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Disruption remains mostly the same. With a nerfed cast range but lower cooldown and shorter but more durable illusions, not much has really changed. The big change here is the inclusion of Demon Force, a sub ability he can throw into the mix every so often to shake things up. Similar to 
Telekinesis, this allows Shadow Demon to reposition an enemy after the disable ends to either further capitalize on the kill or to disengage. When used on an ally, this makes the spell an even better save or can be used to hurl them and the illusions into the fray. While this certainly makes Shadow Demon a lot more potent, be mindful of the extra cost and the cooldown which makes him unable to perform it upon every cast. Place the marker as late as possible to keep enemies guessing, but this brings the risk of letting them disable you to stop it from happening altogether. Also of note, he cannot cast this even when Disrupting himself, so it cannot be used as a quick escape or initiation on his part.
Shadow Poison itself hasn't received too much change, foregoing the initial damage to increase the stack damage and its cost and cooldown have been changed to reflect this. Without the initial hit, this really helps sell the theme of an unsuspecting corruption taking hold. It also has a lower range to fall in line with his greater emphasis on slinking closer to his targets. 
Shadow Poison Release however is the big change here. Instead of just being a way to trigger the damage earlier, this sub ability instead now gives him the option to further disable his enemies in exchange for dealing damage, but using it still keeps the damage unpredictable. This reworked Shadow Release is the main reason why the initial damage was removed, introducing an actual dynamic to the interaction: Unleash it early to stun and for less damage early or let the poison really seep in and deal massive damage later on. Like Demon Force, the cooldown means this cannot be spammed despite its main ability being spammable, so keep that in mind.
Shadow Demon has received some fine tuning and changes to make him really appeal to his power fantasy, while hopefully not becoming so different as to give off an unrecognizable vibe. He deals less single target damage now in favour of dealing far more area damage, alluding to the fact that he wishes to amass a large following under his control. Outside of his new and shiny ultimate, he also now has to move in closer to perform his dirty dealings but a higher base move speed certainly helps. In terms of his revamped talent tree, the left side primarily increases the potency of his nuking capabilities while the right side focuses on his utility and disabling power.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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