Satanic – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.39d]
A formidable and mighty item that not only boosts your hero's strength but also grants them the power to steal life from enemies in the most heroic manner possible!
Base Combat Stats

+ 25 Damage
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Unholy Rage
Increases Lifesteal percentage to 175% for 6.0 seconds.
Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Cooldown: 30
Passive: Lifesteal
Heals the attacker for a percentage of physical damage dealt.
Additional Insights
- Applies Basic DispelCancels Channeling
- Stacks with other lifesteals
- What's remarkable about the Satanic is its potential to turn the tide of battles. The life steal effect can be crucial in critical moments, allowing your hero to regain health rapidly during intense engagements, turning near-defeats into glorious victories.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Satanic as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
A closer item from what i would call this, Mid or Late game it doesn't matter as this item is intended to win fights and be immortal, Itemized almost everytime by cores to make their damage more significantly essential.
Heroes with Satanic as Core Item
A core item that gives you HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health. Also gives you a form of dispel against debuffs.
A core item that gives you tankiness and HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health. Also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A core item that gives you tankiness and HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health during Tree Grab. Also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A core item that gives you tankiness and HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health. Also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A core item that gives you tankiness and HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health. Also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A core item to utilize your high damage and attack speed for massive HP sustain through lifesteal and turn the fight from low health. Makes you tanky with HP pool and also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A late game pick up that gives you tankiness and HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health with right clicks. Also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A core item that gives you tankiness and HP sustain through lifesteal and lets you turn the fight from low health. Also lets you dispel yourself when in trouble.
A core item that provides HP sustain with lifesteal and dispel yourself on cast. Works well with {aghanims-scepter} to lifesteal with Side Gunner even when you are stunned.
A core item to utilize your high attack speed during Unleash for massive HP sustain through lifesteal and turn the fight from low health. Also provides damage and tankiness through stats.
Trivia
The Satanic item in Dota 2 is a homage to a similar item that existed in the original Dota called 'Satanic' as well. In the original Dota, Satanic was introduced as an item that granted a passive lifesteal ability, but it didn't have the active ability 'Unholy Rage' found in Dota 2.