Scythe of Vyse

Item

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Scythe of Vyse
The most guarded relic among the cult of Vyse, it is the most coveted weapon among magi.
Cost 5700 Bought From Caster
Active Hex Bonus +10 Strength +10 Agility +35 Intelligence +150% Mana regeneration Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe

For the cosmetic item equipped by Nature's Prophet, see Scythe of Vyse (Equipment).

The Scythe of Vyse, also known as Sheepstick, is an Item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Caster. However, it requires items from the Secret Shop to be completed.

Additional information

• One Scythe of Vyse grants a total of 200 health, 0.6 health regeneration, 1.43 armor, 10 attack speed, 385 mana, 1.4 (+ 150%) mana regeneration, 2.5% spell damage and 10 (35 to intelligence heroes) attack damage.

Ability

Play Pig model

Hex

Play

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Turns a target unit into a harmless critter for 3.5 seconds. The target has a base movement speed of 140 and will be silenced, muted, and disarmed.
Instantly destroys illusions.

Cast Range: 800

Set Movement Speed: 140

Duration: 3.5

22

100

Effects persist if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.

Modifiers

Sheepstick Debuff: Dispellable with any dispel.

Notes:

• Applies a hex on the target, setting its base movement speed to 140, silencing, muting and disarming it.
  • However the target's movement speed is still affected by movement speed bonuses from items and abilities.

• Since hex changes base movement speed and does not actually apply a slow, all speed effects are calculated using the 140 base speed.

• Hex instantly destroys illusions.

• Scythe of Vyse's hex transforms the target into a pig.

Recommended heroes

Heroes whose default item build includes Scythe of Vyse as a core item

Nature's Prophet

Heroes whose default item build includes Scythe of Vyse as a situational item

Strength: Underlord, Undying, Timbersaw, Earthshaker.

Agility: Arc Warden, Meepo, Medusa, Clinkz, Ursa, Nyx Assassin.

Intelligence: Batrider, Storm Spirit, Silencer, Witch Doctor, Crystal Maiden, Death Prophet, Rubick, Invoker, Leshrac. Pugna, Outworld Devourer, Enigma, Warlock, Dazzle, Shadow Shaman, Shadow Demon, Necrophos, Visage, Skywrath Mage, Disruptor, Lion, Enchantress, Windranger, Oracle, Dark Seer.

Tips

• Combine it with a blink or invisibility to surprise your target and approach and hit him while he is hexed. You can also use those items to catch an enemy that is running away.
• Useful against enemies that have items to purge debuffs like Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Manta Style, Guardian Greaves.
• Extremely powerful against heroes with high DPS, escape abilities, disablers, debuffs and carrying initiation or escape items like Black King Bar, Blade Mail, Blink Dagger, Shadow Blade, Town Portal Scroll.
  • Alternatively a Heaven's Halberd can put an enemy carry out of a fight, unable to attack, it is useful against heroes hard to reach with high attack range.

Trivia

• In the original DotA, this item was known as Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse, as a tribute to one of the developers of DotA: Allstars, who went on to co-create League of Legends.
• This item is known by many players (and referred to by several in-game Heroes) as "Sheepstick" due to turning targeted heroes into sheep in DotA. However, in Dota 2, targeted units turn into a pig.
• The item's name may be a reference to the Sega RPG Skies of Arcadia. The main character, Vyse, has been depicted wielding a scythe in early concept art.

Gallery

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  Hexed by Scythe of Vyse

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  Transformed into a pig