Nyx Assassin | |
"My Purpose Is Clear My Targets Dommed." | |
Role: | Disabler / Nuker |
Lore: | Deep in the Archive of Ultimyr, shelved between scholarly
treatises on dragon cladistics and books of untranslatable spells, there
is an ancient tome of entomological curiosities. Compiled by scholars,
the book describes the telepathic talents of the zealot scarab, a
strange species of social insect with abilities unique to all the seven
planes.
Unlike most grubs of his colony, Nyx Assassin did not arise
from metamorphosis with the plodding thoughts and blunted appendages
common to the worker caste of his kind. For his was a special
transformation, guided by the grace of Nyx. He was the chosen one,
selected from the many and anointed with an extract of the queen goddess
herself. Not all survive the dark blessing of the queen’s chamber, but
he emerged with a penetrating mind, and dagger-like claws–his razor
sharp mandibles raking the air while his thoughts projected directly
into the minds of those around him. Of all zealot scarabs, he alone was
selected for the highest calling. After his metamorphosis, he was
reborn, by grace of Nyx, with abilities which shaped him for one thing
and one thing only: to kill in the name of his goddess.
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Voice: | Dempsey Pappion (Responses) |
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Tips
- Impale's effective range is longer than its casting range. It can be necessary to target the spell on the ground to hit targets just out of normal reach.
- As Vendetta's invisibility dispels only when your attack connects the enemy, it is nearly always best to deal your backstab damage before your Impale and Mana Burn follow-up.
- Use Spiked Carapace only just before your Impale's stun times out, so as to reduce the enemy's chances of noticing the effect and holding back their counterattacks until the Carapace expires.
- If you know that you are targeted for a delayed or long-range nuke (such as Sniper's Assassinate or Invoker's Sun Strike), it can be a good idea to purposefully time your Spiked Carapace to reflect the incoming damage. This will aid your team by disabling or even killing the caster. Spiked Carapace makes Nyx a good counter for Keeper of the Light through the early-mid game.
- Vendetta's fade time into invisibility is instant, and can be used to dodge many spells provided the enemy does not possess True Sight.
- It can sometimes be necessary to not use Vendetta to open ganks or fights, leaving the spell to chase down a fleeing enemy with the high speed boost. Vendetta is also a great escape mechanism if need be.
- Spiked Carapace is arguably one of the best defensive skills in the game that when used properly can disrupt whole teams and save you from many deaths despite your low health pool. Sometimes it might be a good idea to max it before your Mana Burn as the increased stun duration will come in handy when combined with your Impale.
- Due to its scaling Mana Burn becomes more powerful as the game progresses as it reduces the mana and damages its target based on their intelligence. High intelligence gaining heroes with low health pools such as Pugna, Enigma, Silencer make excellent targets later in the game.
Trivia
- Nyx Assassin's original name was Anub'arak, and he was titled
"Nerubian Assassin". Both were changed in the transition to Dota 2 due
to copyright reasons.
- Anub'arak is a character of Blizzard's franchise "Warcraft", who first appeared in the campaign of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. He was the king of the Nerubians, a race of malevolent arachnids, who was slain and raised as undead.
- Nyx Assassin's fun name in DotA was Anoob'arak.
- Nyx Assassin reveres Nyx as his Goddess (and has quotes such
as "Nyx bestows her grace"), and Nyx is the Greek Goddess of the night
(which might be explained by Nyx Assassin's invisibility).
- Nyx is the daughter of Aether, whose name translates into Sanskrit as "Akasha", Queen of Pain's name.