Spawn Spiderlings vs. Ghost Scepter

[myashssi]

Why doesn't Spawn Spiderlings damage ethereal targets?
I know one answer could probably be "Blizzard coded Parasite that way". But is there any logical answer (like Clogons explanation about FoK using enhanced damage thus not damaging ethereal units)?

And btw: It seems like the initial damage of Shadow Strike doesn't deal any damage to ethereal targets as well. Is that true and if yes, why?

Originally Posted by Clogon

Nice update to the guide. However, Enhanced damage can be reduced by Spell resistance! It totally depends on the attack type it uses. For example, Cleave uses At: Hero and thus is not reduced by Spell resistance, however Poisons and Fan of Knives (yes Fan of Knives uses Enhanced and not Universal) uses AT: Spell and is therefor reduced by spell resistance but is still blocked by Ethereal form and, however, will damage Magic Immune units.

[Küken]

€ detected a huge amount of fail in this post. Do not cross.

[myashssi]

That's what I thought too, but unlike e.g. heat seeking missiles spawn spiderlings does not damage magic immune targets (did not test shadow strike though).

[doomsheep]

wtf is parasite initial damage?

[Black Isle]

Parasite only does damage over time which should be AT: Spells, DT: Poison: Enhanced ( This damages magic immune but it's applied after buffs is applied ( So Spiders spawn with Spawn Spiderlings damage ) but buff cannot be applied to Magic Immune units so there is no way that you can damage Magic Immune units with Spawn Spiderlings in DotA )

Shadow Strike initial damage: AT: Spells, DT: Poison: Enhanced (Damages Magic Immune)

Shadow Strike damage over time: AT: Spells, DT: Shadow Strike: Magic (Doesn't Damage Magic Immune)

[Küken]

Originally Posted by doomsheep

wtf is parasite initial damage?

Good call, confused it with another ability

[Sinisterz]

Originally Posted by Phthalocyanine

Parasite only does damage over time which should be AT: Spells, DT: Poison: Enhanced ( This damages magic immune but it's applied after buffs is applied ( So Spiders spawn with Spawn Spiderlings damage ) but buff cannot be applied to Magic Immune units so there is no way that you can damage Magic Immune units with Spawn Spiderlings in DotA )

Shadow Strike initial damage: AT: Spells, DT: Poison: Enhanced (Damages Magic Immune)

Shadow Strike damage over time: AT: Spells, DT: Shadow Strike: Magic (Doesn't Damage Magic Immune)

ิี but being ethereal isn't being magic immune

it must be something like can't place this buff on ethereal unit?

[SoletLuna]

Originally Posted by Sinisterz

ิี but being ethereal isn't being magic immune

it must be something like can't place this buff on ethereal unit?

Read the quote in OP's quote.

DT: Poison doesn't damage ethereal units.

[Sinisterz]

ู^^^
all sort of poison excluding shadow strike-based one?

[Unnamed_]

all sort of Physical buffs, to be more correct

[Black Isle]

Poison Nova is a physical buff but it doesn't use DT: Poison. Naming the base abilties in W3 that uses DT: Enhanced;

Poison Sting
Parasite
Shadow Strike ( initial )
Envenomed Weapons
Cleave
Fan of Knives
Pulverize
Slow Poison
Disease Cloud
Unsummon Building D: