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

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A glowing jewel formed out of assorted parts that somehow fit together perfectly.

Picture an amazing and magical item called the Mekansm. It's like having a powerful healer's kit that not only mends your wounds but also helps out your pals in a pinch!

Base Combat Stats

+ 4 Armor

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Restore

Restores 250 health to allied units in a 1200 radius.

Mana: 100

Cooldown: 50

Passive: Mekansm Aura

Grants 2.5 health regeneration to allied units in a 1200 radius.

Additional Insights

  • Restore does not affect units that have been affected by Restore or Guardian Greaves Mend within Mekansm's cooldown.
  • Multiple instances of Mekansm Aura do not stack.
  • Multiple Instances does not stack
  • The Mekansm doesn't just stop at healing. It also provides a bonus armor boost to protect you and your allies. It's like wrapping everyone in a comforting shield, making everyone a bit sturdier against enemy attacks.

Statistics

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

Support

Core: 6%

4 out of 63 guides

Support

Common: 13%

8 out of 63 guides

Support

Situational: 14%

9 out of 63 guides

Offlane

Core: 0%

0 out of 43 guides

Offlane

Common: 5%

2 out of 43 guides

Offlane

Situational: 9%

4 out of 43 guides

Carry

Core: 0%

0 out of 41 guides

Carry

Common: 0%

0 out of 41 guides

Carry

Situational: 0%

0 out of 41 guides

Mid

Core: 0%

0 out of 35 guides

Mid

Common: 0%

0 out of 35 guides

Mid

Situational: 0%

0 out of 35 guides

Itemization Strategy

Love by everyone specially those who are hurt in the battlefield, Mekansm is bought by supports usually either soft support or hard support. Chen, Undying and IO are usual culprits for this item.

Heroes with Mekansm as Core Item

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A core item to provide HP sustain for your entire team to group up and push for objectives and have more impact in teamfights. Gets upgraded to {guardian-greaves} later in the game.
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A core aura item that provides armor and HP sustain to your entire team to group up early and take fights or push for objectives like towers and {roshan}.
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A core item that allows you to group up early and pressure buildings with HP sustain for your whole team and army of creeps. Gets upgraded to {guardian-greaves} later in the game.
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A core item that provides HP sustain for your whole team. Works as a double heal for your Tethered ally.

Trivia

An interesting trivia about Mekansm in Dota 2 is that its name and concept were inspired by a character from the Star Wars universe. The name 'Mekansm' is a play on the character 'Wookiee Jedi Master Mace Windu', known for his distinctive purple lightsaber.
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