Butterfly [7.38c]
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5450Only the mightiest and most experienced of warriors can wield the Butterfly, but it provides incredible dexterity in combat.
Your hero's enchanting wings, a remarkable and graceful item that not only increases your hero's agility and evasion but also grants a fluttering effect, enhancing their survivability and damage output in the most elegant.
Base Combat Stats
+ 35 Agility
+ 35% Evasion
+ 20% Base Attack Speed Percentage
+ 25 Damage
Recipe
Additional Insights
- Stacks diminishingly with other sources of Evasion.
- Imagine your hero adorned with this exquisite item, it's like embracing a set of majestic butterfly wings shimmering with extraordinary power. The Butterfly significantly boosts your hero's agility, making them swifter and deadlier in combat while also providing evasion against incoming attacks.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Butterfly as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
The moment you feel you needed a modifier to make it harder for the opponent to bring you down or deal damage to you, this is the survivability you need! A mid to late game situational item that is frequently bought by heroes like Medusa and Luna.
Heroes with Butterfly as Core Item
A core item that increases your damage output through stats and attack speed which also improves your Omnislash. Also makes you more tanky against physical damage with evasion and armor.
Provides Evasion, which Mirana desperately needs to counteract her relatively low armor gain. Amplifies your attack damage even further but mostly it allows you to stand your ground versus other right-clickers before they get MKB.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS during Static Link with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A late game pick up to boost your tankiness and right click damage output that also benefits your Aghanims Scepter illusion.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed for more Time Lock procs. Also boosts your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed for faster Flak Cannon hits. Also boosts your tankiness with evasion and armor. The attack speed does not affect your Side Gunner attack interval.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting the tankiness of your hero and your illusions with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting the tankiness of your hero and your illusions with evasion and armor.
A core item that scales your attack speed greatly with Shodo Sai and Falcon Rush, while providing you significant protection against physical attacks and damage. When combined with BKB makes you practically unkillable.
Heroes countered by Butterfly
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Abaddon's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Alchemist's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Anti Mage's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Arc Warden and his Double with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Bounty Hunter's Jinada right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Brewmaster and the Primal Split Brewlings with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Bristleback's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Broodmother and her army of Spiderlings with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Chaos Knight and his illusions with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Clinkz and his Skeleton Archers with the tankiness and miss chance.
Lets you counter Dark Willow's Aghanim's Scepter by dodging some of her attacks with evasion.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Elder Titan's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you evasion to defend yourself against Enchantress' Impetus right clicks with the miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Faceless Void's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Gyrocopter's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Huskar's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Legion Commander's right clicks during Duel with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Lina's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Spirit Bear's and Lone Druid's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Luna's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Magnus' right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Marci's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Medusa's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Mirana's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Monkey King's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Morphling's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion, which are cruicial to defend yourself against right clicks from Naga Siren and her illusions before she gets some form of True Strike.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Nature's Prophet and Treants with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Night Stalker's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Phantom Lancer and his illusions with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself with the tankiness and miss chance against Puck's right clicks during Dream Coil upgraded with Aghanims Scepter.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Razor's right clicks and Eye of the Storm with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Riki's right clicks and Tricks of the Trade with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Shadow Fiend's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you evasion to defend yourself against Silencer's Glaives of Wisdom right clicks with the miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Slardar's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Slark's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to have some tankiness and miss chance against Snapfire's Lil' Shredder right clicks upgraded by her level 25 talent.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Sniper's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Spectre's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Spirit Breaker's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Sven's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Templar Assassin's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Tiny's Tree Grab right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Troll Warlord's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Ursa's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Vengeful Spirit's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Viper's Poison Attack right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Weaver's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Windranger's right clicks during Focus Fire with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Wraith King and his skeletons with the tankiness and miss chance.
Trivia
The Butterfly item draws inspiration from the world of nature and folklore, specifically referencing the elegance and mystique of butterflies. These enchanting insects are known for their graceful flight and are often associated with themes of transformation, beauty, and agility.