What the item does
Passive: Bash
Grants melee heroes a 25% chance on hit to stun the target for 1.2 seconds and deal 100 bonus physical damage. Bash chance for ranged heroes is 10%.
How I decide
«A chance to stun does not replace a plan to catch someone.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- I can already reach the target and attack for a long time, but they need more obstacles to escaping.
- 02 My decision
- I buy Basher for the number of real attacks; for a precise opening focus, I look for a separate targeted ability.
- 03 What I avoid
- Expect a guaranteed stun from a single hit.
When I would buy it
After securing a way to reach the enemy and survive their response.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Mithril Hammer
Belt of StrengthWhich 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.
Builds into
Connections through Valve recipes. Owning a component does not oblige me to buy its upgrade immediately.
Stats and key conditions
- Damage
- 30
- Strength
- 10
- Cooldown
- 2.3 s
Valve notes
- Does not stack with other sources of Bash.
- The following heroes cannot trigger Bash on this item: Spirit Breaker, Faceless Void, Slardar, and Kez while in Sai mode.
- Does not grant Bash to Clones and Tempest Doubles.
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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