Luna Moonfang, the Moon Rider, is a premier Agility-based carry in DotA 1 renowned for her exceptional farming velocity, high baseline movement speed, and devastating area-of-effect team fight presence. Propelled by one of the highest Agility growth rates in the game, she transitions seamlessly from a potent magical instakill threat in the early-to-mid game into an unstoppable physical powerhouse later on. Her unique attack mechanics allow her to shred entire creep waves and enemy formations simultaneously, making her an elite flash-farmer and high-ground siege engine.
2. Base Stats & Attributes
Hero Attributes
| Attribute |
Base Value |
Growth (per level) |
| Strength |
16 |
+2.2 |
| Agility |
18 |
+3.6 |
| Intelligence |
16 |
+1.9 |
Statistics & Mechanics
| Statistic |
Value |
Mechanic |
Value |
| Damage |
44-50 |
Base HP Regen |
0.25/s |
| HP |
520 |
HP Regen |
+1.85/s |
| MP |
242 |
MP Regen |
+0.81/s |
| Armor |
2.6 |
Turn Rate |
0.6 |
| Move Speed |
325 |
Base Attack Time (BAT) |
1.7 |
| Attack Range |
330 |
Attack Animations |
0.46 / 0.54 |
Note: Luna's attacks feature a missile speed of 900.
3. Hero Skills Breakdown
1. Lucent Beam
Luna concentrates on the moon's energy and channels it forcefully to the surface, dealing magical damage to an enemy unit and briefly stunning them.
- Damage Type: Magical
- Stun Duration: 0.8 seconds
| Level |
Magical Damage |
Cooldown |
Manacost |
| 1 |
75 |
6 sec |
90 |
| 2 |
150 |
6 sec |
100 |
| 3 |
225 |
6 sec |
110 |
| 4 |
300 |
6 sec |
120 |
2. Moon Glaive
Allows Luna's weapon to bounce across multiple extra targets with each attack, unlocking immense clearing potential. Each successive enemy struck beyond the initial target suffers a reduction in physical damage.
- Damage Type: Physical (Attack Modification)
- Damage Decay per Bounce: 35% loss per unit
| Level |
Maximum Enemies Hit |
Cooldown |
Manacost |
| 1 |
2 |
Passive |
0 |
| 2 |
3 |
Passive |
0 |
| 3 |
4 |
Passive |
0 |
| 4 |
6 |
Passive |
0 |
3. Lunar Blessing
Grants an aura that boosts the primary attribute of Luna and nearby friendly heroes. Furthermore, mastering this ability instantly unlocks full visibility in the dark for Moon Rider.
- Aura Property: Affects Luna and all nearby allied heroes.
- Vision Buff: Grants full night vision to Luna upon being learned.
| Level |
Primary Attribute Bonus |
Cooldown |
Manacost |
| 1 |
+6 |
Passive |
0 |
| 2 |
+12 |
Passive |
0 |
| 3 |
+18 |
Passive |
0 |
| 4 |
+24 |
Passive |
0 |
4. Eclipse
Calls upon the moon's magic to summon a concentrated burst of individual energy beams striking targets at random around Luna. The individual impact power of these strikes directly mirrors the current mastery level of her primary single-target spell. A single unit cannot be hit more than a fixed number of times, and the cosmic storm breaks immediately if Luna falls in battle.
- Damage Type: Magical
- Mechanical Synergy: Individual beam damage matches the current level of Lucent Beam.
- Base Target Hit Limit: No unit may be hit more than 5 times.
- Interruption Condition: The spell terminates immediately if Luna dies.
- Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade: Increases total beam count, accelerates strike speed, removes the maximum hit limit per individual unit, and allows the spell to be targeted on the ground or onto an allied unit to transfer the storm centering onto them.
| Level |
Total Beams Summoned |
Cooldown |
Manacost |
| 1 |
6 |
140 sec |
150 |
| 2 |
9 |
140 sec |
200 |
| 3 |
12 |
140 sec |
250 |
4. Item Build Guide
| Phase |
Recommended Items |
Strategic Purpose |
| Early Game |
Power Treads, Wraith Band, Magic Wand |
Power Treads patch up her low base HP pool and add vital attack speed. Wraith Band maximizes her excellent early Agility growth. |
| Core Items |
Black King Bar, Helm of the Dominator, Manta Style |
Black King Bar is absolute metadata for Luna, ensuring she can cast Eclipse and right-click safely. Dominator enables jungle ancient stacking, and Manta duplicates her Moon Glaive bounces via illusions. |
| Late Game |
Butterfly, Satanic, Daedalus |
Butterfly maximizes her Agility scaling and grants physical evasion. Satanic upgrades her life-leech for mid-fight durability, and Daedalus multiplies her physical wave-shredding damage. |
5. Quick Gameplay Tips
- Isolate Targets for Eclipse: The damage from Eclipse is distributed randomly among all valid enemy units within its radius, including neutral creeps and lane minions. To guarantee maximum damage on enemy heroes, initiate skirmishes away from creep waves or use your high movement speed to corner isolated targets in the jungle.
- Max Lucent Beam Before Ult: Always ensure Lucent Beam is fully leveled up to Level 4 by the time you learn or execute Eclipse. Because Eclipse derives its exact damage value from your current Lucent Beam rank, casting the ultimate with low levels in your first skill will result in negligible impact.
- Ancient Camp Stacking: Use a dominated neutral creep from Helm of the Dominator to manually stack Ancient creep camps every minute. Once a massive stack is built, Luna can clear it exceptionally fast using Moon Glaive bounces, providing a massive gold injection that matches her extreme item-scaling potential.