It’s time for another Dota 2 item guide! This time we take a look at the recently added Gleipnir. Is it worth the cost and when should you buy it???

After all, we’ve already featured Dota 2 items like Blade Mail, Eul’s Scepter of Divinity, Abyssal Blade, Manta Style, Spirit Vessel, and Hand of Midas. Now we continue with Gleipnir. It is a potential upgrade for Rod of Atos and Maelstrom, two very different items.

Gleipnir
A quick look at Gleipnir’s stats:

Added in Patch: 7.28
Cost: 6150 Gold
Gives you:+30 Damage, +20 Intelligence, +12 Strength, and +12 Agility.
Passive: Chain Lightning – Gives you 30% chance per attack to shoot a lightning bolt that bounces around between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 160 Magical Damage to each target. The lightning proc penetrates Evasion.
Active: Eternal Chains – Targets a 450 AoE and unleashes a lightning strike on each enemy unit, ensnaring them for 2 seconds and dealing a Chain Lightning damage proc for 220 damage. Area of effect: 1100. mana cost: 200. cooldown: 18 seconds.
To get Gleipnir, you need to combine Maelstrom, Rod of Atos, and a 700 gold recipe. This may seem like a lot of gold, but the most expensive item is a Mithril Hammer for 1600 – so 700 is virtually nothing. This makes buying the item relatively easy.

Gleipnir is a natural upgrade for any hero already using Rod of Atos. It makes the root do AoE damage. But which heroes go for Maelstrom?

Gleipnir vs Mjollnir
This was probably the first question everyone had when Gleipnir was introduced to the game. Why is there another upgrade for Maelstrom? Mjollnir is clearly the item aimed at pure DPS increase. It increases attack speed and jumps not to four targets, but twelve! So what is the role of Gleipnir?

It’s definitely crowd control. The active is basically a shorter version of Treant Protectors Overgrowth with a much lower cooldown. Gleipnir adds some extra stats and lightning proc to users of Maelstrom plus damage to any hero who would use Rod of Atos.

Who is it good for?
First and foremost, it feels like a really good pick for heroes who need to fill a void or those who already have access to some sort of crowd control. Gleipnir allows them to get ready for a combo. It’s especially useful for Hoodwink, as you can combo Acorn Shot well with the passive, and Bushwack is easy to land with the root.

Gleipnir is good for these heroes:

• Hoodwink
• Bloodseeker
• Underlord
• Arc Warden
• Ogre Magi (can multicast it)
• Razor
• Viper
• Lina
• Pangolier
• Ember Spirit

For some of them, it is an excellent upgrade from Atos. Bloodseeker and Lina already have great attack speed buffs. Underlord doesn’t have as much auto attack, but it’s still a decent pick if you have the extra gold. Gleipnir is great and all, but due to its cost and depending on your position, the opponent might already have a BKB. Another potential problem is the mana cost, which is 200, so some heroes with a low mana pool might have trouble using it more than once in a teamfight.

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In Overwatch, the player must choose between 21 unique characters, which can be freely selected in a loosely held classification system (offensive and defensive class, support unit and tanks).

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Actions

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