Wraith King build & guide

Can reincarnate instantly upon death

Striding fearlessly toward his enemies, Wraith King stuns his foes and slashes them into submission. Should his enemies gain the upper hand, his self-resurrecting ultimate ensures he'll have another chance to swing his sword.

Strength: 22 +2.8
Agility: 16 +1.7
Intelligence: 16 +1.4
Damage: 62–64
Armor: 2.6666667
Move speed: 310
Attack range: 150

Wraith King abilities

Wraithfire Blast

Wraith King sears an enemy unit with spectral fire, dealing damage and stunning, then dealing damage over time and slowing the target.

Bone Guard

Gains a Charge for every 2 creeps killed and 2 charges per hero killed. Activate to spend all charges, summoning skeletons that respawn once when killed. Skeletons benefit from Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal.

Mortal Strike

Wraith King passively deals bonus damage on an attack with a cooldown.

Aghanim's Shard: Mortal Strike hits curse their target, causing them to take 75% of the initial attack damage again as Pure damage after a 3 second delay. Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal applies to the curse damage.

Vampiric Spirit

Grants Wraith King Lifesteal. When slain Wraith King turns into a free pathing Wraith with Bonus Attack and Movement Speed for a short duration, delaying his death. Wraith King cannot reincarnate after being a Wraith.

Aghanim's Scepter: Turns Vampiric Spirit into an aura, allowing allied heroes to turn into wraiths when slain. Extends wraith duration.

Reincarnation

Wraith King's form regroups after death, allowing him to resurrect when killed in battle. Upon death, enemy units in a 600 radius are slowed. Skeletons spawn and attack each nearby enemy hero. Can be self-cast to kill Wraith King instantly.

Aghanim's Scepter: Reduces cooldown.

Biography

For untold years, King Ostarion built a kingdom from the remains of his enemies. It was an obsessive's errand, done to pass the long eternities of a monarchy that seemed fated never to end. He believed that as long as he built up the towers of his palace, he could not die. But eventually he learned that he had been deluded... that bone itself could perish. Deeply mistrustful of flesh, he sought a more permanent way of extending his reign, and at last settled on pursuit of wraith energy, a form of pure spirit given off by certain dark souls at death. Should he infuse himself with Wraith Essence, he thought he might create a body as luminous and eternal as his ego. On the millennial solstice known as Wraith-Night, he submitted to a rite of transformation, compelling his subjects to harvest enough souls to fuel his ambition for immortality. No one knows how many of his champions died, for the only survivor who mattered was the Wraith King who rose with the sun on the following morn. Now he rarely spends a moment on his glowing throne--but strides out with sword drawn, demanding a fealty that extends far beyond death.

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