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Light Strike Array and a basic 
Chain Frost plus 2 spells that damage enemies around him over time to the point of redundancy. Of course, boiling down abilities like this makes every hero seem lame, and I agree. Personally, I just really want to redesign his skill set to feel more interesting to play. At the same time, I want them to tie them better to his lore of a creature scarred upon learning the dark truth of life and his theme of malevolently using the elements of nature for his own ends. All this while trying to preserve his feel, strengths and weaknesses.
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Diabolic Edict. Is its current form bad? Not really, but with such a similar in purpose ultimate on the same kit, it all feels quite redundant. So, I've decided to replace it with a completely new ability, with the same name only because it sounds really cool and can still be applied. With this, Leshrac chooses a target to suffer a new kind of status: Neutral. A lot of what this means is already stated in the notes, so I'll just point out the interesting things this brings to the table. Imagine casting this on heroes with tons of AoE like 
Kunkka, 
Magnus and 
Elder Titan. Imagine casting this on a carry against buff supports like 
Omniknight, 
Abaddon and 
Chen. The extra damage based around the target instead of himself to make it more unique and useful for isolation is just icing on the cake. This ability was inspired by the line in his lore of "He alone sees the evil truth of reality, and has no use for those who believe the cosmos reserves a special reward for those who practice benevolence".
Pulse Nova remains largely the same. Instead of magical damage, it now deals the missing physical damage from his old Edict. More magic damage isn't wrong, but I always felt the physical damage spell is more interesting. It now also incorporates the missing building damage from his old Edict, so he retains the unique pushing strength he has at the cost of more mana. Overall, it still turns him into a disco pony who walks in the middle of tons of enemies to eviscerate them. However, it now also has a new mechanic if he walks into only one enemy. The slow isn't the greatest but is definitely useful for helping him better chase and survive. Of course, going for this is not as efficient in terms of total damage for the mana cost so there is a tradeoff. Since the slow has a decent duration, he can pick off and tag specific enemies by toggling it on and off, but this also consumes more mana. The isolating power of the new Diabolic Edict also synergizes well with this new component. Overall, these changes introduce more nuance into an ability that was otherwise just a tool for damage.
Split Earth is now Twist Earth. It still retains the damage and disable in an area, but the new displacement effect now truly showcases his ability to manipulate nature and foes alike as he sees fit. If you don't understand what it does, just imagine 
Vacuum but instead of moving them to the center, enemies continue to move through the center and to a point equal to the distance from the center as they were before. With the delay removed but the stun incredibly shortened, the rotation effect introduces a new level of skill. Good use lets him move multiple enemies quite good distances but poor use will turn it into just an average nuke. All this truly makes the spell feel unique and not just a copy of 
Lina's own area disable. 
Lightning Storm is reminiscent of its old form but in a style similar to 
Nimbus. It still damages and slows multiple enemies by 'bouncing' around them, but in a way that feels more like an actual storm and less like 
Lich's ultimate. It trades some immediate power for better zoning, and the nature of the spell itself compliments the rest of his revamped kit.DOTAFire is the place to find the perfect build guide to take your game to the next level. Learn how to play a new hero, or fine tune your favorite DotA hero’s build and strategy.
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