Ember Spirit
Lost within the Wailing Mountains, the Fortress of Flares lay abandoned, its training halls empty, its courtyard covered in leaves and dust. Upon a dais in its sealed temple rests a topaz cauldron filled with ancient ash, remnants of a pyre for the warrior-poet Xin. For three generations, Xin taught his acolytes the Bonds of the Guardian Flame, a series of mantras to train the mind and body for the harsh realities beyond the fortress walls. However, in teaching a warrior's way he earned a warrior's rivals, and in his autumn Xin was bested and slain. His followers spread to the wind. Yet as years turned to centuries and followers to descendants, his teachings endured by subtle whisper and deed. Touched by the teacher's lasting legacy, the Burning Celestial, inquisitive aspect of fire, cast himself to the Fortress of Flares and reignited the pyre ash. From these glowing embers emerged an…
Hero lore
Lost within the Wailing Mountains, the Fortress of Flares lay abandoned, its training halls empty, its courtyard covered in leaves and dust. Upon a dais in its sealed temple rests a topaz cauldron filled with ancient ash, remnants of a pyre for the warrior-poet Xin. For three generations, Xin taught his acolytes the Bonds of the Guardian Flame, a series of mantras to train the mind and body for the harsh realities beyond the fortress walls. However, in teaching a warrior's way he earned a warrior's rivals, and in his autumn Xin was bested and slain. His followers spread to the wind. Yet as years turned to centuries and followers to descendants, his teachings endured by subtle whisper and deed. Touched by the teacher's lasting legacy, the Burning Celestial, inquisitive aspect of fire, cast himself to the Fortress of Flares and reignited the pyre ash. From these glowing embers emerged an…
Stats and abilities checked against patch 7.41f. Talents and full details are in the official patch notes.
Ember Spirit abilities
Ember Spirit unleashes fiery bolas that wrap around nearby enemies, anchoring them in place and dealing damage each second.
Ember 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.
Ember 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 da…
Select the Fire Remnant to arrive at.
Ember Spirit is continuously burning, dealing damage per second to all nearby enemies at all times.
Passive
Sends 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. Embe…
Popular items by game phase
Most popular items in professional matches, from OpenDota data as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Each phase is counted separately.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch380 selections · 56.5% - 2
Tango100 selections · 14.9% - 3
Faerie Fire92 selections · 13.7% - 4
Observer Ward88 selections · 13.1% - 5
Quelling Blade8 selections · 1.2% - 6
Boots of Speed2 selections · 0.3%
Early
6 items- 1
Bottle100 selections · 22.4% - 2Boots of Speed99 selections · 22.2%
- 3
Urn of Shadows72 selections · 16.1% - 4
Chainmail66 selections · 14.8% - 5
Phase Boots62 selections · 13.9% - 6
Diadem31 selections · 7%
Mid
6 items- 1
Spirit Vessel77 selections · 12.6% - 2
Ogre Axe66 selections · 10.8% - 3
Perseverance62 selections · 10.2% - 4
Mage Slayer58 selections · 9.5% - 5
Staff of Wizardry55 selections · 9% - 6Diadem51 selections · 8.4%
Late
6 items- 1
Aghanim's Scepter57 selections · 16.3% - 2
Black King Bar36 selections · 10.3% - 3
Shiva's Guard30 selections · 8.6% - 4
Sange29 selections · 8.3% - 5
Kaya and Sange29 selections · 8.3% - 6
Ultimate Orb22 selections · 6.3%
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Ember Spirit — frequently asked
What are Ember Spirit's abilities in Dota 2?
Ember Spirit's abilities are Searing Chains, Sleight of Fist, Flame Guard, Activate Fire Remnant, Immolation, Fire Remnant. It is an Agility melee hero played as Carry, Escape, Nuker.
What is Ember Spirit's primary attribute?
Ember Spirit is an Agility hero, starting with 21 strength (+2.5/lvl), 21 agility (+3.2/lvl) and 20 intelligence (+2.2/lvl), and a base move speed of 295.