Diffusal Blade

Diffusal Blade is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Artifacts.

Recommended Heroes

 * Somewhat less effective compared to agility heroes, Chaos knight is still a good carrier thanks to his illusions. It compliments well with, another common item for Chaos Knight.
 * Inhibit can also slow down the target to a crawl, setting them up for beatdown.
 * The item also pairs up well with.


 * With Manabreak, Naga Siren and all her s drain a total of 98 mana per attack, assuming all illusions are attacking one hero. The added agility also increases the damage of her illusions.
 * Inhibit is also an effective slow for situations in which is not usable.


 * In conjunction with, and , 14 illusions plus  himself will deal a total of 274 Mana Burn per attack, assuming all illusions are attacking one hero. 306 if  illusions are included.
 * Inhibit complements his and makes it even easier for his illusions to stick to and focus down targets.
 * Burning mana with Manabreak is relatively easy for Phantom Lancer because he has so many illusions available. Even the 0%-damage illusion from burns mana.


 * Inhibit keeps enemies in his longer, and can also be used on enemies caught with  to increase his chasing potential.
 * Inhibit may keep enemies inside 's area of effect, helping to achieve its full damage potential.
 * Manabreak works with each attack, burning mana and dealing heavy damage.
 * lets Riki benefit even more than usual from Diffusal's bonus agility.


 * Manabreak gives Illusions from an additional damage source. It also ensures that, when she ults, the entire enemy team overall will have somewhat less mana available.
 * Inhibit allows Spectre to slow enemies she catches with and keep them isolated for  even longer.
 * The above can also be further exploited with . and  to find an enemy, Inhibit to keep them still, and  illusions to burst them down with Manabreak and  attacks.

Others
The bonus attributes and the Manabreak ability make Diffusal Blade a cost-effective damage item on carries/heroes in general.

Tips

 * Because of the way Manabreak interacts with illusions, Diffusal Blade is most common and most effective on heroes with easy access to them, such as Phantom Lancer.


 * Similarly, this is also why Manta Style and Diffusal Blade are so commonly seen together: after picking up one of the two, the other becomes that much more effective and attractive to buy.


 * The movement slow is an effective way to kite melee characters and can both increase your team's damage output vs them (by preventing them from running away and making it easier to hit them with spells), and reduce their damage output vs your team (by preventing them from getting close enough to hit anything).


 * The movement slow can help your illusions and/or summoned units stick to their attack target.


 * Can trigger an enemy's.

Trivia

 * The Manabreak passive used to be called Feedback and got changed at some point without notification.
 * Since version 7.07, Diffusal Blade can no longer be upgraded.

Recent Changes
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