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Bone Sword

Overview

Bone Sword is a Legendary item unlocked by upgrading Volcarn. It offers a powerful combination of damage, health, critical strike bonuses, and level scaling — but every attack drains a portion of the owner's health. Fortunately, Bone Sword cannot kill its owner.

Price per level: 75 🪙 · Total max: 300 🪙

Stats

Level 1

Damage30

Health—

Phys. Critical %—

+Max Crit Damage—

Dmg per Level—

Level 2

Damage30

Health250new

Phys. Critical %—

+Max Crit Damage—

Dmg per Level—

Level 3

Damage30

Health450

Phys. Critical %—

+Max Crit Damage—

Dmg per Level10new

Level 4

Damage30

Health700

Phys. Critical %10new

+Max Crit Damage25%new

Dmg per Level10

Why Use Bone Sword?

Bone Sword is designed for heroes that can turn its drawback into an advantage. The item provides a large amount of health, bonus damage, critical strike bonuses, and additional damage based on hero level. At higher levels, the scaling damage alone can become a massive source of power. However, every attack consumes health — heroes that lack healing, lifesteal, or some form of health recovery may struggle to use it effectively. The item shines on heroes that can sustain themselves through combat or benefit from having lower health. For those heroes, the self-damage becomes a manageable cost rather than a weakness.

Best Heroes for Bone Sword

Volcarn

Gains attack speed as his health decreases. Bone Sword continuously reduces his health while attacking, naturally activating his attack speed bonuses. His natural sustain further helps offset the self-damage effect.

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Death Slayer

His built-in lifesteal allows him to recover health while attacking, helping compensate for the health lost. He also benefits from the critical strike bonuses through his existing critical strike abilities.

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Strengths

✓Grants a large amount of bonus health
✓Provides strong damage scaling through hero levels
✓Increases maximum critical strike damage
✓Excellent late-game damage potential
✓Extremely powerful on heroes with sustain
✓Cannot kill its owner

Weaknesses

✗Every attack consumes health
✗Self-damage occurs even if attacks miss
✗Requires healing, lifesteal, or sustain to reach full potential
✗Can be difficult to use effectively on fragile heroes
✗Critical strike chance is relatively low without additional sources

Tips & Tricks

1.Bone Sword cannot kill its owner, making it safer than it may initially appear.
2.The item becomes stronger as your hero gains levels.
3.Heroes with lifesteal gain significantly more value from Bone Sword.
4.Heroes that benefit from low health can turn the self-damage into an advantage.
5.The item works best when paired with reliable healing or sustain.
6.Do not purchase Bone Sword solely for its critical strike chance — the bonus is relatively small on its own.

FAQ

How do I unlock Bone Sword?

Bone Sword is unlocked by upgrading Volcarn.

Can Bone Sword kill its owner?

No. Bone Sword's self-damage effect cannot reduce the owner's health to zero.

Does Bone Sword deal self-damage if my attack misses?

Yes. The self-damage effect activates whenever you attack, regardless of whether the attack hits a target.

Is Bone Sword good for Volcarn?

Yes. Bone Sword is one of Volcarn's strongest items because the self-damage helps activate his attack speed bonuses while providing significant offensive power.

Is Bone Sword a critical strike item?

Not primarily. While Bone Sword provides some critical strike chance and increases maximum critical strike damage, it is usually purchased for its scaling damage, bonus health, and unique self-damage mechanics.

Why does Bone Sword become stronger later in the match?

Bone Sword grants additional damage based on hero level. As your hero levels up, the item's damage bonus continues to increase.