Cheat Death
A late defensive safeguard for surviving a potentially lethal commitment and continuing the fight.
Cheat Death stats & effects
6,400 soulsWhen you would take lethal damage, instead become temporarily death immune and remove all non-stun debuffs.
While death immune, you deal reduced damage and have reduced healing.
- Death Immunity Duration4.5s
- Cooldown90s
- Damage Reduction-60%
- Incoming Healing-60%
Heroes who buy it most (share of their games)
Stats from current game data, last synced October 25, 2026. Purchase data from recorded ranked matches; a high win rate doesn’t mean the item caused the win.
When to buy Cheat Death
Buy it when one burst sequence repeatedly removes you before you can use your key abilities.
There’s no fixed build order. Buy it when it solves a problem in your current match.
How to use it
Watch out
Treat its protective trigger as a second chance, not permission to dive without support or an exit.
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