Antonidas is a powerful ranged caster, with small supporting potential.
Attack Range: 4.5 (ranged) Attack Damage: 67 (+4% per level) Attack Speed: 0.8 per second
Health: 1500 (+4% per level) Health Regeneration: 0.5 per second (+4% per level)
Mana: 700 (+4% per level) Mana Regeneration: 2 per second (+4% per level)
Combat Trait
1
Brilliance aura
Passive: Increases mana regeneration of nearby allied heroes by 1. Antonidas himself doesn't receive bonus mana regeneration, but restores 20% of mana that heroes affected by this ability spend.
AoE: 5.5 meters
Primary Abilities
1
Fireball
Mana: 65 Cooldown: 6 seconds
Throws a fireball in the targeted direction. The fireball passes through minions dealing 45 (+4% per level). IF the fireball hits an enemy hero, it explodes dealing 220 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies within 1.5 meters area around the target.
After a 0.7 seconds delay ring of fire starts to spread around Antonidas, dealing 150 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies it hits. Ring's damage grows with its radius up to 100% bonus damage. Ring reaches its limit in 0.8 seconds. Starting range is equal to 1 meter and maximum to 4.5 meters. Antonidas can move within the delay and after the ability was cast.
3
Anti-magic Field
Mana: 75 Cooldown: 13 seconds
Fills targeted 2 meters area with anti-magic particles for 3 seconds. Enemy heroes within the area are silenced and have their mana regeneration nullified.
Heroic Abilities
1
Archmage
Mana: 350 Cooldown: 140 seconds
Resets cooldowns of all friendly heroes within 6 meters area on the last basic ability they've used, but increases its mana cost by 20%.
Passive: Increase Antonidas's ability damage by 20%. Passive: Reduce mana cost of basic abilities by 10%.
Active effect affects Antonidas himself.
2
Arcane Blast
Mana: 50 (+50% of current mana) Cooldown: 90 seconds
Using this ability replaces Antonidas's basic attacks with Arcane Blast for 15 seconds. Each Arcane Blast increases damage of each consecutive Arcane Blast by 25%. Arcane Blast deals its damage to its target immediately, unlike basic attacks.
Level 1 Talents
1) Greater Wisdom (Trait): "Brilliance Aura" restores additional 10% of mana spent by allied heroes.
2) Deep Concentration (Trait): Increases bonus mana regeneration by 0,75.
3) Greater Fireball (Q):
Quest: Increases "Fireball" splash damage by 5 for every hero hit by it up to 100 bonus damage.
Reward: Upon hitting 20 enemy heroes, also increases splash radius by 25%.
4) Arcane Flames(E): Enemies affected by "Anti-magic Field" receive 30 (+4% per level) damage every 0.5 seconds.
Level 4 Talents
1) Everlasting Flames (Q): Damaging enemy heroes with "Fireball" reduces cooldown of "Ring of Fire" by 1 second.
2) Magic Conduct (Trait): "Brilliance Aura" restores 10% of mana spent by enemy heroes.
3) True Sight (1): Active: Opens 12 meters area around Antonidas or another friendly hero and reveals all invisible enemies in it for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds.
Level 7 Talents
1) Cinder Spark (Q): If "Fireball" hits an enemy hero, it leaves a spark which will explode in 1.5 seconds dealing 20% of original damage.
2) Mana Surge (E): Anti-magic Field also increases mana regeneration of allied heroes in it by 75% and has its duration increased by 0.5 seconds.
3) Flame Mark (1-2): Active: Marks an enemy hero. This hero receives 45% more damage from Antonidas's abilities for 6 seconds. Cooldown: 25 seconds.
Level 13 Talents
1) Flame Wreath (W): Allows to use "Ring of Fire" on allied units. Also increases damage dealt and channeling time of this ability by 50%.
2) Veil of Dalaran (E): Whenever an enemy hero enters "Anti-magic Field" Antonidas receives invisibility for 1.5 seconds and 50% spell damage reduction while invisible. This invisibility is broken for 0.5 seconds upon taking damage.
3) Draining Field (E): "Anti-magic Field" drains 2% of maximum mana of enemy heroes in it and restores 50% of this amount to Antonidas and his nearby allies.
4) Might of Dalaran (Passive): Increases damage dealt by all Antonidas's abilities by 4% up to 40% bonus damage, every time he casts his basic abilities. This effect lasts for 4 seconds and refreshes with every cast.
Level 16 Talents
1) Prismatic Barrier (1-3): Active: For 4 seconds, reflects 45% of ability damage back at enemies. Cooldown: 60 seconds.
2) Doubled Fire Blast (W): If "Ring of Fire" hits an enemy hero, another "Ring of Fire", which goes backwards, would be casted immediately.
3) Smoking Cinders (Q): Causes all enemies hit by "Fireball" explosion to receive 60% of that damage over 2 seconds and become slowed by 40% for that duration.
Level 20 Talents
1) "Require my assistance?" (R1): Causes the nearest allied hero to use basic versions of Antonidas's basic abilities, when Antonidas casts them. Passive: Increases cast range of all abilities by 20%.
2) Fastening (R2): Each consecutive Arcane Blast also increases Antonidas's attack speed by 15%, up to maximum of 300% bonus.
3) Arcane Ghost (Passive): Antonidas becomes an arcane spirit, increasing mana regeneration given by "Brilliance Aura" by 150% and increasing his mana restoration from allied spells by 20%. Antonidas now receives bonus mana regeneration from his trait.
4) Archmage's Ride (Mount): Allows Antonidas to use his mount permanently. Using abilities, attacking or being attacked won't dismount him. Mount speed is increased to 150%. All abilities can now be cast while moving without stopping.
A cool idea. Well balanced, simple to understand while still unique.
My only real suggestion it that the cooldown and mana cost on ARCHMAGE's active effect are a bit extreme. It's not as broken as you think it is, at least in it's base form.
There are some nice ideas like the 20% manarecycle of Brilliance Aura and Ring of Fire. But Manasteal-abilitys like SYPHON MANA are imba in mobas. Also ARHCMAGE is just a collection of talents. This is boring and not interesting.
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My only real suggestion it that the cooldown and mana cost on ARCHMAGE's active effect are a bit extreme. It's not as broken as you think it is, at least in it's base form.