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Wraith King

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Wraith King
22 + 2.8
16 + 1.7
16 + 1.4
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+61.6HP and +0.28HP regeneration
+2.8 Main Attack Damage
+0.28 armor and 1.7 attack speed
+16.8MP and +0.07MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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2.67
Armor
(700.76 EHP)
26.6%
Magic Resist
(822.89 EHP)
0
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (116)
(1.8 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.56 + 0.44
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
2011-10-20
Released
2004-02-03
Competitive Span
2011-10-27 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate.
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Can reincarnate instantly upon death.
On the millennial solstice known as Wraith-Night, Ostarion stood frozen amid the carnage, absorbing innumerable souls as his champions sacrificed their lives for the King. Now brimming with Wraith Essence, Ostarion immobilizes his adversaries with Wraithfire Blast, stunning and searing them over time. His great-sword smashes foes in one Mortal Strike, sapping their essence to feed his Vampiric Spirit. With his royal order, he raises the loyal Bone Guard to protect their liege. Only fools trust the erratic reports of Ostarion's death. For when slain, the wraith energies that bind his body begin to reconstitute his parts, joining limb to torso until the Wraith King's Reincarnation comes full circle as his strides fearlessly towards his enemies, again.
Vampiric Spirit
Vampiric Spirit
Vampiric Spirit
Wraithfire Blast
Bone Guard
Mortal Strike
Mortal Strike
Reincarnation
Reincarnation
Roles:Carry Carry Support Support Durable Durable Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator
AdjectivesBearded, Green, Undead, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio

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Purer than flesh, stronger than bone, imperishable is the essence of the wraith.
▶️  Ostarion, the Wraith King
Aliases:
One True King, Ostarion, SK, SNK, Skeleton, WK
For untold years, King Ostarion built a kingdom from the remains of his enemies. It was an obsessive's errand, done to pass the long eternities of a monarchy that seemed fated never to end. He believed that as long as he built up the towers of his palace, he could not die. But eventually he learned that he had been deluded... that bone itself could perish. Deeply mistrustful of flesh, he sought a more permanent way of extending his reign, and at last settled on pursuit of wraith energy, a form of pure spirit given off by certain dark souls at death. Should he infuse himself with Wraith Essence, he thought he might create a body as luminous and eternal as his ego. On the millennial solstice known as Wraith-Night, he submitted to a rite of transformation, compelling his subjects to harvest enough souls to fuel his ambition for immortality. No one knows how many of his champions died, for the only survivor who mattered was the Wraith King who rose with the sun on the following morn. Now he rarely spends a moment on his glowing throne--but strides out with sword drawn, demanding a fealty that extends far beyond death.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Vampiric Spirit
Becomes an aura affecting allied heroes within the radius, transforming them into wraiths, and delaying their death.

Allied heroes who die with the Wraith Form aura applied to them have a quicker respawn time.
Reincarnation
Wraithfire Blast of the corresponding level fully replaces the slow component upon a Reincarnation proc, with a slower projectile speed when off-cooldown.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Mortal Strike
Curses and deals a flat bonus damage and a percentage of the total attack damage again within a delay upon proc.

The curse damage applies lifesteal based on Vampiric Spirit's ability values.

Talents

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Reincarnation Casts Wraithfire Blast25-2s Mortal Strike Cooldown
+5 Bone Guard Skeletons Spawned20+50 Attack Speed
+350 Health15+0.75s Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration
+2 Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration10+8% Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal
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+2 All / / Attributes

Innate. Innate

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Vampiric Spirit

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Vampiric Spirit
Partially usable or conditionally bestowed by Illusions. Partially or conditionally disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self / Allied Heroes
Delays the death of Wraith King when killed.

The King enters Wraith Form, granting himself bonus attack speed and bonus movement speed, with unobstructed movement, for a short duration.

The current Wraith duration is then subtracted from the total respawn time once the King dies.
Aura Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 0 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1200)
Move Speed Bonus: 20%
Attack Speed Bonus: 55
Duration: 4.25 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 5.25)
Self Respawn Time Reduction: 4.25 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 5.25)
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Grants Wraith King and his Skeleton Warriors' attacks lifesteal.
Lifesteal: Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 20% (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 28%)
Lifesteal is less effective when attacking creeps.
Creep Lifesteal Factor: Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. 0.6
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The higher the King's level, the greater the lifesteal value.

