Luna

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Luna
21 + 2.2
24 + 3.4
23 + 1.9
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+48.4HP and +0.22HP regeneration
+0.57 armor and 3.4 attack speed
+3.4 Main Attack Damage
+22.8MP and +0.095MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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6
Armor
(791.52 EHP)
27.3%
Magic Resist
(800.55 EHP)
900
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (124)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.35 + 0.54
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
Default
Gib Type
2012-06-28
Released
2004-03-01
(v2.60)
Competitive Span
2012-07-05 — Present
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Tears into her enemies with bouncing attacks.
Renouncing her savage past, Luna swore her service to Selemene, and embraced the title of Moon Rider. The goddess bestows a Lunar Blessing on her new champion, boosting her strength and heightening her nocturnal senses. Saddled on top of Nova, her beastly mount, Luna bounds across the Nightsilver Woods to smite trespassers with a searing Lucent Beam. Superior numbers are no advantage against the Moon Rider. Through divine will, the midday sun gives way to night, and every foe is struck by rays of lunar energy as Luna tears through their ranks with flying Moon Glaives. By Selemene's wrath or through her own hand, the Moon Rider levels the battlefield under the brief darkness of the Eclipse.
Lucent Beam
Lunar Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Moon Glaives
Eclipse
Eclipse
Roles:Carry Carry Nuker Nuker Pusher Pusher
AdjectivesBlue, Female, Steed, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Facets[edit]

Moonshield
r Orbit
The glaives within the additionally protects its wielder from incoming harm.
Moonstorm
Lucent Beam
Lucent Beam grants flat bonus attack damage when the unit-targeted enemy is an enemy hero.
Eclipse
Eclipse's beams grants a lesser bonus attack damage per enemy hero affected.

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Eclipse
Increases total beams and the Eclipse duration. Removes the limit on beams per unit, with the beams appearing twice as fast.

Luna may now cast Eclipse on an area, an allied unit, or herself, and have the ability effects follow them.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Lunar Orbit
Increases number of active glaives and the instant attack factor.

Talents[edit]

Lucent Beam Hits an Additonal Target25+1 Lunar Blessing Damage per Luna Level
-2s Lucent Beam Cooldown20+110 Lucent Beam Damage
-40s Eclipse Cooldown15+1 Lunar Orbit glaive
+0.4s Lucent Beam Stun Duration10-5% Moon Glaives Damage Reduction
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃
+2 All / / Attributes

Bio[edit]

I was once the scourge of the plains, a terror on the wind. What hope do our enemies think they have?
▶️  Luna, the Moon Rider
How had she been reduced to this? She was once the Scourge of the Plains, a merciless leader of men and beasts, and able to sow terror wherever she dared. Now she was far from her homeland, driven half mad from starvation and months of wandering, her army long dead or worse. As she stood at the edge of an ancient forest, a pair of glowing eyes spied on from an elder branch. Something beautiful and deadly sought a meal in the wilting dusk. Without a sound, it turned and left. Fury overtook her. Clutching a rust-eaten dagger, she charged after the beast determined to reclaim even a shred of her past glory, but her quarry would not be caught. Three times she cornered the creature among the rocks and trees, and three times she pounced only to witness its fading shadow darting further into the woods. Yet the full moon shone brightly, and the creature's trail was easy to follow.

Arriving in a clearing atop a high hill, the beast's massive feline form sat in the open, attentive and waiting. When the woman brandished her dagger, the creature reared and roared and charged. Death, it seemed, had come for her at long last in this strange place. She stood, calm and ready. A flash of movement, and the beast snatched the dagger from her hand before vanishing into the forest. Stillness. Hooded figures approached. In reverent tones they revealed that Selemene, Goddess of the Moon, had chosen her, had guided her, had tested her. Unwittingly she had endured the sacred rites of the Dark Moon, warriors of the Nightsilver Woods.

She was offered a choice: join the Dark Moon and pledge herself to the service of Selemene, or leave and never return. She did not hesitate. Embracing her absolution, she renounced her bloody past, and took up a new mantle as Luna of the Dark Moon, the dreaded Moon Rider, ruthless and ever-loyal guardian of the Nightsilver Woods.

