Muerta, Dota 2’s 124th hero, is a master of death that can unleash ethereal ruin against her prey.
The ranged intelligence hero is a hybrid-damage carry that has a unique set of abilities at her disposal.
As a deadly assassin, she can blast fearsome trick shots that deal damage and slows her targets. She can support her team and disable her opponents by summoning revenants. Muerta can also use her flintlock pistol to dish out hefty hero damage in team fights.
Muerta can reveal her true form as a murderous spectral nightmare if all else fails, allowing her to send her foes to the afterlife.
To learn more about the hero, we’ve listed down all of her hero abilities.
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Here are all of Muerta’s hero abilities
Dead Shot

She fires a ghostly trickshot at an enemy unit or tree. When the bullet strikes, it damages and briefly slows, then ricochets in the targeted direction.
The ricochet damages all units it passes through, stopping when it hits a hero. Heroes hit by the ricochet are feared away from the impact.
ABILITY MECHANIC | SPECIFICATION |
Damage | 75/150 /225/300 |
Ricochet fear duration | 1.3/1.5/1.8/2.0 |
Impact slow percent | -100.0% |
Impact slow duration | 0.5 |
Mana | 100/120/140/160 |
Cooldown | 16/14/12/10 |
Ability | Unit target |
Affects | Enemy Units |
Damage type | Magical |
Pierces spell immunity | No |
Dispellable | Yes |
The Calling

Summons a group of 4.0 revenants that slowly circle the targeted location. Enemies within the area are slowed and have reduced attack speed. Revenants deal damage and silence enemies as they pass through them.
ABILITY MECHANIC | SPECIFICATION |
Damage | 45/90/135/180 |
Duration | 10 |
Movement slow | -30.0% |
Attack slow | -30/-40/-50/-60 |
Mana | 150/175/200/225 |
Cooldown | 30 |
Ability | Point target |
Damage type | Magical |
Pierces spell immunity | No |
Dispellable | Yes |
Gunslinger

Her attacks can fire a second shot at another target, prioritizing Heroes.
ABILITY MECHANIC | SPECIFICATION |
Chance | 20%/30%/40%/50% |
Ability | Passive |
Pierces spell immunity | Yes |
Pierce the Veil (ultimate)

She transforms, becoming immune to physical damage. All of her attack damage is dealt as magical damage. In addition, she gains bonus attack damage and phased movement.
She can attack ethereal units but deals no damage to Magic Immune targets.
ABILITY MECHANIC | SPECIFICATION |
Duration | 6/7/8 |
Transformation duration | 0.3 |
Bonus attack damage | 50/70/100 |
Mana | 150/250/350 |
Cooldown | 75/60/45 |
Ability | No target |
Damage type | Magical |
Dispellable | No |
Dispel type | Basic dispel |
You can read the full hero notes here.
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