Veil of Discord

Is a magical amplifier, a fantastic item that envelops your enemies in swirling energy, making them more vulnerable to your team's magical onslaught!

Upgraded Item | Magical

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The headwear of corrupt magi.

Is a magical amplifier, a fantastic item that envelops your enemies in swirling energy, making them more vulnerable to your team's magical onslaught!

Base Combat Stats

+ 4 All Attributes

+ 4 Armor

+ 4 Health Regeneration

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Magic Weakness

Cast a 900 radius blast that causes enemy heroes to take 10% increased damage from spells.
Can be cast while channeling.
Duration: 16.0 seconds.

Mana: 50

Cooldown: 16

Additional Insights

Imagine your hero wielding this marvelous veil, it's like wearing a shimmering cloak of magical energy. When your hero activates the Veil of Discord, it creates a field of ethereal energy at a target location, reducing the magic resistance of enemy units caught within it

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Veil of Discord as a core or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

Categorized to be the exclamation in pain!,The veil of discord is a early game first or second item option for soft supports also for some hard supports but i do not recommend it, It is usually built to provide the extensive damage or emphasize more the significant magic weakness of an opponent.

Heroes with Veil of Discord as Core Item

A core item that amplifies your spell damage on enemy heroes and creeps in an AoE around you. Also provides some much needed armor and HP sustain in the laning stage. Builds into Shivas Guard later in the game.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Earth Spirit

A core item that amplifies your spell damage on enemy heroes and creeps in an AoE around you. Significantly improves your kill threat on the map as you do most of your damage through spells. Builds into Shivas Guard later in the game.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Phoenix

A core item that amplifies your spell damage on enemy heroes and creeps in an AoE around you. Also provides HP sustain and tankiness with armor. Builds into Shivas Guard later in the game.

A core item in the early to mid game that amplifies your spell damage on enemy heroes and creeps in an AoE around you. Also provides some much needed armor and HP sustain. Builds into Shivas Guard later in the game.

Trivia

The Veil of Discord in Dota 2 was inspired by an item in the original Warcraft III mod for Dota called 'Veil of Shadow'. However, the concept and effects of the item in Dota 2 were significantly modified and expanded upon its transition from Warcraft III to Dota 2.