The General

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created by by joel | Last update: Dec 05, 2025

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A talented strategist, the General turns the tides of any engagement. He can use use Supply Lines to top up his team, ensuring that they are continuously ready for a fight. When in danger, he can take command and regroup allies, keeping them out of harm's way. His knowledge of the Art of War allows him to save allies. His greatest knowledge however, lies in Siege Engineering, allowing him to t... View more

strength HERO

ranged

unspecified

Preferred role

Position not specified.

COMPLEXITY

Supply Lines

active ABILITY

Connects target ally or yourself to the nearest building, forming a supply line that grants bonus HP and mana regen. If the Line would come into contact with a enemy hero, the chain is interrupted ...

50/75/100/125

40/35/30/25

Regroup

active ABILITY

Teleports target ally to the General and grants them bonus armor. If the target is connected to a supply chain, the cast point is reduced by 20%.

60/70/80/90

Art of War

active ABILITY

Upgrades Art Of War

Applies a soft dispel on target ally and silences any enemy units within a nearby radius.

50/65/80/100

12/11/10/9

Siege Engineering

ULTIMATE

active ABILITY

Upgrades Siege Engineeri...

200/250/300

72/66/60

Dismantle Trebuchet

active ABILITY

Grants Dismantle Trebu...

Dismantles target Trebuchet, refunding 100 Gold and reducing the ability's cooldown.

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LEVEL

BONUS STATS

STRENGTH

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

AGILITY

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

INTELLIGENCE

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

DPS

DAMAGE

SPEED

RANGE

ARMOR

MAGIC RES.

SPEED

TURN RATE

VISION

ABILITIES

THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 5 ABILITIES

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Supply Lines

Regroup

Art of War

Siege Engineering

Dismantle Trebuchet

Active

Supply Lines

Active

Regroup

Active

Art of War

Active

Siege Engineering

ULTIMATE ABILITY

Active

Dismantle Trebuchet

BASIC

Supply Lines

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit

MANA REGEN 1.5/2.5/3.5/4.5

HP REGEN 7/9/11/13

MAX LINE RANGE 900/1200/1500/1800

MAX LINES 1/2/3/4

50/75/100/125

40/35/30/25

BASIC

Regroup

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Teleports target ally to the General and grants them bonus armor. If the target is connected to a supply chain, the cast point is reduced by 20%.

DURATION 3

BONUS ARMOR 5/8/11/14

CAST RANGE 300/375/450/500

CAST POINT 1.5/1.3/1.1/0.9

60/70/80/90

BASIC

Art of War

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit with area

Applies a soft dispel on target ally and silences any enemy units within a nearby radius.

RADIUS 250

SILENCE DURATION 2.5/3/3.5/4

50/65/80/100

12/11/10/9

Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades Art Of War

Also applies a soft dispel to any enemy units within the radius.

BASIC

Siege Engineering

TYPE active

DAMAGE physical

TARGET MODE area

Allows the General to construct Trebuchets. Trebuchets require gold as well as mana to construct and are long-range anti-building units. They can't attack heroes or units and cannot move. Only 1 trebuchet can exists at once. + If the Construct time is interrupted, 50% of the gold is refunded. + Trebuchets require vision to attack + Trebuchets have the Reinforced ability, causing them to deal bonus damage to other reinforced units. - Trebuchets have a standard 250 gold and EXP bounty. "Victory is more than killing the other side, unfortunately."

DURATION 60

AS 0.5/0.55/0.66 / sec

CONSTRUCT TIME 3

DAMAGE 100/125/150

AMR / MGR 16 / 75%

HP 600/800/1000

RANGE 800/900/1000

200/250/300

72/66/60

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades Siege Engineering

+ 600 Range. Trebuchets automatically gain vision of any building within it's attack radius. Trebuchet limit removed.

BASIC

Dismantle Trebuchet

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit

Dismantles target Trebuchet, refunding 100 Gold and reducing the ability's cooldown.

CDR 15

DISMANTLE TIME 3

Aghanim's Scepter

Grants Dismantle Trebuchet

+ 600 Range. Trebuchets automatically gain vision of any building within it's attack radius. Trebuchet limit removed.

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: 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

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

ULTIMATE ABILITY

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: 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

+ 600 Range. Trebuchets automatically gain vision of any building within it's attack radius. Trebuchet limit removed.

Upgrades Siege Engineering

Grants Dismantle Trebuchet

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Also applies a soft dispel to any enemy units within the radius.

Upgrades Art Of War

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Trebuchets removes all armor.

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Supply Lines + 1000 Max Length

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Art of War + 100 Radius

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+ 100 Cast Range

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+ 35 Move Speed

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+ 5 Supply Line HP Regen

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+ 1 second Art of War Silence

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Siege Engineering + 200 HP

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VOICE LINES

Hero's voice lines at every medal.

bronze tier

Rank 1

If fighting is to result in victory, then we must fight!

bronze tier

Rank 2

My finest work!

silver tier

Rank 3

Watch your walls crumble!

silver tier

Rank 4

Fire at will.

gold tier

Rank 5

Surrender or Die

gold tier

Rank 6

No Survivors.

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Datfizh commented 3 years ago

At first, I thought it is pretty neat design with its simplicity fitting the theme of the hero though I personally think it is still lack of things desirable.

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