Lone Druid stats, abilities and strategy [7.40]
Commands a powerful spirit bear in battle
Battling alongside his powerful spirit bear, Lone Druid demolishes enemy forces and structures. Switching as needed between ranged and melee attacks with his transformation, should he have enough time to arm and strengthen both himself and his companion, there is little that can stop them.
Win Rate 41.8%
Pick Rate 3.8%
Attributes
516 +55.0/lvl
231 +16.8/lvl
18 +2.5/lvl
20 +2.8/lvl
13 +1.4/lvl
Stats
Damage:
42 - 46 + 2.8/level (137 - 141 at level 30)
Range:
550
Armor:
3.3 + 0.5/level (19.2 at level 30)
Movement:
295
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.40
- Base Movement Speed decreased from 325 to 295
- Base Damage increased by 4
- Damage at level 1 increased from 38–42 to 42–46
- Removed Bear With Me and Bear Necessities facets
- Removed Gift Bearer innate ability. Its effect is now a part of Summon Spirit Bear ability
Facets
Forbearance
Win Rate: 40.5%
Pick Rate: 85.6%
This facet doesn't do anything. Lone Druid is still attuning to nature...
Abilities
PASSIVE: No
Summons a powerful Spirit Bear companion that can equip items.
If the bear moves 1100 distance away from the Lone Druid, it cannot attack. Lone Druid suffers 20% of his max health as backlash damage if the Spirit Bear dies.
Spirit Bear has Demolish, Return, Entangling Claws, Savage Roar, and Spirit Link abilities.
Most spells interact with the Spirit Bear in the same way as they do with heroes.
Spirit Bear has 0 base attributes, 0 base armor, and %base_magic_resistance% base magic resistance. Attributes from buffs or items fully affect the bear as they would for Universal heroes.
Spirit Bear cannot gain experience. The Spirit Bear levels up when Lone Druid levels up.
Spirit Bear has its own Aghanim's Scepter and Shard upgrades.
Spirit Bear receives a copy of Lone Druid's Neutral Item that has an independent cooldown.
BEAR BASE HP: 1500
BEAR BASE HP REGEN: 3
BEAR BASE ATTACK TIME: 1.5
BEAR MOVESPEED: 310
BEAR STRENGTH GAIN: 4.5
BEAR AGILITY GAIN: 4.5
BEAR INTELLIGENCE GAIN: 0.5
120
75
LEVEL 10 TALENT: -25s Summon Spirit Bear Cooldown
Patch 7.40
- Moved to an innate ability. Cannot be leveled up
- Ability is moved to the 4th ability slot
- Spirit Bear now counts as a melee hero for most spells
- Since the bear is now a hero, all unit-related changes moved to a separate Spirit Bear section below. This section is for the summon ability changes only
- Cooldown decreased from 150/140/130/120s to 120s
Sylla's lifelong companion is symbiotic with his spirit and heart, coming to aid him in any time of need.
Entangle
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
DEBUFF: Yes
Allows Lone Druid to Entangle enemies once they gain 5 stacks. Entangled enemies are rooted and take damage over time.
When cast, applies 2 stacks to each enemy hero in the area and 5 stacks to enemy creeps. Also empowers Lone Druid for 10s, making him apply 1 stack with each attack on enemy heroes. Enemies cannot gain stacks while Entangled.
Leveling this ability also levels Spirit Bear's Entangling Claws ability.
Rooted units can't use Blink abilities and are revealed if they are invisible.
Lone Druid's Empowered Buff and enemy stack counter debuff cannot be dispelled.
Entangled debuff is dispellable.
Creeps can't gain stacks from either Lone Druid's or Spirit Bear's attacks, and are Entangled only on cast.
Roshan is affected as if he were a hero.
RADIUS: 350
STACK DURATION: 10
ROOT DURATION: 1.2 / 1.6 / 2 / 2.4
ROOT DAMAGE PER SECOND: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90
24 / 22 / 20 / 18
60
700
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +0.6s Entangle Root Duration
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +20 Entangle Root Damage Per Second
Patch 7.40
- New Point Targeted basic ability
- Allows Lone Druid to Entangle enemies once they gain 5 stacks of this ability. Entangled enemies are unable to move for 1.2/1.6/2/2.4s and take 60/70/80/90 damage per second. When cast, applies 2 stacks to each enemy hero in the area and 5 stacks to enemy creeps, and also empowers Lone Druid for 10 seconds, making him apply 1 stack with each attack on enemy heroes. Enemies are protected from gaining new stacks while they're already Entangled. Radius: 350. Stack Duration: 10s. Cast Range: 700. Mana Cost: 60. Cooldown: 24/22/20/18s
- Pierces Debuff Immunity
- Lone Druid's Empowered Buff and enemy stack counter debuff are undispellable, Entangled debuff is dispellable
- Creeps can't gain stacks from either Lone Druid's and Spirit Bear's attacks, and are Entangled only on cast
- Roshan is affected as if he were a hero
- Spirit Bear's Entangling Claws reworked. Now it levels up with this ability and passively provides empowered attacks at all times
- Upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
- Increases radius to 450 and hero stacks on cast to 5, instantly Entangling them. Also removes stack protection from Entangled enemies
Spirit Link
ABILITY: Passive
PASSIVE: Breakable
Links Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear, increasing their movement speed as well as sharing a percentage of their lifesteal with each other.
