Kez
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Kez
20 + 2.8
27 + 3.5
20 + 1.7
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+61.6HP and +0.28HP regeneration |
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+0.58 armor and 3.5 attack speed +3.5 Main Attack Damage |
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+20.4MP and +0.085MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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0 Projectile Speed
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110 (137)
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0.35 + 1.12
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Competitive Span
2025-10-02 — Present | ||
Version Control This article has been updated to the latest version (7.40b) and is mostly accurate. |
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| Flexible melee master with two sets of weapons and abilities. | |
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| When it comes to strategy, Kez tends to wing it – Switching Disciples on the fly, Kestrel swaps between his Kazurai Katana which creates deep and lasting cuts that bleed the enemy greatly, and his swift Shodo Sai, to deliver swift, crippling strikes. With his Kazurai Katana, he dashes forward, leaving behind a remnant that delivers Echoing Slashes. A Grappling Hook on his side, Kez can jump any foe with ease, hacking them to pieces with his notorious Raptor Dance. With the Shodo Sai, Kez Falcon Rushes in onto his foes, using the speed of the Sai to perform echoing attacks. Fleeing enemies are caught by a Talon Toss; a sai blade thrown with deadly precision. During sticky situations, Kez parries any attacks pointed at him, and may pulls over his Raven's Veil, receding into the shadows. Slash, dashing, swooping, and parrying as the battlefield demands, when he puts his mind to it, Kez can account for any eventuality, choosing the right tool to attack, escape or simply outwit his enemies with a little advance planning. | |
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| Roles: |  Carry  Escape  Disabler |
| Adjectives | Legs ( 2 ) |
Flutter
Shadowhawk
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
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Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Casting any weapon ability refreshes Switch Discipline's cooldown.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Impales and stuns the affected enemy unit upon cast, then deals physical spell damage bonus based on the debuff stack value, up to a maximum of 500 stacks.
The Parry component sets Kez's turn rate while locking his facing angle, then applies a self-movement speed slow and self-disarms upon cast.
Talents
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| +1 Echo Slash Attack -0.6 Echo Slash Interval | 25 | +100% Shodo Sai Mark Critical Strike |
| +40 Attack Speed During Falcon Rush | 20 | +4% Kazurai Katana Damage per Second |
| +1 Raptor Dance Strike | 15 | +2s Falcon Rush Duration |
| +50 Raptor Dance Radius | 10 | +12% Magic Resist |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio
[edit]Flightless fury! Heh, that's what they call me.▶️Kez
Lore:
"I was born with a price on my head. As I got better at causing trouble, that price went up. Every time Queen Imperia raised the bounty, I knew I must have done something right. I think that's the worst part about being gone so long in Icewrack... I've got to get that price back up to a respectable number."
Switch Discipline
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Passive / No
Affects
Self
Switches between his weapons — the Kazurai Katana and the Shodo Sai.
Reduces cooldown by a flat amount per hero level.
Reduces cooldown by a flat amount per hero level.
Stance Cooldown Reduction per Hero Level: 0.25
Has a lesser attack range and sets base attack time while equipping the Shodo Sai.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Set Base Attack Range: 
150
150 Set Base Attack Time: 1.5
Has a greater attack range and sets base attack time while equipping the Kazurai Katana.
Increases total attack damage.
Increases total attack damage.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Set Base Attack Range: 225
225 Set Base Attack Time: 1.9
Main Attack Damage per Agi: 1.16
1.16 
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Casting any weapon ability refreshes Switch Discipline's cooldown.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Casting any weapon ability refreshes Switch Discipline's cooldown.
Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternative weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within the cooldown time after Switching Discipline.
Max Ability Casts: ( 1)
1) Cooldown Timer: 
( 3)
( 3) 8
As former followers of the Shodo, the leaders of the Kazurai Order can switch effortlessly between twin disciplines of martial mastery over sai and blade.
Flutter
- Has Katana Mode by default, with Sai Mode ready.
- Has the following properties upon switching modes:
- Does not break
invisibility sources. - Interrupts Kez's
channeling abilities upon cast. - The abilities from the previous mode are temporarily hidden from the HUD.
- Does not break
- Has the following properties upon switching modes:
- Sets the following values accordingly upon changing modes:
Attack range- Base attack time, this overrides the Hero Model's value.
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- Grants bonus
main attack damage based on Kez's base attack damage and current 
agility, and is defined as:
- Grants bonus
- The cooldown of both discipline abilities are saved and are affected by all cooldown reduction sources.
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switch_weapons_aghs- The ability upgrade explicitly applies to Kez's abilities.
- Applies a self-buff upon cast with the following properties:
- Casting all Kez's linked abilities do not put its corresponding ability into cooldown.
- Does not reset the corresponding linked ability's cooldown if cast before the Switch Discipline cast.
- Casting all Kez's linked abilities do not put its corresponding ability into
- Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration.
- Does not dispel the buff when casting an ability when its corresponding ability is already on cooldown.
- All ability effects are applied even when Kez is affected by the following sources:
Hidden sources.
Invulnerable sources.
- The
Copies the current active Katana or Sai discipline.
Katana or Sai discipline.
