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Oryx

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by MMan Dec 04, 2025

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Oryx

Oryx, the Mad God, as mortals call him, bends the battlefield to his will through force and fear. He empowers his allies and minions, punishing any foolish enough to defy him and his court with unholy retribution. Wielding dark enchantments even beyond the understanding of gods, he always stands ready to conquer new realms to add to his dominion. Inspired by Oryx from RotMG. Original ability ... View more

strength HERO

melee

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COMPLEXITY

Defiance
Defiance

Defiance

active ABILITY

Oryx taunts a target enemy, forcing them to attack him for a short duration. First attack made by the enemy is reflected back at them, dealing bonus magic damage and breaking their weapon, disarmin...

spell manacost

80 / 90 / 100 / 110

spell cooldown

20 / 18 / 16 / 14

Terror Reign
Terror Reign

Terror Reign

active ABILITY

Oryx sends out a wave of dread that increases the damage taken for enemy heroes and causes enemy creeps to cower. Affected creeps will ignore Oryx, refusing to attack him unless no other targets ar...

spell manacost

100 / 110 / 120 / 130

spell cooldown

34 / 30 / 26 / 22

Haunted Armor
Haunted Armor

Haunted Armor

active ABILITY

Upgrades Haunted Armor

Passively absorbs a portion of the damage Oryx takes from enemy heroes, also storing it. Can be activated to transfer the stored damage to an enemy through a dark link, dealing damage per second. L...

spell manacost

55 / 60 / 65 / 70

spell cooldown

18 / 16 / 14 / 12

Dark Sanctuary
Dark Sanctuary

Dark Sanctuary

ULTIMATE

active ABILITY

Oryx blesses nearby allied heroes with a dark aura. Enemies who attack or cast spells on Oryx or his allies are struck by bolts of dark energy that lash out from the targeted hero, dealing damage. ...

spell manacost

200

spell cooldown

140 / 130 / 120

Ceremonial Merlot
Ceremonial Merlot

Ceremonial Merlot

active ABILITY

Grants Ceremonial Merl...

Oryx offers a swig of his ceremonial wine to a target hero. If the target is an ally, they gain bonus health regeneration and attack damage. If the target is an enemy, reduces their armor and cause...

spell manacost

75

spell cooldown

20

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STRENGTH

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

AGILITY

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

INTELLIGENCE

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+ TOTAL GAIN

DPS

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ABILITIES

THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 5 ABILITIES

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Defiance

Defiance

Terror Reign

Terror Reign

Haunted Armor

Haunted Armor

Dark Sanctuary

Dark Sanctuary

Ceremonial Merlot

Ceremonial Merlot

BASIC

Defiance

Defiance

TYPE active

DAMAGE mix

TARGET MODE unit

Oryx taunts a target enemy, forcing them to attack him for a short duration. First attack made by the enemy is reflected back at them, dealing bonus magic damage and breaking their weapon, disarming them. Taunt ends after a successful attack.

CAST RANGE 350

TAUNT DURATION 2

REFLECTED DAMAGE 70 / 80 / 90 / 100%

BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE 40 / 60 / 80 / 100

DISARM DURATION 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5

spell manacost

80 / 90 / 100 / 110

spell cooldown

20 / 18 / 16 / 14

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

1

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

4

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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

Increases maximum stored damage by 400. Haunted Armor becomes an aura that also absorbs damage taken by allied heroes during Dark Sanctuary and reduces cooldown to 4s.

Upgrades Haunted Armor

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Grants new ability: Ceremonial Merlot

Grants Ceremonial Merlot

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+3.5s Dark Sanctuary Duration

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25

Haunted Armor Applies Silence During the Link

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+0.4s Terror Reign Fear Duration

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20

+120 Defiance Damage

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+100 Haunted Armor Max Transfered Damage

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15

-20s Dark Sanctuary Cooldown

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+5% Terror Reign Increased Damage

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10

+100 Defiance Cast Range

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Oryx, the Mad God, as mortals call him, bends the battlefield to his will through force and fear. He empowers his allies and minions, punishing any foolish enough to defy him and his court with unholy retribution. Wielding dark enchantments even beyond the understanding of gods, he always stands ready to conquer new realms to add to his dominion. Inspired by Oryx from RotMG. Original ability icons from: DotA 2, HoN and RotMG (SaturnZCheery) Portrait from: RotMG (SaturnZCheery)

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Innate & Facets Innate - Oryx's Rule: Oryx and allied heroes who die within 1200 radius receive 20/30/40/50 permanent bonus health and 2/3/4/5 permanent bonus attack damage after they respawn, if they participated in at least one kill in their previous lifetime. Lane creeps in one random lane gain 4/6/8/10 permanent bonus health and 0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0 permanent bonus attack damage with each upgrade cycle. Does not affect Siege Creeps. Levels with Dark Sanctuary. Facet 1 - Beisa's Arsenal: Haunted Armor grants 5/10/15/20% of the stored damage as bonus attack damage. Also increases damage absorption to 50% against Defiance target. Facet 2 - Leucoryx's Blessing: Dark Sanctuary bolts heal heroes they originate from for 75% of the damage dealt. Facet 3 - Gemsbok's Taxation: Taxes all enemy hero gold gain by 5% globally. Enemy heroes within 1200 radius are affected by higher 15/20/25/30% tax rate. Taxed gold is granted to Oryx at the start of each minute. Does not affect enemy GPM values. Levels with Oryx's Rule. Facet 4 - Dammah's Decree: Terror Reign wave silences enemy heroes for 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8s. Each enemy hero hit increases silence duration by 0.4s and expands wave radius by 150. * Facets 1-2 are the original facets for Oryx, Facets 3-4 were added to fit the theme

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