Monster Rounds

Weapon ·Tier 1 · Passive

800

What it does

Innate

Passive — works automatically once bought.

Non Player Bonus Weapon Power

25%

Non Player Bullet Resist

Non-Combat Regen

When to buy & tricks

Monster Rounds is a cheap Tier 1 weapon item that turns you into a farming machine: bonus weapon damage and bullet resist against NPCs let you melt troopers, neutral camps and guardians faster while soaking less of their return fire. The out-of-combat regen keeps you topped up between waves, so you spend more time clearing and less time backing.

When to buy

Slot it in your first few hundred souls if your plan is to farm the jungle, push lanes and chip guardians — gun-heavy carries and split-farmers get the most out of it. The bonuses only touch NPCs, so it's pure economy, not a fight stat: you're buying a faster soul lead, not duel power. Later it upgrades into Cultist Sacrifice when you want bonus souls and even bigger NPC damage.

→Every bonus is conditional on NPC targets (troopers, creeps, neutral camps, guardians/walkers, mid-boss) — it does nothing in hero fights.

→The bullet resist lets you tank camp aggro and stand in trooper fire while you clear, so you finish stacks at near-full health.

→Buy it early to snowball farm, then upgrade into Cultist Sacrifice once you want the bonus souls and stronger clear.

→Skip it on pure gank/teamfight heroes who barely touch camps — the slot is wasted if you're not farming NPCs.

Is Monster Rounds worth it?

If you actively farm jungle and push lanes, yes — it's one of the cheapest ways to speed up clears and build an early soul lead. Heroes who don't farm NPCs get almost nothing from it.

Does Monster Rounds help against enemy heroes?

No. The bonus weapon damage and bullet resist only apply versus NPCs, so it adds zero in hero duels. It's a pure economy item — value it for farm speed, not fights.

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