14.4MP and +0.06MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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5
Armor
(842.4 EHP)
26.8%
Magic Resist
(885.25 EHP)
Instant
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (118)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.5 + 0.5
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Ethereal
Gib Type
2012-06-11
Released
2004-03-01
Competitive Span
2012-06-14 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate.
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Has strong but random damage output.
Upon the black steed Armageddon, the Chaos Knight rode into countless battles with a single purpose in mind: To extinguish that which he knows as 'The Light'. Like a roll of unseen dice, the oldest Fundamental stuns his targets with a Chaotic Bolt, and then Strikes with life-stealing attacks that deal highly irregular amounts of damage. Those who escape the initial onslaught find themselves in a Reality Rift, reappearing inexplicably at Armageddon's side, exposed for its rider's wrath. Flanked by several images of himself, the Chaos Knight and his apocalyptic Phantasms hack their opponents apart with the strength of multiple heroes.
Fundamental Forging
Fundamental Forging
Chaos Bolt
Chaos Bolt
Reality Rift
Chaos Strike
Phantasm
Phantasm
Roles:Carry Carry Disabler Disabler Durable Durable Pusher Pusher Initiator Initiator
AdjectivesRed, Steed, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio

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The light shall be blackened, and chaos shall reign.
▶️  Chaos Knight
Alias:
CK
The veteran of countless battles on a thousand worlds, Chaos Knight hails from a far upstream plane where the fundamental laws of the universe have found sentient expression. Of all the ancient Fundamentals, he is the oldest and most tireless, endlessly searching out a being he knows only as "The Light." Long ago the Light ventured out from the progenitor realm, in defiance of the first covenant. Now Chaos Knight shifts from plane to plane, always on the hunt to extinguish the Light wherever he finds it. A thousand times he has snuffed out the source, and always he slides into another plane to continue his search anew.

Upon his steed Armageddon he rides, wading into battle with maniacal frenzy, drawing strength from the disorder of the universe. A physical manifestation of chaos itself, in times of need he calls upon other versions of himself from other planes, and together these dark horsemen ride into battle, as unstoppable as any force of nature. Only when the last Light of the world is scoured from existence will the search be ended. Where rides the Chaos Knight, death soon follows.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Phantasm
Globally creates an illusion of each allied heroes upon cast.

Passively has a chance to create an additional illusion per illusion-creating source.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Chaos Bolt
Creates a weaker Phantasm-based illusion to attack the affected enemy unit upon the first projectile impact.

Talents

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-125% Phantasm Damage Taken25+10% Chaos Strike Chance
Reality Rift Pierces Spell Immunity20+0.6 Min/Max Chaos Bolt Duration
+10 Strength15-3s Chaos Bolt Cooldown
+225 Reality Rift Pull Distance10+30% Chaos Strike Lifesteal
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+2 All / / Attributes

Innate. Innate

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Fundamental Forging

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Fundamental Forging
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants an additional random enchantment that does not provide negative stats whenever crafting a neutral item.
Number of Enchantment Bonus: 1
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  • The second enchantment is automatically selected randomly from all available enchantments within their corresponding tier, including ones that are not available for Strength strength heroes.
    • The selected enchantment will always be a different one used in crafting.
Buff modifier_chaos_knight_fundamental_forgingUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_NEUTRAL_TRINKET_OPTIONS

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Chaos Knight's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling, excluding passive innate abilities.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Damage Block (Melee)
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Chaos Bolt

