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CommunityEXP LanePatch 2.2.16a
Argus

Hyper-Argus (On-hit Crit)

Argus build · 12,690 gold

Emblem & Talents

Assassin icon
Assassin Emblem
  • Fatal

    Fatal

    standard

  • Bargain Hunter

    Bargain Hunter

    standard

  • Concussive Blast

    Concussive Blast

    core

Spell & Blessing

Petrify

Battle Spell

Petrify

No boot blessing in this build.

Situational Swaps

  • Blade of Despair

    Blade of Despair

    No need for DHS/Sea Halberd and u want more dmg? Here ya go.

  • Immortality

    Immortality

    No need for DHS/Sea Halberd and you want additional security against getting randomly deleted?

  • Malefic Roar

    Malefic Roar replaces Sea Halberd

    No need for Sea Halberd and enemy team has a *real lot* of physical armor?

  • Rock Potion

    Rock Potion

    Additional HP to avoid having your ult casually forced out

Build Notes

You want a mix of Crit for demonic slash and Attack Speed/On-Hit effects. DHS is just awesome. You basically wanna follow the build path, alternating the two. If you want stronger all-in and dont face tanks, consider Fury before DHS. You lane against a tank, go DHS early, 1st or 2nd. You want more dmg less pursuit, you can swap GDS and Fury. You need Antiheal, advance Sea Halberd. You don't need antiheal, grab BoD or Immortality or sth. You generally wanna start with Windtalker for it's movement speed. Don't waste gold on boots, you're Exp lane it's not worth it. Delays your 1st item spike too much. Windtalker, Corrosion Scythe and your base movement speed + dash got you covered. Don't add additional crit items, the build already caps out at 100% crit. Emblems you can use Marksman instead, especially against tankier foes. Fighter is less than ideal but might make for an adequate substitute if you don't have assassin or marksman at a high level. Talents, Fatal for additional crit, Bargain Hunter to get the items faster, Concussive Blast for how good it is for early waveclear and skirmishes. Respect the more aggressive early game matchups properly and play with your team, you'll be fine. Final addition, while he is officially designated EXP lane, with some skill and understanding of the game you can play him mid and roam as well, very fun and can be quite effective (OBVIOUSLY AS ROAM YOU BUY TIER 1 ROAMING BOOTS AS SUGGESTED, CONSIDER DIRE HIT OR CONCEAL; you can consider upgrading them to atk speed or mobility boots, possibly tenacity against heavy cc (though if you're playing argus vs heavy cc and fail to avoid it, you're pretty fcked anyways), also consider selling them late game for 6th item). Gold lane can work too though you need to be REALLY careful of enemy roam. If they 2v1 you it can get really nasty so if you wana try communicate with your roam beforehand. Don't push the wave until you see enemy roam. Same as exp lane kinda but enemy laner has range.

Combined Stats

6/6 slots

Total Gold

12,690g

Offensive
  • Physical Attack+275
  • Critical Chance+65%
  • Critical Damage+30%
  • Attack Speed+105%
Utility
  • Movement Speed+20
  • Movement Speed+5%
  • Cooldown Reduction+10%

More Argus Builds

All 15 Argus builds

Split-Push Crit Pressure

ArgusEXPOlder patch
Curated
Swift Boots
Corrosion Scythe
Haas's Claws
Berserker's Fury
Golden Staff
Malefic Roar
Inspire
Marksman icon
Total cost 11,240 gold

EXP Attack-Effect Default

ArgusEXPOlder patch
Curated
Swift Boots
Corrosion Scythe
Demon Hunter Sword
Golden Staff
Haas's Claws
Malefic Roar
Flicker
Marksman icon
Total cost 11,030 gold

Teamfight

ArgusOlder patch
Community
Magic Boots
Corrosion Scythe
Golden Staff
Demon Hunter Sword
Brute Force Breastplate
Athena's Shield
Petrify
Fighter icon
Total cost 11,170 gold