Dust of Appearance

80gsupportstarting

Burst detection vs Riki and invis heroes. Our recommendation

Stats & effects

From Valve’s item data

No stat bonuses.

use Reveal For 12 seconds, creates an area that reveals and slows invisible heroes by -20% in a 1050 radius where the caster was standing. Invisible units revealed by dust take 25 damage. The debuff effect on enemies lingers for 8s after leaving the area of effect.

Gives ours:Detection

Counters

Enemy traits this item answers Our recommendation
Invisibility

Situational usage — buy it against:

Timing windows

Our estimate if rushed, from a typical gold-per-minute for each position — not measured
0 minPos 10 minPos 20 minPos 30 minPos 40 minPos 5

Best heroes for this item

Hero needs + role fit + appears in our builds Our recommendation

Build synergy

Bought together in the same builds of ours Our recommendation
No common pairings in the dataset.

Alternatives: Sentry Ward, Gem of True Sight