Arachnophobic or not, we’re all scared of Broodmother. Her terrifying toolkit ensures nothing but pain and suffering for all heroes facing her. She is highly lauded as one of the most lethal early-game heroes due to her push potential. With her army of spiderlings, she can take down your towers in no time, Broodmother is one of the best rat heroes in the game. Apart from demolishing your base, she can demolish you too, thanks to her lifesteal and disable spells. A little practice can make you a master on Brood, she’s picked in both pro and pub games due to her impressive potential. Without a doubt, there are no heroes who can match the early-game potential of Brood.
To help you climb MMR with this mechanical genius, we bring you the Best 5 Broodmother Builds that will help you win games. These builds contain the best skill allocation and the best items that help you in dominating your games with the terrifying Brood.
5. DM Build
Unpredictable, Dynamic, and Versatile are all the names that suit DM’s playstyle. Beginning his pro-Dota journey as a mid-player, he quickly shifted focus to the offlane which became his calling. Broodmother became a constant pick of DM, which he used to outperform his enemies by a margin. He adores the 8-legged menace, he has an extremely dominant style of playing this hero. He focuses on winning his lane and pressuring his opponents out so he can take the towers effortlessly. DM essentially snowballs on Broodmother if he manages to secure his laning phase.
Being a bully in the lane is a specialty of DM when he is playing Broodmother, a trait that is often overlooked in the offlane. Bullying his enemies allows him to control the pace of the game and secure more farm, which he can do quite well as Broodmother. Jumping on heroes, destroying enemy supports, shoving foes out of the lane, and ganking enemies quite early on ticks all the boxes of a successful offlaner. Black King Bar, Orchid of Malovalence, and Aghanim’s Shard are some of the most common items built by DM when he plays the offlane Brood.
Use This Build If:
- You want a reliable offlane Broodmother that is a menace even in the late game
- If you want a build that allows you to rotate early on and get involved in more fights
- You want a front-lining build that also allows you to initiate a teamfight
Skill Points
Level 1: Spin Web - Spins a large web in an AoE, increasing Broodmother’s movement speed, boosting regeneration, and also her turn rate. It also gives free pathing, allowing Broodmother to escape or intrude in a fight. The webs essentially have a global cast range as long as they touch an existing web. It has a maximum of 10 charges, allowing Broodmother to rat and fight effortlessly.
Level 2: Insatiable Hunger - Increases Broodmother’s attack damage and lifesteal. Skilling this spell early allows Broodmother to sustain herself in the laning phase with the lifesteal and also allows her to be durable in a teamfight.
Level 3: Silken Bola - Slows the target enemy, making them miss their physical attacks and also dealing damage to them upon impact. This spell is essential to skill early as it allows you to cripple enemy movement speed and beat them down with ally backup.
Level 4: Spin Web
Level 5: Spin Web
Level 6: Spawn Spiderlings - Injects Spiderlings into enemies, dealing damage to the target, and hatching a set of spiderlings if the target dies under its influence. This spell makes Broodother a dominant force and the only reason why she is picked frequently. Broodmother can use her spiderlings to fight, farm, and even take objectives quickly.
Level 7: Spin Web
Level 8: Silken Bola
Level 9: Silken Bola
Level 10: +3 Spin Web Simultaneous Webs
Level 11: Silken Bola
Level 12: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 13: Insatiable Hunger
Level 14: Insatiable Hunger
Level 15: -10 Spin Web Recharge Time
Level 16: Insatiable Hunger
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +25 Agility
Level 25: +0.3 BAT during Insatiable Hunger
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Soul Ring (855 Gold) - Purchased at 6 minutes. Soul Ring consumes 170 health temporarily to convert it into 150 mana. After 10 seconds, the health is reverted along with the new mana pool. This is an exceptional item on Broodmother as it allows her to sustain herself in the laning phase without any mana problems. Regardless of the position and the build you follow, this should always be essential for this hero.
- Orchid of Maleovalence (3745 Gold) - Purchased at 12 minutes. Upon usage, it silences the targeted unit for 5 seconds while making them take 30% extra damage which was dealt to them during the silence duration.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 18 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Broodmother invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as she has low magical resistance even in the late game.
- Power Treads (1400 Gold) - Bought at 19 minutes. It provides 45 movement speed and 25 attack speed along with toggleable attributes, which offer everything from increased mana pool to armor and even strength, helping Broodmother sustain and stay durable in all stages of the game.
