Luna

Luna

The Radiant

15 + 1.9 22 + 2.8 16 + 1.85

Level 1 16 25 Hit Points 435 1005 1670 Mana 208 585 1040 Damage 48-54 92-98 135-141 Armor 3.08 9.24 15.26 Attacks / Second 0.71 0.97 1.22

Movement Speed 330 Turn Rate 0.4 Sight Range 1800/800 Attack Range 330 Missile Speed 900 Attack Duration 0.46+0.54 Cast Duration 0.6+0.4 Base Attack Time 1.7

Luna the Moon Rider is a Ranged Agility carry hero. Even though she can be seen as a tempting target for enemy heroes, Luna possesses solid early game laning presence due to her Lucent Beams, a cheap, low-cooldown nuke, and her Lunar Blessing aura, which grants all nearby allied heroes increased damage. In mid-game, she becomes far more formidable with Moon Glaives, allowing her to kill entire creep waves with two to three attacks, and Eclipse, which can instantly kill a hero if that hero is unfortunate to catch its full blast. Luna is a very common pick in professional matches; owing to her unique status as a hard carry who is also a dangerous nuker. Her Achilles' Heel is her fragility; she has no escape abilities and cannot handle a lot of punishment, relying on her enormous movement speed to keep her out of harm's way. Luna begins and ends a match dangerous, and if carefully and skilfully played will destroy anybody who stands against her.

Bio

Luna, the Moon Rider Play "Let the sky tear down the unworthy!" Role: Carry / Nuker Lore: How had she been reduced to this? She was once the Scourge of the Plains, a merciless leader of men and beasts, and able to sow terror wherever she dared. Now she was far from her homeland, driven half mad from starvation and months of wandering, her army long dead or turned to worse. As she stood at the edge of an ancient forest, a pair of glowing eyes spied on from an elder branch. Something beautiful and deadly sought a meal in the wilting dusk. Without a sound, it turned and left. Fury overtook her. Clutching a rust-eaten dagger, she charged after the beast determined to reclaim even a shred of her past glory, but her quarry would not be caught. Three times she cornered the creature among the rocks and trees, and three times she pounced only to witness its fading shadow darting further into the woods. Yet the full moon shone brightly, and the creature’s trail was easy to follow. Arriving in a clearing atop a high hill, the beast’s massive feline form sat in the open, attentive and waiting. When the woman brandished her dagger, the creature reared and roared and charged. Death, it seemed, had come for her at long last in this strange place. She stood, calm and ready. A flash of movement, and the beast snatched the dagger from her hand before vanishing into the forest. Stillness. Hooded figures approached. In reverent tones they revealed that Selemene, Goddess of the Moon, had chosen her, had guided her, had tested her. Unwittingly she had endured the sacred rites of the Dark Moon, warriors of the Nightsilver Woods. She was offered a choice: join the Dark Moon and pledge herself to the service of Selemene, or leave and never return. She did not hesitate. Embracing her absolution, she renounced her bloody past, and took up a new mantle as Luna of the Dark Moon, the dreaded Moon Rider, ruthless and ever-loyal guardian of the Nightsilver Woods. Voice: Linda K. Morris (Responses)

Abilities

Lucent Beam Q C Ability Affects Damage Target Unit Enemies Magical Luna channels a concentrated beam of lunar energy at an enemy, stunning and dealing damage. Range: 800 Stun duration: 0.6 Damage: 75/150/225/300 6 90/100/110/120 Selemene smites those who encroach upon the Nightsilver Woods.

Moon Glaive W G Ability Affects Passive Enemy units and structures Allows Luna's glaive to bounce to enemy units near the attacked unit. Each bounce deals less damage. Bounces: 1/2/3/5 Radius: 500 Damage reduction per bounce: 30% Carefully sharpened, Luna's boomerang-like weapon cuts a wide swath through enemy numbers.

Notes: Moon Glaives took precedence over the following: Feedback (Diffusal Blade) and Cold Attack (Eye of Skadi) in WC3 DotA. In Dota 2, the attack modifier is applied to the first target. Unlike in DotA1, this skill works with Mjollnir in DotA2. The tech restraints that prevented it from working no longer exist. Deals a grand total of 70/119/153/194% extra physical damage assuming max bounces per level.

Lunar Blessing E L Ability Affects Aura Allied Heroes Grants bonus damage to nearby allies, while blessing Luna with extra night vision. Bonus damage: 14/22/30/38 Radius: 900 Night vision: 1800 Illusions provide the aura to allies and will gain night vision, but not bonus damage. The Goddess of the Moon smiles upon her kin.

Notes: A single level of this skill will give Luna the full Night Vision Range.

Eclipse R E Ability Affects Damage No Target Enemies Magical Calls an eclipse that follows Luna, striking units with her current level of Lucent Beam. A single target can only be hit a maximum times. Unlike individual Lucent Beams, Eclipse does not stun. Eclipse turns day into night for 10 seconds. Radius: 675 Lucent Beams summoned: 4/7/10 (4/8/12*) Duration: 1.8/3.6/5.4 (1.8/4.2/6.6*) Strike interval: 0.6 Maximum hits per target: 4 (6*) 160/150/140 150/200/250 Increases beams, max hits per unit, and duration. In times of great need, Selemene herself descends into the world, blocking out the light and hope of the opposed.

