Dota 2

Orb of Destruction

Tier 1 neutral item.

Orb of Destruction
Tier 1

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Tuned 9 times

15 lines of changes across 9 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.

4 buffs and 6 nerfs in total: roughly even.

Biggest changes

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    Impeding Corruption duration decreased from 5s to 3s
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    Slow reduced from 30/15% to 20/10%
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    Slow from 20/10% to 25/15%
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    Item re-added and moved from Tier 3 to Tier 2
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    Impeding Corruption Movement Slow decreased from 25%/15% to 20%/10% (melee/ranged)
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    Impeding Corruption Armor Reduction decreased from 4 to 3

Most recent change patch 7.39, May 2025

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    Item Cycled Out
What it does now
  • ARMOR REDUCTION: 2
  • SLOW (MELEE): 8%
  • SLOW (RANGE): 4%
  • DURATION: 3
  • Impeding Corruption PassiveAttacks reduce the target's armor and movement speed. Slow amount varies based on whether the wearer is melee or ranged.

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Every Orb of Destruction change, patch by patch

All 15 changes Valve listed for Orb of Destruction since patch 7.23d, newest first. Last changed in 7.39 (May 2025).

Patch 7.39

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    Item Cycled Out

Patch 7.38c

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    Impeding Corruption Slow (Melee) decreased from 10% to 8%
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    Impeding Corruption Slow (Range) decreased from 5% to 4%

Patch 7.38b

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    Impeding Corruption duration decreased from 5s to 3s

Patch 7.38

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    Now is a Tier 1 Neutral Artifact
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    Passive: Impeding Corruption. Attacks reduce the target's armor by 2 and slow their movement by 10% if the wearer is melee, or 5% if they are ranged. Lasts 5 seconds

Patch 7.36b

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    Impeding Corruption Slow Duration increased from 4s to 5s

Patch 7.33

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    Item re-added and moved from Tier 3 to Tier 2
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    Impeding Corruption Armor Reduction decreased from 4 to 3
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    Impeding Corruption Movement Slow decreased from 25%/15% to 20%/10% (melee/ranged)

Patch 7.27

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    Armor reduction from -5 to -4
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    Slow from 20/10% to 25/15%

Patch 7.24

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    Slow reduced from 30/15% to 20/10%

Patch 7.23d

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    Armor reduction reduced from 6 to 5
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    No longer pierces Spell Immunity