Invoker
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Invoker
19 + 2.6
14 + 1.8
19 + 4
| Grants the following bonuses per attribute point: | |
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+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration |
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+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed |
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+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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+0.7 Main Attack Damage per attribute |
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900 Projectile Speed
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100 (114)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.4 + 0.7
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2012-01-19
Released | ||
2005-06-06
(v6.10) | ||
Competitive Span
2012-01-26 — Present |
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| Weaves magic with an array of spell combos. | |
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| A competent wizard knows perhaps two spells; an exceptional one, three or four. Wielding the elements of Quas, Wex and Exort, the Invoker surpasses them all. Forging Spirits of ice and fire to melt away the armor of enemies with great Alacrity while Snapping their heat-deprived cold bodies. Conjuring an Ice Wall to stop foes in their paths before vanishing into thin air, chilling nearby enemies like a Ghost Wandering through their ranks. Lifting enemies off the ground with a Tornado that reaches through half the battlefield, while charging up an Extractive Mana Pulse for the whirling foes to land into. Pulling down a gigantic Meteor from space to crush enemies along a path while at the same time unleashing a Deafening Blast to push them along meteor's path. And last but not least, predicting enemy movement and using the Sun to Strike enemies from anywhere on the map. Whatever magic he chooses, one thing is certain: All shall come to bow before the Arsenal Magus. | |
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| Roles: |  Carry  Nuker  Disabler  Escape  Pusher |
| Adjectives | Cape, Fiery, Icy, Parent, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Invoker is available in 
Ability Draft, but due to his very unique nature, he has been heavily modified to work in that mode. See Invoker in Ability Draft for details.
Facets[edit]
Agnostic
Elitist
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Pulls all affected enemy units to the center of the effect radius.
Increases the mana burn to damage factor.
Increases the mana burn to damage factor.
Talents[edit]
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| 2x Agnostic/ Elitist Ability Effects | 25 | Radial Deafening Blast |
| +30 Alacrity Damage/Attack Speed | 20 | +2 Chaos Meteors |
| -5s Cold Snap Cooldown | 15 | +1 Forge Spirit |
| -4s Tornado Cooldown | 10 | +50 Ice Wall Damage per Second |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio[edit]
I am a beacon of knowledge blazing out across a black sea of ignorance.▶️Carl, the Invoker
Alias:
Kid
Lore:
In its earliest, and some would say most potent form, magic was primarily the art of memory. It required no technology, no wands or appurtenances other than the mind of the magician. All the trappings of ritual were merely mnemonic devices, meant to allow the practitioner to recall in rich detail the specific mental formulae that unlocked a spell's power.
The greatest mages in those days were the ones blessed with the greatest memories, and yet so complex were the invocations that all wizards were forced to specialize. The most devoted might hope in a lifetime to have adequate recollection of three spells—four at most. Ordinary wizards were content to know two, and it was not uncommon for a village mage to know only one—with even that requiring him to consult grimoires as an aid against forgetfulness on the rare occasions when he might be called to use it.
But among these early practitioners there was one exception, a genius of vast intellect and prodigious memory who came to be known as the Invoker. In his youth, the precocious wizard mastered not four, not five, not even seven incantations: He could command no fewer than ten spells, and cast them instantly. Many more he learned but found useless, and would practice once then purge from his mind forever, to make room for more practical invocations. One such spell was the Sempiternal Cantrap—a longevity spell of such power that those who cast it in the world's first days are among us still (unless they have been crushed to atoms).
Most of these quasi-immortals live quietly, afraid to admit their secret: But Invoker is not one to keep his gifts hidden. He is ancient, learned beyond all others, and his mind somehow still has space to contain an immense sense of his own worth...as well as the Invocations with which he amuses himself through the long slow twilight of the world's dying days.
The greatest mages in those days were the ones blessed with the greatest memories, and yet so complex were the invocations that all wizards were forced to specialize. The most devoted might hope in a lifetime to have adequate recollection of three spells—four at most. Ordinary wizards were content to know two, and it was not uncommon for a village mage to know only one—with even that requiring him to consult grimoires as an aid against forgetfulness on the rare occasions when he might be called to use it.
But among these early practitioners there was one exception, a genius of vast intellect and prodigious memory who came to be known as the Invoker. In his youth, the precocious wizard mastered not four, not five, not even seven incantations: He could command no fewer than ten spells, and cast them instantly. Many more he learned but found useless, and would practice once then purge from his mind forever, to make room for more practical invocations. One such spell was the Sempiternal Cantrap—a longevity spell of such power that those who cast it in the world's first days are among us still (unless they have been crushed to atoms).
Most of these quasi-immortals live quietly, afraid to admit their secret: But Invoker is not one to keep his gifts hidden. He is ancient, learned beyond all others, and his mind somehow still has space to contain an immense sense of his own worth...as well as the Invocations with which he amuses himself through the long slow twilight of the world's dying days.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Mastermind[edit]
Mastermind 
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants the mastermind himself experience when denying a lane creep.
