Thunder Knight

Thunder Knight

Thunder Knight

19 + 2

19 + 2

21 + 2.5

Grants the following bonuses per level:
	+44HP and +0.2HP regeneration
	+0.33 armor and 2 attack speed
	+30MP and +0.125MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance +2.5 Main Attack Damage

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538 +2.15

327 +1.06

3.17 Armor (640.33 EHP)

27.1% Magic Resist (738 EHP)

36 ‒ 39  Damage (37.5 Avg)

1100 Projectile Speed Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.

550 Attack Range (800)

100 (119) Attack Speed (1.74 BAT) Attacks per Second is defined as ΣAS / BAT / 100

0.5 + 0.5 Animation

300  Move Speed

0.6 Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.

18 Collision Size

Bound Radius

1800 / 800 Vision Range

Default Gib Type

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The Thunder Knight was a hero which was removed in the Version 4.0beta2 gameplay patch.

Bio

Thunder Knight Lore: Ranged Hero. Can learn Forked Lightning, Charged Image, Lightning Reflexes and Summon Lightning Dragons.

Abilities

W

C

Chain Lightning

Ability

Unit

Affects

Enemies

Damage

Magical

Calls forth a lightning bolt that deals 100/200/300 damage to a target.

Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.51

Cast Range: 700

Damage: 100/200/300

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• Chain Lightning travels a speed of 1500.

• Even though this ability is called Chain Lightning, inside the game files it is called Lightning Bolt.

• Does not bounce on invisible units or units in the Fog of War.

• Can never hit the same unit twice per cast.

• Cannot be cast when a chain lightning from a previous cast is still bouncing.

Interactions: Spell Block

Blocked fully only when primary target.

W

C

Charged Image

▶️

Ability

No

Affects

Self

Confuses the enemy by creating 2 illusions of the Thunder Knight which do damage. Dispels all magic from the Thunder Knight. Lasts 30 seconds

Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.51

Split Time: 0.5

Number of Illusions: 2

Illusion Damage Dealt: 30%/40%/50%

Illusion Damage Taken: 300%

Illusion Duration: 30

60

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• Charged Image disjoints projectiles upon cast.

• Thunder Knight is invulnerable, hidden and spell immune during the split time.

• Applies a basic dispel on Thunder Knight upon cast.

• Resets all current attack and spell targeting orders from other units on Thunder Knight.

• After the split time, Thunder Knight reappears with her illusions.
  • The reappear locations are based on Naga Siren's position upon cast, with one appearing at the cast location, and the others north, east, south or west from that point.
  • This means when spawning illusions, the formation is T-shaped and when spawning illusions, it is shaped like a plus.
  • The distance in between each is 72 range.
  • Though the formation is always the same, Naga Siren and her illusions take a random position in the formation and have all the same facing angle.

• Orders the caster to stop after the split time, canceling all queued orders, and orders given during the split time.

• Recasting Charged Image replaces the illusions from the previous cast, no matter under whose control they are.

mirror image

A duplicate illusion of the original Thunder Knight.

E

X

Lighting Reflexes

Ability

Passive

Affects

Self

Increases the attack speed of the thunder knight with the power of lightning

Attack Speed Bonus: 15/30/45

Details

• Ability Tooltip: "This unit's attack speed is increased by Lightning Reflexes".

Lightning Dragon
Summoned Creep
Health 500/500/250 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 5 Duration 25 Armor 2 Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0% Acquisition Range 600 Bounty 47/52/57–61/66/71 Experience 119 Model Scale 1

R

E

Summon Lightning Dragons

Ability

No

Affects

Self

Summons 4 powerful dragons to fight for a short period of time

Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.51

Number of Dragons: 4

Summon Duration: 25

200

200

Details

• The Elemental spawns 200 range away from Conjurer. It appears either north, east, south or west from him.

• Does not destroy a previous summon if this ability is used again before the previous Dragons expires.

