Automaton

universal Hero

created by by joel | Last update: Dec 14, 2025

1.1

version

Always has the upper hand

A mysterious machine that optimizes attribute gains to win the long game over opponents.

universal HERO

melee

hard carry

Preferred role

Position 1. Primary role is to farm and complete primary objectives.

COMPLEXITY

Brutal Efficiency

INNATE ULTIMATE

passive Ability

Each point in STR, AGL and INT provides additional benefits. This affects attributes gained from items, abilities, levels and talents. This ability cannot be broken.

Self-Repair

active Ability

The automaton's internal systems begin to repair themselves if needed. Recovers HP plus additional HP equal to a percentage of maximum health

70/80/90/100

Core Surge

active Ability

Overloading its core temporarily allows the Automaton to assault nearby opponents with lightning, dealing damage to all surrounding units. Damage is based on the amount of mana used to cast this ab...

25% CURRENT

12/10/8/6

Runic Steel

passive Ability

The Automaton is constructed from a ancient material that shrugs off damage from physical attacks and boosts its own physical damage. The automaton gains damage block and damage based on its armor...

Carry

POWER TRAIT

Focuses on farm and main objectives.

Used in 6 ideas

Durable

POWER TRAIT

Hard to kill, high survivability.

Used in 6 ideas

Late Threat

POWER TRAIT

Powerful in the late game.

Used in 4 ideas

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 4 ABILITIES

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Brutal Efficiency

Self-Repair

Core Surge

Runic Steel

Passive

Brutal Efficiency

ULTIMATE ABILITY

INNATE ABILITY

Active

Self-Repair

Active

Core Surge

Passive

Runic Steel

BASIC

Brutal Efficiency

TYPE passive

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Each point in STR, AGL and INT provides additional benefits. This affects attributes gained from items, abilities, levels and talents. This ability cannot be broken.

BONUS HP/ HP REGEN 5%/15%/25%/35%

BONUS ARMOR /AS 5%/15%/25%/35%

BONUS MANA /MANA REGEN 5%/15%/25%/35%

BONUS DAMAGE 5%/15%/25%/35%

Upgrades with Talent 15

It is stronger, faster and smarter than all of us combined

BASIC

Self-Repair

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

The automaton's internal systems begin to repair themselves if needed. Recovers HP plus additional HP equal to a percentage of maximum health

DURATION 8

BASE HP REGEN 15/20/25/30

HP REGEN 1.5%/2%/2.5%/3%

70/80/90/100

Upgrades with Talent 20

Upgrades with Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades with Facet

It walked itself off a cliff yesterday. We thought it broken, but it vanished the next morning.

BASIC

Core Surge

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE none

MANA DAMAGE 50%/60%/70%/80%

BASE DAMAGE 40/60/80/100

RADIUS 450

25% CURRENT

12/10/8/6

Upgrades with Talent 25

Upgrades with Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades with Facet

Our best warriors charged at it. It allowed us to get close, then vaporized everything in a flash

BASIC

Runic Steel

TYPE passive

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

The Automaton is constructed from a ancient material that shrugs off damage from physical attacks and boosts its own physical damage. The automaton gains damage block and damage based on its armor. Does not stack with other sources of damage block.

ARMOR MULTIPLIER 180%/220%/260%/300%

Upgrades with Talent 20

Whoever made it must be a genius. We can't seem to deal any damage to it!

ADVANCED

INNATE ABILITY

This ability is available at the start of the game and it does not require a level point to activate it.

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

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HERO´S MODIFIERS

MODIFIERS THAT ALTER THE GAMEPLAY OF THE HERO

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Hunter-Seeker Algorithm

Allows alt-cast of Core Surge to target a single enemy target with 450 range. This does no area damage but the damage is increased by 25%

Upgrades Core Surge

Protector-Ward Algorithm

Self-Repair has a 25% chance to be cast without going on cooldown.

Upgrades Self-Repair

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Self Repair does not stack.

AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Self-Repair creates a barrier for any overheal. The barrier lasts a additional 4 seconds.

Upgrades Self-Repair

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Core Surge casts using maximum mana instead of current and is automatically cast on death.

Upgrades Core Surge

Talent Tree

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Core Surge + 40% Mana Damage

No notes

Upgrades Core Surge

+ 20 All Stats

No notes

+ 2% Heal

No notes

Upgrades Self-Repair

Runic Steel + 100% Multiplier

No notes

Upgrades Runic Steel

+ 8 STR

No notes

+ 5% Brutal Efficiency Bonus

No notes

Upgrades Brutal Efficiency

+ 4 Armor

No notes

+ 200 Mana

No notes

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VOICE LINES

Hero's voice lines at every medal.

bronze tier

Rank 1

Rebooting

bronze tier

Rank 2

Ready

silver tier

Rank 3

Optimizing!

silver tier

Rank 4

Recalibrating!

gold tier

Rank 5

Upgraded

gold tier

Rank 6

Rewired!

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IDEA DESCRIPTION

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A mysterious machine that optimizes attribute gains to win the long game over opponents.

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v1.1

Last Update

1 week ago

Total Updates

1 version

v1.1

Latest

Dec 05, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Facets was added.

Hero attribute gain was updated

4/4/3.6 3.5/3.5/3.5

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x112 commented 2 years ago

I would give him another Defect card from Slay the Spire as an ultimate.

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