Orchid Malevolence – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.38c]

Picture a devious and enchanting item called the Orchid of Malevolence. It's like having a sneaky flower that grants you the power to silence your enemies and set up their downfall!
Base Combat Stats
+ 35 Attack Speed

+ 10 Damage

+ 3 Mana Regeneration

+ 6.0 Health Regeneration
+ 10 Intelligence
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Soul Burn
Silences the target unit for 5 seconds. At the end of the silence, 30% of the damage received while silenced is inflicted as bonus magical damage.
Mana: 125
Cooldown: 18
Additional Insights
- Shares cooldown with <item_bloodthorn></item_bloodthorn>
- While silenced, the enemy becomes more vulnerable to attacks, taking increased damage from you and your pals. It's like marking them as the prime target for a team takedown!
- An interesting trivia about the Orchid of Malevolence in Dota 2 is that its concept and name were inspired by the item 'Soul Burner' from the original Warcraft III custom map 'Defense of the Ancients' (DotA). The item in Warcraft III had similar functionalities, silencing the target and amplifying the damage taken.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Orchid Malevolence as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
The orchid of malevolence is a post-laning to mid game item that is prioritized by ganking magical core heroes and most of the time are mid players, heroes that thirst for the power of this item is the newcomer Chaos Knight with it's balanced type of attacks and of course Storm Spirit to name a few.