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Q
C
Chaos Bolt
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Throws a bolt at the unit-targeted enemy that stuns for a random duration and deals a random amount of damage.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.4
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 600
Min Damage: 90/120/150/180
Max Damage: 155/240/325/410
Min Stun Duration: 1.25/1.5/1.75/2 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 1.85/2.1/2.35/2.6)
Max Stun Duration: 1.75/2.25/2.75/3.25 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 2.35/2.85/3.35/3.85)
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
All Chaos Knight's illusions casts a fake Chaos Bolt within a certain distance, centered around the unit-targeted enemy.
Enemy Distance: 675
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Creates a weaker Phantasm-based illusion to attack the affected enemy unit upon the first projectile impact.
Number of Illusions: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 1)
Damage Dealt: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 45%/65%/85%)
Damage Taken: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 325%)
Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 6)
13/12/11/10 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 10/9/8/7)
Mana Cost
110
Even Chaos Knight cannot predict this manifest of unholy energy.
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The created illusion texture is distinguishable ally-only.
  • Illusion Properties. The ability's visual effects.
    • All of Chaos Knight's illusions within 675 range of the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy also cast a visual-only Chaos Bolt with the following properties:
      • If they have no orders or are standing still, the illusions Turn Rate turn, face the target, then cast the ability.
      • If they have move orders or attack orders, the orders continue until Chaos Bolt's cast point, which then overrides their current orders upon the ability's cast backswing.
      • When canceling the ability cast, they play the full cast animation but do not release the The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile.
  • The projectile impact properties.
    • The stun component and Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage values applied are inversely related — the greater the stun duration, the lesser the spell damage, and vice versa.
    • The ability effects are applied as follows upon The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile impact:
      1. Debuff stunned
        • The stun duration applied is a random value between the min and max duration.
      2. The Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage.
        • Ability values reducing per determined increments.
          • Reduces the spel damage by 13/16/17.5/18.4 per 0.1-second stun duration.
        • The ability's visual effects.
          • The spell damage values are displayed before reductions.
          • The stun duration is visually rounded up to two decimal places.
      3. The passive Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Phantasm illusion-creating proc chance.
      4. Creates 1 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2) Phantasm-based Illusion Properties. illusion of the corresponding level, next to the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy, upon projectile impact with the following properties:
        • The illusion starts attacking the affected enemy unit upon creation, with its duration independent of the stun Debuff debuff.
        • Does not create a Phantasm-based illusion on the following units upon impact:
Ability interactions with Disjoint sources.
Procs Spell Block sources upon The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile impact on either the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy or secondary unit.
Ability interactions with Morph.
Creates a Phantasm-based illusion corresponding of Chaos Knight's ability level, with the ability being hidden.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Requires drafting Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Phantasm for the illusion to be created.
Debuff modifier_stunnedDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Stunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
  • Illusion Properties. The ability's visual effects.
    • All created illusions of Chaos Knight's allied heroes within 675 range of the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy also plays the ACT_DOTA_CAST_ABILITY_1 cast animation.
This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves. The ability's unit-targeted properties. The affected enemy unit(s). Distance
18 18 27 58-distance
27 18 27 58-distance
This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves. < The ability's unit-targeted properties. The affected enemy unit(s). 87-distance

Reality Rift

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W
E
Reality Rift
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Teleports Chaos Knight and all illusions he has and the targeted unit to a point along the line between both of them.

Applies armor reduction to the affected enemy unit.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.6
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 600/650/700/750
Pull Distance: 250/300/350/400 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 475/525/575/625)
Armor Reduction: 4/5/6/7
Duration: 6
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
All Chaos Knight-based illusions are teleported along, facing the unit-targeted enemy.
Illusion Search Radius: 1375
Roshan is innately immune to the offensive teleport component.

However, other ability effects still apply.
Talent Upgrade
Now applies all ability effects normally on debuff immune units.
15/12/9/6
Mana Cost
50
Armageddon rides between the planes, bringing Chaos Knight to his victim wherever he may hide.
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  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. This ability directly moves the affected unit(s) to a certain coordinates. This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves. + The affected enemy unit(s).
      • Has the following teleport properties:
        • Neither disjoints incoming The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectiles for Chaos Knight nor for the affected enemy.
        • The final teleport location for both Chaos Knight and the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy is determined upon the ability's cast point.
        • The ability's visual effects.
          • Has an ability visual effect indicator.
      • Chaos Knight's teleportation visualized.Chaos Knight's teleportation visualized.
        • Teleports Chaos Knight in a straight line, to a point within line Q , 250/300/350/400 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 475/525/575/625)-distance from the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy's current position, towards the original ability cast location.
      • The affected enemy's teleportation visualized.The affected enemy's teleportation visualized.
        • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves. The affected enemy unit(s).
          • Teleports the affected enemy unit 62-distance in front of Chaos Knight, this is defined as:
            • EXPR
              EnemyDistance = CasterColSize + EnemyColSize + 8
            • Hence, for most enemy heroes, it effectively teleports the affected unit 188/238/288/338 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 413/463/513/563) distance.
          • Does not interrupt the affected enemy unit's Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling abilities.
    2. Illusion Properties.
      • All Chaos Knight's illusions are teleported from random angles within the search radius, and surround the affected enemy unit equal to the same distance of Chaos Knight to the affected enemy unit.
      • The ability issues an attack order to all Chaos Knight-based illusions on the affected enemy unit upon teleport completion.
      • Affects the following illusion sources:
    3. Debuff chaos_knight_reality_rift_debuff
      • Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
Ability interactions with Debuff Immunity sources.
Does not apply any ability effects to debuff immune units.

