What the item does
Passive: Miasma
Attacks poison enemies, dealing 2.5% of the target's Max HP as Magical Damage per second for 3 seconds.
Passive: Polycephaly
Ranged attacks have a 30% chance to fire additional projectiles at up to 3 nearby enemies with 150 extra range and within a 120 degree angle in front of the attacker. The additional projectiles deal 20 + 75% damage of a normal attack and do not trigger on hit effects except for Miasma. The primary attack deals 20 + 100% damage of a normal attack.
How I decide
«With Hydra, I need both attacks and targets for their continuation.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- A ranged hero regularly has a group of enemies or creeps in front of them.
- 02 My decision
- I keep a favourable attack direction and use Miasma through repeated hits.
- 03 What I avoid
- Treat every secondary hit as a full copy of every effect on the main attack.
When I would buy it
When I can already attack a group of targets regularly in the right direction.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Specialist's Array
Dragon Lance
Orb of VenomWhich 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
- Strength
- 15
- Agility
- 30
- Damage
- 25
- Attack range
- 150
Valve notes
- Attack Range bonuses from Monkey King Bar and Dragon Lance and its upgrades 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 ‘/’.
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