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Kez
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Kez
20 + 2.8
27 + 3.5
20 + 1.7
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +61.6HP and +0.28HP regeneration | |
| +0.58 armor and 3.5 attack speed +3.5 Main Attack Damage | |
| +20.4MP and +0.085MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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0 Projectile Speed
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100 (127)
(1.9 BAT) | ||
0.35 + 1.12
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Default
Gib Type | ||
Competitive Span
2025-10-02 — Present | ||
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| Flexible melee master with two sets of weapons and abilities. | |
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| When it comes to strategy, Kez tends to wing it – Switching Disciples on the fly, Kestrel swaps between his Kazurai Katana which creates deep and lasting cuts that bleed the enemy greatly, and his swift Shodo Sai, to deliver swift, crippling strikes. With his Kazurai Katana, he dashes forward, leaving behind a remnant that delivers Echoing Slashes. A Grappling Hook on his side, Kez can jump any foe with ease, hacking them to pieces with his notorious Raptor Dance. With the Shodo Sai, Kez Falcon Rushes in onto his foes, using the speed of the Sai to perform echoing attacks. Fleeing enemies are caught by a Talon Toss; a sai blade thrown with deadly precision. During sticky situations, Kez parries any attacks pointed at him, and may pulls over his Raven's Veil, receding into the shadows. Slash, dashing, swooping, and parrying as the battlefield demands, when he puts his mind to it, Kez can account for any eventuality, choosing the right tool to attack, escape or simply outwit his enemies with a little advance planning. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Legs ( 2 ) |
Bio
[edit]Flightless fury! Heh, that's what they call me.▶️Kez
Lore:
"I was born with a price on my head. As I got better at causing trouble, that price went up. Every time Queen Imperia raised the bounty, I knew I must have done something right. I think that's the worst part about being gone so long in Icewrack... I've got to get that price back up to a respectable number."
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
[edit]Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Casting any weapon ability refreshes Switch Discipline's cooldown.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Impales the affected enemy unit upon cast, preventing it from moving or turning, then deals physical spell damage bonus based on the debuff stack value, up to a maximum of 500 stacks.
The next attack or ability damage instance on an enemy marked by a parry will apply a greater bash duration and critical strike while consuming the Parry buff.
Talents
[edit]| +1 Echo Slash Attack -0.6 Echo Slash Interval | 25 | +80% Shodo Sai Critical Strike |
|---|---|---|
| +40 Falcon Rush Attack Speed | 20 | +4% Kazurai Katana Damage per Second |
| +1 Raptor Dance Strike | 15 | +2s Falcon Rush Duration |
| +50 Raptor Dance Radius | 10 | +6% Katana Mode Attack Damage +6% Sai Mode Move Speed |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Switch Discipline
[edit]
Passive / No / Toggle
Affects
Self
Switches between his weapons — the Kazurai Katana and the Shodo Sai.
The higher Kez's level, the lower the cooldown.
The higher Kez's level, the lower the cooldown.
Cooldown Reduction Increase: 
0.25
Grants Kez a short duration bonus movement speed upon switching to Sai.
Has a lesser attack range and sets base attack time while equipping the Shodo Sai.
Has a lesser attack range and sets base attack time while equipping the Shodo Sai.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Set Base Attack Range: 
150
Set Base Attack Time: 1.5
Move Speed Bonus: 12% (
18%)
Speed Duration: 2
Has a greater attack range and sets base attack time while equipping the Kazurai Katana.
Increases total attack damage.
Increases total attack damage.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Set Base Attack Range: 225
Set Base Attack Time: 1.9
Main Attack Damage per Agi: 
1.12 ( 1.18)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Casting any weapon ability refreshes Switch Discipline's cooldown.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Casting any weapon ability refreshes Switch Discipline's cooldown.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Max Ability Casts: (
1)
Cooldown Timer: 
( 3)
8
As former followers of the Shodo, the leaders of the Kazurai Order can switch effortlessly between twin disciplines of martial mastery over sai and blade.
- Has Katana Mode by default, with Sai Mode ready.
- Has the following properties upon switching modes:
- Does not break
invisibility sources.
- Interrupts Kez's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- The abilities from the previous mode are temporarily hidden from the HUD.
- Does not break
- Has the following properties upon switching modes:
- Sets the following values accordingly upon changing modes:
Attack range
- Base attack time, this overrides the Hero Model's value.
- Grants bonus
main attack damage based on Kez's
agility, and is defined as:
- Grants bonus
- The cooldown of both discipline abilities are saved and are affected by all cooldown reduction sources.