Deny Exp Factor: 0.25
Details
invoker_mastermind (1334)
- Additionaly grants
experience from denying lane creeps in the following conditions:
- Affected by dominated sources.
- From Invoker's
player-controlled units, including 
illusions.
- Does not grant experience from
denying the following lane units:
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.Quas[edit]
Q
Q
Quas
Manipulates the ice element of Invoker's abilities.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Instance per Cast: 1
Passively grants 
strength bonus per level.
strength bonus per level.Str Bonus: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7
1/2/3/4/5/6/7 
0
invoker_quas (5370)
Agnostic
The Agnostic one's attacks are passively debuff imbued with magical damage per second, per Quas level.
Damage per Second: 3/6/9/12/15/18/21
Debuff Duration: 2
Damage Factor: (
2)
Debuff Duration: 2
Damage Factor: (
2) Elitist
The Elitist's attack has a flat amount of lifesteal per Quas orb instance.
Lifesteal per Orb Instance: 
2/4/6/8/10/12/14
Lifesteal Factor: ( 2)
2/4/6/8/10/12/14 Lifesteal Factor: (
2) - This
innate ability is in the first ability slot and has the following properties:
- Can be leveled 7 times and follows the upgrading restrictions of regular ability level per hero level for ability.
- LEVEL 14This restriction is removed.
- Can be leveled 7 times and follows the upgrading restrictions of regular ability level per hero level for ability.
- Can only have up to 3 active instances at any time.
- Upon cast:
- Does not interrupt Invoker's
channeling abilities. - Does not break
invisibility sources.
- Does not interrupt Invoker's
- Upon cast:
-
-
- Deals
magical 
spell damage in 1-second intervals, starting 1 second after debuff application.
- Deals
-
- Grants a lifesteal instance per orb instance in the combat log per successful attack.
- Checks for the current orb instance upon Invoker's attack
projectile impact. - Leveling up the ability immediately the current attack instance.
- The Elitist value factor talent does not update the current attack instance.
- Invoker's illusions copy the current orbs.
- Other illusions' mechanics-related notes apply.
- Unacquirable.
- Unacquirable.
- Unavailable.
modifier_invoker_quas_instance
Quas: Health regeneration increased by x per second.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The magical spell damage debuff.
- The
- Invoker's attack instance.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Wex[edit]
Q
Q
Wex 
Manipulates the storm element of Invoker's abilities.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Instance per Cast: 1
Passively grants 
agility bonus per level.
agility bonus per level.Agi Bonus: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7
1/2/3/4/5/6/7 0
invoker_wex (5370)
Agnostic
Passively grants the Agnostic one flat bonus attack speed per Wex level.
Attack Speed Bonus: 5/10/15/20/25/30/35
Speed Factor: ( 2)
Speed Factor: (
2) Elitist
Grants the Elitist bonus movement speed per orb instance per Wex level.
Move Speed Bonus per Instance: 0.6%/1.2%/1.8%/2.4%/3%/3.6%/4.2%
Speed Factor: ( 2)
Speed Factor: (
2) - This innate ability is in the second ability slot and has the following properties:
- Can be leveled 7 times and follows the upgrading restrictions of regular ability level per hero level for ability.
- LEVEL 14This restriction is removed.
- Can be leveled 7 times and follows the upgrading restrictions of regular ability level per hero level for ability.
- Can only have up to 3 active instances at any time.
-
- Upon cast:
- Does not interrupt Invoker's channeling abilities.
- Does not break invisibility sources.
- Does not interrupt Invoker's
- Upon cast:
- Invoker's illusions copy the current orbs.
- Other illusions' mechanics-related notes apply.
- Unacquirable.
- Unacquirable.
- Unavailable.
modifier_invoker_wex_instanceWex: Movement speed increased by x% and attack speed increased by x.
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Exort[edit]
Q
Q
Exort 
Manipulates the fire element of Invoker's abilities.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Instance per Cast: 1
Attack Damage Bonus per Instance: 2/4/6/8/10/12/14
Attack Damage Factor: 2
Passively grants 
intelligence bonus per level.
intelligence bonus per level.Int Bonus: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7
1/2/3/4/5/6/7 0
invoker_exort (5370)
Agnostic
Passively grants the Agnostic one flat bonus attack damage per Exort level.
Attack Damage Bonus: 3/6/9/12/15/18/21
Attack Damage Factor: ( 2)
Attack Damage Factor: (
2) Elitist
The Elitist's attack applies an enemy incoming spell damage amplification per orb instance per Exort level.
The debuff only affects spell damage sourced to Invoker.
The debuff only affects spell damage sourced to Invoker.
Spell Damage Amp: 
3%/4%/5%/6%/7%/8%/9%
Debuff Duration: 4
Amp Factor: ( 2)
3%/4%/5%/6%/7%/8%/9% Debuff Duration: 4
Amp Factor: (
2) - This innate ability is in the third ability slot and has the following properties:
- Can be leveled 7 times and follows the upgrading restrictions of regular ability level per hero level for ability.
