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THETA, THE PUPPETMASTER

intelligence Hero

by frenky Dec 14, 2025

THETA, THE PUPPETMASTER
Dark Marionette
Dark Marionette

Dark Marionette

melee · 210 range

Dark Marionettes are fast suicidal units which can only move and die. When killed they deal high burst damage.

HP 250 +0.0
MP 0 +0.0
350
1-2
0
75%
Death Wish
Final Masquerade

Puppeteers heroes

Those will not lie will be in Prison, those who show their Masquerade will play their part. For Theta liars are mere Marionettes, which Perplex her perception of evil deeds to come.

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intelligence HERO

ranged

soft support

Preferred role

Position 4. Flexible support. Primary role is to assist a carry, roam or gank and complete secondary objectives.

COMPLEXITY

Lie Detector
Lie Detector

Lie Detector

INNATE
passive Ability

Puppetmaster can tell apart illusions from real heroes around her.

Spell Prison
Spell Prison

Spell Prison

active Ability
Talent 15 upgrades Spell Prison

+90 Spell Prison Damage

Talent 20 upgrades Spell Prison

-3s Spell Prison Cooldown

Aghanim's Scepter upgrades Spell Prison

Decreases duration by 1.5 seconds and increases cast animations of all spells by 0.8 seconds.

Imprisons enemy abilities, if an ability is released and cast, the enemy suffers from damage. However if no spell is cast all nearby enemies will suffer from the damage and movement slow.

mana 90/100/110/120
cooldown 16/13/10/7
Dark Marionettes
Dark Marionettes

Dark Marionettes

active Ability
Talent 10 upgrades Dark Marionettes

+50 Dark Marionettes Burst Damage

Talent 15 upgrades Dark Marionettes

+60 Dark Marionettes Movement Speed

Facet grants Dark Marionettes

Dark Marionettes are replaced with Voodoo Doll, is an imobile but tanky unit with larger radius of Final Masquarade.

Puppetmaster creates up to 2/3/4/5 Dark Marionettes. Dark Marionettes are weak but mobile units with high magic resistance permanently affected by Final Masquerade and Death Wish ability. When kill...

mana 100/125/150/175
cooldown 40
Final Masquerade
Final Masquerade

Final Masquerade

active Ability
Talent 20 upgrades Final Masquerade

+4s Final Masquerade Duration

Talent 25 upgrades Final Masquerade

Final Masquerade Undispellable

Aghanim's Shard upgrades Final Masquerade

Increases radius by 150 and enables Final Masquerade to be ground targeted. Also reveals invisible units and provides vision over the duration.

Facet upgrades Final Masquerade

Final Masquerade applies movement slow when enemies are silenced.

Chains nearby enemies by a curse, applying silence each time they are near each other and deal damage each time they separate. Prioritizes heroes and takes small time to reconnect.

mana 100/120/140/160
cooldown 22/20/18/16
Perplex
Perplex

Perplex

ULTIMATE
active Ability
Talent 10 upgrades Perplex

+100 Perplex Travel Range

Talent 25 upgrades Perplex

Perplex Grants Unobstructed Movement

Facet upgrades Perplex

Using Perplex on allies hexes them but they move at fixed speed of 800.

Theta compels an ally or enemy unit to move in the targeted direction. Compelled unit will move exactly 550 units and is immune to root.

mana 100
cooldown 20/15/10
Silencer

Silencer

SUPPORTIVE TRAIT

Silences or mutes enemies.

Used in 1 ideas

Bard

Bard

UTILITY TRAIT

Can manipulate enemies actions in some way.

Used in 5 ideas

Summoner

Summoner

UTILITY TRAIT

Summons units or creatures.

Used in 7 ideas

HP

MP

LEVEL

1
6
12
18
25
30

BONUS STATS

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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 7 ABILITIES

Unit portrait
Unit portrait

Showing abilities of THETA, THE PUPPETMASTER

Lie Detector
I

Lie Detector

Spell Prison

Spell Prison

Dark Marionettes

Dark Marionettes

Final Masquerade

Final Masquerade

Perplex

Perplex

BASIC

Spell Prison

Spell Prison

active

magical

unit

Imprisons enemy abilities, if an ability is released and cast, the enemy suffers from damage. However if no spell is cast all nearby enemies will suffer from the damage and movement slow.

AFFECTS Enemies

DAMAGE 90/150/210/270

MOVEMENT SLOW 20%/30%/40%/50%

SLOW DURATION 2

RADIUS 440

DURATION 4

CAST RANGE 600

spell manacost 90/100/110/120
spell cooldown 16/13/10/7
Upgrades with Talent 15

+90 Spell Prison Damage

Upgrades with Talent 20

-3s Spell Prison Cooldown

Upgrades with Aghanim's Scepter

Decreases duration by 1.5 seconds and increases cast animations of all spells by 0.8 seconds.

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

1

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

4

Valid targets

SELF

ALLY

ENEMY

NEUTRAL

HEROES

N/A

N/A

CREEPS

N/A

N/A

BUILDINGS

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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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SUMMONS

This idea has 1 summoned unit

Dark Marionette

Dark Marionette

Melee
210 range

Dark Marionettes are fast suicidal units which can only move and die. When killed they deal high burst damage.

