Gleipnir
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5450Bindings forged by impossible means to leash an ancient evil.
An amazing and powerful item that not only grants your hero a jolt of lightning but also creates a swirling vortex of magical energy, shocking and stunning enemies in spectacularly!
Base Combat Stats
+ 30 Damage
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Eternal Chains
Roots all enemies in a target 375 radius for 2.0 seconds and deals 180 damage.
Mana: 200
Cooldown: 18
Passive: Chain Lightning
Grants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 160 magical damage to each. Lightning proc pierces evasion. Deals 150% damage to illusions.
Additional Insights
What's fantastic about the Gleipnir is its ability to control and disrupt enemy movements. The lightning strikes not only deal damage but also ensnare the affected enemies, temporarily rooting them in place. It's perfect for setting up team fights, catching multiple foes, or simply creating chaos among enemy ranks.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Gleipnir as a core or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
Gleipnir is an item that is usually built by cores who builded maelstrom or supports who built rod of atos to turn them into Gleipnir, whichever of the two said earlier, Gleipnir is flexible item that has an upgrade path for supporting or going core, Heroes that love building it as supports are Mirana and Hoodwink, Some Cores would be Arc Warden and Weaver, timing is relevant on the situation so just play to your current scenario.
Heroes with Gleipnir as Core Item
A core upgrade for Maelstrom that gives you better crowd control to follow up with your abilities and right clicks. You can chain root enemy heroes by timing with the separate cooldown on your Tempest Double.
An alternative to Mjollnir if you need AoE control. Works well to set up Blood Rite on enemy heroes and also lets you cancel TPs.
A core item that improves your impact in teamfights with AoE lockdown. Also helps clear waves quickly with Acorn Shot as the Chain Lightning can proc on bounces.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom to have more AoE control and set up your stun with Light Strike Array. Lets you stand and hit enemy heroes for longer while they are chain disabled.
An upgrade for Rod of Atos to have more AoE lockdown while boosting right click damage and wave clear.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom for more AoE lockdown in teamfights and set up your Dead Shot and The Calling on enemy heroes. Also helps clear creep waves much faster with Chain Lightning procs.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom to have more AoE lockdown and catch enemy heroes to follow up with Sprout.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom to have more AoE lockdown and catch enemy heroes to follow up with your Static Link and damage spells to chase and burst them down.
A core item that gives you AoE lockdown and damage to get close to enemy heroes and burst them down as well as improve your farming speed. The Chain Lightning procs frequently with the attack speed gain from Grave Chill.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom to have more AoE lockdown and catch enemy heroes to follow up with Shackleshot.
Heroes countered by Gleipnir
Gives you a form of lockdown against Anti Mage that he cannot Counterspell to burst him down in its duration without letting him Blink away.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Arc Warden and close the gap on him in its duration to burst him down.
Gives you AoE damage and lockdown against Beastmaster and his summons and burst them down in its duration without letting them walk away.
Gives you AoE lockdown and damage with Chain Lightning procs to catch and kill Chaos Knight and his illusions much quicker.
Gives you AoE lockdown and damage with Chain Lightning procs to catch and kill Naga Siren and her illusions much quicker.
Gives you AoE lockdown and damage with Chain Lightning procs to catch and kill Phantom Lancer and his illusions much quicker.
Trivia
In Dota lore, Gleipnir is used to chain something that is evil to leash it from harming.