Unacquirable.
modifier_kez_katana
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEATTACK_BONUSDAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASE_ATTACK_TIME_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BASE_OVERRIDEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_STARTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DAMAGE_CALCULATEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS modifier_kez_saiHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASE_ATTACK_TIME_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BASE_OVERRIDEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS modifier_kez_switch_weapons_aghs
Switch Discipline:
modifier_kez_switch_weapons_flutter_katanaMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP modifier_kez_switch_weapons_flutter_saiMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP-
- EXPR
CurrentCD = 8 - 0.25 × HeroLVL
- This ability has the following additional properties:
- Not considered a toggle-based ability.
- The stance ability values are still bounded to Kazurai Katana and Shodo Sai respectively.
Switch Discipline Calc
[edit]Has the following ability cooldown per hero level:
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7.75 | 6.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
Hero Model
[edit] Hero Model 
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Kez's hero model has the following hidden 
innate abilities.
He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
innate abilities.He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Bash sources are passively disabled on Kez in Sai Mode.
Interacts with attack speed sources differently while Falcon Rush is active.
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.-
falcon_rush_intrinsic- Requires learning Echo Slash or Falcon Rush to be unlocked.
- The base attack time soft lock is always active and does nothing by default, until Falcon Rush is cast.
Bash sources are not disabled for Kez's hero model in this gamemode. modifier_kez_falcon_rush_intrinsicHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUEAbilities
[edit]Echo Slash
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Slashes forward in a line with his Katana, instant attacks and applies a brief movement speed slow to affected enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Slash Range: 
800
800 Slash Width: 200
200 Travel Distance: 250
Instant Attack Factor: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.25
After a short delay, Kez's remnant echo attacks the area-of-effect again, reapplying all ability effects.
Effect Delay: 1.2 (
0.6)
0.6)Total Slash Attacks: 2 ( 3)
3)
Echo Slash is more effective on enemy heroes.
Hero Attack Damage Bonus: 20/40/60/80
Applies the secondary rush-based attack on all affected enemy units per Echo Slash. Other Falcon Rush notes apply.
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This ability levels up with Falcon Rush.
Kez and his master Kraw have worked tirelessly to train the Kazurai new ways to keep the flyers off balance by improving upon ancient techniques.
Echo Slash is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability effects are applied as follows on self:
The dash component has the following properties:
- 0.1 seconds after casting, Kez
teleports forward 250-distance to point accordingly to his facing angle, then applies the first 
instant attack instance to enemy units within the area-of-effect up to point 
.
OB = 1000
- Can dash over the following sources:
Impassable terrain.
Pathing blocker sources.
Temporary fence sources.
- Does not disjoint incoming
projectiles.
- A remnant is created at point once Kez reaches point .
- After the effect delay, subsequent slash ( or slashes) are applied from the remnant's location following the aforementioned area-of-effect notes, and continues slashing upon Kez's
death.
- After the effect delay, subsequent slash (
- Applies a self main and
bonus attack damage reduction per slash.
- Stacks additively with other total attack damage reduction sources.
- Trees are destroyed within the same total slash distance while Kez dashes forward.
- The ability effects are applied as follows on self:
...
OP = PP' = P'P'' = 66.67- At point at the edge of Circle
P1, the ability also instant attacks enemy units within133.33-distance (AO) behind Kez. - Hence, the total slash distance (
AB) is 1133.33, with the slash width and travel distance.
- The ability effects are applied as follows on affected enemy units:
kez_echo_slash_slow- Procs and/or
dispels the Shodo Sai parry debuff. - Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff.
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- The instant attack position starts at point , the pre-dash location, with the entire area-of-effect consisting of 12 instant attack
cells, each with a 200-radius slash width, evenly-spaced at a ⅓ ahead of the distance between each. - The instant attack component procs all
attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal, except 
cleave sources.
- Does not have
True Strike. - Not affected by
disarm sources. - Affects the following units:
- Does not affect the following units:
- Does not have
- Echo Slash is a bonus conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
- The enemy hero bonus attack damage values are directly added to Kez's instant attack instance in the combat log and not displayed on the HUD.
- Considers enemy
clones, 
illusions, and 
creep-heroes as heroes.
- The enemy hero bonus attack damage values are directly added to Kez's
- Does not interact with the following sources:
- Percentage-based bonus attack damage sources.
- Cleave sources.
- Percentage-based
- Interacts with the following sources:
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Lifesteal sources.
Critical strike sources.
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Damage block sources.
- Echo Slash is a bonus
- The instant attack position starts at point
- The ability effects are applied as follows on affected enemy units:
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modifier_kez_echo_slash_slowEcho Slash: Movement speed reduced by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE-
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- Does not utilize attack projectiles. Hence, the instant attack component does not
miss for both 
melee and 
ranged units.
- Does not utilize attack
- Affects
spell immune units only if the attack modifier applied pierces spell immune sources.
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects.
- Applies a particle effect visually on the affected enemy unit upon an instant attack application, with a different ▶️ sound effect.
Falcon Rush
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Grants the ability to rush towards enemy units within a distance, granting extra movement speed and slow resistance. When attacking, echoes will be created, dealing secondary attacks.
Attacks on buildings will not create echo attacks.
Attacks on buildings will not create echo attacks.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Max Proc Distance: 525
Set Haste Speed: 850
Attack Range Reduction: 50
Slow Resist Bonus: 15%/30%/45%/60%
15%/30%/45%/60% Duration: 3.75/4.5/5.25/6 (
5.75/6.5/7.25/8)
5.75/6.5/7.25/8) The remnant applies an instant attack upon reaching the enemy target after Kez's attack point.
