Despair
Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP grants 25% extra Physical Attack for 2 seconds (takes effect before the damage is dealt).
Blade of Despair
Highest Physical Attack
Tier 3AttackRegular
Cost 3010Gold
Stats
Offensive
- Physical Attack+160
Utility
- Movement Speed+5%
Abilities
1Recipe
Built from 2 components for 1820g plus a 1190g combine fee.
Blade of Despair
Cost 3010 gold
Heroes Who Core Blade of Despair
13Heroes whose editorial builds include Blade of Despair. Click through to see the full build context.
- AldousEXP Lane Default, Burst Pickoff
- AlucardJungle Burst Invade
- BeatrixGold Lane Range Burst, CC-Safe Late Game
- BrodyGold Lane Default, Maximum Burst, Anti-Dive Survival
- GrangerGold Lane Burst, Jungle Tempo
- GrockEXP Burst Wall Pick
- HiraraJungle Burst Default
- IxiaGold Lane Default
- LesleyGold Lane Burst Default, Anti-Dive Defensive
- MartisEXP Execute Snowball
- Popol and KupaGold Lane Pickoff, Jungle Tempo Pickoff
- Yi Sun-shinJungle Tempo Default
- YinJungle Pickoff Default, EXP Isolate Burst
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Blade of Despair FAQ
Blade of Despair is a Tier 3 Attack item that provides +160 Physical Attack. Its passive ability "Despair" Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP grants 25% extra Physical Attack for 2 seconds (takes effect before the damage is dealt).
Combine 2 components: Legion Sword, Legion Sword. Component cost totals 1820 gold and a 1190g combine fee, for a final cost of 3010 gold.
Blade of Despair is designed for physical damage carries (marksmen, physical fighters, physical assassins). 13 heroes currently core it in our editorial loadouts. Stats and passives should match the damage type, defense needs, and mobility budget of the hero buying it.
Blade of Despair costs 3010 gold in total: 1820 gold for its 2 components, plus a 1190 gold combine fee.
Data sourced from Liquipedia. Last refreshed 2026-10-09. Stats and passives change with patches.