Items
Starting items:
- Tango and Healing Salve both provide needed health regeneration during the laning phase.
- 2 Slippers of Agility help Terrorblade last hit and deny easier and build into a Poor Man`s Shield in the side shop.
Early-game items:
- Poor Man`s Shield helps mitigate his vulnerability to harassment when in his melee state.
- Ring of Aquila Item Changelogs Ring of AquilaB The ring of the fallen Warlord Aquila continues to support armies in battle. Cost985 Bought FromSupport Passive Aquila Aura Bonus +3 Strength+9 Agility+3 Intelligence+10 Attack damage
provides minor stats, some armor as well as much needed mana regen.
Core items:
- Power Treads provide attack speed and raw stats, both of which are needed to buff up his illusions.
- Dragon Lance Item Changelogs Dragon LanceB The forward charge of the wyvern host grants no quarter. Cost1900 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Attack Range Bonus Bonus +12 Strength+12 Agility Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe greatly increases Terrorblade`s range in Metamorphosis. The range also helps Terrorblade and his illusions to hit towers from a safer distance. The item can either be upgraded into hurricane pike for more mobility, or later dismantled to build bkb and yasha.
- Manta Style Item Old Abilities Changelogs Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 is a great complement to Terrorblade as it allows you to have even more illusions. A unique benefit is the fact that he can get stronger illusions and a shorter cooldown if he uses the item while in melee form, and then cast metamorphosis to get ranged illusion
- Black King Bar is vital for teamfights to prevent him from being stunned or silenced when his HP is low enough to warrant casting Sunder.
Situational items:
- Sange and Yasha For the cosmetic item equipped by Riki, see Sange and Yasha (Equipment). Item Lore Changelogs Sange and YashaB Sange and Yasha, when attuned by the moonlight and used together, become provides great all around benefits for Terrorblade and his illusions.
- Butterfly provides the 2nd most agility of any item. Illusions also benefit from the evasion.
- Radiance provides a lot of damage and the Radiance aura can accelerate Terrorblade`s farm and increase his ability to push. Illusions carry the Radiance aura, although the aura does not stack from multiple sources.
- Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade. Item Changelogs Known Bugs Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and is a great initiation and escape item, which also allows you to get close enough to your enemy and use Sunder with minimal risk. It also provides great damage and attack speed, both good attributes in all stages of the game.
- Helm of the Dominator is useful to keep Terrorblade alive in teamfights.
- Boots of Travel can be purchased early to help Terrorblade split push.
- Eye of Skadi Item Changelogs Eye of Skadi Extremely rare artifact, guarded by the azure dragons. Cost5775 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Cold Attack Bonus +25 Strength+25 Agility+25 Intelligence+225 Health+250 Mana Disassemble? No Alert allies? No `s gives a large amount of stats which help bulk up his illusions, and its attack and movement speed slow works nicely with Metamorphosis, bringing enemy heroes to a halt.
- Heart of Tarrasque gives you a massive health bonus, which is well needed as Terrorblade`s strength growth is one of the weakest in the entire game, and a powerful regeneration.
Gameplay
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Terrorblade Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Terrorblade 15 + 1.7 22 + 3.2 19 + 1.75 Level Base  is a potent carry who demolishes buildings and heroes alike with his illusions. With Metamorphosis, he transforms into an imposing demon avatar, gaining the ability to deal high damage at range. Be that as it may, Terrorblade`s low natural health makes him quite fragile in the early game, and his reach is rather limited without Metamorphosis. | |
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Talents
Hero Talents Main Table of Gained Bonuses The Talent Selection interface. Talents are traits unique to each hero. They are chosen every 5th level starting at level 10, offering a permanent choice between  | ||
| -30s Sunder Cooldown | 25 | +15 All Stats |
| +25 Movement Speed | 20 | +15  Agility Agility is the attribute that grants armor and attack speed. For each point of agility a hero gets: 0.14 (1/7) Armor 1 Attack speed Additionally, agility heroes also get 1 attack damage per agility point.  |
| +200 Health | 15 | +25 Damage |
| +15 Attack Speed | 10 | +6 Health Regen |
Notes:
- The health regen is added as a bonus and does not benefit illusions.
- The attack damage is added as bonus attack damage, and therefore does not benefit illusions.
- Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.
General
- Terrorblade is fairly item dependent, and needs to be able to farm well.
- Terrorblade`s item builds are versatile, and can range from an early/mid-game oriented build such as Ring of Aquila Item Changelogs Ring of AquilaB The ring of the fallen Warlord Aquila continues to support armies in battle. Cost985 Bought FromSupport Passive Aquila Aura Bonus +3 Strength+9 Agility+3 Intelligence+10 Attack damage , Drum of Endurance Item Changelogs Drum of EnduranceB A relic that enchants the bodies of those around it for swifter movement in times of crisis. Cost1640 (575) Bought FromSupport Active Endurance Charges 6 Passive , and Sange and Yasha For the cosmetic item equipped by Riki, see Sange and Yasha (Equipment). Item Lore Changelogs Sange and YashaB Sange and Yasha, when attuned by the moonlight and used together, become , to a more conservative late game build such as a Linken`s Sphere Item Interactions Old Abilities Changelogs Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock / Eye of Skadi Item Changelogs Eye of Skadi Extremely rare artifact, guarded by the azure dragons. Cost5775 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Cold Attack Bonus +25 Strength+25 Agility+25 Intelligence+225 Health+250 Mana Disassemble? No Alert allies? No rush into Manta Style Item Old Abilities Changelogs Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 (similar to how you can itemize Medusa Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Medusa 14 + 1.95 20 + 2.5 19 + or Morphling Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Morphling 19 + 2.3 24 + 3.7 17 + ).
- Build items this way to make his illusions stronger and to tank more magical damage since he has natural high armor to soak physical damage.
- Even though he is usually built in a more or less stable item progression, newly added items can benefit him greatly through early/mid game.
- Dragon Lance Item Changelogs Dragon LanceB The forward charge of the wyvern host grants no quarter. Cost1900 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Attack Range Bonus Bonus +12 Strength+12 Agility Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe is the best gold-to-stat ratio item currently in-game and increases his range in Metamorphosis by a considerable amount, making sieges much safer and positional options more open, as well as the items natural progression into a Hurricane Pike Item Changelogs Hurricane PikeB A legendary pike once held as royal sigil of the ancient wyvern riders. Cost4650 (500) Bought FromArmor Active Hurricane Thrust Passive Attack Range Bonus Bonus +15 Strength+20 which increases Terrorblades mobility and adds a higher damage output or a means of escape.
- Second best stat-to-gold ratio item is Diffusal Blade Item Changelogs Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 , and Terrorblade along with his illusions can really abuse the item. All of his illusions will apply the Mana Burn and the active ability Purge is his best friend against his own bane, SILENCE, whilst the slow can be pretty useful to maintain the enemy position in a place where you can bombard them from afar.
- Echo Sabre Item Changelogs Echo SabreB A deceptively swift blade imbued with resonant magic. Cost2650 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Echo Strike Bonus +10 Strength+10 Intelligence+10 Attack speed+75% Mana regeneration+15 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert is not to be overlooked either. Terrorblade has a relatively low mana pool and a low intelligence gain, but his naturally high agility makes him a hard hitter that likes to "man up" on heroes that rely on basic attack damage. Echo Sabre Item Changelogs Echo SabreB A deceptively swift blade imbued with resonant magic. Cost2650 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Echo Strike Bonus +10 Strength+10 Intelligence+10 Attack speed+75% Mana regeneration+15 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert double strike ability and its applied slow significantly increase damage output, while the stats boost illusion max @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### pool and offer Terrorblade a way to recover mana when out of base.
- Armlet of Mordiggian For the cosmetic item equipped by Chaos Knight, see Chaos Knight s Armlet of Mordiggian Item Changelogs Armlet of MordiggianB Weapon of choice among brutes, the bearer sacrifices his life energy to doesn`t appear as a fitting item for Terrorblade on first glance, but its insane armor increase (and Terrorblades naturally high armor), together with its active makes it a strategically useful item for a split pushing/ganking type of play. Activating Unholy Strength before summoning illusions (be it from his own ability or a Manta Style Item Old Abilities Changelogs Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 ) and immediately turning it off, gives your illusions a big increase in max HP, making them viable for pushing without the creep wave. The health drain of Armlet can be abused when coupled with a " Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade. Item Changelogs Known Bugs Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and / Blink Dagger/Really good sense of positioning" to purposely drain HPTechnology company and execute a Sunder gank (very effective with a Legion Commander, for example).