Max Rush Distance: 825
Distance to Effect Delay Factor: 0.0006
Instant Attack Factor: 0.3/0.35/0.4/0.45
Attack Modifier Proc Chance Reduction: 0.5
Additionally has a lower base attack time with the Sai Discipline.
Base Attack Time: 1.3/1.2/1.1/1
Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level only if the first attack is a Katana-based attack.
Additionally has a greater base attack time with the Katana Discipline.
Additionally has a greater base attack time with the Katana Discipline.
Base Attack Time: 1.5/1.4/1.3/1.2
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This ability levels up with Echo Slash.
An ancient Shodo technique used to hunt faster aerial foes, stealing the advantage and delivering multiple attacks within a single flap of their prey's panicking wings.
Falcon Rush is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
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- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Kez's attack instance.
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- Applies the instant attack upon proc — after Kez's attack point.
- The instant attack component procs all attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal.
- Does not have True Strike.
- Not affected by disarm sources.
- Does not have
- The instant attack component procs all
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- Hence, defensive evasion procs on the enemy unit do not affect the instant attack component proc.
- However, if the enemy target is 350 range farther than Kez's attack range, the attack will miss regardless.
- The instant attack effect delay is defined as:
- EXPR
DelayTime = (525 - EnemyDistance) × 0.0006
- Applies the instant attack upon proc — after Kez's attack point.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- Displays the current base attack time on ability tooltip, and updates upon hover.
- Interrupts Kez's channeling abilities upon cast.
-
kez_falcon_rush- Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration, changing targets do not dispel the buff.
- The buff procs on either an attack command,
on a 
unit-targeted enemy, a unit-targeted ability cast, except the following:
Ground-targeted commands.- Auto-attacks.
- On attack immune units.
- However, they are considered valid targets if the buff is applied to Kez prior to the enemy unit being affected by the attack immune source.
- An attack command while active on
allied units causes Kez to rush toward the targeted unit, and searches for another valid enemy unit within the radius centered around the allied unit, then rushes toward the enemy unit.
- Disarm sources disable the attack component, but do not affect the ability to issue an attack command.
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- Grants the following ability effects upon proc:
- Grants a non-lingering 100-radius flying vision centered around Kez upon proc, until the instant attack application.
- Grants a non-lingering 100-radius flying vision centered around Kez upon proc, until the
- The attack range reduction.
Haste movement.
Phase movement.
- The following actions do not cancel Falcon Rush:
Non-targeted ability casts.
Doubletap or self-targeted ability casts.
- Other new issued commands or conditions not listed cancels Falcon Rush while rushing.
- Grants the following ability effects upon proc:
-
- The following offensive sources dispels the buff:
- For other disable sources:
- Taunt sources cause Kez to rush toward the taunting unit.
- Forced attacks of taunt sources do not dispel the buff.
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- Rushes toward the unit-targeted enemy's last known location when the enemy is affected by the following sources:
Fog of War.- Hidden sources.
- Invisible sources.
- Rushes toward the
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falcon_rush_intrinsic
- Attacks from echoes have an intrinsic 50% penalty on activating chance based Attack Modifiers.
- This does not affect the main hero's attack modifiers.
- Attacks from echoes have an intrinsic 50% penalty on activating chance based Attack Modifiers.
Requires to be Morphed into Kez's Hero Model for the secondary attacks component to work.
modifier_kez_falcon_rush_intrinsicHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUE modifier_kez_falcon_rushFalcon Rush: Gaining the ability to rush towards enemies and deliver a double attack.
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_ABSOLTUEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_FIXED_ATTACK_RATEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ORDERMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROPERTY_SLOW_RESISTANCE_STACKING-
- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects.
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- For melee units, if the enemy target is 350 range farther than the attacker's range, the attack will miss regardless.
- For ranged units, the instant attack is applied upon the attack projectile launch.
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- If the attack distance is greater than the attack
projectile speed, the instant attack can happen prior to the attack projectile impact.
- If the attack distance is greater than the attack
- For
Grappling Claw
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Swings on a grappling hook toward the unit-targeted tree or enemy. Applies movement speed slow on the affected enemy until Kez reaches it.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 
650/750/850/950
650/750/850/950 Max Travel Distance: 650/750/850/950
650/750/850/950 Travel Speed: 1800
Landing Offset Distance: 75
Instant Attack Factor: 1
Move Speed Slow: 70%/80%/90%/100%
Slow Duration: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
Applies the secondary rush-based attack upon a successful Grappling Claw cast. Other Falcon Rush notes apply.
Does not apply any Grappling Claw lifesteal-based components.
Does not apply any Grappling Claw lifesteal-based components.
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This ability levels up with Talon Toss.
The Kazurai have the speed and reach to drag even the highest flyers from the skies.
Grappling Claw is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
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- Interrupts Kez's channeling abilities upon cast.
- Interrupts Kez's
- The ability has three main components:
- The launched projectile upon cast.
- The
projectile impact properties. - The ability effects
upon landing.
- The launched
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- Launches a 3000-speed projectile upon cast.
- Does not disable Kez while the projectile is traveling.
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- Issues an attack order on the unit-targeted enemy upon cast.
- Hence, the attack order is neither affected by
Spell Block sources, nor is nullified when the ability is disjointed.
- Issues an attack order on the
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- Does not destroy the tree once the Grappling Claw projectile stops pulling.
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- The following ability effects are applied upon projectile impact, and are nullified upon being disjointed.
