Skill Mechanics The Duelist uses his sword to deflect incoming projectiles and melee attacks, sacrificing his ability to attack in order to gain an impenetrable defense. He then swiftly counters each melee attack with a blow of his own. Parry [Q] (Self i.e. no target) Instant Cast Mana Cost: 100/75/50/25 Cooldown: 7/6/5/4 Disjoints projectiles and makes you immune to physical damage for 1 second. Disarms you for 3/2/1/0 second(s). Riposte [Q] (targets the closest enemy within 250 range) Instant Cast Mana cost: 100/75/50/25 Cooldown: 7/6/5/4 If you were attacked while Parry was active or successfully dodged a projectile using it, the Riposte skill replaces the Parry icon in the Q slot. Pressing Q will then initiate a melee range spell that does 75/100/125/150 Physical damage to the closest enemy within 250 range and lowers the target's armor by 1/2/3/4 for 3 seconds. If Riposte is not used within 1 second of using Parry, the skill icon switches back to Parry and Riposte goes into cooldown. [Synergy] Parry allows for good survivability against Physical Damage (other carries, Deadwood, Panda) and targeted stuns so you can get in close enough to Hamstring, while Riposte allows The Duelist to lower armor (synergizes with his carry role) and deal damage while using Parry. Both Parry and Riposte can be activated during Duel. [Balance] Parry allows The Duelist to dodge projectiles like Flash or any kind of blink or invisibility (though he stays in place and visible) as well as giving him physical immunity up to 1/4 of the time (1 of every 4 seconds). However, during this period he is disarmed and can only use Riposte to deal damage. He can still be hit by AOE spells, and Parry will take good twitch reflexes to use properly (thus the instant cast time). The disarm duration on the 4th and final level of Parry is 0 seconds, making it possible to be physical immune while using autoattacks and Riposte at the same time, increasing lategame utility and synergy with Duel Riposte is like Swiftblade's Counterattack, except it's active, it doesn't scale, and it has very specific conditions for activation. So it's much harder to use and much weaker lategame. It could not be an attack command since The Duelist is disarmed while Parrying, and I didn't want to simply make an active version of Swift's Counterattack. If it's OP remember numbers can be changed vote on the concept PLEASE [Visuals] Parry: The Duelist waves his sword and deflects enemy projectiles/melee attacks. The Riposte will look like a normal attack with perhaps an armor breaking Shieldbreaker-like graphic on hit.

Skill Mechanics Disdaining those who run from a fight as cowards unworthy of an honorable death, The Duelist lunges forward and slashes at their legs, crippling their ability to flee. Mana Cost: 120 Cooldown: 15 sec Cast Range: 350 Deals 13/26/39/52 Physical damage per second (65/130/195/260 total damage) and slows target's movement speed by 50/60/70/80% for 5 seconds. Only usable on Heroes facing AWAY from The Duelist. [Synergy] A massive slow to give you some utility and physical damage to synergize with your carry role and the armor reduction on Riposte. [Balance] : Comparable to Predator's Venomous Leap. It has less range and damage but a much better slow. Only usable on enemies who are actually running.

Skill Mechanics The Duelist loves nothing more than a fair fight, and is at his best when his enemy stands and fights. When target is facing you, adds .25/.5x/.75x/1x (1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 of) your agility as bonus attack damage. [Synergy] Well I said he was a carry, here's the steroid skill. [Balance] : It's the opposite of Nighthound's Backstab! May also get a thematic rework soon--maybe an AS buff or something like Ursa's Fury Swipes. Needs some thought.

