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Shadow Demon

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Shadow Demon
23 + 2.6
18 + 2.2
22 + 3.6
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+57.2HP and +0.26HP regeneration
+0.37 armor and 2.2 attack speed
+43.2MP and +0.18MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+3.6 Main Attack Damage
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3
Armor
(738.68 EHP)
27.2%
Magic Resist
(859.89 EHP)
900
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
0.35 + 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
2012-03-15
Released
2010-07-26
Competitive Span
2012-03-22 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate.
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Stacks exponential poison damage against his foes.
Conspiring to gain power in material plane, the Shadow Demon patiently amassed himself a cult of followers. An entity of malevolent corruption, he spreads Shadow Poison to pollute the pure, while catching souls to compound and Disseminate his own spell effects, few dare to approach Shadow Demon. Banishing an enemy into the void as his allies gather for the kill, his Demonic Curses can Cleanse his allies of impurities, or inflict pain while stripping unneeded servants of every enchantment, effectively relieving his enemy of their duties — and their lives.
Menace
Menace
Disruption
Disseminate
Shadow Poison
Shadow Poison Release
Demonic Cleanse
Demonic Cleanse
Demonic Purge
Demonic Purge
Roles:Support Support Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesCape, Demon, NicePecs, Red, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio

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Who toys with demons will find himself toyed with.
▶️  Shadow Demon
Alias:
SD
Among the sovereign demons with explicit access to this world, Doom scarcely bothers with the affairs of Noninfernals and Lesser Spectral Consorts, while Shadow Fiend passes through almost exclusively on collecting expeditions. The Shadow Demon, however, has always taken a deep and abiding interest in the material plane, as if sensing that mastery of this gritty dimensional nexus might be the key to total domination of all realities.

Summoned first by minor wizards, the Shadow Demon granted every wish and put on increasingly impressive displays of power until he had the full attention of the greatest demonologists, and through them the various lords, tyrants, autarchs and heirophants who depended on sorcery to buttress their mundane power. So great was his deception that all his summoners considered themselves the master and Shadow Demon the servant; meanwhile, he eroded their identities and made their minds his own. In the end, most members of the cult were hollow puppets, extensions of his evil will.

What Shadow Demon's next step would have been remains open to speculation, for around this time, Nevermore the Shadow Fiend bit into a particularly nasty-tasting soul and discovered that it held nothing but a foul nougat of Shadow Demon's essence. Alerted that a coup was underway, and that the ancient equilibrium of the Umbral Pact was about to be destabilized, Doom and Shadow Fiend briefly joined forces to destroy the burgeoning cult. Combining spells of incredible force, they undid Shadow Demon's centuries of patient work, reducing his cult to smithereens—and all its members to a bloody splatter. Nothing remained except a tiny speck of demon shadow. Immortal and irreducible, this mote of evil was enough to seed the Shadow Demon's next scheme, and in fits and starts, over further centuries, he began to regroup.

Whatever that speck of shadow touched, it tainted, and its influence gradually grew. A chaos of damaged parts pulled together, reknit, and combined to give Shadow Demon a form even stronger than his former. He is all but complete now, and his plan for infinite dominion lacks all of its former weaknesses. It would seem that such a being of pure malice and malevolence, a threat to all creation, would be forever out of place in our world...yet Shadow Demon does not lack for followers.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Demonic Purge
Demonic Purge is now a charged-based ability with a restore time corresponding to the the ability's current cooldown.

Applies Break.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
New Ability
Demonic Cleanse
Grants the Demonic Cleanse ability.

Dispels debuffs continuously on the affected allied unit, then heals it at the end of the duration.

Talents

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2 Disruption Charges25 Demonic Purge Applies Shadow Poison Over Time
-20s Demonic Purge Cooldown20+15% Disseminate Shared Damage
-1s Shadow Poison Cooldown15+20 Move Speed
+8 Strength10+15% Shadow Poison Damage
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Innate. Innate