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- Applies the
movement speed slow. - Considers the following enemy units as valid units upon projectile impact:
- Dead units.
- Hidden units.
- Invulnerable units.
- Applies the
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- Trees within 100-radius centered around Kez are destroyed upon landing.
- Destroying the targeted tree neither nullifies the ability's traveling component, nor affects the travel distance.
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- Applies a disabling
forced movement that moves Kez to the unit-targeted enemy or tree's current location in 1800-speed upon projectile impact. - Can move over impassable terrain and over trees.
- EXPR
| KezLocation - EnemyLocation | ≥ 2000-distance- Pulls Kez targeted unit's current location.
- When
< 2000-distance, the ability pulls Kez a short distance upon impact.
- Pulls Kez
- Applies a
- The following ability effects are applied upon
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- No longer disarms Kez upon landing.
- No longer
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- Applies an instant attack with the the following properties on the unit-targeted enemy upon landing:
- Procs any attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal.
- Does not have True Strike.
- Affected by disarm sources.
- Procs any
-
- The lifesteal component does not affect attack immune units.
- Stacks additively with other lifesteal sources.
- Considers clones, illusions, and creep-heroes as heroes.
- Applies an
- Spell Block sources nullify all ability effects upon projectile impact, except the applied attack order.
- Procs
Spell Reflection sources on the affected enemy unit after latching onto the target.
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- Both Kez and the affected enemy are pulled to a point between them, with Kez closer to the enemy due to the projectile.
- Disjoint sources nullify all ability effects upon projectile impact, except the applied attack order.
modifier_kez_grappling_claw_movementHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_DISARMEDMODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_DISABLE_AUTOATTACKMODIFIER_DISABLE_TURNING modifier_kez_grappling_claw_slowGrappling Claw: Movement speed slow by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- The Kazurai Katana debuff.
- The instant attack component.
- The movement speed slow.
- The Kazurai Katana
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- Procs and/or dispels the Shodo Sai parry debuff.
- Applies the Shodo Sai mark debuff upon proc if there is no prior debuff.
- The instant attack component.
- The movement speed slow.
- Procs and/or
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
- Does not utilize attack projectiles. Hence, the instant attack component does not miss for both melee and ranged units.
- Does not utilize attack
- The instant attack component additionally has the following properties:
-
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- Does not apply an
upward movement on Kez while traveling regardless of the ability visual effects.
- Does not apply an
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- Has different animation upon landing on the targeted tree.
Talon Toss
[edit]Throws a Sai at the unit-targeted enemy, dealing damage and silences all enemy units within the radius upon impact.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Cast Range: 1200
1200 Attack Damage Instance: 60/120/180/240
Silence Duration: 2/2.25/2.5/2.75
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level or apply its ability effects if already marked to all enemy units within the radius.
Does not apply the Kazurai Katana debuff upon switching discipline.
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This ability levels up with Grappling Claw.
The Shodo learned to rely upon distance and disorientation to survive against much stronger opposition.
Talon Toss is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Triggers and dispels an active
shodo_sai_mark (Marked). - The 60/120/180/240
physical attack damage instance. - Procs the
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff application chance, and applies the following Shodo Sai components:- The critical strike component or
spell damage increasing component. - The
stun component.
- The
kez_talon_toss_silence
- Triggers and
modifier_kez_talon_toss_silenceTalon Toss: Silenced
MODIFIER_STATE_SILENCED-
- Has 2000- projectile speed.
- Has 2000-
Kazurai Katana
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All abilities and Katana-based attacks apply health regeneration reduction, with a stacking damage over time debuff based on the attack damage dealt.
Min Damage Threshold: 1
Damage Dealt to Damage per Second: 3%/6%/9%/12% (
7%/10%/13%/16%)
7%/10%/13%/16%) Debuff Duration: 
7
7 
Impales and stuns the affected enemy unit upon cast, then deals physical spell damage bonus based on the debuff stack value, up to a maximum of 500 stacks.
Cast Animation: 0.35 + 1.12
Cast Range: 225
225 Attack Instances: 1
Stack Value to Damage Factor: 0.5
Stun Duration: 0.5
Applies a self-stun at the same time while impaling the affected enemy unit.
Does not reapply the Kazurai Katana debuff upon the damage dealt.
Does not reapply the Kazurai Katana debuff upon the damage dealt.
Self Attack Damage Reduction: 100%
Self Stun Duration: 0.5
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases Max Stacks to 1000 and stack as burst damage from 50% to 100%.
Increases Max Stacks to 1000 and stack as burst damage from 50% to 100%.
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To fight back against the reach of Imperia and her Queensguard, the Kazurai had to become skilled in the ways of attrition.
Kazurai Katana is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
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katana_bleed- The following sources applies the debuff on the affected enemy unit(s) while in the Katana Discipline:
- A successful attack damage instance with the following conditions:
- EXPR
When AtkDmg = 0, does not applykatana_bleeddebuff. - EXPR
When AtkDmg ≤ -1, applies the debuff but the spell damage per second component is nullified at the first interval.
- Spell damage instances sourced to Kez's abilities.
- Raptor Dance applies the stack value accordingly after reductions and other damage manipulation sources.
- A successful
- The debuff applied has the following properties:
- Applies a factor of the damage instance applied (before reductions) as the stack value (
S) on the affected unit's HUD, and is defined as: - Does not consider the following attack damage sources:
- Conditional attack damage sources.