- LEVEL 14This restriction is removed.
- Can be leveled 7 times and follows the upgrading restrictions of regular ability level per hero level for ability.
- Can only have up to 3 active instances at any time.
-
- Upon cast:
- Does not interrupt Invoker's channeling abilities.
- Does not break invisibility sources.
- Does not interrupt Invoker's
- Upon cast:
- Elitist has the following properties:
-
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration.
- Applies a generic incoming spell damage amplification on the affected unit.
- Stacks additively with other incoming damage manipulation sources.
- Does not affect the following damage sources:
HP Removal sources.- Damage sources that do not interact with outgoing damage amplification.
- Invoker's illusions copy the current orbs.
- Other illusions' mechanics-related notes apply.
- Unacquirable.
- Unacquirable.
- Unavailable.
modifier_invoker_exort_instanceExort: Damage increased by x.
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Invoke[edit]
No
Affects
Self
Combines the properties of all current element instances into a new spell.
Reduces cooldown by a flat amount per orb level.
Reduces cooldown by a flat amount per orb level.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Max Spells: 2
Invoke Cooldown Reduction per Orb Level: 0.3
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Ability Level Bonus: 1
7
So begins a new age of knowledge.
invoker_invoke (5375)
- This innate ability is in the sixth ability slot and has the following properties:
- A SPELLS button is located right above the ability icon. It opens a list that shows the required combination for every invoked ability.
- All Invoked abilities have 8 levels by default. However, the 8th level can only be unlocked with the ability upgrade.
- Unacquirable.
- Unacquirable.
Abilities[edit]
Empty 1[edit]
D
?
Empty 1Passive
Affects
Invoked Abilities
New invoked abilities are always placed in the fourth ability slot.
So begins a new age of knowledge.
Empty 2[edit]
F
?
Empty 2Passive
Affects
Invoked Abilities
The previous invoked ability is moved to the fifth slot in the process, while the previous ability in the fifth slot is lost.
So begins a new age of knowledge.
Invoked Abilities[edit]
Cold Snap[edit]
Freezes the affected enemy for a duration while dealing damage.
Further damage taken within the duration will freeze and deals additional damage instance to the affected enemy unit again.
Further damage taken within the duration will freeze and deals additional damage instance to the affected enemy unit again.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Cast Range: 
1000
1000 Min Damage Proc Threshold: 10
Stun Duration per Proc: 0.4
The following ability components levels up with Quas.
Damage per Proc: 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64
Self-Heal per Proc: 13/26/39/52/65/78/91/104
13/26/39/52/65/78/91/104 Debuff Duration: 3/3.4/3.8/4.2/4.6/5/5.4/5.8
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
The next ability proc can only happen after the downtime, and it is not affected by percentage-based cooldown reductions.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
Downtime: 0.8/0.77/0.74/0.71/0.68/0.65/0.62/0.59
18 (
13)
13)
100
Sadron's Protracted Frisson.
invoker_cold_snap (5376)
-
- The first proc happens upon cast. Hence, the next proc can only happen after the downtime.
- Procs on damage instance
≥ 10(after reductions). - Does not proc on the following damage sources:
- Self-damage sources.
- HP Removal sources.
- The downtime is not affected by status resistance sources on the enemy.
-
- Applies a lifesteal-based heal at the same intervals as the enemy spell damage instance.
- Heals for the full value regardless of the damage instance value, and does not continue to heal at full health.
- Applies a
modifier_invoker_cold_snap
Cold Snap: When damaged, will take additional damage and will be frozen briefly.
modifier_invoker_cold_snap_freeze
Hidden modifier
-
- The ability effects are applied as follows per proc:
- The magical spell damage.
- The
stun debuff.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows per proc:
- When proc as often as possible within the debuff duration:
- The stun can proc up to 4/5/6/6/7/8/9/10 times.
- Can deal up to 32/80/144/192/280/384/504/640 magical spell damage (before reductions).
- Can heal up to 52/130/234/312/455/624/819/1040
health.
- The
Ghost Walk[edit]
No
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Renders himself invisible instantly, while granting certain bonuses.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Slow Radius: 
450
450 Fade Time: 0
0 Aura Linger Duration: 2
Invisibility Duration: 60
The Arsenal Magus has increased health regeneration while applying an enemy movement speed slow aura centered around himself.
This ability component levels up with Quas
This ability component levels up with Quas
Self Health Regen Bonus: 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24
Enemy Move Speed Slow: 20%/25%/30%/35%/40%/45%/50%/55%
The incantation slows the caster at lower levels, but grants movement speed bonus at higher levels. Additionally grants Invoker mana regeneration bonus while active.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
Move Speed Change: -15%/-10%/-5%/0%/5%/10%/15%/20%
Mana Regen Bonus: 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Player-based damage instance regardless of factions disables both the health regeneration bonus and mana regeneration bonus for a fixed duration.
