Juggernaut
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Juggernaut
20 + 2
32 + 2.8
14 + 1.4
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
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+44HP and +0.2HP regeneration |
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+0.47 armor and 2.8 attack speed +2.8 Main Attack Damage |
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+16.8MP and +0.07MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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110 (142)
(1.4 BAT) | ||
0.33 + 0.84
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-09-30
Released | ||
2004-04-08
(4.0beta2) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-09-29 — Present | ||
Version Control This article has been updated to the latest version (7.40b) and is mostly accurate. |
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| Slices through his enemies with precise strikes. | |
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| What laid under the Juggernaut's mask, none could say. The last of his kind, Yurnero carries alone the martial traditions of his native isle, now sunken forever beneath the waves. Dancing with his Blade, the Juggernaut elevates swordplay to an art form, Swiftly Slashing foes in an unstoppable Blade Fury, striking the most vulnerable spots. With skills honed to such perfection, Yurnero can keep on Slashing and Dashing between opponents while giving them absolutely no chance to retaliate even in the slightest. Their only option to escape this onslaught is to book it as quickly as possible. After eviscerating his foes, Yurnero places his portable mobile Healing Ward that emits meditative energies to revitalize himself and nearby allies. | |
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| Roles: |  Carry  Pusher  Escape |
| Adjectives | BadTeeth, Bearded, NicePecs Legs ( 2 ) |
Bladestorm
Blade Fury has a chance to deal additional magical spell damage per damage interval based on Blade Dance's critical strike values.
This ability component levels up with Blade Dance.
This ability component levels up with Blade Dance.
Bladeform
Grants self bonus base 
agility and bonus movement speed when Juggernaut is not taking damage.
Dispels the Bladeform buff upon taking a damage instance greater than the damage threshold.
agility and bonus movement speed when Juggernaut is not taking damage.Dispels the Bladeform buff upon taking a damage instance greater than the damage threshold.
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
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Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Increases the effect radius, and applies a movement speed slow to enemy units within the radius.
Talents
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| +40% Blade Dance Lifesteal | 25 | +1s Omnislash Duration |
| +90 Blade Fury Damage per Second | 20 | +1 Healing Ward Hit Count |
| +40 Blade Fury Move Speed | 15 | +1% Healing Ward Max Health as Health Regen |
| +4% Duelist Damage Amp | 10 | -12s Healing Ward Cooldown |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio
[edit]By the Visage of Vengeance, which drowned in the Isle of Masks, I will carry on the rites of the Faceless Ones.▶️Yurnero, the Juggernaut
Alias:
Yurnero
Lore:
No one has ever seen the face hidden beneath the mask of Yurnero the Juggernaut. It is only speculation that he even has one. For defying a corrupt lord, Yurnero was exiled from the ancient Isle of Masks--a punishment that saved his life. The isle soon after vanished beneath the waves in a night of vengeful magic. He alone remains to carry on the Isle's long Juggernaut tradition, one of ritual and swordplay. The last practitioner of the art, Yurnero's confidence and courage are the result of endless practice; his inventive bladework proves that he has never stopped challenging himself. Still, his motives are as unreadable as his expression. For a hero who has lost everything twice over, he fights as if victory is a foregone conclusion.
Voice:
Duelist
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Passive
Affects
Self
Outgoing damage instances sourced to Juggernaut are amplified on enemy units facing the Juggernaut.
The damage amplification is always applied during Omnislash-based abilities' active duration, regardless of the affected enemy unit's facing angle.
- Checks for Juggernaut's facing angle while applying the damage source's damage instance in the combat log.
- Applies a generic
outgoing damage amplification on Juggernaut.
- Stacks additively with other outgoing damage manipulation sources.
- Does not affect
HP Removal sources.
- Applies a generic
- The following conditions consider Juggernaut being in front of the enemy unit, regardless of distance:
- When Juggernaut is within 110° of a circular segment of the enemy unit, regardless of the enemy unit's facing angle.
- Procs while Omnislash-based abilities are active, regardless of Juggernaut's facing angle.
- Checks for Juggernaut's
- Does not affect the following units:
- Juggernaut himself.
