Disruptor

Disruptor

The Radiant

19 + 1.9 15 + 1.4 22 + 2.5

Level 1 16 25 Hit Points 511 1081 1746 Mana 286 793 1326 Damage 49-53 88-92 129-133 Armor 1.1 4.32 8.52 Attacks / Second 0.67 0.81 0.98

Movement Speed 300 Turn Rate 0.5 Sight Range 1800/800 Attack Range 600 Missile Speed 1200 Attack Duration 0.4+0.5 Cast Duration 0.05+1.0 Base Attack Time 1.7

Disruptor the Stormcrafter is a supportive ranged intelligence Hero. His signature ability is Kinetic Field, a pseudo-disable that traps enemies within a small area for a long duration. Combined with his Static Storm, Disruptor can act as the initiator for a teamfight, or supplement his teammates' initiation very well. Glimpse is another powerful spell that forces enemies to watch their movements, as Disruptor can easily drag them back to a previous location to be focused down. Thunder Strike provides Disruptor with some reliable single-target damage, but more importantly grants vision on the target to prevent jukes and escapes.

Bio

Disruptor, the Stormcrafter Play "Storms gather at my fingertips." Role: Nuker / Support / Initiator / Disabler Lore: High on the wind-ravaged steppes of Druud, a gifted young stormcrafter called Disruptor was the first to unlock the secrets of the summer squalls. Constantly under assault from both seasonal storms and encroachment from civilized kingdoms to the South, the upland Oglodi have for centuries struggled to subsist atop the endless tablelands. They are the fractured remnant of a once-great civilization—a fallen tribe, their stormcraft strange and inscrutable, cobbled together from scraps of lost knowledge which even they no longer fully understand. For those on the high plain, weather has become a kind of religion, worshiped as both the giver and taker of life. But the electrical storms that bring life-sustaining rains arrive at a cost, and many are the charred and smoking corpses left in their wake. Although small for his kind, Disruptor is fearless, and driven by an insatiable curiosity. As a youth, while still unblooded and without a stryder, he explored the ruins of the ancestral cities—searching through collapsed and long-moldering libraries, rummaging through rusting manufactories. He took what he needed and returned to his tribe. Adapting a coil of ancient design, he harnessed the power of electrical differential and now calls down the thunder whenever he wishes. Part magic, part craftsmanship, his coils hold in their glowing plates the power of life and death—a power wielded with precision against the landed castes to the South, and any interlopers who cross into ancient Oglodi lands. Voice: Fred Tatasciore (Responses)

Abilities

Thunder Strike Q C Ability Affects Damage Target Unit Enemies Magical Repeatedly strikes the targeted unit with lightning. Each strike damages nearby enemy units in a small radius. Range: 800 Radius: 200 Duration: 4 Number of Strikes: 3 Damage Per Strike: 50/75/100/125 16 130 Spell will be blocked if the Hero is the main target. They are still subject to being hit by Thunder Strikes on an adjacent unit. Disruptor's charged coils occasionally overload, and a singed armor plate or tuft of fur is the enemy's result.

Notes: Gives vision around the target for the duration of the spell. Deals total damage of 150/225/300/375

Glimpse W D Ability Affects Target Unit Enemy Heroes Teleports the target hero back to where it was 4 seconds ago. Instantly kills illusions. Range: 600/1000/1400/1800 60/50/40/30 160/130/100/70 Playing with electricity can have unexpected results.

Notes: The Glimpse effect has some travel time, the target isn't instantly moved back. If the target hero dies and buys back while still being under the effect of glimpse he will be moved back. It also disrupts any command that is currently active on the player; meaning you will stand still after Glimpse.

Kinetic Field E E Ability Affects Target Point Enemies After a short formation time, creates a circular barrier of kinetic energy that enemies can't pass. Range: 900 Radius: 300 Formation Time: 1.2 Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4 14 70 The stryder is immune to the gale-force winds that will consume its adversaries.

Notes: Only stops enemies from walking through the barrier, other sorts of movement will not be stopped. As of 6.75, Force Staff will not push units through Kinetic Field.

