Has an arsenal of disables at her disposal
A slight flutter from the shadows may be all an enemy sees of Dark Willow, as she eludes pursuit and controls her foe's movements with cunning fae tricks. Calling upon powers far more ancient than any scholarly magic, she binds enemies in place before unleashing the full wrath and terror of the fae realm upon them.
Win Rate 49.4%
Pick Rate 8.6%
Attributes
440 +44/lvl
252 +31.2/lvl
20 +2/lvl
18 +1.3/lvl
21 +2.6/lvl
Stats
Damage:
5 - 13 + 0.9/level (31.1 - 39.1 at level 30)
Range:
475
Armor:
0 + 0.2/level (5.8 at level 30)
Movement:
290
Roles
Carry
Escape
Nuker
Initiator
Durable
Disabler
Support
Pusher
Facets
Throwing Shade
Win Rate: 47.5%
Pick Rate: 28.8%
Dark Willow deals more damage to nearby heroes when she's in the Shadow Realm.
Shadow Realm
While in Shadow Realm, Dark Willow emits a 600 radius aura that increases damage that she deals to enemies in its area of effect by up to 30%. Damage scales based on how long she remains under the effects of Shadow Realm.
Thorny Thicket
Win Rate: 50.2%
Pick Rate: 71.2%
Bramble Maze creates extra brambles.
Bramble Maze
Creates extra brambles. These brambles last 4s.
Abilities
Pixie Dust
Whenever a skill makes Dark Willow become untargetable, she gains 100% HP Regen and 100% Mana Regen while in that state.
Bramble Maze
Dark Willow creates a 500 AoE maze of 8 brambles that grow in the target area after 0.3 seconds. Enemies that walk into a bramble are rooted and take damage over time. Lasts 12 seconds.
AFFECTS:area
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
DEBUFF:yes
placement range:500
placement count:8
placement duration:12
extra brambles placement duration:4
latch duration:1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5
latch range:90
damage per tick:50 / 55 / 60 / 65
latch creation interval:0.075
latch creation delay:0.1
initial creation delay:0.3
-7s Bramble Maze CD
22
100 / 120 / 140 / 160
Shadow Realm
Dark Willow recedes into the shadows, becoming untargetable. Her next attack has 600 bonus attack range and deals bonus magic damage, and will end Shadow Realm. Damage scales based on how long she remains under the effects of Shadow Realm, the maximum being reached after 3 seconds.
PASSIVE:No
duration:5
fade time:0.3
damage:120 / 200 / 280 / 360
attack range bonus:600
max damage duration:3
Aghanim`s Scepter Upgrade
Attacking no longer takes Dark Willow out of Shadow Realm. Each attack still has bonus damage based on the duration of the buff.
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+1.5s Shadow Realm Duration
22 / 20 / 18 / 16
70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Cursed Crown
Dark Willow casts an ancient fae curse on the target. After a delay, the target and nearby enemies are stunned.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
DEBUFF:yes
delay:4
stun duration:1.2 / 1.6 / 2 / 2.4
stun radius:360
Aghanim`s Shard Upgrade
Cursed Crown creates 4 brambles in a 175 radius around the target after the counter ends. Triggers even upon dispel. Reduces stun delay by 1 second.
+0.5s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+150 Cursed Crown AoE
17 / 15 / 13 / 11
80 / 90 / 100 / 110
Terrorize
Dark Willow releases her pet wisp to terrorize her enemies. After a short delay, all enemies in the target area become fearful and run toward their home fountain. Terrorize cannot be used while Bedlam is active.
AFFECTS:area
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
DEBUFF:yes
destination travel speed:2000
destination radius:400 / 450 / 500
destination status duration:2.8 / 3 / 3.2
return travel speed:600
starting height:300
500 Terrorize Impact Damage
100 / 90 / 80
150
Talents
+0.5s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+30 Bedlam Damage
+150 Cursed Crown AoE
+1.5s Shadow Realm Duration
-7s Bramble Maze CD
500 Terrorize Impact Damage
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
Strategy
Consider using Shadow Realm to secure range creep last hits.
You can dodge ranged attacks and many spell projectiles with Shadow Realm.
If in trouble, you can potentially do Shadow Realm into teleport out play.
Dark Willow is great at picking off isolated heroes with no escape or dispel due to insane Bedlam damage.
In teamfights, focus on getting off Terrorize, Bramble Maze and Cursed Crown timely and then burst an isolated target with Bedlam.
If the game opens up for you, you can transition into right clicker with Aghanims Scepter and attack speed items in the late game.
Counter Strategy
Dark Willow is squishy at the start and doesn't trade well.
Under effect of Cursed Crown make sure not to get too close to your allies or they will be stunned too.
Bedlam does a lot of damage to a single target. Share the damage with allied units.
Items that provide dispels are generally good against Cursed Crown, Bramble Maze and Terrorize.
Black King Bar is great against Dark Willow's disables and magical damage output.
Don't clump up in teamfights for Terrorize and Cursed Crown.
Lore
Children love telling stories about the whimsical adventures of fairies... That’s because children don’t know that most fairies are spiteful jerks. And in the world of spiteful fairies there are few names spoken of with more contempt than Mireska Sunbreeze. Born to a fae merchant king, Mireska grew up in Revtel; a cutthroat nation where manipulation and murder were the norm. But while she was quite adept at navigating the etiquette, unspoken laws, and social rituals that permeated every element of her life, she found the whole thing rather boring. So, Mireska did what most rebellious children do: burn down her family estate and set off with her pet wisp Jex to live the life of a wandering grifter.