Allied units
- Affects the following units:
modifier_juggernaut_duelist
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOTALDAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGEBladeform
[edit] Bladeform
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants self bonus base agility and bonus movement speed when Juggernaut is not taking damage.
agility and bonus movement speed when Juggernaut is not taking damage.Stack Timer: 2
Max Stacks: 10
Base Agi Bonus per Stack: 2%
2% Move Speed Bonus per Stack: 1%
Dispels the Bladeform buff upon taking a damage instance greater than the damage threshold.
Damage Timer: 2
Damage Threshold: 0
Buff Linger Duration: 2
- Selecting the
facet unlocks this ability.
- Grants a stack every 2 seconds up to the max stacks whenever Juggernaut does not take a damage instance.
- The ability effects are applied as follows upon taking a
< 0-damage instancefrom all sources:
Dispels juggernaut_bladeform.- Grants the lingering
juggernaut_bladeform_linger (x)corresponding to the current number of stacks.
The created illusion starts from a 0-stack Bladeform.
modifier_juggernaut_bladeformBladeform: Gaining x bonus agility and x% movement speed.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_STATS_AGILITY_BONUSMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKE_DAMAGE modifier_juggernaut_bladeform_linger (x)Bladeform: Gaining x bonus agility and x% movement speed.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_STATS_AGILITY_BONUS
- The green ability particle effects on Juggernaut intensifies as the stack increases.
Hero Model
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Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.Abilities
[edit]Blade Fury
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Becomes debuff immune and deals damage to nearby enemy units within a fixed interval.
Applies a strong dispel at the end of the spin.
Applies a strong dispel at the end of the spin.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Radius: 
260 ( 360)
260 ( 360) Damage Interval: 0.2
Damage per Second: 80/110/140/170 (
170/200/230/260)
170/200/230/260) Duration: 5
Move Speed Bonus: (
40)
40) Applies a total attack damage reduction and grants self additional bonus magic resistance for the duration.
Attack Damage Reduction: 100%
Magic Resist Bonus: 80%
Omnislash-based abilities are inactive during Blade Fury.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases the effect radius, and applies a movement speed slow to enemy units within the radius.
Increases the effect radius, and applies a movement speed slow to enemy units within the radius.
Enemy Move Speed Slow: ( 35%)
35%) Aura Linger Duration: 
0.033
0.033 
36/30/24/18
120
Yurnero's renowned katana techniques are feared by warriors and sorcerors alike.
Bladestorm
Blade Fury has a chance to deal additional magical spell damage per damage interval based on Blade Dance's critical strike values.
This ability component levels up with Blade Dance.
This ability component levels up with Blade Dance.
Proc Chance: 35%
Attack Damage to Spell Damage Factor: 1.3/1.5/1.7/1.9
Attack Damage to Spell Damage Factor: 1.3/1.5/1.7/1.9
- The ability has the following properties:
- Cannot be cast while Omnislash-based abilities are active, and vice versa.
- Does not interrupt Juggernaut's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Grants the following bonuses upon cast:
- Applies a basic dispel on Juggernaut.
Debuff immunity.- Bonus
magic resistance. - Flat
movement speed bonus.
- Applies a
- Reduces Juggernaut's
main and 
bonus attack damage upon his attack point, despite the reduction values not displayed on the HUD.
- Does not affect bonus
conditional attack damage sources. - Stacks additively with other total attack damage reduction sources.
- Does not affect attacks on the following enemy units:
- Does not affect bonus
- Applies a
strong dispel on Juggernaut at the end of the duration that dispels the only first applied debuff while Blade Fury is active, including the following conditions:
- Grants the following bonuses upon cast:
- Creates a negative aura that applies the movement speed slow to enemy units within the radius upon cast.
- Creates a negative aura that applies the
- Deals 16/22/28/34 ( 34/40/46/52) magical spell damage in 0.2-second intervals, starting 0.2 seconds after debuff application, over 25 damage instances.
- The
juggernaut_blade_furydebuff has the following additional properties:- Reapplying the debuff does not update the damage values of the first applied debuff.
- However, Blade Fury of different sources applies its debuff and damage values independently.
- Deals 16/22/28/34 (
-
- Grants Blade Fury a chance to apply additional magical spell damage per damage interval while active.