HEALTH

250

+0.0

MANA

0

+0.0

350

SPEED

1-2

DAMAGE

0

ARMOR

75%

MR

2 abilities (see Abilities section)

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HERO´S MODIFIERS

MODIFIERS THAT ALTER THE GAMEPLAY OF THE HERO

Hexing Gaze

Hexing Gaze

Using Perplex on allies hexes them but they move at fixed speed of 800.
Upgrades Perplex

Using Perplex on allies hexes them but they move at fixed speed of 800.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

-Hex Duration 0.8 seconds -Movement Speed 800

Unseen Strings

Unseen Strings

Final Masquerade applies movement slow when enemies are silenced.
Upgrades Final Masquerade

Final Masquerade applies movement slow when enemies are silenced.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

-Movement Slow 10%/14%/18%/22%

Voodoo Doll

Voodoo Doll

Dark Marionettes are replaced with Voodoo Doll, is an imobile but tanky unit with larger radius of Final Masquarade. Each cast only spawns one in its place.
Grants Dark Marionettes

Dark Marionettes are replaced with Voodoo Doll, is an imobile but tanky unit with larger radius of Final Masquarade.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

-Health 250/300/350/400 -Armor 4/6/8/10 -Magic Resistance 60% -Final Masquarade Break Threshold 500 -Duration 20 seconds -Cooldown 20/18/16/14 seconds

AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Decreases duration by 1.5 seconds and increases cast animations of all spells by 0.8 seconds.
Upgrades Spell Prison

Decreases duration by 1.5 seconds and increases cast animations of all spells by 0.8 seconds.

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Increases radius by 150 and enables Final Masquerade to be ground targeted. Also reveals invisible units and provides vision over the duration.
Upgrades Final Masquerade

Increases radius by 150 and enables Final Masquerade to be ground targeted. Also reveals invisible units and provides vision over the duration.

Talent Tree

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Perplex Grants Unobstructed Movement

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Upgrades Perplex
Talent 25 upgrades Perplex

Perplex Grants Unobstructed Movement

25

Final Masquerade Undispellable

No notes

Upgrades Final Masquerade
Talent 25 upgrades Final Masquerade

Final Masquerade Undispellable

-3s Spell Prison Cooldown

No notes

Upgrades Spell Prison
Talent 20 upgrades Spell Prison

-3s Spell Prison Cooldown

20

+4s Final Masquerade Duration

No notes

Upgrades Final Masquerade
Talent 20 upgrades Final Masquerade

+4s Final Masquerade Duration

+90 Spell Prison Damage

No notes

Upgrades Spell Prison
Talent 15 upgrades Spell Prison

+90 Spell Prison Damage

15

+60 Dark Marionettes Movement Speed

No notes

Upgrades Dark Marionettes
Talent 15 upgrades Dark Marionettes

+60 Dark Marionettes Movement Speed

+50 Dark Marionettes Burst Damage

No notes

Upgrades Dark Marionettes
Talent 10 upgrades Dark Marionettes

+50 Dark Marionettes Burst Damage

10

+100 Perplex Travel Range

No notes

Upgrades Perplex
Talent 10 upgrades Perplex

+100 Perplex Travel Range

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VOICE LINES

Hero's voice lines at every medal.

bronze tier

bronze tier

Rank 1

"Aaaaaaaaahahaa"

bronze tier

bronze tier

Rank 2

"Death won't keep me waiting"

silver tier

silver tier

Rank 3

"Sheep need their shepherd"

silver tier

silver tier

Rank 4

"Truth always cuts the deepest"

gold tier

gold tier

Rank 5

"Left, right, left, right, left, right"

gold tier

gold tier

Rank 6

"Comedy in practice"

platinum tier

platinum tier

Rank 7

"Total psychopath"

master tier

master tier

Rank 8

"An eternal dance awaits you"

grandmaster tier

grandmaster tier

Rank 9

"Too afraid to hide behind your lies"

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Those will not lie will be in Prison, those who show their Masquerade will play their part. For Theta liars are mere Marionettes, which Perplex her perception of evil deeds to come.

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Within the shadowed halls of the Ultimyr Academy, a place where truth was but a fragile veil draped over intricate lies, young minds were honed in the arts of deception and arcane manipulation. It was whispered that true power lay not in the raw force of magic, but in the subtle art of bending wills. Yet, amidst this den of carefully constructed falsehoods, a prophecy arose – a harbinger named Theta who would supposedly shatter the very foundations of arcane study. But destiny, as it often does, twisted its threads. Theta did not despise magic; she devoured it. Forbidden knowledge held an irresistible allure, and the intricacies of control became her obsession. While others dissected spells, Theta sought the invisible strings that bound thought and action. She mastered arts that lay beyond the curriculum, delving into the forbidden whispers of puppet mastery, learning to command not just arcane energies, but the very beings around her. The academy, meant to breed wise sages, unknowingly nurtured a puppeteer of minds. Theta learned to extract secrets with a flick of her wrist and bend the will of even the most resolute scholar. The prophecy of magic's end was not one of destruction, but of subjugation. Now, Theta walks the battlegrounds, a chilling specter to those who value their secrets above their lives. For those who would cling to their truths, Theta offers a stark choice: reveal all, or become mere puppets in her intricate and deadly play. The whispers of the Ultimyr Academy have found a new, far more terrifying voice.

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