Shadow Demon

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Shadow Demon
23 + 2.6
18 + 2.2
22 + 3.6
Grants the following bonuses per attribute point:
+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration
+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed
+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+1 Main Attack Damage
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3
Armor
(738.68 EHP)
27.2%
Magic Resist
(859.89 EHP)
900
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (118)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.35 + 0.5
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
2012-03-15
Released
2010-07-26
(v6.68)
Competitive Span
2012-03-22 — Present
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Stacks exponential poison damage against his foes.
Conspiring to gain power in material plane, the Shadow Demon patiently amassed himself a cult of followers. An entity of malevolent corruption, he spreads Shadow Poison to pollute the pure, while catching souls to compound and Disseminate his own spell effects, few dare to approach Shadow Demon. Banishing an enemy into the void as his allies gather for the kill, his Demonic Curses can Cleanse his allies of impurities, or inflict pain while stripping unneeded servants of every enchantment, effectively relieving his enemy of their duties — and their lives.
Disruption
Disseminate
Shadow Poison
Shadow Poison Release
Demonic Cleanse
Demonic Cleanse
Demonic Purge
Demonic Purge
Roles:Support Support Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesCape, Demon, NicePecs, Red, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Facets[edit]

Promulgate
Disseminate
Disseminate-affected enemy units lose a percentage of their current health, regaining half of it after the debuff ends.
Shadow Servant
Shadow Servant
Creates illusions of dying heroes within the radius centered around Shadow Demon.

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Demonic Purge
Demonic Purge is now a charged-based ability with a restore time corresponding to the the ability's current cooldown.

Applies Break.
Demonic Cleanse
Demonic Cleanse is now a charged-based ability with a restore time corresponding to the the ability's current cooldown.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Demonic Cleanse
Grants the Demonic Cleanse ability.

Dispels debuffs continuously on the affected allied unit, then heals it at the end of the duration.

Talents[edit]

2 Disruption Charges25-30s Demonic Purge / Demonic Cleanse Cooldown
+150 Demonic Purge Damage
+150 Demonic Cleanse Heal
20+15% Disseminate Shared Damage
-1s Shadow Poison Cooldown15+25 Move Speed
+10 Strength10+15% Shadow Poison Damage
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+2 All / / Attributes

Bio[edit]

Who toys with demons will find himself toyed with.
▶️  Shadow Demon
Alias:
SD
Among the sovereign demons with explicit access to this world, Doom scarcely bothers with the affairs of Noninfernals and Lesser Spectral Consorts, while Shadow Fiend passes through almost exclusively on collecting expeditions. The Shadow Demon, however, has always taken a deep and abiding interest in the material plane, as if sensing that mastery of this gritty dimensional nexus might be the key to total domination of all realities.

Summoned first by minor wizards, the Shadow Demon granted every wish and put on increasingly impressive displays of power until he had the full attention of the greatest demonologists, and through them the various lords, tyrants, autarchs and heirophants who depended on sorcery to buttress their mundane power. So great was his deception that all his summoners considered themselves the master and Shadow Demon the servant; meanwhile, he eroded their identities and made their minds his own. In the end, most members of the cult were hollow puppets, extensions of his evil will.

What Shadow Demon's next step would have been remains open to speculation, for around this time, Nevermore the Shadow Fiend bit into a particularly nasty-tasting soul and discovered that it held nothing but a foul nougat of Shadow Demon's essence. Alerted that a coup was underway, and that the ancient equilibrium of the Umbral Pact was about to be destabilized, Doom and Shadow Fiend briefly joined forces to destroy the burgeoning cult. Combining spells of incredible force, they undid Shadow Demon's centuries of patient work, reducing his cult to smithereens—and all its members to a bloody splatter. Nothing remained except a tiny speck of demon shadow. Immortal and irreducible, this mote of evil was enough to seed the Shadow Demon's next scheme, and in fits and starts, over further centuries, he began to regroup.

Whatever that speck of shadow touched, it tainted, and its influence gradually grew. A chaos of damaged parts pulled together, reknit, and combined to give Shadow Demon a form even stronger than his former. He is all but complete now, and his plan for infinite dominion lacks all of its former weaknesses. It would seem that such a being of pure malice and malevolence, a threat to all creation, would be forever out of place in our world...yet Shadow Demon does not lack for followers.

Innate[edit]

Menace[edit]

Menace
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Imbues attacks with an offensive stacking debuff that amplifies incoming damage taken by the affected enemy unit.
Max Stacks: IndefiniteIndefinite
Damage Amp per Stack: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 2%
Duration: 8

Shadow Servant[edit]

  Shadow Servant
This ability is not bestowed by Illusions. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Enemy Heroes
Creates illusions of dying heroes within the radius centered around Shadow Demon.
Aura Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1500
Number of Illusions: 1
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
These servants are illusions that deals a portion of dying enemy hero's damage and receives additional incoming damage.
Damage Dealt: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 20%/25%/30%/35%/40%
Damage Taken: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 200%
Enemy Respawn Time to Duration Factor: 1

Hero Model[edit]

Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Shadow Demon's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Pluck Lotus
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities[edit]

Disruption[edit]

Q
D
Disruption
Affects
Heroes
Sends the hero to the hidden dimension for a short duration.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 650
Hidden Duration: 2.75
Upon returning, Shadow Demon creates illusions of the banished hero under his control. These illusion deals a portion of the affected hero's damage and receive additional incoming damage.

Grants the created illusions base attack damage bonus.
Number of Illusions: 2
Base Attack Damage Bonus: 25/40/55/70
Damage Dealt: Affects the outgoing ability value positively of the affected unit. 20%/30%/40%/50%
Damage Taken: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 300%
Duration: 11/12/13/14
Charge Replenish TimeCharge Replenish Time
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Cooldown)
Number of Charges
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 2)
26/24/22/20 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Mana Cost
120
The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.

Disseminate[edit]

W
C
Disseminate
Affects
Units
Source / HP Removal
Whenever the affected unit takes damage, all enemy units, including the target itself if it is an enemy, also receive a portion of that damage.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 700/800/900/1000
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 675
Damage Shared: 20%/25%/30%/35% (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 35%/40%/45%/50%)
Duration: 6
Since the primary unit-targeted enemy is affected by the damage shared, this effectively amplifies the damage applied to it.
Enemy Damage Amp: 20%/25%/30%/35% (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 35%/40%/45%/50%)
Disseminate reapplies its ability effects once Disruption ends on the affected unit, based on its remaining duration, effectively pausing its duration.
30/25/20/15
Mana Cost
100

Shadow Poison[edit]

E
W
Shadow Poison
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Deals damage in a straight line and applies additional stack damage if the debuff is present.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1500
Travel Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1500
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 200
Base Damage: 30/40/50/60 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 34.5/46/57.5/69)
Stack Duration: 10
The poison deals an exponentiation damage for the first few stacks corresponding to the stack amount on the affected enemy unit.
Stacks to Multiply: 5
Exponent Base: 2
Max Nth Power: 4
Multiplied Final Damage: 24/36/48/60 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 27.6/41.4/55.2/69)
The damage of subsequent stacks increases linearly by a fixed amount after the number of exponential stacks.
Final Damage Increment: 50 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 57.5)
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption.
2.5 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 1.5)
Mana Cost
45
The ever growing influence of the Shadow Demon can pollute the most valiant and pure of heroes.

Shadow Poison Release[edit]

D
E
Shadow Poison Release
Casting this ability does not proc any on-cast effects.
Affects
Self
Releases the accumulated Shadow Poison from its stacks, dealing damage to all affected enemy units.
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption, regardless of its source.
1

Demonic Cleanse[edit]

F
F
Demonic Cleanse
Affects
Allied Units
Dispels debuffs continuously on the affected allied unit, then heals it at the end of the duration.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Min Heal: 0
Max Heal: Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. 300/450/600 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 450/600/750)
Dispel Duration: 6
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption, regardless of its source.
A unit can be affected by either Demonic Purge or Demonic Cleanse, but not both.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Demonic Cleanse is now a charged-based ability with a restore time corresponding to the the ability's current cooldown.
Charge Replenish TimeCharge Replenish Time
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Cooldown)
Number of Charges
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2)
70/65/60 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 40/35/30)
Mana Cost
150/175/200

Demonic Purge[edit]

R
G
Demonic Purge
Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Dispels buff and slows the enemy unit for the duration. The unit slowly regains its movement speed until the end of the duration, upon which the damage is applied.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Min Damage: 0
Max Damage: 300/450/600 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 450/600/750)
Min Move Speed Slow: 20%
Max Move Speed Slow: 100%
Duration: 6
Break Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 6)
This ability fully affects enemy units under Disruption, regardless of its source.
A unit can be affected by either Demonic Purge or Demonic Cleanse, but not both.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Demonic Purge is now a charged-based ability with a restore time corresponding to the the ability's current cooldown.

Applies Break.
Charge Replenish TimeCharge Replenish Time
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Cooldown)
Number of Charges
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2)
70/65/60 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 40/35/30)
Mana Cost
150/175/200
Once Shadow Demon no longer has any need for his collected cultist, he releases it from its subservience — and its life.

Recent Matches[edit]

Main Article: Shadow Demon/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. Picks
Feb 02, 2025 - 19:05 CTTier 4Nounish Cup #2Nounish CupShadow Demon Magnus Batrider Earthshaker Phantom Assassin
SENZA EsportsSENZA Esports
1 : 0
Fountain Divers AnonymousFountain Divers Anonymous
Lich Bloodseeker Grimstroke Invoker Mars
Feb 02, 2025 - 16:55 CETTier 1FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1FISSURE PLAYGROUNDPhantom Assassin Shadow Demon Bristleback Muerta Earthshaker
Tundra EsportsTundra Esports
0 : 1
Team FalconsTeam Falcons
Dragon Knight Pangolier Phoenix Mars Riki
Feb 02, 2025 - 17:00 EETTier 4UPEA National League 2025UPEA National League 2025UPEA National LeagueMorphling Lycan Shadow Demon Elder Titan Monkey King
LagsSinceDraftLagsSinceDraft
0 : 1
Passion UAPassion UA
Gyrocopter Pangolier Muerta Beastmaster Phantom Assassin
Feb 01, 2025 - 20:40 CTTier 4Nounish Cup #2Nounish CupAlchemist Shadow Demon Riki Dawnbreaker Primal Beast
FlameFlame
1 : 0
Fountain Divers AnonymousFountain Divers Anonymous
Beastmaster Grimstroke Bounty Hunter Phantom Assassin Timbersaw
Feb 01, 2025 - 19:30 CTTier 4Nounish Cup #2Nounish CupShadow Demon Morphling Rubick Mars Huskar
GosuGamersGosuGamers
0 : 1
Fountain Divers AnonymousFountain Divers Anonymous
Lich Hoodwink Bloodseeker Ember Spirit Axe

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.37e
(2024-11-19)
7.37d
(2024-10-01)
  • Disseminate Promulgate
    • Reduced enemy current health loss from 14%/16%/18%/20% to 9%/11%/13%/15%.
    • U Reduced ally current health bonus from 14%/16%/18%/20% to 9%/11%/13%/15%.
    • U Reduced ally max health bonus from from 14%/16%/18%/20% to 9%/11%/13%/15%.
  • Reduced Shadow Poison enemy hit vision radius from 400 to 300.
7.37c
(2024-08-28)
  • Disseminate Promulgate
    • Reduced enemy current health loss from 20% on each level to 14%/16%/18%/20%.
    • U Reduced ally current health bonus from 20% on each level to 14%/16%/18%/20%.
    • U Reduced ally max health bonus from from 20% on each level to 14%/16%/18%/20%.

Dota Plus Progress[edit]

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.

Relics Voice Lines

Damage with Illusions

Disruption Stun Setups

Kills under Demonic Purge

Tower Damage with Illusions

Mana Restored

Teleports leading to Kills

Euls leading to Kills

Dominating Kill Streaks

Dusts leading to kills

Enemy Ward Kills

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In DotA, Shadow Demon's hero name was Eredar. This was removed in his transition to Dota 2 to avoid copyright issues with Blizzard as the Eredar are a race of magic wielders from the Warcraft universe.[1]
  • In earlier versions of DotA, Shadow Demon's in-game model was a Gnoll Warden, a canine-like creature in Warcraft. However, in 6.72 through 6.74, Shadow Demon's model was replaced with a purple Eredar Warlock. From 6.75 onwards, Shadow Demon's model was once again changed to Archimonde's Warcraft III model, a blue variant of Eredar Warlock.
    • Shadow Demon's first model in DotA would eventually reused for Arc Warden.
  • Shadow Demon's fun/alternate name was "Giblet", innards of birds that are used in cooking.

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