What the item does
Passive: Witch Blade
The next attack poisons the target for 4 seconds, slowing it by 25% and dealing damage each second equal to the owner's intelligence multiplied by 0.75. This attack cannot miss.
How I decide
«Poison starts after the attack; I need positioning for that attack beforehand.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- An intelligence hero can make the first attack and keep applying pressure.
- 02 My decision
- I choose the hit timing, then use the slow for my combo or retreat.
- 03 What I avoid
- Carry attack amplification and spend the whole fight casting from beyond attack range.
When I would buy it
For active trades and my own attacks, after basic mobility.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Oblivion Staff
Chainmail
Orb of VenomWhich 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
- Attack speed
- 40
- Intelligence
- 12
- Mana regeneration
- 1.5
- Armour
- 5
- Projectile speed
- 300
- Cooldown
- 9 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 ‘/’.
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