What the item does
Passive: Corrosion
Attacks slow the target’s movement and reduce its armor by 2 and health restoration by 18%. Melee targets are slowed by 8%, and ranged targets by 16%. Duration: 3 seconds.
How I decide
«An early item should win a trade while the lane still allows it.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- The hero can regularly attack an opponent and use the orb's current properties.
- 02 My decision
- I invest for immediate lane tempo, not just a distant slot in the build.
- 03 What I avoid
- Delay using an early purchase until its small effect no longer decides the fight.
When I would buy it
For active early trades, if the hero can land hits regularly.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Band of Elvenskin
Orb of Frost
Orb of BlightWhich 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
- Agility
- 7
Valve notes
- The armor reduction does not stack with the effects of Orb of Blight, Desolator or Stygian Desolator.
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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