The Wraith duration and respawn time reduction value scales accordingly per hero level interval.
Lifesteal Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.5%
Duration Lvl Up Interval: 6
Duration Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.25
Respawn Time Reduction Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.25
The Reincarnation active component is inactive during Wraith Form.

The cooldown can neither be reset, nor it is affected by percentage-based cooldown reductions.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Becomes an aura affecting allied heroes within the radius, transforming them into wraiths, and delaying their death.

Allied heroes who die with the Wraith Form aura applied to them have a quicker respawn time.
Ally Respawn Time Reduction: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 5.25)
Linked abilities are learned automatically when their counterpart ability is learned and vice versa.Linked abilities are learned automatically when their counterpart ability is learned and vice versa.
This ability levels up with Wraith King.
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    • Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. Lifesteal: 20% + 8% + (0.5% × SelfLvl)
    • Wraith form duration: 4.25 + 1 + ⌊(0.25 × SelfLvl / 6)⌋
    • Respawn time: RespawnTimeLvl - WraithFormDuration
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Benefits from the Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. lifesteal component.
Ability interactions with Break sources.
Disables the Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. lifesteal component, but not the Wraith Form aura.
Buff skeleton_king_vampiric_spirit_auraUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_LIFESTEAL
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_reincarnation_scepterUndispellable.
Wraith Delay: If slain, will become a wraith for x seconds before dying.
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE_KILLCREDIT
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP
  • Has the following additional Wraith Form properties:
    • Has a 1.25 model size factor, and has no impact on the affected unit's collision size.
    • The affected units' current health bars are hidden.
    • The ability's visual effects.
      • The affected unit(s)' health bar is now visible to allies only.

Vampiric Spirit Calculations

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Lvl Hero Level 20 Hero Level 21 Hero Level 22 Hero Level 23 Hero Level 24 Hero Level 25 Hero Level 26 Hero Level 27 Hero Level 28 Hero Level 30
Default 75s 80s 85s 90s 95s 100s 100s 100s 100s 100s
Actual 70s 75s 80s 85s 89.75s 94.5s 94.25s
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. The ability upgrade further reduces all actual respawn time by another 1s.

Hero Model

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Hero Model
This ability is not bestowed by Illusions. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Wraith King's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling, excluding passive innate abilities.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Damage Block (Melee)
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Wraithfire Blast

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Q
T
Wraithfire Blast
Ability
Unit / Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Sears an enemy unit with a spectral fire projectile that stuns and damages on hit, then slows and damages over time.
Cast Animation: 0.35 + 0.5
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 525
First Damage: 80/100/120/140
Damage per Second: 20/40/60/80
Move Speed Slow: 20%
Slow Duration: 2
Stun Duration: 1/1.2/1.4/1.6 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1.75/1.95/2.15/2.35)
Talent Upgrade
Wraithfire Blast of the corresponding level fully replaces the Reincarnation ability slow component upon proc, with a slower projectile speed.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 600)
Projectile Speed: (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 500)
14/12/10/8
Mana Cost
95/110/125/140
Ostarion calls on his damned lineage, laying waste to his opponents.
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  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • The ability effects are applied as follows:
        • Issues an attack order to all Wraith King Skeletons on the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy, within the attack order radius upon cast.
        • The Skeletons search for another valid attack target if they do not reach its acquision range within the buff duration.
        • The attack order does not affect the Skeletons while Reincarnating is active.
    • The projectile impact properties.
      1. The first Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage.
      2. Both the stun and the Movement Speed movement speed slow debuff at the same time.
        • Debuff skeleton_king_hellfire_blast
          • Applies the Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage per second in 1-second intervals, starting 1/1.2/1.4/1.6 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1.75/1.95/2.15/2.35) seconds after debuff application, over 3 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 5) damage instances.
          • The debuff duration is not affected by Status ResistanceStatus Resistance status resistance sources.
          • Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration, and neither updates the ability values nor affects the damage intervals.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
Procs Spell Block sources upon The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile impact.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
Procs Spell Reflection sources upon The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile impact.
Ability interactions with Disjoint sources.
Units turning Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight. invisible immediately disjoints the incoming The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile.
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_hellfire_blast_skeleton_buffOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Wraithfire Blast: Movement and attack speed increased
Debuff modifier_skeleton_king_hellfire_blastDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Wraithfire Blast: Movement speed slowed by x% and taking damage over time
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
Debuff modifier_stunnedDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Stunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
  • Debuff skeleton_king_hellfire_blast
    • Deals 120/180/240/300 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 160/260/360/460) Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage over the entire duration.
    • Has an effective max total 3.75/3.95/4.15/4.35-second (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 5.75/5.95/6.15/6.35) Movement Speed movement speed slow duration as it includes the duration of the stun.