Cannot be reset with cooldown reset sources.
Cannot be reset with cooldown reset sources.
Downtime: 3
32
175
Myrault's Hinder-Gast.
invoker_ghost_walk (5381)
-
- Creates a negative
aura upon cast that applies the 
movement speed slow centered around Invoker.
- The debuff applies certain ability particles on the affected enemy units, indicating Invoker is nearby.
- The
- Creates a negative
-
- Does not interrupt Invoker's channeling abilities upon cast.
-
- Has an instant fade time.
- Grants
phase movement while fully invisible. - The buff disappears in the following conditions:
- Upon reaching the cast point of abilities, including item abilities.
- Upon Invoker' attack point.
- Upon a successful attack.
- Does not break invisibility in the following conditions:
- Items being picked up and dropped.
- Has an
- The downtime duration does not proc on the following sources:
- Self-damage sources.
- HP Removal sources.
- Does not interrupt Invoker's
- EXPR
-
- Movement speed slow:
15% + (5 × Quas)%
-
- Bonus
health regeneration: 3 × Quas
- Bonus
-
- Self movement speed change:
-20% + (5 × Wex)% - Bonus
mana regeneration: 2 × Wex
- Self
modifier_invoker_ghost_walk_self
Ghost Walk: Invisible, movement speed changed by x%, and slowing nearby enemies.
modifier_invoker_ghost_walk_enemyGhost Walk: Near a ghost! Slowed by x%.
Ice Wall[edit]
Generates a wall of ice directly in front of Invoker.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Spawn Distance: 200
Wall Length: 1200
Wall Width: 105
105 Slow Linger Duration: 2
The bitter cold emanating from the wall applies a potent movement speed slow.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
Move Speed Slow: 20%/40%/60%/80%/100%/120%/140%/160%
Wall Duration: 3/4.5/6/7.5/9/10.5/12/13.5
Deals damage per second within the wall widths throughout its length.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
Damage per Second: 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48
Spell Damage Bonus per Second: (
50)
50)Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
23
125
Killing Wall of Koryx.
invoker_ice_wall (5389)
- Has the following properties:
OP = 200PP' = 80
- Always created perpendicularly in front of Invoker, in the same formation upon cast.
- Creates 15 wall segments with 80-distance between each.
- Each wall segment is a negative 105-radius aura itself that applies movement speed slow around itself.
- Hence, Ice Wall has a total effective 1410 area-of-effect, with the radius of both sides and the wall length.
- Creates 15
-
- Deals magical spell damage in 1-second intervals, starting 1 second upon debuff application.
- The spell damage per second component is independent of the movement speed slow aura, leaving the aura radius immediately stops the damage component.
- Deals
- EXPR
-
- Movement speed slow:
0 + (20 × Quas)% - Wall duration:
1.5 + (1.5 × Quas)
- Spell damage per second:
0 + (6 × Exort) + 50
modifier_invoker_ice_wall_thinkerOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_ice_wall_slow_auraOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_ice_wall_slow_debuffIce Wall: Slowed by the wall of ice.
- Deals up to 18/48/108/168/270/360/504/624 ( 18/48/108/168/270/360/504/624) magical spell damage (before reductions) within the radius over 3/4/6/7/9/10/12/13 damage instances.
E.M.P.[edit]
Builds up a charge at the area-targeted location that detonates after a fixed duration, draining mana and dealing damage correspondingly to the mana drained amount on all affected enemy units within the radius.
Additionaly restores Invoker's mana correspondingly to all affected enemy heroes' mana burned.
Additionaly restores Invoker's mana correspondingly to all affected enemy heroes' mana burned.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Cast Range: 950
950 Effect Radius: 675
675 Effect Delay: 2.9
Mana Burn to Damage Factor: 0.6 ( 0.9)
0.9) Total Mana Burn to Self Mana Restore Factor: 
0.25
0.25 This ability component levels up with Wex.
Mana Burn: 100/175/250/325/400/475/550/625
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Pulls all affected enemy units to the center of the effect radius.
Increases the mana burn to damage factor.
Pulls all affected enemy units to the center of the effect radius.
Increases the mana burn to damage factor.
Pull Speed: ( 150)
150) 27
125
Endoleon's Malevolent Perturbation.
invoker_emp (5383)
- Neither deals magical spell damage nor self- mana restores if the enemy heroes within the radius have no mana left.
- Considers illusions and
creep-heroes as creeps.
- Considers
- Affects the following units:
Fogged units.- Invisible units.
- Does not affect the following units:
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.
- The ability's visual effects and sound effects during the effect delay are visible and audible to everyone.
- Creates a negative aura that applies a non-disabling
forced movement to all affected units within the radius during its effect delay.
- The debuff does not linger. Hence, it pushes the affected enemy units 435-distance to the center of the effect radius.
- Affects the Tree Dance unit, but does not unperch it.
