Dota 2

Desolator

3,500goffensivecore

Tower pushing and armor shred. Our recommendation

Stats & effects

From Valve’s item data
  • +55 Damage

passive Corruption Your attacks reduce the target's armor by -6 for 7 seconds.

passive Soul Stealer Desolator gains +2 damage every time an enemy hero dies while affected by Corruption, to a maximum of 30.

Gives ours:DamagePush power

Counters

Enemy traits this item answers Our recommendation
High armorMagic resistance

Situational usage — buy it against:

Timing windows

Our estimate if rushed, from a typical gold-per-minute for each position — not measured
7 minPos 17 minPos 29 minPos 312 minPos 414 minPos 5

Best heroes for this item

Hero needs + role fit + appears in our builds Our recommendation
Phantom AssassinIn curated build14
Anti-MageGood fit6
JuggernautGood fit6
Faceless VoidGood fit6
Chaos KnightGood fit6
SniperGood fit6
Shadow FiendGood fit6
HuskarGood fit6

Build synergy

Bought together in the same builds of ours Our recommendation
Black King Bar 2 buildsDaedalus 2 buildsAbyssal Blade 2 buildsMoon Shard 2 buildsBattle Fury 1 buildBlink Dagger 1 build

Alternatives: Daedalus