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Storm Spirit

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Storm Spirit
21 + 2
22 + 2.6
23 + 3.7
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+44HP and +0.2HP regeneration
+0.43 armor and 2.6 attack speed
+44.4MP and +0.185MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+3.7 Main Attack Damage
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4.67
Armor
(745.08 EHP)
27.3%
Magic Resist
(800.55 EHP)
1100
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
110 (132)
(1.6 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.5 + 0.3
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.131s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Electric
Gib Type
2010-11-01
Released
2007-06-10
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate.
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Zips across the map to engage in fights.
In a final act of desperation, the elementalist Thunderkeg cast a suicidal spell that merged his being with the Storm Celestial. From this fusion, the Storm Spirit was born. Now known by his combined name, Raijin Thunderkeg leaves behind crackling Static Remnant of himself, boastful poses that shock foes as he pulls them into an Electric Vortex. Every ability he casts Overloads him with energy, which he gleefully discharges on the next unfortunate target. Like a jolly weatherman, Raijin forecasts victory with a boisterous laugh. The Storm Spirit flashes across the land in the form of Ball of Lightning, zapping his enemies senseless, and zipping away before any can hope to catch him.
Galvanized
Galvanized
Static Remnant
Electric Vortex
Electric Vortex
Overload
Overload
Ball Lightning
Roles:Carry Carry Escape Escape Nuker Nuker Initiator Initiator Disabler Disabler
AdjectivesBearde1, Blue, Spirit, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio

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Everyone complains about the weather…well, I'm doing something about it!
▶️  Raijin Thunderkeg, the Storm Spirit
Aliases:
SS, Raijin, Thunderkeg
Storm Spirit is literally a force of nature--the wild power of wind and weather, bottled in human form. And a boisterous, jovial, irrepressible form it is! As jolly as a favorite uncle, he injects every scene with crackling energy. But it was not always thus, and there was tragedy in his creation. Generations ago, in the plains beyond the Wailing Mountains, a good people lay starving in drought and famine. A simple elementalist, Thunderkeg by name, used a forbidden spell to summon the spirit of the storm, asking for rain. Enraged at this mortal’s presumption, the Storm Celestial known as Raijin lay waste to the land, scouring it bare with winds and flood. Thunderkeg was no match for the Celestial--at least until he cast a suicidal spell that forged their fates into one: he captured the Celestial in the cage of his own body. Trapped together, Thunderkeg's boundless good humor fused with Raijin's crazed energy, creating the jovial Raijin Thunderkeg, a Celestial who walks the world in physical form.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Electric Vortex
Affects all enemy units within the radius centered around the Storm Spirit.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Overload
Only Raijin's Overloaded attack now bounces to a nearby enemy unit.

Does not apply to allied units at all.

Talents

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Auto Remnant in Ball Lightning25 Overload Attack Bounce
-1.25s Static Remnant Cooldown20+0.2s Electric Vortex Duration
+60 Static Remnant Damage15+250 Health
+1.5 Mana Regen10+20% Overload Move Speed Slow
+20 Overload Attack Speed Slow
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃
+2 All / / Attributes

Galvanized

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Galvanized
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Fully disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Self
Innately grants Storm Spirit permanent mana regeneration bonus over time in certain conditions.
Mana Regen Bonus per Gained Charge: Affected by Mana Regen Manipulation sources. 0.1
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
Additionally grants Raijin a charge per hero kill or per enemy hero's death within the effect radius.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Charge per Kill: 1
Charge per Hero Death: 1
Mana Regen Bonus per Charge: Affected by Mana Regen Manipulation sources. 0.2
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
Loses a portion of stacks upon Raijin's death.
Stack Loss on Death: 2
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
Grants additional charges on certain Raijin's level intervals.
Lvl Up Interval: 3
Charge Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 1

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Raijin'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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Static Remnant

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Q
R
Static Remnant
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Creates an remnant of Raijin at his current location, and moves to the point-targeted position upon cast.

The remnant grants vision within the radius for a period of time.
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Vision Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 100
Remnant Speed: 300
Remnant Duration: 12
After an activation delay, the remnant detonates and deals damage if an enemy unit comes near it.
Activation Delay: 0.75
Proc Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 235
Damage Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
Damage: 100/160/240/280 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 160/220/300/340)
With Alt-Cast Enabled
The ability creates a Static Remnant that gives vision for a period of time at Raijin's current location.

The remnant remains static.
3.5 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 2.25)
Mana Cost
70/80/90/100
Raijin Thunderkeg's duality allows him to admire himself in shocking fashion.

Electric Vortex

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W
E
Electric Vortex
Unit / No
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Pulls an enemy unit to Raijin's location.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.77
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 300 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 0)
Pull Distance: 180/220/260/300
Link Break Distance: 1200
Duration: 1.1/1.4/1.7/2 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Affects all enemy units within the radius centered around the Storm Spirit.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 475)
20/18/16/14
Mana Cost
60/70/80/90
Raijin's thunderous, boisterous energy often draws others into an electrifying situation.

