Strength

Strength

 

Changelogs

 

Strength is one of the three primary attributes that grants health and health regeneration to every hero. Strength heroes also gain attack damage per point of strength.

Bonuses

Every point in strength increases:

• Maximum health by 22.
• Health regeneration by 0.1.

For strength heroes, every point in strength also increases main attack damage by 1.

The health bonus is only applied to the maximum health pool. The hero's current health is not increased but keeps the current health percentage. To gain 1 health regeneration, 10 strength points are required.

Strength Heroes

Strength heroes tend to have more health and health regeneration than other heroes, making them more resilient to both physical attacks and spells. Strength heroes have a great 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 a few exceptions, most 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.

There are 31 strength heroes in Dota 2.

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

Hero	Base	+ / LVL	L30	Base	+ / LVL	L30	Base	+ / LVL	L30	Base	+ / LVL	L30
Alchemist	23	2.7	115.3	22	1.5	79.5	25	1.8	91.2	70	6	286
Axe	25	2.8	120.2	20	1.7	83.3	18	1.6	78.4	63	6.1	281.9
Bristleback	22	2.7	114.3	17	1.8	83.2	14	2.8	109.2	53	7.3	306.7
Centaur Warrunner	27	4	157	15	1	58	15	1.6	75.4	57	6.6	290.4
Chaos Knight	24	3.2	130.8	18	1.4	72.6	18	1.2	66.8	60	5.8	270.2
Dawnbreaker	25	3.4	137.6	14	1.7	77.3	20	2	92	59	7.1	306.9
Doom	24	3.7	145.3	15	1.5	72.5	15	1.7	78.3	54	6.9	296.1
Dragon Knight	21	3.6	139.4	16	2	88	18	1.7	81.3	55	7.3	308.7
Earth Spirit	22	3.8	146.2	17	2.4	100.6	18	2.1	92.9	57	8.3	339.7
Earthshaker	22	3.7	143.3	12	1.4	66.6	18	2.1	92.9	52	7.2	302.8
Elder Titan	26	3	127	16	1.8	82.2	23	1.6	83.4	65	6.4	292.6
Huskar	23	3.3	132.7	10	1.5	67.5	18	1.5	75.5	51	6.3	275.7
Kunkka	24	3.8	148.2	14	1.6	74.4	18	1.8	84.2	56	7.2	306.8
Legion Commander	23	3.1	126.9	18	1.7	81.3	20	2.2	97.8	61	7	306
Lifestealer	25	2.4	108.6	19	2.6	108.4	15	1.8	81.2	59	6.8	298.2
Mars	23	3.7	144.3	20	1.7	83.3	21	2.2	98.8	64	7.6	326.4
Night Stalker	23	3	124	18	2.2	95.8	15	1.6	75.4	56	6.8	295.2
Ogre Magi	23	4.2	158.8	14	1.5	71.5	0	0	0	37	5.7	230.3
Omniknight	23	3.1	126.9	15	2	87	16	2.1	90.9	54	7.2	304.8
Primal Beast	26	4.3	164.7	15	1	58	16	1.4	70.6	57	6.7	293.3
Pudge	25	3	126	14	1.4	68.6	16	1.8	82.2	55	6.2	276.8
Slardar	21	3.6	139.4	17	2.4	100.6	15	1.5	72.5	53	7.5	312.5
Spirit Breaker	28	3.3	137.7	17	1.7	80.3	14	1.8	80.2	59	6.8	298.2
Sven	22	3.2	128.8	21	2.2	98.8	16	1.5	73.5	59	6.9	301.1
Tidehunter	27	3.5	142.5	15	1.5	72.5	18	1.7	81.3	60	6.7	296.3
Tiny	30	4	160	0	0	14	17	2.2	94.8	47	6.2	268.8
Treant Protector	25	3.4	137.6	15	1.8	81.2	20	1.8	86.2	60	7	305
Tusk	23	3.9	150.1	23	2.1	97.9	18	1.7	81.3	64	7.7	329.3
Underlord	25	3	126	12	1.6	72.4	17	2.3	97.7	54	6.9	296.1
Undying	22	2.4	105.6	10	1.2	58.8	27	2.8	122.2	59	6.4	286.6
Wraith King	22	2.8	117.2	16	1.7	79.3	18	1.6	78.4	56	6.1	274.9

