What the item does
Active: Inhibit
Targets an enemy, slowing it for 4 seconds.
Passive: Manabreak
Each attack burns 40 mana from the target, and deals 1 physical damage per burned mana.
Illusions do not burn mana.
How I decide
«The slow is an invitation for my next attacks.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- We can catch the target, and my hero can maintain contact with frequent hits.
- 02 My decision
- I use Inhibit to start, then burn mana through attacks without losing distance.
- 03 What I avoid
- Leave after one slow without using the purchase's main attacking benefit.
When I would buy it
For fighting and catching targets, if the hero can already land the necessary attacks.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Blade of Alacrity
Robe of the MagiWhich 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
- Agility
- 15
- Intelligence
- 10
- Cooldown
- 15 seconds
- Mana cost
- 25
- Cast range
- 600
Valve notes
- The effects of multiple Diffusal Blade items do not stack.
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 ‘/’.
Original Valve item data ↗