Overview
Rusted Barrel is a Tier 1 Spirit item that grants health and sprint speed while providing a targeted debuff. It is excellent for winning early lane trades against weapon-reliant enemies by reducing their damage output and durability.
Stats
- Cost: 800 Souls
- Tier: 1 (Spirit)
- +50 Bonus Health
- +0.5m/s Sprint Speed
Active
Target an enemy to reduce their Fire Rate and Bullet Resistance.
- Cooldown: 16s
- -35% Fire Rate
- -8% Bullet Resistance
- Duration: 5s
- Range: 32m
When to Buy
- Buy early in the laning phase to dominate 1v1 trades against weapon-focused opponents.
- Effective against heroes with high fire rate like Haze or Wraith to mitigate their damage.
- Useful when you plan to build into Disarming Hex later in the game.
- Good pickup for roaming supports who need to set up kills with the resistance reduction.
Synergies
- Haze: Benefits from the bullet resistance reduction to amplify her own weapon damage during ganks.
- Wraith: Can use the active to win duels by slowing the enemy’s return fire while shredding them.