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Tango
Tango icon
Forage to survive on the battlefield.
Cost 90 Gold
Sell Value Full price refunded within 10s. 45 Gold
Active Devour
Charges 3 INIT
Bonus ?
Shareable No
Usage Alert ? No
Recipe
Tango (90)

The Tango is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Consumables.

Additional information

  • Stacks with itself in inventory, there is no stack limit. The sell-back price adapts based on the number of Tangos in a stack.
  • A set of Tangos is not shareable. However, it is possible to give allies a Tango (Shared) icon Tango (Shared) by casting it on them.
  • The sell value of the item is based on the number of charges remaining. A single instance has a sell value of 15 Gold gold.

Ability

Devour
Affects
Trees / Self
Consumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal amount.

Comes with 3 charges. Can be used on an allied hero to give them one Tango.
Cast Range: 165
Health Regen Bonus: 7.1875
Duration (Regular Tree): 16
Duration (Planted Tree): 32
Cooldown symbol
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
Tango Heal
Undispellable

  • When cast on a tree, it destroys the tree instantly and increases the caster's health regeneration.
    • When targeting trees planted by Iron Branch icon Iron Branch, Ironwood Tree icon Ironwood Tree, Mango Tree icon Mango Tree, Woodland Striders icon Woodland Striders, or Sprout icon Sprout, the heal duration is doubled.
    • Can regenerate up to 115 (230 when targeting planted trees) health over its full duration.
    • All 3 charges together can regenerate up to 345 (690 when targeting planted trees) health.
    • Successive uses with the same unit do not stack, but refresh the duration instead.
  • When targeting an allied hero, it creates a Tango (Shared) icon Tango (Shared) in the targeted ally's inventory, instead of healing the user.
    • If the targeted ally's inventory is full, the item is dropped on the ground.
    • Can also be cast on creep-heroes, only giving Lone Druid Spirit Bear icon Spirit Bear a charge, otherwise having no effect.
    • Can also be cast on Meepo minimap icon Meepo clones and Tempest Double minimap icon Tempest Doubles, but doing so has no effect.
    • Cannot be cast on illusions.


Tips

  • Tangos are a very effective source of combat heal in the early-game, as they do not dispel upon taking damage. When an engagement seems even or against you, using a Tango can tilt the balance in your favor.
  • Although one Tango charge heals much less and does so slower than a Healing Salve icon Healing Salve, one set of Tangos provides slightly more HP per gold spent. Also, the fact that it is not dispelled by damage and its secondary effect of destroying trees makes it more versatile than Healing Salves. So if no quick and strong healing is required, Tangos are usually more valuable.
  • Since using Tangos on a tree destroys the tree, it can be used to create alternate pathways between some trees, making it easier to escape or chase enemies. Sometimes it is worth it to use a Tango just for this purpose.
  • Unlike other restoring consumables, it is possible to give allies one charge of the Tangos stack. This allows players to grant lane healing to another hero without having to be there. Giving the mid-laner 1 or 2 charges can be a deciding factor for doing well in the lane.
  • Can be used to control certain heroes, by destroying trees. For example, Monkey King icon Monkey King will fall and suffer a long duration stun if the tree below him is broken, and Nature's Prophet icon Nature's Prophet may not be able to teleport away safely if you cut a tree to gain vision against his Sprout.

Trivia

  • In the original DotA, Tango's full name was "Ancient Tango of Essifation".
  • Tango's active ability was called "Eat a Tree or Ward" before July 19, 2017 Patch.

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