Divine Rapier

Divine Rapier S
So powerful, it cannot have a single owner.
Cost 6000 [external_link_head] Bought From Weapons [external_link offset=1]
Bonus [?] +350 Attack Damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe

The Divine Rapier is an item listed at the Main Shop, under Weapons. However, it is assembled entirely with items from the Secret Shop.

Additional Information[]

• This item drops when its wielder dies, unless it has Reincarnation.
• Divine Rapier cannot be destroyed or sold.
• Divine Rapier cannot be put into the backpack.
  • Buying or combining(using components in the backpack) Divine Rapier while the inventory is full will drop the Divine Rapier on the floor to be picked up.
• Unlike other combined items, Divine Rapier cannot be disassembled within 10 seconds after assembling it.
• Couriers can be used to buy a Divine Rapier, but they cannot pick rapiers up from the ground.
• Divine Rapier has two states:
  • Original Rapier: initial state upon buying the item
  • Free Rapier: state after being picked up by an enemy once

Recommended Heroes[]

• Divine Rapier should be considered as either a last resort in desperate conditions or deadlock breaker in an even game. Buying the item to show off might give the opponent the chance to turn the game around.
• As a high reward item with the risk of backfire, Divine Rapier is potent for some heroes with certain traits:
  • Heroes who can attack multiple enemies at once are effective carriers by essentially becoming a constant AoE damage source in team-fights;
  • Heroes who have reliable escapes to avoid being focused by the enemy team can reduce the risk of holding the item;
  • Heroes who have great pick-off potential to lock down and kill a single enemy with physical damage by themselves;
  • Heroes with critical strikes, armor reduction, or large attack speed bonuses multiply Divine Rapier’s effective damage;
  • Heroes with spell immunity, lifesteal, damage reduction, damage negation or even Reincarnation could grant them survivability to dish out more damage.
  • While these are rarely enough to justify purchasing one, this should be considered when deciding which teammate should pick up a captured Rapier.

• List of heroes whose purchase of Rapier could be justified due to their AoE damage:
  • Medusa can attack up to five targets with each attack, her ultimate increases damage dealt if the enemy tries to keep fighting her, and her Mana Shield offers an immense amount of damage reduction. Even then, she does need a large pool of bonus stats from her items to be properly durable; the enemy could choose to kite her in team-fights to avoid damage output, or even split push to victory.
  • Gyrocopter, like Medusa, can attack the entire enemy team at once with full damage by Flak Cannon, and Aghanim’s Scepter allows him to attack nearby enemies even when disabled, giving a massive increase in damage output. However, Gyrocopter is extremely vulnerable to disables without Black King Bar, and without Satanic he has no way to refill his HP mid fight.
  • Luna has the potential to destroy multiple objectives during a push, as well as improve her late-game team fighting potential thanks to Moon Glaives and high agility gain. Yet Luna requires multiple survivability and damaging items to be an effective carrier, and her lack of attack range could be somewhat problematic for damage output.
  • Ember Spirit can deal extreme damage to the enemy team when using his low cooldown Sleight of Fist combining with Battle Fury and Daedalus. He is also elusive with proper use of Fire Remnant. On the other hand, Ember Spirit has deficient HP and armor with the Rapier build and should prevent from getting caught in split push or team fight.
  • Kunkka can do extreme damage to the entire enemy team when he combines Divine Rapier and Daedalus with his Tidebringer. He can keep himself alive by self-casting X Marks the Spot in a safe place, running in to attack before returning to safety by activating X Marks the Spot again.
  • Monkey King can deal extremely high amounts of damage to, and potentially kill the entire enemy team from a safe distance when he combines Divine Rapier with the innate critical strike of his Boundless Strike. Additionally, Divine Rapier’s damage can be copied by Wukong’s Command clones and fully works for them.
  • Templar Assassin can spill Divine Rapier’s damage across multiple enemies with Psi Blades and protect herself from burst damage with Refraction, while strategic use of Meld and Psionic Trap allows her to shake off pursuers and take down enemies more effectively. However, Templar Assassin suffers from short attack range, requires strong positioning to use Psi Blades effectively, and is relatively fragile without Refraction.

• List of heroes whose purchase of Rapier could be justified due to their effective damage output and pick off potential:
• List of heroes whose purchase of Rapier could be justified due to their innate tankiness and strong combat capability:
• List of heroes that is not suggested to buy or hold a Divine Rapier:

Tips[]

• The components of Divine Rapier can be stored separately by locking one of the components to prevent disassembly. This can be used to purchase both parts with the courier without risking the loss of the item before delivery or to save the item until the owner judges the time is right.
• Although it is a very expensive item, it is the most cost-effective damage item. Keep it in mind when your team is losing, Divine Rapier is a great last-stand item under such conditions.
• No matter what, Divine Rapier should always be considered a purely situational item and never a core item since it can result in throwing the game. Avoid purchasing it in games with poor team coordination, as even the strongest carry will need the support of the rest of their team to survive being the highest-priority target.
• Some heroes can utilize Divine Rapier much better than others by dealing splash damage or having better output environment. Even if enemy carry manages to get the Rapier, depending on their hero, they may not be able to use it just as effectively.
• Rapier-holders should consider buying a second Rapier (when possible) to keep in their stash as a backup so that after a possible death they still have another Rapier to use.
• If a Rapier is picked up from the ground by a hero that can’t use it effectively, it is possible to transfer it to an ally by having them pick it up after the carrier denies themselves.
• Because Divine Rapier gives 262 more extra damage than Daedalus, and Daedalus’ Critical strike gives 37.5% extra DPS, Divine Rapier gives more damage than Daedalus when the hero deals less than 610 damage without crits.

Trivia[]

• Divine Rapier’s item icon used to have a little bit of animations. The light rays coming from the top right would slowly move across the icon, and yellow sparkle effects appearead on the rapier. This animation was removed in the [ Info Needed ] patch for unknown reasons.

Gallery[]

• In-game model

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