Rod of Atos is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Magical.
 Rod of Atos
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| Atos, the Lord of Blight, has his essence stored in this deceptively simple wand. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Information[]
- The item's attributes grants the following bonuses:
- 240 health and 1.2 health regeneration.
- 288 mana and 1.2 mana regeneration.
- 12 attack speed and 2 main armor.
- 12, 12 and 24 main attack damage to all
/ / heroes respectively.
Ability[]
Ability
Target Unit
Target Unit
Affects
Enemies
Enemies
Roots the target for 2 seconds.
Cast Range: 1100
Root Duration: 2
18
50
Spell Immunity Notes:
Root persists if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.
Notes:
- The projectiles travel at a speed of 1900.
- Roots the targets, preventing them from moving and casting certain mobility abilities.
- Provides True Sight over the target.
- Successive casts on the same target do not stack, but refresh the duration instead.
- Shares cooldown with Gleipnir.
Recommended Heroes[]
- The root duration from Cripple is long enough to ensure that a Cold Feet target gets frozen.
- Also forces the target to stay within Ice Vortex's range for longer, so they take more magic damage.
- Cripple allows Grimstroke to land Ink Swell easily.
- Grimstroke can root both enemies linked with Soulbind.
- Cripple into Light Strike Array is a reliable stun despite LSA's effect delay.
- Cripple makes landing Illusory Orb's slow projectile easier.
- Cripple will also help you get close to an enemy for Waning Rift, if you want to save Illusory Orb for an escape.
- Meat Hook is easy to land on a rooted enemy.
- Cripple allows you to close the distance on an enemy to Dismember them.
- Helps Razor stay within Static Link range of an enemy to drain more damage.
- Cripple also helps get the distance right to maximise Plasma Field damage.
- Cripple can be used to hold an enemy within range of Eye of the Storm.
- Synergizes extremely well with Mystic Flare, rooting an enemy long enough for the spell to deal almost all of its damage.
- Cripple also helps compensate for Arcane Bolt's slow travel speed, holding a target in place for the spell to impact more quickly and keeping them in range long enough for Skywrath Mage to cast multiple Arcane Bolts. The bonus Intelligence also increases Arcane Bolt's damage.
- Cripple can be used to root an enemy near a tree while you close the gap and hit Whirling Death for pure damage.
- Rooting an enemy in Chakram ensures they take more damage.
- Cripple traps opponents within the radius of Nethertoxin to guarantee its break effect.
- Also helps Viper land Viper Strike and Poison Attack onto intended targets.
Tips[]
- Root is a great disable to make a melee hero unable to reach his target and attack and later to force them to use their Black King Bar while out of position.
- Combine it with an Hurricane Pike to push away your target then root him for preventing your enemy from attacking or escaping.
- The item can be used for ganking, chasing survivors after a team fight, or to escape.
- The very long cast range makes the Rod of Atos an effective item to disable an enemy Linken's Sphere from afar, although it requires the projectile to connect.
Trivia[]
- The particle effects of Cripple include runes resembling the Elvish scripts from The Lord of the Rings, a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien (specifically the alphabet bee or umbar in Tengwar).
- The item is sometimes referred to as the "Rod of Aui", after pro player Aui_2000, who popularized buying the item on many heroes.
Gallery[]
Affected by Rod of Atos
Recent Changes[]
Main Article: Rod of Atos/Changelogs
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