Hanzo

Lore

Genius ninja in the Shadow Sect who is at the crossroads.

Attributes

Durability

70

Offense

80

Ability Effects

20

Difficulty

50

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  Ame no Habakiri

  Buff

  Damage dealt by Hanzo's Basic Attacks and skills inflicts a stack of Dark Ninjutsu on the target, up to 5 stacks. Ninjutsu: Demon Feast can only be cast on targets with full stacks of Dark Ninjutsu.

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  Ninjutsu: Demon Feast

  Burst

  The skill can only be used on targets with max stacks of Dark Ninjutsu. When targeting a creep, Hanzo will immediately devour it and digest it over a period of time to recover 20% HP.
  When targeting the Turtle, Lord, or enemy heroes, he deals 600 (+120% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage, recovers 150 (+80% Total Physical Attack) HP, and reduces this skill's cooldown by 60%.

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  Ninjutsu: Dark Mist

  AOE · Slow

  CD: 10

  Hanzo dashes in the target direction, leaving dark mist in front that deals 90 (+45% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in the area every 0.5s, up to 5 times (this damage counts as Basic Attack damage but cannot Crit).
  The dark mist slows enemies in the area by 40% and grants Hanzo 20% Movement Speed.

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  Kinjutsu: Pinnacle Ninja

  Morph · Mobility

  CD: 36

  Hanzo charges into battle as Hanekage, consuming 170 Energy per second. He gains 20 Energy when a non-hero unit dies nearby and 200 Energy when it's a hero. He gains 15 Energy when attacking a hero, and 45 Energy when attacking the Turtle or the Lord. When Energy runs out, Hanzo's body will be slowly drawn to Hanekage's position.
  
  While in Hanekage form, Hanzo's body is invincible, while Hanekage ignores obstacles and gains 50% Movement Speed and 30% Attack Speed.
  
  Use Again or Upon Death: Hanekage returns to Hanzo's body, recovering 360 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) HP and becoming untargetable during the return. If Hanekage is killed, Hanzo will be slowed by 50% and revealed for 6s, and the skill's cooldown will be doubled.

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  Ame no Habakiri

  Buff

  Damage dealt by Hanzo's Basic Attacks and skills inflicts a stack of Dark Ninjutsu on the target, up to 5 stacks. Ninjutsu: Demon Feast can only be cast on targets with full stacks of Dark Ninjutsu.

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  Forbidden Ninjutsu: Soul Snatch

  Damage

  CD: 10

  Hanekage dashes to an enemy hero, dealing 300 (+60% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage after a brief delay. Each stack of Dark Ninjutsu on the target increases this damage by 20%. At max Dark Ninjutsu stacks, he deals 12 (+3% Extra Physical Attack)% target's <1005> extra damage (ignores 30% of target's <1060>) and recovers 150 (+80% Total Physical Attack) HP.
  This skill can be cast on the Turtle or Lord (deals up to 1000 damage).

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  Forbidden Ninjutsu: Black Mist

  AOE · CC

  CD: 10

  Hanekage dashes in the target direction, knocking enemies in his path airborne for 0.4s and dealing 405 (+45% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage (recovers 200 Energy if hitting an enemy hero), leaving a Dark Mist in the area he passes through.
  The mist deals 135 (+45% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in the area every 0.5s (up to 4 times). It also slows enemies in the area by 40%.
  
  This damage is considered Basic Attack Damage, but cannot Crit.

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  Ninjutsu Flee: Return

  CD: 1

  Hanekage returns to Hanzo's body and exits the Hanekage form.

Hero Relations

Synergizes With

Hanzo has high burst potential but needs time to stack his Passive, so he works best with heroes who can keep the enemy CC'd, like Aurora, Belerick, and Tigreal.

Strong Against

Hanzo's Ultimate enables him to poke or dive with relative safety, making him a serious threat to squishy heroes without mobility, like Layla, Ixia, and Zhuxin, while also disrupting the enemy in teamfights.

Weak Against

Hanzo fares less favorably against heroes with lots of mobility, such as Fanny, Lancelot, and Arlott, since it's difficult to build stacks on them, thus limiting Hanzo's damage.