Nyx Assassin Abilities

ABILITY

Point Target

AFFECTS

Enemy Units

DAMAGE TYPE

Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

No

DISPELLABLE

Strong Dispels Only

Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units take damage, then are hurled into the air and stunned.

The spikes move at 1600 units per second, over 750 range. Impale cannot be blocked by Linken's Sphere.

All zealot scarabs possess intimate knowledge of underground pathways, using them to their advantage.

ABILITY

Unit Target

AFFECTS

Enemy Heroes

DAMAGE TYPE

Magical

PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY

No

Destroys the target hero's mana equal to a multiplier of its Intelligence, and deals damage equal to the mana burned.

The tome in Ultimyr describes one scarab with the ability eat away at the mind of lesser beings.

ABILITY

No Target

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

No

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

When activated while above ground, Spiked Carapace reflects and negates damage dealt to Nyx Assassin (max once from each source), as well as stunning the source of the damage. Activating Spiked Carapace will not break Vendetta invisibility. While Burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast.

The damage is calculated after all reductions. Spiked Carapace will only trigger on damage from other player controlled units. The damage reflected will have the same damage type as it had when it was dealt to Nyx.

While their carapace is relatively thin, it's guarded by a retractable field of razor-sharp spikes.

ABILITY

No Target

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

Nyx Assassin buries himself beneath the battlefield over a short duration. Once burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast, the range of Mind Flare and Impale is increased, and Impale's cooldown is decreased. While burrowed, Nyx Assassin is stationary, unable to attack, and invisible. Nyx gains damage reduction from all damage sources.

Casting Vendetta will cancel burrow.

Some castes of zealot scarab are known to create small burrows to lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey.

ABILITY

No Target

DAMAGE TYPE

Pure

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

Yes

DISPELLABLE

Cannot be dispelled

Allows Nyx Assassin to become invisible and gain a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, 50% of the target's max mana is removed and massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack.

Has a 0.0 second fadetime. If a spell is used to break the invisibility, or the invisibility expires, the bonus damage is lost.

The scarab kills for the glory of his queen.

ABILITY

No Target

Emerge from the burrow.

Some castes of zealot scarab are known to create small burrows to lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey.

ABILITY

Unit Target

AFFECTS

Enemy Heroes

DAMAGE TYPE

Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY

No

Deals damages to the enemy equal to a multiplier of its Intelligence. Additionally deals damage equal to a percentage of damage the target received from Nyx in the past 15s.