Terrorblade · Carry (pos. 1)
Terrorblade Items: What to Buy and When
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Overview
This guide explains every item in Terrorblade's builds and when to buy it. Your spikes are level 6, when Sunder comes online, and your core items: Manta Style and then Aghanim's Shard.
Strengths
- Reliable fear: Terror Wave sets up kills.
- Heavy magical burst: Valve lists it as a Nuker.
- Scales into a late-game threat as the items come in.
Weaknesses
- No escape in the kit: without good positioning and vision, Terrorblade is easy to catch.
- Item-dependent: weak until Manta Style is done.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Most-played buildBalancedRecommendedThe items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Terrorblade players buy in the public matches we measured.
- Damage buildOffensiveAdvancedMoves the popular items that add damage — Butterfly and Falcon Blade — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Terrorblade players buy in the public matches we measured.
- Survival buildDefensiveSituationalPrioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Manta Style and Force Staff. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Terrorblade players buy in the public matches we measured.
Builds
Most-played build
When to use it
The items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Terrorblade players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
195%- Safe laneMain95% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Early game
Core items
- 1Manta Style+10 Strength, +26 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Mirror Image.
- 2Aghanim's Shard
- 3Eye of Skadi+35 All Attributes.
- 4Force Staff+10 Intelligence, +175 Health. Active: Force.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Conjure Image›Metamorphosis›Reflection
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Talents by level
- +30s Metamorphosis Duration-30s Sunder Cooldown25
- +8s Conjure Image Duration+10 All Attributes20
- -10s Metamorphosis Cooldown-25% Sunder Minimum HP Swap15
- +1s Reflection Duration-2s Conjure Image Cooldown10
Damage build
When to use it
Moves the popular items that add damage — Butterfly and Falcon Blade — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Terrorblade players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
195%- Safe laneMain95% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Core items
- 1Butterfly+30 Agility, +35% Evasion, +20% Base Attack Speed Percentage.
- 2Falcon Blade+200 Health, +1.8 Mana Regeneration, +14 Damage.
- 3Orchid Malevolence+35 Attack Speed, +20 Damage, +2.5 Mana Regeneration. Active: Soul Burn.
- 4Shadow Blade+25 Damage, +35 Attack Speed. Active: Shadow Walk.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Conjure Image›Metamorphosis›Reflection
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Talents by level
- +30s Metamorphosis Duration-30s Sunder Cooldown25
- +8s Conjure Image Duration+10 All Attributes20
- -10s Metamorphosis Cooldown-25% Sunder Minimum HP Swap15
- +1s Reflection Duration-2s Conjure Image Cooldown10
Survival build
When to use it
Prioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Manta Style and Force Staff. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Terrorblade players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
195%- Safe laneMain95% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Core items
- 1Manta Style+10 Strength, +26 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Mirror Image.
- 2Force Staff+10 Intelligence, +175 Health. Active: Force.
- 3Hurricane Pike+15 Intelligence, +200 Health, +20 Agility. Active: Hurricane Thrust.
- 4Falcon Blade+200 Health, +1.8 Mana Regeneration, +14 Damage.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Conjure Image›Metamorphosis›Reflection
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Talents by level
- +30s Metamorphosis Duration-30s Sunder Cooldown25
- +8s Conjure Image Duration+10 All Attributes20
- -10s Metamorphosis Cooldown-25% Sunder Minimum HP Swap15
- +1s Reflection Duration-2s Conjure Image Cooldown10
Abilities
- Reflection23 / 20 / 17 / 14s60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mpTerrorblade brings forth an invulnerable dark reflection of all enemy heroes in a target area. Affected enemy heroes have movement and attack speeds slowed and attacked by their reflection.
- Reflection duration
- 5
- Reflection damage
- 30%·45%·60%·75%
- Movement slow
- 15%·20%·25%·30%
- Attack speed slow
- 15·20·25·30
- Radius
- 400
- Conjure Image16s50 / 60 / 70 / 80 mpCreates an illusion of Terrorblade that deals damage.
- Illusion duration
- 34
- Illusion damage
- 25%·30%·35%·40%
- Illusion damage taken
- 250%
- Metamorphosis145 / 140 / 135 / 130s100 mpTerrorblade transforms into a powerful demon with a ranged attack. Any of Terrorblade's illusions that are within 1200 range will also be transformed by Metamorphosis.
- Duration
- 35·40·45·50
- Transformation time
- 0.35
- Base attack time
- 1.5
- Attack range
- 450·500·550·600
- Bonus damage
- 20·40·60·80
- Illusion aura radius
- 1200
Demon Zeal45sCosts part of Terrorblade's current HP to cast, providing Terrorblade and nearby illusions bonus movement, HP Regen and attack speed. Does not affect Reflection illusions. Can't be cast while in Metamorphosis and Metamorphosis will remove Demon Zeal.- Bonus attack speed
- 100
- Bonus movement speed
- 60
- Duration
- 25
- Bonus health regen
- 20
- Current health cost
- 20%
Terror Wave90s75 mpCauses a wave to travel outwards in all directions forcing enemy heroes to become Feared upon impact and dealing damage, and grants Terrorblade Metamorphosis for a short time.- Fear duration
- 2
- Radius
- 1600
- Damage
- 200
- Metamorphosis duration
- 15
- Sunder110 / 75 / 40s100 / 75 / 50 mpSevers the life from both Terrorblade and a target hero, exchanging a percentage of both units' current health. Some health points must remain.
- Minimum hp swap
- 35%·30%·25%
Dark UnityPassiveNearby Illusions created by Terrorblade have bonus attack damage.- Radius
- 1200
- Damage bonus
- 60%
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 100 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:Conjure Image›Metamorphosis›Reflection
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Strategy
1Starting items
What to buy before leaving the base, and what each item gives:
- Iron Branch — +1 All Attributes.
- Faerie Fire — +2 Damage.
- Tango
- Circlet — +2 All Attributes.
- Quelling Blade — Active: Chop Tree.
- Magic Stick — Active: Energy Charge.
2Core items
Your spikes are level 6, when Sunder comes online, and your core items: Manta Style and then Aghanim's Shard. Buy them in this order; each one is a power spike:
- Power Treads — +45 Move Speed, +10 Selected Attribute, +25 Attack Speed. Active: Switch Attribute.
- Manta Style — +10 Strength, +26 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Mirror Image.
- Aghanim's Shard
- Eye of Skadi — +35 All Attributes.
- Force Staff — +10 Intelligence, +175 Health. Active: Force.
3Late-game items
What players finish with once the core is done:
- Black King Bar — +10 Strength, +24 Damage. Active: Avatar.
- Crystalys — +32 Damage.
- Daedalus — +88 Damage.
- Butterfly — +30 Agility, +35% Evasion, +20% Base Attack Speed Percentage.
4Adapting to the game
The damage build moves the offensive items forward when you're ahead; the defensive one adds survival when the enemy focuses you. The situational builds in the matchups guide answer specific threats.
Tips
- Buy Manta Style as early as you can: it's your first real spike.
- Complete one item before starting the next: half-built items give less than one finished one.
- Look at the enemy team at every back and adjust the situational items.
- Don't sit on gold: spend it when you go back.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 7.41.
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