Sreduces accordingly by 14.29% per spell damage instance applied.
- EXPR
DPS = S / Duration
- The debuff applied on the HUD indicates the remaining damage to be applied over the remaining duration.
- Applies a factor of the damage instance applied (before reductions) as the stack value (
- The following sources applies the debuff on the affected enemy unit(s) while in the Katana Discipline:
- Reapplying the debuff has different ability effects as follows:
- From the same source:
- Increases the debuff value
S, updates the ability values, and refreshes the debuff duration. - Continues applying its spell damage in the same intervals as the first applied debuff.
- Increases the debuff value
- From different sources:
- Applies an independent debuff.
- From the same source:
-
- The debuff ability effects are applied as follows:
- Deals physical spell damage in 1-second intervals, starting 1 second upon debuff application.
- Applies the last damage instance rounded down based on
Supon debuff expiration.
- Deals
- The debuff ability effects are applied as follows:
- Active component to Kazurai Katana.
-
- Kazurai Katana is now an unit-targeted ability, and has the following properties:
- EXPR
CastRange = HeroAtkRange - Affected by attack range sources of the same range-type as the caster.
-
- The red circular segment represents the valid angle, with point being the affected enemy unit.
- The red circular segment represents the valid angle, with point
- Kazurai Katana is now an unit-targeted ability, and has the following properties:
-
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast on the affected enemy:
- One attack damage instance with the following properties:
- Applies a self unique bonus attack damage reduction, effectively applying a 0-damage instance.
- Hence, this attack instance neither applies nor reapplies the following debuffs:
-
katana_bleed -
shodo_sai_mark
- Hence, this attack instance neither applies nor reapplies the following debuffs:
- Has True Strike.
- Applies a self
- Procs the ability's cooldown upon a successful attack.
- Both the self and offensive stun components.
- Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy once the stun duration expires on Kez.
-
- Applies the instant attack component with the current
Svalue as bonus physical spell damage in one damage instance within the combat log.
- Procs attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal.
- This applies one
katana_bleedinstance.
- This applies one
- Not affected by disarm sources.
- Has True Strike.
- Procs
- Applies the instant attack component with the current
- The instant attack component applies one
- Removes the debuff on the affected enemy.
- One
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast on the affected enemy:
-
- The self- stun duration is not affected by
status resistance sources.
- The self-
The following Switch Discipline components is also bound to this ability: The set base attack time, the set attack range, and the bonus total attack damage component.
attack range, and the bonus total attack damage component. modifier_kez_katanaHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEATTACK_BONUSDAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASE_ATTACK_TIME_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BASE_OVERRIDEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_STARTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_DAMAGE_CALCULATEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS modifier_kez_katana_shard_active
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED modifier_kez_katana_bleedKazurai Katana: Taking damage over time, and reduced health regen reduced by x%.
-
- The Kazurai Discipline values are bound to this ability, and does not require to be learned.
-
- LEVEL 4The spell damage component is applied as follows:
-
- Kez applies a 1000-damage instance (before reductions) on an enemy unit.
-
S1 -
- 1 second later,
S1now has a 720-value and Kez applies another 100 attack damage.
- 1 second later,
-
S2 = 720 + 84- The
S2value is now 804 on the unit's HUD. - Applies 114.86 physical spell damage per damage interval over the refreshed duration.
- The
-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The debuff.
- Kez's attack instance.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
-
- The instant attack component does not utilize attack projectiles. Hence, the it does not miss for both melee and ranged units.
- The instant attack component does not utilize attack
Shodo Sai
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All abilities and Sai-based attacks have a chance to apply a temporary mark on affected enemy units.
Proc Chance: 17%
Duration: 8
The next attack or ability damage instance on the marked unit grants Kez's attacks True Strike, bashes, and applies a critical strike while consuming the buff.
Crit Damage: 125%/150%/175%/200% (
225%/250%/275%/300%)
225%/250%/275%/300%)Bash Duration: 0.4
Parries both incoming attacks and attack modifiers from the point-targeted direction upon cast. Applies the Shodo Sai Parry-mark of its corresponding level if an attack instance is parried from an enemy hero while active.
The next attack or ability damage instance will apply a greater bash duration and critical strike while consuming the Parry buff.
The next attack or ability damage instance will apply a greater bash duration and critical strike while consuming the Parry buff.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0
Parry Crit Damage Bonus:
Parry Bash Duration: 0.8
Parry Duration: 2
The Parry component sets Kez's turn rate while locking his facing angle, then applies a self-movement speed slow and self-disarms upon cast.
Set Turn Rate: 3.1416
Facing Angle: 90°
Move Speed Slow: 25%
Slow Duration: 2
Disarm Duration: 2
Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level when switching disciplines upon the damage instance application.
20/15/10/5
30/20/10/0
This ability levels up with Kazurai Katana.
The Shodo may have lost their way, but Kez and the Kazurai can still use Shodo knowledge for the good of the people.
Shadowhawk
Shodo Sai is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
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The applied Parry Shodo Sai debuff has two overhead Sai icons on the affected enemy unit instead of one.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- This ability has the following components:
-
- The
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff. - The
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff. - Both the base ability component and the mark component utilizes the same debuff.
- Reapplying the debuff updates the ability values and refreshes its duration.
- The
- The
PARRYactive component.