-
switch_weapons_aghs- The
- Applies a self-buff upon cast with the following properties:
- Casting all Kez's
linked abilities do not put its corresponding ability into
- Does not reset the corresponding linked ability's cooldown if cast before the Switch Discipline cast.
- Casting all Kez's
- Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration.
- Does not dispel the buff when casting an ability when its corresponding ability is already on cooldown.
- All ability effects are applied even when Kez is affected by the following sources:
Hidden sources.
Invulnerable sources.
- The
Copies the current active 
Katana or 
Sai discipline.
Unacquirable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEATTACK_BONUSDAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASE_ATTACK_TIME_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BASE_OVERRIDEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_STARTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DAMAGE_CALCULATEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASE_ATTACK_TIME_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BASE_OVERRIDEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSSwitch Discipline:
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIPMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP- EXPR
CurrentCD = 8 -
- This ability has the following additional properties:
- Not considered a toggle-based ability.
- The stance ability values are still bounded to Kazurai Katana and Shodo Sai respectively.
Hero Model
[edit]Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
falcon_rush_intrinsic- Requires learning Echo Slash or Falcon Rush to be unlocked.
- The base attack time soft lock is always active and does nothing by default, until Falcon Rush is cast.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUEAbilities
[edit]Echo Slash
[edit]Slashes forward in a line with his Katana, instant attacks and applies a brief movement speed slow to affected enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Slash Range: 
800
Slash Width: 200
Travel Distance: 250
Instant Attack Factor: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.25
After a short delay, Kez's remnant echo attacks the area-of-effect again, reapplying all ability effects.
Effect Delay: 1.2 (
0.6)
Total Slash Attacks: 2 ( 3)
Echo Slash is more effective on enemy heroes.
Hero Attack Damage Bonus: 20/40/60/80
Applies the secondary rush-based attack on all affected enemy units per Echo Slash. Other Falcon Rush notes apply.
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This ability levels up with Falcon Rush.
Kez and his master Kraw have worked tirelessly to train the Kazurai new ways to keep the flyers off balance by improving upon ancient techniques.
Echo Slash is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability effects are applied as follows on self:
The dash component has the following properties:
- 0.1 seconds after casting, Kez
teleports forward 250-distance to point
accordingly to his
facing angle, then applies the first
instant attack instance to enemy units within the area-of-effect up to point
.
OB = 1000
- Can dash over the following sources:
Impassable terrain.
Pathing blocker sources.
Temporary fence sources.
- Does not disjoint incoming
projectiles.
- A remnant is created at point
once Kez reaches point
- After the effect delay, subsequent slash (
death.
- After the effect delay, subsequent slash (
- Applies a self
bonus attack damage reduction per slash.
- Stacks additively with other total attack damage reduction sources.
- Trees are destroyed within the same total slash distance while Kez dashes forward.
- The ability effects are applied as follows on self:
...
OP = PP' = P'P'' = 66.67- At point
at the edge of Circle
P1, the ability also instant attacks enemy units within133.33-distance (AO) behind Kez. - Hence, the total slash distance (
AB) is
- The ability effects are applied as follows on affected enemy units:
kez_echo_slash_slow- Checks if the
unit-targeted enemy has
shodo_sai_mark (Marked): - Applies
Kazurai Katana.
- The instant attack position starts at point
cells, each with a
- The instant attack component procs all
attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal, except
cleave sources.
- Does not have
True Strike.
- Not affected by
disarm sources.
- Affects the following units:
- Does not affect the following units:
- Does not have
- Echo Slash is a bonus conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
- The enemy hero bonus attack damage values are directly added to Kez's
- Considers enemy
clones,
illusions, and
creep-heroes as heroes.
- The enemy hero bonus attack damage values are directly added to Kez's
- Does not interact with the following sources:
- Percentage-based
- Percentage-based
- Interacts with the following sources:
Lifesteal sources.
Critical strike sources.
Damage block sources.
- Echo Slash is a bonus conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
- The instant attack position starts at point
- The ability effects are applied as follows on affected enemy units:
Echo Slash: Movement speed reduced by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- Does not utilize attack
miss for both
melee and
ranged units.
- Does not utilize attack
- Affects
spell immune units only if the
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects.
- Applies a particle effect visually on the affected enemy unit upon an
Falcon Rush
[edit]Rushes toward enemy units within a distance with movement speed and slow resistance bonus.
When attacking, echoes will be created, dealing secondary attacks.
