Armlet of Mordiggian


Ability

Unholy Strength
Partially usable by illusions. Pierces spell immunity. Play
Ability
Toggle
Affects
Self
Damage
Pure
(HP Removal)
When active, Unholy Strength grants +31 damage, +25 strength and +4 armor, but drains 45 health per second. You cannot die from the health drain when Unholy Strength is activated, nor from the strength loss when Unholy Strength is deactivated.
Attack Damage Bonus: 31
Strength Bonus: 25
Armor Bonus: 4
Health Cost per Second: 45
Full Bonuses Delay: 0.6
Cooldown symbol.png 0
Partially usable by illusions. Illusions do not benefit from the attack damage and armor and do not lose health per second. Illusions gain the strength over 0.6 seconds and copy the original`s current health, resulting in them having 500 current health more than the hero if it was not at full health as the illusion was created.
Modifiers
Buff Item Armlet Unholy Strength: Undispellable.

Notes:

  • Health drain cannot bring the user`s health below 1. Does not toggle itself off when reaching 1 health.
  • Considering the passive health regen and the regen gained from the strength, it effectively costs 36.5 health per second.
  • When toggling off, all bonuses are instantly lost. Be that as it may, it cannot bring the user below 1 health.
  • Unholy Strength does not persist through the user`s death. If it was active upon death, the user respawns with it deactivated.
  • Multiple instances of Unholy Strength do not stack.
    • If multiple Armlets are toggled on, turning off any Armlet removes the Unholy Strength buff.


Strategy

Armlet should be activated any time you join a teamfight. If you have lifesteal, it can be beneficial to activate any time you are farming. Armlet is a highly aggressive item that grants increased damage and strength.

Info

Item Changelogs   Item   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history edit] Version Changes 6.88 Increased recipe cost from 500 to 550 (total cost from 2320 to 2370). 6.87d Increased Unholy
Armlet of Mordiggian
B
Weapon of choice among brutes, the bearer sacrifices his life energy to gain immense strength and power.
Cost
2370 (550)
Bought From
Weapons Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be dota2
Active Unholy Strength
Bonus +7 Health regeneration
+5 Armor
+25 Attack speed
+9 Attack damage For the cosmetic item equipped by Chaos Knight, see Chaos Knight s Armlet of Mordiggian   Item   Changelogs     Armlet of MordiggianB Weapon of choice among brutes, the bearer sacrifices his life energy to dota2
Disassemble? No
Alert allies? No
Recipe

The Armlet of Mordiggian is an item Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be dota2 purchasable at the Main Shop, under Weapons Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be dota2 .

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Tips

  • The Armlet is the most cost-effective item to build, especially on strength heroes that benefit most from its DPS increase. It is also useful on heroes with illusions or abilities that increase their base damage (like Sven`s ultimate).
  • When toggled on, Armlet increases maximum and current health by 500. This means when not at full health, it can effectively work as a temporary heal. Be that as it may, it also has the opposite effect when toggling off, instantly reducing the hero`s health by 500 (but not below 1). When toggled properly, this allows heroes at low health to survive and turn fights.
  • This item is very good with lifesteal, and if the user`s damage output is high enough it can negate the health loss, depending on the amount of lifesteal the user has.
  • The Heart of Tarrasque`s passive regen vastly overturns the health loss, allowing to have the Armlet constantly active, as long as the heart does not get disabled. The health loss of Armlet does not disable the regeneration of Heart of Tarrasque either, since it is considered HPTechnology company Removal.
  • Lone Druid`s Spirit Bear is normally affected by the health drain, but does not benefit from the strength bonus.

Additional information

Recommended heroes

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  • Armlet provides a lot of damage at the cost of draining your own health, however Vampiric Aura easily negates the health drain effect making it a great item of him.
Chaos Knight
  • As a durable hero with the ability to lifesteal thanks to Chaos Strike and with Armlet`s bonus health when activated transferred to illussions summoned by Phantasm, Armlet of Mordiggian is one of the best item choices for the hero.
Legion Commander
  • Both Press the Attack and Moment of Courage provide Legion Commander with a great amount of health regeneration, making her incredibly sustainable and a great carrier of the item.
Alchemist
  • Chemical Rage negates the health draining effect from the Armlet of Mordiggian, and the extra maximum health as well as the damage bonus are not bad attributes for him.

