Medallion of Courage

Ability

Valor

Play

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies / Allies

If cast on an ally, increases their armor while reducing the caster`s. If cast on an enemy, reduces the armor of both the enemy and the caster. Cannot target magic immune enemies.

Cast Range: 1000

Self Armor Reduction: 7

Enemy Armor Reduction: 7

Ally Armor Bonus: 7

Duration: 7

7

Can be cast on spell immune allies.
Cannot be cast on spell immune enemies.

Modifiers

Item Medallion Of Courage Armor Addition: Dispellable with any dispel.

Item Medallion Of Courage Armor Reduction: Dispellable with any dispel.

Notes:

• Cannot be cast on self.

• Shares cooldown with Solar Crest   Item   Changelogs     Solar Crest A talisman forged to honor the daytime sky. Cost2625 Bought FromCaster Active Shine Bonus +10 Armor+75% Mana regeneration+20% Evasion Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Solar .

• The debuff on self and the buff on allies/debuff on enemies are independent from each other. Dispelling   Dispel   Removable buffs   Removable debuffs     A dispel is the term used for a forced removal of status effects. Dispels usually come together with other mechanics and are rarely seen as one does not dispel the other.

• A unit can be affected by the buff and the debuff at the same time, but not by multiple buffs or debuffs from it.
  • This means when two opposing heroes cast it on each other, the debuffs refresh each other.
  • When two allied heroes cast it on each other, both receive the buff and the debuff which are independent from each other.
  • Be that as it may, the buff and the debuff fully stack with those applied by Solar Crest.

• Can be cast on any unit, except on wards This page is about in-game units. For cosmetic pets, see Summoned Unit. Summons are a type of units that are created with spells. Players do not encounter them, unless they play as, with or against and buildings Buildings are special units that are immune to most spells, use structure armor, and are immobile. Destroying a building rewards you with a bounty, similar to most creeps or heroes. Destroying towers rewards the entire .

Info

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Changelogs   Item   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Update history Version history edit] Version Changes 7.00 Valor no longer has half value against Roshan (7, instead of 3.5). 6.87 Now requires Blight

Medallion of Courage B
The bearer has no fear of combat.
Cost 1175 Bought From Support Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be
Active Valor Bonus +7 Armor Armor is an attribute shared by all units. Armor is used to determine the amount of damage reduction (or amplification if an armor value is negative) a unit takes from physical damage sources. Higher armor +50% Mana regeneration Play Out of mana! “ Play It s a new age of magic! Click to listen— Keeper of the Light ” Mana (also known as MP, which is short for mana points) represents the magic power of a Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe

The Medallion of Courage is an Item Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be purchasable at the Main Shop, under Support Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be .

Videos

Tips

• Medallion of Courage is a common item on ganking heroes, as it provides additional physical damage through armor reduction, and grants some mana regeneration which helps regaining some mana between ganks.
• The armor reduction of the ability is a great tool to speed up killing Roshan For Roshan as he appears in holiday events, see Roshan (Diretide 2012) and Roshan (Diretide 2013) Roshan Ancient Jungle Creep Level 30 Health 5500 Health regeneration 20 Armor 15 Magic resistance 55% Attack damage 65 , especially early on.

Additional information

• Medallion of Courage does not inherit the passive armor reduction from Blight Stone   Item   Changelogs     Blight StoneB An unnerving stone unearthed beneath the Fields of Endless Carnage. Cost300 Bought FromArmaments Passive Lesser Corruption Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Blight Stone is an .

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Vengeful Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Vengeful Spirit 18 + 2.9 27 + 3.3 13 + 1.5 Level

• Medallion of Courage`s armor reduction stacks with Wave of Terror and works with Vengeance Aura, allowing Vengeful Spirit`s team to focus down single targets very quickly.
  • This tactic is especially effective against Roshan For Roshan as he appears in holiday events, see Roshan (Diretide 2012) and Roshan (Diretide 2013) Roshan Ancient Jungle Creep Level 30 Health 5500 Health regeneration 20 Armor 15 Magic resistance 55% Attack damage 65 .

Dazzle   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Dazzle 16 + 2.15 21 + 1.7 27 + 3.4 Level Base

• Medallion of Courage`s armor reduction stacks with the armor reduction from Weave.

Visage   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Visage 22 + 2.7 11 + 1.3 24 + 2.5 Level Base

• Gravekeeper`s Cloak keeps Visage protected while using Medallion of Courage.
• Visage`s position in the backline while he controls his Familiars Familiar Ancient Creep-Hero Level 2 Duration Permanent Health 400/550/700 Health regeneration 0 Armor 0/1/2 Magic resistance 35% Attack damage 10 Acquisition range 250 Attack range 160 Base attack time 0.4 Attack animation 0.33+0.2 Projectile speed keeps him safe during Medallion of Courage`s debuff.

Bounty Hunter "Bounty" redirects here. For the reward earned from last-hits, see Gold.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs

• Bounty Hunter can use Medallion of Courage right before getting a hit with Jinada, then retreat with Shadow Walk, while his team finishes off his target.

Tusk   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tusk 23 + 2.6 23 + 2.1 18 + 1.7 Level Base

• Walrus PUNCH! hits extremely hard when armor is reduced by Medallion of Courage.

Slardar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slardar 21 + 3.1 17 + 2.4 15 + 1.5 Level Base

• Medallion of Courage`s armor reduction stacks with the armor reduction from Corrosive Haze.

Gallery

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  Using Medallion on an ally

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  Using Medallion on an enemy

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General

Medallion of Courage (also known as Medallion) is a Support item purchasable at the Home Shop.

Ability

Offensive Uses

• Against Roshan

Notable Heroes

• On Lycan and in combination with Vladmir`s Offering, allowing for an early solo Roshan attempt.
• On Venomancer it can be combined with max rank plague wards to solo kill Roshan at level 7.
• On Invoker it can be combined with 2x forge spirits to solo kill Roshan at level 10.
• On Enigma it can be combined with max rank demonic conversions to solo kill roshan at level 7.
• On Juggernaut Can be used in conjunction with Omnislash to set up lower level ganks. May also be cast during Blade Fury, and Omnislash.
• Heroes that jungle can capitalize on the seven second cooldown to speed up the jungle process.

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Version History

WC3 DotA Version

• Warcraft III DotA - Medallion of Courage