What the item does
Toggle: Unholy Strength
While active, grants 35 damage, 25 strength and 4 armor, but drains 45 health per second.
You cannot die from the health drain when Unholy Strength is activated, nor from the strength loss when Unholy Strength is deactivated.
How I decide
«I activate Armlet for a trade I can keep track of.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- A strength hero plans to commit attacks and can sustain their health.
- 02 My decision
- I use Unholy Strength deliberately and account for the constant health loss in advance.
- 03 What I avoid
- Ignore the mode and take the next focus with an unexpectedly small reserve.
When I would buy it
For fighting tempo after basic items, if the hero's mechanics help sustain their health.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Helm of Iron Will
Gloves of Haste
Blades of AttackWhich heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
What to compare it with
Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.
Stats and key conditions
- Damage
- 15
- Attack speed
- 25
- Armour
- 6
- Health regeneration
- 5
Valve notes
- The strength change will affect both maximum and current HP, but you cannot die from the change.
- The strength change takes effect after 0,6 seconds.
- Activating or deactivating Unholy Strength does not interrupt channeling.
Game effects and recipes are a snapshot of official data. My guidelines are choices for a task, not a promise of the same build every match. Values for several stages, where present, are separated by ‘/’.
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