Standard build
The safest route from lane to late game using the most common items.
Starting Items
Early Game
Mid Game
Late Game
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Iron Branch55gGauntlets of Strength140gTango90gQuelling Blade100gBoots of Speed500gSoul Ring805gBracer505gChainmail500gMithril Hammer1,600gAghanim's Shard1,400gEcho Sabre2,700gHarpoon4,700gHyperstone2,000gHarpoon4,700gAssault Cuirass5,125gBlink Dagger2,250g FastBoots of Speed500gSoul Ring805gBracer505gChainmail500g
Phase Boots1,450g
Ogre Axe1,000gOgre Axe1,000gMithril Hammer1,600g
Broadsword1,000gAghanim's Shard1,400gEcho Sabre2,700g
Blade of Alacrity1,000g GreedyEcho Sabre2,700gHarpoon4,700g
Aghanim's Scepter4,200g
Black King Bar4,050g
Desolator3,500gHarpoon4,700gAssault Cuirass5,125g
Sacred Relic3,400gBlack King Bar4,050gAghanim's Scepter4,200g FlexEcho Sabre2,700gHarpoon4,700gAssault Cuirass5,125gBlink Dagger2,250g Iron Branch55gGauntlets of Strength140gTango90gQuelling Blade100g
Circlet155g
Magic Stick200g
Faerie Fire65g
Ring of Protection175gBoots of Speed500gSoul Ring805gBracer505gChainmail500gPhase Boots1,450gOgre Axe1,000g
Void Stone700g
Power Treads1,400gOgre Axe1,000gMithril Hammer1,600gBroadsword1,000gAghanim's Shard1,400gEcho Sabre2,700gBlade of Alacrity1,000g
Diadem1,000g
Staff of Wizardry1,000gHyperstone2,000gHarpoon4,700gAssault Cuirass5,125gBlink Dagger2,250gSacred Relic3,400gBlack King Bar4,050g
Sange2,100gAghanim's Scepter4,200g
Dawnbreaker
Strength•Melee•Carry, Durable
Hero Guides
Different item routes for common ways to play this hero.
Balanced
Tempo build
Cheaper early and mid game items when you want to fight sooner.
Early Game
Mid Game
Scaling build
Bigger mid and late game items when the match is likely to go long.
Mid Game
Late Game
Situational options
Alternative common pickups to consider when the game calls for it.
Mid Game
Late Game
Item Builds
Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.
Starting Items
Early Game
Mid Game
Late Game