Gleipnir
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5750Bindings 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
+ 25 Damage
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Eternal Chains
Roots all enemies in a target 350 radius for 2.0 seconds and deals 165 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 140 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.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom to have AoE control and damage to have more impact in teamfights and keep multiple enemy heroes inside Blood Rite.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom to have more AoE lockdown and catch enemy heroes to follow up with Sprout.
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 Maelstrom or Rod of Atos that gives you AoE lockdown to setup Sacred Arrow, while boosting right click damage and wave clear.
A core upgrade for Maelstrom for more AoE lockdown in teamfights and set up your Boundless Strike and Primal Spring on enemy heroes. Also helps keep enemy heroes inside the Wukong's Command ring.
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 your Static Link and damage spells to chase and burst them down.
An upgrade for Maelstrom to have more AoE lockdown and catch enemy heroes to follow up with your control and damage spells.
A core item to have more AoE control in teamfights and set up your Shrapnel and right clicks from long range on multiple enemy heroes. Also lets you cancel TPs.
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 item to have more AoE control in teamfights and set up kills for yourself with a long range catch on multiple enemy heroes. Also lets you cancel TPs.
A core item to have more AoE lockdown and catch enemy heroes to follow up with Shackleshot. Also improves your DPS as the Chain Lightning procs frequently with the attack speed gain during Focus Fire.
Heroes countered by Gleipnir
Trivia
In Dota lore, Gleipnir is used to chain something that is evil to leash it from harming.
