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Weaver

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Weaver
16 + 2
17 + 3.3
20 + 2
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+44HP and +0.2HP regeneration
+0.55 armor and 3.3 attack speed
+3.3 Main Attack Damage
+24MP and +0.1MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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3.83
Armor
(580.47 EHP)
27%
Magic Resist
(646.58 EHP)
900
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
120 (137)
(1.8 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.55 + 0.36
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
Goo
Gib Type
2011-06-10
Released
2005-03-01
Competitive Span
2011-06-10 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate.
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Rewinds time to reverse damage and position.
All Weavers worked to maintain the fabric of creation, save one Skitskurr, who took it upon himself to create that which had not been woven. Cast out for his ambitions, Skitskurr was now free from his obligations, free to weave a new reality of his own. Opening a gap in spacetime, the Weaver invites 'The Swarm' — young Weavers to latch onto enemies, and nibble away at their armor. Nearly impossible to pin down, he slips into micro-wormholes, passing through enemies and reappearing with Shukuchi. The fabric of time frays around Skitskurr, occasionally replaying, causing his Geminate Attacks to be witnessed — and felt — more than once. The Weaver takes brinkmanship to an extreme. Fighting to the verge of death, Skitskurr turns back the clock with Time Lapse, reversing his injuries and undoing his foes' efforts, much to their dismay.
Threads of Fate
Threads of Fate
The Swarm
Shukuchi
Shukuchi
Geminate Attack
Geminate Attack
Time Lapse
Time Lapse
Roles:Carry Carry Escape Escape
Adjectives
Legs ( 4 )

Bio

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Fate weaves the threads of our lives together. Fate also wields the blade that cuts them short.
▶️  Skitskurr, the Weaver
Aliases:
NW, Skitskurr
The fabric of creation needs constant care, lest it grow tattered; for when it unravels, whole worlds come undone. It is the work of the Weavers to keep the fabric tight, to repair worn spots in the mesh of reality. They also defend from the things that gnaw and lay their eggs in frayed regions, whose young can quickly devour an entire universe if the Weavers let their attention lapse. Skitskurr was a master Weaver, charged with keeping one small patch of creation tightly woven and unfaded. But the job was not enough to satisfy. It nagged him that the original work of creation all lay in the past; the Loom had done its work and travelled on. He wanted to create rather than merely maintain—to weave worlds of his own devising. He began making small changes to his domain, but the thrill of creation proved addictive, and his strokes became bolder, pulling against the pattern that the Loom had woven.

The guardians came, with their scissors, and Weaver's world was pared off, snipped from the cosmic tapestry, which they rewove without him in it. Skitskurr found himself alone, apart from his kind, a state that would have been torment for any other Weaver. But Skitskurr rejoiced, for now he was free. Free to create for himself, to begin anew. The raw materials he needed to weave a new reality were all around him. All he had to do was tear apart this old world at the seams.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Time Lapse
Enables casting on allied heroes, applying most Time Lapse effects on the unit-targeted allied hero.

Reduces cooldown.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Shukuchi
Applies a pre-Geminate Attack mark on enemy units it passes through for a brief duration.
Geminate Attack
Enemy units with the Shukuchi mark are attacked with a secondary Geminate Attack upon Weaver revealing itself.

Talents

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+1 Geminate Attack Count25-3s Shukuchi Cooldown
+0.5 The Swarm Armor Reduction20+60 Geminate Attack Damage
+2 Beetles Hit Count15+90 Shukuchi Damage
+7 Strength10+50 Shukuchi Move Speed
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+2 All / / Attributes

Threads of Fate

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Threads of Fate
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Fully disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Enemy Heroes / Self
Additionally applies a dormant debuff to enemy heroes whenever Weaver damages them.