When attacking, echoes will be created, dealing secondary attacks.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Max Proc Distance: 525
Set Haste Speed: 850
Attack Range Reduction: 50
Slow Resist Bonus: 15%/30%/45%/60%
Duration: 3.75/4.5/5.25/6 (
5.75/6.5/7.25/8)
Attack Speed Bonus: (
40)
The remnant applies an instant attack, with an attack modifier proc chance reduction, upon reaching the enemy target after Kez's attack point.
Max Rush Distance: 825
Distance to Effect Delay Factor: 0.0006
Instant Attack Factor: 0.3/0.35/0.4/0.45
Attack Modifier Proc Chance Reduction: 50%
Additionally has a lower base attack time with the Sai Discipline.
Base Attack Time: 1.3/1.2/1.1/1
Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level only if the first attack is a Katana-based attack.
Additionally has a greater base attack time with the Katana Discipline.
Additionally has a greater base attack time with the Katana Discipline.
Base Attack Time: 1.5/1.4/1.3/1.2
Neither affects nor applies to attacks on buildings.
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85/90/95/100
This ability levels up with Echo Slash.
An ancient Shodo technique used to hunt faster aerial foes, stealing the advantage and delivering multiple attacks within a single flap of their prey's panicking wings.
Falcon Rush is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Kez's attack instance.
- Applies the instant attack upon proc — after Kez's attack point.
- The instant attack component procs all
- The proc chance reduction does not apply to the following sources:
- Does not have
- Not affected by
- The instant attack component procs all
- Hence, defensive evasion procs on the enemy unit do not affect the instant attack component proc.
- However, if the enemy target is 350 range farther than Kez's
- The instant attack effect delay is defined as:
- EXPR
DelayTime = (525 - EnemyDistance) × 0.0006
- Applies the instant attack upon proc — after Kez's attack point.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Displays the current base attack time on ability tooltip, and updates upon hover.
- Interrupts Kez's
kez_falcon_rush- Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration, changing targets do not dispel the buff.
- The buff procs on either an attack command,
on a
Ground-targeted commands.
- Auto-attacks.
- On attack immune units.
- However, they are considered valid targets if the buff is applied to Kez prior to the enemy unit being affected by the attack immune source.
- An attack command while active on
allied units causes Kez to rush toward the targeted unit, and searches for another valid enemy unit within the radius centered around the allied unit, then rushes toward the enemy unit.
- Grants the following ability effects upon proc:
- Grants a non-lingering 100-radius flying vision centered around Kez upon proc, until the
- Grants a non-lingering 100-radius flying vision centered around Kez upon proc, until the
- The
Haste movement.
Phase movement.
- The following actions do not cancel Falcon Rush:
Non-targeted ability casts.
Doubletap or self-targeted ability casts.
- Other new issued commands or conditions not listed cancels Falcon Rush while rushing.
- Grants the following ability effects upon proc:
- The following offensive sources dispels the buff:
- For other disable sources:
- Taunt sources cause Kez to rush toward the taunting unit.
- Forced attacks of taunt sources do not dispel the buff.
- Rushes toward the
Fog of War.
- Rushes toward the
Requires to be Morphed into Kez's Hero Model for the secondary attacks component to work.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUEFalcon Rush: Gaining the ability to rush towards enemies and deliver a double attack.
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_ABSOLTUEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_FIXED_ATTACK_RATEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ORDERMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROPERTY_SLOW_RESISTANCE_STACKING- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects.
- For
- For
- If the attack distance is greater than the attack
projectile speed, the instant attack can happen prior to the attack projectile impact.
- If the attack distance is greater than the attack
- For
Grappling Claw
[edit]Swings on a grappling hook toward the unit-targeted tree or enemy. Applies movement speed slow on the affected enemy until Kez reaches it.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 
650/750/850/950
Max Travel Distance: 650/750/850/950
Travel Speed: 1800
Landing Offset Distance: 75
Instant Attack Factor: 1
Move Speed Slow: 70%/80%/90%/100%
Slow Duration: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
Applies the secondary rush-based attack upon a successful Grappling Claw cast. Other Falcon Rush notes apply.
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This ability levels up with Talon Toss.
The Kazurai have the speed and reach to drag even the highest flyers from the skies.
Grappling Claw is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- Interrupts Kez's
- Interrupts Kez's
- The ability has three main components:
- The launched
- The
projectile impact properties.
- The ability effects
upon landing.
- The launched
- Launches a 3000-speed projectile upon cast.
- Does not disable Kez while the projectile is traveling.
- Issues an attack order on the
- Hence, the attack order is neither affected by
Spell Block sources, nor is nullified when the ability is disjointed.
