Daedalus – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.39d]
Upgraded Item | Weapons
5100
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5100A weapon of incredible power that is difficult for even the strongest of warriors to control.
A legendary blade, a magnificent and formidable item that not only amplifies your hero's damage but also grants them a chance to deal devastating critical strikes in the most awe-inspiring.
Base Combat Stats
+ 88 Damage
Recipe
Abilities
Passive: Critical Strike
Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.
Additional Insights
- Critical Strike does not work against buildings.
- Does not affect buildings
- Here's the thrilling part! The Daedalus enhances your hero's critical strike chance and amplifies the damage dealt when a critical strike occurs. With each critical hit, your hero inflicts massively increased damage, creating moments of immense devastation in battles. It's like your hero is saying, 'I'll deliver a devastating blow when luck favors me!'
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Daedalus as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
Daedalus, a name you can say fast but isn't as fast as the critical strikes of this item, usually a mid to late game item that is chosen if you want to deal more bonus damage.
Heroes with Daedalus as Core Item
Your greatest right-click damage amplifier after {divine-rapier} that scales your attack damage and lets you maximize your damage output during Leap.
A core item that massively increases your physical damage output.
A core item to dish out high damage output in fights and speeds up farm also. Has great synergy with the Ebb facet to do more damage with the Waveform attack.
A powerful Crystalys upgrade that amplifies Sven’s right-click burst. Its high crit synergy with Great Cleave lets him deal massive damage not just to his target, but to everyone behind it.
A core damage item to burst down enemy heroes with right clicks. Has great synergy with Tree Grab cleave to do your entire right click damage to units around your target. Also works well with {aghanims-scepter} to massively increase your damage output with Tree Volley.
A core damage item to burst down enemy heroes with right clicks. The Critical Strike procs frequently with the attack speed gain during Focus Fire.
A core damage item to utilize the attack speed gain from Fiery Soul stacks to burst down enemy heroes with the critical strike on right clicks.
A core item to increase your right click damage and burst down enemy heroes under Smoke Screen. The Critical Strike can also proc on your attacks during Tricks of the Trade.
A core damage item to burst down enemy heroes with right clicks using your massive attack range.
A late game damage item to add critical strike to your right clicks and dish out massive DPS in teamfights.
A core damage item to burst down enemy heroes with right clicks using your massive attack range.
A core item to have more burst damage against enemy heroes. The critical strike can also proc on the second Geminate attack.
A core upgrade for {crystalys} to boost your right click damage. Goes well with {aghanims-scepter} Side Gunner which can also crit on attacks.
A core item to boost your right click damage and burst down enemy heroes. The critical strike can proc on multiple units once you upgrade Split Shot with {aghanims-scepter}.
A mid to late game damage item to do massive AoE crit damage to multiple enemy heroes with your Empower right clicks during the Reverse Polarity lockdown and burst them all down.
A core item to massively boost your right click damage and proc critical strike on your attacks. The critical strike can also proc on your Mist Coil with the Malignant Mist facet.
A core item to gain massive damage and add critical strike to your right clicks toburst down heroes with Astral Step charges.
A core damage item to massively increase the burst potential of Acorn Shot and your right clicks.
A core item to proc critical strike on your right clicks and do even more burst damage with the attack speed during Unleash to get quick kills on enemy heroes.
A core item that massively boosts your right click damage and kill threat on the map.
A core item that increases your total damage output greatly. The passive critical strike itself boosts Kez's right click damage by 37.5%, which is most noticeable during Falcon Rush and also allows Echo Slash and Talon Toss to crit.
Trivia
The name 'Daedalus' is a reference to Greek mythology, specifically the legendary figure Daedalus, a skilled craftsman and inventor. In Greek mythology, Daedalus was renowned for his remarkable creativity and ingenuity, notably for creating the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete to contain the Minotaur.