- Aghanim’s Shard (1400 Gold) - Purchased at 21 minutes. Increases the Insatiable Hunger duration, while also increasing the damage dealt while under its influence. It allows Broodmother to deal higher damage and hence life steal for the same.
- Assault Cuirass (5125 Gold) - Purchased at 27 minutes. Grants 30 attack speed and 5 armor to allies and structures near Broodmother. It also reduces armor for enemies around Brood. With reduced enemy armor and increased damage for Broodmother, she can wreak havoc upon her enemies.
- Nullifier (4725 Gold) - Purchased at 31 minutes. Nullifier allows Broodmother to actively dispel any buffs that the targeted enemy may have, this disables their impact and prevents them from using any defensive items or spells in a fight. It also provides her with increased damage and armor, which is also beneficial in a teamfight.
- Mage Slayer (2400 Gold) - Purchased at 34 minutes. Mage Slayer is an exceptional item if you are facing heroes that deal immense magical damage. Brood’s physical attacks on such enemies reduce their magical damage output by 35% for 6 seconds. It is a staple item on the terrific spider due to her low magic resistance. It can further be upgraded into Bloodthorn.
- Bloodthorn (6800 Gold) - Bought at 34 minutes. It silences the targeted enemy for 5 seconds, making them take 30% of the total damage dealt during the silence. The attacks will also have True Sight, and deal critical damage under its duration. Broodmother prefers this item as it provides her with much-needed disables in the early game
- Skull Basher (2875 Gold) - Purchased at 38 minutes. This grants Broodmother a high chance of bashing enemies upon physical attacks. It also increases her attack damage and allows her to deal bonus physical damage.
4. Nightfall Build
The rising CIS star, Nightfall has been a naturally gifted player. His mechanical skills on the offlane and even in the safe lane are impressive. Nightfall loves playing aggressive offlaners, and who can be as aggressive as a Broodmother? His exceptional farming style and aggressive demeanor ensure he wins the lane and secure the towers as early as he can. Nightfall is known to build items that are rather unorthodox but work in that specific matchup. Not everyone can match the threatening pace of Nightfall’s Broodmother.
Nightfall is a team player who often changes items and skill builds, depending on the matchup he is facing. The mix of the right offensive and defensive items make sure that there is no stone left unturned when it comes to winning a teamfight. This build has all the goodies, including items that help you sustain the early game, like Pipe of Insight, and Guardian Greaves, and late-game items like Scythe of Vyse. This is a highly suitable build for an offlane team fighter Broodmother. This build can be changed slightly to accommodate a few more items, it all depends upon the heroes you face.
Use This Build If:
- You want an extremely reliable offlane Broodmother build that prepares you for the late game
- You want to be involved in teamfights right off the bat
- You want a build that allows you to rat and demolish buildings within no time
Skill Points
Level 1: Spin Web - Spins a large web in an AoE, increasing Broodmother’s movement speed, boosting regeneration, and also her turn rate. It also gives free pathing, allowing Broodmother to escape or intrude in a fight. The webs essentially have a global cast range as long as they touch an existing web. It has a maximum of 10 charges, allowing Broodmother to rat and fight effortlessly.
Level 2: Silken Bola - Slows the target enemy, making them miss their physical attacks and also dealing damage to them upon impact. This spell is essential to skill early as it allows you to cripple enemy movement speed and beat them down with ally backup.
Level 3: Insatiable Hunger - Increases Broodmother’s attack damage and lifesteal. Skilling this spell early allows Broodmother to sustain herself in the laning phase with the lifesteal and also allows her to be durable in a teamfight.
Level 4: Spin Web
Level 5: Spin Web
Level 6: Spawn Spiderlings - Injects Spiderlings into enemies, dealing damage to the target, and hatching a set of spiderlings if the target dies under its influence. This spell makes Broodother a dominant force and the only reason why she is picked frequently. Broodmother can use her spiderlings to fight, farm, and even take objectives quickly.
Level 7: Spin Web
Level 8: Silken Bola
Level 9: Silken Bola
Level 10: +3 Spin Web Simultaneous Webs
Level 11: Silken Bola
Level 12: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 13: Insatiable Hunger
Level 14: Insatiable Hunger
Level 15: -10s Spin Web Recharge Time
Level 16: Insatiable Hunger
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +400 AoE Silken Bola
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Arcane Boots (1300 Gold) - Purchased in 5 minutes. Arcane Boots are an essential item for Broodmother as It provides her with mana regen and sustains him through teamfight along with the increase in movement speed. It can be disassembled as well, allowing you to build different items with it later on in the game.
