Mage Slayer

Mage Slayer
	Forged by a secret order in The Third Age of Praxa'cia to fell the False King.
Artifacts
Recipe

Item

Mage Slayer is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Artifacts.

Additional Information[]

Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.
- Increases most heroes' total magic resistance to 40%.

Mage Slayer

Ability
Passive

Affects
Enemies

Places a debuff when you attack enemies, causing them to do 35% less spell damage for 6 seconds.

Spell Damage Reduction: 35%

Duration: 6

Modifiers []

Notes:

Successive attacks on the same target do not stack the debuff, but refresh the duration instead.
- Mage Slayer on Bloodthorn uses the same modifier, so they do not stack with each other either.

The debuff applies generic outgoing damage reduction on enemies within range. Stacks additively with other sources of generic outgoing damage manipulation.

Generally heroes with abilities that affects multiple targets at once benefit from wielding this item:

Ember Spirit	Monkey King	Pangolier	Phantom Lancer	Riki

Generally used against spell based heroes or lineups when playing as a hero reliant on auto-attacks or one that uses skills that use attack modifiers.

The hidden power of Mage Slayer may be the fact it is the only magic damage reduction upgrade that gives raw damage per second increase to auto-attacks. Build into it from a Cloak if you feel you do not need the utility or support of a Glimmer Cape or the regeneration of a Hood of Defiance.

Remember that the debuff reduces all damage types, not just Magical damage. This makes it a great way to reduce the damage output of heroes that mostly use Pure damage or, more situationally, Physical damage via spells. Some common examples are Timbersaw, Outworld Destroyer, Silencer, and Bloodseeker for Pure damage spells, and Bristleback and Dazzle for Physical damage spells.