Latticean Shards
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Nyx Assassin
Deep in the Archive of Ultimyr, shelved between scholarly treatises on dragon cladistics and books of untranslatable spells, there is an ancient tome of entomological curiosities. Compiled by scholars, the book describes the telepathic talents of the zealot scarab, a strange species of social insect with abilities unique to all the seven planes. Unlike most grubs of his colony, Nyx Assassin did not arise from metamorphosis with the plodding thoughts and blunted appendages common to the worker caste of his kind. For his was a special transformation, guided by the grace of Nyx. He was the chosen one, selected from the many and anointed with an extract of the queen goddess herself. Not all survive the dark blessing of the queen's chamber, but he emerged with a penetrating mind, and dagger-like claws--his razor sharp mandibles raking the air while his thoughts projected directly into the mi…
STR17+2.7
AGI18+2.9
INT21+2.6
310
move speed
150
attack range
26–30
base damage
1800 / 800
day / night vision
Nyx Assassin abilities
ImpaleMagical
Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units take damage, then are hurled into the air and stunned.
CD17/15/13/11MP90/100/110/120
Point Target
Mind FlareMagical
Deals damage equal to a percentage of the target's Max Mana and burns part of it away. Deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the damage the target has taken from Nyx Assassin in the last 15s. Resets accumulated damage before applying damage.
CD11/9.5/8/6.5MP100/105/110/115
Unit Target, AOE
Spiked Carapace
When activated while above ground, Spiked Carapace reflects and negates damage dealt to Nyx Assassin (max once from each source), as well as stunning the source of the damage. Activating Spiked Carapace will not break Vendetta invisibility. While Burrowed, Sp…
CD20/16/12/8MP40
No Target, Instant Cast
Burrow
Nyx Assassin buries himself beneath the battlefield over a short duration. Once burrowed, Spiked Carapace instantly stuns nearby enemies when cast, the range of Mind Flare and Impale is increased, and Impale's cooldown is decreased. While burrowed, Nyx Assass…
No Target, Hidden
Mana Burn
Nyx Assassin's damage on enemies also burns mana as a percentage of the damage dealt.
Passive, Hidden
VendettaPure
Nyx Assassin becomes invisible and gains a speed bonus. If Nyx Assassin attacks to break the invisibility, massive bonus damage is dealt with the attack that applies a break to the target. Nyx Assassin has 75 additional attack range and a 70% faster attack an…
CD80/70/60MP180/240/300BKB ✓
Instant Cast, No Target
Unburrow
Emerge from the burrow.
Hidden, No TargetNyx Assassin has 271 tradable cosmetics on the Steam Community Market, ranging from $0.03 to $155.09. Collecting the whole Nyx Assassin line-up would cost about $2,303.
Immortal18Mythical53Rare92Uncommon84Common24
Cheapest entry
Infused Cursed Zealot CarapaceMythical$0.03Fan favourite
Latticean ShardsImmortal$5.88Priciest piece
Crimson Latticean HierarchyImmortal$155.09
Infused Cursed Zealot CarapaceMythical$0.03Fan favouriteLatticean ShardsImmortal$5.88Priciest pieceCrimson Latticean HierarchyImmortal$155.09271 items
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Crimson Latticean Hierarchy
$155.09Steam ↗
Genuine Latticean Shards of the Crimson Witness
$284.99Steam ↗
Golden Latticean Shards
$68.03Steam ↗
Latticean Hierarchy
$0.14Steam ↗
Autographed Latticean Shards
$5.88Steam ↗
Bottomfeeder
$0.30Steam ↗
Auspicious Nyx Assassin's Dagon
$4.62Steam ↗
Genuine Golden Latticean Shards
$67.47Steam ↗
Genuine Latticean Shards
$5.14Steam ↗
Genuine Nyx Assassin's Dagon
$11.24Steam ↗
Inscribed Latticean Shards
$5.24Steam ↗
Inscribed Golden Latticean Shards
$61.39Steam ↗
Nyx Assassin's Dagon
$8.93Steam ↗
Jaw of Kaktos
$0.18Steam ↗
Sect of Kaktos
$0.59Steam ↗
Cursed Zealot
$2.14Steam ↗
Inscribed Nyx Assassin's Dagon
$11.41Steam ↗
Bottomfeeder Abdomen
$0.12Steam ↗
Claws of Kaktos
$0.10Steam ↗
Bottomfeeder Jaws
$0.05Steam ↗
Inscribed Latticean Hierarchy
$0.17Steam ↗
Sapphire Crab
$0.08Steam ↗
Shell of Kaktos
$0.07Steam ↗
Carapace of Kaktos
$0.05Steam ↗
Sapphire Crab Head
$0.03Steam ↗
Claws of Cicatrix Regalia
$0.03Steam ↗
Sapphire Crab Misc
$0.03Steam ↗
Shadow Calvaria
$0.03Steam ↗
Shadow Claws
$0.03Steam ↗
Sapphire Crab Weapon
$0.03Steam ↗
Shadow Tracers
$0.03Steam ↗
Sovereign of the Menacing Guise
$0.03Steam ↗
Cursed Zealot Claws
$0.03Steam ↗
Cursed Zealot Visage
$0.03Steam ↗
Infused Cursed Zealot Carapace
$0.03Steam ↗
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Nyx Assassin — frequently asked
What are Nyx Assassin's abilities in Dota 2?
Nyx Assassin's abilities are Impale, Mind Flare, Spiked Carapace, Burrow, Mana Burn, Vendetta, Unburrow. It is a Universal melee hero played as Disabler, Nuker, Initiator.
What is Nyx Assassin's primary attribute?
Nyx Assassin is a Universal hero, starting with 17 strength (+2.7/lvl), 18 agility (+2.9/lvl) and 21 intelligence (+2.6/lvl), and a base move speed of 310.
How many cosmetics does Nyx Assassin have?
Nyx Assassin has 271 tradable cosmetics on the Steam Community Market, ranging from $0.03 to $155.09.
Does Nyx Assassin have an Arcana?
No — Nyx Assassin does not have an Arcana yet. Their cosmetics are sets, couriers, wards and effects across the other rarity tiers.
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