Attributes

For a list of heroes sorted by attributes, see Table of hero attributes.

Attributes

 

Old Abilities

 

Attributes are the main statistics of all heroes that independently determine most scaling statistics. These attributes are strength, agility, and intelligence. Attributes are gained when a hero levels up, obtains a talent, buys certain items, or uses certain abilities.

Primary attribute

Every hero has a primary attribute, which controls their attack damage. Every point in their primary attribute adds 1 point of damage to their attacks, and any bonus to a hero's primary attribute will affect that hero's attack damage. Usually, a hero's primary attribute will determine how they are played. For example, intelligence heroes are typically more dependent on abilities. A hero's primary attribute typically grows faster than the other two attributes.

Strength

Main Article: Strength

Strength is a measure of a hero's toughness and endurance. Strength determines a hero's maximum health and health regeneration. Heroes with strength as their primary attribute can be hard to kill, so they will often take initiator and tank roles, initiating fights and taking most of the damage from enemy attacks.

• Every point in strength increases maximum health by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus health#}}.
• Every point in strength increases health regeneration by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus health regeneration flat#}} health per second.
• If strength is a hero's primary attribute, every point in strength increases their attack damage by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus damage#}}.

Agility

Main Article: Agility

Agility is a measure of a hero's swiftness and dexterity. Agility determines a hero's armor and attack speed. Heroes with agility as their primary attribute tend to be more dependent on their auto-attacks and items, and are usually capable of falling back on their abilities in a pinch. Agility heroes often take carry and Gank roles.

• Every point in agility increases a hero's armor by 1/.
• Every point in agility increases a hero's attack speed by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus attack speed#}}.
• If agility is a hero's primary attribute, every point in agility increases their attack damage by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus damage#}}.

Intelligence

Main Article: Intelligence

Intelligence is a measure of a hero's wit and wisdom. Intelligence determines a hero's maximum mana, mana regeneration and spell damage. Heroes with intelligence as their primary attribute tend to rely on their abilities to deal damage or help others. Intelligence heroes often take support, gank, and pusher roles.

• Every point in intelligence increases a hero's maximum mana by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus mana#}}.
• Every point in intelligence increases a hero's mana regeneration by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus mana regeneration flat#}} mana per second.
• Every point in intelligence increases a hero's spell damage by %.
• If intelligence is a hero's primary attribute, every point in intelligence increases their attack damage by {{#show:Attributes|?bonus damage#}}.

Items improving attributes

Each attribute has its own set of items that focus on boosting it. These items are different for each attribute. In order to categorize them, they're split into 5 different sections:

• Simple Items boost their associated attribute by 3. These items can be built into their Upgrade Item, and are usually taken as starting items to make up for gaps in a hero's statistics. The Iron Branch costs 50 gold while the other 3 cost 150 gold.
• Upgrade Items boost their associated attribute by 6, the other two attributes by 3, and increase damage by 3. They are made by combining an attribute's Simple Item, a Circlet, and a recipe. They're generally taken if a hero is having difficulty reaching their core items. Their costs differ between attributes.
• Medium Items boost their associated attribute by 6. Though generally not taken to increase attributes, these items can all be combined with Boots of Speed and Gloves of Haste in order to build Power Treads. They cost 450 gold.
• Large Items boost their associated attribute by 10. These items are usually components in more powerful items, and all combined with Point Booster are used to make Aghanim's Scepter. They cost 1000 gold.
• Ultimate Items boost their associated attribute by 25. These are mostly used to make late game items because of how expensive they are. Their costs differ between attributes, but are between 2700 and 3200 gold.

	Simple	Upgrade	Medium	Large	Ultimate
All Attributes	Iron Branch +1 All Attributes	Magic Wand +4 All Attributes	Circlet +2 All Attributes	Ghost Scepter +5 All Attributes	Ultimate Orb +10 All Attributes
Strength	Gauntlets of Strength +3 Strength	Bracer +6 Strength +3 Agility +3 Intelligence	Belt of Strength +6 Strength	Ogre Club +10 Strength	Reaver +25 Strength
Agility	Slippers of Agility +3 Agility	Wraith Band +6 Agility +3 Strength +3 Intelligence	Band of Elvenskin +6 Agility	Blade of Alacrity +10 Agility	Eaglesong +25 Agility
Intelligence	Mantle of Intelligence +3 Intelligence	Null Talisman +6 Intelligence +3 Agility +3 Strength	Robe of the Magi +6 Intelligence	Staff of Wizardry +10 Intelligence	Mystic Staff +25 Intelligence

