January 31, 2014

The Underestimated Items: Mask of Madness

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Mask of Madness

Cost: 1900 gold
Active: Berserk*
Passive: Lifesteal
Stats: -
*Gives +100 attack speed and +30% movement
speed but causes you to take extra 30% damage.


Common usage: in low level pubs, people tend to get it on carries with high damage ouput like Drow Ranger or Spirit Breaker to "double" the damage they can dish out and get more kills; the lifesteal is also useful. Talking about experienced people, they usually buy one on carries with evasion ( Faceless Void) or on carries with high health and/or armor that lack attack speed, usually STR-based (like Sven).

Hidden potential: while the 30% damage amplification is too high to be considered a good choice for increasing attack speed, the extra movement speed makes it a pretty good roaming tool especially on split pushers or carries that need to farm in the jungle. Talking about farming, the extra attack speed should also increase your gold income …
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