All-in diver whose ultimate turns fight damage into raw HP
Argus commits to fights through Eternal Evil, an ultimate that cleanses his debuffs and turns him into the Fallen Angel for 4 seconds, converting every point of damage he deals in that window into HP the moment it ends. Demonic Grip's pull-then-dash gives him both the engage and the follow-up in a single skill.
Judging whether he can keep dealing damage for Eternal Evil's full 4 seconds — the HP only arrives once the transformation ends — is the main skill test.
Max Meteoric Sword first for damage and slow uptime, then Demonic Grip, taking the ultimate at every level it's available.
When Argus' blade reaches 100 Malice Energy. He will launch a Demonic Slash with his next Basic Attack, dealing 180 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and recovering 150 (+10% Total Physical Attack) HP.
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Always active — no cooldown
Argus streches out a demonic hand in the target direction, dealing 125–250 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the first enemy hero or creep hit, stunning them for 0.7 seconds and pulling him and the target towards the other. If no enemy is hit, Argus pulls himself towards the destination instead. Use Again: Argus dashes and strikes in the target direction, dealing 175–300 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies along the path.
After a short delay, Argus thrusts his Demonic Blade in the target direction, dealing 120–240 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies hit (deals 200% damage to minions) and slowing them by 80% for 0.8 seconds, the delay time will decrease as Argus' Attack Speed increases. Enemy heroes hit are Cursed for 4 seconds, during which they will leave a Cursed Trail behind. Argus gains 20% Movement Speed while on a Cursed Trail.
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Argus draws his Meteoric Sword and removes all debuffs (excluding Suppression) on himself, dealing 150–300 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and becoming the Fallen Angel for 4 seconds (hitting heroes enhances Warmonger). Fallen Angel: Gain 40% Movement Speed that decays over 1 second; When the transformation ends, he converts all his damage dealt in the Fallen Angel state into HP.
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“Battlefield is my playground and I think nothing of life and death.”
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Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
7,250g total
Default EXP lane build for all-in engages backed by Eternal Evil's damage conversion.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Malefic Roar — Against a stacked-defense frontline blunting his physical damage.
Immortality — As extra insurance on top of Eternal Evil for the most aggressive dives.
Wind of Nature — Against a marksman-heavy team poking him before he can engage.
Blade Armor — Against crit-reliant marksmen he needs to survive closing on.
7,160g total
Against burst-heavy comps where surviving between ultimate cooldowns matters more than raw damage.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Athena's Shield — Against burst magic damage during his engage window.
Antique Cuirass — Against skill-combo fighters or assassins punishing his commitment.
Immortality — As additional insurance on top of Eternal Evil.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
EsmeraldaTank · MageHardFrostmoon Shield plus the shield her own Frostmoon damage keeps regenerating soaks the all-in Argus needs to land during Eternal Evil, and her damage ignores shields on the way back.
FredrinnFighter · TankHardEnergy Eruption taunts Argus into a fight Fredrinn is banking damage from, and the Crystal Energy he stores comes back as HP faster than Eternal Evil pays Argus out.
BaratsTank · FighterHardDetona's Welcome devours and suppresses Argus for over a second, shutting the combo down before it can start.
RubyFighterSoftHer own sustain and CC-heavy kit can out-duel Argus in an extended fight, outlasting his damage-conversion window.
TerizlaFighter · TankSoftHis tankiness and unblockable AoE ultimate can catch and lock Argus down before he fully commits to his own combo.
GlooTankSoftHis sticky lockdown holds Argus in place, denying the repositioning he needs during Eternal Evil's active window.
ChipSupport · TankSoftHis displacement shove separates Argus from his target mid-engage, breaking up the Demonic Grip combo before it lands.
UranusTankSoftRadiance stacks and Transcendent Ward's shield keep regenerating him through a long fight, outlasting the one-off HP Eternal Evil returns.
