Ability
Ability
Passive
Passive
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Enemies
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Magical
Magical
Grants a chance on attack to releaseAnnounce a bolt of electricity that leaps between targets, dealing magical damage to each.
Notes:
- Does not stack with the Chain Lightning of Mjollnir Item Changelogs Mjollnir Thor s magical hammer, made for him by the dwarves Brok and Eitri. Cost5700 (900) Bought FromArtifacts Active Static Charge Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +80 Attack speed+24 Attack damage or other Maelstroms.
- When obtaining multiple items with the Chain Lightning ability, only the one that has been continuously the longest in the inventory works.
- The lightning bounces in 0.25 second intervals, so hitting max targets takes 0.75 seconds.
- Does not bounce on invisible Invisibility is a status effect which makes units and heroes not appear on their opponent s screen or minimap, and makes them unable to be targeted directly by the enemy. Invisibility makes the unit s model appear units or units in the Fog of War Vision changes around while the hero moves. Vision describes what a unit can and cannot see from its current location and state. Places a unit cannot see are filled with the Fog of War, a .
- Can never hit the same unit twice per proc Words highlighted bold have a definition within this page, letting you search for it here. Contents 1 A - E 2 F - J 3 K - O 4 P - T 5 U - .
- Can only proc on successfully hit attacks, thus missed Missing may refer to: Missing a physical attack due to Evasion. Missing a physical attack due to the Blind status effect. Missing a physical attack due to the 25% uphill miss chance. Missing (disjointing) a attacks cannot proc.
- All bounces together can deal up to 480 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 ).
- Chain Lightning can proc while a previous chain lightning is still bouncing.
- Chain Lightning uses pseudo-random distribution.
- The Maelstrom Chain buff is a hidden buff required for the lightning to jump.
- Chain Lightning does not use a regular cooldown. It is neither displayed on the item icon when proccing, nor is it affected by cooldown manipulating effects.
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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 | Changelogs Item Changelogs Contents 1 Version history 2 Update history Version history edit] Version Changes 7.00 Chain Lightning Is no longer a unique attack modifier. Now has a proc cooldown of 0.2 |
Maelstrom B |
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A hammer forged for the gods themselves, Maelstrom allows its user to harness the power of lightning. |
Cost 2800 (700) Bought From Artifacts 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 |
The Maelstrom 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 Artifacts 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 .
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- Maelstrom is the third most cost effective DPS item in the game after Mask of Madness Item Changelogs Mask of MadnessBL Once this mask is worn, its bearer becomes an uncontrollable aggressive force. Cost1975 Bought FromArtifacts Active Berserk Passive Lifesteal Bonus +10 Attack speed+20 Attack damage Disassemble? and a 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 (agility heroes).
- Maelstrom is a very good item for speeding up farming. If the extra experience is not needed, it is good alternative to the Hand of Midas For the character from Dota 2 lore, see Midas. Item Changelogs Hand of MidasB Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to . Since the lightning has a huge bounce range, it can be used to damage multiple camps at once when farming in the woods, if vision over the camps is present.
- It is also great to deal with illusions Default buff iconPlay Spawn soundPlay Death sound “ Play A legion sprouts from one! Click to listen— Phantom Lancer ” Illusions (also commonly called illus) are imperfect, weaker copies of heroes, created by spells or items. They or mass-summons like Broodmother Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Broodmother 17 + 2.8 18 + 2.2 18 + `s spiders, Nature`s Prophet Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Nature s Prophet 19 + 2.1 18 + 1.9 25 + 2.9 Level `s treants, etc. Especially useful for ranged heroes that lack area damage, since they cannot make use of cleave Cleave causes a melee unit s attacks to deal a portion of its damage in an area in front of it. Contents 1 Mechanics 2 Sources of cleave 3 Splash 4 Sources of splash 5 See .
- The Chain Lightning deals magical Damage is any means by which unit s current health can be reduced. Heroes, creeps, ancients, Roshan and fountains are all capable of dealing damage. Contents 1 Damage sources 1.1 Attack damage 1.2 Spell damage 2 damage which ignores 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 and Damage Block Damage Block is a passive ability that gives the wielding unit a chance to block some physical damage from an attack. Contents 1 Mechanics 2 Stacking 3 Sources of Damage Block 4 Version history 5 , making it good against heroes that get a Vanguard Item Lore Changelogs VanguardL A powerful shield that defends its wielder from even the most vicious of attacks. Cost2150 Bought FromArmor Passive Damage Block Bonus +250 Health+8 Health regeneration Disassemble? , or Tidehunter Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Tidehunter 22 + 3.3 15 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base with his Kraken Shell Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Tidehunter 22 + 3.3 15 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base , and against heroes with high armor like Dragon Knight Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Dragon Knight 19 + 3.1 19 + 2.2 15 + 1.7 Level or Terrorblade Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Terrorblade 15 + 1.7 22 + 3.2 19 + 1.75 Level Base .
- Consider buying an Infused Raindrop Item Changelogs Infused RaindropB Elemental protection from magical assaults. Cost225 Bought FromArmaments Charges 5 Passive Magical Damage Block Bonus +0.85 Mana regeneration Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe Contents 1 Additional to counter Maelstrom`s Chain Lightning damage.
- The maelstrom is effective to defend against mega creep.
Recommended heroes
Sniper Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Sniper 16 + 2 21 + 2.5 15 + 2.6 Level Base- Chain Lightning increases Sniper`s farm speed, allowing Sniper to get more items quickly as a carry.
- Sniper`s long range from Take Aim allows him to safely clear waves. This makes it an essential item in base defense situations.
- Alchemist`s increased attack speed while in effect of Chemical Rage increases the chances of Chain Lightning proc, increasing the item effectiveness even more.
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Maelstrom is an Item purchasable at the Home Shop under Artifacts.
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Version History
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WC3 DotA Version
- Warcraft III DotA - Maelstrom