Anon The Flayed (Roamer and Pusher Vampire!)

Anon The Flayed

Ever heard this kind of line? "The Flayed Ones sent me" yep, that's the reaction sentence from Bloodseeker. This hero was originated from that line (actually, read his lore and Bloodseeker's lore as well), and how I thought how there is no Vampire even if there is a Lycanthrope (No twilight intended, I don't like it anyway lol.) So, basically I created this hero based on how Vampire is in the myth.

Anon is an extremely great roamer because of his first skill that allows him to change into bat. In the Bat Form, he is extremely weakened, but is much more elusive and perfect for roaming because it increases his movement speed, gives him capability to fly and makes him disappear from mini map. This is his core skill that allows him to be a great roamer even without smoke.

His second skill (Blood Frenzy), however, is best when used against more opponents / full team fight. This skill is a combination of Thirst and Soul Assumption that increases his movement and attack speed based on missing health of heroes nearby. This skill further defines Anon's gameplay. Combined with his ultimate skill (Vampirism) that is capable to revive units he kills for a short duration Anon is a very dangerous ambusher in team fight that can quickly push after he wins a team fight.

Imagine this situation: you are down to the fourth tier tower, and the enemies are preparing for a grand team fight to end the game. You use Bat Form and hide in the trees. Your friends are defending the tower, suddenly enemy's Enigma pops his Blink Dagger and proceed to Black Hole your friends, then the rest of their team strikes your friend. In this moment, you go out of the tree and ambush them. They still didn't realize you because they are concentrating on your friends and you kill the Enigma. Black Hole ends and your initiator, say Tidehunter uses Ravage, everybody is stunned, your second skill is triggered to maximum stack, you use your third skill and proceed to auto attack everybody. RAMPAGE!!! Beautiful save from Anon, but it's not all! You and your team charges their lane with the revived enemy heroes from Vampirism, their buy back is not enough and you win quickly because of your Vampirism. Boo yeah! Anon saved the day!

Oh, not to mention, your third skill, Blood Suck can deal damage to allied units, therefore making him impressive hero denier XP. This hero is also considerably good in pro situation because he has a quite reliable escape skill because of Bat Form that can make him escape very quickly. His ultimate skill grants him 60% life steal as well at level 3 (Vampiric Aura is 35% at level 4) and 20% slow, which makes him considerably strong carry as well combined with Blood Suck and Blood Frenzy that strengthen him further.

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Statistics

Faction: The Dire
Primary Attribute: Agility
Attack Type: Melee
Roles: Roamer, Pusher, Carry

Str: 68 at 25 (20 + 2.0/level)
Agi: 86 at 25 (24+ 2.6/level)
Int: 80 at 25 (22 + 2.4/level)

Health: 1442 at 25
MP: 1040 at 25
Armor: 13.5 (1.2 base armor + 12.3) at 25
Movement: 310
Range: 140 (Melee)

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Lore

Up in the peaks of Xhacatocati, the Flayed Ones have lived for age countless. They were secretly known to be the one to unleash hounds into the earth to fulfill their hunger of blood, for they require an oceanic amount of blood to be sated and appeased. However, a distinct Flayed, Anon, was different from the rest. No matter how much the hounds massacre the beings on the earth under, Anon is never sated. Hungry for more and more blood, he tirelessly searches through the lands on his own for the blood he so desires, even going down the fog of Xhacatocati and descend to the earth himself.

The Flayed has also been known for their abnormally, almost immortal lifespan, and after thousands of years, Anon's hunt for blood has gone from stories to myths and legends. This is the proof of Anon's hunt, and also the proof of how insatiable he is, for even after all those dried corpses, he was not satisfied. Desperate for the blood that satisfies him, he finally decided on the unthinkable, even for the Flayed Ones. He decided to feast on the blood of their kin.

It was a dark night for the Flayed Ones, the night when Anon massacre and slay each and every single one of the Flayed Ones. That night is the first night Anon was satisfied, for the blood of the Flayed Ones is different from the rest, the vital force of millenniums of blood drinking is outstanding, and Anon was finally sated. However, his kin holds accursed blood, and as he drank the final drop of blood from his kin, he was cursed into a form of a lesser being, a bat.