- The
- The forced movement applied has the following properties:
- Pulls affected enemy units over impassable terrain.
- Does not grant
unobstructed movement. - Does not pull affected enemy units when they are affected by other disabling forced movement sources.
- Successive casts while a previous cast is still active do not affect already pulled enemy units.
- EXPR
-
-
- Mana burn:
25 + (75 × Wex) - Magical spell damage:
ΣManaBurned × 0.6 × 1.5
- Mana burn:
-
- Self- mana restore:
ΣManaBurned × 0.25
- Self-
modifier_invoker_empOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_emp_pullBeing pulled to the center of the E.M.P.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The mana burn.
- The magical spell damage.
- The self- mana restore.
Tornado[edit]
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Unleashes a fast moving tornado that cyclones up enemy units in its path.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Cast Range: 2000
2000 Effect Radius: 200
200 Tornado Speed: 1000
Affected enemy units are held in the air for a certain amount of time.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
Cyclone Duration: 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2/2.2/2.4/2.6
The mastery of storm components dictates the distance traveled and the damage dealt by the tornado.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
Travel Distance: 1500/1800/2100/2400/2700/3000/3300/3600
1500/1800/2100/2400/2700/3000/3300/3600 Damage: 95/140/185/230/275/320/365/410
Cyclone sources do not lift the Immortal, but damages and interrupts his attack orders.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
27 (
23)
23)140
Claws of Tornarus.
invoker_tornado (5382)
-
- Grants the following vision bonuses:
- A non-lingering 200-radius flying vision as it travels.
- A 200-radius flying vision upon reaching its end location.
- The tornado travels at a 1000-speed and always travels the full distance.
- Takes 1.5/1.8/2.1/2.4/2.7/3/3.3/3.6 seconds to reach max distance.
-
- Cyclone applies the following ability effects to the enemy units for the duration:
- Disable
- Invulnerable
- A max ≈470-height
upward movement. - A ±50-distance forced movement range within the x-axis.
- Has 0-
collision size, other units may pass below the affected unit.
-
- Applies the magical spell damage upon losing the
tornadodebuff.
- Applies the
- Cyclone applies the following ability effects to the enemy units for the duration:
modifier_projectile_visionOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_tornadoTornado: Swept up in a tornado. Invulnerable but cannot act. Will take damage upon landing.
-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The basic dispel.
- Cyclone
- The magical spell damage.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Alacrity[edit]
Unit
Affects
Allied Units
Infuses an allied unit with an immense surge of energy.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Cast Range: 650
650 Duration: 9
Attack Speed Bonus: 10/22/34/46/58/70/82/94 (
40/52/64/76/88/100/112/124)
40/52/64/76/88/100/112/124)Attack Damage Bonus: 10/22/34/46/58/70/82/94 ( 40/52/64/76/88/100/112/124)
40/52/64/76/88/100/112/124)Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
15
90
Gaster's Mandate of Impetuous Strife.
invoker_alacrity (5384)
-
Doubletap casts the ability on Invoker.
- Grants the following bonuses:
- Flat bonus
attack speed. - Flat
bonus attack damage.
- Flat bonus
- Does not affect the following units:
- EXPR
- Bonus Attack speed:
-2 + (12 × Wex) + 30 - Bonus attack damage:
-2 + (12 × Exort) + 30
modifier_invoker_alacrityAlacrity: Attack speed increased by x and damage increased by x.
Sun Strike[edit]
Sends a catastrophic ray of energy from the sun at any area-targeted location. Deals damage spread evenly over all enemy units hit within the radius.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Effect Radius: 175
175 Effect Delay: 1.7
Damage: 200/250/300/350/400/450/500/550
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Summons a Cataclysm that creates visible Sun Strikes within certain distance per enemy hero.
Summons a Cataclysm that creates visible Sun Strikes within certain distance per enemy hero.
Min Distance: ( 160)
( 160) Max Distance: ( 200)
( 200) Instance per Enemy: ( 2)
2) Cataclysm Cooldown: ( 100)
( 100) Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
23
175
Harlek's Incantation of Incineration.
invoker_sun_strike (5386)
- Grants a 5.5-second 400-radius flying vision at the area-targeted location upon cast.
- The
pure spell damage per unit does not affect the following units:
Buildings- Hidden units.
- Invulnerable units.
Ward-type units.
- The ability's visual and sound effects during the effect delay are visible and audible ally-only.
- Doubletap sends 2 Sun Strikes to all enemy heroes
Globally.
- Considers
The Double as heroes, other 
clones, illusions and creep-heroes as creeps.
- When Invoker is invulnerable, he is unable to Doubletap to activate Cataclysm.
- When Invoker is
- Cataclysms are fully visible and audible to everyone during its effect delay.
- Considers
- Creates Sun Strikes for invulnerable units, but do not affect them.
- Neither creates Sun Strikes nor affects hidden units.
