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Strength heroes

Strength heroes tend to have more health and health regeneration than heroes of other classes, making them more resilient to both physical attacks and spells. Strength heroes have the greatest variety in their roles, including that of carry, ganker, and support, but almost all of them have some form of strong initiation and are supposed to act as tanks to some degree. In addition, heroes with a large amount of strength may greatly increase the damage needed to bring a team down. With the exception of Huskar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Huskar 21 + 2.7 15 + 1.4 18 + 1.5 Level Base dota2 , Io, Phoenix   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phoenix 19 + 3.2 12 + 1.3 18 + 1.8 Level Base dota2 and 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 dota2 in his Elder Dragon Form, all strength heroes are melee. Whilst Intelligence heroes typically sport a strong early game, and Agility heroes excel in the late game, Strength heroes are often able to strike a balance between the two and remain relevant at all points of the game.

At the moment, there are 37 Strength Heroes implemented in Dota 2.

Below is a table of all heroes with strength as their primary attribute. The growth columns indicate by how much the base values will increase for each level of the hero.


Hero Base Strength Strength Growth Base Agility Agility Growth Base Intelligence Intelligence Growth
Abaddon   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 + dota2 23 2.6 17 1.5 21 2
Alchemist   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Alchemist 25 + 2.1 11 + 1.2 25 + dota2 25 2.1 11 1.2 25 1.8
Axe   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 + dota2 25 2.8 20 2.2 18 1.6
Beastmaster   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 + dota2 23 2.5 18 1.6 16 1.9
Brewmaster   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Brewmaster 23 + 3.2 22 + 1.95 14 + dota2 23 3.2 22 1.95 14 1.25
Bristleback   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Bristleback 22 + 2.2 17 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 Level Base dota2 22 2.2 17 1.8 14 2.8
Centaur Warrunner For the neutral centaur creeps, see Centaur Camp.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Centaur Warrunner 23 + dota2 23 4.3 15 1.6 15 1.6
Chaos Knight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Chaos Knight 22 + 3.2 14 + 2.1 16 + 1.2 Level dota2 22 3.2 14 2.1 16 1.2
Clockwerk   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Clockwerk 26 + 3.2 13 + 2.3 17 + 1.3 Level Base dota2 26 3.2 13 2.3 17 1.3
Doom   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Doom 26 + 3.5 11 + 0.9 13 + 2.1 Level Base dota2 26 3.5 11 0.9 13 2.1
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 dota2 19 3.1 19 2.2 15 1.7
Earth Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18 dota2 21 3.2 17 1.5 18 2.1
Earthshaker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earthshaker 22 + 3.2 12 + 1.4 16 + dota2 22 3.2 12 1.4 16 1.8
Elder Titan   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Elder Titan 24 + 2.6 14 + 1.8 23 dota2 24 2.6 14 1.8 23 1.6
Huskar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Huskar 21 + 2.7 15 + 1.4 18 + 1.5 Level Base dota2 21 2.7 15 1.4 18 1.5
Io 17 2.2 14 1.6 23 1.7
Kunkka   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Kunkka 24 + 3.3 14 + 1.3 18 + dota2 24 3.3 14 1.3 18 1.5
Legion Commander   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level dota2 26 2.9 18 1.7 20 2.2
Lifestealer 25 3.3 18 1.9 15 1.75
Lycan 25 3.3 16 1 17 1.55
Magnus 21 3.2 15 2.5 19 1.65
Night Stalker 23 3.1 18 2.25 16 1.6
Omniknight 22 3.1 15 1.75 17 1.8
Phoenix   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phoenix 19 + 3.2 12 + 1.3 18 + 1.8 Level Base dota2 19 3.2 12 1.3 18 1.8
Pudge 25 3.5 14 1.5 14 1.5
Sand King 22 2.9 19 2.1 16 1.8
Slardar 21 3.1 17 2.4 15 1.5
Spirit Breaker 29 2.7 17 1.7 14 1.8
Sven 23 3 21 2 16 1.3
Tidehunter 22 3.3 15 1.5 16 1.7
Timbersaw 21 2.1 16 1.3 21 2.4
Tiny 26 3.3 9 0.9 17 1.6
Treant Protector 25 3.6 15 2 17 1.8
Tusk 23 2.6 23 2.1 18 1.7
Underlord 25 2.9 12 1.3 17 2.6
Undying 22 2.4 10 0.8 27 2.8
Wraith King 22 3.2 18 1.7 18 1.6

