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Chaos Bolt late game is simply not worth it. Another one is how 
Chaos Strike can double down on an unlucky roll in terms of damage and survivability. The primary issue I have is that all of this is out of the hands of the player, punishing them for no fault of their own.
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Notes Chaos Strike. I like its current iteration very much but am not a fan of how it works. If you get high critical damage, you also get high lifesteal and vice versa. This 'double down' effect as previously mentioned is too drastic given it is based on luck. Thus, I want to change this system to one that is less extreme and works more smoothly: Inverse relation. The principle as seen in Chaos Bolt is perfect: If one value is high, the other will be low or they can meet in the middle to even things out. I want to incorporate that mechanic here but due to the bonuses being critical strike and lifesteal, the implementation to make them separate would be too clunky. Thus, I have decided to replace the lifesteal with a slow to account for this and move this source of sustain elsewhere in his kit. Even if you get a low critical strike, the move speed slow helps you get another hit in while the attack speed slow protects him from backlash. This version works beautifully with all his illusions because each apply their own random slow values. Since an enemy can have multiple slows but only the strongest will take effect, this interaction boosts his luck by increasing the likelihood of his target being greatly slowed. Chaos Bolt quite highly so why would I change it so much? Its current form is good conceptually but poor in practice due to the nuke becoming obsolete by the late game. An easy improvement would be to make it deal % Max Health damage like 
Feast to let it scale better and actually compete with the disable. However, I want to take this opportunity to create a more unique spell based on his theme instead of just fixing a randomized 
Magic Missile. Entropy still provides damage but trades its stun for either the missing lifesteal from his passive or even more damage. Keep in mind that these extra effects affect the nuke damage itself. So even if they hit non-important targets, you at least heal a decent amount while better nuking another one, making each cast somewhat impactful. Even though he is not in the business of fooling enemies, the fact that the ability hits nearby enemies means that casting it near his illusions makes the original harder to detect compared to the obvious bolt throwing. It works like 
Searing Chains so who it hits is up to chance and even the effect on them is similar. Due to the buffs provided, this randomness becomes more meaningful. Just like how one would play around and make the most of Powerup Runes despite their spawn being random, one would have to play around and capitalize on the marks.
Reality Rift. Launch Entropy in at his current but more controlled space then blink in to immediately start hammering at the chosen marked one. Alternatively, rift in first to potentially isolate the target but risk pulling yourself near other enemies. Reality Rift itself, it is more or less the same but since the slowing component has been shifted to Chaos Strike, it has been compensated by the missing stun from Chaos Bolt. It has been reduced to a mini-stun so it is not too fearsome, but adding a hard disable to cancel channeling to setup their demise on top of a mobility and displacement spell is not something to be ignored. On the topic of the displacement, it is now always a static and smooth 50% distance from each other instead of whatever weird arbitrary numbers it currently has. 
Phantasm remains mostly similar with some self healing which I have 3 reasons for. The first is to make up for the fact that he has less constant lifesteal. The second reason for introducing an extra effect is because it just being a stronger version of 
Mirror Image feels underwhelming conceptually. They are certainly incredibly strong illusions, I simply want it to stand out more as an ultimate. The final one is to better incentivize using it in the middle of a fight instead of summoning them right before the fight. Resetting himself with a dispel and heal should make enemies really fearful of this spell.
Chaos Knight, his early talents are the same. The CDR one can afford to be higher if only because W and R have their cooldowns raised slightly to account for their newfound power. This is also to better compete with the Strength talent which is just really too good all for himself and his illusions. The Reality Rift talent becomes even stronger since it lets the stun pierce spell immunity. Of course the duration is quite short but just being able to disrupt someone with 
Black King Bar active is really good. The Entropy talent brings back the good stun from Chaos Bolt, giving him the ability to actually lockdown targets. The reliance on luck is still there so positioning and praying to god is emphasized even more. The old Chaos Strike talent is not bad by any means but being able to permaslow an enemy with the potential for big crits along the way might be too good. So, the next best thing is too increase the ceiling for the critical damage but since the value is based on luck, it won't always reach that level so is not too broken. The more exciting thing about this is that the slow values will be inversed at a higher rate, so the chance for a better slow for the same critical damage is higher. Overall, he remains the same single target devastator since his damage is untouched, higher even with Death involved. He still wields chaotic mechanics but in ways that provide meaningful choices and less harsh punishments. He does lose constant survivability in favour of active gated ones so is compensated with higher base Strength and armor. Thank you for reading this to the very end!DOTAFire is the place to find the perfect build guide to take your game to the next level. Learn how to play a new hero, or fine tune your favorite DotA hero’s build and strategy.
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