If Weaver remains within proximity distance of the debuff-affected enemy hero a certain time, the debuff becomes active and applies a movement speed slow.
Max Debuff per Hero: 1
Activation Delay: 1.5
Activation Distance: 700
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.4
Grants bonus attack damage per activated debuff per hero, as long as Weaver is within the break distance.
Break Distance: 900
Attack Damage Bonus per Hero: 10%
Buff Duration: IndefiniteIndefinite
Once the buff on Weaver is active, reapplying the debuff now refreshes the established buff duration.

Additionally, the debuff-affected enemy hero's death now also refreshes and increases the buff duration.
Established Debuff Duration: 6
Buff Duration Increase: 5

Hero Model

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

It 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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The Swarm

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Q
R
The Swarm
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Physical
Launches a swarm of Beetles, that latch on any enemy unit in their path, attacking and reducing the affected enemy units' armor until it is killed.
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 3000
Max Travel Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 3000
Spawn Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
Beetles Latch Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 100
Number of Beetles: 12
These Beetles are not attackable when traveling as a swarm. They are only attackable after attaching itself onto targets.
Hit Count: 3/4/4/5 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 4/5/5/6)
Debuff Interval: 1.2/1.05/0.9/0.75
Damage per Instance: 18/23/28/33
Armor Reduction per Instance: 1 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 1.5)
Beetle Duration: 16
Creep attacks are less effective on the Beetles.
Creep Hit Count: 6/7/8/9 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 8/9/10/11)
44/36/28/20
Mana Cost
110/105/100/95
Skitskurr opens a gap in the space time fabric, allowing young Weavers to slip through and aid him in combat.

Shukuchi

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W
C
Shukuchi
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Shifts out of visibility while reaching high movement speeds — doing harm once to all enemy units it passes through.
Fade Time: 0.25
Damage Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 175
Damage: 100/130/160/190 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 190/220/250/280)
Set Min Move Speed: 550 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 600)
Buff Duration: 4
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Applies a pre-Geminate Attack mark on enemy units it passes through for a brief duration.
Debuff Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 4.6)
15/12/9/6 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 12/9/6/3)
Mana Cost
65
As the Weavers worked in the fabric of creation, small wormholes allowed them to slip through time to better work their craft.

Geminate Attack

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E
E
Geminate Attack
Autocast / Active Attack Modifier
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Instant Attacks / Physical
Allows Weaver to dispatch more than one attack at once.
Cast Animation: 0.55 + 0.36
Cast RangeAffected by Attack Range increasing sources. 425
Effect Delay: 0.25
Number of Extra Attacks: 1 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 2)
Attack Damage Bonus: 20/35/50/65 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 80/95/110/125)
Buff Duration: 0.03
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Enemy units with the Shukuchi mark are attacked with a secondary Geminate Attack upon Weaver revealing itself.
Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 1200)
Effect Delay: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.2)
Geminate Attack Instance: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 1)
9/7/5/3
Skitskurr's relationship with time is somewhat variable, causing his actions to be witnessed - and felt - more than once.

Time Lapse

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R
T
Time Lapse
No / Unit
Affects
Self / Allied Heroes
Weaver warps backward to whatever position it was in a few seconds earlier — regaining both health and mana values from that time.

Neither affects current ability cooldowns nor gold and experience.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.53
Lapse Time: 5
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Enables casting on allied heroes, applying most Time Lapse effects on the unit-targeted allied hero.

Reduces cooldown.
70/55/40 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 60/45/30)
Mana Cost
150/75/0
If Skitskurr does not deem the current reality of the world to fit his desires, he simply crawls back in time to right what was wronged.