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Menace

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Menace
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Imbues attacks with an offensive stacking debuff that amplifies incoming damage taken by the affected enemy unit.
Max Stacks: IndefiniteIndefinite
Damage Amp per Stack: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 0.9%
Duration: 8
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The higher Shadow Demon's level, the greater the damage amplification value.
Damage Amp Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.1%
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  • Debuff shadow_demon_menace_crushed
    • Applies a generic Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. incoming damage amplification debuff on the affected enemy unit per successful attack.
      • Stacks additively with other incoming damage manipulation sources.
      • Does not affect HP Removal sources.
    • Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration.
  • Does not affect the following units:
    • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s). Allied units.
Buff modifier_shadow_demon_menaceUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDED
Debuff modifier_shadow_demon_menace_crushed (x)Dispellable by any Dispel sources.
Menace: Taking x% more damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_DAMAGE_PERCENTAGE

Hero Model

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

He 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

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Disruption

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Q
D
Disruption
Affects
Heroes
Sends the hero to the hidden dimension for a short duration.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 675
Hidden Duration: 2.75
Upon returning, Shadow Demon creates illusions of the banished hero under his control. These illusion deals a portion of the affected hero's damage and receive additional incoming damage.

Grants the created illusions base attack damage bonus.
Number of Illusions: 2
Base Attack Damage Bonus: 20/35/50/65
Damage Dealt: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 20%/30%/40%/50%
Damage Taken: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 300%
Duration: 8/10/12/14
Charge Replenish Time
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Cooldown)
Number of Charges
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 2)
26/24/22/20 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Mana Cost
120
The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.
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The created illusion texture is distinguishable ally-only.
  • Applies the following ability effects on the affected hero:
    • Banished to the hidden dimension. Upon cast:
    • Illusion Properties.
      • Creates illusions at the end of the hidden duration, with the following properties:
        • Follows the affected hero's facing angle.
        • Only the illusion's health value corresponds to the previous checked health value, other illusion stats are determined upon the illusion creation.
        • The illusion bounty is defined as:
      • The ability's visual effects.
        • The created illusions carry Shadow Demon's name.
      • The affected hero always reappears between the illusions, at the right vertex of an isosceles right triangle
        • 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.
  • Considers Clones are identical to the main hero, with certain exceptions. clones, Illusion Properties. illusions, and the Spirit Bear as heroes; other creep-heroes as creeps.
    • The ability's unit-targeted properties. Illusion Properties.
      • Can be cast on illusions, creating illusions based on the original hero.
      • However, it does not create illusions if the affected unit 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. dies while affected by Disruption.
Ability interactions with Debuff Immunity sources.
Creates Illusion Properties. illusions of the affected hero after the Disruption duration regardless.
Buff modifier_shadow_demon_disruptionOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Disruption: Banished.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLE
MODIFIER_STATE_UNSELECTABLE
MODIFIER_STATE_OUT_OF_GAME
MODIFIER_STATE_FROZEN
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_shadow_demon_disruptionOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEATTACK_BONUSDAMAGE
Debuff modifier_shadow_demon_disruptionOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Disruption: Banished.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLE
MODIFIER_STATE_UNSELECTABLE
MODIFIER_STATE_OUT_OF_GAME
MODIFIER_STATE_FROZEN
  • The ability's visual effects.
    • Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.
      • When the affected hero becomes invisible during Disruption, the ability effects turn invisible as well.
  • The created illusion has the following distances apart to the The ability's unit-targeted properties. target unit correspondingly to the targeted unit's collision size:
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

