Illusion
Illusions are fake copies of a hero. To enemies, illusions look exactly like the original, but to allies, illusions have a green tint, and are easily recognizable as illusions. Illusions behave like summoned units, and have a limited lifetime. Illusions can only autoattack, and cannot use active abilities, but can inherit certain passive abilities. Only certain stats benefit illusions, whether from abilities or items. Most status effects are also not transferred when the illusion is created. Most illusions deal a portion of the original's damage, and also take much more damage from all sources, making them easier to distinguish from their effectiveness. Illusions are also instantly killed by certain abilities. While illusions can trigger certain hero-based effects, they never trigger "On Kill" effects when killed. Illusions are controllable by its creator, but some illusions are uncontrollable and only attack its target.
Sources
Various heroes and items can create illusions with different properties.
| Hero | Source | controllable | Duration | damageDealt | damageTaken | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayde | Burning Shadows | No | 1/2/3/4 attacks or 8 seconds | 60 Magic Damage | Invulnerable | Has 55% of original's Attack Speed & max Movement Speed |
| Geometer's Bane | Activation | Yes | 15 seconds | 33% | 350% | |
| Illusion Rune | Rune | Yes | 75 seconds | 35% | 300% | |
| Ioyn Stone | Activation | Yes | 10 seconds | 35% | 300% | |
| Nomad | Mirage Strike | No | 1 attack or 3 seconds | 100% | 100% | |
| Sand Wraith | Sand Stalkers | Yes | 20 seconds | 25/30/35/40% | 400/350/300/250% | |
| Sand Wraith | Mirage | No | 4/5/6 seconds | 40% | 250% | |
| Silhouette | Shadow | Yes | 20/30/40 seconds | 100% | 200/150/100% |
Abilities that Propagate to Illusions
General
- Base Damage
- Base Attack Speed
- Base Armor
- Base Magic Armor
- Base Movement Speed
- Base Health
- Base Mana
- Attack Range
- Vision
- Turn Rate
- Attributes (Strength, Agility, Intelligence)
- Bonus Attack Speed
- Health Regeneration
- Mana Regeneration
- Lifesteal
Reduced Effectiveness
- Critical Strike (reduced effectiveness)
- Bash (reduced effectiveness)
- Cleave (reduced effectiveness)
- Lifesteal (reduced effectiveness)
Buffs
- Some buffs are transferred to illusions when created
- Buffs that affect stats (like damage, attack speed) may propagate
- Buffs that affect abilities do not propagate
Abilities that Do Not Propagate to Illusions
General
- A few passive abilities
- Item actives
- Status effects (most are not transferred)
- Buffs that affect abilities
- On Kill effects
- Experience and gold from kills
Abilities
- Most hero-specific passives do not work on illusions
- Ability-based damage modifiers
- Ability-based defensive modifiers
Abilities that Can Kill Illusions
These abilities instantly kill illusions when used on them.
| Hero | Ability |
|---|---|
| Electrician | Cleansing Shock |
| Kuldra's Sheepstick | Activation |
| Pollywog Priest | Morph |
| Vagabond Assassin | The Assassin's Touch |
| Witch Slayer | Miniaturization |
| Witch Slayer | Power Drain |