Replaced abilities

Q

R

Forked Lightning

Ability

Unit

Affects

Enemies

Damage

Magical

Calls forth a cone of lightning to damage enemies.

Cast Animation: 0 + 0

Cast Range: 600

Starting Radius: 200

Max Distance: 700

End Radius: 300

Number of Targets: 3/4/5

Damage: 100/185/275

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• This ability got replaced by Chain Lightning in the 3.2f gameplay patch.

• Can hit units up to 1200 range away (starting radius + distance + end radius).

• The complete area is shaped like a cone in front of Razor.

• The area starts in front of Razor, and not at the primary target's position.

• Targets within the cone area are not chosen randomly. It chooses the closest valid targets to the primary target within the cone.

• All strikes together can deal up to 300/1200/2700 damage.

Interactions: Spell Block

Blocked fully only when primary target.

Trivia

• After Thunder Knight removal some of his spells were reused/given to new Heroes
  • Lighting Reflexes was given to Zeus.
  • Chain Lightning was slightly reworked [?] and given to Zeus.
  • Charged Image was reworked into Conjure Image and given to Terrorblade.
    • The first version of Conjure Image. This version of Conjure Image will stay with Terrorblade until version 5.20. When it was replaced with a Modification of Conjurer's Conjure Image

Version history

Version

Description

4.0beta2
(2004-04-09)

• Removed The Thunder Knight.

3.2g
(2004-03-27)

• Reduced Summon Lightning Dragons Lightning Dragons damage from 40-40/50-50/70-70 to 20-20/30-30/50-50.

3.2f
(2004-03-26)

• Replaced Forked Lightning with Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning:

Hurls a bolt of damaging lightning at a target enemy

Cast Range: 700

Damage: 100/200/300

Mana Cost: 100

Cooldown: 14

• Reduced Charged Image illusion damage dealt from 30/45/60% to 30/40/50%

3.2e
(2004-03-25)

• Rescaled base attack damage from 17-17 to 15-18

3.2a
(2004-03-24)

• Changed main attribute from Agility to Intelligence.
• Reduced Agility from 23 + 2.65 to 19 + 2.
• Increased Intelligence from 16 + 2 to 21 + 2.5.

3.0a
(2004-03-21)

• Forked Lightning
  • Reduced damage from 100/200/300 to 100/185/275.
  • Reduced number of targets from 3/5/7 to 3/4/5.

2.60
(2004-03-20)

• Increased base attack damage from 7-7 to 17-17.
• Reduced base attack time from 2.50 to 1.74.
• Reduced base armor from 1 to 0.
• Increased Strength from 1.50 to 2.
• Increased Agility from 2.50 to 2.65.
• Increased Intelligence from 1.75 to 2.
• Reduced model scale from 1.6 to 1.18.
• Forked Lightning
  • Increased number of targets from 3/6/9 to 3/5/7.
  • Increased cooldown from 15 to 18.
• Charged Image
  • Rescaled illusion damage dealt from 35/50/75% to 30/45/60%.
  • Rescaled mana cost from 100/125/150 to 115.
  • Rescaled cooldown from 20/30/40 to 60.
• Increased Lighting Reflexes bonus attack speed from 10/20/30 to 15/30/45.
• Summon Lightning Dragons
  • Increased number of ability levels from 1 to 3.
  • Increased cooldown from 180 to 200.
  • Level 1 and 2 Lightning Dragons can no longer attack buildings.
  • Lightning Dragons
    • Rescaled attack damage from 51-53 to 40-40/50-50/70-70.
    • Rescaled base attack time from 0.5 to 0.6/0.5/0.5.
    • Rescaled health from 500 to 500/500/250.
    • Rescaled bounty from 32-44 to 47-61/52-66/57-71.

0.95
(2004-01-16)

• Updated Attack Projectile.

0.60
(2004-01-09)

• Created.