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Item Building Basics

Item Building Basics

Types of Items

Starting Items (0-500g)

  • Tangos: Regenerate HP
  • Healing Salve: Fast HP restore
  • Clarity: Mana regeneration
  • Quelling Blade: +8 damage vs creeps
  • Early Game (500-2000g)

  • Boots of Speed: +45 move speed
  • Magic Wand: Store charges, burst heal
  • Bracer/Wraith Band/Null Talisman: Cheap stats
  • Core Items (2000-5000g)

    These vary by hero - check in-game guides!

    Luxury Items (5000g+)

    Late-game power spikes

    Item Builds by Role

    Carry

  • 1.Damage items (Desolator, MKB)
  • 2.Attack speed (Moon Shard)
  • 3.Survivability (Satanic, BKB)
  • Support

  • 1.Wards (Observer + Sentry)
  • 2.Utility (Force Staff, Glimmer Cape)
  • 3.Team items (Mekansm, Pipe)
  • Golden Rules

    ✅ **Always carry TP Scroll**
    ✅ **BKB on cores** (magic immunity)
    ✅ **Check enemy items** (counter-build)
    ✅ **Don't save for big items** (buy components)