- Issues an attack order on the
- Does not destroy the tree once the Grappling Claw projectile stops pulling.
- The following ability effects are applied upon
- Applies the
movement speed slow.
- Considers the following enemy units as valid units upon projectile impact:
- Applies the
- Trees within 100-radius centered around Kez are destroyed upon landing.
- Destroying the targeted tree neither nullifies the ability's traveling component, nor affects the travel distance.
- Applies a
disabling
forced movement that moves Kez to the
tree's current location in 1800-speed upon projectile impact.
- Can move over
- EXPR
| KezLocation - EnemyLocation | ≥ 2000-distance- Pulls Kez
- When
< 2000-distance, the ability pulls Kez a short distance upon impact.
- Pulls Kez
- Applies a
- The following ability effects are applied upon
- No longer
- No longer
- Applies an
- Procs any
- Does not have
- Affected by
- Procs any
- The lifesteal component does not affect attack immune units.
- Stacks additively with other lifesteal sources.
- Considers
- Applies an
Procs 
Spell Reflection sources on the affected enemy unit after latching onto the target.
Both Kez and the affected enemy are pulled to a point between them, with Kez closer to the enemy due to the projectile.
Both Kez and the affected enemy are pulled to a point between them, with Kez closer to the enemy due to the projectile.
Disjoint sources nullify all ability effects upon projectile impact, except the applied attack order.
Latches and applies the attack order to the nearest unit-targeted enemy.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_DISARMEDMODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_DISABLE_AUTOATTACKMODIFIER_DISABLE_TURNINGGrappling Claw: Movement speed slow by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The Kazurai Katana
- The
- The
- The Kazurai Katana
- Procs and/or
dispels the Shodo Sai parry debuff.
- Applies the Shodo Sai mark
- The
- The
- Procs and/or
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- Does not utilize attack
- Does not utilize attack
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- Does not apply an
upward movement on Kez while traveling regardless of the ability visual effects.
- Does not apply an
- Has different animation upon landing on the targeted tree.
Talon Toss
[edit]Throws a Sai-based projectile that damages and silences the unit-targeted enemy.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Cast Range: 650/750/850/950
Attack Damage Instance: 60/120/180/240
Silence Duration: 2/2.25/2.5/2.75
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level or apply its ability effects if already marked on the unit-targeted enemy.
Does not apply the Kazurai Katana debuff upon switching discipline.
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60/65/70/75
This ability levels up with Grappling Claw.
The Shodo learned to rely upon distance and disorientation to survive against much stronger opposition.
Talon Toss is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Checks if the
shodo_sai_mark (Marked): - The 60/120/180/240
physical
- Procs the
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff application chance, and applies the following Shodo Sai components:- The
spell damage increasing component.
- The
stun component.
- The
kez_talon_toss_silence
- Checks if the
Talon Toss: Silenced
MODIFIER_STATE_SILENCED- Has 2000-
- Has 2000-
Kazurai Katana
[edit]
All abilities and Katana-based attacks apply health regeneration reduction, with a stacking damage over time debuff based on the attack damage dealt.
Min Damage Threshold: 1
Damage Dealt to Damage per Second: 3%/6%/9%/12% (
7%/10%/13%/16%)
Debuff Duration: 7
Impales the affected enemy unit upon cast, preventing it from moving or turning, then deals physical spell damage bonus based on the debuff stack value, up to a maximum of 500 stacks.
Cast Animation: 0.35 + 1.12
Cast Range: 225
Attack Instances: 1
Stack Value to Damage Factor: 0.5 (
1)
Impale Duration: 0.5
Set Move Speed: 1
Stack Value to Lifesteal Factor: 0 ( 1)
Rear Angle: 
( 105°)
Applies a self-stun at the same time while impaling the affected enemy unit.
Does not reapply the Kazurai Katana debuff upon the damage dealt.
Does not reapply the Kazurai Katana debuff upon the damage dealt.
Self Attack Damage Reduction: 100%
Self Stun Duration: 0.5
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases Max Stacks to 1000 and stack as burst damage value.
Stuns the target, if the impale comes from behind the target.
Allows Kez to lifesteal off of the burst damage.
Increases Max Stacks to 1000 and stack as burst damage value.
Stuns the target, if the impale comes from behind the target.
Allows Kez to lifesteal off of the burst damage.
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To fight back against the reach of Imperia and her Queensguard, the Kazurai had to become skilled in the ways of attrition.
