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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

+ 3 Armor

attack speed

+ 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
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Underlord
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Alchemist
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Axe
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Beastmaster
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Brewmaster
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Centaur Warrunner
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Doom
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Earth Spirit
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Elder Titan
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ember Spirit
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Enigma
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Huskar
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Kunkka
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Legion Commander
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Lycan
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Marci
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Mars
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pudge
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Clockwerk
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Sand King
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Wraith King
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Tidehunter
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Tiny

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!
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