Disseminate

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W
C
Disseminate
Affects
Units
Damage
Source / HP Removal / Reflected
Whenever the affected unit takes damage, all enemy units, including the target itself if it is an enemy, also receive a portion of that damage.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 700/775/850/925
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 675
Damage Shared: 16%/24%/32%/40% (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 31%/39%/47%/55%)
Duration: 6
Since the primary unit-targeted enemy is affected by the damage shared, this effectively amplifies the damage applied to it.
Enemy Damage Amp: 16%/24%/32%/40% (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 31%/39%/47%/55%)
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
Disseminate reapplies its ability effects once Disruption ends on the affected unit, based on its remaining duration, effectively pausing its duration.
26/22/18/14
Mana Cost
100
Friends and families share in the suffering when Shadow Demon finds a new victim.
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  • Buff Debuff shadow_demon_disseminate
    • Recasting the ability updates the ability values and refreshes its duration.
    • Applies the shared damage component within the radius before all damage manipulation sources applied.
      • The ability's visual effects.
        • All ability effects are applied immediately to affected units within the radius at the same time despite the visual effects.
  • 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 Shadow Demon.
Buff modifier_shadow_demon_disseminateDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Disseminate: A percentage of damage dealt to this unit is also applied to Shadow Demon's enemies around it.
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKE_DAMAGE
Debuff modifier_shadow_demon_disseminateDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Disseminate: A percentage of damage dealt to this unit is also applied to Shadow Demon's enemies around it.
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKE_DAMAGE
  • Disruption neither pauses the duration, nor Dispellable by any Dispel sources. dispels Disseminate.
    • Reapplies the disseminate modifier based on the remaining Disseminate duration once Disruption ends.
    • If both abilities are applied as a buff (or debuff), the reapplied duration results as a buff (or debuff respectively).
    • EXPR
      When DisruptionDuration < DisseminateDuration
      • Banished to the hidden dimension. Buff The pain inflicted to the primary target is felt by others within the radius. Debuff
        • Disseminate reapplied as a debuff.
      • Banished to the hidden dimension. Debuff The pain inflicted to the primary target is felt by others within the radius. Buff
        • Disseminate reapplied as a buff.
    • EXPR
      When DisruptionDuration > DisseminateDuration
      • Banished to the hidden dimension. Buff The pain inflicted to the primary target is felt by others within the radius. Debuff
      • Disseminate reapplied as a buff.
      • Banished to the hidden dimension. Debuff The pain inflicted to the primary target is felt by others within the radius. Buff
        • Disseminate reapplied as a debuff.

Shadow Poison

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E
W
Shadow Poison
Ability
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Deals damage in a straight line and applies additional stack damage if the debuff is present.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1500
Travel Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1500
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 200
Base Damage: 24/36/48/60 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 27.6/41.4/55.2/69)
Stack Duration: 10
The first component of poison damage scales exponentially for the first five stacks on the enemy unit.
Stacks to Multiply: 5
Exponent Base: 2
Max Nth Power: 4
Multiplied Final Damage: 24/36/48/60 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 27.6/41.4/55.2/69)
After five stacks, the additional poison damage scales linearly by a fixed amount per stack.
Final Damage Increment: 60 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 69)
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption.
Talent Upgrade
Demonic Purge applies a Shadow Poison stack of its corresponding to the ability duration.
2.5 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 1.5)
Mana Cost
40
The ever growing influence of the Shadow Demon can pollute the most valiant and pure of heroes.
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  • The ability has two main components:
    • 1 The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties.
      • The projectile traveling properties.
        • Has a 1200-Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed projectile speed, reaching max distance in 1.25 seconds.
        • Flying vision is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers.
          • Grants a non-lingering 350-radius flying vision centered around the projectile as it travels.
          • Grants a 3.5-second 300-radius flying vision upon reaching the max distance.
        • The ability's area-of-effect properties. to The affected enemy unit(s). Debuff shadow_demon_shadow_poison
          • The ability effects are applied as follows within the projectile's radius per affected enemy unit:
            1. Grants a 3.5-second 300-radius flying vision over the affected unit.
            2. Adds 1 debuff stack.
            3. The base Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage.
          • From the same source:
            • Reapplying the debuff update the ability values and refreshes the stack duration.
          • From different sources:
            • Reapplying the debuff increases the stack count of the first applied stack and does not update the ability values.
      • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • 2 Spell DamageSpell Damage
      • The spell damage component has no stack limit.
      • Procs the final spell damage in the following conditions:
      • The final spell damage has two ability formulas:
        • When 1 ≤ Stack ≤ 5
          • EXPR
            MultipliedDmg × (2^( Stack - 1 ))
          • Hence with 5 stacks, the ability can optimally deal up to 384/576/768/960 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 441.6/662.4/883.2/1104) Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage (before reductions).
        • When Stack ≥ 6
          • EXPR
            ( 16 × MultipliedDmg ) + IncrementDmg × ( Stack - 5 )
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Has This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast on if there are enemies affected by Debuff shadow_demon_shadow_poison.

Toggle off acts as Shadow Poison Release and procs the Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage instance.
Buff modifier_projectile_visionUndispellable.
On Hidden Entity
Debuff modifier_shadow_demon_shadow_poisonOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Shadow Poison: About to take x damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP
  • The greater the stack, the greater the ability value.The greater the stack, the greater the ability value. The ability's visual effects.
    • The number of stack value indicator is capped visually at 19 and is visible ally-only.

