
Broodmother
For centuries, Black Arachnia the Broodmother lurked in the dark lava tubes beneath the smoldering caldera of Mount Pyrotheos, raising millions of spiderlings in safety before sending them to find prey in the wide world above. In a later age, the Vizier of Greed, Ptholopthales, erected his lodestone ziggurat on the slopes of the dead volcano, knowing that any looters who sought his magnetic wealth must survive the spider-haunted passages. After millennia of maternal peace, Black Arachnia found herself beset by a steady trickle of furfeet and cutpurses, bold knights and noble youths--all of them delicious, certainly, and yet tending to create a less than nurturing environment for her innocent offspring. Tiring of the intrusions, she paid a visit to Ptholopthales; and when he proved unwilling to discuss a compromise, she wrapped the Vizier in silk and set him aside to be the centerpiece o…
Hero lore
For centuries, Black Arachnia the Broodmother lurked in the dark lava tubes beneath the smoldering caldera of Mount Pyrotheos, raising millions of spiderlings in safety before sending them to find prey in the wide world above. In a later age, the Vizier of Greed, Ptholopthales, erected his lodestone ziggurat on the slopes of the dead volcano, knowing that any looters who sought his magnetic wealth must survive the spider-haunted passages. After millennia of maternal peace, Black Arachnia found herself beset by a steady trickle of furfeet and cutpurses, bold knights and noble youths--all of them delicious, certainly, and yet tending to create a less than nurturing environment for her innocent offspring. Tiring of the intrusions, she paid a visit to Ptholopthales; and when he proved unwilling to discuss a compromise, she wrapped the Vizier in silk and set him aside to be the centerpiece o…
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Broodmother abilities
A violent lust for vital fluids increases Broodmother's attack damage and gives her and her Spiderlings a vampiric attack.
Spins a large web that grants Broodmother a passive movement speed increase and increases her Turn Rate, while in its vicinity, as well as giving free movement. Spin Web can be cast from anywhere as long as the new web touches an existing web. Webs never expi…
Broodmother's venom cripples enemy units, causing her attacks to slow and giving the affected unit a chance to miss its attacks and extra damage from attacks.
PassiveWhenever Broodmother kills a unit, she and all units under her control in a 600 radius receive a buff for 3s that heals them for a percentage of the victim's health every 0.5 seconds. Healing from creeps is reduced by 40%.
Passive, HiddenBroodmother injects her young into an enemy unit, dealing damage and slowing them for 4 seconds. The spiderlings will hatch if the target is killed while under this influence.
Popular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch151 selections · 31% - 2
Circlet87 selections · 17.9% - 3
Tango62 selections · 12.7% - 4
Quelling Blade48 selections · 9.9% - 5
Slippers of Agility35 selections · 7.2% - 6
Faerie Fire31 selections · 6.4%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed101 selections · 23.7% - 2
Power Treads85 selections · 19.9% - 3
Soul Ring85 selections · 19.9% - 4
Wraith Band59 selections · 13.8% - 5
Blade of Alacrity23 selections · 5.4% - 6
Blitz Knuckles20 selections · 4.7%
Mid
6 items- 1
Diadem79 selections · 9.9% - 2
Manta Style77 selections · 9.7% - 3
Yasha74 selections · 9.3% - 4
Blade of Alacrity72 selections · 9.1% - 5
Claymore62 selections · 7.8% - 6
Oblivion Staff57 selections · 7.2%
Late
6 items- 1
Ultimate Orb31 selections · 14.2% - 2
Eaglesong26 selections · 11.9% - 3
Butterfly25 selections · 11.5% - 4
Black King Bar18 selections · 8.3% - 5
Eye of Skadi14 selections · 6.4% - 6
Bloodthorn14 selections · 6.4%
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All heroes →Broodmother — frequently asked
What are Broodmother's abilities in Dota 2?
Broodmother's abilities are Insatiable Hunger, Spin Web, Incapacitating Bite, Spider's Milk, Spawn Spiderlings. It is a Agility melee hero played as Carry, Pusher, Escape.
What is Broodmother's primary attribute?
Broodmother is a Agility hero, starting with 18 strength (+2.9/lvl), 18 agility (+3.4/lvl) and 18 intelligence (+2/lvl), and a base move speed of 285.
What do the popular Broodmother item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.







