Desolator
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| A wicked weapon, used in torturing political criminals. | |||||||||||||
Cost
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For neutral item, see Stygian Desolator.
The Desolator is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Weapons.
Ability[edit]
Notes:
- Successive attacks with Desolator do not stack the debuff, but refresh the duration instead.
- The attacks first apply the debuff, then their own damage.
- Replaces the projectile particle of ranged heroes with a red projectile.
- Does not stack with the armor reduction of Blight Stone. If both debuffs are present, Blight Stone's debuff does not reduce armor.
- Fully stacks with any other item.
Recommended Heroes[edit]
- Desolator amplifies both the physical damage from Searing Arrows and Clinkz's regular attacks.
- Desolator greatly increases Legion Commander's damage output when she has bonus damage from previously won Duels.
- Desolator's armor reduction causes enemies to take heavy damage from Howl and Feral Impulse's attack bonuses, as well as from Lycan's summons.
- Desolator increases the damage from Boundless Strike.
- Desolator's armor reduction also works on soldiers spawned by Wukong's Command, allowing Monkey King to debuff numerous opponents during teamfights.
- Desolator's armor reduction greatly increases the critical damage from Coup de Grace, making it more likely to kill an opponent with just a few hits.
- Desolator's armor reduction stacks well with the armor reduction from Eye of the Storm.
- Desolator's armor reduction stacks well with the armor reduction from Presence of the Dark Lord.
- Desolator's armor reduction stacks with the armor reduction from Meld, rendering an opponent extremely vulnerable after Templar Assassin's first hit.
- Desolator works well with Geminate Attack, with each proc acting like a small burst of damage.
- Desolator's armor reduction stacks with the armor reduction from The Swarm's beetles.
- Desolator works well with Focus Fire, allowing Windranger to quickly take down individual targets as well as buildings.
- Desolator increases the damage from Mortal Strike.
Others[edit]
- Bounty Hunter sometimes buys a Desolator to land one hard hit on enemies with Jinada, debuffing them in teamfights before retreating.
- Juggernaut sometimes opts for a Desolator to reduce an opponents armor before using Omnislash.
- Mars can use Desolator to reduce the armor of every unit hit by God's Rebuke and increase its damage output.
- Nature's Prophet's low damage benefits from Desolator's armor reduction.
- Puck
- Slardar can stack the armor reduction from Corrosive Haze with Desolator's.
- Tidehunter
- Tusk hits exceptionally hard with Walrus PUNCH! after Desolator's armor reduction.
- Ursa's damage through Fury Swipes is greatly increased with Desolator's armor reduction.
- Vengeful Spirit's armor reduction from Wave of Terror and Medallion of Courage stack well with Desolator.
Tips[edit]
- Corruption works against buildings, making it a great pushing tool. Split-pushing heroes can benefit a lot from it, allowing them to take towers down much quicker.
- The Corruption debuff lasts quite long, so sometimes it is better to get the debuff on multiple enemies, instead of focusing only one target in team fights.
- This item works well in combination with critical strike items and abilities, such as Mortal Strike and Daedalus.
Gallery[edit]
Desolator's attack projectile
Trivia[edit]
- This item was named "Stygian Desolator" in DotA, a reference to an item from Anarchy Online. This name is now used by an upgraded version of the Desolator, which drops as a neutral item.
Recent Changes[edit]
Main Article: Desolator/Changelogs
Version
Description
- Reduced attack damage bonus from 60 to 55.
- Increased attack damage bonus from 50 to 60.
- Reduced Corruption armor reduction from 7 to 6.
- Reduced Corruption duration from 15 to 7.
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