GAME ENCYCLOPEDIA

Hand of Midas

Description, attributes and patch history, in one place.

CURRENT GAME DATA

Active: Transmute — Kills a non-hero target for 160 gold. Killing a neutral creep additionally grants a madstone bundle. Cannot be used on Ancient creeps.

Lore

Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to line the owner's pockets.

Cost (gold): 2,200
Cast range: 600
Initial charges: 1
+Attack speed: 40

The gold given is unreliable gold (you do not get the normal creep bounty).
Experience gained by using Transmute is not shared.

Change history

5 records

PATCH 7.41e2026-07-30items

Hand of Midas

1 change

Attack Speed bonus increased from +35 to +40

Hand of Midasitem Valve source ↗

PATCH 7.412026-03-24items

Hand of Midas

2 changes

Transmute no longer prevents camp-clearing Madstone Bundles from spawning if it was used on the last creep in neutral camp
Getting guaranteed Madstone Bundle from Transmute used to prevent the camp-clearing bundle from spawning

Hand of Midasitem Valve source ↗

PATCH 7.402025-12-15items

Hand of Midas

2 changes

Transmute no longer has an experience multiplier
Transmute charge restore time decreased from 110s to 90s

Hand of Midasitem Valve source ↗