Bone Guard

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W
V
Bone Guard
Affects
Wraith King Skeleton
The King can summon Skeletons to fight for him.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0.6
Summon Radius: 300
Max Charges: 2/4/6/8
Base Number of Skeletons: 0 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 5)
Skeleton Spawn per Charge: 1
Skeleton Duration: 40
Accrues charges per enemy unit the King or from any unit he control kills.
Charge per Hero Kill: 2
Charge per Creep Kill: 0.5
The King's skeletons' attacks are less effective on buildings, but more effective on heroes.
Building Damage Factor: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 0.585
Hero Damage Factor: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 1.25
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The King's Skeletons fully benefit from Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal component.
Upon a Reincarnation proc, the King summons Skeletons corresponding to the amount of enemy heroes within the radius.
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Mana Cost
70/80/90/100
Wraith King's blade drains his enemy's essence to feed his aura.
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Wraith King Skeleton (Summoned Creep)
175
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These disposable warriors are uncontrollable. They innately cannot act on issued orders.
31/36/41/46 (x̄)
0.83 Atks / s
Movement Speed
350 (100)
Lvl
1
2
Magic Resistance
50%
800 • 600
MeleeMelee
115 (300)
5
Gold
5 (x̄)
Wraith King Wraith King Skeleton Reincarnating
Wraith King Wraith King Skeleton Reincarnating
These uncontrollable and disposable summoned skeletons respawn once when killed.
Respawn Delay: 3
Reinforced
Reinforced
This unit's attacks are less effective on Reinforced units.

Affects the total attack damage value.
Unit Hidden Innate Abilities
Warp
Warp
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details. The unit may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
  • The ability has two main components:
    • 1 Number of Charges to This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • 2
      • Buff skeleton_king_bone_guard_summon
        • Applies the buff on self upon cast. The remaining Skeletons do not spawn upon the King's 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. death during the unit's spawn time.
      • Casting the ability with no charges spawns 0 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 5) Wraith King Skeletons.
        • Spawns 1 Skeletons per charge, in 0.25-second intervals, in a random spot within the summon radius.
        • The first Skeleton spawns immediately upon cast, with subsequent Skeletons all spawned within 0.25/0.75/1.25/1.75 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 1.5/2/2.5/3) seconds.
    • Has the following additional properties:
    • AttackAttack to The affected enemy unit(s).
      • Has the following attack priorities:
        1. Searches for the nearest valid enemy unit within its radius.
        2. The Skeleton sticks to the current attacked unit, and does not search for other enemy units after its attack point.
        3. If there are no valid units within the attack radius or vision radius, all Skeletons move to the nearest lane and behave akin to lane creeps.
    • AttackAttack to The ability's area-of-effect properties.
      • Searches for another enemy unit in the following conditions:
        • Upon the current attacked unit's 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. death.
        • When the Skeleton and the affected unit is ≥ 2000-distance away.
        • A Wraithfire Blast cast sourced from the same faction.
Disables the buff stack gain.

However, existing accrued charges are not removed.
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_bone_guardUndispellable.
Bone Guard Skeleton Charges: Current number of skeletons.
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_bone_guard_summon_thinkerOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Summoned with Bone Guard
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_bone_guard_summonOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Summoned with Bone Guard
MODIFIER_STATE_COMMAND_RESTRICTED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEATTACK_BONUSDAMAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_DAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DAMAGE_CALCULATED
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
    • Applies a Base Attack DamageBase Attack Damage main and Bonus Attack Damage bonus attack damage factor when attacking the following units:
      • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s). Allied heroes.
      • BuildingsBuildings Buildings
      • The attack damage factor has the following properties:
        • Stacks additively with other total attack damage reduction sources.
        • Stacks multiplicatively with other unique Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. incoming damage manipulation sources.

