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Scream of Pain and 
Sonic Wave. They're both generic nukes on the same kit and force targets to move from her. She's supposed to be a succubus, an alluring force that charms and attracts victims towards her, not away from her! So all these aspects because mechanically, they're boring and thematically, they're conflicting. I know the fear is optional but she takes that talent so much that it might as well be a part of the ability itself, which is also pretty degenerate game design. Meanwhile, the other level 25 talent is certainly interesting but with the recent rework to 
Counterspell, I don't think we need anymore blinking heroes with innate spell blocks. This reinvented Scream of Pain as her new ultimate preserves its current form but adds a new gameplay mechanic reminiscent of 
Echo Slam. Beyond its initial nuke, her team can then focus targets hit to start a chain reaction of heavy damage. The new thematic behind this spell is a little raunchy, but serves its purpose. The best way to counter this spell is to tank up with health, becoming more durable to increase the threshold.
Orchid Malevolence, into her base kit. It's similar to 
Bloodrage in how it increases damage dealt and gives her healing without having to wait for a level 20 talent, something every good soul-sucking succubus really needs. The high cast range lets her prime targets from afar to make her in-fight combo smoother or wait out its duration to then more easily execute it. However, performing this might make give her way and give them time to escape, so waiting to use it in battle might sometimes be the smarter choice. The ability might seem a bit confusing at first so here are some numbers to better illustrate it:
Shiva's Guard.
Shallow Grave at the same time. So it becomes a little dangerous for her to hunt by herself, requiring her team when played as a carry or her carries when played as a support. However, she can still keep focusing the near dead target to keep gaining health as the healing still works against it, so she has more choices in how she wants to keep the torture going.
Shadow Strike has been replaced by Shadow Kiss, a spell that is much more fitting in terms of her theme and more interesting in terms of how it works. It incorporates the new debuff seen in 
Sinister Gaze and 
Will-O-Wisp, effectively charming unfortunate targets into move harmlessly towards her. This walk turns into a desperate chase if she acts coy, allowing Queen of Pain to play a game of cat-and-mouse. When used to start a fight, it lets her retain her nuking capabilities to quickly weaken foes. When used near the end of one, it is a surefire way to guarantee the targets end. These two aspects work well in tangent with this proposed E debuff, loading all her damage at the front and leaving the victim to dry out once she's done playing. It is also now quite similar to 
Meat Hook, a devastating spell in terms of damage or disabling power provided she can land this shorter range skillshot. Thus, sometimes she might need to 
Blink in first to land it.
Anti-Mage. The smaller distinction between both versions is that it now favors in combat usage like 
Phantom Strike by rewarding her with extra damage. The key difference is that using up all her attacks blinks her back to her original location, effectively negating the distance provided by the blink as well as any ground covered during that time. This causes another dynamic where she chooses between mobility by not attacking or not covering any ground to deal more nuke damage. Shadow Kiss and Flicker also present more interesting interactions. Blink in, attack first then charm them before land the final attack to snap back instantly, triggering the added move speed.
Queen of Pain, the left side boosts her already great nuking capabilities while the right side lets her access and torture victims more easily. At level 20, choose between regaining the DoT for Q or granting E a new effect which is to lengthen her debuffs. Just imagine 
Arcane Supremacy where it only affects her debuffs and disables that are directed at the chosen target. At level 25, she can either give Flicker deadly damage potential or allow Shadow Kiss to charm up multiple targets. While reminiscent of the current talent for Shadow Strike but at a higher level requirement, remember that this new spell is a hard disable.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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