Execute Fighter who lunges for a true-damage kill and chains it into resets
Martis is a jungle Fighter built around Decimation, an ultimate lunge that deals true damage to any target below 50% HP and can be recast for a movement speed burst if it secures a kill. Asura Aura pulls enemies into a slowing AoE, Mortal Coil's second cast grants control immunity and damage reduction, and Asura's Wrath stacks attack speed off every skill he casts.
Reading when Decimation's true-damage execute threshold applies, and chaining kills through its reset window, takes practice but no complex cancel timing.
Level Asura Aura first for the pull and slow, max Mortal Coil second for damage and the control-immune leap, and take Decimation at 4, 8 and 12.
Each time Martis uses a skill, his Attack Speed will be increased by 30%, 120% maximum. Lasts 4 seconds. He gains (6*Hero Level) extra Attack at full stacks.
Always active — no cooldown
Martis draws enemies to a fan-shaped area in front of him and deals 350–650 (+130% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage, slowing them by 40% for 2 seconds.
Martis strikes three times in the target direction, dealing 225 (+120% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies hit with each strike; enemies hit by the first and third strike are knocked back. Using the skill again makes Martis leap in the target direction, dealing 300 (+150% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in his path and knocking them airborne, while gaining Control Immunity and 60% Damage Reduction during the leap.
Martis lunges at a designated enemy hero, dealing 800–1000 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) Physical 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%).
Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
6,740g total
Default pick for the jungle to chain kills off Decimation's reset.
Battle spell
Retribution35s CDA well-timed Retribution on a low-HP objective — a 'smite steal' — can snatch Turtle or Lord away from a team that appeared to be securing it, often the single biggest swing play of the early-to-mid game.
Swap in when needed
Immortality — Second life to keep chasing Decimation resets after a risky all-in.
Queen's Wings — Extra effective HP against burst mages or assassins looking to kill him first.
Wind of Nature — Against physical burst that kills him mid-engage before Decimation resets.
7,970g total
When the enemy stacks physical defense and you need scaling penetration to duel through it.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Sea Halberd — Cuts enemy lifesteal or healing that outraces his true-damage burst.
Blade Armor — Against crit-reliant Marksmen threatening to pick him off in extended fights.
Dominance Ice — Anti-heal and flat Hybrid Defense against the lifesteal carries he lunges onto with Decimation.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
X.BorgFighterHardFiraga Armor absorbs every incoming hit and regenerates once shed, so Martis has two health bars to chew through before the 50% threshold, while Last Insanity's collision slow pins him in the flames.
BalmondFighterHardBalmond's true-damage ultimate scales with missing HP, matching Martis's own execute pattern but landing on him first in a straight duel.
MinsittharFighterHardKing's Calling's Royal Guard field bans movement skills outright, so Mortal Coil's leap and Decimation's lunge both die inside it, and Spear of Glory drags Martis back in.
KajaSupport · FighterHardDivine Judgement suppresses Martis for 1.5 seconds and drags him along, and suppression goes straight through Mortal Coil's Control Immunity.
PhoveusFighterHardSinner's Mark lands off Dark Wave or an Astaros Eye, and Judgement smashes down on Martis wherever Mortal Coil's leap or Decimation's lunge puts him.
EsmeraldaTank · MageHardFrostmoon Shield eats Martis's opening burst and converts it into HP, and Stardust Dance keeps refreshing that shield so he never gets her under the 50% execute threshold.
AliceTank · MageSoftBlood Banquet ticks HP back to Alice every half-second off nearby enemies, out-healing Martis's burst before it drops her below the execute threshold.
NovariaMageSoftAstral Recall walks Novaria through terrain the instant Martis commits, and Astral Meteor's Max-HP-scaling explosions poke him down from outside Decimation's range.
LesleyMarksman · AssassinSoftLesley's stealth and superior range let her poke Martis down and vanish before he can close in with Mortal Coil or Decimation.
UranusTankSoftRadiance regenerates HP off every hit Uranus absorbs, so Martis's burst feeds the stacks that sustain him through an extended duel.Sea HalberdAnti-heal cuts into any sustain Martis picks up mid-fight while chasing Decimation's true-damage threshold.Blade ArmorReflects damage on Basic Attacks that feed Asura's Wrath's attack-speed stacking.
Winter CrownNegates the burst window right after Decimation lands, denying the kill needed for its reset.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
EstesSupportEstes's healing keeps Martis alive through the risky window before Decimation's HP threshold is met.
AngelaSupportHeartguard attaches Angela to Martis from anywhere on the map, shielding and healing him through a Decimation all-in while she casts at zero Mana cost.
FlorynSupportFloryn's healing and gold support let Martis survive extended skirmishes long enough to chain Decimation kills.
BrunoMarksmanBruno's ranged burst finishes off targets Martis's Decimation has already dropped below the true-damage threshold.
RafaelaSupportRafaela's slow and heal keep a target in Decimation's execute range while sustaining Martis through the trade.
FaramisSupport · MageFaramis can revive fallen allies, letting Martis keep chaining Decimation kills across multiple fights without a lost teamfight ending his snowball.
HanabiMarksmanHanabi finishes off targets Martis's Decimation has already softened below half HP with follow-up basic-attack damage.
NatanMarksmanNatan's burst pairs with Martis's Decimation to guarantee a kill on the same target, both racing for the same execute window.
MashaFighter · TankMasha's front-line engage forces enemies to commit, giving Martis a clean opening to lunge in with Decimation.
ArgusFighterArgus's own dive engage draws attention, giving Martis room to flank and land Decimation on a target that's already distracted.Save Decimation for targets already below half HP to guarantee the true-damage execute
Chain kills with Decimation's recast window to reset it and snowball the fight before enemies regroup
Time Mortal Coil's second cast, the control-immune leap, to force through an incoming stun or slow
Open trades with Asura Aura to pull a target in and start stacking Asura's Wrath's attack speed
Martis is moderate difficulty — his kit is straightforward to execute, but reading when Decimation's 50% HP execute threshold applies takes some match experience.
A physical snowball build with Hunter Strike, Blade of the Heptaseas, and Malefic Roar covers most games, giving cooldown reduction and penetration to chain Decimation kills.
X.Borg, Balmond, Kaja, and Esmeralda counter Martis hard — they either out-damage him through a second health bar, suppress his control-immune leap, or shield through his opening burst.
Decimation lunges at a target for Physical Damage that becomes True Damage if they're below 50% HP; killing them lets Martis recast it within 10 seconds with a large decaying movement speed boost.