Static Storm R R Ability Affects Damage Target Point Enemies Magical Creates a damaging static storm that also silences all enemy units in the area for the duration. The damage starts off weak, but increases in power over the duration. Range: 800 Radius: 375 Duration: 5 Maximum Damage Per Second: 170/220/270 85 125/175/225 A summer squall in Druud is a hardship that only an Oglodi can survive.

Notes: Total damage dealt: 446.25/577.5/708.75

Recommended items

Explanation: Starting: Tango and Healing Salve is good as always so that you can last longer in lane without going back to base. Iron Branch to boost your stats as they are pretty low at early game. Clarity to keep your mana up as your thunder strike is really mana dependent. You should also buy the courier for the team if nobody else has already got it, and eventually, the Flying Courier. Early: Boots of Speed is always good for any hero. Movement speed makes a difference when running away. Magic Stick lets you get back some health and mana if you are getting harassed a lot in lane by your opponent's abilities. A Bracer is also a nice choice to get some more survivability. Core: Arcane Boots is good for supporting your lane companion. Mekansm is a very recommended teamfight item because you can give your team that extra needed health and armor to finish off your enemies. Magic Wand is needed if you are still getting harassed or just for normal lane fights. Observer Wards gives you and your team a big advantage since you can place them on strategic places, so your team can gank the enemy, hunt them down or see them when they're coming to gank you. Situational: Disruptor has no escape abilities so Force Staff lets him get out of bad situations when needed. Veil of Discord is very good combined with Kinetic Field and Static Storm since you can increase the magic damage enemies take with the Veil, prevent them from moving away with the field, and finish with a static storm for massive damage. Shiva's Guard is recommended for bigger teamfights since its Freezing Aura reduces enemies attack speed and the Arctic Blast damages them and slows their movement speed, which will allow you to place your kinetic field a lot easier so that your team can finish them off. Pipe of Insight is another great teamfight item. Necronomicon allows you to do much more damage to enemies caught in your Kinetic Field. Bloodstone provides a lot of bonus mana regen which is a plus for any intelligence hero, so that you can spam your abilities.

Tips

• The vision granted on Thunder Strike's target is great for negating jukes, and at later levels Glimpse can ensure an enemy cannot escape.
• If you see an enemy teleporting to a tower, Glimpse can send them right back where they started. This can be crucial to cut off reinforcements when tower-diving.
  • But watch out, Glimpse has a really long cooldown even at level 4. So when at teamfights make sure to use it when you really need it.
• Kinetic Field's formation time is significant, so try and combine it with allied disables to ensure capture.
  • A mark will indicate where a Glimpsed target will return, so you can cast Kinetic Field around the mark to ensure capture.
• Due to its low starting damage, Static Storm will also benefit from an allied initiation before placement.
  • Static Storm can act as an instant silence thanks to Disruptor's miniscule castpoint. Use it to interrupt channeling abilities.
• Because Thunder Strike lasts 4 seconds, casting Glimpse on an enemy the moment it ends will send them back to the moment you casted it on them.

Trivia

• In DotA, he was known as Thrall, and his hero title was Disruptor. Thrall is best known as the former warchief of the Orcish Horde in the Warcraft universe.
• Disruptor's lore reveals that his race is called the Oglodi, while his voicelines confirm that Axe and Warlock are of the same race as he is.

Update history

March 21, 2013 Patch

• Fixed attack acquisition range on Disruptor, Keeper of the Light, Wisp, Visage and Medusa.

October 18, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Glimpse interaction with invulnerable units.

July 19, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Glimpse affecting Warlock's Golem and Spirit Bear.

July 12, 2012 Patch

• Enabled Templar Assassin, Disruptor and Undying in Captain's Mode.
• Fixed Kinetic Field sometimes causing heroes to fail to attack a hero who is being trapped in the field.

July 05, 2012 Patch

• Added Disruptor and Undying!

Balance changelog

6.75

• Static Storm max damage increased from 170/210/250 to 170/220/270.
• Force no longer pushes through Kinetic Field.

6.71

• Static Storm cooldown increased from 75 to 85.

6.70

• Thunder Strike manacost increased from 100/110/120/130 to 130.

6.69

• Static Storm cooldown increased from 60 to 75

6.68

• Created

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  Splash artwork

See Also

• Disruptor responses