Gleipnir

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Gleipnir is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Magical.

Components required from the Base Shop
Gleipnir
Bindings forged by impossible means to leash an ancient evil.
Magical
Cost 5750 Gold (550)
Sell Value Full price refunded within 10s. 2875 Gold
Active Eternal Chains
Passive ? Chain Lightning
Bonus ? +25 Intelligence
+275 Health
+25 Attack Damage
+25 Attack Speed
Shareable
Disassemble
Usage Alert ?
Recipe
Gleipnir (5750)
Maelstrom (2950)
Rod of Atos (2250)
Recipe (550)

Additional Information[edit]

Abilities[edit]

Eternal Chains
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Roots all enemies in a target 350 radius for 2 seconds and deals 165 damage.
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1100
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 350
Damage: 165
Duration: 2
 18
Mana Cost
 200
Pierces Debuff Immunity sources conditionally.
True Sight pierces debuff immunity.
This ability can be disjointed.
Turning invisible fully disjoints the projectile.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_gungir_debuff
NOTES

  • The chains' max travel distance is based on the wielder's cast range.
  • Launches projectiles onto enemies within 350 radius.
    • The chains travel at a speed of 1900, taking 0.58 seconds to travel the full distance.
    • Does not release projectiles for invulnerable and hidden units in any way.
  • With the travel distance and the effect radius, it can hit units up to 1450 range away.
  • Roots the targets, preventing them from moving and casting certain mobility abilities.
  • Eternal Chains first applies the damage, then the debuff.
  • The debuff of successive casts on the same target does not stack but refreshes the duration instead.


Chain Lightning
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Grants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 140 magical damage to each. Lightning proc pierces evasion.
Proc Chance: 25%
Bounce Distance: 650
Number of Bounces: 4
Bounce Interval: 0.25
Damage: 140
Illusion Damage Multiplier: 1.5
 0.2
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_maelstrom_chain
Death
NOTES

  • The lightning bounces in 0.25-second intervals, so hitting 4 targets takes 0.75 seconds.
    • All bounces together can deal up to 560 damage (before reductions).
    • Against a lone target, Chain Lightning adds an average of 35 magical spell damage to every attack.
  • Chain Lightning can proc while a previous Chain Lightning is still bouncing.
    • Does not hit the same unit more than once per proc.
  • Attacks which proc Chain Lightning cannot miss.
  • Does not proc if the attacker is dead. However, it can proc if the target is dead.
  • The hidden modifier is a hidden buff required for the lightning to bounce.
  • Chain Lightning uses a custom cooldown system. It is neither displayed on the item icon when procced nor is affected by cooldown manipulation.


Recommended Heroes[edit]

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Trivia[edit]

  • In Norse Mythology, Gleipnir is the chain that is used to bind Fenrir, a wolf that is the son of Loki and Angrboda.
  • Gleipnir's intern name is "Gungir", an incorrect spelling of Gungnir, which is the spear of the Norse Mythology God Odin.

Gallery[edit]

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Article: Gleipnir/Changelogs
Description
7.37d
(2024-10-01)
  • Recipe cost increased from 250 to 550. Total Cost increased from 5450 to 5750
  • Attack damage bonus decreased from +30 to +25
  • Attack Speed bonus decreased from +30 to +25
  • Health bonus decreased from +300 to +275
  • Chain Lightning damage decreased from 160 to 140
7.37c
(2024-08-28)
7.37b
(2024-08-14)