Earth Spirit

**Kaolin**, the **Earth Spirit**, is a melee strength hero that excels at changing the tide of the fight, especially when the enemy is bad at positioning. the patch was 7.18 when this was written.

## Lore

Deep amid the Upland crags and cliffs there runs a seam of sacred jade long foresworn by highland miners. From this rare material, the likeness of the great general Kaolin was carved and buried at the head of a stone funerary army ten thousand strong--a force of soldiers and holy men, jesters and acrobats, carved by craftsmen and entombed for millennia in the dark embrace of the Earth. What the craftsmen had not known was that within the strange seam of jade flowed the spirit of the Earth itself--an elemental force at one with the planet. When the force within the carved jade found itself cut off from the life's blood of the world, it gathered its strength over the course of a thousand years and dug itself free and into the light. Now the great Kaolin Earth Spirit strides the Upland roads, fighting for the spirit of the Earth; and in times of need calls forth remnants of his buried army still locked in the loving embrace of the soil.

## Abilities

### **Q: Boulder Smash**

100 mana || 22/18/14/10/10/10 cooldown

Earth Spirit smashes the target enemy or ally, sending them in the direction he is facing. If Earth Spirit targets an area, he will smash the nearest Stone Remnant in a 200 radius. The travelling unit or Remnant damages all enemy units it hits. If an enemy is hit by a Stone Remnant, they are also stunned. Stone Remnants travel further than other units.

**Unit Cast Range**: 150

**Stone Cast Range**: 200

**Cast Point**: 0.01

**Effect Radius**: 180

**Damage**: 50/100/150/200/450/700

**Knockback Speed**: 900

**Unit Knockback Distance**: 480/600/680/800/900/1000

**Stone Knockback Distance**: 2000

**Stone Stun Duration**: 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5/3 (Talent 1.5/2/2.5/3/3.5/4)

### **W: Rolling Boulder**

50 mana || 16/12/8/4/4/4 cooldown

Earth Spirit gathers himself into a boulder and, after a 0.6s delay, rolls towards the target location, damaging enemy units. He will stop if he collides with a hero or is stunned. If he rolls over a Stone Remnant, he will travel further and faster, and enemies hit by the boulder will have their movement speed slowed.

**Cast Range**: 3000

**Cast Point**: 0.01

**Effect & Collision Radius**: 150

**Delay**: 0.6

**Default Roll Distance**: 800

**Stone Roll Distance**: 1600

**Damage**: 100 (Talent 300)

**Stone Move Speed Slow**: 80%

**Stone Slow Duration**: 0.8/1.2/1.6/2/2.8/3.6

### **E: Geomagnetic Grip**

100 mana || 13 cooldown

Earth Spirit pulls the target Stone Remnant. Enemies struck by the gripped target will be silenced, and take damage if the gripped target is a Stone Remnant.

**Cast Range**: 1100

**Cast Point**: 0.01

**Radius**: 180

**Stone Damage**: 50/100/150/200/450/700

**Stone Pull Speed**: 1000

**Unit Pull Speed**: 600

**Silence Duration**: 2/2.5/3/3.5/4/4.5

### **D: Stone Remnant**

30 cooldown/charge

**Ability**: Target Point

Call a Stone Remnant to the target location. Stone Remnants have no vision and are invulnerable, and can be used with Earth Spirit's abilities. Calling a Stone Remnant consumes a charge, which recharge over time.

**Cast Range**: 1100

**Cast Point**: 0

**Remnant Duration**: 120

**Stone Charges**: 6

### **R: Magnetize**

100 mana || 100/90/80/80/80 cooldown

Magnetizes units in a small nearby area, causing them to take damage for a short duration. Magnetized heroes cause nearby Stone Remnants to explode, destroying the remnant and refreshing Magnetize's duration on all nearby enemies. This process can repeat multiple times. If an enemy hero is affected by silence or slows as a result of Geomagnetic Grip or Rolling Boulder, all magnetized heroes share the effects.

**Cast Point**: 0.01

**Radius**: 300

**Stone Search Radius**: 400

**Stone Refresh Radius**: 600

**Damage per Second**: 50/75/100/225/350

**Duration**: 6

### **F: Enchant Remnant**

(*Aghanim's Scepter required*)

150 mana || 45 cooldown

Earth Spirit temporarily enchants a hero, granting them the properties of a Stone Remnant. After 3 seconds the remnant shatters, releasing the hero and damaging nearby enemies.

**Cast Range**: 125

**Cast Point**: 0.2

**Damage Radius**: 300

**Damage**: 300

**Duration**: 3

## Talents

Stun Duration
 +300 Health
 +200 Rolling Boulder
Damage
 +40 Damage

## Trivia

* More trivia are already typed at Dota 2 Wiki.