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Parasma in Dota 2: who buys it, when it wins and what it costs
Kevin · Dota2Arena · updated Oct 28, 2026 · numbers live from our scannerParasma costs 5,975 gold and shows up in 12% of ranked matches. Players holding it at the end win 68.8% of their games across 252,310 inventories, most often on Outworld Destroyer and Storm Spirit. It wins most in the mid game (85.4%) and least in the late game (63.3%).
What Parasma does
Passive: Witch Blade
Causes your next attack to have true strike, apply a poison for 4 seconds, slowing by 25% and dealing 0.75x your intelligence as damage every second.
Passive: Magic Corruption
Your attacks reduce the enemy's Magic resistance by 20% for 4 seconds.
In numbers: +40 intelligence, +40 attack speed, +7 armor, +1.5 mana regen, +300 projectile speed, 7s cooldown.
Who buys Parasma
The share says how many games of a hero end with Parasma in the inventory, the win rate is that hero's win rate in exactly those games. A high share with an average win rate means the item is standard on the hero; a low share with a high win rate means it is a situational pick that works when it is needed.
| Hero | Share of games | Win rate with it | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outworld Destroyer | 34% | 72.2% | 90,394 |
| Storm Spirit | 40% | 68.4% | 46,956 |
| Puck | 54% | 61.7% | 32,358 |
| Silencer | 7% | 71.5% | 16,146 |
| Lina | 3% | 69.3% | 9,415 |
| Void Spirit | 8% | 67.9% | 6,510 |
| Queen of Pain | 3% | 68.1% | 4,654 |
| Jakiro | 2% | 65.4% | 4,045 |
When to buy it
Win rate by match length tells you in which kind of game the item pays off. Items that win short games are usually bought early and snowball; items that win long games are late-game purchases or things you buy when the game is already going well, so read the number as "games with this item at this length" rather than as advice to rush it.
| Phase | Match length | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early game | under 25 min | 96.8% | 474 |
| Mid game | 25–40 min | 85.4% | 62,017 |
| Late game | over 40 min | 63.3% | 190,011 |
What to combine it with
These items sit in the same final inventory as Parasma most often (based on every 4th match). Boots and other staples appear on almost every list; the interesting entries are the ones specific to this item.
| Item | In the same inventory | Cost |
|---|---|---|
 Power Treads | 70% | 1,400 |
 Blink Dagger | 45% | 2,250 |
 Black King Bar | 43% | 4,050 |
 Hurricane Pike | 35% | 4,450 |
 Aghanim's Scepter | 31% | 4,200 |
 Scythe of Vyse | 25% | 5,200 |
 Null Talisman | 15% | 505 |
 Linken's Sphere | 15% | 4,800 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Parasma good right now?
In our window Parasma ends up in winning inventories 68.8% of the time across 252,310 ranked games, above the 50 % mark. It does best in the mid game (85.4%) and worst in the late game (63.3%).
Which heroes buy Parasma?
Outworld Destroyer (34% of games), Storm Spirit (40% of games), Puck (54% of games), Silencer (7% of games), Lina (3% of games). The highest win rate with it belongs to Outworld Destroyer at 72.2%.
How much does Parasma cost and what do you need?
Parasma costs 5,975 gold in total: Witch Blade (2,775), Mystic Staff (2,800) and a recipe for 400.