Talents improving attributes

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

Abilities and items modifying attributes

• Armlet of Mordiggian - Unholy Strength
  
  Attribute Modification: +25 Strength
  
• Drow Ranger - Marksmanship
  
  Attribute Modification: +40/60/80 ( 65/85/105) Agility
  Bonus is removed if there is an enemy hero within a 400 radius.
• Morphling - [[Morphling#|]]
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  Bonus Attributes: +3/4/5/6 Agility
  Attribute Modification: +2/4/8/16 Agility, -2/4/8/16 Strength per second
  Bonus is gained from leveling the ability.
• Morphling - [[Morphling#|]]
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  Bonus Attributes: +3/4/5/6 Strength
  Attribute Modification: +2/4/8/16 Strength, -2/4/8/16 Agility per second
  Bonus is gained from leveling the ability.
• Outworld Devourer - [[Outworld Devourer#|]]
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  Attribute Modification: ±1/2/3/4 Intelligence per stack
  Duration: 80 ( 140)
  Intelligence is removed from the target and added to Outworld Devourer.
• Phantom Lancer - Phantom Rush
  
  Attribute Modification: +6/14/22/30 Agility
  Duration: 2
  Grants Phantom Lancer agility upon successfully attacking the rush target.
• Power Treads - Switch Attribute
  
  Attribute Modification: +10 Strength/Agility/Intelligence
  Switches the attribute bonus between Strength, Agility, and Intelligence.
• Pudge - Flesh Heap
  
  Attribute Modification: +1/1.5/2/2.5 ( 2.75/3.25/3.75/4.25) Strength per stack
  One stack is applied every time an enemy hero dies in a 450 AoE or is killed by Pudge. Stacks are applied retroactively.
• Silencer - [[Silencer#|]]
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  Attribute Modification: ±2 Intelligence per stack
  One stack is permanently applied every time an enemy hero dies in a 925 AoE or is killed by Silencer. Intelligence is added to Silencer and removed from dying heroes.
• Slark - Essence Shift
  
  Attribute Modification: -1 All / +3 Agility per stack
  Duration: 15/30/60/120
  One stack is applied every time Slark attacks an enemy hero. Each stack reduces the attributes of enemies and adds Agility to Slark.
• Sven - God's Strength
  
  Attribute Modification: +12/24/36 Strength
  Duration: 25
  
• Timbersaw - Whirling Death
  
  Attribute Modification: -15% ( 21%) Primary attribute
  Duration: 14
  Stacks additively.
• Undying - Decay
  
  Attribute Modification: ±4 ( ±10) Strength per stack
  Duration: 45
  Strength is added to Undying and removed from enemy heroes.

Abilities modified by attributes

• Centaur Warrunner - [[Centaur Warrunner#|]]
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  Return Damage: 16/18/20/22 + 30%/45%/60%/75% Strength
  
• Centaur Warrunner - Stampede
  
  Damage: 100%/200%/300% Strength
  
• Drow Ranger - [[Drow Ranger#|]]
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  Damage: 20%/26%/32%/38% ( 26%/32%/38%/44%) of Drow Ranger's Agility
  
• Ethereal Blade - Ether Blast
  
  Damage: 75 + 2 x Primary attribute
  
• Huskar - [[Huskar#|]]
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  Health Regen above Threshold: 10 + 5%/10%/15%/20% Primary attribute
  Health Regen below Threshold: 10 + 20%/40%/60%/80% Primary attribute
  Duration: 16
  Modified by target hero's primary attribute. If the target is below the 35% of max health threshold, the health regeneration is boosted.
• Morphling - Adaptive Strike
  
  Stun Duration: 0.25 to 1.25/2.25/3.25/4.25
  Damage: 100 + (0.25 to 0.5/1/1.5/2) x Agility
  If Strength is 50% higher than Agility, does minimum damage but maximum stun. If Agility is 50% higher than Strength, does minimum stun and maximum damage.
• Nyx Assassin - [[Nyx Assassin#|]]
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  Damage and Mana Burn: 3.5/4/4.5/5 × Intelligence
  Modified by target hero's Intelligence.
• Outworld Devourer - [[Outworld Devourer#|]]
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  Damage: 8/9/10 × Intelligence Difference
  If the target's Intelligence is greater than Outworld Devourer's, the spell has no effect.
• Pudge - Dismember
  
  Damage and Self Heal: 60/90/120 + 30%/45%/60% Strength
  
• Riki - Cloak and Dagger
  
  Damage: 0.5/0.75/1/1.25 ( 0.9/1.15/1.4/1.65) × Agility
  
• Silencer - Glaives of Wisdom
  
  Damage: 35%/50%/65%/80% Intelligence
  
• Skywrath Mage - Arcane Bolt
  
  Damage: 60/80/100/120 + 1.6 × Intelligence
  

• Illusions benefit from attributes.

See also

• Strength
• Agility
• Intelligence
• Role
• 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

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