Chen stats, abilities and strategy
Converts creeps to his cause, building an army
Converting the creatures of the forest to his cause, Chen leads his makeshift armies to aid his team in battle. He assaults enemies with beasts while sending friends to safety. Then, when things seem darkest, he heals his allies wherever they may be.
Win Rate 46.4%
Pick Rate 1.1%
Attributes
626 +44.0/lvl
303 +38.4/lvl
23 +2.0/lvl
15 +2.1/lvl
19 +3.2/lvl
Stats
Damage:
48 - 58 + 3.2/level (154 - 164 at level 30)
Range:
650
Armor:
1.5 + 0.4/level (14.0 at level 30)
Movement:
305
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.39
- Base damage increased by 2
- Damage at level 1 increased from 46–56 to 48–58
Facets
Centaur Convert
Win Rate: 39.0%
Pick Rate: 12.6%
Summon Convert calls forth either a Centaur Courser or Centaur Conqueror.
Hellbear Convert
Win Rate: 45.7%
Pick Rate: 18.1%
Summon Convert calls forth either a Hellbear or Hellbear Smasher.
Troll Convert
Win Rate: 45.2%
Pick Rate: 19.9%
Summon Convert calls forth either a Hill Troll or Dark Troll Summoner.
Satyr Convert
Win Rate: 50.8%
Pick Rate: 37.0%
Summon Convert calls forth either a Satyr Mindstealer or Satyr Tormenter.
Marshmage Convert
Win Rate: 43.4%
Pick Rate: 12.3%
Summon Convert calls forth either a Marshmage Apprentice or a Marshmage.
Abilities
PASSIVE: No
Chen summons a convert to fight for him. The convert gains bonuses from Holy Persuasion and dies if Chen dies. Its maximum health is set to 220 + 80 per Chen Level.
The spell stays on cooldown while the convert is alive, but refreshes whenever Chen respawns. The Convert counts towards Holy Persuasion max unit count. The Convert's ability level increases with Chen's level of Holy Persuasion.
CONVERT HP:
30
50
FACET: Centaur Convert
Summon Convert calls forth either a Centaur Courser or Centaur Conqueror.
FACET: Wolf Convert
Summon Convert calls forth either a Giant Wolf or Alpha Wolf.
FACET: Hellbear Convert
Summon Convert calls forth either a Hellbear or Hellbear Smasher.
FACET: Troll Convert
Summon Convert calls forth either a Hill Troll or Dark Troll Summoner.
FACET: Satyr Convert
Summon Convert calls forth either a Satyr Mindstealer or Satyr Tormenter.
FACET: Marshmage Convert
Summon Convert calls forth either a Marshmage Apprentice or a Marshmage.
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +150 Convert Attack Speed
Chen's true strength is knowing which forces to call upon in battle.
Penitence
AFFECTS: Unit
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
DEBUFF [E]: Yes
Forces an enemy unit to move slower and for allies to attack it more quickly. Chen can attack the Penitence target with bonus attack range.
DURATION: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
MOVEMENT SLOW: 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%
BONUS ATTACK SPEED: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80
SELF ATTACK RANGE BONUS: 50 / 150 / 250 / 350
14 / 13 / 12 / 11
70 / 75 / 80 / 85
800
LEVEL 15 TALENT: -14% Penitence Slow
LEVEL 10 TALENT: Penitence Deals 175 Damage
Although Chen's brand of animal enthrallment isn't quite strong enough to control the minds of enemy heroes, it still tests their resolve in combat.
Holy Persuasion
AFFECTS: Unit
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
Chen takes control of an enemy or neutral creep and receives a percentage of its bounty. Its maximum health is set to 400 + 50 per Chen Level. Converted creeps will have increased movement speed and bonus damage.
Persuading a new creep above max unit count causes the oldest persuaded creep to die.
Can target Ancient creeps when Chen has Aghanim's Shard.
The health of creeps already under Chen's control does not update to the new level upon leveling Holy Persuasion further.
Fully restores the creep's mana upon converting.
MAX UNITS: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
CREEP MAX LEVEL: 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
HEALTH MINIMUM: 400
PERCENTAGE OF BOUNTY: 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
MOVE SPEED BONUS: 5 / 10 / 20 / 30
BONUS DAMAGE: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16
15
110 / 130 / 150 / 170
600
Aghanim's Shard
Allows Holy Persuasion to target Ancient creeps. Can control up to 1/2/3 Ancient creeps based on Hand of God's level. Additionally levels up some abilities of creeps by 1 level.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +1300 Holy Persuasion Minimum Health
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +14 Holy Persuasion Damage
Patch 7.39
- Bonus Damage increased from 2/7/11/15 to 4/8/12/16
- Existing units now receive the benefits of Chen leveling up or improving Holy Persuasion (normal ability points or talents) immediately; creeps maintain their percentage of health
- No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Although they may not be knights, Chen incorporates beasts into the Fold in the same way he himself was converted.