- The additional damage instance is applied with the damage per interval component as a single damage instance in the combat log.
- Does not utilize the
critical strike mechanic regardless of the ability visual effects.
- This ability component uses
pseudo-random distribution.
- Grants Blade Fury a chance to apply additional
The main and bonus attack damage reduction component only affects Blade Fury's 
instant attack component.
Does not affect other
attack modifiers or on-hit effects.
main and bonus attack damage reduction component only affects Blade Fury's instant attack component.Does not affect other
attack modifiers or on-hit effects. modifier_juggernaut_blade_fury_pull_aura
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_DEBUFF_IMMUNEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROCATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MAGICIAL_RESISTANCE_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TELEPORTING modifier_juggernaut_blade_fury_pullHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- Deals a max 400/550/700/850 ( 850/1000/1150/1300) magical spell damage within the radius.
- Juggernaut now has the following magic resistance values:
Ranged heroes use their attack projectiles for instant attacks, Blade Fury's attack damage reduction still applies to their attacks, causing their instant attacks to deal a 0-damage instance.
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- The facet upgrade is a bonus magical conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
- The bonus attack damage per stack values are directly added to Juggernaut's attack damage in the combat log and not displayed on the HUD.
- Does not interact with the following sources:
- Allied units.
Buildings
Ward-type units.- Percentage-based bonus attack damage sources.
- Interacts with the following sources, however, the attack damage negation component prevents this component from being applied:
-
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Damage block sources.
- The facet upgrade is a bonus
Healing Ward
[edit]Area / Aura
Affects
Allied Units
Summons a Healing Ward which heals nearby allied units a portion of their max health.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.47
Cast Range: 350
Aura Radius: 400
400 Hit Count: 1 (
2)
2) Max Health as Health Regen Bonus: 2%/3%/4%/5% (
3%/4%/5%/6%)
3%/4%/5%/6%) Ward Duration: 25
Aura Linger Duration: 2.5
18/20/22/24 (
6/8/10/12)
6/8/10/12)120
Of the rituals learned at the Isle of Masks, tending wounds with a bit of voodoo magic has proven to be quite useful.
1
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The Healing Ward automatically follows the blademaster 250-distance behind him, if no other order is given.
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0
0%
600
This unit does not attack.
75
75 (x̄)
This unit ignores collision size and may pass through other units.
- All ability effects are provided by an aura that utilizes the
health regeneration mechanic.
- Multiple overlapping Healing Ward radius do not stack.
- Does not affect the following units:
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.- Buildings
- Ward-type units.
- Attacks from all unit-types deal 1 damage to the Healing Ward.
modifier_juggernaut_healing_ward_auraHealing Ward
MODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_ABSOLUTEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_MAGICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTIONMODIFIER_HEALTHBAR_PIPS modifier_juggernaut_healing_ward_healHealing Ward Aura: Healing x% HP per second
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTH_REGEN_PERCENTAGE
Blade Dance
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Blade Dance 
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Grants Juggernaut a chance to deal critical damage on each attack.
Proc Chance: 35%
Crit Damage: 130%/150%/170%/190%
Lifesteal: 
40%
40% 
Talent Upgrade
Grants attacks that proc Blade Dance lifesteal.
Lifesteal is less effective when attacking creeps.
Grants attacks that proc Blade Dance lifesteal.
Lifesteal is less effective when attacking creeps.
Creep Lifesteal Factor: 0.6
0.6 The last remnant of his heritage's commitment to bladework, Yurnero ensures that the style is remembered.
- Critical strike procs have the following properties:
- The proc is determined during Juggernaut's attack point.
- The proc chance of multiple sources stack.
- However, when multiple critical strike sources proc simutaneously, the higher critical factor takes precedence.
- However, when multiple
- Blade Dance uses pseudo-random distribution.
- Considers the following units as heroes:
- Does not proc on the following units:
- Allied units.
- Buildings
- Ward-type units.
- Stacks additively with other lifesteal sources.
Displays critical strike values before all damage manipulation sources for camouflaging purposes.
critical strike values before all damage manipulation sources for camouflaging purposes. modifier_juggernaut_blade_danceHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_CRITICALSTRIKEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_LIFESTEAL-
- Juggernaut uses a specific attack animation, and particle effects appear on his weapon on proc.