- Terrorblade excels at split pushing in the mid and late game, where he can summon up to four Metamorphosed illusions with a Manta Style Item Old Abilities Changelogs Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 .
- Sunder allows Terrorblade to dominate any one-versus-one fights with heroes that can`t disable or prevent you from casting it.
- While laning, use your illusions to stack the jungle for yourself. Then once the laning stage breaks down, you can use Metamorphosis to clear jungle stacks, thereby increasing your GPM.
- When appropriate, farm the jungle with the main Terrorblade while micro-ing Terrorblade illusions to farm in lane to boost your GPM.
- To master the laning phase, make sure to use illusions as a means to draw creep aggro (keeping yourself safely behind) when your tower is under siege, effectively dragging them to a safer place to farm, while considerably lessening damage done to the tower.
- His illusions offer a great deal of scouting potential, as they`re long lasting. If summoned at appropriate locations (usually runespots, either in river or safely on your own highground), his illusions can easily creep-cut and bring the creepwave into the jungle, making split-pushing much easier and effective.
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Reflection
- Use Reflection to slow down a fleeing or pursuing enemy.
- Reflection has a large radius, potentially allowing you to cancel enemy regenerative items like Healing Salve and Clarity potions, and disabling item abilities like Blink Dagger and Tranquil Boots from afar.
- One level on Reflection is usually enough in the early game.
- Reflections of enemy illusions can also use their passives. Casting it on heroes like Anti-Mage or Spectre can greatly cripple them.
- Be wary of using Reflection during Metamorphosis, as its cast time is increased during the effect.
Conjure Image
- Illusions from Conjure Image can be used to draw away creeps from the jungle, and thereby allow you to stack camps and gain a significant gold and experience advantage.
- With enough points in Conjure Image, Terrorblade can become an efficient jungler who can clear multiple camps with reasonable speed.
- At higher levels, it is important to stack whenever your illusions aren`t helping you in effective farming/zoning. This will increase your GPM by a significant amount.
- They are visually distinguishable from the original, but can still look quite convincing if you micromanage them into a behavior that would appear to be the real Terrorblade (i.e. running when an enemy approaches).
- Illusions last for 34 seconds, making them effective for scouting out jungles and high terrain.
- With a cooldown time of 16 seconds, it is technically possible to have 3 illusions at any one time, though only within a time frame of 2 seconds. Being under cooldown-reducing effects like an Arcane Rune or Octarine Core will indirectly grant your illusions more time.
Metamorphosis
- Metamorphosis greatly increases Terrorblade`s damage and attack range, but at the cost of lowering his movement speed.
- Items in Terrorblade`s inventory will adapt to his ranged attack properties.
- Likewise, certain passive will take effect while under Metamorphosis, such as Drow Ranger Precision Aura.
- Always keep Metamorphosis off cooldown if you suspect a teamfight is about to breakout.
- Metamorphosis has a very high cooldown, meaning you have to make good use of it should you choose to activate it. Avoid using it to farm camps, unless it is a stacked Ancient camp.
- While Metamorphosis is active, all illusions under Terrorblade`s control will adapt to his current form so long as they are within the 900 range radius.
Sunder
- It is always better to use Sunder too early than too late.
- While Sunder is most often used to save yourself from death or nuke an enemy carry, it can also be used to save allies. Be that as it may, since Terrorblade often serves as the team`s main carry, leaving yourself with very little health can be a game-risking mistake.
- If you are below 25% HPTechnology company and have no one to sunder, you can spawn an illusion and sunder it. This is mostly useful later into the game where 25% of your HP is boosted by the stats you get from items.
- Sunder is a very expensive spell to employ during the early game due to the long cooldown and high mana cost, along with Terrorblade`s low maximum health being a liability. Be that as it may, once the skill is at level 3, Sunder becomes a much more potent spell since it allows you to cast it more freely.
- Sunder is one of the few spells that directly manipulates health, which allows you to bypass the damage checking portion of numerous abilities, such as Blade Mail and Tidehunter`s Kraken Shell.