- Neither creates Sun Strikes nor affects
- EXPR
- Pure spell damage:
150 + (50 × Exort)
modifier_invoker_sun_strikeOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_sun_strike_cataclysm_thinkerOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_sun_strike_cataclysmOn hidden entity
- The Sun Strikes are placed randomly around and can only affect heroes between each opposing heroes' center.
- With the min and max distances, the Sun Strikes are randomly placed between 161 ‒ 199, with 39 possible placements per Sun Strike.
- Most heroes have a
bound radius of 24, the probability of Cataclysm Sun Strike hitting its targets is as follows:
- 0 Sun Strike Hit(s): 0.066%
- 1 Sun Strike Hit(s): 4.997%
- 2 Sun Strike Hit(s): 94.938%
- For heroes that have a bound radius of 8, Cataclysm Sun Strike has a higher chance of missing its target compared to the regular bound radius heroes.
- The probability of Cataclysm Sun Strike hitting hero targets with the small bound radius is as follows:
- 0 Sun Strike Hit(s): 19.001%
- 1 Sun Strike Hit(s): 49.178%
- 2 Sun Strike Hit(s): 31.821%
Forge Spirit[edit]
Forges a spirit embodying the strength of fire and fortitute of ice.
and summons two Forged Spirits.
LEVEL 4
and summons two Forged Spirits.Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Number of Spirits: 1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2 (
2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3)
2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3) Current Health as Damage: 100%
Increases the forged units' max health, attack range, and duration.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
Max Health: 300/400/500/600/700/800/900/1000
Attack Range: 300/365/430/495/560/625/690/755
Duration: 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90
Increases the forged units' max mana, attack damage, and armor.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
Max Mana: 100/150/200/250/300/350/400/450
Attack Damage: 22/32/42/52/62/72/82/92
Armor: 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
27
75
Culween's Most Cunning Fabrications.
Details
invoker_forge_spirit (5387)
Forged Spirit (Summoned Creep)
Quas
Exort
The spirits always spawn next to the Arsenal Magus at a random position 84-distance around him facing to the east.
1200 • 800
This unit does not attack.
XP
31
39 (x̄)
This unit's attacks apply an armor reduction stack per successful attack.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
- Leveling up either Quas or Exort immediately does not updates the current summoned Forged Spirit.
- Casting Forge Spirit
instant kills all current active spirits from a previous cast, even when they are hidden or invulnerable. - Does not replace wolves from a previous cast that are dominated by enemies.
- Casting Forge Spirit
- EXPR
-
Attack range: 235 + (65 × Quas)- Max health:
200 + (100 × Quas) - Duration:
10 + (10 × Quas)
-
Base attack damage: 12 + (10 × Exort)
Max mana: 50 + (50 × Exort)
Main armor: -1 + (1 × Exort)
Chaos Meteor[edit]
Pulls a flaming meteor from space onto the point-targeted location.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Cast Range: 700
700 Effect Radius: 275
275 Effect Delay: 1.3
Number of Meteors: 1 (
3)
3) Main Damage Interval: 0.5
Burn Damage Interval: 1
Burn Duration: 3
The control of storm elements determines the travel distance.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
Travel Distance: 465/615/780/930/1095/1245/1410/1575
465/615/780/930/1095/1245/1410/1575 As the meteor rolls forward, it deals damage to enemy units it comes in contact with. Enemy units will be set on fire for a short time, receiving additional damage.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
This ability component levels up with Exort.
Main Damage per Interval: 55/80/105/130/155/180/205/220
Burn Damage per Second: 10/15/20/25/30/35/40/45
With the accumulated experience, the Arsenal Magus launches additional meteors angled from the center to his left and right.
Min Spread Distance: 200
Spread Angle: 30°
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
50
200
Tarak's Descent of Fire.
invoker_chaos_meteor (5385)
- 1.3 seconds upon cast, the Chaos Meteor lands at the point-targeted location within the cast range.
- Affects enemy units up to 1440/1590/1755/1905/2070/2220/2385/2550 with the cast range, travel distance, and effect radius.
- Does not affect enemy units between Invoker and the point-targeted location.
- The ability's visual and sound effects during the effect delay are visible and audible to everyone.
- Affects enemy units up to
- Grants the following
vision bonuses:
- A non-lingering 500-radius flying vision while the projectile is rolling forward.
- A 3-second 500-radius flying vision at the end location.
- A non-lingering
- Chaos Meteor has two main magical spell damage components, and upon the projectile landing, the ability effects are applied sepearately as follows per 0.5-second interval:
- The main damage.
- The burn damage per second debuff.
- Hence, both the main damage and burn debuff applies its damage up to 4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11 instances.
- For both damage components, reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
- The extra Chaos Meteors talent are launched 30° to Invoker's left and right.
- The angle corresponds to Invoker's current position regardless of the cast range.
- The additional meteors always land and travel 200-distance offset from the centered metor.
modifier_invoker_chaos_meteor_landOn hidden entity
modifier_projectile_visionOn hidden entity
modifier_invoker_chaos_meteor_burnChaos Meteor Burn: Taking damage every second.
