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Aldous
Aldous
Tier BFighterEXP

Aldous

“Soul Contractor”

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49.73%
Win rate
0.42%
Pick rate
0.53%
Ban rate
“'''The guardian of the Minoan Labyrinth'''A guard of of the Minoan Labyrinth who kept his pledge even after the kingdom's fall. He has blocked off intruders who covet the kingdom's heritage for a century with an unusually huge arm.”

Lore & Story

A guard of the Minos Labyrinth, who kept his pledge even after the kingdoms fall. He has blocked off intruders who covered the kingdoms heritage for a century with an unusually huge arm. Legends from the Land of Dawn say that the Western Desert's Minoan Kingdom possesses a mysterious labyrinth. In the maze is a statue of giant minotaur, which the people consider to be the mecca of the Minoan Kingdom. Some say that there is a group of mercenaries who guard the entire maze. The Kingdom produced a lot of precious jade, which brought the Minoan people great wealth. Very quickly, the entire kingdom was lost in the intoxicating allure of gems. Even many mercenaries, tasked with guarding the sacred maze become corrupted, abandoning their duty. Only one stayed―Aldous, who had never forgotten his duty and guard the Minoan Labyrinth. Until one day, a god came from the heavens to punish these lands. The powers of light and dark decimated the entire Minoan Kingdom, which even Aldous could not escape. The two streams dark and light energy surged into his body. Aldous thought he was about to die. However, the two streams of energy collided, causing great changes to his body. His skin grew long-black scales that could resist most attacks and monstrously large arms that could easily strike fear into people's hearts. When Aldous awoke from his daze, he found his people's kingdom all gone and the mysterious maze was now sealed by some unknown force. The remaining minotaurs decided that Aldous would stay to defend the maze, while the others travel across the Land of Dawn to find answers. News of a mysterious force sealing the Minoan Maze spread quickly to the Abyssal Kingdom. To gather this strange energy, Selena decided to bring her Abyssal Demons with her to the entrance of the Minoan Maze―A huge battle was about to begin.

Skills

Contract: Transform

Contract: Transform

After every 2 Basic Attacks, Aldous gains a 500 (+3 times the number of Soul Steal stacks) shield for 3s on his next Basic Attack. This effect can only be triggered once every 5s.

Contract: Soul Steal

Contract: Soul Steal

CD: 4 Mana Cost: 45

Aldous unleashes his inner energy to enhance his next Basic Attack to deal 200 (+100% Total Physical Attack) (+ 5 per Soul Steal stack) Physical Damage. This attack deals 300% extra Base Damage to minions or creeps. Killing an enemy hero or siege minion with this attack grants 10 Soul Steal stacks, while killing other non-hero units grants 4 stacks (up to 650 stacks). Aldous also gains 5 stacks when a nearby enemy siege minion dies, and 2 stack(s) when any other nearby non-hero unit dies.

Contract: Explosion

Contract: Explosion

CD: 12 Mana Cost: 80

Aldous assumes a defensive stance, gaining 30% Damage Reduction and 20% extra Movement Speed for 2s or until manual cancellation. He then deals 100 (+20% Total Physical Attack)-200 (+40% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to nearby enemies and stuns them for 0.5-1s (scales with defensive stance duration).

Contract: Chase Fate

Contract: Chase Fate

CD: 60 Mana Cost: 150

Aldous gains vision of all enemy heroes for 5s. During this time, if Aldous uses this skill again, he can dash toward an enemy hero. When Aldous hits that enemy hero, he will deal Physical Damage equal to 250 plus 8% of the target's Max HP and knock back the target for 1s. (Aldous can interrupt target's Recall during the dash.)

Combo Guides

TEAMFIGHT COMBOS

In teamfights, Use Aldous' Ultimate to gain vision on the enemy team, then use his Ultimate again to dash to the most vulnerable target. After the dash, use Aldous' 1st and 2nd skill combo to hit the enemy with his enhanced Basic Attacks.

LANING COMBOS

In the laning phase, Use Aldous' 1st Skill to enhance his next Basic Attack, then his 2nd Skill to close in on the enemy to hit them with his enhanced attack. Follow with another 1st Skill to hit the enemy with another enhanced Basic Attack.

Official Counter Analysis

Counters

Aldous is strong against heroes who cannot pressure him in the early game, so that he can easily build up the damage buff for his 1st Skill. Such as Zilong and Leomord.

Countered By

Aldous is countered by heroes who are strong in the early game. They would make it very difficult for Aldous to build up the damage buff he needs. Heroes like Martis and Dyrroth are good examples here.

Good Teammates

Aldous works well with heroes that are strong in the early game so that he can farm efficiently, such as Balmond and Bruno.

Matchup Analysis

Recommended Builds

Sustained DPS

Spell: SprintEmblem: Assassin Emblem
Endless BattleEndless Battle
Tough BootsTough Boots
War AxeWar Axe
Brute Force BreastplateBrute Force Breastplate
ImmortalityImmortality
Malefic RoarMalefic Roar

Burst

Spell: SprintEmblem: Assassin Emblem
Endless BattleEndless Battle
Tough BootsTough Boots
Blade of the HeptaseasBlade of the Heptaseas
Blade of DespairBlade of Despair
War AxeWar Axe
ImmortalityImmortality

Jungle

Spell: SprintEmblem: Assassin Emblem
Endless BattleEndless Battle
Ice Hunter's Tough BootsIce Hunter's Tough Boots
War AxeWar Axe
Brute Force BreastplateBrute Force Breastplate
ImmortalityImmortality
Malefic RoarMalefic Roar

Official Matchups

Base Stats

Durability70
Offense30
Control Effect50
Difficulty70

Profile

Chinese name毅拳 (yìquán, "Decisive Fist")
AliasThe Contractor
RoleFighter
LaneEXP
SpecialtyBurst, Support
Difficulty3/3
OriginMinoan Labyrinth, Agelta Drylands
SpeciesDemiGod
GenderMale
AffiliationMinoan Maze, The Abyss (enemies)
OccupationMercenary
RegionAgelta Drylands
ResourceMana
Release date2018
Cost32,000 BP / 599💎
EN VoiceCian Hoyne
JP VoiceMineta Hiromu (峯田 大夢)[https://myanimelist.net/people/39018/Masanori_Date Date Masanori (伊達 将範)] (Blazing Force, Realmwatcher, Mistbender Aldous)Takaya Kuroda (黒田 隆哉) (Starscream; possibly ''de facto'')

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