Orb of Venom

[e][h]Orb of Venom

 

300

Envenoms your veapon with the venom of a venomous viper.

Ability

Passive

Poison Attack

Availability

Category

Equipment

Bought From

Home Shop

Recipe

General

Orb of Venom (sometimes abbreviated as oov) is an item bought from the Home Shop.

Ability

Poison Attack

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Poisons the target, dealing damage over time and slowing. The amount depends on whether the user is melee or ranged.

Melee Movement Speed Slow	15%

Ranged Movement Speed Slow	4%

Damage Per Second	2

Duration	2

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 4 (All user)
• Does not dispel consumables and does not disable  Blink Dagger.

Strategy

Orb of Venom is a cheap item pickup for Melee heroes that have free item slots to help them chase enemies and harass in lane. Most notably, Lone Druid's Spirit Bear benefits from having an Orb of Venom greatly because of the amount of long distance attacking the Spirit Bear is able to do.

Recommended Heroes

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.25
	Melee slow increased from 12% to 15% Damage per second reduced from 5 to 2 Slow duration reduced from 3 to 2
7.23
	Cost increased from 275 to 300
7.18
	Damage per second reduced from 5 to 3 on ranged heroes
7.07
	Damage over time no longer dispels consumables or disables Blink (Behaves like Poison Sting) Removed from Side Shop
7.05
	Slow duration reduced from 4 to 3 DPS increased from 3 to 5
6.86
	Orb of Venom is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier
6.84
	Moved Orb of Venom from Secret Shop to the Base Poison Attack damage over time can now be lethal
6.75
	Cost decreased from 350 to 275
6.73
	Cost decreased from 450 to 350
6.72
	Price decreased from 500 to 450
6.70
	Cost reduced from 550 to 500
6.69
	Duration increased to 4 seconds Price from 600 to 550
6.68
	New Item

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