Lapu-LapuFighterSoftHis stance-based combo and durability let him trade evenly or favorably against Argus's burst-focused kit.Antique CuirassReduces Argus's physical damage on every skill hit, punishing the skill-reliant combo he needs Eternal Evil to protect.Blade ArmorReflects damage on basic attacks and reduces crit damage taken, punishing his melee commitment during an all-in.ImmortalityEternal Evil only pays out for damage actually dealt, so a target who revives and walks away leaves Argus with nothing to hit for the rest of the window.
Tough BootsCuts the duration of Meteoric Sword's slow, making it easier to walk out of his engage range.Heroes whose own counter list names Argus — the same matchup, read from the other side.
MinsittharFighterHardEternal Evil strips every debuff short of suppression the instant Minsitthar lands his combo, and Fallen Angel converts all the damage Argus deals back into HP, so the stun-lock never converts into a kill.
SaberAssassinHardEternal Evil cleanses his debuffs and converts everything he deals as the Fallen Angel back into HP, so he outlasts Saber's entire Triple Sweep burst and punishes him once it's on cooldown.
AulusFighterSoftEternal Evil clears Argus's debuffs and converts everything he deals during it back into HP, so he simply heals through a full Fighting Spirit rotation, and Demonic Grip's stun-and-pull interrupts Aulus mid-trade.
DyrrothFighterSoftEternal Evil clears Argus's debuffs and converts every point of damage he deals during it back into HP, so he heals through Dyrroth's burst combo — and Dyrroth lacks the sustained damage to finish him afterwards.
GuinevereFighterSoftEternal Evil clears Argus's debuffs and converts everything he deals in Fallen Angel form back into HP, so he walks out of Guinevere's burst combo and punishes her once her skills are down and her CC immunity window is gone.
KarrieMarksmanSoftEternal Evil cleanses his debuffs and converts everything he deals as the Fallen Angel back into HP, so Karrie's damage often isn't enough to close the kill before he dives her again.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
GlooTankGloo's Goo immobilizes a target on the spot, guaranteeing Demonic Grip's pull lands instead of getting dodged.
BadangFighterFist Wind knocks enemies into obstacles for a stun, chaining with Argus's own CC to hold a target long enough for a full combo.
JohnsonTank · SupportHis transform-and-ram engage can deliver Argus directly into range for an immediate Demonic Grip follow-up.
HildaFighter · TankHer sustain-and-brawl kit pairs well alongside Argus's own damage-conversion ultimate in a dive comp.
BaxiaTankBaxia-Shield Unity's stun and his lava-path slows keep the enemy frontline busy, letting Eternal Evil's window play out uninterrupted.
KajaSupport · FighterHis suppression ultimate isolates a single target for Argus to combo down safely while Eternal Evil is active.
KhaleedFighterBoth are aggressive dive fighters whose engage tools combine to overwhelm a single target quickly.
ValirMageHis AoE fire zones and knockback control space, funneling targets into Demonic Grip's range.
JawheadFighterEjector flings a target directly into Argus's engage range for a guaranteed combo.
BelerickTankHis taunt draws enemy attention away, letting Argus freely engage an isolated backline target.Pop Eternal Evil before committing to a risky dive, then keep dealing damage for the full duration — the HP returned at the end scales with everything you land
Use Demonic Grip's second cast even when the pull whiffs — the dash still deals damage and repositions him
Land Meteoric Sword on a target before chasing to pick up the Cursed Trail movement speed bonus
Hold Warmonger's Demonic Slash for a live trade rather than spending it on poke — the HP it restores is worth more mid-fight
Reasonably. His combo is simple, but new players tend to treat Eternal Evil as invincibility rather than a heal that only pays out at the end, and die mid-transformation with nothing to show for it.
Warrior Boots into Blade of the Heptaseas, Endless Battle, and Queen's Wings covers burst, sustain, and durability for all-in engages. Add Malefic Roar against a stacked-defense frontline.
Esmeralda's shields absorb a huge share of his damage, Fredrinn taunts him into a fight he's banking damage from, and Barats can suppress him before his combo ever starts.
Fighter emblem with Firmness for early survivability, Weapons Master for scaling stats, and Killing Spree to snowball off the picks his all-ins secure.
