Diffusal Blade


Abilities

Purge
Blocked by Linken`s Sphere. Does not pierce spell immunity. Play
Ability
Target Unit
Affects
Enemies
Targets an enemy, removing buffs from the target and slowing it for 4 seconds.
Cast Range: 600
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Non-Hero Root Duration: 3
Slow Duration: 4
Cooldown symbol.png 4
Blocked by Linken`s Sphere. Still loses a charge when blocked.
Modifiers
Debuff Item Diffusal Blade Slow: Dispellable with any dispel.
Debuff Rooted: Dispellable with any dispel.

Notes:

  • The slow decreases in 0.8 second intervals, so it slows for 100%/80%/60%/40%/20%, going one step down every 0.8 seconds.


Manabreak
Not a Unique Attack Modifier. Partially usable by illusions. Does not pierce spell immunity.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Physical
Each attack burns 50 mana from the target, and deals 0.8 physical damage per burned mana. Burns 16 mana per attack from melee illusions and 8 mana per attack from ranged illusions. Does not stack with other manabreak abilities.
Mana Burned per Hit (Hero): 50
Mana Burned per Hit (Melee Illusion): 16
Mana Burned per Hit (Ranged Illusion): 8
Burned Mana as Damage: 80%
Partially usable by illusions. The amount of mana burned is reduced for illusions.
Not a Unique Attack Modifier. Does not stack with other Mana Break abilities.

Notes:

  • The damage is directly added to the owner`s attack damage.
  • Does not work against allied units when attacking them.
  • Applies the mana loss first, and then the damage.
  • Effectively increases a hero`s attack damage by 40 against units which have enough mana to burn.
    • Effectively increases the attack damage of an illusion by 12.8/6.4 (melee/ranged) against units which have enough mana to burn.


Strategy

This item is particularly useful on heroes that can create illusions.

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Tips

  • The Diffusal`s active apply the most powerful slow of the game but has a limited amount of use that can only be refreshed after upgrading it. It is better to consume all the charges before upgrading it.
    • In light of this, if you expect your Level 1 Diffusal to run out of charges in the middle of a fight, lock the Diffusal and buy the recipe beforehand. Unlock it in the middle of a fight once you run out of charges.
  • Combine it with a Mask of Madness to get both of the most cost effective DPS items in the game, to burn mana much quicker with the attack speed and lifesteal from the mana burned. The active of the Diffusal Blade will slow your target to hit more.
  • It is a good item combined with a Manta Style because illusions carry over Manabreak, increasing damage output. Combine this with Moon Shard (works on illusions if not consumed) to burn mana much quicker and increase DPS even more.
  • The Diffusal movement slow allow to hit and run enemy melee heroes as ranged.


Additional information

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  • Purge can be used to slow heroes he attacked with Blink Strike, allowing him to get more hits from behind while chasing his target and keeping his target inside Smoke Screen much longer.
  • While channeling Tricks of the Trade every enemy hit will be affected by Manabreak. This can prevent multiple enemy heroes from casting mana-heavy spells because they don`t have enough mana left.
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  • Manabreak gives Illusions from Haunt an additional damage source. It also ensures every enemy hero hit by her Haunt-illusions has less mana available.
  • Purge allows Spectre to slow enemies she caught with Reality.
Naga Siren
  • With Manabreak Naga Siren and all her Mirror Images drain a total of 98 mana per attack, assuming all illusions are attacking one hero. The added agility also increases the damage of her illusions.
  • Purge is also an effective slow for situations in which Ensnare is not usable.

Effective against

Wraith King
Medusa
  • Manabreak can deal more effective Damage against Medusa since it depletes her mana pool directly, so that Mana Shield blocks less damage.
Ghost Scepter
  • If enemies are using Ghost Scepter to survive against you, Purge can be used to dispel Ghost Form, allowing you to once again attack them.

Trivia

  • The Manabreak passive used to be called Feedback and got changed at some point without notification.

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General

Diffusal Blade (also known as Diffusal) is an Item that is purchasable at the Home Shop, under Artifacts.

Diffusal Blade can be upgraded once by buying the recipe again. The item starts with 8 charges, and the charges are refreshed to 8 when it is upgraded.

Ability

Purge
Ability: Unit Target
Affects: Enemy Units
Purges a target unit, removing buffs and slowing it. The unit gradually recovers speed over time. Non-hero units will be stopped for the first few seconds and slowed for the last second.

4
Movement Slow:
Slow Duration:
Stop Duration:
Maximum Charges:
Cast Range:
₠100%
₠4
₠3 (non-hero units only)
₠8
₠600
Affected By:₠
Notes
  • Blocked by Spell Immunity and Linken`s Sphere.
  • Can be purged.
Manabreak
Ability: Passive
Affects: Enemy Units
Damage: Physical
Your attacks burn Mana and deal 80% of the amount in damage. Feedback does not stack with other sources of mana burn. Illusions burn a reduced amount
Mana Burn:


Damage:

₠50 for heroes
₠16 for melee illusions
₠8 for ranged illusions
₠80% of mana burned
Affected By:₠
Notes
  • Illusions can use this ability but at a reduced value.
  • Blocked by Spell Immunity.

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Version History

Patch Version Balance Changes
7.00
  • Diffusal Blade can only target enemies now.
  • Mana break on illusions reduced from 20/10 to 16/8
  • Mana break on heroes increased from 40 to 50
  • Diffusal Blade damage per mana burned reduced from 100% to 80%
6.88e
  • Cooldown increased from 2 to 4
6.87
  • Purge cooldown increased from 0 to 2
  • Mana burned by melee/ranged illusions reduced from 25/12 to 20/10
  • Mana burned by melee/ranged heroes increased from 25 to 40
6.86
  • Agility bonus increased from 20/35 to 25/35
  • Intelligence bonus increased from 6/10 to 10/15
6.85
  • Purge cooldown reduced from 8 to 0
6.84
  • Diffusal Blade now works on ranged illusions for half the value
6.83
  • Diffusal Blade is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier
  • Multiple Manabreak type abilities do not stack
6.82
  • Recipe cost reduced from 850 to 700
  • Agility bonus rebalanced from 25/30 to 20/35
  • Feedback rebalanced from 20/36 to a constant 25
6.80
  • Agility bonus increased from 22/26 to 25/30
6.72
  • Purge cooldown decreased from 12 to 8
  • Purge now removes Ghost Scepter`s Ghost Form
6.60
  • Can be upgraded once. Original stats adjusted
6.58
  • Lowered the Agility bonus from 25 to 22
  • The purge now lasts the same on non-hero units like Spirit Bear as it does on heroes (15⃢₆ₒ4 seconds)
6.55
  • Changed Diffusal Blade Recipe
6.52e
  • Increased Diffusal Blade`s agility bonus by 5 (carries through to Manta Style)

WC3 DotA Version

  • Warcraft III DotA - Diffusal Blade