Butterfly – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.39d]

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5450Only the mightiest and most experienced of warriors can wield the Butterfly, but it provides incredible dexterity in combat.
Your hero's enchanting wings, a remarkable and graceful item that not only increases your hero's agility and evasion but also grants a fluttering effect, enhancing their survivability and damage output in the most elegant.
Base Combat Stats
+ 20% Base Attack Speed Percentage

+ 25 Damage
Recipe
Additional Insights
- Stacks diminishingly with other sources of Evasion.
- Imagine your hero adorned with this exquisite item, it's like embracing a set of majestic butterfly wings shimmering with extraordinary power. The Butterfly significantly boosts your hero's agility, making them swifter and deadlier in combat while also providing evasion against incoming attacks.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Butterfly as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
The moment you feel you needed a modifier to make it harder for the opponent to bring you down or deal damage to you, this is the survivability you need! A mid to late game situational item that is frequently bought by heroes like Medusa and Luna.
Heroes with Butterfly as Core Item
A core item that increases your damage output through stats and attack speed which also improves your Omnislash. Also makes you more tanky against physical damage with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS during Static Link with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item for the right click build with the Plague Carrier facet. Gives you more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed for more Time Lock procs. Also boosts your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A late game pick up to improve your DPS through stats and attack speed while becoming more tanky with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed for faster Flak Cannon hits. Also boosts your tankiness with evasion and armor. The attack speed does not affect your Side Gunner attack interval.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting the tankiness of your hero and your illusions with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting the tankiness of your hero and your illusions with evasion and armor.
A late game pick up to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item that scales your attack speed greatly with Shodo Sai and Falcon Rush, while providing you significant protection against physical attacks and damage. When combined with {black-king-bar}, makes you practically unkillable.
Trivia
The Butterfly item draws inspiration from the world of nature and folklore, specifically referencing the elegance and mystique of butterflies. These enchanting insects are known for their graceful flight and are often associated with themes of transformation, beauty, and agility.