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Blade of Despair

AttackFinished item3,010g

The physical Attack hypercarry item, pure damage with a bonus spike on low-HP targets.

Stats

Physical Attack: +160; 160
Movement Speed: +5%; 65%

Each bar is scaled against the highest value of that stat on any item in the game — the faint number at the end of the track is that maximum.

Passives and actives

Unique PassiveDespair
Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP increases Physical Attack by 25% for 2 seconds (takes effect before the damage is dealt).

When to build it

Not a counter-item; a core damage item for physical carries once ahead in gold, since Despair grants +25% Physical Attack vs. sub-50%-HP targets to reward finishing kills. Usually the first or second core item on a fed physical carry.

Build path

Built from

Heroes Blade of Despair is built against

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Heroes who build Blade of Despair

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