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Strength items

Bonus strength increase
Item Value Item cost Cost per value point
Abyssal Blade 10 6400 640
Aghanim`s Scepter 10 4200 420
Belt of Strength 6 450 75
Black King Bar 10 3975 397.5
Bracer 6 490 81.67
Buckler 2 800 400
Circlet 2 165 82.5
Crimson Guard 2 3550 1775
Dagon 1 3 2720 906.67
Dagon 2 3 3970 1323.33
Dagon 3 3 5220 1740
Dagon 4 3 6470 2156.67
Dagon 5 3 7720 2573.33
Dragon Lance 12 1900 158.33
Drum of Endurance 6 1640 273.33
Echo Sabre 10 2650 265
Ethereal Blade 10 4700 470
Eye of Skadi 25 5775 231
Gauntlets of Strength 3 150 50
Ghost Scepter 5 1500 300
Guardian Greaves 5 5375 1075
Headdress 2 675 337.5
Heart of Tarrasque 40 5200 130
Heaven`s Halberd 20 3400 170
Helm of the Dominator 2 2025 1012.5
Hurricane Pike 15 4650 310
Iron Branch 1 50 50
Linken`s Sphere 15 4850 323.33
Magic Wand 4 465 116.25
Manta Style 10 5000 500
Mekansm 5 2375 475
Necronomicon 1 8 2650 331.25
Necronomicon 2 12 3850 320.83
Necronomicon 3 16 5050 315.63
Null Talisman 3 470 156.67
Ogre Club 10 1000 100
Power Treads (Strength) 10 1350 135
Reaver 25 3000 120
Ring of Aquila 3 985 328.33
Rod of Atos 15 3080 205.33
Sange 16 1950 121.88
Sange and Yasha 16 3900 243.75
Satanic 25 5700 228
Scythe of Vyse 10 5700 570
Silver Edge 15 5550 370
Skull Basher 10 2700 270
Ultimate Orb 10 2150 215
Urn of Shadows 2 875 437.5
Veil of Discord 6 2240 373.33
Vladmir`s Offering 2 2275 1137.5
Wraith Band 3 485 161.67
Values may include portions from actives or auras.

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Description
  • Increased health per strength from 19 to 20.

Primary Attribute

Of the three attributes, each hero specializes in one. This is called the Primary Attribute and it determines their attack damage. Each point in the primary attribute increases attack damage by one. Usually a hero`s primary attribute will grow faster than the other two attributes. Every hero gains a constant amount of Strength, Agility, and Intelligence per level unique to their hero.

Attributes

Strength

Strength increases maximum health and health regeneration.

Each point of Strength:

  • Increases Hit Points by 20
  • Increases Hit Point Regeneration by 0.03 (every 33 points = 1 hp regen)
  • Increases the damage of Strength heroes by 1

Agility

Agility increases armor and attack speed.

Each point of Agility:

  • Increases Attack Speed by 1
  • Increases Armor by 0.14 (every 7 points = 1 armor)
  • Increases the damage of Agility heroes by 1

Intelligence

Intelligence increases maximum mana, mana regeneration and spell damage.

Each point of Intelligence:

  • Increases Mana Points by 12
  • Increases Mana Point Regeneration by 0.04 (every 25 points = 1 mana regen)
  • Increases the damage of Intelligence heroes by 1
  • Increases spell damage by 0.0625% (every 16 points = 1%)