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Pentel, The Master Illusionist

VOTE

SCORE

110

AWARDS

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Strength

Agility

Intelligence

Melee

Ranged

Easy

Medium

Hard

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Attack Damage

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Attack Speed

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Attack Range

Armor

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Magic Resistance

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Status Resistance

Movement Speed

Turn Rate

Vision

DAY

NIGHT

Roles

Carry

Support

Nuker

Disabler

Jungler

Durable

Escape

Pusher

Initiator

Strengths

Team-fight

Farm

Split-push

Siege

Base-Def.

Roshan

Damage output

Pure

Physical

Magical

ABILITIES

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

AUTOCAST

SCEPTER

SHARD

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

AUTOCAST

SCEPTER

SHARD

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

AUTOCAST

SCEPTER

SHARD

ULTIMATE

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

AUTOCAST

SCEPTER

SHARD

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

AUTOCAST

SCEPTER

SHARD

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

AUTOCAST

SCEPTER

SHARD

DAMAGE

PIERCES BKB NO YES

DISPELLABLE NO YES

BREAKEABLE NO YES

PROCS LINKENS NO YES

CAST WHILE ROOTED NO YES

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade

TALENT TREE

Plus 2 Shell Game Illusions

The Rabbit in the Hat +4 hits and finds a new target

Rabbit in the Hat Leash pierces BKB

Swap can be activated while stunned

Trick Card plus .2 stun duration

Shell Game Illusions take 50% less damage

Plus 25 Trick Card Damage

+ 100 Bait and Switch Illusion HP

DESCRIPTION & LORE

Description

Pentel is an illusion-based int support hero specializing in single target damage and disable.

By playing a shell game between illusions, Pentel can be highly elusive, particularly with the durability of his illusions (they do 0 auto-attack damage, so scaling is limited).

Trick card is also unique, as the stun projectile and his regular attack animation are identical. This makes predicting Pentel's stun difficult, possibly hitting elusive heroes before they can use defensive abilities (or stunning before BKB is activated).

Bait and Switch provides a powerful linkens-esque effect for yourself or your allies.

Rabbit in a Hat provides heavy damage and leashes for an extended period (with a BKB piercing talent).

* Marked as three stars for complexity due to tabbing between illusions while time out 1.1 second stuns to achieve stun lock, as well as myriad opportunities presented by swap.

** All images for the hero and tooltips were developed using MidJourney AI.

Lore

Revtel was not a pleasant place to group up, especially without family connections. As a young, orphaned fae, Pentel learned the secret to survival was never letting anyone pin him down. Watching the street magicians and tickets, he began to learn their secrets.

Eventually, he mastered the Illusionary arts and became a court jester to the Merchant Kings of Revtel, performing his tricks and magic acts to the most studious of audiences. Despite his skills, the Merchant Kings, and their hangers-on, were a cruel audience, prompting him to perform his greatest trick: disappearing with a wagonful of their gold and precious gems. He's been on the run ever since, disguising his identity and living off the hidden stash.

ITEM BUILDS

BUILD #1 - Support Illusionist

INTENDED ROLES

EARLY GAME