Ability
Searing Chains
Ember Spirit unleashes fiery bolas that wrap around nearby enemies, anchoring them in place and dealing damage each second.
↻ 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 sec.Mana 80 / 90 / 100 / 110
Ember Spirit
Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANWhat I want to do in the game
We set the pace, catch targets with Chains and leave a safe Remnant to return to.
Swift and elusive, Ember Spirit strikes all nearby enemies in rapid succession, and ties them up with burning chains. Quickly rushing across the battlefield to arrive at one of his exploding remnants, few can avoid, or capture, his flame.
01 / ROLE IN THE TEAM
A pick is not a plan yet.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
02
Mid · position 2
Initial recommendationLevels, lane control and joining the team at the right moment matter.
02 / ITEMS FOR A PURPOSE
What I buy and why.
This is an editorial starting plan based on hero mechanics. It is not presented as a match I have already tested or a popularity ranking.
Mid · position 2
My starting plan
Here is my initial plan: I do my role's job first, then choose the items the team needs. I adapt the order and expensive purchases to the opponent.
01 / First stepPhase BootsHelp maintain close contact and pass through groups of units.
02 / FoundationMaelstromSpeeds up creep clearing and adds attack damage against multiple targets.
03 / FoundationBlack King BarProvides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
04 / Next choiceAghanim's ScepterUnlocks or upgrades Fire Remnant. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
05 / Next choiceShiva's GuardAdds armor and pressure in an area, helping limit the enemy’s health restoration.
What I change for the situation 3 options
Mage Slayer ↗Reduces spell pressure from the attacked enemy and helps you survive a magic damage engagement.
Mjollnir ↗Upgrades Maelstrom for frequent attacks and adds a defensive electrical effect to the chosen target.
Octarine Core ↗Reduces cooldowns when my impact is limited by how often my spells are available.
I see the minute on the clock. And the situation too.
I do not assign one ‘correct’ minute to every purchase. I look at my gold, the next fight and the problem: am I missing mana, target access, control or protection? If an expensive slot will arrive too late, I get a useful answer earlier.
03 / HERO ABILITIES
Abilities. As in the game.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Ability
Sleight of Fist
Ember Spirit dashes around with blazing speed, attacking all enemies in the targeted area of effect, then returning to his start location. Deals bonus damage to heroes.
↻ 13 / 11 / 9 / 7 sec.Mana 75
Ability
Flame Guard
Ember Spirit surrounds himself with a ring of fire that consumes incoming magic damage, absorbing a percentage of the damage taken. Flame Guard deals damage per second in an area around Ember Spirit while Flame Guard is active. If the shield is broken, the damage is also lost.
↻ 32 sec.Mana 65 / 80 / 95 / 110
Ability
Activate Fire Remnant
Select the Fire Remnant to arrive at.
Mana 100 / 125 / 150
Ability
Fire Remnant
The hero creates a fiery copy of himself that runs to the chosen location at 250% of his movement speed.
↻ 0.5 sec.
Details and upgrades
The hero creates a fiery copy that runs to the selected location at 250% of the hero's speed. Using Activate Fire Remnant makes the hero dash through all copies in order of proximity, causing them to explode and damage enemies. The selected copy is the final destination.
Aghanim’s Scepter
Increases cast range, initial remnant speed, and maximum charges.
Aghanim’s Shard
If an enemy hero dies near Ember Spirit, a Fire Remnant charge will be replenished. Additionally, when Ember Spirit dies a Fire Remnant is spawned at his location.
Innates, upgrades and other forms1 ability +
These abilities are not necessarily available at the same time. I check the condition beside the name: innate ability, another form or an Aghanim purchase.
Innate
Immolation
Ember Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage per second to all nearby enemies at all times.
Full description and upgrades
Ember Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage per second to all nearby enemies at all times.
Aghanim’s Shard
Grants Fire Remnants the current level of Immolation, and increases the damage per second and radius.
Valve base stats +
- Health · base
- 582
- Mana · base
- 315
- Damage · Valve field
- 51–55
- Armour · Valve field
- 3.5
- Movement speed
- 295
- Attack range
- 150
- Strength · base / gain
- 21 / 2.5
- Agility · base / gain
- 21 / 3.2
- Intelligence · base / gain
- 20 / 2.2
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
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One hero. Many decisions.
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