Shadow Poison Release

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D
E
Shadow Poison Release
Casting this ability does not proc any on-cast effects.
Affects
Self
Releases the accumulated Shadow Poison from its stacks, dealing damage to all affected enemy units.
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption, regardless of its source.
1
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  • This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.
    • This sub-ability is unlocked upon learning Shadow Poison and is always active.
    • This ability is in the       fourth ability slot.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Does not grant Shadow Poison if this This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.This ability functionally supplements its parent ability. sub-ability is the last cast ability.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Unavailable.
  • The ability's visual effects.
    • Plays the full ability cast animation when casting this This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.This ability functionally supplements its parent ability. sub-ability while there are no units affected by Shadow Poison.

Demonic Cleanse

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F
F
Demonic Cleanse
Affects
Allied Units
Dispels debuffs continuously on the affected allied unit, then heals it at the end of the duration.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Min Heal: 0
Max Heal: Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. 450
Dispel Duration: 5
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption, regardless of its source.
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
A unit can be affected by either Demonic Purge or Demonic Cleanse, but not both.
60
Mana Cost
150
The only one permitted to harm his more useful followers is Shadow Demon himself.
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  • Acquiring Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard unlocks this ability in the       fifth ability slot.
  • Buff shadow_demon_purge_slow
    • All ability effects is bound to the buff, and are applied as follows:
      1. The continuous Dispellable by any Dispel sources. basic dispel for the entire duration.
      2. Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. Ability values increasing per determined increments.
        • The heal value applied increases per The game server ticks at 0.033-seconds. This is how often Dota2 sends data between server and client.The game server ticks at 0.033-seconds. This is how often Dota2 sends data between server and client. server tick of the current buff duration, and reaches its max value at the end of the duration. This is defined as:
        • Increases by 90 per second, reaching max values at the end of the duration.
    • Hence, recasting the ability on the same allied unit dispels the buff, applies the heal, then reapplies another buff instance.
    • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
      • Affects the following allied units:
      • The CourierThe Courier Couriers
    • Does not affect the following allied units:
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Unavailable.
Buff modifier_shadow_demon_purge_slowOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Demonic Purged: Slowed by x%. Continuously dispels the target.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Directly use Demonic Purge's ability level values, the ability is inactive if Demonic Purge is not learned.

Demonic Purge

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R
G
Demonic Purge
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Dispels buff and slows the enemy unit for the duration.

The unit slowly regains its movement speed until the end of the duration, upon which the cumulative damage is applied.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Min Damage: 0
Max Damage: 300/450/600
Min Move Speed Slow: 20%
Max Move Speed Slow: 100%
Duration: 5
Break Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 5)
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption, regardless of its source.
Talent Upgrade
Demonic Purge applies a Shadow Poison stack of its corresponding to the ability duration.
Stack Applied per Second: (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 1)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Demonic Purge is now a charged-based ability with a restore time corresponding to the the ability's current cooldown.

