Unlock the Power of Phylactery: Dota 2's Game-Changing Artifact!

The thrilling universe of Dota 2 often balances on its strategic item picks, one of which has emerged as a game-changer: Phylactery. This article presents a close examination of the artifact’s stats and abilities as well as discusses potential hero synergies and practical applications.

Overview of Phylactery

A purchasable artifact in Dota 2 game is known as Phylactery that can be found in Artifacts at the Base Shop. It comes with many benefits plus a unique passive that may totally alter the course of the game.

Detailed Breakdown of Phylactery's Stats and Abilities

Among other items available under Artifacts at Base Shop in Dota 2, there is Phylacteries which costs 2375 gold and have sell value up to 1187.5 gold​1. The parts necessary for its creation are:

• Diadem (1000 gold)

• Point Booster (1200 gold)

• Sage's Mask (175 gold)

Phylactery provides the following bonuses:

• +7 Strength

• +7 Agility

• +7 Intelligence

• +200 Health

• +200 Mana

• +0.7 Mana Regeneration

Additionally, its attributes grant the following bonuses:

• 154 health and 0.7 health regeneration

• 84 mana, 0.35 mana regeneration, and 0.7% flat base magic resistance

• 7 attack speed and 1.17 main armor

• 7 main attack damage to all Strength, Agility, and Intelligence heroes

• 14.7 main attack damage to universal heroes

Empower Spell is the passive ability of this item called The Phylactery which pertains to self only until it affects next targeted spell on an enemy it deals extra bonus damage equal to150 with additional slow effect on them for duration o f one point five seconds . The spell has six seconds cooldown.

Impact of Phylactery on Game Strategy

Phylactery adds a new dimension to the strategy of Dota 2. It enhances spell damage and applies a slow effect on enemy heroes which are ideal for casters. This can be used to secure kills, disrupt formations or gain a slight advantage in one-on-one battles.

The order of application of damage and debuff is determined by the target’s HP when the spell is cast. More than150 health causes damage and debuff to go before the trigger spell hits its target. If this HP equals or is below 150 points, these elements will take place after the trigger spells connects with the target.

Best Heroes for Phylactery Use

Phylactery has an affinity for heroes who rely heavily on single-target spells due to its unique ability. Increased damage and slower movement make heroes such as Leshrac, Grimstroke, Zeus, Skywrath Mage, Lich, Lion Pugna Nyx Assassin Medusa Visage generally benefit from it. The best two heroes for Phylactery is Rubick and Spirit Breaker

Recent Changes to Phylactery

In patch 7.33b that was recently released there were some major changes made to Phylactery. Now instead of recipe it needs Sage’s Mask as the starting item thereby reducing total cost to 2375 gold from 2400 gold​3.The mana regeneration bonus was raised to 0.7 while Empower Spell now deals up to 150 extra damage on each use and lasts for 1.5 seconds.

Conclusion

Dota 2 has a versatile and powerful item called Phylactery which can change the game in the right hands. By understanding what it is capable of and how to use it, players are able to make the most out of this item and turn tide into their favor, thus showing the strategic depth and dynamic item play that Dota2 has. If you are well experienced or new in this field, you must learn about how items such as Phylactery are used so as to master Dota 2.