Mars
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It has no changes in the current game version — 7.38b.
Mars
Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
+81.4HP and +0.37HP regeneration +3.7 Main Attack Damage | |
+0.28 armor and 1.7 attack speed | |
+26.4MP and +0.11MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (120)
(1.8 BAT) | ||
0.4 + 1.38
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0.8
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Default
Gib Type | ||
Competitive Span
2019-05-24 — Present |
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Traps his foes in an inescapable arena. | |
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The warrior deity Mars thrives in the heart of strife, guarded by the bulk of a deadly shield, an impenetrable Bulwark that guards against all assault. Using divine strength, he skewers enemies with his Legendary Spear, and Rebukes attackers back with his shield. He revels in facing opponents in an Arena of Blood, ringed with loyal undead spearmen of the Ash Legion — who guarantee that no one escapes and that whatever odds he's facing, the god of war can dictate the terms of battle knowing the crowd is forever on his side. | |
Roles: | |
Adjectives | Bearded, NicePecs, Red, Parent, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Grants Mars and his allies inside the arena attack damage bonus for a short duration, additionally heals and restores mana, when an enemy hero dies within the Arena of Blood radius. The effect is lesser for ally heroes.
The Arena of Blood now obscures vision outside the arena radius.
Enemy units within the radius do not have shared vision with their allied units.
Enemy units within the radius do not have shared vision with their allied units.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Talents[edit]
+180 Arena of Blood Ally Health Regen | 25 | +65% God's Rebuke Critical Damage |
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+0.4s Spear of Mars Stun | 20 | -20s Arena of Blood Cooldown |
+100 Spear of Mars Damage | 15 | -2s God's Rebuke Cooldown |
+10% Dauntless Health Regen Amp | 10 | +100 God's Rebuke Cast Range/Effect Radius |
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All |
Bio[edit]
To those behind, rally! To those ahead, kneel.▶️Mars, the First Son of Heaven
Lore:
Mars, first son of Heaven, spent a long existence waging endless war, and saw countless more crusades waged beneath the banner of his old name. Wars of conquest and of vengeance. Just and unjust... Always cruel. So much like his father, Mars indulged his basest impulses--with inclinations much more monstrous than those of Zeus--and he inflicted suffering untold.
But as the epochs vanished behind him, the selfish ways of his father--the ways of many amongst his godly kin, they who judged him despicable--eventually began to ring hollow. War for its own sake was no longer enough to satisfy his desires. For the first time in his ageless days, the god of war began to question to what ends he swung his glorious spear.
As the Fates would have it, his solution came easily: he must wage war for a larger purpose, and inspire more than mere savagery and sorrow at the sight of his crest. He must at last lay claim to the mantle of leadership that is his birthright, for the time has come to burn down the pantheon of the old age and build a just new empire atop the ashes of his kin. Only then might he find satisfaction, and make the glory of Mars evident to all.
But as the epochs vanished behind him, the selfish ways of his father--the ways of many amongst his godly kin, they who judged him despicable--eventually began to ring hollow. War for its own sake was no longer enough to satisfy his desires. For the first time in his ageless days, the god of war began to question to what ends he swung his glorious spear.
As the Fates would have it, his solution came easily: he must wage war for a larger purpose, and inspire more than mere savagery and sorrow at the sight of his crest. He must at last lay claim to the mantle of leadership that is his birthright, for the time has come to burn down the pantheon of the old age and build a just new empire atop the ashes of his kin. Only then might he find satisfaction, and make the glory of Mars evident to all.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Dauntless[edit]
Passive
Affects
Self
Never outnumbered, Mars gets bonus health regeneration amplification the more enemy heroes are close to him.
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Tap on the
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Spear of Mars[edit]
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Throws his spear and damages each enemy unit it strikes.
The first enemy hero it hits is skewered on the spear, pushing it back.
If a skewered hero hits a tree, building, or cliff, they will be impaled to it and stunned.
The first enemy hero it hits is skewered on the spear, pushing it back.
If a skewered hero hits a tree, building, or cliff, they will be impaled to it and stunned.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0.15
Knock Distance: 75
Knock Duration: 0.25
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
As the Spear of Mars travels, it leaves a fire trail behind that deals damage over time and slows movement speed.
Increases the amount of units impaled.
As the Spear of Mars travels, it leaves a fire trail behind that deals damage over time and slows movement speed.
Increases the amount of units impaled.
The legendary Spear of Mars still glows with the heat of the forge god's fires.
God's Rebuke[edit]
Mars smashes enemies in front of him with his shield, knocking them back and damaging them with a critical hit based on his attack. Has True Strike.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 1.07
Circle Sector Angle: 140°
Knock Distance: 150
Knock Duration: 0.3
Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 2.5
God's Rebuke is more effective when hitting enemy heroes.
Attack Damage Bonus: 10/15/20/25
When Bulwark is activated, God's Rebuke is applied at the locked facing direction.
There isn't a warrior alive who can stand unmoved by the sting of Mars' rebuke.
Bulwark[edit]
Mars wields his massive shield to block a portion of each physical attack when hit from the front or sides.
Front Angle: 140°
Side Angle: 240°
When activated, Bulwark removes Mars' ability to attack, and locks the direction he is facing.
Reduces Mars' movement speed and redirects a percentage of the attack projectiles aimed at allied units toward Mars instead.
