Javelin

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Javelin is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Equipment.

Available in the Base Shop
Javelin
A rather typical spear that can sometimes pierce through an enemy's armor when used to attack.
Equipment
Cost 900 Gold
Sell Value Full price refunded within 10s. 450 Gold
Passive ? Pierce
Bonus ?
Shareable
Usage Alert ?
Recipe
Monkey King Bar (4700)
Maelstrom (2950)
Bloodthorn (6625)
Javelin (900)


Ability[edit]

Pierce
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Grants each attack a 25% chance to pierce through evasion and deal 60 bonus magical damage.
Proc Chance: 25%
Damage: 60
Partially usable or conditionally bestowed by Illusions.
Illusion Notes:
Illusions do not benefit from the conditional bonus attack damage.
Other aspects of Pierce are fully functional.
NOTES

  • Pierce from multiple Javelins work fully independently from each other.
    • This means that two of them can proc on the same attack and both deal their damage.
    • Also stacks with Pierce.
  • The bonus damage is considered as a conditional attack damage bonus and is magical damage.
    • Although the attack damage bonus values are not displayed in the HUD, it is still considered and directly added to the unit's attack damage.
    • It is not considered by lifesteal, crit or cleave.
    • It can be reduced only by flat reductions (e.g. magical damage barrier).
    • Since it is considered bonus attack damage, it is not affected by percentage-based attack damage bonuses or reductions.
  • Does not work against buildings, but works against wards and allied units.
  • Attacks which proc Pierce cannot miss.

Recommended Heroes[edit]

Broodmother
Ember Spirit
Monkey King
Pangolier
Windranger

Gallery[edit]

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Article: Javelin/Changelogs
Description
7.35d
(2024-03-21)
  • Reduced Pierce proc chance from 30% to 25%.
7.35
(2023-12-14)
  • Reduced gold cost from 1100 Gold to 900 Gold.
  • Reduced Pierce damage from 70 to 60.
7.28
(2020-12-17)
  • Pierce
    • Proc damage is no longer considered by lifesteal. [?]
    • Increased proc chance from 25% to 30%.
    • Reduced damage from 80 to 70.