With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. The talent removes this restriction and This ability directly moves the affected unit(s) to a certain coordinates. teleports Chaos Knight to the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
Blocks the ability upon cast.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
The Spell Reflection source procs first, the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy first This ability directly moves the affected unit(s) to a certain coordinates. teleports to Chaos Knight before the ability is cast.
Debuff modifier_chaos_knight_reality_rift_debuffDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Maimed: Armor decreased by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUS
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_HERO_KILLED
Debuff modifier_silenceDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Silenced
MODIFIER_STATE_SILENCE
Debuff modifier_disarmDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Disarmedw
MODIFIER_STATE_DISARMED
Debuff modifier_breakDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Broken: Passive abilities disabled.
MODIFIER_STATE_BREAK
  • Has the following additional ability interaction with debuff immune sources:
    • The affected enemy's teleportation visualized.The affected enemy's teleportation visualized.
      • The This ability directly moves the affected unit(s) to a certain coordinates. teleport component pierces debuff immune sources regardless.
      • Without the With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. talent, casting the ability on a debuff immune unit causes the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy to teleport a short distance within line Q.
  • The ability's visual effects.
    • Plays a visual effect at the location of any nearby allied Chaos Knight's Illusion Properties. illusions upon the ability's cast point, even when the illusions are not Chaos Knight's.
      • The ability visual effects can only be seen while having vision over either Chaos Knight or the affected enemy unit.

Chaos Strike

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E
R
Chaos Strike
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Chaos Knight and his illusions' attacks have a chance to deal a critical strike of varying strength, in addition to a lifesteal for the percentage of the damage.
Proc Chance: 33.33% (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 43.33%)
Min Crit Damage: 120%
Max Crit Damage: 150%/190%/230%/270%
Lifesteal: Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 30%/40%/50%/60% (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 60%/70%/80%/90%)
Lifesteal is less effective when attacking creeps.
Creep Lifesteal Factor: Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 0.6
Chaos Knight's unwieldy power bludgeons those who stand before him, crushing the thickest of armors.
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  • This unit has a chance to deal bonus attack damage per successful attack.
    • The critical strike proc is determined during Chaos Knight's attack point and uses pseudo-random distribution (If this event does not proc this ability component, the chances of the next event proccing it is increased by this value. +14.18% OR 22.99% and P(8 OR 5) = 100%).
    • The proc chance of multiple sources stack.
      • However, when multiple critical strike sources proc simutaneously, the higher critical factor takes precedence.
    • Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources.
      • Grants the critical strike procs lifesteal as well.
      • Stacks additively with other lifesteal sources.
      • Does not lifesteal when the higher critical factor takes precedence.
    • Does not proc on the following units:
    • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s). Allied units.
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Displays This unit has a chance to deal bonus attack damage per successful attack. critical strike values before all damage manipulation sources for camouflaging purposes.
Buff modifier_chaos_knight_chaos_strikeUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_CRITICALSTRIKE
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORD_DESTROY
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_LIFESTEAL
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Increases AttackAttack attack damage by an average of 11.67%/18.33%/25%/31.66% (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 15.17%/23.83%/32.5%/41.16%).
    • The ability's visual effects.
      • Chaos Knight uses a specific attack animation, and particle effects appear on his weapon on proc.

