Vladmir's Offering vs Helm of the Dominator on Ursa Dota 2

There's no good reason to skip orbs on Ursa - probably a lot of people are still just using their old builds, since the buff is still relatively new. I might be tempted to stick to a Morbid Mask for a long while early and get up Phase BootsPhase Boots and Blink Dagger Blink Dagger before upgrading it and delay my choice of orb for as long as possible. Else I would be tempted to go Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering + Orb of VenomOrb of Venom early.

Comparison of Stats:


Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering Helm of the Dominator
Cost Ring of BasiliusRing of Basilius (500g) Helm of Iron Will (950g)

Ring of RegenRing of Regen (350g) Morbid Mask (900g)

Morbid Mask (900g)

Recipe (300g)
Total 2050g 1850g
Bonus 16% Lifesteal (melee) 15% Lifesteal

+15% Damage +20 Damaage

+5 Armor +5 Armor

+0.8 Mana Regen Active: Dominate

900 AoE

Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering

  • Leaves your Attack Modifier slot open for something later
  • Powerful aura for team (and it's ok for pushing -- overrated IMO)
  • Even more powerful if you have multiple melee heroes
  • Higher lifesteal
  • Gives some mana regen

Helm of the Dominator

  • Can be built entirely from the side shop
  • You get a creep to use for stacking and pushing/auras
  • Early raw damage (+20 vs. the +15%)
  • Note: you need to be hitting for about 134 for +15% to give you 20 damage
  • Builds into Satanic Satanic (where STR will give you HP which gives you Ult dmg)
  • A support can pick up Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering and it still benefits you
  • Slightly cheaper (200g)

Overall

Helm of the Dominator = early game, solo kills, late game Satanic Satanic, stacked camp usage

Also good when you have a mid that is BottleBottle-crowing, so you cannot finish Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering easily (i.e. just build Helm of the Dominator at side shop)
Always keep in mind a support can pick up Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering late game (especially heroes like Abaddon, Chen, etc.)

Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering = mid game, 5-manning, looking to buy something like Desolator Desolator (or Maelstrom and still get lifesteal when it procs -- otherwise lightning overrides lifesteal orb for that attack)

Main difference here is that Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering will help your entire team with its aura, even the ranged heroes, whilst Helm of the Dominator will only help yourself.

That's not such a bad thing in and of itself, because you can use a dominated creep to stack ancients, providing you with some extra gold and experience.

Also, note that:
  • Helm of the Dominator > Satanic Satanic is a late game item
  • Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering is a mid game item
  • Ursa is a mid game hero
By late game, your Black King BarBlack King Bar is running low and someone if not multiple people on the enemy team have built counter items. You want to hit hard and fast and push those towers, so you're going to want to build Vladmir's Offering Vladmir's Offering and not sit and wait for the long haul.

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