Rod of Atos

The Rod of Atos is an Item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Caster. However, it requires an item from the Secret Shop to be completed.

Additional information

 * One Rod of Atos grants a total of health,  mana,  mana regeneration and % spell damage (and  attack damage to  intelligence heroes).

Recommended heroes

 * Cripple synergizes well with, as the root is long enough to ensure that the target gets frozen in place. It also provides health, which Ancient Apparation really needs, and the bonus intelligence is always nice on intelligence heroes.
 * Cripple also forces the target to stay within 's range for a bit longer, allowing him and his allies to nuke down the target faster.


 * Cripple helps Outworld Devourer to get a few more guaranteed hits with on the target, while the intelligence bonus also boosts Arcane Orb's and 's damage, since their damage is mana/intelligence-based.


 * Cripple synergizes extremely well with, rooting an enemy long enough for the spell to deal almost all of its damage. further increases the damage dealt and also prevents the enemy from using abilities to fight or flee while rooted.
 * Cripple also helps compensate for 's slow travel speed, holding a target in place for the spell to impact more quickly and keeping them in range long enough for Skywrath Mage to cast multiple Arcane Bolts. The bonus Intelligence also increases Arcane Bolt's damage.
 * The bonus health is very beneficial for the naturally fragile Skywrath Mage.

Tips

 * Root is a great disable to make a melee hero unable to reach his target and attack and later to force them to use their while out of position.
 * This item can be combined with a and/or a  to get more attacks off.
 * Combine it with an to push away your target then root him for preventing your enemy from attacking or escaping.
 * The item can be used for ganking, chasing survivors after a team fight, or to escape.

Trivia

 * The particle effects of Cripple include runes resembling the Elvish scripts from The Lord of the Rings, a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien (specifically the alphabet bee or umbar in Tengwar).