What the item does
Active: Sacrifice
Consume 170 health to temporarily gain 170 mana. Lasts 10 seconds.
If the mana gained cannot fit in your mana pool, it creates a buffer of mana that will be used before your mana pool.
How I decide
«I turn temporary mana into an ability while it is still mine.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- I lack mana for a useful ability, but have health and a safe moment to exchange it.
- 02 My decision
- I use Sacrifice before a specific cast and account for health recovery in advance.
- 03 What I avoid
- Lose health, then wait and never use the temporary mana.
When I would buy it
Early, if the hero regularly spends mana and can sustain their health.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Ring of Protection
Gauntlets of StrengthWhich 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
- Strength
- 6
- Armour
- 2
- Cooldown
- 30 s
- Health cost
- 170
Valve notes
- If this mana is not used before the duration ends, the extra mana is lost.
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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