Reduces Mars' movement speed and redirects a percentage of the attack projectiles aimed at allied units toward Mars instead.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0
Attack Redirect Proc Chance: 70%
Back Redirect Range: 900
Self Move Speed Slow: 18%
Self Turn Rate Factor: 0
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
When activated, Bulwark creates invulnerable soldiers on both sides of Mars. These soldiers move alongside Mars, deal damage based on Mars' attack damage, knockback, and slow affected enemies' movement speed.
An enemy can only be attacked by one soldier at a time.
When activated, Bulwark creates invulnerable soldiers on both sides of Mars. These soldiers move alongside Mars, deal damage based on Mars' attack damage, knockback, and slow affected enemies' movement speed.
An enemy can only be attacked by one soldier at a time.
Only the very foolish dare to fight fair with the god of war.
Arena of Blood[edit]
After a short formation time, Mars summons an arena lined with the undead warriors of the Ash Legion, who blocks enemy attacks and movement.
Cast Animation:
0.2 + 0.97
Cast Range:
400
Wall Width: 100
Effect Delay: 0.1
Arena Duration: 5/6/7
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Enemy heroes near the inside edge of the arena will be attacked by spears of his undead warriors, dealing damage and knocking them back.
Proc Distance: 160
Damage: 80/160/240
Attack Interval: 1
Knock Distance: 160
Knock Duration: 0.2
Applies a movement speed slow aura to enemy units without flying movement while they are facing the arena's walls.
The long-dead members of the Ash Legion, assembled from the finest warriors to ever test the might of Mars, still revel in the thrill of combat, gladly beholden to the hand that fell them for as long as he so commands.
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Mars/Matches
Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
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Mar 16, 2025 - 17:00 CST | Qualifier | ACL X ESL China OQ2 | 1 : 0 | |||||
Mar 15, 2025 - 16:00 EET | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia S3 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Mar 15, 2025 - 18:30 CST | Qualifier | ACL X ESL China OQ2 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Mar 15, 2025 - 10:00 EET | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia S3 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Mar 14, 2025 - 17:00 PET | Tier 3 | EPL World AM S15 | 1 : 0 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Dauntless
- Now only affects self.
- Reduced radius from 2000 to 900.
- Increased health regeneration amplification per enemy from 30% to 50%.
- Increased Arena of Blood
Victory Feast ally ability effects factor from 0 to 0.5.
Talents:
- LVL 20 +0.6s Spear of Mars stun duration reduced to +0.4s.
- Increased Arena of Blood
Victory Feast buff duration from 15 to 20.
Talents:
- LVL 10 +30% Bulwark active projectile redirect chance ➜ 10%/+5% Bulwark front/side damage reduction.
- LVL 20 +14%/+7% Bulwark front/side damage reduction ➜ -20s Arena of Blood cooldown.
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.
Mars's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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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[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Despite being Zeus' son, Mars is named after the Roman god of war, instead of the Greek equivalent, Ares, who is the son of the Greek god Zeus.
- However, lines from Mars ▶️ "I don't answer to that name anymore, you old fool." and Zeus themselves ▶️ "Change your name all you want, you can't fool me." hint that Mars has changed his previous name of Ares, possibly to avoid association with his father.
- He also refers to himself as "Mars Ultor". In real life, this is the same name given to the Roman god Mars by the emperor Caesar Augustus when he created a cult of the same name. Mars Ultor means "Mars the Avenger" in Latin.
- Mars' Immortal Off-hand item,
God's Mercy, references elements from the Greek Myth as well, namely Perseus and Medusa. Perseus (who is another one of the Greek god Zeus' sons) uses a polished shield to act as a mirror to approach and behead the sleeping Medusa without looking directly at her eyes, thereby avoiding her infamous stone gaze. Perseus also used Medusa's head as a weapon to turn King Atlas into stone.
- Mars carries a Greek-style Boeotian shield, but its decorative thunderbolts are more common on Roman shields.
- ▶️ Arena of Blood's sound comes from the "Mars" movement of Gustav Holst's musical suite, "The Planets". Mars also ▶️ hums the music when ordered to move or after killing an enemy in the Arena of Blood.
- Mars' response on pinning an enemy against the walls of Arena of Blood ▶️ "Are you not entertained?!" is a reference to a scene from the film "Gladiator".
- ▶️ "What is this madness?!" and Dota Plus chat wheel line ▶️ "THIS IS DOOOOTAAAAA!" are references to the famous "THIS IS SPARTA!" scene from the film "300"
- ▶️ "Mars the Impaler!")is a reference to Vlad the Impaler, the Wallachian Voivode who was the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.
- Mars' rare Arena of Blood cast response ▶️ "WITNESS MEEEE!" is a reference to a War Boy's suicide attack using grenade-tipped spears from the film "Mad Max: Fury Road".
- Files related to Mars were leaked on January 03, 2018, but were deleted later that day. The leaked abilities were called "Spear Wall/Spear" and "Phalanx/Phalanx Cancel".
- God's Rebuke's slow debuff does not have its own particle system and uses the particle effects of Thunder Clap's slow debuff instead.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
Gallery[edit]
Previous Ability Upgrade Bulwark's soldier total attack area.
Bone Harvest sprite - alive