Lord Ruthven

agility Hero

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

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Ruthven the Vampire Lord is a fearsome vampire who draws power from darkness. Using his vampiric abilities, he can transform into a swarm of bats, inflict deep bleeding wounds and heals himself through them. He can also summon his cursed family tomb to trap his foes into impenetrable darkness and strike fear into their hearts. Inspired by Lord Ruthven from RotMG. Original ability icons from: ... View more

agility HERO

melee

unspecified

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COMPLEXITY

Bat Swarm

active ABILITY

100

17 / 16 / 15 / 14

Sanguine Strike

active ABILITY

Upgrades Sanguine Strike

Lord Ruthven hurls a sinister dagger towards a target, applying an attack and inflicting a deep wound that causes the enemy to bleed and take damage. Increases the lifesteal and spell lifesteal rec...

60 / 70 / 80 / 90

15 / 12 / 9 / 6

Vampirism

passive ABILITY

His vampiric bloodline empowers Lord Ruthven, granting him lifesteal and spell lifesteal, as well as bonus night vision. However, the effectiveness is reduced during the day.

Nightfall

ULTIMATE

active ABILITY

Upgrades Nightfall

200 / 250 / 300

130 / 120 / 110

Vampiric Bite

active ABILITY

Grants Vampiric Bite

Lord Ruthven sinks his fangs into the target. Enemies take damage and has their damage output reduced during daylight. Biting allies grants them the passive bonuses of Cursed Blood and Vampirism fo...

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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

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ABILITIES

THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 5 ABILITIES

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Bat Swarm

Sanguine Strike

Vampirism

Nightfall

Vampiric Bite

Active

Bat Swarm

Active

Sanguine Strike

Passive

Vampirism

Active

Nightfall

ULTIMATE ABILITY

Active

Vampiric Bite

BASIC

Bat Swarm

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE none

Lord Ruthven transforms into a swarm of bats, gaining the ability to freely traverse all terrains while becoming hidden for the duration. Enemies caught within the swarm take damage and have their vision obstructed, unable to see outside. Ruthven is muted and unable to cast his other spells but also cannot be slowed. Swarm moves with increased movement speed during the night. Can transform back to original form by toggling off.

DAMAGE PER SECOND 35 / 50 / 65 / 80

NıGHT SPEED BONUS 14 / 16 / 18 / 20%

MAX DURATION 2.8 / 3.2 / 3.6 / 4.0

EFFECT RADIUS 250

100

17 / 16 / 15 / 14

BASIC

Sanguine Strike

TYPE active

DAMAGE mix

TARGET MODE unit

CAST RANGE 600

ATTACK DAMAGE 75%

DAMAGE PER SECOND 20 / 30 / 40 / 50

LIFESTEAL MULTIPLIER 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5X

DURATION 5

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades Sanguine Strike

Can be used inside Shadow Totem without exiting.

60 / 70 / 80 / 90

15 / 12 / 9 / 6

BASIC

Vampirism

TYPE passive

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

His vampiric bloodline empowers Lord Ruthven, granting him lifesteal and spell lifesteal, as well as bonus night vision. However, the effectiveness is reduced during the day.

LIFESTEAL 16 / 24 / 32 / 40%

SPELL LIFESTEAL 8 / 12 / 16 / 20%

DAY PENALTY 75%

NIGHT VISION BONUS 300 / 400 / 500 / 600

BASIC

Nightfall

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE area

Lord Ruthven conjures a Shadow Totem in the target area. Totem envelops the surroundings in impenetrable darkness, separating the area vision from the outside. The totem emits powerful pulses that damage and instill fear in nearby enemies, compelling them to flee from their location. Enemies near the totem are slowed and feared away from the totem, while enemies far away are feared towards the totem. All units inside the area are affected by night time modifiers.

CAST RANGE 600

TOTEM ACTIVATION DELAY 0.4

ATTACKS TO DESTROY 6 / 9 / 12

PULSE DAMAGE 100 / 150 / 200

FEAR DURATION 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.0

FEAR MOVE SPEED SLOW 25%

PULSE INTERVAL 3.5

INNER RADIUS 350

OUTER RADIUS 750

TOTEM DURATION 11.5

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades Nightfall

Increases Shadow Totem duration by 3.5. Damage increases by 50 and fear duration increases by 0.2s with each pulse. Also Lord Ruthven can hide himself inside the totem. Totem can't be re-entered for 3s after exiting.

200 / 250 / 300

130 / 120 / 110

BASIC

Vampiric Bite

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE unit

CAST RANGE 200

BITE DAMAGE 250

DAMAGE REDUCTION 40%

DEBUFF DURATION 4

ALLY BUFF DURATION 8

Aghanim's Shard

Grants Vampiric Bite

Grants new ability: Vampiric Bite

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

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

is breakable: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

ULTIMATE ABILITY

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: 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

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

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AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Can be used inside Shadow Totem without exiting.

Upgrades Sanguine Strike

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Grants new ability: Vampiric Bite

Grants Vampiric Bite

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+4 Shadow Totem Attacks to Destroy

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-3s Sanguine Strike Cooldown

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+100 Bat Swarm Radius

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+30 Sanguine Strike Damage per Second

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-20s Nightfall Cooldown

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Sanguine Strike Slows by 25%

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+20 Bat Swarm Damage per Second

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-25% Vampirism Day Penalty

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Innate & Facets for 7.36 Innate - Cursed Blood: Enemies lifestealing or spell lifestealing from Lord Ruthven take 50% of the stolen life as magic damage. This damage also heals Ruthven by 100%. This heal is classified as Spell Lifesteal. Facet 1 - Twilight Zone: Shadow Totem turns the day into night for its duration. Night effect lingers for 10s. Increases inner and outer radius by 100. Facet 2 - Blood Suckers: Whenever Bat Swarm is not active, a bat spawns every 3 seconds, up to a maximum of 3/4/5/6 bats. Bats follow Ruthven and attack nearby enemies within 300 radius, dealing 4/6/8/10 damage and healing Ruthven for 100% of the damage dealt. This heal is classified as Lifesteal. Pierces damage blocking abilities. Bats have 3.0-0.5s attack intervals each, scaling with Ruthven's attack speed. Casting Bat Swarm removes all active bats.

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05 Jun 2023

Created 2 years ago

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