Soul Ring

The Soul Ring is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Common.

Recommended heroes

 * If Alchemist is facing a hard lane, he can use Soul Ring to get last hits by using repeatedly.


 * Broodmother needs Soul Ring to constantly use and maintain her brood.


 * Soul Ring lets Dark Seer repeatedly use, allowing him to safely farm in lane from a distance.


 * Earthshaker's low mana can be offset with Soul Ring, allowing him to use more often.


 * Soul Ring lets Enigma use more often, both in the jungle and in lane.


 * Soul Ring allows Ogre Magi to cast frequently, and play more aggressively in lane.


 * Omniknight's small mana pool can be boosted by Soul Ring, which is especially helpful for getting off an extra.


 * Soul Ring is absolutely crucial for Techies because it allows him plant many more mines, and remains useful throughout the game.


 * Soul Ring helps Tinker with and, both of which can drain Tinker's mana very quickly when used twice in conjunction with.
 * Soul Ring's cooldown can also be refreshed with.


 * Soul Ring helps Zeus use his magical nukes more often, and its HP reduction is not as risky because of his global range with.

Tips

 * Use Soul Ring right before casting a costly ability. This is especially effective during the laning stage, as it will offset most of your mana costs.
 * Make sure you are safe before using Soul Ring, as the reduced HP can make your hero much more vulnerable.
 * When the cooldown goes off (30 seconds) the HP regenerated is 60% from the original 150 HP consumed, so the value of HP used for the Sacrifice ability is 60 HP, only the 40% of the total used.
 * If your hero has low health or no means of regenerating health, consider picking up Tranquil Boots too in order to refill health after using the active a lot.
 * Consider dropping items that increase mana capacity before using Soul Ring and picking them back up afterwards. Dropping those items decreases your mana capacity while current mana percentage remains the same, but Soul Ring still gives the full amount of mana. Picking up the items afterwards increases mana capacity while retaining the same percentage, thus resulting in a net gain of mana. As an added bonus, the extra mana gained through this method does not count as having been gained through the Soul Ring, and as such, will not be lost at the end of the duration even if unused.

Trivia

 * Soul Ring was the only item not allowed in The International 2013 Solo Championship.