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Pangolier · Mid (pos. 2)

Damage build

OffensiveAdvancedData-drivenPatch 7.41
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When to use it

Moves the popular items that add damage — Diffusal Blade and Meteor Hammer — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Pangolier players buy in the public matches we measured.

This build is part of the guide Pangolier Items: What to Buy and When.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Seen from RadiantRadiant · bottom leftDire · top right
  1. MidMain77% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
  2. OfflanePriority 221% of matchesOff lane as the space-making core (pos. 3).

Starting items

Iron Branch+1 All Attributes.TangoFaerie Fire+2 Damage.Quelling BladeActive: Chop Tree.Circlet+2 All Attributes.Magic StickActive: Energy Charge.

Core items

  1. 1Diffusal Blade+15 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Inhibit.
  2. 2Meteor Hammer+6 Strength, +6 Agility, +24 Intelligence. Active: Meteor Hammer.
  3. 3Orchid Malevolence+35 Attack Speed, +20 Damage, +2.5 Mana Regeneration. Active: Soul Burn.
  4. 4Skull Basher+30 Damage, +10 Strength.

Boots

Power Treads+45 Move Speed, +10 Selected Attribute, +25 Attack Speed. Active: Switch Attribute.

Late game

Maelstrom+25 Damage, +25 Attack Speed.Disperser+40 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Suppress.Assault Cuirass+30 Attack Speed, +10 Armor.

Skill order

Max order:Swashbuckle›Shield Crash›Lucky Shot

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Talents by level

  1. -15s Rolling Thunder Cooldown
    +20% Attack Damage as Swashbuckle Damage
    25
  2. +2s Rolling Thunder Duration
    -1.5s Shield Crash Cooldown
    20
  3. -2s Swashbuckle Cooldown
    +125 Shield Crash Barrier
    15
  4. +200 Swashbuckle Slash Range
    +2 Lucky Shot Armor Reduction
    10