Orb of Venom


Ability

Poison Attack
Not a Unique Attack Modifier. Can be used by illusions. Pierces spell immunity.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Poisons the target, dealing damage over time and slowing movement based on whether the equipped hero is melee or ranged.
Move Speed Slow (Melee): 12%
Move Speed Slow (Ranged): 4%
Damage per Second: 5
Duration: 3
Modifiers
Debuff Item Orb Of Venom Slow: Dispellable with any dispel.

Notes:

  • Successive attacks with Orb of Venom do not stack, but refresh the duration instead.
  • When a melee and a ranged hero with Orb of Venoms attack one target, the slow of the first applied debuff is used and refreshed.
  • Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in 3 instances.
  • The damage over time is lethal.


Strategy

Orb of Venom is a cheap item pickup for Melee heroes that have free item slots to help them chase enemies and harass in lane. Most notably, Lone Druid`s Spirit Bear benefits from having an Orb of Venom greatly because of the amount of long distance attacking the Spirit Bear is able to do.

Slark is a great Orb of Venom carrier due to the slow and the build in to an Eye of Skadi, which is an excellent item for Slark.

Omniknight will often use Orb of Venom as it stacks with his Degen Aura and is very cheap.

Info

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Trivia

  • Orb of Venom`s lore Envenoms your veapon with the venom of a venomous viper. is a reference to the quote of V for Vendetta. "Weapon" was intentionally written wrong, with a V, for the reference`s sake.

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General

Orb of Venom (sometimes abbreviated as oov) is a cheap item purchasable from the Home Shop and Side Shop. It is a component of Eye of Skadi.

Ability

Poison Attack
Ability: Passive
Affects: Enemy Units
Damage: Magical
Poisons the target, dealing damage over time and slowing, depending on whether your hero is melee or ranged.
Movement Slow:

Damage Per Second:

Duration:
₠12% (Melee user)
₠4% (Ranged user)
₠3
₠4
Affected By:₠
Notes
  • Damage blocked by Spell Immunity, the slow is not.
  • Can be purged.

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Version History

Patch Version Balance Changes
6.86
  • Orb of Venom is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier
6.84
  • Moved Orb of Venom from Secret Shop to the Base
  • Poison Attack damage over time can now be lethal
6.75
  • Cost decreased from 350 to 275
6.73
  • Cost decreased from 450 to 350
6.72
  • Price decreased from 500 to 450
6.70
  • Cost reduced from 550 to 500
6.69
  • Duration increased to 4 seconds
  • Price from 600 to 550
6.68
  • New item

Guides

  • Orb of Venom: when and why to get it

WC3 DotA Version

  • Warcraft III DotA - Orb of Venom