Rusted Barrel
spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls passive VerifiedPreviously called Withering Whip. Guides using the old name are out of date.
What it does
Your spirit damage reduces the target's fire rate, taking the edge off gun heroes cheaply. It is the component for Disarming Hex.
Exact values are not published on a source we could verify, so none are quoted here.
Buy it when
The cheapest possible answer to an enemy gun carry in lane.
Skip it when
Requires you to deal spirit damage.
Problems it answers
- Sustained gun damage — “Their gun grinds me down in a long fight.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Rusted Barrel answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.