Divine Favor
AFFECTS: Unit
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
BUFF: Yes
Passively provides an aura that grants increased health regeneration. Can be cast on allies to provide them with bonus armor and increasing the healing and health regeneration they receive. If cast on Chen, all units controlled by Chen receive the buff and will be teleported to him. Taking damage from enemy heroes or their units will cancel the teleport.
REGEN PER SEC: 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6
DURATION: 6
TELEPORT DELAY: 6
ARMOR: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20
HEAL AMPLIFICATION: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20%
20 / 18 / 16 / 14
75
1200
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +20% Divine Favor Heal Amplification
Patch 7.39
- Now Chen's teleporting units also receive the buff when this ability is cast on Chen himself
Chen's zeal is infectious, blessing his allies with vitality and compelling them to his side.
Hand of God
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Heals all allied heroes on the map as well as all units under Chen's control. A large heal is applied at first and a slow heal over time is applied for 10 seconds afterwards.
Can heal invulnerable and hidden/banished allies.
INITIAL HEAL: 200 / 300 / 400
HEAL PER SECOND: 20 / 30 / 40
SHARD HOLY PERSUASION ANCIENTS:
CHANNEL RADIUS:
150 / 130 / 110
200 / 300 / 400
Aghanim's Scepter
SHARD HOLY PERSUASION ANCIENTS:
CHANNEL RADIUS:
LEVEL 25 TALENT: Hand of God Fully Heals Chen and His Creeps
LEVEL 25 TALENT: Hand of God applies a Strong Dispel
Patch 7.39
- Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
- Reduces cooldown by 40s. Hand of God becomes a channeled spell. After the initial heal, Chen can keep channeling the ability for up to 6 seconds to grant Debuff Immunity with 60% Magic Resistance to all allied units within 800 radius with the exception of himself. This effect also triples the Hand of God's heal over time for all units within the Debuff Immunity radius
Using the mental link with his thralls, Chen calls down restoration and well-being to those who share his fanaticism.
Talents
Hand of God Fully Heals Chen and His Creeps
+ 0.0 %
Hand of God applies a Strong Dispel
+1300 Holy Persuasion Minimum Health
+ 0.0 %
+20% Divine Favor Heal Amplification
-14% Penitence Slow
+ 0.0 %
+14 Holy Persuasion Damage
+150 Convert Attack Speed
+ 0.0 %
Penitence Deals 175 Damage
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Patch 7.39
- Level 15 Talent Holy Persuasion Damage increased from +12 to +14
- Level 20 Talent Holy Persuasion Minimum Health increased from +1200 to +1300
- Level 20 Talent -30s Hand of God Cooldown replaced with +20% Divine Favor Heal Amplification
Strategy
Bring a {sentry-ward} or two to the lane to unblock the camps. Chen's laning impact is directly related to summon usage.
If you find Harpy Stormcrafter, you will have massive kill potential with the slow from Penitence.
Aside from using summons to harass on the lane, you can gank with them, stack camps, control runes, block camps and even snipe couriers.
Keep an eye on the map and save your teammates in trouble by using Hand of God.
You want to group up early with your team and make use of your summons and auras to play aggressively.
When not much is happening on the map, you can split push lanes with your summons.
Look to farm and play greedy once you have level 3 Holy Persuasion. An early timing on Mekansm into Solar Crest lets you snowball the game.
You can choose a Convert facet to cover the weakness or enforce the strength of your team, such as stun lock, damage, or laning.
Counter Strategy
Against {chen}, block off small and big pull camps either with a {sentry-ward} or with your hero's body.
{chen} lineups tend to power spike in early to mid game. Don't buy greedy items.
Look to gank {chen} as you will kill his army as well.
Items that reduce healing are good against {chen}.
{chen} lineups are good at taking early Roshan. {observer-ward} around Roshan pit and check.
Be aware of {chen} applying strong dispel with Hand of God if he has the level 25 talent.
Lore
Born in the godless Hazhadal Barrens, Chen came of age among the outlaw tribes who eked out an existence in the shimmering heat of the desert. Using an ancient form of animal enthrallment, Chen's people husbanded the hardy desert locuthi, a stunted species of burrowing dragon that melted desert sands into tubes of glass where twice-a-year rains collected. Always on the edge of starvation and thirst, fighting amongst their neighbors and each other, Chen's clan made the mistake, one fateful day, of ambushing the wrong caravan.
In the vicious battle that followed, Chen's clan was outmatched. The armored Knights of the Fold made short work of the enthralled locuthi, who attacked and died in waves. With their dragons dead, the tribesmen followed. Chen struggled, and slashed, and clawed, and perished--or would have. Defeated, on his knees, he faced his execution with humility, offering his neck to the blade. Moved by Chen's obvious courage, the executioner halted his sword. Instead of the blade, Chen was given a choice: death or conversion. Chen took to the faith with a ferocity. He joined the Fold and earned his armor one bloody conversion at a time. Now, with the fanaticism of a convert, and with his powers of animal enthrallment at their peak, he seeks out unbelievers and introduces them to their final reward.