Skill Mechanics Superior Magic Secure in his superior martial prowess, The Duelist challenges an enemy to a duel, forcing them to fight him 1 on1. Being a man of honor, The Duelist will neither run from a duel nor allow allies or enemies to interfere in the fight. Mana Cost: 200/300/400 Cooldown: 105/85/65 Cast Range: 600/900/1200 Forces target enemy to attack you for 6 seconds (and forces you to attack that target enemy for 6 seconds). You can still cast Parry and Riposte during the Duel (like the way Devourer casts Decay while Devouring you) and you and your target are revealed and immune to damage from any source except each other for the duration of the duel. [Synergy] Allows you to get close to enemies so you can wail on them with your autoattack (boosted by Code of Honor) and Hamstring. Though you are forced to attack the enemy during the Duel, you can still use Parry and Riposte to increase your survivability and DPS. [Balance] : Double the duration and more than double the range of Legio's Taunt with way more than double the cooldown. Range is like Andromeda's Void Rip--also single target like Void rip, not AOE like Taunt. High mana cost. Thinking if the hero needs a buff of giving this +Attack Speed. Duel forces you to attack the enemy you target (it's a mutual Taunt), which is thematically nice and somewhat limited in power (you can't taunt and run like Legio can for instance) and best of all it doesn't prevent you from using Parry and Riposte even though they are active skills (which increases the synergy between Parry and Riposte and Duel ) . It also grants both you and the targeted enemy magic and physical immunity from all sources except each other, making the skill both more powerful (you can kill someone in the middle of their base or team very easily, gives you a guarantee of getting your DPS off) and also weaker (you can’t lure people to towers with it or make them walk into traps anymore) Also reveals you and your target so you can't duel and then use invisibility. [Visuals] Two crossed swords over the enemy's head and The Duelist's head.

Flavor Text The Exhumer causes the corpses under his enemies' feet to fester, infecting their legs with a rot that persists until they move. Skill Mechanics Area of Effect magic DoT with a long duration that is dispelled if the enemy moves Range: 600 AOE: 500 [1] Mana Cost: 100 Cooldown: 16 sec Duration: 5 sec Damage/sec: 20/sec Max Damage: 100 [2] Mana Cost: 120 Cooldown: 14 sec Duration: 6 sec Damage/sec: 30/sec Max Damage: 180 [3] Mana Cost: 140 Cooldown: 12 sec Duration: 7 sec Damage/sec: 40/sec Max Damage: 280 [4] Mana Cost: 160 Cooldown: 10 sec Duration: 8 sec Damage/sec: 50/sec Max Damage: 400 [Synergy] Use with The Clinging Dead to get the most damage. Use on creeps to set up for Cadaver Detonation or Corpsewalk. [Balance] Has low cd, high duration, high damage, AOE, and a low-ish mana cost, so if you cast it properly when the creeps clash you can use it to creep and ease the pain of being a melee int. But it's ineffective against Heroes unless combo-ed with The Clinging Dead or a (long) disable from an ally (preferably both). If you have a guy immobile long enough for him to take the full damage of the level 4 spell he was probably dead anyway. Keep in mind ANY movement dispels this spell. So a slowed or hexed hero doesn't take any damage from this. Only completely immobile heroes take damage. Has an AOE so it can be more useful for team battles. If it's OP remember numbers can be changed :D vote on the concept PLEASE [Visuals] The Exhumer points towards his target with his non-scythe hand and the lower half/legs of the targeted unit become covered in festering wounds.

His incomplete mastery of necromantic techniques means that The Exhumer cannot control whole corpses. But he can summon forth dismembered arms which run across the ground on their talons with demonaic speed and cling to the living with unholy strength, rooting his enemies in place with their icy grasps. Skill Mechanics Uses an AOE cursor and summons a number of Magic Immune minions without attacks in that AOE. They have two Spells: Clasp of the Grave, a channeling root, and Sudden Decomposition, which turns them instantly into corpses. The minions will autocast Sudden Decomposition once their Clasp of the Grave is done channeling. Cooldown: 25 sec Duration: 16 sec AOE: 150 Range: 650 [1] Summons 1 level 1 Clinging Dead + an additional level 1 Clinging Dead for every 8 corpses in the AOE. Mana Cost: 100 [2] Summons 2 level 2 Clinging Dead + an additional level 2 Clinging Dead for every 6 corpses in the AOE. Mana Cost: 120 [3] Summons 3 level 3 Clinging Dead + an additional level 3 Clinging Dead for every 4 corpses in the AOE. Mana Cost: 140 [4] Summons 4 level 4 Clinging Dead + an additional level 4 Clinging Dead for every 2 corpses in the AOE. Mana Cost: 160 The Clinging Dead [1] The Clinging Dead are Immune to Magic (except their own Sudden Decomposition) . [Synergy] Can be used to create corpses anywhere on the map by moving The Clinging Dead to the desired spot and casting itsSudden Decomposition. This can be used to create corpses to teleport to with Corpsewalk, and corpses to detonate with Cadaver Detonation. Can also be used for their Clasp of the Grave root to increase the damage from Haunchrot. [Balance]: They move really fast so they can catch up to things and root them for you. They have the magic immunity of Slither's wards, but less life to compensate for their fast movement speed. Their root is a 1.25 sec disable which can be chained together into a 5 sec root (with 4 lvl 4 minions), and you can get extra minions (i.e. a longer root) by summoning near corpses. The Clinging Dead are basically a disable in the form of a minion, and not even an amazing disable. They reveal and immobilize but thats it. The enemy can still attack and cast spells. But they do have good synergy with the hero and can be used to scout and grab runes, scout for ganks etc. The manacost, duration, casting range, AOE, and cooldown of the spell are similar to Furion's tree disable from DotA. If it's OP remember numbers can be changed :D vote on the concept PLEASE [Visuals] Disembodied rotting arms thrust their way out of the ground hand first. They run forwards on their fingertips and have a slight red glow. A target that is gripped by Clasp of the Grave glows red while it's disabled.

