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Orb of Corrosion

It's a miniaturized weapon that brings both venom and damage to spice up your attacks!
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Seepage from the wounds of a warrior deity, sealed in an arcanist's orb following a campaign of vicious slaughter.

It's a miniaturized weapon that brings both venom and damage to spice up your attacks!

Base Combat Stats

Combat Stats

+ 3 Armor

+ 5 Damage

+ 25 Attack Speed

Recipe

It's a miniaturized weapon that brings both venom and damage to spice up your attacks!
Orb of Venom
Ring of Protection
Gloves of Haste

Abilities

Passive: Corrosion

Dealing 5 damage per second, and slowing movement by 13% if the equipped hero is melee, or by 4% if they are ranged and reduces heals, health regeneration, lifesteal and spell lifesteal by 20% . Affects Buildings
Lasts for 3 seconds.

Additional Insights

What's even more amazing is that this orb's effect sticks around for a few moments, keeping your enemies feeling the burn even after the initial hit. It's like leaving a lingering sting that makes them think twice about messing with your hero!

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Orb of Corrosion as a core or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

Now we just dont get that extra damage we also get the extra survivality, same as the heroes who likes to buy orb of venom and blight stone but are also built by some supports for ganks

Heroes with Orb of Corrosion as Core Item

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Lone Druid
A core item on your Spirit Bear to dominate the lane with more tankiness and attack speed while slowing enemy heroes to stay on top of them. Works well against lifesteal and high HP regen on enemy heroes to reduce their tankiness. Also provides some DPS to siege enemy towers.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Monkey King
An upgrade for Orb of Venom to dominate the lane with more damage with minus armor through right clicks and stay on top of enemy heroes. Gives you a better chance to activate Jingu Mastery and deal massive damage with Boundless Strike.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Riki
An upgrade for Orb of Venom to dominate the lane with more tankiness and attack speed while slowing enemy heroes to stay on top of them. Works well against lifesteal and high HP regen on enemy heroes to reduce their tankiness. Also provides some DPS to siege enemy towers.

Heroes countered by Orb of Corrosion

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Abaddon
Helps lower the healing from Abaddon with Mist Coil.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Alchemist
Helps lower the HP regen from Chemical Rage with right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Axe
Helps lower the HP regen on Axe and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Beastmaster
Helps lower the healing from Drums of Slom once Beastmaster has Aghanims Scepter.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Brewmaster
Helps lower the HP regen on Brewmaster and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Centaur Warrunner
Helps lower the HP regen on Centaur and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Clockwerk
Helps lower the HP regen on Clockwerk and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Doom
Helps lower the HP regen on Doom and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Earth Spirit
Helps lower the HP regen on Earth Spirit and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks while Rolling Boulder is on cooldown.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Elder Titan
Helps lower the HP regen on Elder Titan and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ember Spirit
Helps lower the HP regen on Ember Spirit and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks while he is out of Fire Remnants.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Enigma
Makes you tanky against Eidolons and helps lower the HP regen on Enigma and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Huskar
Helps lower the HP regen from Berserkers Blood.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Kunkka
Helps lower the HP regen on Kunkka and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Legion Commander
Gives you armor and helps lower the HP regen on Legion Commander and chase her down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Lycan
Gives you tankiness against Lycan and his Wolf pack as well as lower Lycans HP regen and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Marci
Helps lower the lifesteal from Sidekick with right clicks. Also gives you tankiness against her physical damage.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Mars
Helps lower the HP regen on Mars and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pudge
If you are playing a melee core
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Sand King
If you are playing a melee core
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Tidehunter
If you are playing a melee core
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Tiny
If you are playing a melee core
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Underlord
If you can apply pressure and run him down.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Wraith King
If you are playing a melee core.

Trivia

It's description in Dota 'Seepage from the wounds of a warrior deity, sealed in an arcanist's orb following a campaign of vicious slaughter' is probably referring to a hero that isn't yet released, Yey! More Heroes!