After the turn of eons, Anon finally managed to master the curse, and the once satisfied Flayed is now hungry again. Anon's stomach rumbles, and beware, for the rumble marks the next hunt. The next hunt for blood of the last Flayed now commences, and be wary everyone who has blood running on their veins, for the last Flayed shall not rest until he tastes the blood that matches the taste of the blood of his kin.

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Skills

[Q] Bat Form: Finally mastering the curse, Anon can now shift into bat form at will. Anon shifts into the form of a small bat with flying capability that can fly through impassable terrains after a cast time. In this form, his max HP becomes 50%, has 0 armor and can't attack, take, buy, or sell any item, but disappears from enemies' mini maps and receives evasion, move speed and magic resistance bonus, and won't be attacked by enemy creeps or towers. Ongoing attacks won't be disjointed. Using this skill in bat form shifts him back to the true form after half the cast time.

- 40% evasion bonus, 25 move speed bonus, 25% magic resistance bonus
- 50% evasion bonus, 40 move speed bonus, 30% magic resistance bonus
- 60% evasion bonus, 55 move speed bonus, 35% magic resistance bonus
- 70% evasion bonus, 70 move speed bonus, 40% magic resistance bonus

Type: No Target
Affect: Self

MP Cost: 180/120/60/0
Cool Down: 40/30/20/10 seconds
Cast Time: 1.1/0.8/0.5/0.2 second

The cursed bat form of Flayed unexpectedly has many uses

[] Blood Frenzy: Anon's thirst for blood is so strong that he will go into blood frenzy whenever there is too much blood nearby. This skill passively grants Anon move speed and attack speed per stack based on the missing health from nearby heroes (including self). This skill move speed bonus affects Bat Form.

- 4 maximum stacks, 1 stack / 400 health missing
- 6 maximum stacks, 1 stack / 360 health missing
- 8 maximum stacks, 1 stack / 330 health missing
- 10 maximum stacks, 1 stack / 300 health missing

Type: Passive
Affect: Self

Move Speed / Stack: 3%
Attack Speed / Stack: 12
Radius: 1200

Beware, dangerous Flayed when there's too much blood nearby

[E] Blood Suck: Anon casts a spell that sucks the blood out of an unit (both enemy and allies possible), dealing minor damage and draining half of the damage taken. If the unit dies from this skill, Anon drains twice the damage instead. This skill also grants Anon bonus movement speed and damage based on the targeted unit's movement speed and base damage. This skill is capable to deny both allied creeps and heroes. If used in Bat Form, the range becomes melee range (150 points) and doesn't give bonus damage.

- 75 damage, 10% speed, 15% base damage
- 100 damage, 13% speed, 20% base damage
- 125 damage, 16% speed, 25% base damage
- 150 damage, 20% speed, 30% base damage

Type: Target Unit
Affect: Allied and enemy units
Damage: Pure

MP Cost: 70/60/50/40
Cast Range: 800
Cool Down 6/5/4/3 seconds
Duration: 4 seconds

Blood is Anon's favorite drink

[] Vampirism: Anon imbues his attacks with secret spell of the Flayed that drains the vital force of units hit and puts a Vampirism debuff into hit unit. If a unit dies within this debuff duration, that unit is revived within Anon's control for certain duration with lower HP and damage. The debuff is also put when casting Blood Suck, and units with this debuff will have their movement and attack speed slowed. This skill is unique attack modifier, and multiple attack will refresh the duration.

- 40% life steal, 6 seconds duration, 10% slow
- 50% life steal, 9 seconds duration, 15% slow
- 60% life steal, 12 seconds duration, 20% slow

Type: Passive
Affects: Allied and enemy units
Buff Duration: 2 seconds

Bounty: 10-20 gold
HP: 35/45/55% max HP
Damage: 40/60/80% total damage

This is the origin of many horror stories and legends