The Arch-Mage

intelligence Hero

created by by Tyler Shapiro | Last update: Dec 09, 2025

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This is a very versatile hero. With 6 different spells and many different buffs, you could play this hero in any position from 1 to 5. However, if you play as a carry spell caster, it will require micro, as if you make the mana pool too small, it may be really difficult to be effective in a fight..

intelligence HERO

ranged

unspecified

Preferred role

Position not specified.

COMPLEXITY

Mage Bolts - Mage Armor

active Ability

Summons an arsenal of magic bullets that will extend the range of the next 5 attacks and deal magic damage. Creates an additional layer of armor

60/75/90/105

Fire Ball - Thaumaturgy

active Ability

Cast a fireball, impacting either a unit or landing at a point. Impacted units are dealt extra damage and units in an aoe are dealt damage and burned Create tremors in the ground, slowing units...

150

28/26/24/22

Ray Of Sickness - Guardian Spirits

active Ability

In a line, a ray of sickness is released, dealing damage, slowing, and decreasing armor over time. Guardian spirits begin to appear around the caster, as anybody who attempts to attack within an...

140/150/160/170

Sorcery Of Choice

ULTIMATE

active Ability

The Arch Mage decides what kind of wizardry to focus on, switching spells and gaining different bonuses for each school of wizardry. The attacking wizard gains movement speed as well as bonus atta...

20/15/10/5

Larger Spell

active Ability

The Arch Mage may decrease the size of his mana pool in order to increase the effect of most of his spells. The larger the size of his manapool he has given up, the larger the spell amplification ...

Traits unselected

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 6 ABILITIES

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Mage Bolts - Mage Armor

Fire Ball - Thaumaturgy

Ray of Sickness - Guardian Spirits

Sorcery of choice

Larger Spell

Smaller Spell

Active

Mage Bolts - Mage Armor

Active

Fire Ball - Thaumaturgy

Active

Ray of Sickness - Guardian Spirits

Active

Sorcery of choice

ULTIMATE ABILITY

Active

Larger Spell

Active

Smaller Spell

BASIC

Mage Bolts - Mage Armor

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE none

Summons an arsenal of magic bullets that will extend the range of the next 5 attacks and deal magic damage. Creates an additional layer of armor

MAGE BOLTS ATTACKS 5

MAGE BOLTS DAMAGE 20/35/50/75

MAGE BOLTS BONUS RANGE 50/100/150/200

MAGE ARMOR BONUS ARMOR 4/6/8/10

MAGE ARMOR DURATION 6/8/10/12

60/75/90/105

BASIC

Fire Ball - Thaumaturgy

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE unit or point

Cast a fireball, impacting either a unit or landing at a point. Impacted units are dealt extra damage and units in an aoe are dealt damage and burned Create tremors in the ground, slowing units for 3 seconds. If units remain in the area with tremors after the 3 seconds, they are stunned. Stun is affected by Mana pool given up

FIREBALL TARGET BONUS DAMAGE 20/40/60/80

FIREBALL IMPACT DAMAGE 60/120/180/240

FIREBALL BURN DAMAGE 15/25/35/45

FIREBALL BURN DURATION 4 SECONDS

THAUMATURGY SLOW 25/45/65/85%

THAUMATURGY DURATION 3 SECONDS

MINIMUM STUN 1.5 SECOND

MAXIMUM STUN 3.5/4/4.5/5 SECONDS

SPEL RADIUS 250/300/350/400

150

28/26/24/22

BASIC

Ray of Sickness - Guardian Spirits

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE none

In a line, a ray of sickness is released, dealing damage, slowing, and decreasing armor over time. Guardian spirits begin to appear around the caster, as anybody who attempts to attack within an aoe is dealt damage proportional to the damage they would have dealt to the caster. The caster also gains evasion during the time this spell is active.

ROS DAMAGE 30/45/60/75

ROS SLOW 15/20/30/40%

ROS ARMOR CORRUPTION 4/5/6/7

ROS EFFECT DURATION 2.5/3/3.5/4 SECONDS

RANGE/RADIUS 400/500/600/700

GUARDIAN SPIRITS RETURN DAMAGE 35/45/55/65%

GUARDIAN SPIRITS BASE DAMAGE 55/65/75/85

GUARDIAN SPIRITS EVASION 30/40/50/60%

GUARDIAN SPIRITS DURATION 8 SECONDS

140/150/160/170

BASIC

Sorcery of choice

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

The Arch Mage decides what kind of wizardry to focus on, switching spells and gaining different bonuses for each school of wizardry. The attacking wizard gains movement speed as well as bonus attack speed, and defensive wizardry gives you a 150 mana temporary pool and bonus health. Spell is received at level 0 and levels up at 6/12/18.

ATTACKING - BONUS MS 0/12/18/24%

ATTACKING - BONUS AS 0/30/50/70

DEFENSIVE - TEMPORARY MANA POOL 150

DEFENSIVE - BONUS HP 0/200/400/600

20/15/10/5

BASIC

Larger Spell

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

The Arch Mage may decrease the size of his mana pool in order to increase the effect of most of his spells. The larger the size of his manapool he has given up, the larger the spell amplification he will get. Other Spells will also be affected in different ways if clarified. Temporary Mana pools may not be consumed by this ability. Mana pool may be reduced to 3 * Current Intelligence. This also passively turns every right click into magical damage.

MANA EXCHANGED PER SECOND 20

SPELL AMP PER MANA EXCHANGED 0.02%

BASIC

Smaller Spell

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

This reverts the effect of Larger spell, increasing the size of the mana pool while giving up spell amplification. Largest Mana pool is the Base Mana pool.

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

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

ULTIMATE ABILITY

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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+55 Intelligence

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Remove Sorcery of Choice CD

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Mage Bolts now deal pure damage

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2x Mage Armor Duration and Armor

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+0.1 Cast Range for every Mana Given

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+30 Mana Exchanged Per Second

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+100 Spirit Guardians Radius

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Ray of Sickness leaves 3 Second Trail

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