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Shadow Demon

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KDA Rank: #81

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Promulgate

Disseminate instantly removes a percentage of the opponent's health for its duration.


Disseminate

If the target is an enemy, they lose =9 =11 =13 =15% of their health, regaining half of it after the effect is lifted. If the target is an ally, increases their health by that amount instead.

Ability Build

1
Disruption
2
Shadow Poison
3
Shadow Poison
4
Disseminate
5
Shadow Poison
6
Demonic Purge
7
Shadow Poison
8
Disruption
9
Disruption
10
Disruption
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
11
+10 Strength
12
Demonic Purge
13
Disseminate
14
Disseminate
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
-1s Shadow Poison Cooldown
16
Disseminate
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Demonic Purge
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+150 Demonic Purge/Cleanse Damage/Heal
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
2 Charges of Disruption

Item Build

Starting
Tango
10
Blood Grenade
Enchanted Mango
Circlet
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
1
Observer Ward
1
Sentry Ward
Early Game
Boots of Speed
15
Magic Wand
Ring of Basilius
Wind Lace
7
Infused Raindrops
Mid Game
55
Arcane Boots
Aether Lens
15
Blink Dagger
19
Force Staff
Aghanim's Shard
Late Game
Aghanim's Scepter
Octarine Core
180
Refresher Orb
16
Wind Waker
Situational
14
Glimmer Cape
10
Urn of Shadows
50
Mekansm
30
Drum of Endurance
30
Boots of Bearing
45
Guardian Greaves
15
Lotus Orb
22
Ghost Scepter
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
16
Pavise
16
Solar Crest
22
Ethereal Blade
20
Scythe of Vyse
27
Dagon
105
Aeon Disk
Boots of Travel
Core
55
Arcane Boots
Aether Lens
15
Blink Dagger
19
Force Staff
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Scepter
180
Refresher Orb
Neutral
60
Arcane Ring
40
Trusty Shovel
Philosopher's Stone
Eye of the Vizier
20
Psychic Headband
Ceremonial Robe
Telescope
Timeless Relic
60
Seer Stone
8
Book of Shadows

In Game Guides

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1
Disruption
2
Shadow Poison
3
Shadow Poison
4
Disseminate
5
Shadow Poison
6
Demonic Purge
7
Shadow Poison
8
Disseminate
9
Disseminate
10
Disseminate
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+10 Strength
12
Demonic Purge
13
Disruption
14
Disruption
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-1s Shadow Poison Cooldown
16
Disruption
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Demonic Purge
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+15% Disseminate Shared Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
2 Charges of Disruption

STARTING ITEMS

Tango
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Blood Grenade
Sentry Ward

Early game

Boots of Speed
Ring of Basilius

Core items

Arcane Boots
Magic Wand
Glimmer Cape
Blink Dagger
Aether Lens

utility items

Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Dust of Appearance
Gem of True Sight
Smoke of Deceit
Blood Grenade

Situational items

Ghost Scepter
Solar Crest
Aeon Disk

Extension items

Aghanim's Shard
Force Staff
Aghanim's Scepter
Guardian Greaves
Scythe of Vyse

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1
Disruption
2
Shadow Poison
3
Disruption
4
Shadow Poison
5
Disruption
6
Demonic Purge
7
Disruption
8
Disseminate
9
Disseminate
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+10 Strength
11
Disseminate
12
Demonic Purge
13
Disseminate
14
Shadow Poison
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+25 Movement Speed
16
Shadow Poison
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Demonic Purge
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+150 Demonic Purge/Cleanse Damage/Heal
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
2 Charges of Disruption

Starting Items

Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Tango
Enchanted Mango
Faerie Fire
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Blood Grenade
Circlet

Early Game

Arcane Boots
Magic Wand
Pavise

Core Items

Solar Crest
Blink Dagger
Aghanim's Shard
Aether Lens
Aghanim's Scepter
Octarine Core

Situational Items

Ghost Scepter
Glimmer Cape
Veil of Discord
Aeon Disk
Force Staff
Scythe of Vyse
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Wind Waker

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Dust of Appearance
Smoke of Deceit

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Pro Builds

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16 hours ago

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KILLS

8

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

16

KDA

4

TEAM KILL %

63.2%

GPM

389

XPM

509

LH/DN

54/2

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item blood-grenade
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item tango