Notes: Beams deal damage based on the level of Lucent Beam (Eclipse will not deal damage if Luna did not learn Lucent Beam). Beams will stop if Luna is killed. Unlike individual Lucent Beam casts, Eclipse Lucent Beams do not mini-stun. Will not hit invisible units. Eclipse will not end Night Stalker's Ultimate as it did in Dota 1. Depending on Lucent Beam level, a single target can take at most 0/300/600/900/1200 (0/450/900/1350/1800*) damage.

Recommended items

Explanation: For early game items, a Magic Wand is always good for stats, a Poor Man's Shield confers Luna with good Agility and survivability in the early game and a Ring of Aquila gives Luna the damage, mana regeneration, and other stats she needs. Boots of choice are Power Treads for the stats and the attack speed. Helm of the Dominator allows Luna to stack and kill Ancient creeps to farm faster, and she also benefits from the lifesteal and Black King Bar helps Luna's damage and survivability with Magic Immunity and Strength if the opponent team mainly uses magic to assault. In terms of situational items, Force Staff and Shadow Blade grant Luna a critical escape. Heart of Tarrasque and Satanic give Luna immense survivability, and Satanic is an upgrade to Helm, mostly giving Luna enough to tank and engage ahead if there is no tanker on player's team. Manta Style and Butterfly are great mixtures of heavy damage and some survivability. Manta Style's illusions also proc Moon Glaive. Aghanim's Scepter increases the max single target damage of her ultimate from 1200 to 1800 and increases the total damage from 3000 to 3600 (Assuming Lucent Beam is lv 4). Another great reason to pick Shadow Blade as your escape mechanism is that Eclipse will continue to work when Luna is invisible, allowing you to stun a hero with Lucent Beam, activate Eclipse, then Shadow Blade, and run him down with your enhanced move speed as he tries to flee. This allows you to (in most situations) annihilate any hero you find on its own. Effects such as bash and crit only affect the primary target of Luna's attacks, so she generally focuses on raw damage to complement her Moon Glaives.

Tips

• Luna and Night Stalker complement each other well; as Eclipse causes day to become night and Darkness gives both of them a very long vision range.
• Early points in Lunar Blessing will make last-hitting creeps easier. At any rate, make sure you have a single point in it before the first night as only one point is needed for the full amount of vision it bestows.
• Early points in Moon Glaives will push the lane. Moon Glaives is commonly not skilled at all until the laning phase has concluded.
• Extremely unusually for a hard carry, Luna gains significant killing power with a level advantage, owing to Lucent Beam and by extension Eclipse.
• Lucent Beam's cast range is gigantic. Use it to pick off fleeing heroes.
  • Bear in mind Eclipse's range is much smaller than Lucent Beam's.
• Under almost all circumstances Luna should be paired with a disabler for her laning phase; as aside from her high movement speed she has absolutely nothing to help her avoid ganks or kill attempts.
  • Luna should never under any circumstances solo a lane. Her very small attack range and purely damage-oriented skillset mean she is extremely easy to kill.

Trivia

• Luna is the only Hero faster than Lane Creeps without items or abilities.
• Judging from their lore and dialogue, Luna and Mirana are both affiliated, with Mirana bearing a higher royalty than her, something Luna seems to resent.
• Luna's lore, quotes, accent, and reverence for Selemene derive largely from the Celts. Celtic lore heavily features warrior queens, who were often associated mystically with the moon.
• The name Selemene is a reference to the Greek goddess Selene, who was associated with the moon and the night. The Greek goddess Artemis also bears relevance, as she represented both lunar powers and the hunting of prey.

Update history

December 19, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Lunar Blessing affecting some non-hero units like Familiars and Spirit Bear.

September 13, 2012 Patch

• Beefed up Luna's Lucent Beam impact a tiny bit.

July 12, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Moon Glaive bouncing on ward type units.
• Fixed Moon Glaive bounce order.

July 05, 2012 Patch

• Enabled Rubick, Wisp, and Luna in Captain's Mode.
• Fixed Eclipse ending if you get Cycloned.

June 28, 2012 Patch

• Added Luna, Wisp.

May 13, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a number of abilities having incorrect interaction with Sphere: Slithereen Crush, Jinada, Wind Walk, Echo Slam, Moon Glaive, Death Pulse, Purification, Scream of Pain, Fatal Bonds.

Balance changelog

6.76

• Lunar Blessing bonus damage increased from 14/20/26/32 to 14/22/30/38.

6.75

• Moon Glaive level 4 bounce count increased 4 to 5.

6.74

• Moon Glaive damage decrease per bounce decreased from 35% to 30%.

6.73

• Base damage increased by 5.

6.72

• Lunar Blessing rescaled from 8/16/24/32 to 14/20/26/32.

Gallery

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  Splash artwork

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  Luna Ingame

See Also

• Luna responses