Bone Guard Calculations

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Nth 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
Int Cast 0.25s 0.5s 0.75s 1s 1.25s 1.5s 1.75s 2s 2.25s 2.5s 2.75s 3s
Lvl
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
 The ability value either is not applicable or is no longer applicable.The ability value either is not applicable or is no longer applicable.
With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent.
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4

Mortal Strike

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E
E
Mortal Strike
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Passively deals critical damage on an attack with a cooldown.
Crit Damage: 160%/200%/240%/280%
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Curses and deals a flat bonus damage and a percentage of the total attack damage again within a delay upon proc.
Effect Delay: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 3)
Attack Damage to Pure Damage Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.75)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
The curse damage applies lifesteal based on Vampiric Spirit's ability values.
Lifesteal Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 1)
5 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 3)
One blow to crush a foe.
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  • This unit has a chance to deal bonus attack damage per successful attack.
    • Mortal Strike is an ensured critical strike source.
    • Sources with lesser critical strike values have no effect if they proc, as the higher factor takes precedence.
  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. The King's attack instance with the Mortal Strike proc.
    2. Debuff skeleton_king_curse (x)
      • The stack value is applied before reductions.
      • Reapplying the debuff applies an independent instance.
    3. Applies 0.75 × CritDmg in a separate Pure Damage Type pure damage instance, upon losing the debuff in any way.
    4. Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources.
      • Applies a lifesteal-based heal on self corresponding to the pure damage instance.
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Displays This unit has a chance to deal bonus attack damage per successful attack. critical strike values before all damage manipulation sources for camouflaging purposes.
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_mortal_strikeUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_CRITICALSTRIKE
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDED
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DAMAGE_CALCULATED
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORD_DESTROY
Debuff modifier_skeleton_king_curseDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Ostarion's Curse: Will take damage at the end of this debuff.

Reincarnation

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R
R
Reincarnation
Ability
Passive / Self
Affects
Self
Damage
HP Removal / Spell / Magical
The Wraith King reforms after death, allowing him to resurrect when killed in battle.

Applies a movement speed slow and an attack speed slow upon death to enemy heroes within the radius when off-cooldown.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 600
Effect Delay: 3
Move Speed Slow: 75% (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Attack Speed Slow: 75 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Slow Duration: 4 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Self-casting this ability instantly kills the Wraith King.
Current Health as Self Damage: 100%
Mana Cost as Mana Restore: Affected by Mana Restore Manipulation sources. 100%
Upon a Reincarnation proc, the King summons Skeletons corresponding to the amount of enemy heroes within the radius.
Number of Skeletons per Hero: 2/3/4
Talent Upgrade
Wraithfire Blast of the corresponding level fully replaces the slow component upon a Reincarnation proc, with a slower projectile speed when off-cooldown.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 600)
Projectile Speed: (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 500)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Reduces cooldown.
The Reincarnation active component is inactive during Wraith Form.

The cooldown can neither be reset, nor it is affected by percentage-based cooldown reductions.
Downtime: VampiricSpirit Duration
180/150/120 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 170/140/110)
Mana Cost
220/110/0
Conspirators against the Wraith King wonder why he never stays dead.
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Has the following priorities among reincarnation sources.
  • The ability has four components:
    • 1
      • The passive component has the following properties:
        • Does not count as an ability cast.
        • Requires at least 220/110/0 current mana to activate.
    • 2
      • The active component has the following properties:
        • Min health sources have precedence over the active component cast.
        • Doubletap ability to self-cast whenever available. Doubletap activates the ability.
          • However, when Wraith King is affected by This unit is immune to everything. invulnerable sources, he is unable to cast abilities on himself; hence he is unable to utilize doubletap to self-cast.
      • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
        • The active cast ability effects are applied as follows:
          1. Reduces Wraith King's mana accordingly to the mana cost.
            • The affected enemy unit(s). to This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
              • Offensive ability components that apply prior to the ability cast may kill Wraith King upon the active Reincarnation cast.
              • This causes the following Affected by Mana Restore Manipulation sources. mana restore component to not proc, and indirectly causes Reincarnation to not proc due to not having enough current mana.
          2. Self- instant kills.
          3. Self-Affected by Mana Restore Manipulation sources. mana restores based on the ability's mana cost.
          4. Procs the ability's passive component.
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    • 4
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Requires acquiring Bone Guard for its corresponding component to work.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Other Reincarnation components that rely on other abilities requires drafting its corresponding component to work.
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_reincarnationUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_REINCARNATION
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_reincarnation_scepter_activeUndispellable.
Death Delay: Became a wraith to delay death, but will die shortly.
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_HEALTH_BAR_FOR_ENEMIES
MODIFIER_STATE_FLYING_FOR_PATHING_PURPOSES_ONLY
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INVISIBILITY_LEVEL
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MIN_HEALTH
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MODEL_SCALE
Buff modifier_skeleton_king_reincarnation_scepter_respawn_timeUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_RESPAWNTIME
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_RESPAWN
Debuff modifier_skeleton_king_reincarnate_slowDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Reincarnate: Affected by Wraith King's Reincarnation. Move speed slowed by x% and attack speed slowed by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT
    • Both the active and passive component have a 180/150/120-second cooldown and a 0-second cooldown respectively.

