Overview
Scourge is a Tier 4 Spirit item that provides a powerful combination of defense and offense for frontline heroes. It is best suited for tanks and initiators who can stay in the middle of the enemy team, utilizing the aura to burn down high-health targets while mitigating incoming spirit damage.
Stats
- Cost: 6,400 Souls
- Tier: 4 (Spirit)
- +100 Bonus Health
- +40% Spirit Resist
- +17% Status Resistance
Active
Apply Spirit Resistance and an aura on a friendly target that deals Spirit damage to enemies proportional to their max health. Can be self cast.
- Cooldown: 35s
- Duration: 10s
- Range: 35m
- Radius: 10m
- Damage: 2.6% Max Health per second (+0.0055% per Spirit Power)
- Spirit Resist: +40%
When to Buy
- Anti-Tank: The 2.6% max health damage per second plus Spirit scaling is effective against high-health enemy lineups.
- Spirit Mitigation: Purchase when facing heavy spirit damage dealers to utilize the 40% Spirit Resistance.
- Close Range Combat: Ideal for heroes who fight within the 10m aura radius to maximize damage output.
Synergies
- Abrams: His high durability and melee-focused kit allow him to stick to targets and maximize the aura’s duration.
- Mo & Krill: The aura adds significant damage while they are burrowed or locking down enemies with their ultimate.
- Dynamo: Can activate Scourge before using Singularity to deal massive percentage-based damage to all trapped enemies.