Ethereal Blade

5200 gold ・ Epic

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Patch 7.41f 2026-09-15 released ・ Game data Client 6957(Oct 09 2026)

Effects

Stats while held
  • +24 All Attributes
ActiveCooldown22.0sMana100Range800
Ether Blast

Converts the target unit to ethereal form, rendering them immune to physical damage, but unable to attack and -30% more vulnerable to magic damage. Enemy targets are also slowed by -80%, and take 1.0x the sum of all your attributes + 50 as magical damage. Duration: 4.0 seconds

Notes (official)
  • Shares cooldown with Ghost Scepter and its upgrades.
  • Ethereal units take -30% bonus magic damage.

Recipe

Recommended for(3)

Heroes the in-game shop recommends this item for (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24
  • Can no longer be disassembled
7.40 2025-12-15
  • Recipe changed
  • Now requires Ultimate Orb (2800) instead of Aether Lens (2275)
  • Recipe cost decreased from 1600 to 900. Total cost decreased from 5375 to 5200
  • No longer provides +300 Mana, +3 Mana Regen, or +250 Cast Range
  • All Attributes bonus increased from +8 to +24
  • Ether Blast magic damage vulnerability decreased from 40% to 30%
  • Ether Blast attributes as damage changed from (1.5x the target's primary attribute) to (1x the sum of the caster's attributes)

Raw values (from the game files)

bonus_strength 24
bonus_intellect 24
blast_movement_slow -80
duration 4.0
blast_stat_multiplier 1.0
blast_damage_base 50
duration_ally 4.0
ethereal_damage_bonus -30
projectile_speed 1400

Details

Cost5200
Cooldown22.0 s
Mana cost100
Range800
Cast point0.0 s
Shared cooldownethereal
Internal ID176
Internal nameitem_ethereal_blade

Lore

A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes.