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Data Page for Artanis
Parameter Variable Value
name name Artanis
date date October 20, 2015
price price 7000
title title Hierarch of the Daelaam
role role Bruiser
franchise franchise Starcraft
info info A tough Bruiser who deals high damage if the enemy team is unable to shut him down.
lore lore Despite his relative youth, Artanis was named Hierarch of the Daelaam after the fall of Aiur. Driven by the promise of a brighter future, he hopes to reclaim the protoss' fallen home world and rebuild their once glorious civilization.
difficulty difficulty Hard
melee melee True
health health 2490
healthRegen health regen 5.1875
resource resource 500
resourceType resource type Mana
armor armor 0
attackSpeed attack speed 1
attackRange attack range 1.25
attackDamage attack damage 111
healthScaling health scaling 0.04
regenScaling health regen scaling 0.04
adamageScaling attack damage scaling 0.04
unitRadius unit radius 0.8125
skills skills see below
talents talent_<tier>_<column> see below

Skills

Shield Overload Icon
Shield Overload
Cooldown: 24 seconds

After taking damage while below 75% Health, Artanis gains a 365 point Shield for 5 seconds. Basic Attacks lower the cooldown of Shield Overload by 4 seconds.


Type: Shield
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Self
Properties: Attack Modifier (cdr)

  • Shield applies after the damage that triggered Shield Overload is applied to Artanis's Health. However, Artanis will not die if Shield Overload is off cooldown, and no "overkill" damage will carry over to this Shield.
Blade Dash Icon
Q
Blade Dash
50 Mana Cooldown: 10 seconds

Dash forward and deal 63 damage to enemies, then return and deal 171 damage. Every enemy hit reduces the cooldown on Shield Overload by 1 second, and Heroes by 2 seconds.


Type: Spell Damage / Movement: Launch
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies / Self
Cast time: Instant
Range: 8.0
Hitbox: 3.0 x 3.0
Missile speed:
- Min: 0.25
- Max: 50
Dash duration: 1.25 seconds

  • Both forward and backward dash grant Shield Overload cooldown reduction.
  • Hitting an enemy at the very peak of the dash only damages with backward dash damage.
Twin Blades Icon
W
Twin Blades
20 Mana Cooldown: 4 seconds

Artanis's next Basic Attack immediately causes him to charge a short distance and strike the enemy 2 times.


Type: Movement: Dash
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Primed
Cast time: Instant
Range: 3.5
Missile speed:
- Min: 5.0
- Max: 45
Strike interval: 0.25 seconds

  • Activating this Ability immediately resets Artanis's Basic Attack timer.
  • Cooldown starts once the Ability is triggered by Basic Attacking an enemy.
  • Twin Blades can be triggered while Rooted, but it doesn't dash.
Phase Prism Icon
E
Phase Prism
50 Mana Cooldown: 12 seconds

Fire a Phase Prism that deals 66 damage to Heroes and swaps Artanis's position with theirs. Hitting a Hero also grants Artanis Unstoppable for 1.5 seconds. Can be used during Blade Dash.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control / Movement: Launch, Status effect
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: 0.0625 + 0.1875 seconds
Range: 7.5
Hitbox: 1.0 x 1.0
Missile speed:
- Projectile: 12.7
- Swap: 18.0

  • Enemies can be swapped over terrain and enemy Structures, but not through allied Structures.
Suppression Pulse Icon
R
Suppression Pulse
40 Mana Cooldown: 50 seconds

Fire a large area pulse from the Spear of Adun, dealing 114 damage and Blinding enemies for 4 seconds. Unlimited range.


Type: Spell Damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Area of Effect, Blind, Self-castable
Cast time: 0 + 0.125 seconds
Range: Global
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 8.0
Initial delay: 1.25 seconds
Vision radius: 9.0
Vision duration: 3.0 seconds
Purifier Beam Icon
R
Purifier Beam
65 Mana Cooldown: 70 seconds

Target an enemy Hero with an orbital beam from the Spear of Adun, dealing 184 damage per second for 8 seconds. The beam will chase the target as they move. Unlimited range.


Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Unit target
Cast time: 0 + 0.125 seconds
Range: Global
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 1.25
Missile speed: 3.105
Tickrate: 4.0 per second (x32)
Damage per tick: 46
Initial delay: 2.0 seconds
Vision radius: 3.0

  • Reveals the target for 10 seconds upon cast.
  • Hits all enemies in its radius, including Heroes and Structures.

Talents

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Reactive Parry Icon
Reactive Parry

Damaging enemy Heroes with Twin Blades or Blade Dash grants Artanis 50 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing its damage by 50%.

Stores up to 2 charges.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Block

  • Twin Blades grants a charge on each attack.
  • Blade Dash grants a charge for each Hero hit on both the initial dash and return.
  • Does not stack with other positive Physical Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Amateur Opponent Icon
Amateur Opponent

Twin Blades attacks deal 150% bonus damage to non-Heroes.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Artanis's Basic Attack damage with Twin Blades.
Protector Of Aiur Icon
Protector of Aiur

❢ Quest: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase Artanis's Basic Attack damage by 0.1%. Takedowns grant 1% bonus damage.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Self

  • Damage bonus stacks additively with itself and other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Artanis's Basic Attack damage.
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Phase Prism Icon
Psionic Synergy

Hitting an enemy with Phase Prism grants 30 Armor for 5 seconds.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Armor

  • Does not stack with other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Shield Battery Icon
Shield Battery

Shield Overload's cooldown recharges 125% faster while its Shield is active.

Passive: Reduce Shield Overload's cooldown by 4 seconds.


Type: Cooldown reduction

  • Reduces the cooldown of Shield Overload by 0.3125 seconds every 0.25 seconds while it is active.
Shield Surge Icon
Shield Surge

Increases Shield Overload's Shields by 80% while below 25% Health.


Type: Bonus Shield
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Ability
Bonus Shield: 292
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Solarite Reaper Icon
Solarite Reaper

Increases the damage of the first dash of Blade Dash by 175%.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Blade Dash's damage.
Chrono Surge Icon
Chrono Surge

Hitting an enemy Hero with Phase Prism grants 40% bonus Attack Speed for 5 seconds and Slows the enemy's Movement Speed by 30% for 4 seconds.


Type: Status effect / Crowd control
Affects: Self / Enemy Heroes
Properties: Attacks Speed, Slow
Final Cut (Artanis) Icon
Final Cut

After using an Ability, your next Basic Attack within 6 seconds deals 40% additional damage. While under 25% Health, this damage bonus is increased to 60%.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Follow Through

  • During Twin Blades the damage bonus is applied to the first strike only.
  • Does not stack with itself.
  • Stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Artanis's Basic Attack damage.
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Suppression Pulse Icon
Suppression Pulse

Cooldown: 50 seconds
Fire a large area pulse from the Spear of Adun, dealing 114 damage and Blinding enemies for 4 seconds. Unlimited range.

Purifier Beam Icon
Purifier Beam

Cooldown: 70 seconds
Target an enemy Hero with an orbital beam from the Spear of Adun, dealing 184 damage per second for 8 seconds. The beam will chase the target as they move. Unlimited range.

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Templar's Zeal Icon
Templar's Zeal

Reduce the Mana cost of Blade Dash from 50 to 25. Each time that Shield Overload activates, reduce the cooldown of Blade Dash by 6 seconds.

Triple Strike Icon
Triple Strike

Increase Twin Blades's number of Basic Attacks to 3, but increase its cooldown by 1 second.

Graviton Vortex Icon
Graviton Vortex

Reduce the Mana cost of Phase Prism from 50 to 25. Hitting an enemy Hero with Basic Attacks or Blade Dash lowers the cooldown of Phase Prism by 2 seconds.

Phase Bulwark Icon
Phase Bulwark

Shield Overload grants 50 Spell Armor while active, and for 2 seconds after it expires.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Spell Armor

  • Does not stack with other positive Spell Armor effects. Other damage modifiers may stack.
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Titan Killer Icon
Titan Killer

Basic Attacks against Heroes deal an additional 0.5% of their maximum Health in damage, increased to 1.5% when empowered by Twin Blades.


Affects: Enemy Heroes
Properties: Attack Modifier
Force of Will Artanis Icon
Force of Will

Casting Basic Abilities reduces the cooldown of Shield Overload by 5 seconds.

Blades of a Templar Icon
Blades of a Templar

Increase Attack Speed by 20%. Basic Attacks Slow enemy Movement Speed by 20% for 1.25 seconds.


Type: Status effect / Crowd control
Affects: Self / Enemies
Properties: Attack Speed buff, Slow
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Orbital Bombardment Icon
Orbital Bombardment

Suppression Pulse gains an additional charge. There is a 10 second cooldown between uses.

Target Purified Icon
Target Purified

Increase the speed of Purifier Beam by 15%. If the target of Purifier Beam dies, it automatically recasts on the nearest visible enemy Hero.


Retarget delay: 2.0 seconds
Zealot Charge Icon
Zealot Charge

Increase Twin Blades's charge distance by 75%.


Bonus range: 2.625
Plasma Burn Icon
Plasma Burn

While Shield Overload is active, deal 70 damage per second to nearby enemies.


Type: Spell Damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Area of Effect
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 2.625 (1
Tickrate: 1.0 per second

  • 1) Area of Effect is extended by Artanis's unit radius.
  • Plasma Burn does not affect unaggroed neutral Mercenaries.
  • Damaging enemies with Plasma Burn does not trigger tower aggro.
  • Plasma Burn is unaffected by offensive damage modifier and lifesteal effects.