PlatinumWolf Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 I could be totally wrong here but I feel that shadowmourne is kind of weak. I used to see this item used a lot but know I rarely see it ever used in games. (maybe once every 30ish games.) Honestly I think this item needs a slight buff. You guys agree or disagree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EterNity Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Nope. This item is very strong when used correctly. It is, however, situational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heimdallr Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) +1 to eternity also welcome to the forums ( I just checked your profile to see about how long u started getting into this) Shadowmourne, if you read more carefully is not about the strength stat or the weapon damage boost... other items are better at that by far. Its the unique property that allows you to attack another hero and punish him for having many on-hit effects. Many auto attack based characters will equip things like pyre that deals extra damage based on enemies hp, or slips that adds spell damage on attack plus damage based on your weapon damage (that autoattackers already have high values on). Critical strikes may trigger on hit depending on the gear you use. Shadowmourne makes a shadow of your enemy that deals significantly less amount of damage but copies all the on hit effects too, resulting in an incredible amount of extra damage as long as you are attacking that enemy. If you change target to a regular hero or a pure support geared hero for example, you pretty much lose all that Shadowmourne has to offer. Thats what Eternity refers to when saying it is situational. It is an item you only will get in the specific scenario that a certain hero with many on hit effects and high weapon damage is troubling you and you just have to defeat him yourself (instead of someone else on your team). I hope this helped understand better the item and when to get it. Edited November 3, 2014 by heimdallr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taznkid Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Shadowmourne is okay, but I think there are better choices 95% of the time (the 5% being if the entire enemy team is filled with auto-attack carries). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatinumWolf Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Alright and thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantypoo Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I've bought Shadowmourne twice since it was modified to it's current version. Once on Micro and once on Justicar... both times it did what I wanted very well, but I agree it is a highly situational item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPReN Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 i think barbed is more rare it needs to give some health at least too expensive compare to what it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysi Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Combine Shadowmourne and Barbed. Profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 The best item to counter Grunty basically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Very strong with vorpal, as it procs on javelin and gives him stats he needs most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaKC Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Shadowmourne is still very good on heroes like Tosh =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EterNity Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Think of it this way: This is the item to buy so you can barrow enemy's damage against themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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