Samir Duran by VikingEagle

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Samir Duran

By: VikingEagle
Last Updated: Mar 4, 2022
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Samir Duran

Xel'Naga Shapeshifter

Health: 1300(+4%)
Mana: 490(+10)
Damage: 105(+4%)
Attack Speed: 1
Attack Range: 5.5

Combat Trait

1
Shapeshifter
(Targeted) Copy an untalented version of the last basic ability used by an ally or enemy. If the copied ability stores charges, you gain max charges, but cannot gain more. Copied ability must be used before regaining Shapeshifter, the copied ability is not lost on death. Cooldown begins once this ability is used, Mana cost is identical to the Copied spell. Cooldown: 20. Mana Cost: 0. Visually represented by Duran quickly shapeshifting into the hero the ability was copied from and performing the same animation.

Primary Abilities

1
Lockdown
(Skillshot) Fire a specialized round that deals 136(+4%) damage on impact and Silences heroes for 2 seconds. Non-heroic enemies and structures will be stunned/disabled for 4 seconds. Cooldown: 12. Mana Cost: 50.
2
Constricting Slime
(AoE) After a 0.75 second delay, launch a ball of exploding biomass that slows all enemies hit by 40% and deals 30(+4%) damage per second for 3 seconds. Enemies hit by the center of the blast take an additional 90(+4%) damage and are rooted for 1 second. Cooldown: 12. Mana Cost: 45.
3
Phase Shift
(Targeted) Phase out a target hero, be they ally, enemy, or yourself; making them Invulnerable, but disabling their basic attacks and abilities for 2 seconds. Reactive to end this effect early. Shapeshifter can be cast on Shifted Targets. Cooldown: 20. Mana Cost: 60.

Secondary Abilities

1
Permanent Cloak
Level 1 Talent. Gain Stealth when out of combat for 3 seconds. Taking damage, attacking, using Abilities, or channeling ends Permanent Cloak. Using Shapeshifter does not break Stealth.

Passive: Increase Duran's basic attack range by 1.1. Lockdown deals 75% more damage to heroes.
2
Consume
Level 1 Talent. Activate to instantly kill an enemy minion, restore 100 mana, and reset Constricting Slime's cooldown. Cooldown: 30.

Passive: Constricting Slime deals 150% more damage to non-heroes.
3
Plasma Shield
Level 1 Talent. Grant a target ally a 350(+4%) health shield for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 10.

Passive: Once Phase Shift expires on Duran or an allied hero, they gain a 525(+4%) health shield for 3 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

1
Null Zone
(AoE) After a 1 second casting time, channel a beam at an area for upto 4 seconds, creating a large Null Zone. Enemy heroes in the Null Zone have their spell power reduced by 100 and take 224(+4%) damage whenever they attempt to use an ability. Enemy heroes hit directly by the beam are Silenced for 0.25 seconds and take 56(+4%) damage every 0.25 seconds. Shapeshifter can be cast while channeling Null Zone, but the ability gained from it cannot. Cooldown: 80. Mana Cost: 80.
2
Void Shade
(Targeted) Creates an exact copy of a target enemy hero with their current health and mana that will fixate on them for upto 10 seconds or until it's destroyed. Whenever a hero targeted by Void Shade uses a basic ability, the Void Shade will copy the ability, targeting the enemy hero if it's an offence ability or a nearby allied hero or itself if it's a support ability. The Void Shade deals 75% reduced damage to enemies that are not the target enemy hero. Cooldown: 65. Mana Cost: 70.

Talents

Level 1:


Wings of Liberty: Gain the Permanent Cloak ability.

Heart of the Swarm: Gain the Consume ability.

Legacy of the Void: Gain the Plasma Shield ability.

Level 4:


Future Past: Casting Phase Shift on an ally increases their movement speed by 50% for the duration and for 1 second afterwards. This does not apply if self-cast.

The Reflex: Phase Shift grant allies Evasion for 3 seconds once it expires. This does not apply if self-cast.

View to a Kill: Phase Shift increases allied damage dealt by 35% for 3 seconds after it expires. This does not apply if self-cast.

Level 7:


Omnipresent: Shapeshifter now has global range. Passive: Duran's sight range is increased by 35%.

Omnipotent: Abilities stolen with Shapeshifter have an additional 25 spell power. Duran gains 25 spell power for 5 seconds after using an ability stolen with Shapeshifter. Spellpower gained this way does not stack.

Omniscient: Abilities stolen with Shapeshifter have no mana cost. Using an ability stolen with Shapeshifter on the hero it was stolen from reduces its cooldown by 5 seconds and restores 5% of Duran's mana.


Level 10:


Heroic Abilities

Level 13:


Effluvial Grime: Increases Constricting Slime's duration by 1 second. Constricting Slime also reduces the basic attack speed of enemy heroes and summons by 40% for its duration. Additionally, the size of the center is increased by 25%.

Consume DNA: Constricting Slime reduces healing received by 50% for the duration, this is increased to 100% for enemies hit by the center. Additionally, the Root Duration is increased to 1.25 seconds.

Optical Flare: Lockdown also Blinds the target for 2 seconds, but its cooldown is increased by 4 seconds.

EMP Blast: Lockdown detonates on impact, dealing 50% damage to nearby enemies and silencing enemy heroes near the target for 0.75 seconds. Additionally, Lockdown deals 1200(+4%) damage to shields, this applies in full to enemies in blast range.


Level 16:


Come Undone: Stunning, Rooting, and Silencing enemy heroes reduces the cooldown of Duran's Heroic Ability by 5 seconds. Stunning, Rooting, or Silencing an enemy hero within 1 second of Phase Shift's effects ending if they were the target reduces the cooldown of Duran's heroic ability by an additional 10 seconds.

Psionic Shockwave: Whenever Phase Shift expires, enemies around the target take 72(+4%) damage and are stunned for 0.5 seconds. If the target was an enemy hero, they 125% more damage and are stunned for 0.75 seconds. Each enemy hero hit by this shockwave reduces the cooldown of Phase Shift by 3 seconds.

Executioner: Basic attacks against enemies that are Slowed, Stunned, or Rooted increases Duran's basic attack damage by 30% for 3 seconds.

Level 20:


Seething Vortex: Null Zone slows enemies inside it by 50%. If an enemy hero uses an ability within the Null Zone or is hit directly by the beam, they are slowed by 90% for 1.5 seconds and take 5% of their missing health as damage.

Abyss: The Void Shade gains 25 armor and 50 Spell Power. Whenever the target uses a basic ability, the Void Shade heals for 20% of its maximum health.

Omnimalevolent: Shapeshifter gains 2 additional charges. Passive: Gain all Level 7 Talents.

Full Circle: Activate to refresh all basic ability cooldowns and regain the last ability stolen with Shapeshifter. Cooldown: 60. Passive: Gain all Level 1 Talents.

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