- Soul Ring (855 Gold) - Purchased at 8 minutes. Soul Ring consumes 170 health temporarily to convert it into 150 mana. After 10 seconds, the health is reverted along with the new mana pool. This is an exceptional item on Broodmother as it allows her to sustain herself in the laning phase without any mana problems. Regardless of the position and the build you follow, this should always be essential for this hero.
- Hood of Defiance (1500 Gold) - Purchased at 10 minutes. The Hood is the first major item that people often purchase on offlane Broodmother, as it provides increased magic resistance. Upon activation, it can absorb up to 350 magic damage, making it an ideal purchase against heroes with high magic damage.
- Pipe of Insight (3475 Gold) - Purchased at 14 minutes. Hood of Defiance can further be upgraded into Pipe of Insight. It not only shields Broodmother from incoming magic damage but also shields her allies and allied buildings in an AoE. Broodmother also gains passive health regen and magic resistance from this item, making it an ideal item against high magic damage-dealing heroes.
- Mekansm (1775 Gold) - Purchased at 17 minutes. Mekansm provides healing to Brood and her allies in an AoE. This sustains them in a teamfight and can also be helped to turn the tides into a hard fight.
- Guardian Greaves (4950 Gold) - Purchased at 20 minutes. Mekansm along with Arcane Boots are further upgraded into Guardian Greaves at 25 minutes into the game. Upon usage, it heals Broodmother and her allies in an AoE, replenishing their HP and mana, while also removing negative debuffs from Brood (as she is the caster).
- Scythe of Vyse (5675 Gold) - Purchased at 29 minutes. Scythe of Vyse - Scythe offers immense disable potential as it turns the targeted enemy into a pig, making them unable to use any spells or items while also reducing their movement speed. This disabler item is of high value to Broodmother as it allows her to dominate the late game with it as it helps her to lock down her foes and decimate them with the follow-up from her team.
- Aether Lens (2275 Gold) - Bought at 37 minutes. Aether Lens increases the cast range of all abilities and items by 225 and increases overall mana by 300. It is exceptional if Broodmother wants to further upgrade it to Octarine Core. You can just disassemble the earlier bought Arcane Boots into Aether Lens as well.
3. MC Build
MinD_ControL has been immensely popular in the European region due to his high game sense and fast-paced gameplay. He is also one of the few Ti winners on this list. Versatility has been the name of the game for MC, his playstyle is highly effective in the late game due to his skill and item optimization. He is known to exhibit some flashy gameplay on Broodmother. He is often seen spamming her in pub games, building rather peculiar items but still winning the game. Mind_Control loves playing an aggressive Broodmother as this hero is suited to his playstyle.
MC changes build according to the heroes he is facing. Some standard items include Pipe of Insight, Orchid, Guardian Greaves, and even a Lotus Orb at times. These items are considered to be essential on an offlane Broodmother, as they offer initiation and sustain potential. Your enemies and their poor towers can’t survive if you follow this build. MC has an orthodox build in this video, but his skill and talent tree are highly optimized to prioritize his fighting and pushing potential. Overall, if you’re learning offlane Brood, this is the right build, to begin with.
Use This Build If:
- You want an early game fight oriented build which does not slow down in the late game
- You want a highly self-sustainable build that can help you stay durable and withstand immense damage
- You are facing squishy and low armor heroes, this build deals high damage and eviscerates their armor
Skill Points
Level 1: Spin Web - Spins a large web in an AoE, increasing Broodmother’s movement speed, boosting regeneration, and also her turn rate. It also gives free pathing, allowing Broodmother to escape or intrude in a fight. The webs essentially have a global cast range as long as they touch an existing web. It has a maximum of 10 charges, allowing Broodmother to rat and fight effortlessly.
Level 2: Silken Bola - Slows the target enemy, making them miss their physical attacks and also dealing damage to them upon impact. This spell is essential to skill early as it allows you to cripple enemy movement speed and beat them down with ally backup.
Level 3: Insatiable Hunger - Increases Broodmother’s attack damage and lifesteal. Skilling this spell early allows Broodmother to sustain herself in the laning phase with the lifesteal and also allows her to be durable in a teamfight.
Level 4: Spin Web
Level 5: Spin Web
Level 6: Spawn Spiderlings - Injects Spiderlings into enemies, dealing damage to the target, and hatching a set of spiderlings if the target dies under its influence. This spell makes Broodother a dominant force and the only reason why she is picked frequently. Broodmother can use her spiderlings to fight, farm, and even take objectives quickly.
Level 7: Spin Web
Level 8: Silken Bola
Level 9: Silken Bola
Level 10: +3 Spin Web Simultaneous Webs
Level 11: Silken Bola
Level 12: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 13: Insatiable Hunger
Level 14: -10s Spin Web Recharge Time
Level 15: Insatiable Hunger
Level 16: Insatiable Hunger
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +25 Agility
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Arcane Boots (1300 Gold) - Purchased in 4 minutes. Arcane Boots are an essential item for Broodmother as It provides her with mana regen and sustains him through teamfight along with the increase in movement speed. It can be disassembled as well, allowing you to build different items with it later on in the game.
- Soul Ring (855 Gold) - Purchased at 6 minutes. Soul Ring consumes 170 health temporarily to convert it into 150 mana. After 10 seconds, the health is reverted along with the new mana pool. This is an exceptional item on Broodmother as it allows her to sustain herself in the laning phase without any mana problems. Regardless of the position and the build you follow, this should always be essential for this hero.
- Hood of Defiance (1500 Gold) - Purchased at 9 minutes. The Hood is the first major item that people often purchase on offlane Broodmother, as it provides increased magic resistance. Upon activation, it can absorb up to 350 magic damage, making it an ideal purchase against heroes with high magic damage.
- Pipe of Insight (3475 Gold) - Purchased at 12 minutes. Hood of Defiance can further be upgraded into Pipe of Insight. It not only shields Broodmother from incoming magic damage but also shields her allies and allied buildings in an AoE. Broodmother also gains passive health regen and magic resistance from this item, making it an ideal item against high magic damage-dealing heroes.
- Mekansm (1775 Gold) - Purchased at 16 minutes. Mekansm provides healing to Brood and her allies in an AoE. This sustains them in a teamfight and can also be helped to turn the tides into a hard fight.
- Guardian Greaves (4950 Gold) - Purchased at 19 minutes. Mekansm along with Arcane Boots are further upgraded into Guardian Greaves at 25 minutes into the game. Upon usage, it heals Broodmother and her allies in an AoE, replenishing their HP and mana, while also removing negative debuffs from Brood (as she is the caster).
- Scythe of Vyse (5675 Gold) - Purchased at 30 minutes. Scythe offers immense disable potential as it turns the targeted enemy into a pig, making them unable to use any spells or items while also reducing their movement speed. This disabler item is of high value to Broodmother as it allows her to dominate the late game with it as it helps her to lock down her foes and decimate them with the follow-up from her team.
2. Moo Build
Moo is undoubtedly one of the best NA players in the game. He is praised for his game sense and also for his immense knowledge of the game. Broodmother is one of Moo’s go-to heroes when he wants to dominate games. He prioritizes securing his lane or breaking even with the enemy laner. His ultimate goal is to push and secure objectives for his team while his enemies are distracted. Such rat strategy does wonders as Broodmother is the perfect hero for it in this meta.
Broodmother is a specialty of Moo, he picks her quite often in this meta due to her teamfight and sustain potential. He is immensely skilled and can catch you off guard at any moment. His Brood is quite feared in the NA pub scene. There is a wide range of items built by Moo on the spider mama, these may differ according to the role or situation of the game. Moo is known to primarily play Broodmother in the offlane, he is known to build items like Guardian Greaves, Aghanim’s Shard, and Scythe of Vyse which allow him to initiate and provide immense sustain for him and his allies. This is an ideal build for more experienced players.
Use This Build If:
- You want to play an aggressive offlane Broodmother
- You want a front-lining build that also allows you to initiate a teamfight
- You are looking to end the game as early as possible (if your opponents have late-game heroes, like the ones in this highlight)
Skill Points
Level 1: Spin Web - Spins a large web in an AoE, increasing Broodmother’s movement speed, boosting regeneration, and also her turn rate. It also gives free pathing, allowing Broodmother to escape or intrude in a fight. The webs essentially have a global cast range as long as they touch an existing web. It has a maximum of 10 charges, allowing Broodmother to rat and fight effortlessly.
Level 2: Silken Bola - Slows the target enemy, making them miss their physical attacks and also dealing damage to them upon impact. This spell is essential to skill early as it allows you to cripple enemy movement speed and beat them down with ally backup.
Level 3: Insatiable Hunger - Increases Broodmother’s attack damage and lifesteal. Skilling this spell early allows Broodmother to sustain herself in the laning phase with the lifesteal and also allows her to be durable in a teamfight.
Level 4: Spin Web
Level 5: Spin Web
Level 6: Spawn Spiderlings - Injects Spiderlings into enemies, dealing damage to the target, and hatching a set of spiderlings if the target dies under its influence. This spell makes Broodother a dominant force and the only reason why she is picked frequently. Broodmother can use her spiderlings to fight, farm, and even take objectives quickly.
Level 7: Spin Web
Level 8: Silken Bola
Level 9: Silken Bola
Level 10: Silken Bola
Level 11: +3 Spin Web Simultaneous Webs
Level 12: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 13: Insatiable Hunger
Level 14: Insatiable Hunger
Level 15: -10s Spin Web Recharge Time
Level 16: Insatiable Hunger
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +400 AoE Silken Bola
Level 25: +0.3 BAT during Insatiable Hunger
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Arcane Boots (1300 Gold) - Purchased in 4 minutes. Arcane Boots are an essential item for Broodmother as It provides her with mana regen and sustains him through teamfight along with the increase in movement speed. It can be disassembled as well, allowing you to build different items with it later on in the game.
- Soul Ring (855 Gold) - Purchased at 8 minutes. Soul Ring consumes 170 health temporarily to convert it into 150 mana. After 10 seconds, the health is reverted along with the new mana pool. This is an exceptional item on Broodmother as it allows her to sustain herself in the laning phase without any mana problems. Regardless of the position and the build you follow, this should always be essential for this hero.
- Mekansm (1775 Gold) - Purchased at 11 minutes. Mekansm provides healing to Brood and her allies in an AoE. This sustains them in a teamfight and can also be helped to turn the tides into a hard fight.
- Guardian Greaves (4950 Gold) - Purchased at 14 minutes. Mekansm along with Arcane Boots are further upgraded into Guardian Greaves at 25 minutes into the game. Upon usage, it heals Broodmother and her allies in an AoE, replenishing their HP and mana, while also removing negative debuffs from Brood (as she is the caster).
- Heaven’s Halberd (3550 Gold) - Purchased at 19 minutes. Prevents the targeted enemy from doing any physical attacks for 5 seconds. It also offers passive evasion and stats from Sange for Broodmother. It is an ideal item if you are facing hard-hitting physical damage the enemy carries.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 26 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Broodmother invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as she has low magical resistance even in the late game.
- Aghanim’s Shard (1400 Gold) - Purchased at 28 minutes. Increases the Insatiable Hunger duration, while also increasing the damage dealt while under its influence. It allows Broodmother to deal higher damage and hence life steal for the same.
- Scythe of Vyse (5675 Gold) - Purchased at 34 minutes. Scythe of Vyse - Scythe offers immense disable potential as it turns the targeted enemy into a pig, making them unable to use any spells or items while also reducing their movement speed. This disabler item is of high value to Broodmother as it allows her to dominate the late game with it as it helps her to lock down her foes and decimate them with the follow-up from her team.
- Blink Dagger (2250 Gold) - Purchased at 39 minutes. Blink Dagger is a rather unusual item on Broodmother, but it allows her to initiate a teamfight, or chase enemies with it. It can also be upgraded into Overwhelming or Swift Blink. This allows her to the frontline and initiates a fight with the Black King Bar.
1. 33 Build
Broodmother is one of 33’s most-played heroes. His exceptional gameplay and knowledge of this 8-legged monstrosity are unbeatable. He leaves no stones unturned when it comes to dominating the game with Broodmother. Everything from the web placement to the micro is managed well by 33. He recognizes the strengths as well as the weaknesses of this hero. 33 focuses on demolishing the laning phase with his aggressive playstyle while also paying attention to his farming speed. 33 Builds all the essential items he needs to win his lane, his Brood builds are always well-planned.
33 plays quite an aggressive initiator build, which ensures his allies are safe in the back while he frontlines throughout the game. He focuses on split-pushing and initiating the teamfight first on Broodmother, he can do this easily with the lifesteal bonuses he has on this hero. Hence, he prioritizes items like Black King Bar and Orchid of Malovalence which helps him be an excellent team fighter and great at controlling the crowd. Once 33 hits the item timings on Broodmother, there is no way you can stop his onslaught. He has a very team-fight-oriented build, allowing him to prioritize the late game well.
Use This Build If:
- You want an early game fight oriented build which does not falter in the late game
- You want a highly self-sustainable build that can help you stay durable and withstand immense damage
- You are facing squishy and low armor heroes, this build deals high damage and eviscerates their armor
Skill Points
Level 1: Spin Web - Spins a large web in an AoE, increasing Broodmother’s movement speed, boosting regeneration, and also her turn rate. It also gives free pathing, allowing Broodmother to escape or intrude in a fight. The webs essentially have a global cast range as long as they touch an existing web. It has a maximum of 10 charges, allowing Broodmother to rat and fight effortlessly.
Level 2: Insatiable Hunger - Increases Broodmother’s attack damage and lifesteal. Skilling this spell early allows Broodmother to sustain herself in the laning phase with the lifesteal and also allows her to be durable in a teamfight.
Level 3: Silken Bola - Slows the target enemy, making them miss their physical attacks and also dealing damage to them upon impact. This spell is essential to skill early as it allows you to cripple enemy movement speed and beat them down with ally backup.
Level 4: Insatiable Hunger
Level 5: Spin Web
Level 6: Spawn Spiderlings - Injects Spiderlings into enemies, dealing damage to the target, and hatching a set of spiderlings if the target dies under its influence. This spell makes Broodother a dominant force and the only reason why she is picked frequently. Broodmother can use her spiderlings to fight, farm, and even take objectives quickly.
Level 7: Spin Web
Level 8: Spin Web
Level 9: Silken Bola
Level 10: +3 Spin Web Simultaneous Webs
Level 11: Silken Bola
Level 12: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 13: Silken Bola
Level 14: Insatiable Hunger
Level 15: -10s Spin Web Recharge Time
Level 16: Insatiable Hunger
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Spawn Spiderlings
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +25 Agility
Level 25: +0.3 BAT during Insatiable Hunger
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Arcane Boots (1300 Gold) - Purchased in 4 minutes. Arcane Boots are an essential item for Broodmother as It provides her with mana regen and sustains him through teamfight along with the increase in movement speed. It can be disassembled as well, allowing you to build different items with it later on in the game.
- Soul Ring (855 Gold) - Purchased at 7 minutes. Soul Ring consumes 170 health temporarily to convert it into 150 mana. After 10 seconds, the health is reverted along with the new mana pool. This is an exceptional item on Broodmother as it allows her to sustain herself in the laning phase without any mana problems. Regardless of the position and the build you follow, this should always be essential for this hero.
- Orchid of Maleovalence (3745 Gold) - Purchased at 12 minutes. Upon usage, it silences the targeted unit for 5 seconds while making them take 30% extra damage which was dealt to them during the silence duration.
- Hand of Midas (2200 Gold) - Bought at 15 minutes. Upon usage, it converts a creep/unit into 160 gold and grants 2.1x their normal experience, it also provides increased attack speed. It is a staple item on Broodmother as it offers her increased gold and XP along with increased attack speed.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 20 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Broodmother invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as she has low magical resistance even in the late game.
- Blink Dagger (2250 Gold) - Purchased at 24 minutes. Blink Dagger is a rather unusual item on Broodmother, but it allows her to initiate a teamfight, or chase enemies with it. It can also be upgraded into Overwhelming or Swift Blink. This allows her to the frontline and initiates a fight with the Black King Bar.
- Overwhelming Blink (6800 Gold) - Purchased at 28 minutes. Increases strength and deals damage in an AoE that deals attack and movement speed slow to enemies, while also making them take 150% of your strength as damage. Arc benefits heavily from this item as he can use it twice, decimating his enemies within no time.
- Mage Slayer (2400 Gold) - Purchased at 31 minutes. Mage Slayer is an exceptional item if you are facing heroes that deal immense magical damage. Brood’s physical attacks on such enemies reduce their magical damage output by 35% for 6 seconds. It is a staple item on the terrific spider due to her low magic resistance. It can further be upgraded into Bloodthorn.
- Bloodthorn (6800 Gold) - Bought at 31 minutes. It silences the targeted enemy for 5 seconds, making them take 30% of the total damage dealt during the silence. The attacks will also have True Sight, and deal critical damage under its duration. Broodmother prefers this item as it provides her with much-needed disables in the early game.
- Aghanim’s Shard (1400 Gold) - Purchased at 34 minutes. Increases the Insatiable Hunger duration, while also increasing the damage dealt while under its influence. It allows Broodmother to deal higher damage and hence life steal for the same.
- Moon Shard (4000 Gold) - Purchased twice (36 and 40 minutes). It grants 140 Attack Speed and 200 Bonus Night Vision. Upon consumption, the bonuses are halved. Broodmother benefits greatly from increased attack speed bonuses as she lacks majorly in that department.
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