Overview
Spirit Snatch is a Tier 3 Spirit item that enhances melee combat by adding bonus spirit damage and stealing stats from enemies. It is ideal for melee-focused heroes who want to debilitate their opponents while boosting their own power.
Stats
- Cost: 3,200 Souls
- Tier: 3 (Spirit)
- +7% Melee Damage
- +75 Bonus Health
Passive
When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra Spirit Damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power. Effects are reduced to 70% for Light Melee hits.
- Cooldown: 6s
- Duration: 10s
- Spirit Damage: 50 (35 on light melee)
- Spirit Resist Steal: 12% (8.4% on light melee)
- Spirit Power Steal: 15 (10.5 on light melee)
Light Melee Penalty: The 70% reduction applies to ALL effects: damage, resist steal, and power steal. Melee-scaling abilities (Calico’s Leaping Slash, etc.) that proc as light melee also receive this penalty.
Spirit Scaling
- Spirit Damage scales with 0.744 * Spirit Power
When to Buy
- Upgrade from Spirit Strike to continue scaling your melee threat in the mid-game.
- Strong against Spirit-heavy teams to reduce their damage output while boosting yours.
- Effective in extended melee trades where the stolen stats can turn the tide.
- Hitting multiple heroes in one swing will steal from all struck heroes, making it valuable in team fights.
When NOT to Buy
- On Calico: Her Leaping Slash procs as light melee (70% effectiveness). Her heavy melee is only 1.84x her light melee, making heavy melee spam inefficient. Spirit Strike (800 souls, -6% resist) provides similar value at 1/4 the cost.
- On heroes who don’t heavy melee: If you’re only using abilities that count as light melee or rarely melee in fights, Spirit Strike is more cost-efficient.
Comparison vs Spirit Strike (Light Melee Only)
| Stat | Spirit Strike (800) | Spirit Snatch (3,200) |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Resist | -6% | -8.4% (70% of 12%) |
| Cooldown | 16s (2x for light) | 6s |
| Spirit Power Steal | None | +10.5 (70% of 15) |
For 4x the cost, Spirit Snatch gives +2.4% more resist shred and spirit power steal when using light melee only. The shorter cooldown is the main advantage.
Synergies
- Abrams: His melee-centric playstyle and frequent heavy melee usage maximizes full-value procs.
- Yamato: Relies heavily on spirit power and melee attacks, making full use of the stolen stats.
- Shiv: Can weave heavy melee attacks into his combos to gain a significant power advantage.
Important: What Procs Spirit Snatch
Only melee attacks proc Spirit Snatch. It does NOT proc on:
- Spirit abilities (even melee-themed ones like Calico’s Return to Shadows)
- Weapon damage
- Spirit damage over time
The stolen Spirit Power (+15/+10.5) buffs your subsequent spirit damage, but your abilities don’t trigger the proc themselves.