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

Upgraded Item | Magical

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A spiteful blade inadvertently possessed by the soul of its incautious creator.

The Witch Blade is a fascinating and potent item that embodies a blend of mystical power and tactical prowess. It's like wielding a magical weapon that not only bolsters your attacks but also vexes your enemies with its enchanting abilities!

Base Combat Stats

+ 40 Attack Speed

+ 12 Intelligence

+ 1.5 Mana Regeneration

+ 6 Armor

+ 300 Projectile Speed

Recipe

Abilities

Passive: Witch Blade

Causes your next attack to apply a poison for 4 seconds, slowing by 25% and dealing 0.75x your intelligence as damage every second. This attack has True Strike.

Additional Insights

Does not stack with other Witch Blades but resets the cooldown
The Witch Blade isn't just a weapon; it's a catalyst for further arcane might. It allows you to upgrade into even more powerful items, enhancing your magical prowess and turning the tides of battle in your favor.

Statistics

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

Itemization Strategy

One of the newest item in town the witch blade is a mid laners delight, Built from post laning up to the mid game where eventually it could be scaled to late game. Heroes who love this are Queen of Pain and Outworld Destroyer.

Heroes countered by Witch Blade

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the evasion from Magnetic Field.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the evasion from Drunken Brawler.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the redirection of attacks close to trees from Hoodwink's innate.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that ignores the miss chance from Blinding Light.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the evasion from her passive ability.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that ignores the miss chance from Smoke Screen.

Gives you multiple instances of damage over time with your right clicks to eat away Templar Assassin's Refraction charges.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that ignores the miss chance from Laser.

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that ignores the miss chance from Whirling Axes (Melee).

Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the evasion from Windrun.

Trivia

One interesting trivia about Witch Blade is that its introduction marked the addition of a new type of item called 'Neutral Drops' to the game. Witch Blade is among the few items classified as Tier 4 neutral drops, which means it can only be obtained by heroes through chance drops from neutral creeps in the game.