Ability
Passive
Enemies
Magical

Notes:
- Successive attacks with Orb of Venom do not stack, but refresh the duration instead.
- When a melee and a ranged hero with Orb of Venoms attack one target, the slow of the first applied debuff is used and refreshed.
- Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in 3 instances.
- Can deal up to 15 damage ( before reductions There are several ways to affect the final value of a damage instance. Damage can be manipulated on both ends, from the dealing unit (outgoing damage) and the receiving unit (incoming damage). Armor and magic
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- Does not work against 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
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- The damage over time is lethal.
Strategy
Orb of Venom is a cheap item pickup for Melee heroes that have free item slots to help them chase enemies and harass in lane. Most notably, Lone Druid`s Spirit Bear benefits from having an Orb of Venom greatly because of the amount of long distance attacking the Spirit Bear is able to do.
Slark is a great Orb of Venom carrier due to the slow and the build in to an Eye of Skadi, which is an excellent item for Slark.
Omniknight will often use Orb of Venom as it stacks with his Degen Aura and is very cheap.
Info
The Orb of Venom 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 Armaments 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
, and at the Side Lane Shop The Side Lane Shops are two extra shops located on the Radiant side of the bottom lane and the Dire side of the top lane, near the river. The Side Lane Shop sells certain items .
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can also poison enemies through Stifling Dagger
- Melee heroes without reliable lockdowns can also opt for an Orb of Venom.
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Trivia
- Orb of Venom`s lore Envenoms your veapon with the venom of a venomous viper. is a reference to the quote of V for Vendetta. "Weapon" was intentionally written wrong, with a V, for the reference`s sake.
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General
Orb of Venom (sometimes abbreviated as oov) is a cheap item purchasable from the Home Shop and Side Shop. It is a component of Eye of Skadi.
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Version History
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Guides
- Orb of Venom: when and why to get it
WC3 DotA Version
- Warcraft III DotA - Orb of Venom