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Night Hound
Level 1 stats
Damage	48-52
Armor	6.36
Movement Speed	305
Attack Type	Melee (125)
Attack Rate	0.59
Attributes
Strength	17 (+2.0)
Agility	24 (+2.9)
Intelligence	14 (+1.3)
Team
Legion
Dota Version
Rikimaru the Stealth Assassin
More Details

Scurrilous rumors of unnatural parentage have haunted this proud, leonine warrior his entire life. He long served in the Beast Horde as a shadowy scout and assassin before taking on a comparable role in the new Legion. Wherever he came from, Night Hound is a welcome ally and a deadly foe.

Contents 1 Skills 1.1 Smoke Bomb 1.1.1 Skills Table 1.2 Pounce 1.2.1 Skills Table 1.2.2 Notes 1.3 Backstab 1.3.1 Skills Table 1.3.2 Notes 1.4 Invisibility 1.4.1 Skills Table 1.4.2 Notes

Skills

Smoke Bomb

Action: Target Position Target: Enemy Units Type: Magic

Night Hound throws a smoke bomb at target location. Enemies standing within the smoke are silenced and will have a higher chance to miss with their attacks. Enemies within the cloud also have reduced movement and attack speed and creeps ignore the Night Hound.

Skills Table

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Cast Range	Area of Effect	Duration	Effects
1	75	15 seconds	425	250	6 seconds	Creates a smoke cloud which applies Smoke Bomb to units within it.
2	80	15 seconds	425	275	6 seconds	Creates a smoke cloud which applies Smoke Bomb to units within it.
3	85	15 seconds	425	300	6 seconds	Creates a smoke cloud which applies Smoke Bomb to units within it.
4	90	15 seconds	425	325	6 seconds	Creates a smoke cloud which applies Smoke Bomb to units within it.

Level	Effects
1	25% Movement Slow, -25 Attack Speed, 40% Miss Chance, Silenced
2	25% Movement Slow, -25 Attack Speed, 50% Miss Chance, Silenced
3	25% Movement Slow, -25 Attack Speed, 60% Miss Chance, Silenced
4	25% Movement Slow, -25 Attack Speed, 70% Miss Chance, Silenced

Pounce

Action: Target Unit Target: All Other Units Type: Physical

Taking full advantage of the element of surprise, Night Hound teleports to a target unit. If target unit is an enemy, Night Hound will strike them when he teleports, dealing additional damage.

Skills Table

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Cast Range	Area of Effect	Duration	Effects
1	50	20 seconds	700	N/A	N/A	Teleport self to target and attack with 30 bonus damage.
2	50	15 seconds	700	N/A	N/A	Teleport self to target and attack with 60 bonus damage.
3	50	10 seconds	700	N/A	N/A	Teleport self to target and attack with 90 bonus damage.
4	50	5 seconds	700	N/A	N/A	Teleport self to target and attack with 120 bonus damage.

Notes

• The Night Hound teleports behind the target.
• If target is an allied unit, no damage will be dealt.

Backstab

Action: Passive Target: On Attack Type: Physical

Night Hound is a master at exploiting openings in combat. When he attacks a target from behind, he does extra damage.

Skills Table

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Cast Range	Area of Effect	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	When behind target, adds 0.25x attacker's Agility as bonus attack damage.
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	When behind target, adds 0.5x attacker's Agility as bonus attack damage.
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	When behind target, adds 0.75x attacker's Agility as bonus attack damage.
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	When behind target, adds 1.0x attacker's Agility as bonus attack damage.

Notes

• Behind target is 105 degrees to side, where 0 is the facing point.
• Does not count as Critical Strike ( Riftshards works with this skill ).

Invisibility

Action: Passive

Night Hound learns to better conceal himself, making him invisible to the naked eye when not attacking.

Skills Table

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Cast Range	Area of Effect	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Stealth with 3 second fade time.
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Stealth with 2.25 second fade time.
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Stealth with 1.5 second fade time.

Notes

• If Night Hound is silenced this ability will be disabled; if he is silenced while invisible he will come out of invisibility.
• Night hound will not autoattack enemy units unless he is given an attack command, either target specific or attack-to-location.