Innate. Innate[edit]

Lunar Blessing[edit]

Lunar Blessing
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Fully disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive / Aura
Affects
Allied Heroes
Increases the attack damage for Luna and nearby allied heroes. At nighttime, the Lunar Blessing is Global.
Radius: This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1200
Radius: This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
Attack Damage Bonus per Hero Level: 1 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 2)
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Grants self vision range bonus, with an attack damage bonus factor.
Self Night Vision Bonus: This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 250
Self Night Vision Bonus per Hero Level: This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 25
Self Attack Damage Bonus Factor: 2
This ability levels up with Luna.
The Goddess of the Moon smiles upon her kin.
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    • All ability effects are provided by an aura centered around Luna.
    • Grants the following bonuses:
  • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
    • Affects the following units:
    • Does not affect the following units:
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
The created illusions bestows the aura and the Nighttime nighttime vision bonus component.

Other illusion-related mechanic notes apply.
Buff modifier_luna_lunar_blessingUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_luna_lunar_blessing_auraUndispellable.
Lunar Blessing: Increasing damage by x%

Hero Model[edit]

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

She may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities[edit]

Lucent Beam[edit]

Q
C
Lucent Beam
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical / Instant Attack / Physical
Calls a beam of lunar energy down upon an enemy, damaging and briefly stunning them.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.47
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Number of Targets: 1 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 2)
Damage: 75/150/225/300 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 185/260/335/410)
Stun Duration: 0.6 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 1)
Talent Upgrade
Lucent Beam now multicasts on a random secondary enemy unit within its search radius, without priorities.
Secondary Target Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources.
9/8/7/6 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 7/6/5/4)
Mana Cost
90/100/110/120
Selemene smites those who encroach upon the Nightsilver Woods.
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Moonstorm
Lucent Beam grants flat bonus attack damage when the unit-targeted enemy is an enemy hero.
Attack Damage Bonus: 4/7/10/13
Buff Duration: 15
Eclipse's beams grants a lesser bonus attack damage per enemy hero affected.
Attack Damage Bonus: 2/3.5/5/6.5
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
      • Grants a 3-second 200-radius vision centered around the affected unit upon cast.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
Nullifies the ability.

With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Does not proc Spell Block sources on secondary affected targets.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Does not proc Spell Reflection sources on secondary affected targets.
Debuff modifier_stunnedDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Stunned
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Luna's weapon emit ability particles during its cast point visible to everyone.

Lunar Orbit[edit]

W
L
Lunar Orbit
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Damage
Attack Damage / Instant Attack
The Moon Rider's glaive spirals out, rotates around her, and instantly attacks collided enemy units for a portion of her attack damage.
Orbit Radius: 250
Number of Glaives: 4 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 5)
Orbital Speed: 160 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 240)
Collision Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 175
Instant Attack Factor: 0.22/0.28/0.34/0.4 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.42/0.48/0.54/0.6)
Duration: 5/6/7/8
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases number of active glaives and the instant attack factor.
40/35/30/25
Mana Cost
65/70/75/80
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Moonshield
The glaives within the r Orbit additionally protects its wielder from incoming harm.
Damage Reduction: Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. 15%/20%/25%/30%
  • Creates glaives logarithmically spiraling from the center of Luna over 1.2 seconds upon cast, until reaching the orbit of revolution.
    • The glaives created has the following properties:
      • Instant Attack Instant attacks upon cast, has a 160 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 240)-orbital speed, and orbits within 250 radius centered around Luna for its duration.
      • Can be seen when Luna is Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight. invisible or within the Units under the Fog of War are not visible. Fog of War.
    • Luna instant attacks on hit enemies within Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 175 radius of the orbiting glaives.
      • Neither procs This unit's attack now apply certain effects. attack modifiers nor on-hit effects.
      • Have This unit's attack cannot miss or cannot be evaded. True Strike and ignores disarm sources.
    • The active glaives do not affect the following units:
  • Recasting the ability refreshes the duration, but do not respawn the orbiting glaives.
  • Moonshield applies generic Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. incoming damage reduction while active.
    • Stacks additively with other incoming damage manipulation sources.
    • Does not reduce HP Removal sources.
Buff modifier_luna_moon_glaive_shieldOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Glaive Shield: Taking x less damage and damaging nearby enemies.
  • The orbital glaives have the following properties:
    • The npc_dota_wisp_spirit creates the projectiles.
    • Have Allows units to pass through other units, ignoring collision size. phase movement and are This unit is immune to everything. invulnerable.
    • Have 0.133-second self-rotating duration.
    • COSMETIC
      Utilizes Luna's current weapon in the loadout slot.