Kazurai Katana is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
katana_bleed- The following sources applies the debuff on the affected enemy unit(s) while in the Katana Discipline:
- A successful
- EXPR
When AtkDmg = 0, does not applykatana_bleeddebuff. - EXPR
When AtkDmg ≤ -1, applies the debuff but the
- Raptor Dance applies the stack value accordingly after reductions and other damage manipulation sources.
- A successful
- The debuff applied has the following properties:
- Applies a factor of the damage instance applied (before reductions) as the stack value (
S) on the affected unit's HUD, and is defined as: - Does not consider the following attack damage sources:
Conditional attack damage sources.
Sreduces accordingly by 14.29% per- EXPR
DPS = S / Duration
- The debuff applied on the HUD indicates the remaining damage to be applied over the remaining duration.
- Applies a factor of the damage instance applied (before reductions) as the stack value (
- The following sources applies the debuff on the affected enemy unit(s) while in the Katana Discipline:
- Reapplying the
- From the same source:
- Increases the debuff value
S, updates the ability values, and refreshes the debuff duration. - Continues applying its spell damage in the same intervals as the first applied debuff.
- Increases the debuff value
- From different sources:
- Applies an independent debuff.
- From the same source:
- The debuff ability effects are applied as follows:
- Deals
- Applies the last damage instance rounded down based on
Supon debuff expiration.
- Deals
- The debuff ability effects are applied as follows:
- Active component to Kazurai Katana.
- Kazurai Katana is now an unit-targeted ability, and has the following properties:
- EXPR
CastRange = HeroAtkRange - Affected by
- The red circular segment represents the valid angle, with point
- The red circular segment represents the valid angle, with point
- Kazurai Katana is now an unit-targeted ability, and has the following properties:
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast on the affected enemy:
- One
- Applies a self
- Hence, this attack instance neither applies nor reapplies the following debuffs:
katana_bleedshodo_sai_mark
- Hence, this attack instance neither applies nor reapplies the following debuffs:
- Has
- Applies a self
- Procs the ability's
- The self
turn rate locking components.
- Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy once the stun duration expires on Kez.
- Applies the instant attack component with the current
Svalue as bonus- Procs
- This applies one
katana_bleedinstance.
- This applies one
- Not affected by
- Has
- Procs
- Applies the instant attack component with the current
- Removes the debuff on the affected enemy.
- One
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast on the affected enemy:
- The self-
status resistance sources.
- The self-
Do not proc the 
Spell Redirection component.
The following Switch Discipline components is also bound to this ability: The set base attack time, the set attack range, and the bonus total attack damage component.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEATTACK_BONUSDAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASE_ATTACK_TIME_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BASE_OVERRIDEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_STARTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_DAMAGE_CALCULATEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDKazurai Katana: Taking damage over time, and reduced health regen reduced by x%.
Kazurai Katana Impale:
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_LIMITMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_DISABLE_TURNING- The Kazurai Discipline values are bound to this ability, and does not require to be learned.
- LEVEL 4The spell damage component is applied as follows:
- Kez applies a 1000-damage instance (before reductions) on an enemy unit.
S1- 1 second later,
S1now has a 720-value and Kez applies another 100 attack damage.
- 1 second later,
S2 = 720 + 84- The
S2value is now 804 on the unit's HUD. - Applies 114.86 physical spell damage per damage interval over the refreshed duration.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- Kez's attack instance.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- The instant attack component does not utilize attack
- The instant attack component does not utilize attack
Shodo Sai
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Grants a passive chance for critical hits on attacks. Some abilities can also apply a temporary mark on affected enemy units.
Critical Strike Proc Chance: 20%
Mark Duration: 8
The next attack or ability damage instance on the marked unit grants Kez's attacks True Strike, bashes, and guarantees a critical strike while consuming the buff.
Crit Damage: 125%/150%/175%/200% (
205%/230%/255%/280%)
Parries both incoming attacks and attack modifiers from the point-targeted direction upon cast. Applies the Shodo Sai Parry-mark of its corresponding level if an attack instance is parried from an enemy hero while active.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Parry Duration: 1.5
The next attack or ability damage instance on an enemy marked by a parry will apply a greater bash duration and critical strike while consuming the Parry buff.
Parry Crit Damage Bonus: 50%
Parry Bash Duration: 0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8
The Parry component sets Kez's turn rate while locking his facing angle, then applies a self-movement speed slow and self-disarms upon cast.
Set Turn Rate: 3.1416
Facing Angle: 90°
Move Speed Slow: 25%
Slow Duration:
Disarm Duration:
Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level when switching disciplines upon the damage instance application.
20/15/10/5
24/18/12/6
This ability levels up with Kazurai Katana.