- Increases attack damage by an average of 10.5%/17.5%/24.5%/31.5%.
Swiftslash
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W
Swiftslash
Performs a short Omnislash of the corresponding level.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.5
Cast Range: 
450
450 Duration: 1
Blade Fury is inactive during Omnislash.
The damage amplification is always applied during Omnislash-based abilities' active duration, regardless of the affected enemy unit's facing angle.
Damage Amp: 12% (
16%)
16%)25
150
A briefer onslaught for those less deserving of the honor.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Scepter unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
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- Deals up 1 slash per 100
attack speed over the entire Swiftslash duration. - Other Omnislash and Duelist notes apply.
- Deals up 1 slash per 100
Blocks only the first damage instance.
Requires drafting Omnislash to unlock this ability.
Omnislash to unlock this ability.-
- Directly use Omnislash's ability values, it does nothing if Omnislash is not learned upon cast.
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- The ability particles are distinguished by blue particles, as opposed to the orange particles of Omnislash.
Omnislash
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Applies a basic dispel upon cast, leaps toward the unit-targeted enemy.
Juggernaut then slashes the target and other nearby enemy units at an increased attack rate, while being invulnerable for the duration.
Juggernaut then slashes the target and other nearby enemy units at an increased attack rate, while being invulnerable for the duration.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.5
Cast Range: 450
450 Search Radius: 425
Attack Rate Divisor: 1.4
Instant Attack Factor: 1
Attack Damage Bonus: 25/30/35
Attack Speed Bonus: 40
Duration: 3/3.25/3.5 (
4/4.25/4.5)
4/4.25/4.5) Omnislash ends early if there are no other valid targets within the search radius after a certain period of time from the previous damage instance.
Check Timer: 0.15
Blade Fury is inactive during Omnislash.
The damage amplification is always applied during Omnislash-based abilities' active duration, regardless of the affected enemy unit's facing angle.
Damage Amp: 12% ( 16%)
16%)120
200/275/350
'The fruits of discipline; with practice comes strength.'
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- Applies a basic dispel upon cast.
- Applies the following ability effects while active:
Disarm- Invulnerable
Phase movement
Root- Spell immune.
Untargetable- Can cast abilities, including item abilities, except Blade Fury.
- All Juggernaut's
unit-targeted abilities have an instant cast time and does not need to 
turn to cast, within its cast range.
- Recasting Omnislash-based abilities while Omnislash is active cancels the previous cast and starts a new cast.
- Other Duelist notes apply.
- Applies a
-
- Applies the following ability effects per instant attack applied:
- Grants a 1-second 200-radius flying vision centered on the affected enemy unit.
-
- Juggernaut is always positioned at the opposite side of the affected enemy unit from his current position per instant attack instance, facing the target.
- Juggernaut is always positioned at the opposite side of the affected enemy unit from his current position per instant attack instance,
- The instant attack damage interval is defined as:
- EXPR
DmgInt = (100 × 1.4) / (ΣAS × 1.4) + 1 ServerTick - With the attack speed limits, the min and max possible damage intervals are as follows:
- EXPR
MIN = 0.143 + 0.033 - EXPR
MAX = 5 + 0.033
- Omnislash checks for Juggernaut's current attack speed per damage instance, then updates the damage intervals.
- The instant attacks applied has the following properties:
- Grants flat bonus attack damage while Omnislash or Swiftslash is active.
- Proc attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal.
- Does not have
True Strike. - Not affected by disarm sources.
- Grants flat
- Applies the following ability effects per instant attack applied:
- The search radius is centered around Juggernaut.
- Does not search for the following units:
Couriers
Fogged units.- Hidden units.
Invisible units.- Undying Zombies.
- Ward-type units.
- Does not search for the following units:
- The search radius is centered around Juggernaut.
