Cursed Relic
active Documented Previously called Curse. Guides using the old name are out of date.
When to buy Cursed Relic Cursed Relic +55s Cooldown +3.25s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay -25% Damage Penalty
Buy to shut down one enemy carry or to cancel a game-deciding ultimate outright.
When to skip Cursed Relic
Your own damage drops by 25% while the curse runs, so a pure damage carry pays a real price for it.
Gotchas
The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.
- Voice lines still refer to the old name Curse
Problems it answers
- Channelled ultimates — “Their ultimate wins the fight on its own.”
- Burst damage — “I die before I can react.”
- Sustained gun damage — “Their gun grinds me down in a long fight.”
- Sustained spirit damage — “Their abilities chip me down constantly.”
- Backline assassination — “Their carry deletes my squishies.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Cursed Relic answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.