Dragon Knight

Dragon Knight is a chess piece in .

Piece Ability

 * Elder Dragon Form
 * ABILITY: No Target

Dragon Knight takes the form of one of three powerful elder dragons, increasing his damage, while granting him new powers.

LEVEL 1 Green Dragon - Corrosive Breath: attacks deal damage over time.

LEVEL 2 Red Dragon - Splash Attack: attacks damage all enemy units in a 2-grid radius, with Corrosive Breath added to the targets.

LEVEL 3 Blue Dragon - Frost Breath: slows enemy chesses in Splash Attack range, with Corrosive Breath added to the targets.


 * DURATION: 60
 * BONUS ATTACK RANGE: 350
 * MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 30
 * BONUS ATTACK DAMAGE: 100 / 150 / 200
 * COOLDOWN: 60


 * Corrosive Breath (Available for Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 Elder Dragon Form)
 * DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
 * DAMAGE PER SECOND: 30
 * DURATION: 5


 * Splash Attack (Available for Level 2 & level 3 Elder Dragon Form)
 * DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
 * SPLASH RADIUS: 300
 * SPLASH DAMAGE: 50%


 * Frost Breath (Available for Level 3 Elder Dragon Form)
 * SLOW RADIUS: 300
 * MOVEMENT SPEED SLOW: 30
 * ATTACK SPEED SLOW: 30
 * DURATION: 3

Analysis
This ability is a built-in effect from the base game. More information can be found at https://dota2.gamepedia.com/Dragon_Knight#Elder_Dragon_Form

When an unit under effect of this ability lands auto attack, the following happens


 * 1) Level 1: Apply Corrosive Breath debuff.
 * 2) Level 2: Deals physical damage to nearby enemies, Apply Corrosive Breath debuff on these targets. Damage amount is calculated based on the original damage instance to main target before all damage manipulations.
 * 3) Level 3: Apply Frost Breath debuff on nearby enemies.

Trivia
Splash damage dealt to nearby enemies are not programmed as auto attacks, meaning


 * This damage cannot trigger effects that are triggered when auto attack land, e.g. debuff, lifesteal, ...
 * It cannot trigger critical strike. However, if the original damage instance to main target are critical, this damage is scaled up.
 * It cannot be evaded. (However, if the initial attack missed, the splash damage and other effects cannot be triggered)