Shadow Shaman, Rhasta - Guide

HERO INTRODUCTION

Rhasta is one of best heroes for disabling enemies, with two strong spells of this type. However, he is a fragile hero who tends to get focused in battle. Teamwork and communication are essential if the Shadow Shaman is to make full use of his potent spell arsenal. Forked Lightning is a useful ability, good for harassing foes, killing creeps, and finishing off wounded enemies who escape Rhasta's snares. Voodoo is a straightforward polymorph skill, transforming the target into a critter and knocking them out of the fight for a few seconds. Shackles is an interesting ability which disables both the target and Rhasta while he channels the spell. However, this is not much of a disadvantage to Rhasta, since his Mass Serpent Ward ability gives him a deadly source of alternate damage to destroy his target while he holds them in place. The wards are a powerful sieging tool as well, able to level buildings very quickly. Since towers can only attack one ward at a time, they stand little chance against this skill.

Rhasta - Shadow Shaman
Range: 500 | Move Speed: 285
Primary: INT
Str: 19 + 1.6 | Agi: 16 + 1.6 | Int: 21 + 3
Damage: 42 – 49 | HP: 511 | Mana: 273
HP Regen: 0.82 | Mana Regen: 0.85
Attack Speed: 0.68 | Armor: 1

Ether Shock (R)
Calls forth a cone of lightning, hitting multiple enemy units for damage.
Level 1 - 80 damage to 3 targets.
Level 2 - 160 damage to 4 targets.
Level 3 - 240 damage to 6 targets.
Level 4 - 320 damage to 7 targets.
• Damage type: magical
• Casting range: 600
• Area of Effect: 200
Mana Cost: 95/105/135/160
Cooldown: 8 Seconds

Voodoo (D)
Transforms an enemy unit into a random critter, disabling special abilities.
Level 1 - Lasts 1.25 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 2 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 2.75 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 3.5 seconds.
• If the target is an illusion, it will be instantly destroyed.
• The hexed target will have a base movespeed of 100.
• Hex disables damage block and evasion.
• Casting range: 500
Mana Cost: 110/140/170/200
Cooldown: 13

Shackles (E)
Magically binds a target enemy, so that it cannot move or attack and deals 40 damage per second.
Level 1 - Lasts 2.5 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 3.25 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 4.75 seconds.
• Damage type: magical
• Shackles is a channeling spell.
• Casting range: 400
Mana Cost: 110/130/155/185
Cooldown: 16

Mass Serpent Ward (W)
Summons 8 immobile serpentine wards to attack enemies. The wards last 45 seconds and are immune to magic.
Level 1 - Summons 8 Serpent Wards, which have 39 - 43 (53-59 *) damage.
Level 2 - Summons 8 Serpent Wards, which have 54 - 58 (74-79 *) damage.
Level 3 - Summons 8 Serpent Wards, which have 69 - 73 (94-100 *) damage.
Mana Cost: 200/350/600
Cooldown: 110
• Serpent Wards deal piercing damage.
• Serpent Wards have splash damage.
• Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter (* shows the improved values).

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BACKGROUND STORY

Once a gifted troll witch doctor, young Rhasta was well versed with the secrets of voodoo magic. When the war between the Sentinel and the Scourge began, Rhasta, then a Shadow Hunter, offered his allegiance to the Sentinels to vanquish the Scourge once and for all. While he was gifted as a witch doctor, Rhasta is a genius as a shadow hunter, exceeding his master by mastering the art of summoning multiple serpent wards, binding enemies for a short time and casting elemental lightning to several units.