ITEM / WHAT IT PROVIDES

Mask of Madness

Effects, purchase choices and options for your match.

VALVE · 7.41fChecked 06.10.2026All items ↗
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I would use Mask of Madness in a window where I can keep attacking and do not need to cast my own spells immediately.

Damage
20
Attack lifesteal
22%
Cooldown
16 s
Mana cost
25
01 / MECHANICS

What the item does

01

Active: Berserk

Grants the owner +100 attack speed, +6%/12% movement speed (ranged/melee) and +15%/30% slow resistance (ranged/melee), but reduces armor by 7 and silences them. Lasts 6 seconds.

02

Passive: Lifesteal

Heals the attacker for a percentage of physical damage dealt.

RUSLAN / IN-GAME DECISION

How I decide

«I choose my own silence only after the spells I need.»

Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
01 Situation
There is a safe window for sustained attacks, and important abilities have already been used.
02 My decision
We cast the necessary abilities, then activate the mode for attacks.
03 What I avoid
Lock out my own spells before they are needed for a save.
02 / MY GUIDELINE

When I would buy it

For farming and a suitable fight, after assessing the risks of my own active ability.

03 / BUILD

Components

Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.

BroadswordMorbid MaskRecipe
Mask of Madness
04 / HERO AND TASK

Which heroes I would try it on

Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.

05 / ANOTHER ANSWER

What to compare it with

Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.

VALVE / 7.41f / 06.10.2026

Stats and key conditions

Damage
20
Attack lifesteal
22%
Cooldown
16 s
Mana cost
25

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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