Phantasm

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R
T
Phantasm
Affects
Self / Allied Heroes
Summons several phantasm copies of the Chaos Knight from alternate dimensions.
Split Time: 0.5
The phantasms are illusions that deals as much damage as Chaos Knight and receives additional incoming damage.
Number of Illusions: 3
Damage Dealt: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 60%/80%/100%
Damage Taken: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 325% (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 200%)
Duration: 30
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Globally creates an illusion of each allied heroes upon cast.
Effect Radius: The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
Number of Illusions per Ally: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Passively has a chance to create an additional illusion per illusion-creating source.
Proc Chance: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 50%)
Number of Illusions per Ability Cast: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1)
85/80/75
Mana Cost
100/200/300
Drawing on his battles fought across many worlds and many times, phantasms of the Chaos Knight rise up to quell all who oppose him.
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  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. The 0.5-second Buff chaos_knight_phantasm split time.
    2. Issues a Stop Command to the unit.
    3. Creates the This is a Phantasm-based strong illusion. Illusion Properties. illusions based on the ability's cast position, with the following formation properties:
      • The formation corresponds to the ability's cast position and number of illusions.
      • Chaos Knight and his illusions' reappear in random positions within fixed formations, facing the same direction as follows:
        • With 3 illusions: Formation with 3 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 3 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 3 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 3 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 3 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 3 illusions and the original hero.
        • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. With 4 illusions: Formation with 4 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 4 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 4 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 4 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 4 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 4 illusions and the original hero.
      • With three or more illusions, two random illusions may be created at the same coordinates, one of which will be pushed 58-distance away.
      • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
        • With 1 illusions: Formation with 1 illusion and the original hero.Formation with 1 illusion and the original hero.
        • With 2 illusions: Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero. or Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero.Formation with 2 illusions and the original hero.
      • The illusion bounty is defined as:
  • Recasting the ability replaces all Phantasm-based illusions from the current instance and adapts the ability values accordingly, regardless of whose control they are under, except for the following situations:
  • The Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. ability upgrade has two components:
    • 1
      • Creates 1 or 2 This is a Phantasm-based strong illusion. Phantasm-based Illusion Properties. illusion per allied hero The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. globally under Chaos Knight's control.
      • Applies only the Dispellable by any Dispel sources. basic dispel on affected allied heroes.
      • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
        • Does not apply the split time ability component to all affected allied heroes.
        • Does not affect the following allied heroes:
    • 2
      • Adds a passive component to Phantasm.
      • Illusion Properties.
        • Both offensive and defensive illusion-creating sources now create additional Chaos Knight-based illusion upon proc, following the illusion source's base illusion stats.
        • The following stats are applied to the additional created illusion:
        • The ability's visual effects.
          • The additional illusion created does not follow the illusion source's hue.
      • Buff
        • Other ability-based bonuses granted through buff application on the created illusion is not copied.
Buff modifier_chaos_knight_phantasmOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLE
MODIFIER_STATE_UNSELECTABLE
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_HEALTH_BAR
MODIFIER_STATE_OUT_OF_GAME
Buff modifier_chaos_knight_phantasm_illusionOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MAGICAL_RESISTANCE_BONUS_ILLUSIONS
Buff modifier_illusionOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Illusion
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_DAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGE_ILLUSION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_FIXED_DAY_VISION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_FIXED_NIGHT_VISION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_IS_ILLUSION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ILLUSION_LABEL
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_DAMAGE_ILLUSION
Buff modifier_chaos_knight_reins_of_chaosUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ILLUSION_CREATED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_CREATE_BONUS_ILLUSION_CHANCE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_CREATE_BONUS_ILLUSION_COUNT
  • The Illusion Properties. illusion spawn distance is defined as:
    • EXPR
      CasterColSize × (NumberOfIllusions + 2)
    • For Chaos Knight, the illusion spawn distance is 81/108/135/162 per level.

