Why is Shaman's Headdress rushed on Devourer and not Shrunken Head?

[[EHOP]Epidemilk]

One thing that seems neglected so far in this thread: Headdress costs a little more than HALF a Shrunken. The difference is a couple hundred short of buying your PK (or sure, tablet)

[KillBei]

Headress gives better immediate benefit. Regen on devo? Great because Rot takes HP. Vestments? Fantastic all round but even better since Rot is magic damage. Shrunken is not that useful until you spend 3900 gold total. For what great benefit? Maybe 400-600 damage of rot avoided and the ability to channel your ulti completely. If this is worthwhile (a pred needs to be shut down) then go for it. Otherwise though, you can spend a lot less money and be quite tanky then spend the money on really good items like Tablet, PK, Sol's Bulwark and more.

[[E]Clytemnestra]

takes a while to farm behe heart, that 3.2k can be better spent on a ult orb (2100 one) that can be built into a null or geo depending on what you need, or items for a runed axe to boost your farm.

shrunken buildup is pretty easy for a carry, 1000 first for the +10 str then 1600 then 1350, overall 3.9k. sure you can disasemble your helm for the beastheart but overall i'd say heart on a carry should be a much later item. you shouldn't even be eating most of the nukes in a battle since you shouldn't be in a position where they initiate onto you. hell if you tank up you won't be doing any damage really.

don't forget sheepstick

But buying a Shrunken Head means that your enemies will use their skills on your teammates instead - You're transfering the skills from yourself to one of your allies. That's why I often get a Behemoth's Heart on a carry when I need survivability, because your enemies will still use their burst on you, but you won't die - And neither do your teammates.

Before buying a Shrunken, always ask yourself: Do the enemies have too much aoe for me to withstand? Is it a necessity for me to avoid getting disabled for my team to win the teamfight? Does my team lose the teamfight if the enemies use all of their burst on me and manage to kill me, or will they come back? If I get initiated on, will I even be able to get my Shrunken Head out?

actually sh dispells debuffs like keeperult,slows,etc and renders you immune to stuns.if you want to ult their carry to keep him from doing damage then you don't want to be stunned while doing so,the rest of your team's stuns can be used against the other enemies.

[Sherwood]

The points raised here are also examples as to why a Shrunken Head is not better than Shaman's Headress on Accursed.

Another reason is that Shaman's Headress can be further build into a Barrier Idol for 1603g if you need it to provide Team-Assistance against AoE magic Nuke heroes. That's 3g more than the 16 damage part of a BKB and it'll be more useful by giving you a bit more regen and 400 magic absorb shield on allied heroes *and* minons. Dev has many propertise, but he is ultimately a 'form' of support. His strength gain is more effective for making him a meat shield than a melee attacking monster.

[Jezu]

don't forget sheepstick


actually sh dispells debuffs like keeperult,slows,etc and renders you immune to stuns.if you want to ult their carry to keep him from doing damage then you don't want to be stunned while doing so,the rest of your team's stuns can be used against the other enemies.

I was not talking about Devourer, but the item in general. It is strong, but sometimes a Behe's Heart is simply more useful.

[[ANHZ]RikiP]

Omfg same items that I go, someone else knows how to play devo too

meh i prefer pk vs. tablet. both would work too, but pk takes priority imo.

[teabaggedd]

because it takes too long to farm. And its one of the core items. It reduces everything so well.