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41d
(2026-06-04)
7.41a
(2026-03-28)
7.41
(2026-03-24)
  • Reduced base armor from 1 to 0.
  • Vampiric Spirit
    • This ability no longer levels up with Reincarnation .
    • Rescaled lifesteal from 10%/20%/30%/40% to 14% + (1% * HeroLvl) .
    • Rescaled movement speed bonus from 10%/15%/20%/25% to 20% on each level.
    • Rescaled attack speed bonus from 30/45/60/75 to 55 on each level.
    • Increased wraith form duration from 3.5/4/4.5/5 to 4.25 + 0.25 per 6 HeroLvl . [?]
  • Bone Guard
  • REMOVED Spectral Blade .
  • Reincarnation
    • Now spawns 2/3/4 Skeleton Warriors per enemy hero within slow radius upon proc.
    • Reduced mana cost from 225 on each level to 220/110/0.
  • REWORKED Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • OLD
    • NEW Mortal Strike
      • Now applies a 3-second upon proc, losing the debuff in any way deals 0.75 * CritAttackDamageDealt as pure attack damage.
      • The pure attack damage applies lifesteal corresponding to Vampiric Spirit 's current level.

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.

Wraith King's Relics Voice Lines

Health Stolen

Skeletons Summoned

Skeleton Hero Kills

Kills after Reincarnation

Crit Damage

Damage with Unholy Strength

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Trivia

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  • Prior to December 13 of 2013, "Ostarion, the Wraith King" was known as "Ostarion, the Skeleton King".
    • On December 10 of 2013, Skeleton King was removed from the game for "pressing ceremonial reasons". After the Wraith Night event, he returned as the Wraith King.
    • His model was completely reworked from the previous skeleton model to the current model. His color theme was changed from red to green and all his icons were changed accordingly.
    • He also got a new voice set, by the same voice actor who also voiced Skeleton King previously. Skeleton King's responses can be found "here".
    • For The International 10 Battle Pass, however, Skeleton King would return as an Arcana, which can be acquired by players that reach Level 375.
  • In DotA 1, Wraith King's (who is still known as the Skeleton King in DotA 1) name is "Leoric". This is a reference to the Skeleton King of Diablo who is also named Leoric. In the transition to Dota 2, his name was changed to Ostarion to avoid copyright issues.
  • Copyright issues may also be a reason to why Skeleton King was remodeled and re-titled into Wraith King. Another likely factor for the remodeling was to solve many cosmetic item conflicts with the low-violence model which was made for the Perfect World client. A low-violence model was required for Skeleton King due to strict policies in China against the usage of skeletons in video games.
  • Wraith King's responses for buying Armlet of Mordiggian ▶️ "I NOW HAVE ALL THE SEXY", buying a Divine Rapier ▶️ "Oh, Rapier. NOW YOUR KING IS BALLING OUT OF CONTROL!" and his battle begin line ▶️ "I'LL HELP MY WEAK AND PUNY ALLIES WHERE I CAN." are a reference to a popular DotA hero guide called "CAPS LOCK LEORIC".
    • When Dota Plus first emerged with the use of a Hero's responses, many community members asked Valve to properly make the text of all of Wraith King's lines in all caps, which was done after multiple requests.
  • In several responses, he refers to himself as the "Once and Future King", which is also a title for the legendary King Arthur.
  • One of Wraith King's lines is "We'll lead as three kings" when he activates an Illusion Rune. This line is a reference to the three kings or three wise men story from Christmas.
  • In Deadlock, Victor's Shocking Reanimation ability may be inspired by Wraith King's Reincarnation, both passively reviving the hero upon dying. Both have a delay, a high cooldown, and impair nearby enemies upon reviving.
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