What the item does
01
Active: Chop Tree
Destroy a target tree.
02
Passive: Quell
Increases attack damage against non-hero units by 8 for melee heroes, and 4 for ranged.
How I decide
«The axe helps take the creep. The last hit is still mine.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- At the start, I lack damage for reliable last hits and sometimes need a path through a tree.
- 02 My decision
- I use the creep bonus and mark a tree worth removing for positioning in advance.
- 03 What I avoid
- Expect Quell to provide the same attack bonus against heroes.
When I would buy it
At the start, for a hero who needs damage against creeps.
Which 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.
Builds into
Connections through Valve recipes. Owning a component does not oblige me to buy its upgrade immediately.
Stats and key conditions
- Cooldown
- 4 s
- Cast range
- 350
Valve notes
- Effects of multiple quelling blades 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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