Deckard Cain by XxBlackLotusxX

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Deckard Cain

By: XxBlackLotusxX
Created: Apr 5, 2017
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Deckard Cain

The Horadric Scholar

The famous Deckard Cain is well known among all walks of life, including demons and angels. Cain worked most of his life in search of the secrets of ancient magics, demons, and angels, eventually developing an intimate knowledge of each and becoming an invaluable tool against the forces of Hell. Even now, after his death at the hands of Magdha, Cain continues to use his knowledge in the Nexus to push back the forces of evil using powerful scrolls and vast pools of knowledge.

Strengths:
    Extremely versatile hero, able to fill many rolls by utilizing vast troves of knowledge.
    Adapts well to changing tides of battle due to his diverse skillset.


Weaknesses:
    Extremely diverse and long moveset that requires a high skillcap to properly utilize.
    Weak against AoE and powerful gankers.
    Only real escape is Nephalem Ally, which is on a long cooldown.

CHARACTER STATS:
Health: 200(400)
Health Regeneration: 3
Attack Damage: 40(80) per knight
Attack Speed: 1 attack speed for each knight

Combat Trait

1
Passive: Horadric Knights
Cain is constantly surrounded by a set of 3 Horadric Knights that act as a shield for Cain. Each Horadric Knight has 500(1000) health and deals 40(80) damage per strike. While at least 1 Horadric Knight is active, Cain has protected.
2
Ancient Knowledge
Cain has access to vast troves on knowledge of ancient times and powers. Activate this ability to alternate between scrolls containing Demonic Knowledge (D), Angelic Knowledge (W), and Nephalem Knowledge (E). 4 second cooldown.

Primary Abilities

1
D: (DK) Scroll of Firebolt
Activate to launch a firebolt forward in a line, stopping at the first target struck dealing 125(350) damage to the first target struck. 2 second cooldown.
2
W: (DK) Scroll of Flaming Barrier
Activate a scroll that surrounds Cain within a hellfire shield, granting Cain's Horadric Knights 10 spell armor for 8 seconds. Every time Cain is dealt damage while Hellfire Barrier is active, launch a bolt of fire toward the target that deals 45(90) damage to the first target struck. 16 second cooldown.
3
E: (DK) Scroll of Demonic Vision
Activate to reveal all enemy heroes within a large area around Cain for 5 seconds. Allies moving toward enemies revealed in this way 10% faster. Movement speed bonus does not apply to targets already within sight. 16 second cooldown.
4
Q: (AK) Scroll of Bolt of Light
Activate a scroll that launches a bolt of light forward in a long line that heals the first ally hero struck for 425(850) or damaging the first enemy hero struck for 150(300) damage. 8 second cooldown.
5
W: (AK) Scroll of Radiant Nova
Activate a scroll that expels an expanding ring of light a moderate distance away from Cain, healing allies struck for 150(300). 8 second cooldown.
6
E: (AK) Scroll of Incandescence
Activate a scroll to apply an incandescent barrier onto an ally, granting them a 400 point shield that lasts 3 seconds. 8 second cooldown.
7
Q: (NK) Scroll of Temporal Warp
Activate a scroll that envelopes Cain, his Horadric Knights, and an enemy hero within a stasis field, freezing them all in time for 2 seconds. 8 second cooldown.
8
W: (NK) Will of the Nephalem
Cain taps into the Nephalem power within himself, granting Cain 20% bonus movement speed for 3 seconds. 8 second cooldown.
9
E: (NK) Scroll of Ancient Force
Activate a scroll that expels a slow moving wave and force that briefly knocks up enemy heroes and slows them by 20% for 1 second. 16 second cooldown.

Heroic Abilities

1
Tome of Town Portal
Activate Cain's Tome of Town Portal to summon a portal that leads to your team's core. The portal manifests after 3 seconds and persists for 10 seconds. 120 second cooldown.
2
Nephalem Ally
Cain's Horadric Knights are replaced with a single, powerful Nephalem Ally.

Passive: Nephalem Ally: Nephalem Ally has 1850(3700) health and deals 170(340) damage per strike.

Active: Nephalem Rush: Activate to command your Nephalem Ally to rush toward Cain, pushing him a moderate distance knocking away enemy heroes caught within. 80 second cooldown.

Talents

Level 1:
Scroll of Fireball: Quest!: Hit enemy heroes with Scroll of Firebolt 30 times. Upon completion, Scroll of Firebolt becomes Scroll of Fireball and deals 120(240) damage to all enemies near the impact location.

Scroll of Spear of Light: Quest! Heal ally players or damage enemy heroes 30 times with Scroll of Bolt of Light. Upon completion, Scroll of Bolt of Light now pierces allowing it to damage or heal multiple targets.


Scroll of Astral Warp: Quest!: Collect 20 health globes and participate in 10 takedowns. Upon completion Scroll of Temporal Warp no longer places Cain or his Horadric Knights in stasis.

Level 4:
Hellfire Barrier: Scroll of Flaming Barrier now also deals 25(50) damage per second around Cain and his Horadric Knights over its duration.

Searing Nova: Scroll of Radiant Nova now reveals all unseen enemy heroes within it's radius for 10 seconds.

Fervor: Will of the Nephalem instead grants 60% movement speed decaying over 2 seconds.

Level 7:
Hunger for Blood: Scroll of Demonic Vision now grants an additional 20% movement speed when traveling toward revealed targets.

Jolly Cooperation: Scroll of Incandescence now grants up to 2 nearby allies a shield equal to 50% of the original amount.

Untold Power: Scroll of Ancient force now slows enemies by 30% for 2.5 seconds.

Level 13:
Scroll of Stone Curse: Curse target enemy hero, reducing their attack speed by 35% for 3 seconds. 45 second cooldown.

Scroll of Search: For 10 seconds Cain is able to sense enemy heroes concealing themselves within bushes. 45 second cooldown.

Scroll of Fire Wall: Place a small flaming barrier in front of Cain that enemies cannot pass through. 30 second cooldown.


Level 16:

Demonic Influence: Gain 25% ability power for 3 seconds after accessing Cain's Demonic Knowledge.

Angelic Force: Upon accessing Angelic Knowledge, knock back all nearby enemies a short distance.

Might of the Nephalem: Scroll of Ancient Force now has two charges, but the cooldown is increased to 32 seconds.
Level 20:

Stay a While and Listen: Cain's base health regeneration increases to 50.

Wise Preserver: Changing knowledge types resets all cooldowns in of that knowledge type. 30 second cooldown.

Homeward Bound: Entering a Town Portal grants allies a 350 point shield for 5 seconds.

Nephalem Warlord: Increase Nephalem Ally health pool to 2250(4500) and his damage to 200(400).

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