Martis

Martis is a highly aggressive Fighter who thrives on engaging enemies head-on. His kit provides significant physical offense, allowing him to deal substantial damage, especially against squishier targets. He also possesses good durability, enabling him to withstand some retaliation while he executes his targets. His difficulty rating is moderate, meaning players can pick him up relatively quickly but mastering his full potential requires practice.

Strengths:

• High Burst Damage and Execution Potential: Martis's Ultimate, Decimation, deals immense damage and can reset upon a kill, allowing for multi-kills in teamfights, especially against low-health enemies.
• Excellent Mobility and Crowd Control: His Mortal Coil skill provides multiple dashes and crowd control, including knockbacks and airborne effects, making him adept at initiating fights, chasing down foes, and escaping danger.
• Strong Teamfight Presence: Martis can disrupt enemy formations, isolate key targets, and apply continuous pressure with his skill resets and area-of-effect crowd control.

Weaknesses:

• Vulnerable to Hard Crowd Control: While Mortal Coil grants Control Immunity during its second phase, Martis can be easily locked down by sustained crowd control outside of this window, preventing him from executing his combos.
• Reliance on Skill Resets: His full potential, especially in teamfights, heavily relies on securing kills with Decimation to refresh its cooldown. If he fails to get a kill, his damage output and mobility are significantly reduced.
• Early Game Vulnerability: Martis needs items to scale effectively. Without his core damage and defensive items, he can be squishy and lack the impact needed to snowball early.

• Passive: Ashura's Wrath

  Each time Martis uses a skill, his Attack Speed will be increased by 30%, up to a maximum of 120%. This effect lasts for 4 seconds. At full stacks, he gains (+6*Hero Level) extra Attack. This passive is crucial for Martis's sustained damage. You should always try to weave basic attacks between skills to maintain high attack speed, especially when clearing jungle camps or pushing turrets, to maximize your damage output.

• Skill 1: Ashura Aura

  Martis draws enemies to a fan-shaped area in front of him and deals 350 flat + 130% scaling (Extra Physical Attack, Physical) Physical Damage, slowing them by 40% for 2 seconds. This skill is your primary engagement and crowd control tool. Use it to pull multiple enemies together, setting them up for further damage from your other skills or your teammates. The scaling on Extra Physical Attack means this skill benefits greatly from items that provide physical attack, making it a strong early-game damage source that scales well into the late game.

• Skill 2: Mortal Coil

  Martis strikes in the target direction three times, each time dealing 225 flat + 120% scaling (Extra Physical Attack, Physical) Physical Damage to enemies hit. Enemies hit by the first and third strike are also knocked back. The attack direction can be changed once using the Joystick. Using the skill again, Martis leaps in the target direction, dealing 300 flat + 150% scaling (Extra Physical Attack, Physical) Physical Damage to enemies in his path and knocking them airborne. Martis gains Control Immunity and 60% Damage Reduction when casting this skill. This is Martis's most versatile skill. The initial strikes provide damage and knockback, useful for disrupting enemies or clearing waves. The second cast is a powerful dash with Control Immunity and damage reduction, making it excellent for diving into fights, escaping, or securing kills. The high Extra Physical Attack scaling on both parts makes this skill a significant damage dealer throughout the game.

• Ultimate: Decimation

  Martis lunges at a designated enemy hero, dealing 800 flat + 100% scaling (Total Physical Attack, Physical) Physical Damage. This damage deals True Damage if the enemy's HP is below 50%. If the enemy is killed by this skill, Martis can cast the skill again within 10 seconds and gains 100% extra Movement Speed that gradually decays over 5 seconds. Each successive cast also increases the skill's damage by 15% (up to 30%). Decimation is Martis's signature execution tool. It should be used to finish off low-health targets, triggering the reset mechanism. The True Damage component against low-HP targets ensures that even tanky heroes can be executed. The 100% scaling from Total Physical Attack means this skill heavily benefits from all physical attack items, making it a devastating finisher. The resets are key to Martis's teamfight prowess, allowing him to chain kills and snowball.

Martis's recommended build focuses on maximizing his physical damage output, providing him with essential durability, and enhancing his ability to sustain in prolonged fights. Each item is chosen to synergize with his aggressive, skill-based playstyle.

