Knife
AttackComponent280g
Cheap early attack-speed starter, the base component for most attack-speed tier-3 items.
Stats
- Attack Speed
- +10%
- 35%
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.
When to build it
Not a counter-item; an early buy for basic-attack-reliant heroes and the component behind Swift Boots, Swift Crossbow, Rose Gold Meteor, Windtalker, Haas' Claws, Demon Hunter Sword and Malefic Gun.
Build path
Instead of this, consider
Dagger
Attack·250g
- +15 Physical Attack
The cheapest physical attack starter, bought purely to build into bigger items.
Iron Hunting Bow
Attack·450g
- +10 Physical Attack
- +5% Cooldown Reduction
Cheap early CDR/attack item, mostly a build-path stepping stone.
Javelin
Attack·320g
The cheapest pure-stat starter, used almost purely as a gold-holder component.
Ogre Tomahawk
Attack·650g
- +25 Physical Attack
- +230 HP
Early physical HP/attack hybrid item for fighters who need to survive lane trades while dealing damage.