Pentel, The Master Illusionist

intelligence Hero

created by by TinFoil | Last update: Dec 04, 2025

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intelligence HERO

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COMPLEXITY

Trick Card

active ABILITY

Pentel throws a trick card (which looks identical to his regular ranged attack animation). On impact, it explodes with a splash of color, stunning and damaging the enemy. This is a weak nuke, and ...

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Shell Game

active ABILITY

Upgrades Shell Game

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Bait and Switch

active ABILITY

Upgrades Bait And Switch

Pentel creates a shadow guardian that follows the selected ally one step behind. This guardian hops in to defend the targetted ally when attacked. Absorbs a set HP amount before being destroyed. I...

The Rabbit in the Hat

ULTIMATE

active ABILITY

This rabbit is not so fluffy. Pentel pulls a monstrous beast from his hat, which leaps forward, attacking the targetted enemy hero. The enemy is leashed and lacerated by long, devilish claws. The...

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Swap

active ABILITY

Swaps your position with the next Shell Game illusion. Selecting D after selecting a specific illusion will target the swap (disabled if your hero is unable to cast (stunned/hexed/etc).

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STRENGTH

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

AGILITY

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

INTELLIGENCE

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

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THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 5 ABILITIES

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Trick Card

Shell Game

Bait and Switch

The Rabbit in the Hat

Swap

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Trick Card

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Shell Game

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Bait and Switch

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The Rabbit in the Hat

ULTIMATE ABILITY

Active

Swap

BASIC

Trick Card

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE unit

Pentel throws a trick card (which looks identical to his regular ranged attack animation). On impact, it explodes with a splash of color, stunning and damaging the enemy. This is a weak nuke, and low-duration disable, but it has a low CD and works with his next ability (Shell Game).

CAST RANGE 600

STUN DURATION .5/.7/.9/1.1

DAMAGE 50/85/115/150

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BASIC

Shell Game

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Creates 2 illusions. Pentel and the illusions are placed randomly in a triangle around the hero. Pentel can swap positions with either illusion at any time or cycle through them with D. Applies a basic dispel and disjoints on cast. Illusions take only 200% damage but deal 0% with auto-attacks. Each illusion can cast Trick Card once. Can only have one set of Shell Game illusions at a time.

ILLUSION DURATION 10/15/20/25

Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades Shell Game

Illusions can cast Trick Card twice (after the regular cooldown).

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40/35/30/25

BASIC

Bait and Switch

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit

Pentel creates a shadow guardian that follows the selected ally one step behind. This guardian hops in to defend the targetted ally when attacked. Absorbs a set HP amount before being destroyed. It also dives forward to take the effect of the first single target spell instead of the ally unit, taking the effects of the spell. Dies to hexes. Absorbs damage from other abilities with 25% magic resistance (standard hero resistance).

DAMAGE BLOCKED 30%/40%/50%/60%

ILLUSION HP 100/150/200/250

ILLUSION DURATION 8/10/12/14

SPELLS ABSORBED 1

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades Bait And Switch

The Bait and Switch illusion reflects the first spell (taking no effects) and absorbs the second. +250 hp to the illusion.

BASIC

The Rabbit in the Hat

TYPE active

DAMAGE physical

TARGET MODE unit

This rabbit is not so fluffy. Pentel pulls a monstrous beast from his hat, which leaps forward, attacking the targetted enemy hero. The enemy is leashed and lacerated by long, devilish claws. The Rabbit can be killed by a set number of hero attacks (like Phantom's Embrace).

HITS TO DESTROY 6/8/10

LATCH SPEED 1800

LEASH DURATION 3/5/7

DPS 90/130/170

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BASIC

Swap

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Swaps your position with the next Shell Game illusion. Selecting D after selecting a specific illusion will target the swap (disabled if your hero is unable to cast (stunned/hexed/etc).

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

blocked by Linken's Sphere: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

blocked by Linken's Sphere: YES

is breakable: YES

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

ULTIMATE ABILITY

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

blocked by Linken's Sphere: YES

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

blocked by Linken's Sphere: YES

is breakable: YES

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

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AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

The Bait and Switch illusion reflects the first spell (taking no effects) and absorbs the second. +250 hp to the illusion.

Upgrades Bait And Switch

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Illusions can cast Trick Card twice (after the regular cooldown).

Upgrades Shell Game

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Plus 2 Shell Game Illusions

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The Rabbit in the Hat +4 hits and finds a new target

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Rabbit in the Hat Leash pierces BKB

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Swap can be activated while stunned

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Trick Card plus .2 stun duration

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Shell Game Illusions take 50% less damage

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Plus 25 Trick Card Damage

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+ 100 Bait and Switch Illusion HP

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Support Illusionist

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IDEA DESCRIPTION

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Pentel is an illusion-based int support hero specializing in single target damage and disable. By playing a shell game between illusions, Pentel can be highly elusive, particularly with the durability of his illusions (they do 0 auto-attack damage, so scaling is limited). Trick card is also unique, as the stun projectile and his regular attack animation are identical. This makes predicting Pentel's stun difficult, possibly hitting elusive heroes before they can use defensive abilities (or stunning before BKB is activated). Bait and Switch provides a powerful linkens-esque effect for yourself or your allies. Rabbit in a Hat provides heavy damage and leashes for an extended period (with a BKB piercing talent). * Marked as three stars for complexity due to tabbing between illusions while time out 1.1 second stuns to achieve stun lock, as well as myriad opportunities presented by swap. ** All images for the hero and tooltips were developed using MidJourney AI.

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Revtel was not a pleasant place to group up, especially without family connections. As a young, orphaned fae, Pentel learned the secret to survival was never letting anyone pin him down. Watching the street magicians and tickets, he began to learn their secrets. Eventually, he mastered the Illusionary arts and became a court jester to the Merchant Kings of Revtel, performing his tricks and magic acts to the most studious of audiences. Despite his skills, the Merchant Kings, and their hangers-on, were a cruel audience, prompting him to perform his greatest trick: disappearing with a wagonful of their gold and precious gems. He's been on the run ever since, disguising his identity and living off the hidden stash.

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Raka-Neboraka commented 3 years ago

Support illusionist is awesome idea and design is perfect.

Pigzit commented 3 years ago

This design is really spectacular, both visually (great work with the AI! It can be really tricky to get a good prompt) and gameplay wise. I love Shell Game and Bait and Switch, these are two incredibly clever abilities that not only reward great micro, but great strategy as well. My biggest gripe is with the ultimate, it feels like it came out of nowhere and doesn't mesh cohesively with the other spells. The flavor is there what with card tricks and rabbits in hats, but the ability is too displaced from the mechanics of the rest of his spells. Overall, a great hero that deserves a better ultimate. Looking forward to seeing more from you!

TinFoil replied 3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! You hit the nail on the head there. The initial hero concept was built around both Shell Game and Bait and Switch (as non-scaling illusion skills). Then I needed some for the shell game illusions to do, so Trick Card came next. I didn't have a good concept for the ult, so I went with the 'magician' theme instead of illusion (as the rabbit in the hat is one of the more classic tricks). It's fun (in a Monty Python kind of way), and I like the art that came out of it, but yeah, I agree. I might try for a more interesting rabbit-themed ult. I've got three more in the pipeline. Working them out.

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