Strength [E] [Patch 7.38c]

undefined is one of the three primary attributes in Dota 2, along with undefined and undefined. It grants all heroes health and health regeneration. Strength heroes and universal heroes also gain attack damage.

Effect of strength on heroes

Each point of strength grants the following benefits:

Strength gain of heroes

Each hero has a base strength value and gains more through levelling up. The hero with the highest base strength is Tiny with 30 and the hero with the highest strength gain per level is Primal Beast with 4.3. The average base strength across all heroes is 21.2 and the average strength gain is 2.7

List of strength heroes

Strength heroes are typically physical damage dealers who focus on attack speed and armor.

There are 35 strength heroes in Dota 2.

Role of strength heroes

Strength heroes typically play initiation roles and are tanks. They have large amounts of health which makes them resilient, and enemies need to deal a lot of damage to take the down. In general, strength heroes generally are valuable team members across all game phases, i.e. early game, mid game, and late game.

Strength bonus from items

49 items grant strength attribute bonuses to the wearing hero in Dota 2:

Item	Valuesorted descending	Item Cost	Cost/Value
Heart of Tarrasque	40	5200	130
Abyssal Blade	26	6250	240
Overwhelming Blink	25	6800	272
Reaver	25	2800	112
Satanic	25	5050	202
Harpoon	25	4700	188
Eye of Skadi	22	5300	241
Linken's Sphere	16	4800	300
Sange and Yasha	16	4200	263
Kaya and Sange	16	4200	263
Sange	16	2100	131
Ultimate Orb	15	2800	187
Echo Sabre	15	2700	180
Hurricane Pike	15	4450	297
Dagon	15	7450	497
Dagon	13	6300	485
Dagon	11	5150	468
Ogre Axe	10	1000	100
Aghanim's Scepter	10	4200	420
Black King Bar	10	4050	405
Eternal Shroud	10	3700	370
Skull Basher	10	2875	288
Manta Style	10	4650	465
Dragon Lance	10	1900	190
Holy Locket	9	2250	250
Dagon	9	4000	444
Khanda	8	5900	738
Ethereal Blade	8	5375	672
Boots of Bearing	8	4225	528
Phylactery	7	2600	371
Dagon	7	2850	407
Drum of Endurance	7	1625	232
Belt of Strength	6	450	75
Diadem	6	1000	167
Meteor Hammer	6	2850	475
Soul Ring	6	805	134
Ghost Scepter	5	1500	300
Bracer	5	505	101
Shiva's Guard	5	5175	1035
Heaven's Halberd	5	2600	520
Crown	4	450	113
Solar Crest	4	2575	644
Veil of Discord	4	1725	431
Gauntlets of Strength	3	140	47
Magic Wand	3	450	150
Circlet	2	155	78
Wraith Band	2	505	253
Null Talisman	2	505	253
Iron Branch	1	50	50

Evolution of strength in Dota 2

The strength attribute has been the cornerstone of durability in combat, granting heroes increased health and health regeneration. Over time, the attribute's influence has evolved, with the relative importance of each stat shifting as the game's meta and strategies have changed. While strength remains a critical factor in initiation and tankiness, its magic resistance has been removed.