Rod of Atos – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.38c]
Upgraded Item | Magical
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2250Atos, the Lord of Blight, has his essence stored in this deceptively simple wand.
A hero's magical lasso, a fantastic item that helps your hero seize control of the battlefield by slowing down enemies in the friendliest and most effective manner!
Base Combat Stats
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Cripple
Roots the target for 2.0 seconds.
Mana: 50
Cooldown: 18
Additional Insights
- DispellableCan cast spells while rooted
- The Rod of Atos is perfect for heroes looking to control the pace of battles or lock down elusive enemies. Its long range and powerful effect make it a great tool for initiating fights, catching fleeing foes, or simply making life harder for enemies trying to escape.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Rod of Atos as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
Itemized universally in dota with a slight lean on the supports sides, the unique effect it gives makes it easier to give supports a hold if they are a hero without stun also makes them more lethat if they can chain a stun spell. Works also very well with cores as it's an upgrade path for gleipner and gives them a hold everytime they want to engage. An early game item best suited to be a post-laning build.
Heroes with Rod of Atos as Core Item
A core item to have a long range catch for enemy heroes and follow up with Shukuchi to close the gap on them. Also makes you tanky with HP pool and lets you cancel TPs. Can be upgraded to Gleipnir later in the game.
A core item to set up your Meteor, Sun Strike, and follow up combo on elusive enemy heroes without casting Tornado. Also makes you significantly more tanky and provides damage through stats. Builds into Gleipnir later in the game.
A core item to set up your massive burst damage with Mystic Flare on an enemy hero. Also gives you some much needed tankiness with HP pool.
A core item to follow up on your Pit of Malice root to keep an enemy hero inside its AoE and chain root them. Also makes you more tanky with HP pool. Gets upgraded to Gleipnir later in the game.
Heroes countered by Rod of Atos
Gives you a form of lockdown against Anti Mage to burst him down in its duration without letting him Blink away.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Ember Spirit to burst him down in its duration without letting him get away with Fire Remnants.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Faceless Void to burst him down in its duration without letting him get away with Time Walk.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Hoodwink and catch up to her before she can Scurry away in treelines.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Marci to burst her down in its duration without letting her get away with Rebound.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Queen of Pain to burst her down in its duration without letting her Blink away.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Riki to burst him down in its duration without letting away with Blink Strike or Tricks of the Trade.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Storm Spirit to burst him down in its duration without letting him get away with Ball Lightning.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Void Spirit to burst him down in its duration without letting him use Astral Step or Dissimilate to get away.
Trivia
The Rod of Atos was initially introduced in Dota as a part of the 6.75 patch. This patch was significant for bringing about several new items and changes to existing items within the game. The addition of the Rod of Atos aimed to provide players with a new utility item that offered a powerful disable and stat bonuses.
