Lotus Orb

The Lotus Orb is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Armor. However, it requires items from the Secret Shop to be assembled, or can be assembled entirely with items from the Secret Shop.

Additional Information

 * Abilities reflected receive its upgrades only if the reflecting hero has Aghanim's Scepter, regardless of whether the original caster has it or not. This applies to abilities upgraded by  talents and  as well.

Recommended Heroes
Lotus Orb is often picked up by initiators and tanks to deter the enemy from trying to interrupt them, as their role often puts them within harm's way. Echo Shell's dispel can also remove debuffs that prevent them from doing their jobs, and these heroes often appreciate some extra armor and mana.

Tips

 * Projectile-based abilities are nearly always reflected upon impact. This makes them easier to reflect than spells with instant effect because the Echo Shell can be placed on the targeted unit before the projectile hits.

Trivia

 * The ability to reflect single-target abilities back to their casters is actually an old ability concept in Dota. It was first seen in version 6.00 as a chance-based passive ability, belonging to Linken's Mirror, the pre-rework version of . The ability was removed in 6.09 and replaced by Spell Block, as Linken's Sphere got reworked.

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