Applies Break.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
A unit can be affected by either Demonic Purge or Demonic Cleanse, but not both.
Charge Replenish Time
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Cooldown)
Number of Charges
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2)
70/65/60 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 50/45/40)
Mana Cost
150/175/200
Once Shadow Demon no longer has any need for his collected cultist, he releases it from its subservience - and its life.
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  • Debuff shadow_demon_purge_slow
    • All ability effects is bound to the debuff, and are applied as follows:
      1. The continuous offensive Dispellable by any Dispel sources. basic dispel and Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. A status effect that specifically disables passive abilities, excluding item abilities. Break for the entire duration.
      2. The values change per The game server ticks at 0.033-seconds. This is how often Dota2 sends data between server and client.The game server ticks at 0.033-seconds. This is how often Dota2 sends data between server and client. server tick over the entire debuff duration, over 150 instances:
        • Ability values increasing per determined increments.
          • The Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage reaches its max value at the end of the duration, and is defined as:
          • Increases by 60/90/120 damage per second, reaching max values at the end of the duration.
        • Ability values reducing per determined increments.
          • The Movement Speed movement speed slow is applied inversely at max power, then reduces per instance, and is defined as:
            • EXPR
              CurrentMSSlow = (MAXValue - MINValue) / Duration × f(ServerTick)
          • The affected enemy unit regains 16% movement speed per second.
      3. The Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage accumulated upon losing the debuff in any way.
    • Hence, recasting the ability on the same enemy unit dispels the buff, applies the spell damage, then reapplies another debuff instance.
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • Affects the following enemy units:
    • Does not affect the following enemy units:
      • Already This unit is immune to everything. invulnerable units, applies all ability effects if the invulnerability source can be dispelled.
Debuff modifier_shadow_demon_purge_slowOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Demonic Purged: Slowed by x%. Continuously dispels the target.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Shadow Demon/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 9, 2026 - 18:20 PETQualifierTI2026 SA OQ1TI2026 SA OQ1
Clockwerk
Beastmaster
Shadow Demon
Luna
Necrophos
0 : 1
Slardar
Rubick
Ringmaster
Ember Spirit
Phantom Lancer
7.41d
+ Details
June 9, 2026 - 18:20 PETQualifierTI2026 SA OQ1TI2026 SA OQ1
Treant Protector
Drow Ranger
Shadow Demon
Storm Spirit
Tidehunter
0 : 1
Clockwerk
Hoodwink
Underlord
Earth Spirit
Necrophos
7.41d
+ Details
June 9, 2026 - 18:00 SGTQualifierTI2026 SEA OQ1TI2026 SEA OQ1
Slardar
Shadow Demon
Shadow Fiend
Undying
Timbersaw
1 : 0
Windranger
Tusk
Centaur Warrunner
Queen of Pain
Rubick
7.41d
+ Details
June 7, 2026 - 11:00 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Puck
Clockwerk
Kez
Shadow Demon
Timbersaw
1 : 0
Keeper of the Light
Slardar
Largo
Terrorblade
Treant Protector
7.41
Details
June 7, 2026 - 11:00 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Drow Ranger
Winter Wyvern
Slardar
Shadow Demon
Enigma
1 : 0
Kez
Dark Seer
Spirit Breaker
Viper
Nature's Prophet
7.41
Details

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41d
(2026-06-04)
  • Shadow Poison
    • Increased final damage increment from 50 to 60.
    • Reduced mana cost from 45 to 40.
7.41b
(2026-04-07)
  • Reduced Disruption illusion duration from 11/12/13/14 to 8/10/12/14.
7.41
(2026-03-24)

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.

Relics Voice Lines

Damage with Illusions

Disruption Stun Setups

Shadow Poison Damage

Kills under Demonic Purge

Tower Damage with Illusions

Mana Restored

Teleports leading to Kills

Euls leading to Kills

Dominating Kill Streaks

Dusts leading to kills

Enemy Ward Kills

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • Shadow Demon's fun/alternate name was "Giblet", innards of birds that are used in cooking.
  • All of Shadow Demon's ability sound effects have some of his voice lines interpolated. The used lines are all in the demon language "Ozkavosh".
  • In Deadlock, Mirage's Djinn's Mark ability may be inspired by Shadow Demon's Shadow Poison, both applying a stacks on enemies, which can be activated via a sub-spell to deal 1/2/4/8/16 times the stack damage. The main difference between the abilities is that Djinn's Mark is a passive attack modifier, debuffing Mirage's attack targets, rather than being an active AoE cast.
  • Warcraft 3 similarities:
    • On release, Shadow Demon used the model of the Gnoll Warden, a medium neutral creep.
    • In 6.72, his model was changed to the Eredar Diabolist, another medium neutral creep.
      • The previous Gnoll Warden model was eventually reused for Arc Warden.
    • In 6.73, his model was changed to the Archimonde model, which is a campaign-only hero.
      • The Archimonde model is identical to the previous Eredar model, but with teal skin, instead of purple.
      • This change was likely done to prevent mix-ups with Lycan, whoese model was also an Eredar, with red skin.
    • In DotA, Shadow Demon's name is "Eredar" as well, even in earlier patches where he used the Gnoll Warden model. The name was dropped in Dota 2 to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment", since the Eredar are a race within the Warcraft universe.
    • Shadow Demon's title may be inspired by the Shadow Demons, which are units that spawn during the fight against Illidan Stormrage.
    • Shadow Demon has a 1/9 chance to spawn in with the name "Giblet". The source of this name is unknown.
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References

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