What the item does
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Passive: Mage Slayer
Places a debuff when you attack enemies, dealing 35 physical damage per second and causing them to do 40% less spell damage for 3 seconds.
How I decide
«Weakening a spellcaster starts with my hit on them.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- A key enemy hero deals their main damage through spells, and we can reach them.
- 02 My decision
- I choose the first attack route against this hero, then maintain the effect in a meaningful window.
- 03 What I avoid
- Carry Mage Slayer far from its main target and expect global protection.
When I would buy it
Against a specific source of magic pressure, with a way to reach it.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Perseverance
Cloak
Blades of Attack
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
- Magic resistance
- 18%
- Health regeneration
- 5.5
- Mana regeneration
- 2.5
- Damage
- 12
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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