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Nyx Assassin

Reflects enemy damage and stuns

Melee

Hunt intelligence heroes as Nyx Assassin, a sneaky burst-damage roamer who stalks the map invisibly. He initiates from stealth to land stunning spikes, drains mana, and brilliantly punishes AoE damage by popping his reflecting carapace.

2/3
Complexity
2/3
Nuker
2/3
Disabler
2/3
Initiator
1/3
Escape

Base Stats

Nyx Assassin
Health494+2 / s
Mana327
AttributeBase / Growth per lvl
strengthStrength
17+2.7 per lvl
agilityAgility
18+2.9 per lvl
intelligenceIntelligence
21+2.6 per lvl
StatValue
DamageDamage
65 – 69
ArmorArmor
4
Movement SpeedMovement Speed
310
Attack RangeAttack Range
150

Win Rates by Rank

Patch7.41
Public Win Rate52.14%238.6K matches
Pro Win Rate0%0W / 2L
Pro Bans360% ban rate
RankPicksWin Rate
HeraldHerald
12.4K
51.07%
GuardianGuardian
35.1K
52.37%
CrusaderCrusader
46.7K
52.07%
ArchonArchon
48.9K
51.67%
LegendLegend
40.8K
52%
AncientAncient
27.7K
52.94%
DivineDivine
27K
52.7%

Innate Ability

Innate
Mana Burn
Passive, Hidden

Nyx Assassin's damage on enemies also burns mana as a percentage of the damage dealt.

Mana Burn12%

Talent Tree

600 Mind Flare Radius
25
+80 Agility
+0.6s Spiked Carapace Stun Duration
20
+140 Impale Damage
+50 Vendetta Damage
15
-3s Mind Flare Cooldown
+25% Spiked Carapace Damage Reflect
10
+0.2s Impale Stun Duration

Abilities

Impale
Impale
MagicalStrong Dispels Only
Point Target

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

Width140
Stun Duration1.1 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2s
Length750
Speed1600
Impale Damage100 / 160 / 220 / 280
Cast Range750
Cast Time0.3s
Mana90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown17 / 15 / 13 / 11s
Mind Flare
Mind Flare
Magical
Unit Target, AOE

Deals damage equal to a percentage of the target's Max Mana and burns part of it away. Deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the damage the target has taken from Nyx Assassin in the last 15s. Resets accumulated damage before applying damage.

Max Mana As Damage25% / 30% / 35% / 40%
Mana Burnt9% / 12% / 15% / 18%
Damage Echo Duration15s
Bonus Damage15%
Cast Range800
Cast Time0.4s
Mana100 / 105 / 110 / 115
Cooldown11 / 9.5 / 8 / 6.5s
Spiked Carapace
Spiked Carapace
No Target, Instant Cast

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

Reflect Duration2s
Stun Duration0.7 / 1 / 1.3 / 1.6s
Damage Reflected140%
Mana40
Cooldown20 / 16 / 12 / 8s
Vendetta
Vendetta
PurePierces BKB
Instant Cast, No Target

Nyx Assassin becomes invisible and gains a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack that applies a break to the target. Nyx Assassin has 75 additional attack range and a 70% faster attack animation for this attack.

Duration60s
Movement Speed16% / 18% / 20%
Bonus Damage300 / 400 / 500
Health Regen Rate Scepter3
Mana Regen Rate Scepter3
Break Duration4s
Attack Animation Bonus70
Attack Range Bonus75
Mana180 / 240 / 300
Cooldown80 / 70 / 60s
Unburrow
Unburrow
Hidden, No Target

Emerge from the burrow.

Mana0
Cooldown0s

Aghanim's Upgrades

BurrowScepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Burrow

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

VendettaShard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Vendetta

Decreases cooldown by 10s. For the first 15s of Vendetta, Nyx is hasted and has unobstructed pathing.