Creates illusions of himself to trick or attack foes
Phantom Lancer storms enemy forces with an endless supply of clones. Leading his illusory army, he can cut foes apart in a breathtaking flurry of attacks, send clones to push into enemy territory, or use his doppelgangers to mislead and elude foes if cornered.
Win Rate 53.6%
Pick Rate 10.3%
Attributes
418 +48.4/lvl
252 +21.6/lvl
19 +2.2/lvl
26 +2.8/lvl
21 +1.8/lvl
Stats
Damage:
26 - 36 + 2.8/level (107.2 - 117.2 at level 30)
Range:
225
Armor:
0 + 0.5/level (14.5 at level 30)
Movement:
285
Roles
Carry
Escape
Nuker
Initiator
Durable
Disabler
Support
Pusher
Facets
Convergence
Win Rate: 50.4%
Pick Rate: 25.9%
Doppelganger spawns additional illusions, with the amount depending on Phantom Lancer's current health.
Doppelganger
Spawns an additional illusion per 25% of health that Phantom Lancer is missing.
Divergence
Win Rate: 54.7%
Pick Rate: 74.1%
Juxtapose Illusions spawn on random nearby units and deal more damage but can't be controlled.
Juxtapose
Juxtapose Illusions spawn on random nearby units and deal more damage but can't be controlled.
ILLUSION DAMAGE:
4%
SEARCH RADIUS:
700
Abilities
Phantom Rush
When targeting an enemy for an attack, Phantom Lancer quickly charges into range, gaining a temporary agility boost. Phantom Lancer's illusions also have this ability.
MIN RUSH DISTANCE: 275
MAX RUSH DISTANCE: 525/600/675/750/825
BONUS AGILITY: 5/10/20/30/40
BONUS AGILITY DURATION: 1.5
Spirit Lance
Sends a magical spirit lance to a target enemy unit that damages and slows, while summoning an illusory phantom to attack the unit.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
DEBUFF:yes
lance damage:70 / 140 / 210 / 280
lance speed:1000 / 1000 / 1000 / 1000
duration:3.75
movement speed pct:-14 / -21 / -28 / -35
illusion duration:2 / 4 / 6 / 8
illusion damage out pct:-80
tooltip illusion damage:20
illusion damage in pct:300 / 300 / 300 / 300
tooltip illusion total damage in pct:400 / 400 / 400 / 400
fake lance distance:675
Aghanim`s Scepter Upgrade
Spirit Lance bounces twice on enemies, prioritizing Heroes. Increases Spirit Lance illusion damage.
+35 Spirit Lance Damage
10 / 9 / 8 / 7
120
Doppelganger
Phantom Lancer briefly vanishes from the battlefield. After 1 second, Phantom Lancer and any of his nearby illusions reappear at a random position within the targeted location, along with two additional doppelgangers. Extends duration of all illusions. The two added doppelgangers have different properties: one takes normal damage and deals none, while the other takes 500 bonus damage and deals -80 less damage. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
AFFECTS:area
PASSIVE:No
illusion 1 damage out pct:-100
illusion 2 damage out pct:-80
illusion 2 damage in pct:500
target aoe:325
search radius:900
delay:1
illusion duration:8
illusion extended duration:2
illusion 2 amount:1
22 / 18 / 14 / 10
50
Phantom Rush
When targeting an enemy for an attack, Phantom Lancer quickly charges into range, gaining a temporary agility boost. Phantom Lancer's illusions also have this ability.
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
min distance:275
max distance:525 / 600 / 675 / 750 / 825
bonus speed:800
bonus agility:5 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40
agility duration:1.5
+10 Phantom Rush Agility
+2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration
+300 Phantom Rush Range
16 / 13 / 10 / 7 / 4
Juxtapose
Phantom Lancer has a chance to fracture his presence on an attack, creating an illusion of himself. Illusions also have a chance to fracture further. Illusions created from Phantom Lancer last for 8 seconds, while illusions created from other illusions last 4 seconds.
PASSIVE:Breakable
max illusions:6 / 8 / 10
proc chance pct:40 / 45 / 50
illusion proc chance pct:8
illusion duration:8
illusion damage out pct:-82 / -80 / -78
tooltip illusion damage:18 / 20 / 22
illusion damage in pct:550
tooltip total illusion damage in pct:650
illusion from illusion duration:4
invis duration:8
invis movespeed:15
Aghanim`s Shard Upgrade
Adds an active ability to Juxtapose. Renders Phantom Lancer invisible for up to 8 seconds while generating a duplicate image to confuse enemies. His movement speed is increased by 15 during this invisibility.
+10% Juxtapose Damage
15
75
Talents
+35 Spirit Lance Damage
+10 Phantom Rush Agility
+2.5s Phantom Rush Bonus Agility Duration
-1s Spirit Lance Cooldown
+300 Phantom Rush Range
+10% Juxtapose Damage
-4s Doppelganger CD
+20% Critical Strike (200%)
Strategy
Bind a bright yellow Doppelganger illusion to make deceptive plays as it takes the same damage as the hero.
Use Spirit Lance to secure ranged creep lasthits.
Toggle on Phantom Rush on early levels so you don't waste it randomly.
Doppelganger dispels on cast and can be used to disjoint projectile spells and ranged attacks.
Phantom Lancer likes long fights in which you can amass illusions and grind opponents down.
Pick up Aghanim's Shard around minute 20, especially if you have issues engaging in fights or being behind.
Counter Strategy
Phantom Lancer's main escape mechanism is Doppelganger. As this spell has a very long cooldown at lower levels, look to play aggressively as soon as he used it
Pressure Phantom Lancer while he's farming Diffusal Blade. He's very weak until he gets that item. Smoke on him and place wards in his jungle
Phantom Lancer's main item is Diffusal Blade. Items that give you and your team burst of mana are good against him. Sample items are Magic Wand, Soul Ring, Arcane Boots, Arcane Ring, and Enchanted Mango
Use AOE nuke to weaken Phantom Lancer's illusions to figure out which one is the real hero
You strongest item timing is heart of tarrasque, Try not to die before this timing and get there as fast as possible after diffusal and manta.
Spells like Lion's and Shadow Shaman's Hex and Pugna's Life Drain are able to destroy Phantom Lancer's illusion instantly. That can help when the illusion count is low, but not when there are plenty of them
Against Phantom Lancer purchase items that are dealing AOE damage, preferably magical damage. For example Mjollnir, Radiance or Shiva's Guard. Battlefury is good as well but Phantom Lancer has a lot of armor and usually evasion on top of that
Phantom Lancer loves long fights as he's able to drain huge amounts of mana. Ideally, look to burst him and to finish the fights reasonably fast. If the fight prolongs, count on the fact that you will be running low on mana and it might be better to disengage
Lore
The remote village of Pole had no knowledge of the wars raging in the heart of the kingdom. For them, the quiet of spear fishing, and a family meal were all that a full life required. Yet war came for them nonetheless. Joining the able-bodied conscripts as they filed passed their homes, the humble lancer Azwraith vowed to bring peace to his kingdom, and in so doing, his people. Placed with his kin in the vanguard of the final assault against the Dread Magus Vorn, the cost to his fellows was absolute. As the charging force battled toward the fortress, Azwraith alone among his kind remained standing, and he alone was able to infiltrate the keep. Focused and infuriated by the slaughter of his brothers, Azwraith bested each of the wizard's deadly traps and conjured guardians. Soon the simple fisherman arrived at Vorn's tower sanctum. The pair dueled through the night, pike to staff, as chaos raged below, and with a deafening cry Azwraith pierced his enemy. But the wizard did not simply expire; he exploded into uncountable shards of light, penetrating his killer with power. As the dust settled and the smoke of combat began to clear, Azwraith found himself standing among a throng of his kin. Each seemed to be dressed as he was, each seemed armed as he was, and he could sense that each thought as he did. Aware that his allies were approaching, he willed these phantoms to hide themselves, and one by one they began to vanish into nothingness. As the soldiers came upon the sanctum, they found the warrior that had bested the wizard. When they approached their champion, the lancer vanished. The pikeman who had stood before them was no more than another phantom.