Hand of Midas

[e][h]Hand of Midas

 

2150

 

(1650)

Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to line the owner's pockets.

Attributes

Attack Speed

40

Ability

Active 

 

Transmute

Availability

Category

Common

Bought From

Home Shop

Recipe

General

Hand of Midas is an item in the Common section of the Home Shop. It has the ability to increase gold and experience income over an invested period of time. This item is usually rushed as a first or second item, to begin investing as many uses as possible.

Ability

Transmute

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Creeps

Damage Type
Instant Kill

Kills an enemy creep, turning it into reliable gold and bonus experience for the user.

Gold Gain	160

Experience Gain	1.85×

Cast Range	600

90

Notes

• The experience gained is not shared with nearby heroes and is only given to the user.
• Cannot target Ancients and Necronomicon units.
• Cannot be refreshed by
  
   
  Rearm
  .

Strategy

Creeps

• It is most effective to use on large high level creeps that give more experience, making the most out of the multiplier.
• For lane creeps, it is always most effective to use on a Ranged Creep. For Mega Creeps, Midas can be used on either because both provide the same bounty and experience.

Situational Counters

• Hand of Midas can be used on creeps controlled by
  
   
  Helm of the Dominator
  , Chen, and Enchantress. This is an effective means of instantly killing enemy controlled creeps.
• Axe
  
   
  Battle Hunger
  can also be countered using Midas, as a creep kill removes the debuff.

Recommended Heroes

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.21c
	Gold bonus reduced from 180 to 160
7.21b
	Gold bonus reduced from 200 to 180
7.20
	Attack Speed increased from 30 to 40
7.18
	Cooldown reduced from 95 to 90
7.16
	Cooldown reduced from 100 to 95
7.06
	Recipe cost increased from 1550 to 1650 XP multiplier increased from 1.75× to 1.85× Gold bonus reduced from 220 to 200
7.05
	XP bonus reduced from 2.5× to 1.75× Gold bonus increased from 190 to 220
6.79c
	Hand of Midas recipe cost increased from 1400 to 1550
6.79
	Transmute no longer works against Necronomicon units
6.72
	Transmute now gives a constant amount of gold Hand of Midas gold is now reliable Hand of Midas mana cost removed (25 ➜ 0)
6.69
	Transmute now gives 2.5× XP when used on a unit
6.52e
	Lowered transmute bounty on previously untransmutable creeps (lvl 6)
6.50
	Hand of Midas can now target level 6 Neutrals (Satyr Hellcaller and Dark Troll Warlord)
6.49
	Reduced mana cost on Hand of Midas

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