Grimstroke
Dota 2 ยท Heroes. Grimstroke has his own Ink Swell card (whom to cast it on: auto, himself or an ally) and his own logic: Ink Swell is placed so the target gets into its radius and is stunned, the Ink Swell bearer walks right up to the target, and Soulbind goes only when a second enemy hero is next to the target. The rest of the combo is shared.
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Where to find it in the menuโ
Heroes โ Grimstroke โ Combo โ Ink Swell tile โ Ability settings
The Ink Swell card opens with the icon in the corner of the ability tile or with a right click on the tile. The tile on the Alternative combo tab has its own card with its own values. The other tabs of the page are shared by all heroes โ see Hero page.
How to enableโ
- Menu (
Insert) โ Heroes โ Grimstroke โ turn on the header toggle of the page (off by default). The general requirements (main toggle, combo key) are in Hero page and General settings. - Turn on the Humanizer: the combo does not work without it.
What it doesโ
- Default ability order: Ink Swell โ Soulbind โ Phantom's Embrace โ Dark Portrait โ Stroke of Fate. Mask of Madness is off by default (its silence hurts a caster).
Ink Swell
- In Auto mode Ink Swell is cast on a friendly unit fighting the target within half of Ink Swell's radius of it: an allied hero first, then an illusion or a unit of Grimstroke's (for example the Dark Portrait illusion). If there is none โ on Grimstroke himself.
- On himself, Ink Swell is cast when Grimstroke can reach the target and keep it in the radius (counting Ink Swell's movement speed bonus). If the target is farther, Grimstroke walks in first; Blink lands him within half the radius of the target. Against a target running away at full speed, Ink Swell waits until it is slowed.
- Himself โ always on Grimstroke. An ally โ only on an ally, illusion or unit by the target; until there is one, the combo goes on without Ink Swell.
- Any of your units under Ink Swell (Grimstroke, an illusion, the Dark Portrait illusion) walks to within half the radius of the target instead of attacking from attack range โ otherwise the target stays outside the radius and isn't stunned.
Soulbind
- Cast only if another enemy hero (not an illusion) stands within the chain radius of the target. The ultimate is not spent on a lone target.
Settingsโ
Combo โ Ink Swell โ Ability settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Range / options | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ink Swell on | Dropdown | Auto | Auto, Himself, An ally | Auto โ on an ally, illusion or unit by the target, otherwise on Grimstroke. Himself โ always on Grimstroke. An ally โ only on a friendly unit by the target; without one Ink Swell waits |
FAQโ
Grimstroke doesn't use Ink Swell. On himself, Ink Swell goes only when the target is close enough to keep it in the radius; otherwise Grimstroke walks in first. With An ally, an ally, illusion or unit must be within half the radius of the target.
Ink Swell isn't cast on the Dark Portrait illusion. The illusion must be by the target (within half of Ink Swell's radius) and within cast range. Auto and An ally take the illusion before Grimstroke himself.
The combo doesn't use Soulbind. The ultimate waits for a second enemy hero next to the target. Against a lone target Soulbind is not cast.