Morphing Unit, then Unmorphing it Gains Perm Damage Increase? Why?

I'm using bearform ability to morph this hero into a bat that flies and cannot attack. The problem is when i morph back to the main ground unit that can attack i notice his damage doubles.

his base damage is something like 22-32 i think and after morphing to the bat and then back he is 42-52 i think.

what is causing this?
I dont know if this matters but i have noticed his base die is:
"Damage number of dice" = 2
"Damage sides per die" = 6

and i noticed that when i change the bat morph version of him to 0 and 0 for the "die" above his damage is then 52-62 i think.. even higher.. when he morphs back.

so i'm assuming it has something to do with how these are set.. what do you guys think it is or how can i fix this so he stays correct?

Is the morph ability by any chance based of Tinkers 'Robo Goblin Form"?

no, it is bearform ability.

and the unit is a hero that morphs into a flying hero that does no dmg because it's attacks are disabled. then when you turn back your old form now has more base damage. makes no sense.

Make sure the "Hero" and his "Flight Form" are based on the same unit.

If the Flight Form is a non hero unit, then yes the stats will stack up with every transform.

it is a hero unit.

change all the stats damage etc. to make sure they are both the same?

there is wonderfull HERO morph skills, why are you using bearform???

because i need to be able to go back and forth with using it.. to turn it on and off and switch forms like Troll Warlord from dota does.. What is more odd is i use bearform for some other hero's and they seem to work fine, but why not this one guy? is it because his morph form flies? because he cannot attack in his morph form?

okay, i just tested further by making an exact copy of the original unit and changing NOTHING.. then i had the morph spell morph to that unit. (yes the spell properties point to the correct unit)


and guess what? IT STILL DOES IT! WTF!

so his base dmg will be 22-32 for original unit

then morphs into new unit and new unit (since it's exact copy of him) shows 22-32.. so far, so good

THEN i morph BACK to original unit and now he has something like 42-52!!!!

what the hell is going on? that makes no sense!

Then, just to see, i decided to try morphing again back to the 2nd unit and his damage goes back to 22-32.. then when i turn it off and he goes back to original again.. it is 42-52 again! So after casting this morph one time, the base-unit has his damage altered permanently.

Can critical strike have anything to do with it? cuz both units have critical strike.. it's his hero ability. (yes, i know i'm grasping for straws with that. but i dont know what else to try)

Does the unit have a damage bonus buff on him when he morphs? Sometimes buffed stats get added to base stats during the morphing process.

I'd use the tinker transform ability.

no buffs,
he does have critical strike..and even that isnt normal cuz i have that set up as a dummy spell where it targets no units cuz i needed a passive unclickable icon for a triggered lifeleach... but that trigger does nothing with with changing his damage and it doesnt register until he attacks something.. in my morphing tests he has attacked nothing and was away from all enemy units so it can't be that.

i have at least 2 other hero's that also use this bearform ability and they work perfectly. that's what makes it even more baffling.

Critical strike shouldn't affect it, but if you need a passive do-nothing ability, the huntress improved glaives literally does nothing.

post your map.

i wasnot able to reproduce bug, morphing go well without any additional bonuses.

you can get a copy of my map here:

Download it here


Pick the "Fiend" hero. He is in the tavern to the far right, with a blue face. archimonde blue version face.
typing "-level thy hero" in single player jumps him up one level if you need to test.

edit> still no luck