Strikes enemies near and far with lightning
None can hide from Zeus, whether he's calling down a bolt to reveal the surroundings, sending an arc coursing through his nearest enemies, or summoning a terrifying volley of lightning upon all enemies. Wherever his foes are, Zeus will find them.
Win Rate 49.6%
Pick Rate 15.4%
Attributes
418 +46.2/lvl
264 +39.6/lvl
19 +2.1/lvl
11 +1.2/lvl
22 +3.3/lvl
Stats
Damage:
33 - 41 + 1.2/level (67.8 - 75.8 at level 30)
Range:
380
Armor:
2 + 0.2/level (7.8 at level 30)
Movement:
315
Roles
Carry
Escape
Nuker
Initiator
Durable
Disabler
Support
Pusher
Facets
Livewire
Win Rate: 49.2%
Pick Rate: 52.0%
Static Field deals more damage to nearby enemies.
Static Field
Static Field deals more damage to nearby enemies.
MAX DAMAGE:
4%/5%/6%/7%
MIN DAMAGE:
2%
MAX DAMAGE RANGE:
200
MIN DAMAGE RANGE:
1200
Divine Rampage
Win Rate: 49.9%
Pick Rate: 48.0%
When Thundergod's Wrath kills an enemy, it deals more damage to the other enemies.
Thundergod's Wrath
Damage is dealt to one enemy at a time, moving from lowest health hero to highest. If an enemy is killed by this ability, the damage for all subsequent enemies is increased.
DELAY BETWEEN BOLTS:
0.2
AMPLIFICATION PER KILL:
15%
Abilities
Static Field
Zeus shocks any enemy that he attacks or is hit by his abilities, causing damage equal to a percentage of their current health.
CURRENT HEALTH AS DAMAGE: 2.5%/3%/3.5%/4%
MAX DAMAGE: 0%
MIN DAMAGE: 0%
MAX DAMAGE RANGE: 0
MIN DAMAGE RANGE: 0
Arc Lightning
Hurls a bolt of lightning that leaps through nearby enemy units that deal a base damage and a percentage of their current health.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
arc damage:90 / 120 / 150 / 180
radius:500 / 500 / 500 / 500
jump count:5 / 7 / 9 / 15
jump delay:0.25 / 0.25 / 0.25 / 0.25
+60 Arc Lightning Damage
1.6
75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Lightning Bolt
Calls down a bolt of lightning to strike an enemy unit, causing damage and a mini-stun. When cast, Lightning Bolt briefly provides unobstructed vision and True Sight around the target in a 750 radius. Can be cast on the ground, affecting the closest enemy hero in 325 range.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
true sight radius:750
sight radius day:750
sight radius night:750
sight duration:5
spread aoe:325
ministun duration:0.35
+0.5s Lightning Bolt Ministun
6 / 6 / 6 / 6
120 / 125 / 130 / 135
Heavenly Jump
Zeus performs a Heavenly Jump, leaping forward and shocking the closest visible nearby enemy (prioritizing heroes), dealing damage as well as reducing their movement and attack speed. Zeus gets 900 unobstructed vision around him for 3 seconds.
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
damage:25 / 50 / 75 / 100
hop distance:500
hop duration:0.5
hop height:250
range:700 / 800 / 900 / 1000
duration:1.6
move slow:80
aspd slow:100
targets:1
-4s Heavenly Jump Cooldown
+25 Movement Speed after Heavenly Jump
+1 Heavenly Jump Target
26 / 22 / 18 / 14
50 / 60 / 70 / 80
Thundergod's Wrath
Strikes all enemy heroes with a bolt of lightning, dealing damage, no matter where they may be.Thundergod's Wrath also provides True Sight around each hero struck. If an enemy hero is invisible, it takes no damage, but the True Sight is still created at that hero's location.
PASSIVE:No
sight radius day:500
sight radius night:500
sight duration:3 / 3 / 3 / 3
damage:300 / 475 / 650
+150 Thundergod's Wrath Damage
130
250 / 375 / 500
Nimbus
Creates a storm cloud anywhere on the map that automatically casts Lightning Bolt on nearby enemies.
AFFECTS:area
PASSIVE:No
cloud duration:30
cloud bolt interval:2.5
cloud radius:450
hits to kill tooltip:8
creep hits to kill tooltip:16
cloud bounty tooltip:125
45
325
Lightning Hands
Zeus gains bonus attack speed and his attacks create Arc Lightnings that deal a percentage of its damage. Can be toggled off to stop this effect.
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
DEBUFF:yes
attack speed bonus:30
arc lightning damage pct:50
arc lightning damage illusion pct:20
Talents
-4s Heavenly Jump Cooldown
+200 Health
+25 Movement Speed after Heavenly Jump
+1 Heavenly Jump Target
+60 Arc Lightning Damage
+0.5s Lightning Bolt Ministun
325 AoE Lightning Bolt
+150 Thundergod's Wrath Damage
Strategy
Lightning Bolt provides vision and reveals invisible heroes and wards.
Use Arc Lightning to secure creep last hits and damage the opponents at the same time.
Mana management and rune control are key for Zeus to be able to farm and fight effectively.
Look around the map to kill opponents on low health with Thundergod's Wrath.
Thundergod's Wrath reveals invisible heroes but doesn't damage them.
Thundergod's Wrath lightens the part of the map where opponents are smoked but doesn't damage them.
Don't show yourself at the start of the fight. Let opponents focus on your allies so you can get all of your spells off.
As you are moving around, constantly check for opponents wards with Lightning Bolt.
You can pop smoke for yourself here and there and cast spells from it in the fights.
Aghanims Scepter is a huge power spike against backliners and evasive heroes, such as Tinker.
Black King Bar on enemy heroes is problematic for your damage output. You need to kite those and prolong the fight.
It is fine to use your ultimate here and there in late game to scout for opponents.
Pick up Aghanims Shard around the 15 minute mark to significantly increase your damage output and farm speed without expending your mana.
Counter Strategy
Agree on who builds magic resistance items such as Pipe of Insight against Zeus - all players should have items with some magic resistance
Place wards in unusual spots because of Zeus
Keep your HP above Thundergod's Wrath damage of 300
Control Power Runes to prevent Zeus from getting arcane or regeneration runes
Smoke of Deceit can be useful to dodge Thundergod's Wrath or to wrap around Zeus to catch him off-guard
Lore
Lord of Heaven, father of gods, Zeus treats all the Heroes as if they are his rambunctious, rebellious children. After being caught unnumbered times in the midst of trysts with countless mortal women, his divine wife finally gave him an ultimatum: 'If you love mortals so much, go and become one. If you can prove yourself faithful, then return to me as my immortal husband. Otherwise, go and die among your creatures.' Zeus found her logic (and her magic) irrefutable, and agreed to her plan. He has been on his best behavior ever since, being somewhat fonder of immortality than he is of mortals. But to prove himself worthy of his eternal spouse, he must continue to pursue victory on the field of battle.