Purchase purpose
The item combines stats with an active or passive mechanic. Its full value cannot fit inside a stat-efficiency percentage.
Dota 2 · item · 7.41e
Iron Branch
The item combines stats with an active or passive mechanic. Its full value cannot fit inside a stat-efficiency percentage.
55cost0direct purchase22 role benchmarks
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Valve item icon · OpenDota constants
Valve item icon · OpenDota constantsWhen it works
The effect solves a named problem in the next five minutes and arrives before the related objective.
Where it breaks
Buying without a preselected use turns unique utility into an unused portion of the price.
Replay question
Which action became stronger in the first five minutes after completion?
Professional purchase window
OpenDota · 7.41eNot one minute, but the middle of an observed sample.
P25 and P75 bound the middle 50% of first purchases. This is professional-match context, not a mandatory target for ranked play.
CORE
shownCores
7.4median · min
045 min
- middle 50%
- 3.4 - 12.2 min
- share of role players
- 15.6%
- first purchases
- n 367
SUPPORT
shownSupports
9.6median · min
045 min
- middle 50%
- 6.3 - 12.3 min
- share of role players
- 20.4%
- first purchases
- n 330
Role conclusion
In the current snapshot, the cores median arrives 2.2 min earlier. Purchase rate: cores 15.6%, supports 20.4%. The gap describes role jobs, not one universally better order.
Cost and build path
55 goldA completion is only as useful as the path toward it.
DIRECT
This item is bought directly. There is no useful intermediate component between saved gold and the finished effect.
Auditable stat pricing
Money Meta · auditablePrice only what has a clean base-item reference.
Active abilities, auras, slot compression, build convenience and unique effects are never assigned invented gold values.
priced through base items140gold
bundle difference85gold
cost covered by explicit stats254.5%1 priced stat groups
all attributes · 1140140 per unit · baseline: Gauntlets + Slippers + Mantle
Mechanics outside the percentage
What cannot honestly be reduced to stat cost.
Mechanic names identify the item. Check exact live wording and numbers in the Dota 2 client; the atlas evaluates the decision rather than replacing the game description.
- usePlant Tree
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Components and nearby budget decisions.
Methodology and sources
Snapshot fetched: August 31, 2026
OpenDota supplies observed purchases and item constants. Money Meta calculates quartiles, transparent stat pricing and interpretation. Valve defines the current patch boundary.