Moon Glaives[edit]

E
G
Moon Glaives
Ability
Passive / No
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Damage
Spell / Physical / Instant Attack / Physical
Luna's attacks bounce between enemy units, and deals lesser damage per bounce.
Search Radius: 500
Number of Bounces: 3/4/5/6
Bounce Speed:
Damage Factor per Bounce: 0.5/0.55/0.6/0.65 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 0.55/0.6/0.65/0.7)
Carefully sharpened, Luna's boomerang-like weapon cuts a wide swath through enemy numbers.
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  • The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties.
    • Cosmetically identical to Luna's regular attack projectile.
    • The projectile bounce properties.
      • Bounce toward a random enemy unit, without priorities, within the search radius centered around the attacked enemy unit.
      • Deals Physical Damage Type physical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage utilizing the bounce projectiles upon a successful attack.
      • The incoming projectile or projectile bounce properties. to The affected enemy unit(s).
        • Can bounce to the same enemy unit(s), after all other valid units within the search radius were hit between bounces.
      • The bounce Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed projectile speed is defined as:
    • The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. The projectile impact properties. to Spell DamageSpell Damage
Ability interactions with Disjoint sources.
The projectile does not bounce when disjointed by the primary attacked unit.

When disjointed by a secondary target, it is not registed as a projectile impact. The attack may immediately bounce on it again if it is within the search radius.

Other bounce limit ability notes apply.
Buff modifier_luna_moon_glaiveUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Luna's glaive permanently emits blue particles visible to everyone upon learning the ability.
    • For This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes.This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes. melee attacks, Moon Glaives uses a The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile after the primary attack.
  • For This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes.This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes. melee units, if the enemy target is 350 range farther than the attacker's range, the attack will Evasion miss regardless.

Eclipse[edit]

Ability
No / Unit / Area
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Temporary obscures the sun, turning the day into night, while showering enemies with lucent strikes in a radius around Luna.

There is a max number of times that a single target can be struck.
Cast Animation: 0.5 + 0.37
Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 675
Number of Beams: 6/9/12 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 6/12/18)
Max Beams per Unit: 5 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 6/12/18)
Beam Interval: 0.6 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 0.3)
Eclipse Duration: 2.4/4.2/6 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1.8/3.6/5.4)
Set Nighttime Duration: 10
These lucent strikes are of the corresponding level of Lucent Beam.

The beams do not stun their target.
Damage Factor: 1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases total beams and the Eclipse duration. Removes the limit on beams per unit, with the beams appearing twice as fast.

Luna may now cast Eclipse on an area, an allied unit, or herself, and have the ability effects follow them.
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2500)
110 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 70)
Mana Cost
150/200/250
In times of great need, Selemene herself descends into the world, blocking out the light and hope of the opposed.
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Has the following priorities among Time of Day manipulation sources.

Set Nighttime nighttime sources work independently of each other.
  • Turns the Time of Day into Nighttime nighttime for 10 seconds. This is independent of the Eclipse's beam duration.
    • Hence, Eclipse ends upon Luna's The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. death, but the Nighttime nighttime duration persist.
  • Has the following Lucent Beam properties:
    • Does not apply its stun duration.
    • Other notes apply.
  • Multiple Eclipse casts work independently of each other.
  • Adds an area-targeted functionality to Eclipse, and enables Eclipse casting on allied units.
    • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Doubletap ability to self-cast whenever available. Doubletap casts the ability on Luna.
      • However, when Luna is affected by This unit is immune to everything. invulnerable sources, she is unable to cast abilities on herself, hence being unable to utilize Doubletap ability to self-cast whenever available. doubletap to self-cast.
    • The ability's unit-targeted properties.
      • When unit-targeted:
        • Eclipse follows the targeted allied like how a regular cast follows Luna.
        • Does not affect the following allied units:
    • The ability's point-targeted properties. or The ability's ground-targeted properties.
      • When point-targeted:
        • Eclipse happens at the area-targeted location, and still ends upon Luna's The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. death.
          • Grants 675-radius vision centered around the targeted area for its duration.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
This ability's Lucent Beam casts do not proc Spell Block sources.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
This ability's Lucent Beam casts do not proc Spell Reflection sources.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Applies Lucent Beam of Luna's corresponding ability level when acquired.
Buff modifier_luna_eclipseOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Eclipse: Striking nearby targets with Lucent Beam.
  • Directly use Lucent Beam's ability values, it does nothing if Lucent Beam is not learned upon cast.
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Luna's glaive emits particles during the cast point visible to everyone.
  • The max possible damage to a single target.