Situational

Dragon Knight
  • With the health regeneration from Dragon Blood, Dragon Knight will have no problem with activating Armlet for prolonged periods of time.
Kunkka
  • By toggling Unholy Strength on before attacking with Tidebringer and toggling it off after, Kunkka can reliably increase his damage output while minimizing the health drain.
Spirit Breaker
  • Very situational, the attack speed from Armlet of Mordiggian helps with applying Greater Bash. It buffs him with added HP, Regeneration and Armor for a fight he would not otherwise survive for the low cost of the Armlet.
Night Stalker
  • The added damage allows Night Stalker to finish his targets faster than if he did not have an Armlet. It is also very easy to Armlet toggle to save oneself from a Tower projectile due to Night Stalker`s incredible movement speed.
Sven
  • Sven`s ultimate increases Sven`s attack damage based on how much strength he has. The extra strength from a toggled Armlet significantly increases Sven`s attack damage during God`s Strength.

Trivia

  • Armlet of Mordiggian is named after Mordiggian, a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos created by Clark Ashton Smith in his story The Charnel God (1934), whose powers consist of sucking away life force and whose cult consists entirely of ghouls.

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General

Armlet of Mordiggian (also known as Armlet) is a Weapons Item purchasable with components found at the Side Shop, and a Recipe at the Home Shop.

Ability

Unholy Strength
Ability: Toggle
Affects: Self
Damage: Physical
Gives damage, strength and armor while active, but drains HP every second. You cannot die from the health loss when the bonus strength is gone, or the health drain per second.
Bonus Damage:
Bonus Strength:
Bonus Armor:
HP Cost Per Second:
₠31
₠25
₠4
₠45


Notes
  • The health loss from activating Unholy Strength is HP Cost and cannot be blocked or reduced.
  • Self damage is non-lethal and will only reduce the bearer`s health to a minimum of 1 HP.
  • Toggling Unholy Strength will not break channeling abilities.
  • The 25 Strength bonus is equal to 500 hp and 0.57 hp regeneration.
  • Strength bonus is provided gradually over 0.6 seconds.
  • Unholy Strength bonus armor is provided after 0.6 seconds.
  • Multiple instances of Unholy Strength do not stack.

Armlet Toggling

Activation of armlet provides hp quickly when turned on. When running away at low hp it is beneficial to toggle it off then on again quickly for a burst of hp. If one is careful enough, they can survive for much longer than they usually would by using this mechanic.

Synergy with other items

  • Heart of Tarrasque: Increased HP regeneration from heart negates the HP loss from armlet. Some heroes can leave armlet permanently activated if they have a Heart.
  • Morbid Mask: Lifesteal gives the user a regeneration ability to counteract the life drain from Armlet.

Recommended Heroes

Version History

Patch Version Balance Changes
6.88
  • Recipe cost increased from 500 to 550
6.87d
  • Armlet health drain increased from 40 to 45 per second
6.87c
  • Armlet armor bonus when activated reduced from 5 to 4
6.87b
  • Armlet`s armor bonus is now granted after it is fully activated
6.87
  • Unholy Strength now grants 5 armor
6.84
  • Attack Speed from +15 to +25
  • Unholy Strength no longer grants +10 Attack Speed
  • Unholy Strength strength gain period from 0.7 to 0.6 seconds
6.83
  • Recipe cost reduced from 600 to 500
6.82
  • Recipe cost reduced from 700 to 600
6.79
  • Unholy Strength STR gain is provided over 0.7 seconds
  • Unholy Strength has no toggle on or off cooldown
6.78
  • HP regen decreased from 8 to 7
6.76
  • Armlet cooldown increased from 1 to 2 seconds
6.75
  • Armlet toggle cooldown reduced from 5 to 1 second
  • Armlet HP regeneration increased from 5 to 8
  • Armlet lifedrain increased from 37 to 40
6.69
  • HP regen and lifedrain increased by 2 (overall +2 regen while inactive, no effective change while active)
  • Recipe cost decreased from 900 to 700
6.67
  • Toggle cooldown from 10 to 5 seconds
6.64
  • Recipe restored to previous version since there is no more recipe conflict. Requires claw and 900 gold recipe instead of quarter staff and 500 gold recipe
6.55
  • Increased Armlet recipe cost by the same amount Blades of Attack and Gloves of Haste were reduced
6.52e
  • Increased HP loss rate when Armlet is activated
6.49
  • New item

WC3 DotA Version

  • Warcraft III DotA - Armlet of Mordiggian