Strength Increasing Sources

Strength Increasing Sources

• Attributes – Attribute Bonus
• Alchemist – Aghanim's Scepter Synth
• Apex – Primary Attribute Bonus
• Armlet of Mordiggian – Unholy Strength
• Centaur Warrunner – Double Edge^2b
• Magnus – Reverse Polarity¹
• Power Treads – Switch Attribute
• Omniknight – Repel
• Pudge – Flesh Heap
• Sven – Great Cleave
• Undying – Decay
• Undying – Flesh Golem
• Vambrace – Switch Attribute
• Invoker – Quas
• Morphling – Adaptive Strike (Strength)
• Morphling – Morph^2a
• Slark – Essence Shift

¹ Requires talent.

^2a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

^2b Requires Aghanim's Shard.

Strength Granting Talents

Strength

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

There is no description for this ability.

Strength Bonus: Varies

• Grants the hero bonus strength.

• The following values exist:
  • 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/18/20/25/30/35/40

The following heroes have a talent that grants them bonus strength.

Bonus	Level 10		Level 15		Level 20		Level 25
	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right
Strength	+10 +12 +8 +8	+7 +9	+15	+15	+20	+30	+35

Strength Granting Items

These items grant heroes a passive strength bonus by having them merely equipped.

Bonus Strength

Item	Value	Item Cost	Cost/Value Point
Abyssal Blade	10	6250	625
Aghanim's Scepter	10	4200	420
Belt of Strength	6	450	75
Black King Bar	10	4050	405
Book of Shadows	13	N/A	N/A
Book of the Dead	25	N/A	N/A
Boots of Bearing	8	4275	534.38
Bracer 1	5	505	101
Bracer 2	10	505	50.5
Circlet	2	155	77.5
Crown	4	450	112.5
Defiant Shell	7	N/A	N/A
Diadem	6	1000	166.67
Dragon Lance	10	1900	190
Drum of Endurance	7	1650	235.71
Echo Sabre	15	2700	180
Eternal Shroud	14	3600	257.14
Ethereal Blade	8	5375	671.88
Eye of Skadi	22	5300	240.91
Gauntlets of Strength	3	140	46.67
Ghost Scepter	5	1500	300
Giant's Ring	30	N/A	N/A
Harpoon	25	4700	188
Havoc Hammer	16	N/A	N/A
Heart of Tarrasque	40	5200	130
Heaven's Halberd	20	3550	177.5
Helm of the Dominator	6	2625	437.5
Helm of the Overlord	21	5725	272.62
Holy Locket	9	2350	261.11
Hurricane Pike	15	4450	296.67
Iron Branch	1	50	50
Kaya and Sange	16	4050	253.13
Khanda	8	5000	625
Linken's Sphere	16	4800	300
Magic Wand	3	450	150
Manta Style	10	4550	455
Meteor Hammer	6	2850	475
Mirror Shield	10	N/A	N/A
Null Talisman 1	2	505	252.5
Null Talisman 2	4	505	126.25
Occult Bracelet	3	N/A	N/A
Ogre Axe	10	1000	100
Ogre Seal Totem	10	N/A	N/A
Overwhelming Blink	25	6800	272
Phylactery	7	2400	342.86
Pig Pole	5	N/A	N/A
Power Treads (Strength)	10	1400	140
Reaver	25	2800	112
Sange	16	2000	125
Sange and Yasha	16	4050	253.13
Satanic	25	5050	202
Shiva's Guard	5	5175	1035
Skull Basher	10	2875	287.5
Solar Crest	4	2700	675
Soul Ring	6	805	134.17
Specialist's Array	6	N/A	N/A
Spirit Vessel	6	2780	463.33
Ultimate Orb	15	2800	186.67
Urn of Shadows	2	880	440
Vambrace (Agility)	2	N/A	N/A
Vambrace (Intelligence)	2	N/A	N/A
Vambrace (Strength)	8	N/A	N/A
Veil of Discord	4	1725	431.25
Wraith Band 1	2	505	252.5
Wraith Band 2	4	505	126.25

