Spectre
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Spectre
21 + 2.5
25 + 2.1
16 + 1.7
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +55HP and +0.25HP regeneration | |
| +0.35 armor and 2.1 attack speed | |
| +20.4MP and +0.085MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
| +2.84 Main Attack Damage | |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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90 (115)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.7
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0.6
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Ethereal
Gib Type | ||
2011-06-17
Released | ||
2006-02-24
(v6.28) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-06-17 — Present |
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| Haunts her enemies and teleports to her target. | |
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| An eternal being of violent energies, Mercurial, the Spectre is irresistibly drawn to conflict. Throwing out a Spectral Dagger, creating a shadowy trail to her foes in which she may travel unobstructed. Harm done to Mercurial is partially deflected and Dispersed onto nearby foes that prolongs her endurance. Even in the most Desolate wilderness, travelers are Haunted by visions of Spectre, seeming to prey on their solitude. But these are no mere illusions. It is said that for one in every five haunted, the apparition becomes Reality, and alongside these unfortunate victims the Spectre Shadow Steps to, bringing with her the destruction and wrath that she eternally craves. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Female, Undead Legs ( 0 ) |
Facets[edit]
Forsaken
Desolate deals more damage but Spectre's illusions can no longer proc it.
x2 Damage Factor
Twist the Knife
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Grants the Haunt ability.
Creates a number of haunted illusions to attack each enemy hero. At any moment during the duration, she exchanges place with the haunted image in reality.
Creates a number of haunted illusions to attack each enemy hero. At any moment during the duration, she exchanges place with the haunted image in reality.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Dispersion can be activated condense Spectre herself to increase both the damage reflected and damage reduction.
Talents[edit]
| +5% Dispersion Reflection/Reduction | 25 | +25% All |
|---|---|---|
| +12% Spectral Dagger Slow/Bonus | 20 | +350 Health |
| +80 Spectral Dagger Damage | 15 | +15 Desolate Damage |
| +5 Health Regen | 10 | -4s Spectral Dagger Cooldown |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
Among the Transcendencies, you would be thought ignoble.▶️Mercurial, the Spectre
Alias:
Mercurial
Lore:
Just as higher states of energy seek a lower level, the Spectre known as Mercurial is a being of intense and violent energy who finds herself irresistibly drawn to scenes of strife as they unfold in the physical world. While her normal spectral state transcends sensory limitations, each time she takes on a physical manifestation, she is stricken by a loss of self--though not of purpose. In the clash of combat, her identity shatters and reconfigures, and she begins to regain awareness. She grasps that she is Mercurial the Spectre--and that all of her Haunts are but shadows of the one true Spectre. Focus comes in the struggle for survival; her true mind reasserts itself; until in the final moments of victory or defeat, she transcends matter and is restored once more to her eternal form.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Spectral[edit]
Spectral 
Passive
Affects
Self
Spectre and her illusions have permanent phase movement, and ignores collision size. Other units may pass through it.
- Grants
phased movement.
Hidden Modifier
Hero Model[edit]
Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Mercurial's hero model has the following hidden 
innate abilities.
She may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling, excluding passive innate abilities.
She may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling, excluding passive innate abilities.
Talent Upgrade
Increases all Spectre-based illusions' damage dealt at a certain point of time.
Increases all Spectre-based illusions' damage dealt at a certain point of time.
Damage Dealt Bonus: 
(
25%)
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Spectral Dagger[edit]
Flings a dagger to draw a Shadow Path, dealing damage and slowing the movement speed of any enemies along the trail.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.37
Cast Range: 
1800
Effect Radius: 
125
Damage: 70/120/170/220 (
150/200/250/300)
Move Speed Slow: 10%/14%/18%/22% (
22%/26%/30%/34%)
Speed Linger Duration: 4
Enemy units hit by the dagger also trail a Shadow Path of the haunted hunter.
Path Radius: 175
Path Radius Duration: 12
Enemy Diverged Path Duration: 7
Grants Mercurial unobstructed movement while on the Spectral Path.
Move Speed Bonus: 10%/14%/18%/22% ( 22%/26%/30%/34%)
Free Path Linger Duration: 1
Speed Linger Duration: 4
22/20/18/16 (
18/16/14/12)
110/120/130/140
Mercurial's dagger eclipses the physical plane in shadow, a state in which mortals cower, but spectres thrive.
- The ability considers
clones,
illusions and the Spirit Bear as heroes, other
creep-heroes as creeps.
- Spectral Dagger has two targeting functionalities:
- When unit-targeted, the
projectile homes in on the enemy hero until it reaches it.
- Targeting units other than heroes causes the Spectral Dagger to be considered as ground-targeted.
- When ground-targeted, the
- EXPR
TravelDistance = SpectralDagger ΣCastRange
- When unit-targeted, the
- The Shadow Path created applies two
debuffs on all affected enemy units:
dagger_in_path- Deals
magical
spell damage to every enemy unit that comes within
- Applies the
movement speed slow.