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:45

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

01:13

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

02:46

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

03:58

Dota 2 Item clarity

03:58

Dota 2 Item clarity

04:01

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

05:17

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

06:30

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

07:17

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

07:18

Dota 2 Item clarity

07:42

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

10:41

Dota 2 Item point-booster

12:24

Dota 2 Item wind-lace

14:48

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

16:04

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

17:16

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

17:17

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

19:51

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

20:29

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

21:30

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

21:30

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

26:06

Dota 2 Item ghost-scepter

27:49

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

27:50

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

29:34

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item wind-lace
Dota 2 Item ghost-scepter
Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

02:37

2

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

04:59

3

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

07:03

4

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

08:26

5

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

09:34

6

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon demonic purge

11:34

7

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

13:00

8

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

14:00

9

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

15:35

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

16:33

11

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

18:45

12

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon demonic purge

20:42

13

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

25:33

14

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

27:09

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

28:00

16

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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3525

Sai

16 hours ago

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KILLS

2

DEATHS

5

ASSISTS

19

KDA

4.2

TEAM KILL %

56.8%

GPM

330

XPM

462

LH/DN

45/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item blood-grenade
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

02:17

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

02:35

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

03:06

Dota 2 Item clarity

04:19

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

04:20

Dota 2 Item tango

05:20

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

06:23

Dota 2 Item clarity

06:23

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

06:55

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

07:35

Dota 2 Item clarity

07:37

Dota 2 Item clarity

08:10

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

08:11

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

08:11

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

09:23

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

10:04

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

11:32

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

11:34

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

11:35

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

11:35

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

11:35

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

14:24

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

14:27

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

14:50

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

14:50

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

15:16

Dota 2 Item cloak

15:20

Dota 2 Item clarity

15:45

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

15:46

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

16:18

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

16:18

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

16:20

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

16:20

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

16:33

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

18:32

Dota 2 Item shadow-amulet

18:33

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

18:33

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

18:33

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

19:58

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

20:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

20:03

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

20:24

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

20:26

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

20:26

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

20:26

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

20:27

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

20:37

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

20:54

Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape

20:54

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

22:38

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

22:39

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

22:39

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

23:03

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

23:21

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

23:22

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

23:48

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

25:13

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

25:13

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

25:13

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

26:35

Dota 2 Item void-stone

26:37

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

27:18

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

28:02

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

28:03

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

28:03

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

28:23

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

28:36

Dota 2 Item aether-lens

28:36

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

29:49

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

30:00

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

30:00

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

30:34

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

30:57

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape
Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards
Dota 2 Item aether-lens

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

04:47

2

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

07:15

3

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

07:40

4

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

09:21

5

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

12:52

6

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon demonic purge

14:19

7

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

15:02

8

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

16:27

9

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

18:08

10

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

19:43

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

23:02

12

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon demonic purge

25:50

13

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

27:32

14

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

28:30

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

30:12

16

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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1649

Arima

17 hours ago

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KILLS

0

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

20

KDA

3.3

TEAM KILL %

51.3%

GPM

323

XPM

478

LH/DN

57/9

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item blood-grenade
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:39

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

01:41

Dota 2 Item tango

01:41

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

04:35

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:21

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

05:22

Dota 2 Item clarity

06:27

Dota 2 Item clarity

06:39

Dota 2 Item tango

08:17

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

08:43

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

11:05

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

11:24

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

11:31

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

12:32

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

16:06

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

16:44

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

16:45

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

16:45

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

17:06

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

21:17

Dota 2 Item shadow-amulet

21:24

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

24:03

Dota 2 Item cloak

24:24

Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape

25:12

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

26:01

Dota 2 Item void-stone

27:51

Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops

30:42

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

31:04

Dota 2 Item aether-lens

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item aether-lens
Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

01:42

2

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

03:25

3

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

04:56

4

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

07:12

5

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

10:01

6

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon demonic purge

11:06

7

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon shadow poison

13:14

8

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

16:18

9

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

19:11

10

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disseminate

21:07

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

22:22

12

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon demonic purge

24:43

13

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

28:14

14

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

30:22

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

30:40

16

Dota 2 Ability shadow demon disruption

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
15
Magic Wand
Ring of Regen
Cloak
Mid Game
15
Lotus Orb
60
Pipe of Insight
Eternal Shroud
95
Black King Bar
Late Game
14
Linken's Sphere

Support Players

Laning Phase
15
Magic Wand
Ring of Regen
Cloak
13
Tranquil Boots
Mid Game
15
Lotus Orb
14
Glimmer Cape
Late Game
14
Linken's Sphere
95
Black King Bar
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