Shadow Blade

Shadow Blade is a 3,250-gold epic item in Dota 2. Built from Claymore, Blitz Knuckles.

Item

Components: Claymore, Blitz Knuckles
Cooldown: 25s
Cost: 3,250 gold
Mana cost: 75
Quality: Epic

Who buys it

Heroes whose build ranks Shadow Blade near the top at each stage. Ranks, not rates: OpenDota's counts scale with how often a hero is played, so a raw count would rank heroes by popularity rather than say anything about the item.

Mid game pickup for

Spirit Breaker	#5 in their mid game build

Late game pickup for

Spirit Breaker	#1 in their late game build
Legion Commander	#2 in their late game build
Lone Druid	#5 in their late game build
Magnus	#5 in their late game build