Maelstrom

The Maelstrom is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Artifacts.

Recommended Heroes

 * Alchemist's increased attack speed while in effect of increases the chances of  proc, increasing the item effectiveness even more.


 * increases Juggernaut's farm speed.


 * can proc on either or both of Faceless Void's attacks from, as the cooldown is shorter than the interval between each of the attacks. Because of this, Maelstrom will not only increase Faceless Void's farming speed, but will also ramp the damage he is able to deal to enemy heroes trapped in his.


 * increases Sniper's farm speed, allowing Sniper to get more items quickly as a carry.
 * Sniper's long range from allows him to safely clear waves. This makes it an essential item in base defense situations.


 * Works well with, greatly increasing Pangolier's damage output and farming speed.


 * Increases Monkey King's farm speed because it synergizes well with  upgrade.


 * Greatly increases the damage output of Windranger's . Great choice when playing versus high armor cores. It also increases her farming speed slightly.

Tips

 * Maelstrom is a very good item for speeding up farming. If the extra experience is not needed, it is a good alternative to.
 * It is also great to deal with illusions or mass-summons like 's spiders, 's treants, etc. Especially useful for ranged heroes that lack area damage, since they cannot make use of cleave.
 * The Chain Lightning deals magical damage which ignores armor and Damage Block, making it good against heroes that get a Vanguard, or Tidehunter with his Kraken Shell, and against heroes with high armor like or.
 * Maelstrom is a useful pickup against mega creeps in order to help clear waves.

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