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

Upgraded Item | Magical

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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 with Ethereal Blade as Core Item

An upgrade for {aether-lens} to amplify your magic damage toolkit on an enemy hero to burst them down. Also works as a save for your cores against physical damage.

An upgrade for {aether-lens} to amplify your magic damage on an enemy hero and burst them down with all your spells. Also works as a save for your cores against physical damage.

An upgrade for {aether-lens} to amplify your magic damage on an enemy hero and burst them down with all your spells. Be careful about using it on heroes you want to hit with Vendetta. Also works as a save for your cores against physical damage.

An upgrade for {aether-lens} to amplify your magic damage on an enemy hero and burst them down with all your spells. Also works as a save for your cores against physical damage.

An upgrade for {aether-lens} to amplify your magic damage on an enemy hero and burst them down with all your spells. Can be used on an enemy hero to disarm them so that they cannot hit the Proximity Mine you place under them, or protect yourself against physical damage.

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.