Attack Damage Items

The following list calculates the Gold cost efficiency for strength heroes when equipping certain attack damage granting items (for both main and bonus attack damage values).

Damage Items for Strength heroes

Item	Value	Item Cost	Cost/Value Point
Abyssal Blade	45	6250	138.89
Aghanim's Scepter	10	4200	420
Apex	70	N/A	N/A
Armlet of Mordiggian	15	2500	166.67
Battle Fury	65	4100	63.08
Belt of Strength	6	450	75
Black King Bar	34	4050	119.12
Blade Mail	18	2100	116.67
Blades of Attack	9	450	50
Bloodthorn	10	6625	662.5
Book of Shadows	13	N/A	N/A
Book of the Dead	25	N/A	N/A
Boots of Bearing	8	4275	534.38
Bracer 1	8	505	63.13
Bracer 2	16	505	31.56
Broadsword	15	1000	66.67
Broom Handle	8	N/A	N/A
Butterfly	25	5450	218
Circlet	2	155	77.5
Claymore	20	1350	67.5
Cornucopia	7	1200	171.43
Crown	4	450	112.5
Crystalys	32	2000	62.5
Daedalus	88	5100	57.95
Defiant Shell	7	N/A	N/A
Demon Edge	40	2200	55
Desolator	50	3500	70
Diadem	6	1000	166.67
Divine Rapier	100	5600	56
Dragon Lance	10	1900	190
Drum of Endurance	7	1650	235.71
Duelist Gloves	12	N/A	N/A
Echo Sabre	35	2700	77.14
Eternal Shroud	14	3600	257.14
Ethereal Blade	8	5375	671.88
Eye of Skadi	22	5300	240.91
Faerie Fire	2	65	32.5
Falcon Blade	14	1125	80.36
Gauntlets of Strength	3	140	46.67
Ghost Scepter	5	1500	300
Giant's Ring	30	N/A	N/A
Gleipnir	30	5450	181.67
Harpoon	50	4700	94
Havoc Hammer	32	N/A	N/A
Heart of Tarrasque	40	5200	130
Heaven's Halberd	20	3550	177.5
Helm of the Dominator	6	2625	437.5
Helm of the Overlord	21	5725	272.62
Holy Locket	9	2350	261.11
Hurricane Pike	15	4450	296.67
Iron Branch	1	50	50
Kaya and Sange	16	4050	253.13
Khanda	58	5000	86.21
Linken's Sphere	16	4800	300
Maelstrom	25	2950	118
Magic Wand	3	450	150
Manta Style	10	4550	455
Mask of Madness	20	1900	95
Meteor Hammer	6	2850	475
Mind Breaker	45	N/A	N/A
Mirror Shield	10	N/A	N/A
Mithril Hammer	24	1600	66.67
Mjollnir	25	5500	220
Monkey King Bar	40	4700	117.5
Nemesis Curse	35	N/A	N/A
Null Talisman 1	2	505	252.5
Null Talisman 2	4	505	126.25
Nullifier	75	4375	58.33
Occult Bracelet	3	N/A	N/A
Ogre Axe	10	1000	100
Ogre Seal Totem	10	N/A	N/A
Orchid Malevolence	10	3275	327.5
Overwhelming Blink	25	6800	272
Paladin Sword	16	N/A	N/A
Philosopher's Stone	-30	N/A	N/A
Phylactery	7	2400	342.86
Pig Pole	5	N/A	N/A
Power Treads (Strength)	10	1400	140
Radiance	55	4700	85.45
Reaver	25	2800	112
Refresher Orb	10	5000	500
Refresher Shard	20	N/A	N/A
Revenant's Brooch	70	4900	70
Sacred Relic	55	3400	61.82
Sange	16	2000	125
Sange and Yasha	16	4050	253.13
Satanic	50	5050	101
Shadow Blade	20	3000	150
Shiva's Guard	5	5175	1035
Silver Edge	60	5450	90.83
Skull Basher	40	2875	71.88
Solar Crest	4	2700	675
Soul Ring	6	805	134.17
Specialist's Array	18	N/A	N/A
Spirit Vessel	6	2780	463.33
Stygian Desolator	60	N/A	N/A
Ultimate Orb	15	2800	186.67
Urn of Shadows	2	880	440
Vambrace (Agility)	2	N/A	N/A
Vambrace (Intelligence)	2	N/A	N/A
Vambrace (Strength)	8	N/A	N/A
Veil of Discord	4	1725	431.25
Wraith Band 1	2	505	252.5
Wraith Band 2	4	505	126.25
Values do not include portions from actives or auras.