- Has a 300-
projectile speed, reaching its full distance in 1.55/2.05/2.6/3.1/3.65/4.15/4.7/5.25 seconds.
- math
- The min spread distance is fixed.
- If the point-targeted location is ≤ 346-distance, the additional meteors will land further ahead of the centered meteor.
- Hence, the additional meteors cannot land within 400-distance from Invoker.
- EXPR
MeteorPosition = ( SpreadDistance / tan(θ) )( pi / 180°)MinLandingDistance = ( SpreadDistance / sin(θ) )( pi / 180°)
Deafening Blast[edit]
Unleashes a mighty sonic wave in front of him consisting of all elements.
Cast Animation: 0.05 + 0
Cast Range: 1000
1000 First Radius: 175
175 Travel Distance: 1000
1000 End Radius: 225
225 Number of Blasts: 1 (
12)
12) Blast Angle: ( 30°)
30°) The sheer impact of the blast knocks enemy units for a duration.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
This ability component levels up with Quas.
Knock Distance: ≈ 34.82/67.88/99.29/129.2/157.72/184.96/211.02/235.98
Knock Duration: 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8/1/1.2/1.4/1.6
The blast sonically deafens and applies a disarm duration.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
This ability component levels up with Wex.
Disarm Duration: 1.25/2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5/5.75/6.5
Damage: 60/100/140/180/220/260/300/340
The Immortal is immune to knockback sources. However, other ability components still applies to him.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
Increases the level of all Invoked abilities and unlocks the 8th ability level.
36
250
Buluphont's Aureal Incapacitator.
invoker_deafening_blast (5390)
- The complete area-of-effect is cone-shaped.
- Affects enemy units up to 1225 with the travel distance and end radius.
- Affects enemy units up to
- Applies a non-disabling knockback to affected enemy units per server tick.
- The knockback distance calculation has two components — the first
one-third intervalsand the remaining
two-thirds intervals.-
- Knock units up to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16 instance, moving them a total of 12/24/36/48/60/72/84/96 distance.
- The affected units are knocked 6-distance linearly per interval and is defined as:
- EXPR
6 × ( ⌊(Quas × 20/3 × 1/3 )⌋ )
-
- For the remaining intervals (
i), 4/8/12/16/20/24/28/32 instances, the affected units are moved0.98exponentially from the per previous interval. - Hence, the remaining intervals per level knocks the affected units by 22.82/43.88/63.29/81.2/97.72/112.96/127.02/139.98-distance and is defined as:
- EXPR
6 × Σ_{n=1}^{i}(0.98^n), whereiis the remaining intervals.
- For the remaining intervals (
- Therefore, the total knockback distance is defined as:
- + = 34.82/67.88/99.29/129.2/157.72/184.96/211.02/235.98
- In short, the knockback starts from a 200-speed and decreases exponentially.
- The Radial Blast talent release blasts toward all directions centered around Invoker.
- The first blast is released at the point-targeted direction, with the other 11 projectiles adapting, with 30° angles between per blast.
- Deafening Blast can only affect the same enemy units once per cast.
- Multiple overlapping Deafening Blast radius do not stack.
- EXPR
-
-
Disarm duration: 0.5 + (0.75 × Wex) - Magical spell damage:
20 + (40 × Exort)
- The knockback applied no longer affects the
debuff immune enemy unit.
modifier_invoker_deafening_blast_knockbackDeafening Blast Knockback: Reeling back from the deafening blast.
modifier_invoker_deafening_blast_disarmDeafening Blast Disarm: Cannot attack.
- Has a 1100- projectile speed and always travels the full distance, reaching its full distance in Lua error in Module:Symbol at line 29: Found no data for bonus cast. 1.1 seconds.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The knockback and disarm.
- The magical spell damage.
- The
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Invoker/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 - 20:15 CET | Qualifier |  | PGL Wallachia S3 WEU OQ2 |      |  | 1 : 0 |  |      |
| Jan 10, 2025 - 20:00 CET | Qualifier |   | DreamLeague S25 WEU CQ |  |   | 1 : 0 |  |      |
| Jan 10, 2025 - 20:00 AST | Qualifier | | DreamLeague S25 MESWA CQ |     |  | 1 : 0 | |    |
| Jan 10, 2025 - 20:00 AST | Qualifier | | DreamLeague S25 MESWA CQ |     | | 0 : 1 | |    |
| Jan 10, 2025 - 18:40 EET | Qualifier | | PGL Wallachia S3 EEU OQ2 |    |  | 0 : 1 |  |    |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Increased Cold Snap mana cost from 90 to 100.
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Reduced E.M.P. pull speed from 175 to 150.
- Ghost Walk
- Reduced health regeneration bonus from 10/15/20/25/30/35/40/ 45 to 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/ 24 .
- Reduced mana regeneration bonus from 2.5/5/7.5/10/12.5/15/17.5/ 20 to 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/ 16 .
