Slows
“I can never walk away from a fight.”
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Debuff Reducer
Debuff Reducer +25% Debuff Resist +90 Bonus Health — the cheapest answer, at 1,600 souls . 4 more below, by tier.
Items that answer this
5 itemsTier 2 1,600 souls each
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Debuff Reducer
Debuff Reducer +25% Debuff Resist +90 Bonus Health The standard early buy when the enemy team chains crowd control; it is also the component for
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker +9s Cooldown +18% Spirit Resist +25% Debuff Resist +175 Damage Threshold +65% Spirit Damage Reduction +90 Bonus Health Builds from Debuff Reducer and
Unstoppable
Unstoppable +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer . Watch out: Debuff Resist does NOT shorten the stun from a parry -
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed +25% Slow Resist +2 Out of Combat Regen Buy when enemy slows are what is killing you — it is the dedicated answer, separate from generic debuff resist.
Tier 3 3,200 souls each
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Dispel Magic
Dispel Magic +45s Cooldown +10% Spirit Resist +3s Buff Duration +250 Heal Amount Buy when enemy debuffs — slows, silences, anti-heal, disarms, hexes — are what is killing you rather than raw damage. Watch out: Cannot be used while stunned or asleep
Tier 4 6,400 souls each
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Divine Barrier
Divine Barrier +55s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +1.5 Out of Combat Regen +6s Buff Duration +600 Barrier +10% Ability Range +10% Radius Buy on supports to cleanse a focused ally's debuffs and shield them through a burst window from across the fight. Watch out: Removes non-stun debuffs only — stuns are not cleansed -
Juggernaut
Juggernaut +25% Melee Resist +50% Slow Resist +40% Fire Rate +15 Health Regen +4s Duration Buy on frontliners against a team that slows and kites you, especially when the main damage is gun-based.
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Heroes who cause this
40 heroesIf you are up against one of these, expect to need an item from the list above. Pick a hero for everything else about beating them.
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Abrams
Abrams Heals himself through Siphon Life and Infernal Resilience's regeneration Durability very high (3/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Apollo
Apollo Strong in duels, and Riposte punishes heroes who dive him Durability low (1/3) Burst very high (3/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Baba
Baba Three kinds of control in one kit: silence, a hex and several slows Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Bebop
Bebop Pick potential — a landed Grapple Arm sets up his Sticky Bomb and Exploding Uppercut combo Durability high (2/3) Burst very high (3/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Billy
Billy Anti-mobility — Chain Gang disables movement abilities outright and Bashdown pulls airborne heroes to the floor Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Celeste
Celeste Very mobile: four stamina charges, an air-control passive, sliding and wall-bouncing movement Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Deadman Danny
Deadman Danny Free flight: he picks his angles and reaches heroes others can't Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Dynamo
Dynamo Singularity is a multi-target hard CC long enough to decide a teamfight outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Graves
Graves Map pressure while away from the fight via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Grey Talon
Grey Talon Long engagement range — he can dictate whether a fight starts Durability none (0/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Haze
Haze Single-target sustained DPS ramps up once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Holliday
Holliday Moves herself and her team around via Bounce Pad and Powder Keg self-launch Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Infernus
Infernus Strong sustained damage that keeps ticking after he leaves line of sight Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Ivy
Ivy True flight — she can cross terrain and take an ally with her Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Kelvin
Kelvin Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Lady Geist
Lady Geist Personal sustain between 100% Life Drain conversion and lifesteal itemisation Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Lash
Lash Vertical engage: he converts altitude into damage and pickups. Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) -
McGinnis
McGinnis Defines zone control: Spectral Wall plus Heavy Barrage can make an entire lane or objective unenterable. Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Mina
Mina Two untargetable hops with recasts make committing to kill her risky. Durability none (0/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Mirage
Mirage Global-teleport split pressure: Traveler means he is rarely out of position on the macro map. Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Mo & Krill
Mo & Krill A layered single-target lockdown package: Sand Blast disarm into Burrow knockup into a multi-second Combo stun. Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Nurse Harrow
Nurse Harrow Strong, aimed ally healing that ignores falloff Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Paige
Paige Peel — Plot Armor is a save and a damage buff on one button. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Paradox
Paradox Paradoxical Swap exchanges positions with a hit enemy, pulling them out of safety and into her team. Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Pocket
Pocket Two independent escapes (Flying Cloak teleport and an untargetable satchel) make them hard to kill. Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Rat King
Rat King Makes his whole team's guns better: stacking bullet-resist shred from Rat Swarm Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Rem
Rem Tag Along's healing scales with how badly the ally is losing the fight Durability none (0/3) Burst none (0/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Seven
Seven Wave and jungle clear through Lightning Ball and Power Surge, which helps him reach item breakpoints sooner Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Shiv
Shiv Killing Blow ignores positioning once the target is low, giving reliable single-target removal Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Silver
Silver Two distinct kits means she covers both the mid-range and close-range phases of a fight without itemising for both Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Solomon
Solomon Layered control: slows, a root and a stun, all aimed in predictable shapes Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) -
The Doorman
The Doorman Hotel Guest does not reduce a hero's output, it removes the hero Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Victor
Victor Effectively two health bars via Shocking Reanimation, which invalidates the normal 'focus the bruiser' plan Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) -
Vindicta
Vindicta Escape and repositioning via 13-23s of free Flight Durability none (0/3) Burst very high (3/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Violet
Violet Bullets she can steer and a wall that blocks shots give her control over sight lines Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Viscous
Viscous Single-target save: The Cube is invulnerability, not a shield, so it absorbs any ultimate outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Vyper
Vyper High close-range sustained damage, with effectively infinite ammo while sliding Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing none (0/3) -
Warden
Warden Binding Word forces a 20m-in-2.8s escape check and silences you through it at T3 Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing high (2/3) -
Wraith
Wraith Single-target lockdown: Telekinesis disables for over two seconds and then blocks Stamina and movement abilities afterwards Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) -
Yamato
Yamato 8.2 m/s base movement speed plus a 23-31m grapple gives her strong engagement control Durability high (2/3) Burst very high (3/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3)
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