Ethereal Blade – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.38c]

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A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes.

Imagine your hero wielding this majestic blade, it not only amplifies your magic power but also turns your attacks into a whimsical burst of ethereal energy.

Base Combat Stats

+ 8 All Attributes

+ 300 Mana

+ 250 Cast Range

+ 3 Mana Regeneration

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Ether Blast

Converts the target unit to ethereal form, rendering them immune to physical damage, but unable to attack and 40% more vulnerable to magic damage.

Enemy targets are also slowed by 80%, and take 1.5x your target's primary attribute + 50 as magical damage.

Duration: 4.0 seconds

Mana: 100

Cooldown: 22

Additional Insights

Shares cooldown with Ghost Scepter.
Ethereal units take %ethereal_damage_bonus%%% bonus magic damage.
For Universal Heroes, their primary attribute is %universal_multiplier_tooltip%%% of the sum of all their attributes.
Using a Town Portal Scroll or Boots of Travel will not dispel Ethereal Form.
Makes you ethereal for 4 secondsInvulnerable to Physical Attacks but you are slowed by 80%Takes 40% more Magic DamageStacks with Magic reduction of <item_veil_of_discord></item_veil_of_discord>
Plays very well with heroes that have high magical damage already making them more like demons on the loose, Ask Lina when she wants to do a quick kill.

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Ethereal Blade as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

Best bought if you needed the extra burst on your magical damage output, Have you ever tried comboing one hero and ended feeling short causing them to turn around and just kill you helplessly? Well this one will solve all your nightmares away!

Heroes countered by Ethereal Blade

Lets you save an ally caught inside the Chronosphere AoE. Can also be used on yourself quickly before Chronosphere lands to buy time.

Lets you kite Juggernaut by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks and Omnislash.

Lets you save an ally from Kez's right clicks and abilities. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally caught by Duel. Can also be used on yourself quickly before Duel starts to buy time.

Lets you kite Lifestealer by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks in Ethereal form.

Lets you save an ally caught by Reverse Polarity. Can also be used to protect yourself against Magnus' right clicks in Ethereal form.

Lets you save an ally stunned by Rebound during Unleash. Can also be used to protect yourself against Marci's right clicks in Ethereal form.

Lets you save an ally stunned by Stone Gaze. Can also be used to protect yourself against Medusa's right clicks in Ethereal form.

Lets you save an ally chain rooted by Earthbind. Can also be used to burst down Meepo with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally stunned by Boundless Strike inside Wukong's Command. Can also be used to burst down Monkey King with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally rooted by Ensnare from getting bursted by Naga Siren and her illusions. Can also be used to burst down Naga Siren with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally from Phantom Assassin's right click and Stifling Dagger burst damage. Can also be used to burst her down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally from the right clicks and Diffusal Blade mana burn from Phantom Lancer and his illusions. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Prevents Slardar’s physical burst by making targets ethereal and untargetable by his attacks. Also useful to disengage or save allies from amplified damage during Corrosive Haze.

Lets you save an ally from Slark's right click when leashed by Pounce. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally from Snapfire's Lil' Shredder right clicks upgraded by her level 25 talent. Can also be used to burst her down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally from Spectre's right clicks when she jumps with Shadow Step. Can also be used to burst her down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally from Sven's right clicks when stunned by Storm Hammer. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from Templar Assassin's right clicks when slowed by Psionic Trap.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from getting bursted by right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions. Can also be used to burst down Terrorblade with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from getting bursted by Tiny's Tree Grab right clicks. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from Troll Warlord's right clicks and waste some of his Battle Trance duration. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from Ursa's right clicks. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from Weaver's right clicks. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save yourself or an ally when targeted by Focus Fire. Can also be used to burst down Windranger with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Lets you save an ally caught by Winter's Curse from taking damage by your team. Be careful not to walk inside the AoE of the spell when using the item.

Lets you save yourself or an ally from right clicks from Wraith King and his skeletons. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.

Sounds

Activating Etheral Blade

Trivia

The Ethereal Blade was originally known as the 'Ether Blade' in earlier versions of Dota. However, its name was changed to 'Ethereal Blade' in Dota 2. The term 'ethereal' refers to a state of being extremely delicate and light, which aligns with the nature of the item, transforming heroes or enemies into an ethereal form that amplifies magic damage while reducing physical damage taken. This change in name, from 'Ether Blade' to 'Ethereal Blade', emphasized the mystical and magical aspects of the item, highlighting its unique abilities and lore within the game.