- Deals
path creator debuff- Grants shared vision over affected enemy heroes.
- Causes affected enemy heroes to create additional Spectral Dagger trails as they diverge.
- All Shadow Path segments created have a 12-second duration and grants a non-lingering
flying vision centered on the path radius.
- Grants Spectre the following while on the Shadow Path:
dagger_in_pathhas the following properties on Spectre:- Grants bonus
- Reapplying the
buff refreshes is duration of the same source.
- As long as Spectre stays on the path, the
- An enemy Spectral Dagger does not apply the
- Grants bonus
path_phased- Grants
flying movement with a 12-second linger duration upon leaving the path.
- Grants
Dispelling the
dagger_in_path- Stops enemy heroes from creating or extending the path, but does not remove already created paths.
- The
- Spectral Dagger of different sources are independent of each other.
- Does not affect the following units:
- The shared vision component affects
debuff immune units.
- The point-targeted ability does not proc
Spell Block sources of the primary target, but procs on the secondary target, if the primary target is an enemy hero.
- Spectral Dagger instantly attempts to reapply the
- Spectral Dagger instantly attempts to reapply the
The ground-targeted ability does not proc Spell Block sources.
- Does not proc
Spell Reflection sources.
- Spectre's
- Does not prevent Spectral Dagger from applying Desolate corresponding of its level.
- All bonuses are lost upon losing the ability despite the path still being visible.
- Morph notes fully apply.
- Requires drafting Desolate for its corresponding component to work.
Hidden modifier
Spectral Dagger Path: Modifying movement speed by x%.
Hidden modifier
Hidden modifier
Dagger Path Creator: Hit by dagger, creating shadow path
Spectral Dagger Path: Modifying movement speed by x%.
- Has a 800-
projectile speed.
- The number of
- When Spectre, the primary target and the secondary target are in a straight line, the debuff will be reapplied 11 and 10 times on the secondary target with a 24-
bound radius and an 8-bound radius respectively.
- The debuff will reapplied 8 times, when the secondary target touches, but does not intersect with the Spectral Dagger path.
- When Spectre, the primary target and the secondary target are in a straight line, the debuff will be reapplied 11 and 10 times on the secondary target with a 24-
- The number of
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- Desolate
pure
- The Spectral Dagger
- The
Desolate[edit]
Spectre's attacks deal bonus damage to lone enemy units that does not have any allied units within a certain radius around them.
Search Radius: 400
Damage: 25/40/55/70 (
40/55/70/85)
Often times, warriors find themselves alone with a vision of Mercurial — the fated question is if it is the true Spectre.
Forsaken
Desolate deals more damage but Spectre's illusions can no longer proc it.
Damage: 50/80/110/140 ( 80/110/140/170)
- The ability effects are applied in the following conditions:
- Upon a successful attack of Spectre's.
-
Twist the Knife:
- Upon a successful attack of a Spectre's illusion.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Spectre's attack instance.
- The
- The search radius does not consider the following units:
Buildings
Couriers
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.
Neutral creeps.
Ward-type units.
- Does not affects the following units:
Hidden modifier
Dispersion[edit]
E
I
DispersionDamage done to Spectre is reflected as the same damage-type on her enemies, leaving her unharmed. The effect lessens with distance.
Min Radius: 300
Max Radius: 800
Damage Reflected: 7%/11%/15%/19% (
12%/16%/20%/24%)
Damage Reduction: 
7%/11%/15%/19% ( 12%/16%/20%/24%)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Dispersion can be activated condense Spectre herself to increase both the damage reflected and damage reduction.
Dispersion can be activated condense Spectre herself to increase both the damage reflected and damage reduction.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Damage Reflected Factor: (
1.5)
Damage Reduction Factor: ( 1.5)
Duration: ( 5)
( 25)
( 50)
A daunting task lies before enemies of Mercurial — killing a shadow with blade and magic.
- Dispersion reflects all damage before all damage manipulation sources, the damage taken can only be affected by
incoming damage sources applied on Spectre by enemy units.
- Hence, Dispersion fully reflects overkill damage to Spectre.
- If both Spectre and an enemy would die to the damage simultaneously, the enemy is always killed first.
- Applies generic
- Stacks additively with other generic incoming damage sources.
- Neither reduces nor reflects
HP Removal sources.
- Reflects all damage type Spectre receives as the same damage type with the
- The reflected damage is not shared between enemies within the radius, all of them take the full reflected value based on their distance with Spectre.
- Adds an active component to Dispersion that increases the damage reflected value upon cast.
- Since
break sources fully disables Dispersion, the ability do not reflect damage upon cast.
- Since
Hidden modifier
Hidden modifier
Illusion
Hidden modifier
- math
Haunt[edit]
No
Affects
Enemy Heroes
Creates a number of haunted illusions to attack each enemy hero. At any moment during the duration, she exchanges place with the haunted image in reality.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.5
Effect Radius: 
Global
The Shadow Step-based illusion deals a portion of Spectre's damage and receive additional incoming damage.