Break disables the shared lifesteal.
MOVEMENT SPEED (LONE DRUID): 10 / 20 / 30 / 40
MOVEMENT SPEED (SPIRIT BEAR): 20 / 40 / 60 / 80
SHARED LIFESTEAL: 15% / 30% / 45% / 60%
Patch 7.40
- No longer grants attack speed or shared armor
- Now also passively grants +10/20/30/40 movement speed to Lone Druid and +20/40/60/80 to his Spirit Bear
- Lone Druid's attacks now heal the Spirit Bear by default
- No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Sylla is emboldened by the presence of his companion, his vitality replenished with each swipe of the Spirit Bear's claws.
Savage Roar
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear roar fiercely causing nearby enemies to flee towards their base in terror. Their movement speed is increased by 20%.
An entangled hero will not be able to move.
Cooldown is shared with Spirit Bear.
RANGE: 350
ENEMY MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 20%
DURATION: 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 2
38 / 32 / 26 / 20
50
Aghanim's Shard
Applies a basic dispel and grants allies in an area around the caster bonus movement and attack speed. Replicates between Lone Druid and Spirit Bear regardless of castability on the other.
DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +150 Savage Roar Radius
LEVEL 15 TALENT: -5s Savage Roar Cooldown
Sylla studies and masters the arts of the lost Bear Clan, enhancing his attunement with the wild.
True Form
PASSIVE: No
Lone Druid morphs himself into a raging bear, losing his ranged advantage, but gaining bonus armor, bonus health, and bonus attack damage.
Cooldowns of items that are different for ranged and melee units will be based on which form Lone Druid was in when the item was used.
BONUS ARMOR: 10 / 15 / 20
BONUS HP: 500 / 1000 / 1500
BONUS ATTACK DAMAGE: 50 / 90 / 130
DURATION: 25
TRANSFORM TIME: 1.933
60 / 55 / 50
80
LEVEL 25 TALENT: True Form provides 60% Slow Resistance
Patch 7.40
- Mana Cost decreased from 200 to 80
- Duration decreased from 40s to 25s
- Cooldown decreased from 100s to 60/55/50s
- No longer grants Entangling Claws and Demolish to Lone Druid
- Now also provides 50/90/130 bonus attack damage
- Bonus Armor increased from 8/10/12 to 10/15/20
The mighty bear is the king of the forest, possessing the throne through raw power.
Talents
+0.6s Entangle Root Duration
+ 0.0%
True Form provides 60% Slow Resistance
+55 Attack Speed
+ 0.0%
+150 Savage Roar Radius
+12 Agility
+ 0.0%
-5s Savage Roar Cooldown
+20 Entangle Root Damage Per Second
+ 0.0%
-25s Summon Spirit Bear Cooldown
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Patch 7.40
- Level 10 Talent +30 Spirit Bear Movement Speed replaced with +15 Entangle Root Damage Per Second
- Level 10 Talent +200 Health replaced with -25s Summon Spirit Bear Cooldown
- Level 15 Talent +7 Spirit Bear Armor replaced with +12 Agility
- Level 20 Talent +30 Entangling Claws DPS replaced with +55 Attack Speed
- Level 25 Talent +45 Spirit Link Attack Speed replaced with +0.6s Entangle Root Duration (also affects Spirit Bear's Entangling Claws)
- Level 25 Talent -50s True Form Cooldown replaced with True Form provides 60% Slow Resistance
Strategy
Control runes with hero and Spirit Bear.
Fish for entangle by poking opponents with the Spirit Bear here and there. If it procs, you can do follow up damage with more right clicks.
Make use of catapult waves. The Spirit Bear can tank tower shots for a while.
When in trouble, consider using Savage Roar and True Form. Lifesteal or body blocks from the Spirit Bear can also help survive.
Avoid showing your hero too much, especially at the start of the fight.
You can take 
Roshan fairly early by yourself or with minimal help. The Bear with Me facet will help heal both the hero and Spirit Bear with right clicks.
Make sure to pick up 
Aghanim's Shard on your hero at the 15 minute mark. It provides a buff similar to 
Drum of Endurance and basic dispel with Savage Roar.
In tough late game scenarios, resort to ratting with 
Aghanim's Scepter on your Spirit Bear to let it attack away from your hero.
Counter Strategy
Spirit Link heals Lone Druid every time the Bear hits. Burst Lone Druid or don't bother hitting him.
Lone Druid buys items for the Spirit Bear if he has the Bear with Me facet. If you kill Spirit Bear twice, he does no damage.
Spirit Bear does a lot of damage to buildings. Organize defense quickly.
Lone Druid is a snowbally hero and falls off as the game goes. Look to extend the game.
Lone Druid is great at split-pushing and ratting. Consider getting 
Boots of Travel on a core.