- The following abilities no longer interrupt Invoker 's channeling abilities, nor break invisibility sources:
- Increased Exort Elitist spell amplification bonus per instance from 2%/3%/4%/5%/6%/7%/8% to 3%/4%/5%/6%/7%/8%/9%.
Talents:
- LVL 15 +50 Forged Spirit attack speed ➜ +1 Forge Spirit .
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.
| Invoker's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
 Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
 Bronze |
|
 Silver |
||
 Gold |
||
 Platinum |
| |
 Master |
| |
 Grandmaster |
| |
Equipment[edit]
| Personas | |
|---|---|
| Sets | |
| Head | |
| Shoulder | |
| Arms | |
| Forge Spirit | |
| Taunt | |
| Voice | |
Trivia[edit]
- In the earliest version of Invoker, the order of instances mattered when Invoke was cast. Invoker, therefore, had access to 27 spells, including most of the 10 still in the game (though with some differences).[1] For more information, see here.
- Invoker is (or used to be) a Magus like Rubick, who calls him the ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Arsenal Magus. This title may be a reference to the Old Invoker.
- Invoker's Deafening Blast cast response ▶️ "Sonic boom!" is a reference to the signature move of Guile from the "Street Fighter" fighting game series.
- Invoker (Along with some players and casters) sometimes jokingly refers to his Chaos Meteor as a meatball (▶️ "Behold the meatball!"), due to their highly similar appearance.
- When Chaos Meteor is cast, ▶️ "Gallaron's Abyssal Carnesphere!" Carne is Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, and Italian for meat, and a sphere is the geometric shape of a ball. So, "carnesphere" is another way of saying "meatball".
- Invoker's preferred style of spellcasting, involving the invocation of mnemonics, is inspired by the magic in Jack Vance's "Dying Earth" series. Further references to Vancian magic are in the alternate names for his spells, which involve verbose invocations such as "Sadron's Protracted Frisson" and "Killing Wall of Koryx.".
- When purchasing Blink Dagger, ▶️ "Dagger of the mind." references the "Dagger" monologue from Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth".
- Invoker's respawn line ▶️ "Knowing me... knowing you." references the song by the band Abba, of the same name.[2]
- Invoker's voice actor, Dennis Bateman, also voices the Spy from Team Fortress 2. Invoker's killing response ▶️ "You die as you lived: insipid and ignorant." is a reference to this, as the Spy also has 2 similar killing responses: "You died as you lived: running away!" and "You died as you lived: morbidly obese!".
- As referenced in the details of his name, Invoker was known as Kael, or Kael'thas Sunstrider, in DotA. Kael'thas is best known as the Lord of the Blood Elves in the "Warcraft" universe.[3] The Invoker of DotA also makes use of his Warcraft 3 model, although Invoker used generic Blood Mage's voice lines instead of Kael's.
- Skywrath Mage's responses when meeting Invoker may also be related to this, as Dragonus was also a high elf in DotA.
- The first letter of Quas, Wex and Exort refers to the key of a QWERTY keyboard they are by default bound to (Q, W, and E). In lore, they are most likely mnemonics used to Invoke abilities.
Name[edit]
- In DotA, Invoker's name is Kael,[4] based on the WarCraft Blood Elf Mage character, Kael'thas Sunstrider. His fun name is Kal-El, a pun conflating the name Kael with the birth name of Superman.
- In April 2011, a fake DotA 6.72 Chinese changelog[5] referred to Invoker as "卡尔" ("Kael", transliterated as "Kǎ'ěr"). A PlayDota forum member translated the changelog[6] with Google Translate, in an attempt to get a quick, rough translation. Google Translate mistakenly translated "卡尔" as "Carl". PlayDota forum members were at first confused, then entertained by the mistake. IceFrog, the lead developer of DotA and Dota 2, joked "Carl had it coming".[7]
- In December 2011, drafts of Invoker's Dota 2 lore referred to him as "Garral" twice, presumably a nod to "Carl". This name was excised upon Invoker's release in January 2012; the lore currently refers to him only as "the Invoker".
- Invoker's voice lines include the name Carl three times. Invoker has a small chance to speak one of these lines when his model is selected:
- Undying uses the name Carl once, when meeting an allied Invoker on the battlefield, and even then only 5% of the time:
- ▶️ "Carl, is that you?"
- Mirana uses the name Carl once, when killing an enemy Invoker, and even then only 5% of the time:
- ▶️ "Carl, meet Sagan." A pun on Carl Sagan. (Mirana's feline mount is named Sagan.)
- In summary, Invoker's real name was meant to be possibly Carl, hence the audio files that Mirana, Undying, and Invoker himself mentioned beforehand. The release of Young Invoker persona has confirmed this, in the item's description, that the real name of Invoker is indeed Carl.
Gallery[edit]
Model
An early version of Invoker from Legacy DotA, where he had access to 27 spells.
Splash artwork
Concept art
Envisioning Invoker Loading Screen concept art
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