Overload

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E
V
Overload
Passive / No
Affects
Self / Allied Heroes
Spell / Magical / Physical
Raijin overloads and creates an electrical charge upon an ability cast.

The next attack deals damage and applies a slow within attacked enemy unit's radius.
Damage Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
Damage: 25/50/75/100
Move Speed Slow: 80% (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 100%)
Attack Speed Slow: 90 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 110)
Slow Duration: 0.8
Talent Upgrade
Only Raijin's Overloaded attack now bounces to a nearby enemy unit.

Does not apply to allied units at all.
Search Radius: (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 700)
Number of Bounces: (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 2)
Bounce Damage Factor: (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 0.5)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Grants Storm Spirit and allied heroes within the radius Overload charges with bonus attack speed upon cast.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 750)
Max Attack Charges: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 3)
Attack Speed Bonus: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 40)
Buff Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 12)
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 30)
Mana Cost
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 100)
Pow! Zip! Zap!

Ball Lightning

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R
G
Ball Lightning
Point
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Charging across the battlefield until he depletes his mana or reaches his target.

The damage increases linearly as Raijin travels, starting from the cast location.
Damage Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 200
Travel Speed: 1400/1850/2300
Distance Interval: 100
Distance to Damage: 6/10/14
Talent Upgrade
Raijin leaves behind a Static Remnant upon traveling a certain distance.
Distance Counter: (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 450)
Number of Remnants: (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 1)
0
Mana Cost
25 + 7.5% × MaxMP
The current mana loss per 100-distance traveled is fixed and cannot be affected by mana loss manipulation sources.
Mana Loss as Cost per Interval (10 + 0.65% × MaxMP) / 100 Distance
The Storm is coming in.

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Storm Spirit/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 8, 2026 - 20:10 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 8EPL Season 38 - June 8EPL Season 38 - June 8
Treant Protector
Lion
Dawnbreaker
Storm Spirit
Windranger
0 : 1
Shadow Fiend
Techies
Ember Spirit
Tusk
Largo
7.41c
June 7, 2026 - 20:00 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 7EPL Season 38 - June 7EPL Season 38 - June 7
Muerta
Doom
Hoodwink
Storm Spirit
Largo
0 : 1
Techies
Tiny
Ringmaster
Keeper of the Light
Night Stalker
7.41c
June 7, 2026 - 20:00 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 7EPL Season 38 - June 7EPL Season 38 - June 7
Muerta
Hoodwink
Doom
Storm Spirit
Omniknight
0 : 1
Techies
Bane
Dawnbreaker
Tiny
Keeper of the Light
7.41c
June 7, 2026 - 16:00 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Nature's Prophet
Clockwerk
Shadow Fiend
Necrophos
Storm Spirit
1 : 0
Timbersaw
Bane
Naga Siren
Hoodwink
Queen of Pain
7.41
June 7, 2026 - 16:00 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Treant Protector
Dark Seer
Spirit Breaker
Naga Siren
Storm Spirit
1 : 0
Shadow Fiend
Keeper of the Light
Bane
Undying
Death Prophet
7.41
  • Storm Spirit has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41d
(2026-06-04)
7.41c
(2026-05-06)
  • Galvanized now grants a charge per ⌊(HeroLvl / 3)⌋ .
  • TalentsTalents Talents:  
    LVL 10  +20/+20% Overload attack speed slow/movement speed slow increased to +25/+25%.
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.

Storm Spirit's Relics Voice Lines

Spells blocked with Linken's Sphere

Orchid Malevolence leading to Kills

Slow Duration

Teleports leading to Kills

Magic Damage

Triple Kills

Godlike Sprees

Mega Kill Streaks

Kill Assists

Kills

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • ▶️ "I'll spirit you away!", as well as him muttering "Spirit... Away..." when he dies may be a reference to the film "Spirited Away".
  • Storm Spirit's speech is very similar to Ninjor, a character from the Power Rangers franchise, whose voice acting is largely based on the character Dudley Do-Right, from the Dudley Do-Right Show.
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity has an equivalent in Heroes of Newerth called "Stormspirit".
  • Ball lightning is an unexplained and potentially dangerous atmospheric electrical phenomenon. The term refers to reports of luminous, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. Though usually associated with thunderstorms, the phenomenon lasts considerably longer than the split-second flash of a lightning bolt.
  • "I'll save this till it's five o'clock somewhere" is a reference to the song "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson.
  • Warcraft 3 similarities:
    • Storm Spirit is based on and inspired by the Storm aspect, a unit summoned by the Warcraft hero, Pandaren Brewmaster.
    • Like Earth Spirit, Ember Spirit, and Brewmaster, Storm Spirit is a Pandaren, a race within the Warcraft 3 universe.
    • In Dota 2, Earth, Ember, and Storm Spirit are raceless elemental spirits instead.
    • Brewmaster's conncetion to the spirits is not expanded on in Dota 2.
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