The Shodo may have lost their way, but Kez and the Kazurai can still use Shodo knowledge for the good of the people.
Shodo Sai is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
The applied Parry Shodo Sai debuff has two overhead Sai icons on the affected enemy unit instead of one.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- This ability has the following components:
- The
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff. - The
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff. - Both the base ability component and the mark component utilizes the same debuff.
- Reapplying the debuff updates the ability values and refreshes its duration.
- The
- The
PARRYactive component.
shodo_sai_mark (Base)- The base debuff application has the following properties:
- Shodo Sai uses
pseudo-random distribution.
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
- Shodo Sai uses
- Only the following sources has a chance to apply the base debuff:
- Per successful
- Upon a successful Talon Toss
- Per successful
- The following sources has an ensure chance to apply the base debuff:
- Upon Raven's Veil cast.
- The base debuff application has the following properties:
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)- The following sources apply the marked debuff:
- Upon a successful Shodo Sai parry.
- Only the following conditions trigger the marked debuff:
- Per successful hero damage instance sourced to Kez, applied after the attack point.
- Upon a successful Talon Toss
- The following damage sources do not trigger the marked component:
- Kazurai Katana
- The
katana_bleeddamage over time component.
- The
- Attack instances that cannot proc the Shodo Sai
- Considers attack damage instance from
Items
HP Removal sources.
- Kazurai Katana
- Removes the marked debuff upon triggering and applies the following effects on the affected enemy:
- For the next
- Has
- The
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff is an ensured critical strike source. - Sources with lesser critical values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
- Requires being able to apply the critical strike on the affected enemy for the other marked components to be applied.
- The
- Has
- For the next
- The
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff directly affects the spell damage value and applies the - Does not utilize the damage manipulation mechanic.
- The
- For the next
- Removes the marked debuff upon triggering and applies the following effects on the affected enemy:
- Kez may trigger the marked debuff and reapply the base debuff at the same time.
- The following sources apply the marked debuff:
- The active component can
PARRYincoming enemy units' attacks up to 180° in front of Kez. - For ranged enemy units, Shodo Sai parries the offensive attack
- For ranged enemy units, Shodo Sai parries the offensive attack
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)- Applies the marked debuff per successful parried incoming offensive attack sourced to enemy heroes.
- The debuff is explicitly not applied from disjointed attacks.
- Considers incoming attack instance from player-controlled
- Can only apply the marked debuff to the same enemy heroes once per cast.
- Subsequent attacks can be parried, but do not reapply the marked debuff.
- Applies the marked debuff per successful parried incoming offensive attack sourced to enemy heroes.
- Applies the following ability effects on self:
- Neither requires turning nor
point-targeted direction to cast the ability.
- Can move while turning.
- Neither requires turning nor
- The
PARRYcomponent nullifies incoming- Neither utilizes the damage negation mechanic nor
- Does not interact with
- Neither utilizes the damage negation mechanic nor
- Applies the following ability effects on self:
- The active component can
- The active component is not a
- Cancel
sub-ability cast.
- Casting other Kez's abilities.
- Upon Kez's
- Upon Town Portal Scroll
Cannot apply the debuff. Neither affects the current debuff applied and other ability components, nor proccing the parry component.
Only the active component is functional and applies the Shodo Sai Parry debuff.
Requires Switch Discipline to apply Shodo Sai. Hence, Rubick's attacks neither procs nor applies the Shodo Sai debuff.
The following Switch Discipline components is also bound to this ability:
The set base attack time.
The set attack range.
Can proc the mark debuff per successful hero damage instance sourced to the drafting hero, applied after the attack point.
The set base attack time.
The set
Can proc the mark debuff per successful hero damage instance sourced to the drafting hero, applied after the attack point.
Hidden Modifier
Marked: Kez's next attack or ability damage will trigger a stun and critical strike.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEBash: Stunned by bash.
- The Sai Discipline values are bound to this ability, and does not require to be learned.
- The active component ability effects are applied as follows:
- Sets Kez's turn rate to 3.1416.
- Applies all Shodo Sai parry components at the
- Turns Kez back to the
- The active component ability effects are applied as follows:
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Triggers and
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff. - Procs the
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff application chance. - Shodo Sai
- The
- The
- The
- Triggers and
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Cancel
[edit]E
W
CancelNo
Affects
Self
Instantly cancels parrying and stop blocking incoming physical attacks.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Max Duration:
1
Sub-ability of Shodo Sai.
Details
- Procs all on-cast effects.
- Replaces Shodo Sai until the sub-ability is used.
- Kez is unable to level Shodo Sai up while this sub-ability is active.
- Switch Discipline interrupts this sub-ability immediately upon cast.
- Interrupts Kez's
Raptor Dance
[edit]Applies a Basic Dispel upon cast.
Enters into an uncontrollable state that grants brief invulnerability then absolute magic resistance for the cast time and for the entire ability duration.
Enters into an uncontrollable state that grants brief invulnerability then absolute magic resistance for the cast time and for the entire ability duration.
Cast Animation: 1 + 0
Invulnerability Duration: 0.2
After its cast time completion, Kez performs a series of radial slashes centered around him, dealing the enemy unit's max health as damage, and spell lifesteals from the damage dealt.
Effect Radius: 450 (
500)
Total Slashes: 4 (
5)
Slash Interval: 0.25
Base Damage: 40/70/100
Max Health as Damage: 2.5%
Spell Lifesteal: 
100%
Spell lifesteal is less effective on creeps.
Spell Lifesteal Factor: 0.2
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
40/35/30
100/125/150
This ability levels up with Raven's Veil.
Unleash the inner fury of the Flightless to feast on the essence of your foes.
Raptor Dance is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability's cast point has the following properties:
- Interrupts Kez's other
- Kez is unable to manually cancel the cast.
- Applies the following ability effects:
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast completion:
- At this state, the Raptor Dance can no longer be interrupted, and Kez resumes all movement commands.
- Applies all ability effects within the radius to valid enemy units when Kez is affected by the following sources:
- The
- The
- Deals
pure
- The spell lifesteal value applied on self while damaging illusions are calculated after all damage manipulation sources.
- Affects the following units:
- Does not affect the following units:
- Attack immune units, including
ethereal units.
- Attack immune units, including
- Deals
- The radius visual effects are visible ally-only when Kez is affected by the following sources:
- The
- The
- However, the ability's slash visual effects applied on affected valid enemy units are still visible to everyone.
- The radius visual effects are visible ally-only when Kez is affected by the following sources:
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast completion:
- Interrupts Kez's other
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Checks if the affected enemy units have
shodo_sai_mark (Marked): - The
- Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff.
- Checks if the affected enemy units have
- The
- The
Debuff immune and x% magic resistance.
- Deals 0.022857142857143 + 10% max
health as
Raven's Veil
[edit]Unit
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Releases a veil of smoke within the radius while briefly reducing their vision. Affected enemy units regain their vision over time.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Effect Radius: 1500
Set Vision Radius: 50
Vision Reduction Duration: 4
Applies a basic dispel upon cast. Kez becomes invisible until he attacks or uses an ability.
Fade Time: 0
Move Speed Bonus: 15%/25%/35%
Buff Duration: 8/10/12
The wave of smoke applies the Shodo Sai mark on all affected enemy units within the radius.
Mark Duration: 8
40/35/30
100/125/150
This ability levels up with Raptor Dance.
Eying either threat or opportunity, Shodo masters slip instantly into shadow to reset the terms of any engagement in their own favor.
Raven's Veil is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
The applied Parry Shodo Sai debuff has two overhead Sai icons on the affected enemy unit instead of one.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- All ability effects are applied immediately within the radius despite the visual effects and cannot be disjointed.
- Expands centering around Kez's cast location with 1500-speed toward the max effect radius over
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Applies a
- Grants a 3-second 775-radius flying vision following Kez upon cast.
ravens_veil_buff- Grants bonus
- Does not grant
- Kez can pick up or drop items without breaking invisibility.
- The invisibility breaks upon Kez's attack point, or the abilities' cast point.
- Grants bonus
- Applies a
- Applies the following ability effects on affected units:
- Applies the
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuffshodo_sai_mark (Marked)of its corresponding level, utilizing Raven's Veil's ability icon. ravens_veil_blind- Sets all affected units' both
daytime and
nighttime vision to 50 for the 1st debuff second, and increases their vision values incrementally per
server tick up to the current max value.
- Hence, the vision regain increment value is defined as:
- EXPR
Vision/Tick = (CurrentVisionValue - 50) / (4 - 1) × 0.033
- Hence, the vision regain increment value is defined as:
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration, and updates its ability values.
- Sets all affected units' both
- Applies the
- Applies the following ability effects on affected units:
Raven's Veil: Invisible and moving x% faster; the next attack or ability will lose the buff.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGERaven's Veil: Vision reduced and slowly recovered over time.
- The vision values increases by as follows for
19.44-radius and
8.33-radius for most heroes per
- The vision values increases by as follows for
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Switch Discipline
- Reduced main attack damage per
- Reduced main attack damage per
- Increased Kazurai Katana cooldown from 20/15/10/5 to 24/18/12/6.
- Shodo Sai
- Reduced parry duration from 2 to 1.5.
- Increased cooldown from 20/15/10/5 to 24/18/12/6.
- Shodo Sai
Talents:
- LVL 10 +12% magic resistance ➜ +6% Switch Discipline
- LVL 10 +12% magic resistance ➜ +6% Switch Discipline
- Increased Raptor Dance base damage from 30/60/90 to 40/70/100.
- Increased Raven's Veil buff duration from 7/8/9 to 8/10/12.
- Reduced base movement speed from 315 to 310.
- Reduced base attack speed from 110 to 100.
- Switch Discipline
- REMOVED the
Flutter ability component.
- Now grants 12% attack damage bonus to the first Katana Mode attack.
- Now grants 12% spell damage bonus to the first Katana Discipline ability cast.
- Now grants self a 2-second 12% movement speed bonus upon switching to the Sai Discipline .
- Hero Model
- Bash sources are no longer passively disabled on Kez in the Sai Discipline .
- Increased base cooldown from 7.75 to 8.
- REMOVED the
- Grappling Claw
- Now always destroys the
- Now always lands on the destroyed tree coordinates.
- Now always destroys the
- Raptor Dance no longer sets magic resistance to the absolute value.
- Grappling Claw
- Reduced Talon Toss cast range from 1200 on each level to 650/750/850/950.
- Shodo Sai
- REMOVED the
Shadowhawk ability component.
- CHANGED ability operations:
- No longer applies a 4% * EnemyHeroLVL parry critical strike bonus and a 0.8-second parry stun duration.
- Both the
- MOVED the stun duration to the
- Now has a 20% proc chance by default to apply critical strike damage of the same values.
- MOVED the stun duration to the
- No longer has a 17% proc chance to apply the marked debuff.
- Hence, the marked debuff can only be applied in the following conditions:
- Upon a Shodo Sai parry.
- Upon Raven's Veil cast.
- Increased stun duration from 0.4 on each level to 0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8.
- Hence, the marked debuff can only be applied in the following conditions:
- No longer has a 17% proc chance to apply the marked debuff.
- REMOVED the
- Switch Discipline no longer resets the corresponding linked ability cooldown if it was already on cooldown.
- Shodo Sai
- Now applies a 0.2-second mark stun duration bonus.
- Now applies a 50% mark critical strike bonus.
- Shodo Sai
Dota Plus Progress
[edit]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.
| Kez's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Killing Sprees Kill Assists Kills |
Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment
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- Kez currently has no equipment.
Trivia
[edit]- Kez was revealed during The International 2024.[1]
- Kez's full name is Kestrel, with "Kez" being a nickname.[2]
- A Katana is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with usually a long guard that allows it to be comfortably used with two hands as well. As a wielder, Kez uses several familiar techniques found in Japanese swordsmanship.
- In his idle animations, Kez enters a kendo stance similar to waki-gamae in which he holds his sword around waist level with the pommel pointing forward and the blade pointed backwards.
- In his aggressive idle animations (e.g. when an enemy is nearby), Kez's stance with his katana bears the most resemblance to hassō-gamae in which he holds the sword upright and around head level.
- Kez's ability Raptor Dance has him perform a flurry of slashes after unsheathing his sword, similar to the art of iaido in which practitioners can quickly draw their sword from its sheath to attack.
- A Sai is a short, pointy melee weapon, usually used in pairs, one for each hand. It is historically used in southern Chinese martial arts.
- The response ▶️ "Slasher's way!" is a reference to a player Slahser, who is known within the community for his experimental hero builds, known as "slahser's way".[3]
- The spawn response ▶️ “ABS: Always be stabbin!” is a reference to the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross in which the character Blake, a top salesman played by Alec Baldwin, says “A, B, C. A - Always, B - Be, C - Closing. Always be closing. Always be closing!” during a speech where he motivates four salespeople in his firm to close enough deals within 1 week in a sales contest lest they get fired.
- The move response ▶️ "Lookin' for a worm sign." is a reference to the Dune franchise. In the franchise, a "wormsign" is a strong indicator for the presence of a Sandworm.
Gallery
[edit]- Ability icon progress
- Debut images
- Wallpapers
External Links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Kez's reveal during TI13
- ↑ Kez's spawn response: ▶️ "I'm Kestrel, friends call me Kez."
- ↑ slahser's way, full playlist