IIIHunter's Aura
Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate . If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled .
How Hunter's Aura is performing now
Durability and resistance
Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate . If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled .
Hunter's Aura functions as durability and resistance within the Weapon shop. The strategic value is surviving a defined damage pattern or control window long enough to keep contributing. Because it is a core mid-to-late purchase, the right comparison is the fight pattern it unlocks versus the other purchases that the same 3,200 souls could complete.
When Hunter's Aura belongs in the build
- Hunter's Aura's protection matches the damage or control that is deciding fights.
- Living through the first enemy commitment lets your kit deliver a second meaningful action.
- Your team needs you to hold space rather than trade your life for a single cast.
- The enemy threat profile does not match the protection described by the item.
- Poor positioning, not insufficient durability, is causing most deaths.
- More health would only delay a loss without creating damage, control, or an escape opportunity.
Timing, movement, and hero fit
Hunter's Aura is a core mid-to-late purchase at 3,200 souls. Judge it against the next fight and the purchases it delays, not only against its isolated tooltip value.
Lock Lab has not received a reliable current sample for Hunter's Aura yet, so no performance conclusion should be drawn from missing data.
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COMPARE ITEM →How Hunter's Aura has changed
- Fire Rate reduction increased from -14% to -15%
- Solo hero multiplier reduced from 3x to 2x
- Bullet Resist Reduction increased from -8% to -10%
- Fire Rate Reduction increased from -11% to -14%
Hunter's Aura in Deadlock builds
Item strength depends on hero kit, purchase timing, lobby rank, and the current patch. Use the hero pages below to compare this item against complete build paths instead of treating a single item as universally optimal.
Transparent reference, original analysis
Live performance and purchase timing come from community-indexed match records. Lock Lab's rates, comparison windows, confidence labels, and hero-affinity analysis are original calculations—not official Valve recommendations.
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