-
shodo_sai_mark (Base)- The base debuff application has the following properties:
- Shodo Sai uses
pseudo-random distribution. - Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
- Shodo Sai uses
- Only the following sources has a chance to apply the base debuff:
- Per successful attack damage instance applied in Sai Mode, except Echo Slash's instant attack component.
- Upon a successful Talon Toss projectile impact.
- Per successful
- The following sources has an ensure chance to apply the base debuff:
- Upon Raven's Veil cast.
-
- Movement speed slow.
- The base debuff application has the following properties:
-
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)- The following sources apply the marked debuff:
- Upon a successful Shodo Sai parry.
- Upon Raven's Veil cast.
- Only the following conditions trigger the marked debuff:
- Per successful hero damage instance sourced to Kez, applied after the attack point.
- Upon a successful Talon Toss projectile impact.
- The following damage sources do not trigger the marked component:
- Kazurai Katana
- The
katana_bleeddamage over time component. - The active attack modifier cast.
- The
- Attack instances that cannot proc the Shodo Sai critical strike component.
- Considers attack damage instance from clones, illusions, and creep-heroes as creeps.
Items
HP Removal sources.
- Kazurai Katana
-
- Removes the marked debuff upon triggering and applies the following effects on the affected enemy:
- For the next attack damage instance:
- Has True Strike.
-
- The
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff is an ensured critical strike source. - Sources with lesser critical values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
- Requires being able to apply the critical strike on the affected enemy for the other marked components to be applied.
- The
- Has
- For the next spell damage instance:
- The
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff directly affects the spell damage value and applies the stun component. - Does not utilize the damage manipulation mechanic.
- The
- For the next
- Removes the marked debuff upon triggering and applies the following effects on the affected enemy:
-
- Kez may trigger the marked debuff and reapply the base debuff at the same time.
- The following sources apply the marked debuff:
-
- The active component can
PARRYincoming enemy units' attacks up to 180° in front of Kez. -
- For ranged enemy units, Shodo Sai parries the offensive attack projectile upon impact based on the enemy unit position and Kez's facing angle.
- For ranged enemy units, Shodo Sai parries the offensive attack
-
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)- Applies the marked debuff per successful parried incoming offensive attack sourced to enemy heroes.
- The debuff is explicitly not applied from disjointed attacks.
- Considers incoming attack instance from player-controlled clones, illusions, and creep-heroes as heroes.
- Can only apply the marked debuff to the same enemy heroes once per cast.
- Subsequent attacks can be parried, but do not reapply the marked debuff.
- Applies the marked debuff per successful parried incoming offensive attack sourced to enemy heroes.
-
- Applies the following ability effects on self:
- Disarm
- Neither requires turning nor facing the
point-targeted direction to cast the ability. - Can move while turning.
- Neither requires turning nor
- Movement speed slow.
- The
PARRYcomponent nullifies incoming attack damage instances and ignores all offensive attack modifiers applied.
- Neither utilizes the damage negation mechanic nor evasion.
- Does not interact with spell damage sources.
- Neither utilizes the damage negation mechanic nor
- Applies the following ability effects on self:
- The active component can
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- The active component is not a channeling ability, and can only be interrupted by the following sources:
- Dispel sources.
- Cancel
sub-ability cast. - Casting other Kez's abilities.
- Upon Kez's death.
- Upon Town Portal Scroll channeling cast.
- Cannot apply the debuff.
- Neither affects the current debuff applied and other ability components, nor proccing the parry component.
- Only the active component is functional and applies the Shodo Sai Parry debuff.
- Requires Switch Discipline to apply Shodo Sai.
- Hence, Rubick's attacks neither procs nor applies the Shodo Sai debuff.
- The following Switch Discipline components is also bound to this ability:
- The set base attack time.
- The set attack range.
- Can proc the mark debuff per successful hero damage instance sourced to the drafting hero, applied after the attack point.
modifier_kez_saiHidden Modifier
modifier_kez_shodo_sai_markMarked: Kez's next attack or ability damage will trigger a stun and critical strike.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE modifier_bashedBash: Stunned by bash.
-
- The Sai Discipline values are bound to this ability, and does not require to be learned.
-
- The active component ability effects are applied as follows:
- Sets Kez's turn rate to 3.1416.
- Applies all Shodo Sai parry components at the point-targeted direction.
- Turns and locks Kez's facing angle toward the point-targeted direction.
- Turns Kez back to the facing angle before casting if no other orders are issued.
- The active component ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Triggers and dispels an existing
shodo_sai_mark (Marked)debuff. - Procs the
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff application chance. - Shodo Sai
- The critical strike component or spell damage increasing component.
- The stun component.
- The
- Triggers and
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Cancel
[edit]E
W
CancelNo
Affects
Self
Instantly cancels parrying and stop blocking incoming physical attacks.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Max Duration: 2
1
Sub-ability of Shodo Sai.
Details
-
- Procs all on-cast effects.
- Replaces Shodo Sai until the sub-ability is used.
- Kez is unable to level Shodo Sai up while this sub-ability is active.
- Switch Discipline interrupts this sub-ability immediately upon cast.
- Interrupts Kez's channeling abilities upon cast.
Raptor Dance
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Applies a Basic Dispel upon cast.
Enters into an uncontrollable state that grants brief invulnerability then absolute magic resistance for the cast time and for the entire ability duration.
Enters into an uncontrollable state that grants brief invulnerability then absolute magic resistance for the cast time and for the entire ability duration.
