What the item does
01
Active: Pupate
Enter into an insect form for 5 seconds, increasing magic resistance by 50% and movement speed by 20%. While an insect, your size is decreased and your armor is reduced by 45%.
How I decide
«I trade Pupate's magic protection for more dangerous physical attacks.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- I need to move quickly or survive a magical threat in a short window.
- 02 My decision
- Before transforming with reduced armour, I assess who nearby can attack physically.
- 03 What I avoid
- Activate magic protection against the main enemy who is finishing me with normal attacks.
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
- 30 s
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 ↗