• Blade of Despair: This item is crucial for Martis's burst damage. Its Unique Passive - Despair significantly increases his Physical Attack by 25% when dealing damage to enemies below 50% HP. This synergizes perfectly with his Ultimate, Decimation, allowing him to secure kills more reliably and trigger resets.
• Warrior Boots: As a melee Fighter, Martis will often be taking physical damage. Warrior Boots provide extra Physical Defense, which increases by 4 for 3 seconds each time he takes physical damage, stacking up to 20. This helps him survive early skirmishes and trades in lane.
• War Axe: War Axe is a core item for Martis, providing both damage and sustain. Its Unique Passive - Fighting Spirit grants him extra Physical Attack and Spell Vamp per second, stacking up to 6 times. At full stacks, it deals 10% extra True Damage based on base damage, which further enhances his ability to cut through enemies, especially in extended engagements.
• Demon Hunter Sword: This item is excellent for Martis to deal with tankier opponents. Its Unique Passive - Devour makes his Basic Attacks deal 8% of the target's current HP as extra Physical Damage. This percentage-based damage allows Martis to shred through high-HP targets, making him effective against both squishy and durable heroes.
• Brute Force Breastplate: This defensive item enhances Martis's mobility and offensive capabilities. Its Unique Passive - Brute Force grants him extra Physical Attack, Magic Power, and Movement Speed each second after dealing damage, stacking up to 6 times. At full stacks, he also gains 15% extra Control Duration Reduction, making him harder to lock down while he's active in a fight.
• Immortality: A late-game defensive staple, Immortality provides Martis with a second chance in crucial teamfights. Its Unique Passive - Immortal revives him 2.5 seconds after death, restoring a percentage of his Max HP and granting a temporary shield. This allows him to re-engage or escape, turning the tide of a fight or preventing a costly death.

Martis thrives on aggressive plays and capitalizing on enemy mistakes. His kit allows for strong initiations and high burst damage, but requires careful execution to maximize impact and survive.

• Aggressive Early Game: Martis has decent early game damage with his skills. Look for opportunities to poke enemies with Ashura Aura and follow up with Mortal Coil's first phase for damage and knockbacks. Don't be afraid to engage if you have a numbers advantage or if an enemy overextends.
• Skill Combo for Burst: A common combo involves using Ashura Aura to pull enemies in, followed by Mortal Coil's first cast for knockbacks and damage. Then, use Mortal Coil's second cast to leap onto a target, knocking them airborne. Finish with Decimation on a low-health target to secure the kill and reset the ultimate.
• Utilize Passive: Remember to weave basic attacks between your skills to keep Ashura's Wrath stacked. This significantly boosts your attack speed, enhancing your sustained damage during skirmishes and when clearing objectives.
• Strategic Ultimate Usage: Decimation is your most important skill for securing kills and snowballing. Always aim to use it on targets you are confident you can finish off to trigger the reset. In teamfights, prioritize low-health carries or squishy targets to maximize your chances of multiple ultimate casts.
• Defensive Mortal Coil: While primarily offensive, Mortal Coil's second cast grants Control Immunity and Damage Reduction. Use this strategically to dodge critical enemy crowd control abilities or burst damage, allowing you to survive and continue fighting.
• Jungle and Lane Pressure: Martis can clear jungle camps efficiently due to his area damage and attack speed passive. Apply pressure by ganking lanes and looking for opportunities to secure objectives like turtles and lords with your team.

Understanding Martis's matchups is key to maximizing his effectiveness and mitigating his weaknesses. Here's how he interacts with certain heroes:

• Best Teammate: Tigreal

  Tigreal's powerful group control abilities, such as his Ultimate, can create the perfect setup for Martis. When Tigreal gathers multiple enemies, Martis can follow up with his Ashura Aura to pull them even closer, then unleash Mortal Coil and Decimation into the grouped targets, maximizing his area damage and potential for ultimate resets.

• Counters: Odette

  Martis's multi-stage gap-closer from Mortal Coil, combined with his various crowd control abilities like knockbacks and airborne effects, greatly limit Odette's damage options. He can easily interrupt her channeling Ultimate or dive onto her, preventing her from casting her devastating area-of-effect damage.

• Countered By: Diggie

  Diggie's anti-control skill and shields can perfectly counter Martis's core mechanics. Diggie's Ultimate grants allies control immunity, negating Martis's knockbacks and airborne effects from Mortal Coil and making it difficult for Martis to lock down and execute targets. Diggie's shields also provide sustain against Martis's burst.

Imagine a teamfight erupting in the mid-lane. An enemy marksman is positioned slightly too far forward, but still protected by a tank. You, as Martis, see an opportunity. You initiate by using Ashura Aura to pull the marksman and the tank closer, slowing them. Immediately follow up with the first cast of Mortal Coil, aiming to knock back both targets and deal initial damage. As the marksman attempts to escape, quickly use the second cast of Mortal Coil to leap directly onto them, knocking them airborne and closing the distance. With the marksman's health now significantly lowered, activate your Ultimate, Decimation, to lunge and secure the kill. If successful, the ultimate resets, granting you bonus movement speed. You can then quickly reposition towards another low-health enemy, perhaps a mage, and cast Decimation again, chaining kills and disrupting the entire enemy formation.

1. Prioritize Targets: Focus on squishy, low-health enemies with Decimation to maximize ultimate resets and snowball your advantage.
2. Master Skill Combos: Practice chaining Ashura Aura into Mortal Coil (both casts) for optimal crowd control and burst damage in engagements.
3. Weave Basic Attacks: Keep Ashura's Wrath passive active by integrating basic attacks between your skills to maintain high attack speed and sustained damage.
4. Utilize Mortal Coil Defensively: Use the Control Immunity and Damage Reduction from Mortal Coil's second cast to dodge crucial enemy abilities or escape dangerous situations.