Cast Animation: 1 + 0
Invulnerability Duration: 0.2
Set Magic Resist: 100%
After its cast time completion, Kez performs a series of radial slashes centered around him, dealing the enemy unit's max health as damage, and spell lifesteals from the damage dealt.
Effect Radius: 450 (
500)
450 ( 500)Total Slashes: 4 (
5)
5)Slash Interval: 0.25
Base Damage: 75
Max Health as Damage: 2.5%
Spell Lifesteal: 
100%
100% 
Spell lifesteal is less effective on creeps.
Spell Lifesteal Factor: 0.2
May apply the Shodo Sai mark of its corresponding level upon switching disciplines or apply its ability effects if already marked.
40/35/30
100/125/150
This ability levels up with Raven's Veil.
Unleash the inner fury of the Flightless to feast on the essence of your foes.
Raptor Dance is an ability of the Katana Discipline.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
All Katana Discipline abilities applies the Kazurai Katana debuff of its corresponding level upon impact.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
- The ability's cast point has the following properties:
- Interrupts Kez's other channeling abilities upon cast.
-
- Cannot act during the cast point and can only be interrupted by offensive disable sources.
- Kez is unable to manually cancel the cast.
- Applies the following ability effects:
- The basic dispel.
- The brief invulnerability.
- The absolute
magic resistance. - Causes all incoming
pure damage sources to not be recorded in the combat log for Kez.
- Neither reduces
incoming pure damage nor grants pure damage resistance.
- Neither reduces
- The
- Interrupts Kez's other
-
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast completion:
-
- At this state, the Raptor Dance can no longer be interrupted, and Kez resumes all movement commands.
- Applies all ability effects within the radius to valid enemy units when Kez is affected by the following sources:
- The Fog of War.
- Hidden sources.
- Invisible sources.
- Invulnerable sources.
- The
-
- Deals pure spell damage within the radius in 0.25-second intervals, starting immediately upon cast completion, over 1 ( 1.25) second(s).
-
- The spell lifesteal value applied on self while damaging illusions are calculated after all damage manipulation sources.
- Affects the following units:
- Fogged units.
- Invisible units.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Attack immune units, including
ethereal units.
- Attack immune units, including
- Deals
-
- The radius visual effects are visible ally-only when Kez is affected by the following sources:
- The Fog of War.
- Invisible sources.
- The
- However, the ability's slash visual effects applied on affected valid enemy units are still visible to everyone.
- The radius visual effects are visible ally-only when Kez is affected by the following sources:
- Applies the following ability effects upon cast completion:
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- Procs and/or dispels the Shodo Sai parry debuff.
- The pure spell damage component.
- Applies the Kazurai Katana debuff.
- Procs and/or
-
- The spell lifesteal upon applying the pure spell damage component.
- The
modifier_kez_raptor_dance_immuneDebuff immune and x% magic resistance.
- Deals 300 + 10% max
health as spell damage (before reductions) with all slashes applied.
Raven's Veil
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Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Releases a veil of smoke within the radius while briefly reducing their vision. Affected enemy units regain their vision over time.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Effect Radius: 1500
1500 Set Vision Radius: 50
Vision Reduction Duration: 4
Applies a basic dispel upon cast. Kez becomes invisible until he attacks or uses an ability.
Fade Time: 0
Move Speed Bonus: 15%/25%/35%
Buff Duration: 7/8/9
The wave of smoke applies the Shodo Sai mark on all affected enemy units within the radius.
Duration: 8 ( 0)
0)Parry Duration: ( 8)
8)40/35/30
100/125/150
This ability levels up with Raptor Dance.
Eying either threat or opportunity, Shodo masters slip instantly into shadow to reset the terms of any engagement in their own favor.
Raven's Veil is an ability of the Sai Discipline.
The applied Parry Shodo Sai debuff has two overhead Sai icons on the affected enemy unit instead of one.
Casting this ability puts the linked ability on a fixed downtime corresponding to its current cooldown.
-
- All ability effects are applied immediately within the radius despite the visual effects and cannot be disjointed.
- Expands centering around Kez's cast location with 1500-speed toward the max effect radius over 1 second.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
- Applies a basic dispel upon cast.
-
- Grants a 3-second 775-radius flying vision following Kez upon cast.
-
ravens_veil_buff- Invisibility
- Grants bonus movement speed while fully invisible.
- Does not grant phase movement.
- Kez can pick up or drop items without breaking invisibility.
- The invisibility breaks upon Kez's attack point, or the abilities' cast point.
- Grants bonus
- Applies a
-
- Applies the following ability effects on affected units:
- Applies the Shodo Sai
shodo_sai_mark (Base)debuff or the parry debuff shodo_sai_mark (Marked)of its corresponding level, utilizing Raven's Veil's ability icon.- Does not immediately apply the stun component of the parry debuff.
- Does not immediately apply the
-
ravens_veil_blind 
- Sets all affected units' both
daytime and 
nighttime vision to 50 for the 1st debuff second, and increases their vision values incrementally per 
server tick up to the current max value. 
- Hence, the vision regain increment value is defined as:
- EXPR
Vision/Tick = (CurrentVisionValue - 50) / (4 - 1) × 0.033
- Hence, the vision regain increment value is defined as:
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration, and updates its ability values.