Recent Matches[edit]

Main Article: Luna/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. Picks
Mar 14, 2025 - 15:40 CSTQualifierACL X ESL Challenger China : Open Qualifier #2ACL X ESL China OQ2Tidehunter Bane Luna Keeper of the Light Pangolier
TearlamentsTearlaments
1 : 0
Future GamingFuture Gaming
Jakiro Muerta Dragon Knight Slark Puck
Mar 07, 2025 - 13:00 CETTier 3CCT Series 7CCT Series 7Night Stalker Silencer Clockwerk Luna Queen of Pain
Night PulseNight Pulse
0 : 1
NAVI JuniorNAVI Junior
Timbersaw Warlock Gyrocopter Earthshaker Tiny
Feb 21, 2025 - 15:00 SGTTier 3EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 3EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 3EPL World SEA S3Ember Spirit Muerta Undying Luna Timbersaw
InterActive PhilippinesInterActive Philippines
0 : 1
IvoryIvory
Bristleback Magnus Lion Terrorblade Crystal Maiden
Feb 20, 2025 - 15:05 SGTTier 3EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 3EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 3EPL World SEA S3Night Stalker Warlock Zeus Puck Luna
TeamlessTeamless
0 : 1
CaterpillarCaterpillar
Ember Spirit Phantom Assassin Lich Riki Dark Seer
Feb 19, 2025 - 19:40 CETTier 1DreamLeague Season 25DreamLeague Season 25DreamLeague S25Mirana Luna Elder Titan Pangolier Underlord
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
0 : 1
BOOM EsportsBOOM Esports
Doom Tiny Lion Techies Marci

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.38
(2025-02-19)
  • Lunar Orbit
    • Updated projectile collision operations.
    • Increased instant attack factor from 0.2/0.25/0.3/0.35 to 0.22/0.28/0.34/0.4.
    • Increased collision radius from 150 to 175.
    • Increased Moonshield damage reduction from 10%/15%/20%/25% to 15%/20%/25%/30%.
  • Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Increased Lunar Orbit damage reduction from 15% to 20%.
7.37e
(2024-11-19)
  • Lunar Blessing
    • Reduced base NighttimeNighttime nighttime vision bonus from 400 to 250.
    • Increased NighttimeNighttime nighttime vision bonus per hero level from 20 to 25.
7.37d
(2024-10-01)
  • Lucent Beam
    • Reduced damage from 80/160/240/320 to 75/150/225/300.
    • Moonstorm
      • Now considers illusions as creeps.
      • Reduced attack damage bonus per hero hit from 5/8/11/14 to 4/7/10/13.

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.

Luna's Relics Voice Lines

Lucent Beam Kills

Moon Glaives Building Damage

Eclipse Kills

Eclipse Maximum Hits On Hero

Life Stolen

Spells Disjointed With Manta Style

Hurricane Pike Target Damage

Kills During Black King Bar

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Barracks Destroyed

Towers Destroyed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The name Luna means "moon" in Latin, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Romanian and Bulgarian.
    • Her mount's name is Nova, which originally translates to "new" from Latin, but commonly refers to the birth of a new star.
  • Luna's lore, quotes, accent, and reverence for Selemene derive largely from the Celts. Celtic lore heavily features warrior queens, who were often associated mystically with the moon.

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References[edit]

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