Ember Spirit · Mid (pos. 2)
Ember Spirit Abilities and Combos
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Overview
This guide goes through Ember Spirit's kit ability by ability. The kit brings mobility with Sleight of Fist. Its ultimate is Fire Remnant.
Strengths
- Fire Remnant can swing team fights: it hits several enemies at once.
- Mobility: Sleight of Fist gets Ember Spirit in and out of fights.
- Heavy magical burst: Valve lists it as a Nuker.
Weaknesses
- Low base armor (0): vulnerable to physical harass early on.
- Melee: has to walk up to its target, which makes the lane harder against ranged heroes.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
Most-played build
When to use it
The items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Ember Spirit players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
195%- MidMain95% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
Starting items
Early game
Core items
- 1Spirit Vessel
- 2Aghanim's Shard
- 3Black King Bar
- 4Mage Slayer
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Flame Guard›Searing Chains›Sleight of Fi…
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Talents by level
- -12s Remnant Charge Restore Time2 Sleight of Fist Charges25
- +50 Sleight of Fist Hero Damage+50 Searing Chains Damage20
- +100% Flame Guard Damage Per Second+0.8s Searing Chains Duration15
- +165 Flame Guard Barrier Amount+12 Damage10
Abilities
- Searing Chains13 / 12 / 11 / 10s80 / 90 / 100 / 110 mpEmber Spirit unleashes fiery bolas that wrap around nearby enemies, anchoring them in place and dealing damage each second.
- Duration
- 1.25·1.75·2.25·2.75
- Radius
- 400
- Damage per second
- 100
- Unit count
- 2
- Sleight of Fist13 / 11 / 9 / 7s75 mpEmber Spirit dashes around with blazing speed, attacking all enemies in the targeted area of effect, then returning to his start location. Deals bonus damage to heroes.
- Radius
- 250·350·450·550
- Bonus hero damage
- 40·80·120·160
- Attack interval
- 0.25
- Flame Guard32s65 / 80 / 95 / 110 mpEmber Spirit surrounds himself with a ring of fire that consumes incoming magic damage, absorbing a percentage of the damage taken. Flame Guard deals damage per second in an area around Ember Spirit while Flame Guard is active. If the shield is broken, the damage is also lost.
- Duration
- 12·14·16·18
- Damage per second
- 20·30·40·50
- Radius
- 500
- Percentage absorbed
- 70%
- Magic barrier
- 60·140·220·300
Activate Fire Remnant100 / 125 / 150 mpSelect the Fire Remnant to arrive at.Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
ImmolationPassiveEmber Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage per second to all nearby enemies at all times.- Radius
- 200
- Damage per second
- 10
- Fire Remnant0.5sSends a Fire Remnant that runs to the target location at 250% Ember Spirit's speed. Using Activate Fire Remnant, Ember Spirit will dash out to all active Fire Remnants, destroying them and dealing damage in an area and then moving to the nearest Remnant. Ember Spirit will end at the Remnant closest to the targeted location.
- Damage
- 100·200·300
- Radius
- 450
- Duration
- 45
- Charge radius
- 0
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 100 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:Flame Guard›Searing Chains›Sleight of Fi…
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Strategy
1The kit
The kit brings mobility with Sleight of Fist.
- Searing Chains — Basic ability — hits an area. Part of your regular rotation.
- Sleight of Fist — Basic ability — moves you and hits an area. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
- Flame Guard — Basic ability — shields and hits an area. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
- Activate Fire Remnant — Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
- Immolation — Passive — hits an area. It works on its own: play around it.
- Fire Remnant — Ultimate — moves you and hits an area. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
2Skill order
Take Fire Remnant whenever it's available (levels 6, 12 and 18). Between basic abilities, cores usually max their damage or farming ability first and supports their disable.
3Combos
Without hard crowd control in the kit, your damage depends on positioning: land your abilities when the enemy is committed to something else.
4Using your ultimate
Fire Remnant is the ability the enemy plays around. Use it where it changes the fight, and remember its cooldown: after using it, you're a smaller threat for a while.
Tips
- Keep Sleight of Fist out of your combo unless the kill is certain.
- Use Flame Guard reactively, when the enemy commits.
- Watch Fire Remnant's cooldown: fights you take without it are much harder.
- Practise the combo in a practice game before using it in ranked.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 7.41.
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