Breaking the balance one item at a time!
5. Helm of the Undying: This item was basically a Wraith King Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for free. Heroes like Huskar were eager to die and then inflict maximum damage for the next five seconds before their final breath. In addition to that, it caused way too many bugs to name. (Credit: Valve Corporation)
4. Clumsy Net: The best analogy to Clumsy Net is Meepo's Earthbind. It allowed you to throw a net and immobilize a target for 2 seconds while also immobilizing yourself. What's so bad about it? Some heroes like Skywrath usually spend over 2k gold to get a Rod of Atos but Clumsy Net was there for free. (Credit: Valve Corporation)
3. Third Eye: Gem of True Sight's weakness is that it gets dropped upon death. Third Eye was basically a Gem but it even gave you +7 all stats and +300 extra vision. In addition, it didn't drop on death. Insane! (Credit: Valve Corporation)
2. Witless Shako: Witless Shako provided players with +1200 health and -400 mana. A fair deal for many of the heroes. Consider a late-game Spectre, then imagine she has about 30% more life than usual. Try taking that down. (Credit: Valve Corporation)
1. Repair Kit: The worst offender of all is without a doubt Repair Kit. Simply having this item meant you can't lose your base for the next few minutes. It healed buildings and provided damage reduction to them. It usually gave the losing team enough time for everyone to respawn and turn the tide. (Credit: Valve Corporation)
Dota 2 has 120 heroes and even more items. While many of them are easily acquirable to purchase from the main or secret shop others are just pure chance. Neutral items were introduced with patch 7.23 in late 2019 and almost two years later they're a natural part of the game. It wasn't all great at the start though as some broke the game and had to be removed. Here are 5 neutral items that we never want to see again!