Recent Changes

Main Article: Strength/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.33

• Increased health bonus per strength from 20 to 22.

7.26

• No longer grants 0.08% magic resistance bonus per strength.

7.21

• Strength heroes no longer gain 25% more health/health regeneration/magic resistance bonus per strength.
• Increased health bonus per strength from 18 to 20.

See Also

• Table of hero attributes

Mechanics Main Heroes Unit Type (Heroes / Clones / Illusions) Complexity Attributes Table Buyback Level Roles Gold Experience Animations Stats Armor Attributes ( Strength / Agility / Intelligence) / Universal) Health & Mana (HP Regen & MP Regen) Magic Resistance Movement Speed / Slow Resistance Status Resistance Turn Rate Misc Creep Controling Death / Denying Vision Unit Size (Collision Size / Bound Radius / Selection Box / Model Size) Gib Type / Shades Adjectives Buildings Towers / Barracks / Ancient / Fountain Effigy Neutral Buildings (Outposts / Watchers / Twin Gates / Lotus Pools) Abilities Type Active / Passive / Autocast Aura Accuracy / Evasion Channeling Damage Barrier Damage Block Damage Manipulation Damage Over Time Talents Teleport Targeting Area No Target Point Unit Vector Combinations Casting Cast Range / Motion Buffer Cast Animation (Cast Point + Backswing) Cooldown Reduction (Flat / Current Flat / Percentage) Reset Charge-based Runes Bounty Rune Water Rune Wisdom Rune Power Runes ( Amplify Damage Rune / Arcane Rune / Haste Rune / Illusion Rune / Invisibility Rune / Regeneration Rune / Shield Rune) Misc Random Distribution Transformation Attack Damage Attack Damage Instant Attack Heroes Attack Classes Attack Range (Acquisition Range) Attack Speed (BAT / Interval) Damage Types (Physical / Magical / Pure / Instant Kill) Flags (HP Removal / No-reflection / No-Spell-Lifesteal / No-Spell-Amplification) Projectile Speed Spell Damage (Outgoing / Incoming) Modifiers Bash Cleave / Splash Corruption Critical Strike Lifesteal / Spell Lifesteal Mana Break On-hit Effects Misc Damage Instance Animation / Orb Walking Status Effects Disables Cyclone Disabling Orders Forced Movement (Knockback) / Upward Movement Fear (Hypnosis) Hide Hex Root Leash Stun Sleep Taunt Movement Move Speed Slow Flying Movement Phased / Tree Walk / Unobstructed Movement Other Attack Immune / Non-targetable Attack Speed Slow Debuff Immunity Spell Immunity Invulnerability Invisibility Blind Break Disarm Ethereal Silence Mute Trap Dispels Basic Strong Death Items Mechanics Courier Sharing / Selling Disassemble Recipes Neutral Item Drop