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Amber, The Thunderblight

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by LegoAddict Dec 25, 2025

Amber, The Thunderblight

Amber the Thunderblight is a strength melee hard carry that lacks mobility and is extremely weak in the early to mid game. However, should she be allowed to build up her power there is little her enemies can do to kill her. She is of moderate difficulty to play and very item dependent. Generally, her laning is bad and she is very susceptible to ganks. Stuns may be effective but only on an Amber that can’t cast Discharge. Silences paired with slows and break are the most effective way to disable her. The best way to deal with her is exploiting her glaring weaknesses such as her underwhelming HP with intense single-instance burst damage, her reliance on mana by getting her mana burned, or rushing to win the game before it goes late. But make no mistake - once the game goes on long enough, there will be no item or hero that can stop the Thunderblight.
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strength Attribute
melee Attack
Complexity

Moderate difficulty

All Preferred Positions

Flexible - can play any position

Abilities

Active and passive powers

Shimmerstorm
Shimmerstorm

Shimmerstorm

active Ability

Amber releases fragments of herself that refract the light around her, creating illusions that confuse enemies and protect her. They are created randomly in a 600 radius around Amber.

mana 105 / 150 / 195 / 240
cooldown 42
Discharge
Discharge

Discharge

active Ability

A strong dispel is applied to Amber as she sheds lightning bolts that seek out enemies. The bolts mini-stun the first target they hit and then chain off of them and can chain off the same target mu...

mana 50 / 80 / 130 / 210
cooldown 13 / 10 / 7 / 4
Chain Bolts
Chain Bolts

Chain Bolts

passive Ability

Imbues every other one of Amber's attacks with an electrical charge that chains off enemies. The initial damage is the sum of the base bolt damage and a multiplier of Amber’s attack damage. The d...

cooldown 5 / 3 / 2 / 1
Unyielding Adaption
Unyielding Adaption

Unyielding Adaption

ULTIMATE
passive Ability

Electrical currents within Amber respond to attacks against her, allowing her to adapt to whatever her enemies throw at her, returning damage as a percentage of her armor, passively giving a resist...

mana 12 / 17 / 24
cooldown 0.1 / 0.1 / 0

Conductive Armor

passive Ability

Innate, levels with Unyielding Adaption. Passively increases attack speed and attack damage based on Amber’s armor. The passive bonus is three times higher for base armor.

HP

MP

LEVEL

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6
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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 5 ABILITIES

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Shimmerstorm

Shimmerstorm

Type active Damage none Target none
Available at level 1 | Has 4 levels
Amber releases fragments of herself that refract the light around her, creating illusions that confuse enemies and protect her. They are created randomly in a 600 radius around Amber.
NUMBER OF ILLUSIONS: 1 / 1 / 2 / 3
ILLUSION DURATION: 5 / 8 / 13 / 21
ILLUSION DAMAGE: 0%
ILLUSION DAMAGE TAKEN: 200%/150%/125%/100%
HEALTH COST: 80 / 130 / 210 / 340
mana 105 / 150 / 195 / 240
cooldown 42
Casting
Leash/Root Can be casted when the caster is leashed or rooted Yes
Interruption Goes on cooldown even if cast was interrupted -
Blocking
Linken's Sphere Is blocked by Linken's Sphere -
Pierces Spell Immunity Pierces spell immunity -
Targeting
Disjoint Can be disjointed, causing it to miss its target -
Illusions Illusion units can be targeted -
Dispel
Dispellable Can be dispelled -
Applies Dispel Applies dispel to the target -
Effects
Break The ability is breakable -
Barrier Applies protective barrier to the target/s -
Debuff Immunity Grants debuff immunity to target/s -

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No Aghanim's Scepter

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Talent Tree

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25

+ 2% Unyielding Adaption Stack Status Resistance & Damage Reduction

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Chain Bolts apply attack modifiers on bounce.

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20

+ 400 Health

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Shimmerstorm creates strong illusions.

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15

+ 35 Move speed

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+ 20% Discharge Health Restoration Reduction

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10

+ 4 HP Regen

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+ 200 Mana

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VOICE LINES

Hero's voice lines at every medal.

bronze tier

bronze tier

Rank 1

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

bronze tier

bronze tier

Rank 2

"I won't back down!"

silver tier

silver tier

Rank 3

"My memory is cloudy."

silver tier

silver tier

Rank 4

"My lightning strikes twice."

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hard carry
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Amber the Thunderblight is a strength melee hard carry that lacks mobility and is extremely weak in the early to mid game. However, should she be allowed to build up her power there is little her enemies can do to kill her. She is of moderate difficulty to play and very item dependent. Generally, her laning is bad and she is very susceptible to ganks. Stuns may be effective but only on an Amber that can’t cast Discharge. Silences paired with slows and break are the most effective way to disable her. The best way to deal with her is exploiting her glaring weaknesses such as her underwhelming HP with intense single-instance burst damage, her reliance on mana by getting her mana burned, or rushing to win the game before it goes late. But make no mistake - once the game goes on long enough, there will be no item or hero that can stop the Thunderblight.

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Lore & Flavor

Northeast of Mt. Joerlak, nestled in its shadow was a land known as the Amber Highlands, named as such for the constant amber slag on the hills that formed from the repeated, violent lightning strikes. It was said that the Highlands were a prison for the storm that never ended, and adventurers who dared to explore were never heard from again. Moments after Mt. Joerlak's eruption, the storm grew and enveloped the highlands and surrounding region, before coalescing at the summit. Thunder echoed throughout the land, and in two strikes of lightning there stood the humanoid form of the storm. Taking the name Amber, the cumulonimbus known as the Thunderblight defies destiny with every step she takes. For she is the embodiment of adaption, the antithesis of stagnation.

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