
Extra Health
A simple early health purchase that gives you more room for mistakes and short trades. Sometimes surviving one extra ability is more valuable than a small damage upgrade.
Extra Health stats & effects

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 Extra Health
Buy it when incoming burst or chip damage makes you leave lane before you can collect souls.
There’s no fixed build order. Buy it when it solves a problem in your current match.
How to use it
Watch out
Health increases your margin for error, but positioning and recovery still decide whether you can stay on the map.
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