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Desolator

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[e][h]Desolator
Desolator
A wicked weapon, used in torturing political criminals.
Damage
+ 50
Ability
Recipe
Desolator
Mithril Hammer Mithril Hammer Blight Stone
1600 + 1600 + 300
Total Cost
3500
Availability
Category
Bought From
Notes
Shareable
Disassemble

General[edit]

Desolator (colloquially known as Deso) is a Weapon item available at the Home Shop under Upgrades.

Ability[edit]

Corruption
Targeting
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Buildings
Your attacks reduce enemy armor.
Armor Reduction6
Duration7

Pierce Debuff Immunity.

Dispellable.

Does not affects illusions.

Notes
  • The armor reduction is applied before the damage hits.
  • Multiple sources of Corruption do not stack.
Soul Stealer
Targeting
Passive
Affects
Self
Desolator gains damage every time an enemy hero dies while affected by Corruption.
Attack Damage Bonus per Charge1
Charges per Kill2
Max Charges30

Illusion only gain the current stack count upon creation.
Notes
  • Stack count is based on wielder's stack count upon illusion creation.
  • Illusion does not gain charges since illusion cannot place the debuff.

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.34
  • Buff Soul Stealer Maximum Damage Bonus increased from 20 to 30
7.31b
  • Nerf Soul Stealer max stacks reduced from 25 to 20
7.31
  • Nerf Damage reduced from 55 to 50
  • Buff Now gains +2 damage if an enemy hero dies with this item's Corruption Debuff up to a maximum of 25

Additional Content[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In DotA, the name of this item is Stygian Desolator which itself is a reference to an item in Anarchy Online.

References[edit]