Soul Ring


Ability

Sacrifice
Pierces spell immunity. Play
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Damage
Pure
(HP Removal)
Consume 150 health to temporarily gain 150 mana. Lasts 10 seconds.
Health Cost: 150
Temporary Mana Bonus: 150
Duration: 10
Cooldown symbol.png 30
Modifiers
Buff Item Soul Ring Buff: Undispellable.

Notes:

  • If the mana bonus would exceed the user`s current mana pool, its max mana pool is temporarily increased by the exceeding amount.
  • At the end of the duration, the user loses any unused mana of the 150 mana bonus.
    • If its maximum mana pool was increased, it goes back to normal if it was exceeded.
  • Only counts actually spent mana. Mana lost in other ways (like Nether Ward, Mana Break or Mana Burn) does not count.
  • The lost health is not gained back when the gained mana was unused or partly unused.
  • The 150 health lost upon cast is never lethal. When casting with less than 150 health, the user`s health goes down to 1.


Strategy

It works well in the early game for heroes with high mana cost spells and high natural survivability but have a small mana pool for their spells. Soul Ring is built from Ring of Regen and Sage`s Mask, both of which can be bought from either the Home Shop or the Side Shop, and its recipe from the Home Shop.

This item synergizes well with Tranquil Boots because of the excellent HP regeneration abilities of both the Tranquil Boots and the Soul Ring to recover from the HP loss from Soul Ring`s Sacrifice ability. This is used to spam long range spells such as Spirit Lance, Powershot, or Wild Axes frequently, but most notably does not improve a hero`s survivability at close range.

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  • Use Soul Ring right before casting a costly ability. This is especially effective during the laning stage, as it will offset most of your mana costs.
  • Make sure you are safe before using Soul Ring, as the reduced HPTechnology company can make your hero much more vulnerable.
  • When the cooldown goes off (30 seconds) the HPTechnology company regenerated is 60% from the original 150 HP consumed, so the value of HP used for the Sacrifice ability is 60 HP, only the 40% of the total used.
  • If your hero has low health or no means of regenerating health, consider picking up Tranquil Boots   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tranquil BootsB While they increase the longevity of the wearer, this boot is not particularly reliable. Cost975 Bought FromSupport Passive Break Bonus +14 Health regeneration+90 Movement dota2 too in order to refill health after using the active a lot.
  • Consider dropping items that increase mana capacity before using Soul Ring and picking them back up afterwards. Dropping those items decreases your mana capacity while current mana percentage remains the same, but Soul Ring still gives the full amount of mana. Picking up the items afterwards increases mana capacity while retaining the same percentage, thus resulting in a net gain of mana. As an added bonus, the extra mana gained through this method does not count as having been gained through the Soul Ring, and as such, will not be lost at the end of the duration even if unused.

Recommended heroes

Alchemist   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Alchemist 25 + 2.1 11 + 1.2 25 + dota2
  • If Alchemist is facing a hard lane, he can use Soul Ring to get last hits by using Acid Spray repeatedly.
Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bane 22 + dota2
  • Bane can use the mana to cast more Brain Sap, which also recovers the 150 health you lose from soul ring
  • When low on health, you can use soul ring to drop you to 1 health, then use Nightmare to deny yourself
Broodmother   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Broodmother 17 + 2.8 18 + 2.2 18 + dota2
  • Broodmother needs Soul Ring to constantly use Spawn Spiderlings and maintain her brood.
Dark Seer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Dark Seer 22 + 2.6 12 + 1.2 23 + 2.7 Level dota2
  • Soul Ring lets Dark Seer repeatedly use Ion Shell, allowing him to safely farm in lane from a distance.
Earthshaker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earthshaker 22 + 3.2 12 + 1.4 16 + dota2
  • Earthshaker`s low mana can be offset with Soul Ring, allowing him to use Fissure more often.
Enigma   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Enigma 17 + 2.4 14 + 1 20 + 3.4 Level Base dota2
  • Soul Ring lets Enigma use Demonic Conversion more often, both in the jungle and in lane.
Ogre Magi For the neutral ogre creeps, see Ogre Camp.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Ogre dota2
  • Soul Ring allows Ogre Magi to cast Fireblast frequently, and play more aggressively in lane.
Omniknight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Omniknight 22 + 3.1 15 + 1.75 17 + dota2
  • Omniknight`s small mana pool can be boosted by Soul Ring, which is especially helpful for getting off an extra Purification.
Techies   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Techies 17 + 2.3 14 + 1.3 22 + 2.9 Level Base dota2
  • Soul Ring is absolutely crucial for Techies because it allows him plant many more mines, and remains useful throughout the game.
Tinker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tinker 17 + 2.3 13 + 1.2 30 + 2.2 Level Base dota2
Zeus   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Zeus 19 + 2.6 11 + 1.2 22 + 2.7 Level Base dota2
  • Soul Ring helps Zeus use his magical nukes more often, and its @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### reduction is not as risky because of his global range with Thundergod`s Wrath.

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General

Soul Ring is an upgrade Item listed in the Common section of the Home Shop and is an inexpensive item that gives a set amount of mana for a set amount of HP.

Ability

Sacrifice
Ability: No Target
Affects: Self
Damage: HP Cost
Consumes HP to temporarily gain mana.

30
HP Cost:
Mana Gain:
Mana Duration:
₠150
₠150
₠10


Notes
  • The self damage is non-lethal HP Cost, so it will not cancel regeneration items such as Healing Salve or Bottle.
  • If you have full mana your total mana is temporarily extended.

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Version History

Patch Version Balance Changes
7.00
  • Recipe increased from 125 to 150
6.75
  • Cooldown increased from 25 to 30
6.67
  • New Item

WC3 DotA Version

  • Warcraft III DotA - Soul Ring