- While the ability is active, Juggernaut still counts as valid unit for these abilities:
- This ability does not interact with the following sources:
- This ability does not interrupt the following abilities:
Spell Block sources procs on and blocks only the first damage instance.
modifier_juggernaut_omnislashOmnislash: Invulnerable. Attacking enemy units in an area.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDDE_ANIMATIONMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH modifier_juggernaut_omnislash_invulnerabilityHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_ROOTEDMODIFIER_STATE_DISARMEDMODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLEMODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_STATE_UNSELECTABLEMODIFIER_STATE_NO_HEALTH_BARMODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISION- Centers the player's camera perspective on Juggernaut upon cast, following his position during Omnislash.
- Deals up to the following slash per 100 attack speed over the entire duration:
- 100 AS: 3/3/3 ( 4/4/4)
- 200 AS: 6/6/7 ( 8/8/8)
- 300 AS: 8/9/10 ( 11/12/12)
- 400 AS: 11/11/12 ( 14/15/16)
- 500 AS: 13/14/15 ( 17/18/19)
- 100 AS: 3/3/3 (
Recent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Juggernaut/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2026 - 16:00 PET | Qualifier |   | SA CQ DreamLeague S28 |      |  | 1 : 0 |  |      | |
| January 9, 2026 - 16:00 CET | Qualifier | | WEU CQ DreamLeague S28 |     |  | 0 : 1 |   |     | |
| January 9, 2026 - 16:00 EET | Qualifier | | EEU CQ DreamLeague S28 |    |   | 1 : 0 |  |    | |
| January 9, 2026 - 12:15 EET | Qualifier | | EEU CQ DreamLeague S28 |    |  | 1 : 0 |  |     | |
| January 9, 2026 - 16:00 SGT | Qualifier | | SEA CQ DreamLeague S28 |  |  | 1 : 0 | |  |
- Juggernaut has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Reduced Healing Ward duration from 25 on each level to 18/20/22/24.
- Reduced Omnislash attack rate divisor from 1.5 to 1.4.
Talents:
- LVL 25 +50% Blade Dance lifesteal on proc reduced to +40%.
- Reduced base agility from 34 to 32.
- Increased Blade Fury mana cost from 105/110/115/120 to 120 on each level.
- Talents:
- LVL 20 +2 Healing Ward hit count reduced to +1.
- Talents:
- LVL 20 -3s Blade Fury cooldown ➜ +90 Blade Fury damage per second.
- LVL 25 U Blade Dance now lifesteals upon proc.
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.
| Juggernaut's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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 Bronze |
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 Silver |
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 Gold |
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 Platinum |
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 Master |
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 Grandmaster |
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Equipment
[edit]| Sets | |
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| Weapon | |
| Head | |
| Back | |
| Healing Ward | |
| Taunt | |
| Kinetic Gems | |
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Trivia
[edit]- Juggernaut's backstory and appearance bear many similarities to that of the Seguleh people in the "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series of books by Steven Erikson.
- Juggernaut's ultimate, Omnislash, is inspired by and named after the signature move of "Cloud Strife" from the game "Final Fantasy VII".[1]
- ▶️ "Screw it, I'm going to five blades!" is a reference to an article from The Onion about the increasing number of blades put into razors.[2]
- ▶️ "And then... there were none..." may be a reference to the Agatha Christie book by the same name.
- ▶️ "I'm the Juggernaut, Lich!" is a play on the quote "I'm the Juggernaut, bitch.", taken from a YouTube parody featuring re-dubbed scenes from "X-Men: The Animated Series".
- The Battle Banner of the Masked, Jagged Honor Banner, and Lineage of the Stormlords - Back banners are called Sashimono. These poles were attached to the backs of the armor (Dō) by special fittings. The Sashimono were worn both by foot soldiers as well as by the elite samurai and members of the shogunate. Like many heraldic displays, it served several functions in battle.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Juggernaut's hero concept is originally based on the Blademaster, an Orc melee hero.
- Blade Fury's original iteration is identical to the Blademaster's Bladestorm.
- Blade Dance's original iteration is identical to the Blademaster's Critical Strike.
- Healing Ward's original iteration is identical to the Witch Doctors' Healing Ward.
- Juggernaut's hero concept is originally based on the Blademaster, an Orc melee hero.
Gallery
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Splash artwork
Item concept art
Item concept art
Item concept table
Envisioning Juggernaut Loading Screen concept art
Juggernaut cartoon art
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Juggernaut illustration
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
