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.
Skin vault
Aldous’s skins
Patch history
Aldous across patches
Changed in 12 patches since Aug 21, 2025. Latest: 2.2.28↑ Buff
Exp Lane heroes need to serve as a primary force in early-game skirmishes. Aldous's reliance on Skill 1 stacks for damage forced him to farm passively in the early game, leaving him completely out of sync with the team's pace. To boost his early-game combat capability and income while keeping his core playstyle intact, we've made the following adjustments.
Contract: TransformPassive↑ Buffed
Gains a shield on the 3rd Basic Attack, Cooldown5s→Gains a shield on the next Basic Attack every 8s
Base Shield500→350−150
New Effect: Upon gaining a shield, Aldous gains 60% extra Movement Speed for 1s.
Skilll 1↑ Buffed
New Effect: Gains 20% Movement Speed when moving toward enemy heroes while the skill is active.
New Effect: Gains 5 stacks of Soul Steal if the attack hits an enemy hero.
Soul Steal Stacks Gained on Siege Minion / Other Non-hero Unit Kill10/4→12/5
Soul Steal Stacks Gained on Enemy Hero Kill10→12+2
Soul Steal Stacks Gained on Siege Minion Kills by Nearby Allies5→6+1
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.
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.
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.
↑Buffed in patch 2.2.16
Contract: Soul StealS1↓ NerfedBase Damage
Contract: ExplosionS2↑ BuffedCooldown
Contract: TransformPassive↑ BuffedGains a shield on the 3rd Basic Attack, Cooldown
