What the item does
Passive: Vladmir's Aura
Grants 20% lifesteal, 18% bonus damage, 1 mana regeneration, and 2 armor to nearby allies.
Radius: 1200
When I would buy it
When the team actually groups up; I compare the team-wide effect with the single-target save we need.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
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.
Stats and key conditions
- Armour
- 1
- Mana regeneration
- 0.75
- Cast range
- 1200
Valve notes
- Lifesteal on attacks against creeps is reduced to 12%.
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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