Ability
Static Remnant
Creates an explosively charged image of Storm Spirit that walks to the target position and lasts for 12 seconds. Will detonate and deal damage if an enemy unit comes near it.
↻ 3.5 sec.Mana 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Storm Spirit
Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANWhat I want to do in the game
I pick off a vulnerable target, budgeting mana for initiation, control, and escape.
Storm Spirit is never one to miss a fight. Zipping from across the battlefield in a bolt of lightning, he strikes enemies from every direction with exploding remnants and charged attacks, then disappears while his enemies are still scrambling to react.
Abilities at hand
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 stepPower TreadsProvide attack speed and switchable attributes for farming and managing my resources.
02 / FoundationKaya and SangeStrengthens a magic damage build and adds survivability for longer engagements.
03 / FoundationBlack King BarProvides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
04 / Next choiceOrchid MalevolenceProvides a targeted silence for quick kills. I check whether the target has a dispel available.
05 / Next choiceAghanim's ScepterUnlocks or upgrades Electric Vortex. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
What I change for the situation 3 options
Bloodthorn ↗Strengthens focus fire on one target; an expensive upgrade path when a regular Orchid is no longer enough.
Linken's Sphere ↗Blocks an eligible targeted ability; a cheap enemy spell can remove this protection in advance.
Scythe of Vyse ↗Provides a strong targeted disable for an important target when a normal slow or silence is not enough.
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
Electric Vortex
A vortex that pulls an enemy unit to Storm Spirit's location.
↻ 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 sec.Mana 60 / 70 / 80 / 90
Details and upgrades
A vortex that pulls an enemy unit to Storm Spirit's location.
Aghanim’s Scepter
Electric Vortex affects all enemies within a radius around Storm Spirit.
Ability
Overload
Casting a spell creates an electrical charge, which is released in a burst on Storm's next attack, dealing damage and slowing nearby enemies.
Details and upgrades
Casting a spell creates an electrical charge, which is released in a burst on Storm's next attack, dealing damage and slowing nearby enemies.
Aghanim’s Shard
Allows this ability to be activated to grant the owner and nearby allied heroes 3 charges of it. Charges increase attack speed and last 12 sec. or until consumed.
Ability
Ball Lightning
The hero turns into unstable electricity and races across the battlefield until reaching his destination or running out of mana. The spell’s initial cost is 25+7.5% of total mana.
Mana 30
Details
The hero turns into unstable electricity and races across the battlefield until reaching his destination or running out of mana. The spell’s initial cost is 25+7.5% of total mana. It then costs 10 + 0,75% of total mana for every 100 units traveled. Damage is expressed as damage per 100 units traveled.
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
Galvanized
For each kill and every 3 levels, the hero gains a charge that grants +0.2 mana regeneration. On death, 2 charges are lost. Each charge gained also permanently increases mana regeneration by 0.1.
Full description
For each kill and every 3 levels, the hero gains a charge that grants +0.2 mana regeneration. On death, 2 charges are lost. Each charge gained also permanently increases mana regeneration by 0.1.
Valve base stats +
- Health · base
- 582
- Mana · base
- 351
- Damage · Valve field
- 47–57
- Armour · Valve field
- 4.67
- Movement speed
- 285
- Attack range
- 480
- Strength · base / gain
- 21 / 2
- Agility · base / gain
- 22 / 2.6
- Intelligence · base / gain
- 23 / 3.7
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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