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Chaos Knight/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 5, 2026 - 16:30 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Razor
Hoodwink
Ember Spirit
Silencer
Chaos Knight
0 : 1
Doom
Bane
Windranger
Viper
Lion
7.41
Details
May 19, 2026 - 20:15 MSKShowmatchBB Streamers Battle 13 - May 19BB Streamers Battle 13 - May 19
Death Prophet
Chaos Knight
Shadow Demon
Venomancer
Earthshaker
0 : 1
Dark Willow
Visage
Storm Spirit
Grimstroke
Luna
+ Details
May 18, 2026 - 23:50 MSKShowmatchBB Streamers Battle 13 - May 18BB Streamers Battle 13 - May 18
Necrophos
Venomancer
Chaos Knight
Spirit Breaker
Ringmaster
0 : 1
Lion
Drow Ranger
Techies
Snapfire
Primal Beast
+ Details
May 13, 2026 - 11:55 CESTTier 1DreamLeague S29 - May 13-ADreamLeague S29 - May 13-ADreamLeague S29 - May 13-A
Lycan
Spirit Breaker
Venomancer
Sniper
Chaos Knight
0 : 1
Huskar
Rubick
Crystal Maiden
Alchemist
Tidehunter
7.41
Details
May 2, 2026 - 10:50 UTCQualifierUESF Stage 2 OQ3 - PlayoffsUESF Stage 2 OQ3 - PlayoffsUESF Stage 2 OQ3 - Playoffs
Phoenix
Oracle
Axe
Queen of Pain
Chaos Knight
0 : 1
Snapfire
Batrider
Io
Slark
Beastmaster
7.41b
+ Details

The International

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  • Chaos Knight has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41d
(2026-06-04)
  • Increased Phantasm illusions damage dealt from 50%/75%/100% to 60%/80%/100%.
7.41c
(2026-05-06)
  • Increased Chaos Strike max critical damage from 140%/180%/220%/260% to 150%/190%/230%/270%.
7.41b
(2026-04-07)
  • Phantasm
    • Increased number of illusions from 1/2/3 to 3 on each level.
    • Reduced illusions damage dealt from 100% on each level to 50%/75%/100%.
    • Increased cooldown from 75 on each level to 85/80/75.

Dota Plus Progress

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Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Chaos Knight's Relics Voice Lines

Four Second Chaos Bolts

Reality Rift Kills

Chaos Strike Life Stolen

Phantasm Debuffs Purged

Phantasm Illusion Damage

Crit Damage

Damage With Active Armlet of Mordiggian

Stuns Leading To Kills

Channels Cancelled

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Towers Destroyed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • Chaos Strike's ability icon bears a similar appearance to a D20 dice, commonly used in table-top RPG games, where a full 20 usually results in a critical.
  • ▶️ "Ah, Tidehunter, can I offer you a seabiscuit?" is a reference to Seabiscuit, a famous American racehorse.
  • Fitting his theme of randomness, Chaos Knight has the most varying attack damage in the game, with a difference of 20 between his mininum and maximum attack damage.
  • Chaos Knight's name in DotA was "Nessaj". This was removed in his transition to Dota 2, likely due to the change in his background story.
  • Enigma, Chaos Knight, Keeper of the Light, and Io together represent the four fundamental forces of the universe with Chaos Knight representing the strong interaction, the force that binds quarks to make protons and neutrons. It is also one of the forces present in the detonation of a nuclear bomb, a weapon commonly seen as a tool of widespread death and destruction.
    • Fitting to his theme, the strong force is the most powerful among the four fundamental forces, but its strength is very limited in far distances. Hence his status as a melee strength hero whose role is that of a hard carry. Furthermore, his Reality Rift spell brings an enemy hero into Chaos Knight's effective melee range, just like how the strong force binds quarks together with its strength.
    • The uncertainty principle determines the range of the strong nuclear force. This is the reason why Chaos Knight's abilities and damage are so random.
  • Chaos Knight's default mount's name is Armageddon.
  • One of Chaos Knight's death responses, ▶️ "Armageddon…out of here." may be a reference drawn from the film "Bruce Almighty" where, towards the end of the film the doomsayer (homeless man with handwritten signboard, often with typos) holds a sign "ARMAGEDON OUTA HERE". It works as a cheeky wordplay on "I'mma gettin' out of here"; reflecting on something that doesn't quite cease to be amazing, even while calling for a closure.
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