The Exhumer has such an intimate connection with the dead that he can look through the eyes of the dead, and disintegrate himself and recreate himself at the location of any corpse glimpsed this way. Skill Mechanics Grants the Gravesight buff for 5 seconds, granting you vision of any corpse on the map. While Gravesight is active, clicking Corpsewalk at the location of any corpse you see will teleport you to that corpse. Takes 1.5 seconds to cast. Since the cooldown and mana cost take effect after this spell is finished casting, The Exhumer will not use any mana or waste the cooldown on this spell if he is interrupted while casting (either by enemies or by himself). When cast, this spell creates a pentagram and a bubbling effect on the target point which is visible to both allies and enemies. While gravesight is active, there is a visible bubbling effect on all corpses so enemies know you have vision of the area. Range: Global, targets corpses [1]Mana Cost: 100 Cooldown: 60 sec [2] Mana Cost: 90 Cooldown: 50 sec [3] Mana Cost: 80 Cooldown: 40 sec [4] Mana Cost: 70 Cooldown: 30 sec [Synergy] Use with The Clinging Dead to teleport places besides creepwaves/jungle. Allows you to gank, escape from people, push with your ult and generally be useful. [Balance] Your teleport is much more limited than Furion's from DoTA because your creeps can't get anywhere in the map in only 15 sec. To balance that out it has a faster cast time and gives you vision of the corpses on the map--necessitating a longer cd and higher manacost than Furion's teleport. Its likely primary use would be to push and counterpush the lanes. If you get lucky with the Gravesight you can grab a jungler, and if you're clever with use of The Clinging Dead you can get around quite easily. If it's OP remember numbers can be changed :D vote on the concept PLEASE [Visuals] The Exhumer gains vision of any corpse on the map, causing the corpses to bubble. He then melts into the ground and reappears from any corpse on the map. The ground underneath his destination-corpse bubbles violently before he arrives and a pentagram appears on that destination.

Disgusted with his failure to unlock the secrets of resurrection, The Exhumer flies into a rage and curses his unfinished work, causing the cadaver in front of him to detonate. Skill Mechanics Targets an AOE, causing a single corpse in the AOE of this spell to explode, dealing 1/2 magic and 1/2 physical damage to any enemies in the AOE of the explosion. Cooldown: 4 sec AOE of initial cursor: 150 Range: 800 AOE of cadaver detonation: 450 [1] Mana Cost: 140 Damage: 16.5% of the detonated cadaver's max life as magic damage and 16.5% of the detonated cadaver's max life as physical damage [2] Mana Cost: 210 Damage: 25% of the detonated cadaver's max life as magic damage and 25% of the detonated cadaver's max life as physical damage [3] Mana Cost: 340 Damage: 37.5% of the detonated cadaver's max life as magic damage and 37.5% of the detonated cadaver's max life as physical damage [Synergy] Use Haunchrot to kill creeps and create cadavers to detonate, or summon The Clinging Dead and move them to the desired spot, casting Sudden Decomposition and turning them into cadavers you can then blow up. [Balance] Half the damage is reduced by armor and the other half is reduced by magic armor, meaning the scaling can be relatively crappy late game. Spammable with a low cd, good range, and good damage, but requires corpses in the area, so will always be somewhat situational. Similar to Caustic Finale/Magma Hammer and Pit Lord's Expulsion. Great for pushing/stopping pushes, perhaps not so hot in teamfights. If it's OP remember numbers can be changed :D vote on the concept (which I jacked from Blizzard's own Diablo II :p) [Visuals] The cadaver detonates violently in a ball of fire, causing bodyparts, bones and viscera to scatter everywhere.