If you're wondering why quelling blade is so OP, well, it just is. On the other hand, it's an entire inventory slot and a whole 225 gold. When you're looking to cut any item you can to get your first item (ring of basilius/health, hand of midas, w/e), sometimes the blade just doesn't make the cut.

Also, there are times when you are just free-farming in safelane so you don't need it, anyway.

is it just me or did this response not answer the question in the slightest and then assumed a completely unrelated question?

anyway the answer is its applied to total damage, not just base damage

SilverSkyLark

Philippines8437 Posts

October 31 2014 04:34 GMT

#19603

I played in a pub and our opponent had no ranged heroes, their 4 position Abaddon used Quelling Blade to deward the high ground wards. We ganked the shit out of him he was sad.

Liebig

France738 Posts

October 31 2014 19:39 GMT

#19604

Does Crimson Guard completely counter Tinker's march ?

SoylentGamer

United States250 Posts

October 31 2014 20:28 GMT

#19605

On November 01 2014 04:39 Liebig wrote:
Does Crimson Guard completely counter Tinker's march ?

Crimson guard only blocks damage from autoattacks. Tinker's march goes right through it.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

October 31 2014 22:01 GMT

#19606

It doesn't actually just block autoattacks. It generally blocks Physical damage, including abilities, with a short list of exceptions thats annoying to keep track of because its different in DotA and DotA2 and 6.82 fucked some of them up.

March of the Machines is magic damage and is therefore unaffected.

govie

9334 Posts

October 31 2014 22:19 GMT

#19607

On November 01 2014 07:01 TheYango wrote:
It doesn't actually just block autoattacks. It generally blocks Physical damage, including abilities, with a short list of exceptions thats annoying to keep track of because its different in DotA and DotA2 and 6.82 fucked some of them up.

March of the Machines is magic damage and is therefore unaffected.

That should mean it counters wd ulti aswell.

Fleetfeet

Canada2804 Posts

October 31 2014 22:28 GMT

#19608

I love how a change that seems like it simplified things actually made a bunch of shit more complicated.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

October 31 2014 22:32 GMT

#19609

On November 01 2014 07:19 govie wrote:

Show nested quote +

That should mean it counters wd ulti aswell.

No, Death Ward is on the list of exceptions I mentioned. IIRC the list of exceptions in the Damage Block article on the DotA 2 wiki is up to date for 6.81, but is now wrong because of 6.82 damage type changes.

On November 01 2014 07:28 Fleetfeet wrote:
I love how a change that seems like it simplified things actually made a bunch of shit more complicated.

I mentioned it when the patch hit--that the change made the system easier to learn but harder to actually understand because until Valve cleans up everything it broke, there's a ton more exceptions to the "basic" rules because of how many things Valve forgot about (damage block interaction with Physical damage is one of them).

synapse

China13814 Posts

November 01 2014 02:09 GMT

#19610

are there new rules to what cancels clarity/salve? just saw a dude have his clarity on and walk through a sandking lvl 1 sandstorm without it getting cancelled.

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

November 01 2014 02:21 GMT

#19611

There's a damage limit which i think Is 20 damage per instance. Stuff like rot level 1 and ion shell don't do enough damage
Sand storm level 1 also does insufficient damage

PassiveAce

United States18076 Posts

November 01 2014 05:17 GMT

#19612

i kept my salve through level one maledict damage instances (the big ones, not the per second ticks)
i thought that was kinda funky

synapse

China13814 Posts

November 01 2014 06:48 GMT

#19613

ahhh okay so you can still salve through urn

Fleetfeet

Canada2804 Posts

November 01 2014 07:11 GMT

#19614

Yeah, but urn procs Cold Snap now, and it is suuuper obnoxious. And I think it disables dagger now, where it did not before. And procs damage instances of Refraction.

BluemoonSC

SoCal8933 Posts

November 01 2014 13:52 GMT

#19615

i don't want to start a new topic for this..but what was removed from my inventory with the last patch? i have a large gap where shit used to be..they could have erased half my commons and i would have no idea..not that if that was the case, i would care..but whats going on here?

govie

9334 Posts

November 01 2014 13:53 GMT

#19616

compendium points xp boosters or similar

BluemoonSC

SoCal8933 Posts

November 01 2014 14:23 GMT

#19617

oh i guess it was the trading cards i had stashed for no reason

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22213 Posts

November 01 2014 15:10 GMT

#19618

Yeah the trading card for 2014 could expire, unlike the 2013 ones

Phantasmiq

Czech Republic32 Posts

November 01 2014 17:04 GMT

#19619

Why do progamrs prefer maxing WD's stats over maledict. And why do they sometimes leave their voodoo restoration at level 2 and max stats instead?

Buckyman

1364 Posts

November 01 2014 17:43 GMT

#19620

Voodoo Restoration has the same heal per mana at every level. So if Voodoo Restoration is only used out of combat where the rate doesn't matter, the extra skill points in it don't buy anything except an increased toggle cost.

As for why level 2, I *think* it's because he needs a second level to completely heal his melee creeps between creep waves during a push, but I'm not sure.