Malefic Roar

In the late game, enemies inevitably build physical defense to mitigate high physical damage. Malefic Roar counters this by scaling physical penetration against high-defense targets. This ensures that the massive damage accumulated from Contract: Soul Steal stacks bypasses enemy armor. Equipping this item allows Aldous to easily execute tanky frontline heroes or slice through squishy targets protected by defensive items late in the match.

Late in the game, enemy tanks and fighters build heavy armor to reduce Arlott's burst damage. Malefic Roar scales his Physical Penetration based on the enemy's Physical Defense, ensuring that Vengeance and Final Slash continue to deal massive damage through high-armor targets. Completing this item transforms Arlott from a squishy-hunter into a formidable threat against frontlines, allowing his Mark-consumption combo to melt durable targets.

As enemies accumulate armor in the mid-to-late game, Badang's flurry of physical attacks loses effectiveness without penetration. Malefic Roar scales physical penetration against target physical defense, ensuring that every explosion from Fist Wind and flurry from Fist Crack pierces heavy armor. This prevents tanky EXP laners and frontline roamers from surviving his full Fist Break wall trap combo, maintaining his ability to solo-kill any trapped target effortlessly.

As enemies stack armor late in the game, Malefic Roar provides dynamic physical penetration scaled against enemy physical defense. This ensures that her Alecto: Final Blow ultimate and basic Swordout Slash dashes retain their devastating burst power against tanky opponents, preventing her damage from falling off when invading the enemy base or fighting for the Lord.

As enemies build armor in the mid game, Malefic Roar ensures Brody heavy physical attacks and skills maintain their lethal burst. This item enhances the physical penetration of both Abyss Impact and Torn-Apart Memory against tanky targets. With armor reduction applied to his burst, Brody can effectively melt frontline tanks who attempt to body-block his skills or isolate him before he detonates his Abyss Mark stacks.

As enemy tankiness increases late in the game, Malefic Roar allows Chou to bypass heavy physical defense. This penetration amplifies the base physical damage of Jeet Kune Do and both hits of The Way of Dragon against armored targets. When combined with the bonus physical penetration granted by Shunpo, Chou maintains his ability to threaten tanks and bruisers, ensuring his burst combos remain lethal regardless of target defenses.

In late-game scenarios, enemy frontliners stack heavy armor to mitigate Claude's continuous physical damage. Malefic Roar solves this by scaling extra physical penetration against high physical defense targets. This ensures that Dexter's follow-up strikes from Battle Side-by-side and every bullet from Blazing Duet slice straight through tanky opponents, preventing his mid-to-late game damage output from falling off.

As tanks and fighters stack physical defense in the late game, Malefic Roar ensures Clint's damage remains lethal. Its passive Armor Buster scales his physical penetration against high-defense targets, allowing Double Shot, Quick Draw, and Grenade Bombardment to pierce through frontline armor. This ensures Clint can dismantle tanky heroes during objective contests around the Lord or Turtle.

As enemy frontline heroes assemble physical defense in the late game, Malefic Roar ensures Granger's physical burst remains lethal. Armor Buster converts enemy physical defense into extra physical penetration, allowing Rhapsody and Death Sonata to shred heavily armored opponents. Without this penetration, Granger's skill damage falls off significantly against tanks, making Malefic Roar crucial for maintaining high impact during high-stakes late-game team fights around Lord.

Enables Hanabi to pierce heavy enemy Physical Defense by granting scaling Physical Penetration based on the target's armor. As tanks stack defensive items late in the game, Malefic Roar ensures her primary attacks and Ninjutsu: Petal Barrage bounces retain their lethal power, preventing her bounce damage from dropping off against armored frontlines.

Malefic Roar ensures Irithel breaks through tanky frontlines late in the game. Her first skill, Strafe, reduces enemy Physical Defense, and Armor Buster amplifies this by converting enemy armor into massive Physical Penetration. This combination allows her enhanced bolts during Heavy Crossbow to pierce heavily armored targets, preventing defensive heroes from blocking her path during crucial fights around the Lord.

Malefic Roar ensures Ixia's heavy physical damage ignores enemy physical defense. As tanks and fighters stack armor in the late game, Armor Buster grants increasing physical penetration. This ensures that every proc of Siphon Starlium and every basic attack during Full Barrage tears through enemy frontlines without losing momentum.