What the item does
01
Passive: Crushing Blow
Empowers the next attack to be a critical hit dealing 150% damage. Hitting an enemy with an empowered attack temporarily decreases their movement speed by 10%, attack speed by 15%, and cast speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
How I decide
«I spend the empowered next attack on a useful target.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- There is a suitable window for a critical hit and subsequent slows.
- 02 My decision
- Before hitting, I choose a hero whose movement, attacks or spellcasting matters right now.
- 03 What I avoid
- Spend the buff on a random creep just before a useful nearby engagement.
When to choose
When tier 4 neutral items become available. I choose from the current options for the hero's next task; this item is not bought with gold.
Which heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
Stats and key conditions
- Cooldown
- 15 seconds
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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