Chen

Popularity: #126

Leaderboard: #121

Ban Rank: #120

KDA Rank: #107

Hero

Build

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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 45.0%

Pick Rate 0.6%

Attributes

Chen image

626 +44.0/lvl

303 +38.4/lvl

Strength Image

23 +2.0/lvl

Agility Image

15 +2.1/lvl

Intelligence Image

19 +3.2/lvl

Stats

Attack

Damage:

48 - 58 + 3.2/level (154 - 164 at level 30)

Attack

Range:

650

Attack

Armor:

1.5 + 0.4/level (14.0 at level 30)

Attack

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

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Centaur Convert

Win Rate: 41.4%

Pick Rate: 15.0%

Summon Convert calls forth either a Centaur Courser or Centaur Conqueror.

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Hellbear Convert

Win Rate: 45.9%

Pick Rate: 18.0%

Summon Convert calls forth either a Hellbear or Hellbear Smasher.

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Troll Convert

Win Rate: 40.9%

Pick Rate: 20.7%

Summon Convert calls forth either a Hill Troll or Dark Troll Summoner.

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Satyr Convert

Win Rate: 48.8%

Pick Rate: 38.0%

Summon Convert calls forth either a Satyr Mindstealer or Satyr Tormenter.

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Marshmage Convert

Win Rate: 42.3%

Pick Rate: 8.3%

Summon Convert calls forth either a Marshmage Apprentice or a Marshmage.

Abilities

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Summon Convert

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.


Cooldown

30

Mana Cost

50


FACET: Centaur Convert

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Summon Convert calls forth either a Centaur Courser or Centaur Conqueror.


FACET: Hellbear Convert

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Summon Convert calls forth either a Hellbear or Hellbear Smasher.


FACET: Troll Convert

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Summon Convert calls forth either a Hill Troll or Dark Troll Summoner.


FACET: Satyr Convert

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Summon Convert calls forth either a Satyr Mindstealer or Satyr Tormenter.


FACET: Marshmage Convert

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Summon Convert calls forth either a Marshmage Apprentice or a Marshmage.


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LEVEL 10 TALENT: +150 Convert Attack Speed


Chen's true strength is knowing which forces to call upon in battle.

Q

Penitence

AFFECTS: Unit

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No

PASSIVE: No

DISPELLABLE: Yes

DEBUFF: 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

Cooldown

14 / 13 / 12 / 11

Mana Cost

70 / 75 / 80 / 85

Cast Range

800


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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.

W

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

Cooldown

15

Mana Cost

110 / 130 / 150 / 170

Cast Range

600


Aghanim ScepterAghanim Shard

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.


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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.

E

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%

Cooldown

20 / 18 / 16 / 14

Mana Cost

75

Cast Range

1200


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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.

R

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

Cooldown

150 / 130 / 110

Mana Cost

200 / 300 / 400


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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

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Hand of God Fully Heals Chen and His Creeps

Hand of God applies a Strong Dispel

+ 0.8%

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+1300 Holy Persuasion Minimum Health

+ 1.1%

+20% Divine Favor Heal Amplification

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-14% Penitence Slow

+14 Holy Persuasion Damage

+ 4.2%

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+150 Convert Attack Speed

+ 2.0%

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.

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