- Sets all affected units' both
- Applies the
- Applies the following ability effects on affected units:
modifier_ravens_veil_buffRaven's Veil: Invisible and moving x% faster; the next attack or ability will lose the buff.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE modifier_ravens_veil_blindRaven's Veil: Vision reduced and slowly recovered over time.
-
- The vision values increases by as follows for
19.44-radius and 
8.33-radius for most heroes per server tick during daytime and nighttime respectively.
- The vision values increases by as follows for
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Switch Discipline
- The toggling functionality is no longer affected by silence sources.
-
- Increased set base attack time from 1.8 to 1.9.
- Increased main attack damage per agility from 1.12 to 1.16.
- The toggling functionality is no longer affected by
-
- Falcon Rush
Buildings are no longer considered valid targets to proc on.- Reduced instant attack factor from 0.35/0.4/0.45/0.5 to 0.3/0.35/0.4/0.45.
- Falcon Rush
Talents:
- LVL 20 +60 Falcon Rush attack speed reduced to +40.
- Increased base
strength from 19 to 20. - Switch Discipline
- Increased cooldown reduction per hero level from 0.2 to 0.25.
-
- Reduced set base attack time from 2 to 1.8.
- Reduced main attack damage per agility from 1.2 to 1.12.
-
- Kazurai Katana
- Now has a max 500 damage per second threshold.
- U Reduced active stack value to damage factor from 1 to 0.5.
- Rescaled damage dealt to damage per second from 5%/7%/9%/11% to 3%/6%/9%/12%.
- Kazurai Katana
-
- Falcon Rush
- No longer has a 9% attack speed factor.
- Now has a 0.5 attack modifiers proc chance factor.
- The instant attack component can no longer activate Shodo Sai 's (Marked) component.
- However, it can still apply the debuff per normal.
- Reduced instant attack factor from 0.45/0.55/0.65/0.75 to 0.35/0.4/0.45/0.5.
- Reduced set haste speed from 1000 to 850.
- Shodo Sai
- Reduced bash duration from 0.5 to 0.4.
- U Reduced parry bash duration from 1 to 0.4.
- Falcon Rush
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Kazurai Katana
- Now increases max damage per second threshold by 500.
- Now increases active stack value to damage factor by 0.5.
- Kazurai Katana
- Talents:
- LVL 20 +50% Talon Toss instant attack damage ➜ +60 Falcon Rush attack speed.
- ADDED to Captain's Mode.
- Increased base mana regeneration from 0 to 0.25.
- U Reduced base attack time from 2 to 1.9. [?]
- Switch Discipline
-
- Flutter
- The first hit bonus is now consumed by the first attack of Echo Slash and Raptor Dance , rather than applying to the entire cast.
- Still applies bonus to all enemies in the area.
- The first hit bonus is now consumed by the first attack of Echo Slash and Raptor Dance , rather than applying to the entire cast.
-
- Kazurai Katana
- Impale damage changed from post-critical strike bonus damage to a separate instance of physical spell damage .
- Impale damage changed from post-critical strike bonus damage to a separate instance of
- Raptor Dance
- Max Health as Damage decreased from 3% to 2.5%.
- Can no longer be interrupted by casting Grappling Claw .
- Kazurai Katana
-
- Falcon Rush
- Now has an 825 break distance.
- Attack Speed Factor rescaled from 6/8/10/12% to 9%.
- Shodo Sai
- Mark Critical Strike decreased from 140/160/180/200% to 125/150/175/200%.
- Falcon Rush
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.
| Kez's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
 Killing Sprees Kill Assists Kills |
 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 |
| |
Equipment
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- Kez currently has no equipment.
Trivia
[edit]- Kez was revealed during The International 2024.[1]
- Kez's full name is Kestrel, with "Kez" being a nickname.[2]
- A Katana is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with usually a long guard that allows it to be comfortably used with two hands as well. As a wielder, Kez uses several familiar techniques found in Japanese swordsmanship.
- In his idle animations, Kez enters a kendo stance similar to waki-gamae in which he holds his sword around waist level with the pommel pointing forward and the blade pointed backwards.
- In his aggressive idle animations (e.g. when an enemy is nearby), Kez's stance with his katana bears the most resemblance to hassō-gamae in which he holds the sword upright and around head level.
- Kez's ability Raptor Dance has him perform a flurry of slashes after unsheathing his sword, similar to the art of iaido in which practitioners can quickly draw their sword from its sheath to attack.
- A Sai is a short, pointy melee weapon, usually used in pairs, one for each hand. It is historically used in southern Chinese martial arts.
- The response ▶️ "Slasher's way!" is a reference to a player Slahser, who is known within the community for his experimental hero builds, known as "slahser's way".[3]
- The spawn response ▶️ “ABS: Always be stabbin!” is a reference to the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross in which the character Blake, a top salesman played by Alec Baldwin, says “A, B, C. A - Always, B - Be, C - Closing. Always be closing. Always be closing!” during a speech where he motivates four salespeople in his firm to close enough deals within 1 week in a sales contest lest they get fired.
- The move response ▶️ "Lookin' for a worm sign." is a reference to the Dune franchise. In the franchise, a "wormsign" is a strong indicator for the presence of a Sandworm.
Gallery
[edit]
Ability icon progress
- Debut images
- Wallpapers
External Links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Kez's reveal during TI13
- ↑ Kez's spawn response: ▶️ "I'm Kestrel, friends call me Kez."
- ↑ slahser's way, full playlist