Accursed

**Accursed** is a melee strength hero in *Heroes of Newerth*. He is based on Abaddon from *Defense of the Ancients: All-Stars*.

## Abilities

 Target Unit
 **Type** - Magic
 It's a love/hate kinda thing.

* Sear interaction: Targeting an ally applies *Burning Strikes* and targeting an enemy applies *Sear*.
* Bypasses Magic Immunity on ally heroes.

 Target Unit
 **Type** - Magic
 Here, wear this!

110/140/170/200 damage shield. Once full amount is absorbed, damages enemies in 700 radius for 110/140/170/200 Magic Damage.

* The shield does not explode if it expires via timer or is dispelled.
* Re-applying *Fire Shield* to an already shielded unit will refresh the duration and shield health.
* Bypasses Magic Immunity on ally heroes.
* Sear interaction: Applying Fire Shield applies *Burning Strikes* and the explosion will apply *Sear*.

 Self Position
 **Type** - Magic
Activate to create a Searing Flame on the ground for 4 seconds, dealing 10/20/30/40 Magic Damage per second to enemies and Healing yourself for 8/12/16/20 + 0.4/0.6/0.8/1% of your Max Health per second.
Enemies affected by *Sear* have their Movement Speed slowed by -5/-10/-15/-20%. Allies who attack a target afflicted with *Sear* gain *Burning Strikes*.
 I'M MELTING!

5/10/15/20% Movement Slow
 **Burning Strikes Effects**
+10/20/30/40 Attack Speed
+10% Movement Speed

* Sear interaction: Standing on Searing Flame applies *Burning Strikes* to self and *Sear* to enemy units.

 Self

100% of damage taken converted to Health

* Flame Consumption does not heal from direct Health removal (i.e.  Blood Chalice,  Insanitarius).
* Amount healed is equal to post-mitigation damage.
* Sear interaction: Applies *Burning Strikes* to self.

## Changelog

**Version 4.8.6**

* Fire Shield
	+ Mana Cost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 100/105/110/115.
* Sear
	+ Activate to create a  Searing Flame on the ground for 4 seconds, dealing 10/20/30/40 Magic Damage per second to enemies and Healing to self for 8/12/16/20 + 0.4/0.6/0.8/1% Max Health of self per second.
	+ Has 24/22/20/18 seconds Cooldown, 60 Mana Cost, and 400 Radius.

**Version 4.4.4**

* Cauterize
	+ Bypasses Magic Immunity on allied heroes.
* Fire Shield
	+ Bypasses Magic Immunity on allied heroes.

**Version 4.0.0**

* **Base Intelligence** increased from 21 to 26.
* **Magic Armor** decreased from 6 to 4.
* **Armor** decreased from 4.38 to 3.5.

**Version 3.6.0**

* Cauterize
	+ Cast action time decreased from 500ms to 300ms.
* Fire Shield
	+ Cast action time decreased from 500ms to 150ms.

**Version 3.2.3**

* Flame Consumption
	+ Staff of the Master now allows Flame Consumption to be cast while stunned.

**Version 3.2.0**

* Cauterize
	+ Now applies  Sear debuff to enemies and  Sear Buff to Allies
* Fire Shield
	+ When it explodes, it now applies  Sear buff to Allies and  Sear debuff to Enemies in the radius
* Flame Consumption
	+ Now applies  Sear buff to yourself on use

**Version 2.5.20**

* **Health regen** reduced from 1.25 to 1
	+ This is a part of a global change to all melee heroes.

**Version 2.2.0**

* **Health regen** increased from 0.25 to 1.25 health per second
	+ This is a part of a global change to all melee heroes.

**Version 2.0.34**

* **Attach Range** now 128 units
	+ This is a part of a global change to all melee heroes.

**Version 2.0.30**

* Sear
	+ No longer an Attack Modifier

**Version 2.0.14**

* Fire Shield
	+ Cast range increased from 450 to 700

**Version 1.0.18**

* Fire Shield
	+ Cast range from 350 to 450

**Version 1.0.7**

* Cauterize
	+ Range from 750 to 700
* Fire Shield
	+ Casting range from 400 to 350
	+ Mana cost from 100/105/110/115 to 100/110/120/130

**Version 1.0.3**

* Fire Shield
	+ Now dispels stuns again.
* Flame Consumption
	+ No longer triggers automatically below 400hp.
	+ Must be cast manually. (Stuns, silences etc. now prevent the ult from triggering.)
	+ Staff of the Master functionality: can be cast while silenced.

**Version 0.3.0.2**

* Fixes to  Flame Consumption and  Sear.

**Version 0.1.63**

* Cauterize
	+ Ranged increased to 750.
* Fire Shield
	+ Range lowered to 400.
	+ No longer dispels stuns.

**Version 0.1.50**

* Cauterize
	+ Range increased from 300 to 600.

**Version 0.1.47**

* Fire Shield
	+ Now remove stuns.
* Sear
	+ Now grants allies a buff as well.
* Flame Consumption
	+ Now remove stuns.

**Version 0.1.45**

* Cauterize
	+ Range reduced from 600 to 300.

**Version 0.1.42**

* Flame Consumption
	+ Boosted by Staff of the Master

**Version 0.1.30**

* Cauterize
	+ Cooldown lowered from 7s to 6s.
* Fire Shield
	+ Now type magic, cannot be cast on magic immune targets.
* Sear
	+ Buffs Accursed on the first attack.

**Version 0.1.23**

* Flame Consumption
	+ Activates when silenced, stunned, or disabled.