The illusion is uncontrollable and has unobstructed movement.
The illusion is uncontrollable and has unobstructed movement.
Number of Illusions per Hero: 1
Damage Dealt: 80% ( 105%)
Damage Taken: 200%
Duration: 7
160
150
This ability levels up with Shadow Step.
At the height of combat, Mercurial's physical manifestation shatters, and the shadowy pieces haunt those who still cling to life.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Scepter unlocks this ability in the fifth ability slot.
- Haunt
- Acquiring
Hidden modifier
Illusion
Hidden modifier
- COSMETICHas a 0.85- cast backswing with the
Phantom Advent equipped.
Shadow Step[edit]
Creates a single-target haunt illusion at a single visible enemy hero. At any moment during the duration, she can exchange place with the haunted image in reality.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.5
The Shadow Step-based illusion deals a portion of Spectre's damage and receive additional incoming damage.
The illusion is uncontrollable and has unobstructed movement.
The illusion is uncontrollable and has unobstructed movement.
Number of Illusions: 1
Damage Dealt: 40%/60%/80% ( 65%/85%/105%)
Damage Taken: 200%
Duration: 5/6/7
60/55/50
150
With great focus of will, Mercurial can sometimes limit the extent of her division.
- Shadow Step-based
- Can be selected, but are uncontrollable.
- Have
unobstructed movement.
- The
- EXPR
2 × IllusionLVL
- Upon the target's
death, the illusion persists and lasts for its full duration.
- Cannot be cast on the following units:
- Grants the Reality
sub-ability upon acquiring ability.
Hidden modifier
Illusion
Hidden modifier
- The Shadow Step-based
- The spawn distance is defined as:
- EXPR
Distance = 87, if TargetColSize = 27 - EXPR
Distance = 58, if TargetColSize = 18
- The spawn distance is defined as:
Reality[edit]
Dissolves herself and exchanges places with a chosen haunt illusion.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.7
1.5
The scattered shadows unite into the one true Spectre.
Twist the Knife
Cast Spectral Dagger of the corresponding level on the affected enemy unit.
- This ability is unlocked in the fourth ability slot upon learning Haunt and always stays active.
- Reality utilizes the
teleport mechanic and has two targeting functionalities that interacts with the
- When unit-targeted, Spectre exchanges place with the targeted
illusion.
- When ground-targeted, Spectre exchanges place with the nearest
- When unit-targeted, Spectre exchanges place with the targeted
- Does not disjoint
- Can be cast multiple times until Haunt ends or all Shadow Step-based illusions are dead.
- After exchanging places, the
- After exchanging places, the
- The
facet Spectral Dagger proc has the following properties:
- Immediately applies Spectral Dagger of its corresponding level without a
- Works independently of Spectral Dagger's
cooldown, and does not cost
mana.
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Spectral Dagger's
- Immediately applies Spectral Dagger of its corresponding level without a
- Applies
- Requires drafting
- The
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Spectre/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 - 15:00 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S3 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Feb 21, 2025 - 18:20 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S3 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Feb 19, 2025 - 16:55 CET | Tier 1 | DreamLeague S25 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Feb 19, 2025 - 16:55 CET | Tier 1 | DreamLeague S25 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Feb 19, 2025 - 15:10 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S3 | 0 : 1 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Spectre no longer has
Agility as a primary attribute and is now a
Universal hero.
- Reduced base attack damage from 23‒27 to 21‒25.
- Desolate
Forsaken
- Reduced Dispersion damage reflected from 11%/14%/17%/20% to 7%/11%/15%/19%.
- Reality
- Reduced cooldown from 3 to 1.5.
- Increased
- Reduced Shadow Step cooldown from 60/50/40 to 60/55/50.
- Reduced Spectral Dagger mana cost from 120/130/140/150 to 110/120/130/140.
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.
| Spectre's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
Bronze |
|
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]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Head | |
| Shoulder | |
| Voice | |
| Taunt | |
Trivia[edit]
- The word "Mercurial" comes from latin and describes a state of rapid and unpredictable change.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Spectre uses the model of the Avatar of Vengeance, a summon of the Night Elf Warden hero.
- On release, Spectre's title was Avatar of Vengeance as well. The title was changed 6.33, along with a full hero rework.
- Spectre's name, Mercurial, is in honour of the artist who created the loading screen that was used from versions 6.28-6.32.[1]
- In DotA, Spectre uses the voice of the Spirit of Vengeance, which are reversed and heavily filtered voice lines of the Warden.
- This was the inspiration for Spectre's voice filters in Dota 2, which are heavily filtered, and have a reversed instasnce overlayed.
- Spectre has a 1/12 chance to spawn in with the name "Qwerty-", as tribute to the professional DotA player, who died on december 5, 2010.
- Spectre uses the model of the Avatar of Vengeance, a summon of the Night Elf Warden hero.
Gallery[edit]
Spectre with old weapon model
Ability icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead