Focus Lens
spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls active VerifiedWhat it does
Silences a single enemy at range and banks a share of all damage dealt to them during the silence, dumping it on them when the silence ends. It is the hardest single-target lockout in the game.
Numbers: 4.5s Silence, 30% of damage dealt applied on expiry, -9% Spirit Resist, 20m cast range, 45s cooldown; +10% Fire Rate
Buy it when
Buy to delete one enemy caster from the fight entirely — it stops every ability and item they have for four and a half seconds.
Skip it when
Single target and short range, so it needs a committed pick.
Problems it answers
- Sustained spirit damage — “Their abilities chip me down constantly.”
- Channelled ultimates — “Their ultimate wins the fight on its own.”
- Burst damage — “I die before I can react.”
- Backline assassination — “Their carry deletes my squishies.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Focus Lens answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.