Loatheb (2024) by Cimcia

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Loatheb (2024)

By: Cimcia
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2024
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Loatheb (2024)

The Living Plague

Strengths:
AoE Damage
High Sustain
Zone Control
Healing Reduction

Weaknesses:
Abilities can be Dodged/Avoided
Limited Burst Damage/Healing
Lack of Mobility
Lack of Hard CC

Stats
Health: 2550
Health Regen: 5,30
Unit Radius: 1.1
Basic Attack Damage: 120
Basic Attack Speed: 0.9
Basic Attack Range: 1.5
Mana: 490
Mana Regen: 2,90

Combat Trait

1
Necrotic Plague

Passive
Loatheb's abilities apply Necrotic Plague to enemies, dealing their damage over 6 seconds. Enemy Heroes under the effect of Necrotic Plague have their healing received reduced by 1% for each 6 (+4%/lvl) damage in Necrotic Plague currently accumulated on them.

Primary Abilities

1
Dreadful Breath

Mana: 45
Cooldown: 10 Seconds


After 0,5 seconds, Loatheb starts channeling a Dreadful Breath for up to 2,5 seconds, dealing 36 (+4%/lvl) damage in Necrotic Plague every 0,25 seconds to enemies in the target area in front of Loatheb.

Loatheb can't move or attack, while channeling Dreadful Breath, but can use other abilities.

2
Mushroom Growth

Mana: 70
Cooldown: 14 Seconds


Plants a Mushroom that grows over 2 second and then persists for 6 seconds. After fully growing, the Mushroom releases a Spore Cloud every 2 seconds healing nearby allied Heroes for 90 (+4%/lvl), increasing their healing received by 15% for 3 seconds and dealing 90 (+4%/lvl) damage in Necrotic Plague to nearby enemy Heroes.

(4 Spore Clouds per untalented Mushroom Growth)

3
Foul Spore

Mana: 60
Cooldown: 12 Seconds


Sends a Foul Spore to follow a single target for up to 2 seconds and explode dealing 80 (+4%/lvl) damage and another 120 (+4%/lvl) damage in Necrotic Plague to all nearby enemies. Enemy Heroes struck have their movement speed and Spell Power reduced by 40% decaying over 4 seconds.

Reactivate to retarget Foul Spore.

Heroic Abilities

1
Necrotic Aura

Mana: 100
Cooldown: 90 Seconds


Deals 2,5% maximum health damage per second in Necrotic Plague to nearby enemy Heroes. Healing reduction from Necrotic Plague is doubled against enemy Heroes inside Necrotic Aura. Necrotic Aura persists for up to 8 seconds.

2
Unholy Infestation

Mana: 80
Cooldown: 50 Seconds


Infest a nearby corpse of a dead allied Hero. After 1 second, the dead Hero rises to fight for up to 20 seconds. The Hero is controlled by the dead ally and temporarly loses access to their Heroic Ability. When the infested Hero dies, deal 270 (+4%/lvl) damage in Necrotic Plague to all enemies around them.

Talents - Lvl 1

Q - Corrosive Vapors
Quest: Hit enemy Heroes with Dreadful Breath. Each unique Hero hit with a single cast counts as one.
Reward: After hitting 20 enemy Heroes, Dreadful Breath reduces Armor of struck enemies by 10 for 2 seconds.
Reward: After hitting 40 enemy Heroes, increase the Armor reduction to 15 and it's duration to 4 seconds.

E - Siphon Vitality
Each enemy Hero hit with Foul Spore grants 10% Spell Power for 20 seconds, up to 40%.

D - Wretched Harvest
Quest: Gathering Regeneration Globes increases Loatheb's maximum Health by 15.
Reward: After gathering 20 Regeneration Globes, Loatheb regenerates 1,5% maximum Health per second, while at least one enemy Hero is under the effect of Necrotic Plague.

Talents - Lvl 4


W - Symbiotic Renewal
Spore Clouds restore 25% more Health and increase the healing received of allied Heroes by an additional 10%.


W - Fungal Affinity
Each Spore Cloud additionally restores 10 Mana to allied Heroes.


W - Gigantual Growth
Increase Mushroom's radius by 25%.

Talents - Lvl 7

Q - Pernicious Resilience
When Dreadful Breath hits an enemy Hero, Loatheb heals for 30 (+4%/lvl) Health and gains 5 Armor for 3 seconds, stacking up to 15 Armor.

E - Mind Rot
Foul Spore's Spell Power reduction is increased to 60% and no longer dacays over its duration.

D - Touch of Unhealing
Absorbing 380 (+4%/lvl) healing with Necrotic Plague causes Loatheb's next basic attack against enemy Hero to heal him for 8% of his maximum Health.
Quest: Each time Loatheb triggers this ability, permanently increase the healing by 0,3% maximum Health.

Talents - Lvl 13

W - Blighted Ground
When Mushrooms fully grow, they generate Blight within their radius that lasts for 180 seconds. While enemy Heroes remain on Blight, they are slowed by 10% and their Basic Ability Cooldowns recharge 10% slower. While Loatheb remains on Blight, he moves 10% faster and his Basic Ability Cooldowns recharge 10% faster.

E - Seed of Corruption
Foul Spore gains a 2nd charge, but its cooldown is increased by 2 seconds.

D - Necrotic Touch
Loatheb's basic attacks against enemies under the effect of Necrotic Plague slow their movement speed by 20% for 2 seconds and deal an additional damage equal to 15% Necrotic Plague damage currently accumulated on them.

Talents - Lvl 16

Q - Mobile Contagion
Loatheb gains the ability to move at 50% speed while channeling Dreadful Breath. Additionally, Dreadful Breath's duration is increased by 1 second.

W - Sporeadic Eruptions
While Mashroom Growth is active, Spore Clouds are also cast from Loatheb's position. These additional Spore Clouds do not stack with the Spore Clouds released by the Mushroom.

E - Virulent Burst
Foul Spore's explosion deals bonus damage to Heroes equal to 5% of their maximum Health. If Foul Spore explosion hits at least 2 enemy Heroes, its cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds and Loatheb recovers 20 Mana.

Talents - Lvl 20

R (Necrotic Aura) - Plaguebearer's Might
Necrotic Plague reduces healing on affected enemy Heroes by an additional 10%.

R (Unholy Infestation) - Zombie Apocalypse
Unholy Infestation gains a 2nd charge and its cooldown is reduced by 20 seconds.
(Loatheb can't target the same Hero twice during a single death timer)

Q - Unholy Endurance
While channeling Dreadful Breath, Loatheb is Unstoppable and Unkillable. If Loatheb hits at least one enemy Hero with Dreadful Breath, he recovers 10% missing Health at the end of the cast.

W - Deathbloom
If an enemy Hero dies under the effect of Necrotic Plague, cast a free Mushroom Growth at their corpse.
Passive: Mushroom Growth benefits from all of Loatheb's level 4 Talents.

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