Hand of Midas

Hand of Midas B
	Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to line the owner's pockets.
Cost; 2200 (1750) Bought From; Accessories
Active	Transmute
Bonus [?]	+40 Attack Speed;
Disassemble?	No
Alert allies?	No
Recipe

Item

Old Abilities

Changelogs

For the character from Dota 2 lore, see Midas.

The Hand of Midas is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Accessories.

Ability[edit]

Transmute

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Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage
Instant Kill

Kills a non-hero target for 160 gold and 2.1x experience.

Cannot be used on Ancient Creeps.

Cast Range: 600

Gold Bonus: 160

Experience Bonus Multiplier: 2.1

90

0

Notes:

Upon cast, kills the target unit instantly and grants the caster 160 unreliable gold and 2.1 of the target's experience bounty.

The target's default bounties are not granted. This means that no hero nearby gains the default gold and experience from the death.

Despite the visual effects, the gold and experience are granted instantly.

Deals damage equal to the target's current health to kill it. This damage fully ignores any form of reduction or amplification.
- This means that it triggers most on-damage events like (neutral or lane) creep aggro.

Cannot be cast on wards, buildings, ancient creeps, and Necronomicon Warriors.

Mechanics[edit]

It should be noted that Transmute replaces the targeted units gold bounty, and therefore doesn't grant a total of 160 . But instead it grants 160 - UnitGoldBounty . This means that if you use it on big units you lose out almost half the gold, but you gain almost double the experience.

The following table shows the creep's effective gold and experience bounty if the active ability is cast on them.

Hand of Midas Bounty Bonus Table
Creep Name	Base		Transmuted
Creep Name	Base_XP	Gold	Transmuted_XP	Transmuted	Transmute Value
Melee Creep	57	36.5	119.7	123.5	243.2
Ranged Creep	69	47.5	144.9	112.5	257.4
Siege Creep	88	65.5	184.8	94.5	279.3
Super Melee Creep	25	23	52.5	137	189.5
Super Ranged Creep	25	20	52.5	140	192.5
Super Siege Creep	88	65.5	184.8	94.5	279.3
Mega Melee Creep	25	23	52.5	137	189.5
Mega Ranged Creep	22	22	46.2	138	184.2
Kobold Foreman	31	22.5	65.1	137.5	202.6
Kobold Soldier	19	16	39.9	144	183.9
Kobold	19	7	39.9	153	192.9
Hill Troll Priest	29	20.5	60.9	139.5	200.4
Hill Troll Berserker	31	21.5	65.1	138.5	203.6
Vhoul Assassin	31	22	65.1	138	203.1
Fell Spirit	31	18.5	65.1	141.5	206.6
Ghost	47	31	98.7	129	227.7
Harpy Scout	31	22.5	65.1	137.5	202.6
Harpy Stormcrafter	47	31	98.7	129	227.7
Centaur Courser	31	17.5	65.1	142.5	207.6
Centaur Conqueror	90	57.5	189	102.5	291.5
Giant Wolf	47	19.5	98.7	140.5	239.2
Alpha Wolf	66	33	138.6	127	265.6
Satyr Banisher	31	13	65.1	147	212.1
Satyr Mindstealer	47	24	98.7	136	234.7
Satyr Tormenter	90	67.5	189	92.5	281.5
Ogre Bruiser	31	28	65.1	132	197.1
Ogre Frostmage	47	32	98.7	128	226.7
Mud Golem	32	25.5	67.2	134.5	201.7
Shard Golem	17	10.5	35.7	149.5	185.2
Hellbear	66	40	138.6	120	258.6
Hellbear Smasher	90	70	189	90	279
Wildwing	19	14	39.9	146	185.9
Wildwing Ripper	90	62	189	98	287
Hill Troll	47	23.5	98.7	136.5	235.2
Dark Troll Summoner	90	46.5	189	113.5	302.5
Skeleton Warrior	12	9	25.2	151	176.2
Hawk (Level 1)	77	30	161.7	130	291.7
Hawk (Level 2)	77	40	161.7	120	281.7
Hawk (Level 3)	77	50	161.7	110	271.7
Hawk (Level 4)	77	60	161.7	100	261.7
Boar (Level 1)	60	32	126	128	254
Boar (Level 2)	70	32	147	128	275
Boar (Level 3)	80	32	168	128	296
Boar (Level 4)	90	32	189	128	317
Spiderling	9	9	18.9	151	169.9
Spiderite	3	3	6.3	157	163.3
Eidolon	12	23	25.2	137	162.2
Forged Spirit	31	39	65.1	121	186.1
Lycan Wolf (Level 1)	20	21	42	139	181
Lycan Wolf (Level 2)	20	26	42	134	176
Lycan Wolf (Level 3)	20	36	42	124	166
Lycan Wolf (Level 4)	20	41	42	119	161
Lycan Lane Wolf	10	15	21	145	166
Treant	12	8	25.2	152	177.2
Greater Treant	30	21	63	139	202

Recommended Heroes[edit]

Carry heroes who need to farm for late game items and benefit from the experience and attack speed for farming and/or fighting often buy an early Hand of Midas.

Some support heroes who are not very item dependent may choose to build Hand of Midas in order to accumulate gold for bigger late game items and gain levels at a faster pace.

Tips[edit]

The earlier Hand of Midas is purchased, the earlier it will pay itself off during the match and the earlier you will have an effective networth gain.
- Assuming it is always used when off cooldown and used on a unit with a gold bounty of 0, Hand of Midas increases the user's GPM by 106.67 , meaning it takes a minimum of 19.5 minutes to pay for itself, or 15 minutes for the recipe (from the point on it was first used).
- This means you need to use Transmute 13.75 times to pay for itself, or 10.94 times for just the recipe.
  - Ogre Magi with his Multicast and Arc Warden Tempest Double will have their Hand of Midas payed out effectively earlier than other heroes.
Hand of Midas is an important item if you want to increase your level quickly and unlock talents, especially if you rely on your talents to counter enemy heroes in late game.