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Weaver/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 7, 2026 - 13:30 CSTShowmatchImmortal Cup S2 - PlayoffsImmortal Cup S2 - PlayoffsImmortal Cup S2 - Playoffs
Snapfire
Tusk
Bane
Weaver
Void Spirit
0 : 1
Nyx Assassin
Queen of Pain
Silencer
Beastmaster
Windranger
7.41b
June 5, 2026 - 20:20 EESTTier 4HYYTYY X BAR LATEGAME - Group AHYYTYY X BAR LATEGAME - Group A
Rubick
Tidehunter
Weaver
Tusk
Queen of Pain
0 : 1
Slardar
Phoenix
Drow Ranger
Pangolier
Windranger
7.41d
June 5, 2026 - 12:00 SGTQualifierEWC 2026 SEA CQEWC 2026 SEA CQEWC 2026 SEA CQ
Treant Protector
Ember Spirit
Underlord
Windranger
Weaver
0 : 1
Storm Spirit
Lich
Tusk
Juggernaut
Brewmaster
7.41
June 2, 2026 - 16:00 CESTQualifierEWC 2026 WEU CQEWC 2026 WEU CQEWC 2026 WEU CQ
Rubick
Kez
Underlord
Oracle
Weaver
0 : 1
Bane
Viper
Hoodwink
Lifestealer
Pangolier
7.41
May 31, 2026 - 20:45 MSKTier 4LOST S2 Div 2 - Group Stage - Week 1LOST S2 Div 2 - Group Stage - Week 1
Phoenix
Dawnbreaker
Largo
Ember Spirit
Weaver
0 : 1
Clockwerk
Silencer
Juggernaut
Lycan
Huskar
  • Weaver 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)
  • Reduced The Swarm mana cost from 110 on each level to 110/105/100/95.
7.41
(2026-03-24)
  • REMOVED Rewoven .
  • ADDED the Threads of Fate Innate. innate ability for Weaver :
    • Additionally applies a dormant debuff to enemy heroes upon damaging them.
      • Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
    • If Weaver remains within 700-distance of the debuff-affected enemy hero for 1.5 seconds, the debuff becomes active and first applies a 0.2-second 100% movement speed slow.
    • The activated debuff now has a 6-second duration.
    • Each activated debuff on each enemy hero grants self a 10% attack damage bonus buff, with an indefinite duration.
    • All ability effects are canceled when the distance between both Weaver and the debuff-affected enemy hero is ≥ 900-distance .
    • As long as the debuff-affected enemy hero dies while the debuff is active, the granted self-buff is extended by 5 seconds.
  • REMOVED The Swarm Hivemind ability component.
  • REMOVED Shukuchi Skitterstep ability component.

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.

Weaver's Relics Voice Lines

Kills On Swarmed Heroes

Shukuchi Kills

Time Lapse Kills

Near Death Time Lapses

Double Shukuchis

Swarm Damage

Spells Blocked With Linkens

Damage While Invisible

Physical Damage

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streak

Towers Destroyed

Kill Assists

Kills

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • Geminate Attack is frequently misread as "Germinate Attack". To geminate is to double, coming from the Latin word for twin (as in Gemini).
  • Shukuchi is a Japanese term for rapid movement, or teleportation. The ability's name is a reference to an ability of the same name of a character named Soujiro from the anime Rurouni Kenshin.[1]
  • Weaver draws many inspirations from a character of the same name in the novel, wikipedia:Perdido Street Station.
  • Time Lapse icon may also be a reference to the box art of the movie Alien 3, considering that Sigourney Weaver has the lead role in the film.
  • Warcraft 3 similarities:
    • Weaver uses the model of the Nerubian Queen, a big neutral creep.
      • In DotA, Weaver's full title is Nerubian Weaver. It was shortened to just Weaver in Dota 2, removing any affiliation with the Nerubian, a race within the Warcraft universe.
      • His name in DotA is Anub'Seran, a custom name inspired by the names of other Nerubians from the Warcraft universe. As such, it could not be used in Dota 2, since the "Anub" suffix appears to be something like a title or rank within the Nerubian race.
    • Geminate Attack is based on the Orb of Lightning, which originally has a chance to trigger a Purge on attack. The chance aspect was replaced with a cooldown, and the Purge aspect was replaced with Searing Arrows, with its damage set to 0.
    • Shukuchi is based on the Blademaster's Wind Walk.
    • Weaver's old ability, Urna Swarm, was identical to the Crypt Lord's Carrion Beetles.
    • The Beetles used the same model as Weaver's attack projectiles, which are a group of small bugs flying around.
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References

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