General DiscussionSkadi-when

Mostly illusion based heroes.

When you need slow, idk.

It's good for hp and armor too, it's not something you buy often unless you're TB/Dusa so don't stress about it.

Jug also builds it alot

And gyro if the game lasts for too long

On right click carries that benefit from slowing down people they hit so that they can chase. Slark, TB, Gyro, those kinda people that have no real lockdown but do lots of damage.

I used to rush skadi on shadow fiend, even like just after shadow blade (pre-20min), felt stompy

u buy it on carries when you want to be tanky againsy magic or want to be generally tanky and already have a surplus of physical hp

It's amazing against cores who build BKBs. Great vs. OD since it also increases your manapool, causing him to hit you less hard.

the slow is a secondary concern unless you are a high range carry or playing against ursa sven

the slow is a primary concern if kiting is rlly needed, but often if thats a problem u can go sny
if u already have manta and its going lategame and u need kite then skadi >> sny
sniper or mirana go this item too for the kiting reason coupled with their range

You don't really decide to buy skadi for the slow. You buy it because of the tankiness.

i like skadi on ember because every hero hit with sof gets slowed, even through the bkb/repell

skadi when silencer steals all you intel so you need mana to cast this shitty manta that you bought on 30th minute

Thank you everyone. The tips sound good :)

i go for skadi on Jugg if against Axe, TB against ES or SVEN and when there is alot of Magical burst damage on enemy line up and your team doesn’t have sustain eg. pipe carrier, magic resistance reduction aura, etc...

I mean really, idk why people like to over-complicate itemization

the reason for why you go for an item is the same as what the item does - skadi for stats and slow.

Do i need stats/slow? maybe? but maybe i need magic immunity more so i get BKB

or maybe i need a bkb piercing stun and Tankiness - abyssal

Or maybe i just need HP and the ability to go in and out of a fight - HoT

The item itself doesn't matter, what matters is the situation and your ability to execute that item to win a fight or push.

It's much more important to know how to execute an item than to purchase the correct item.

Buying blink is usually for blinking into 5 heroes and dying