IO is the hero with one of the highest death in game, is easy to focus on (always on low HP, and right in the side of the fight), and has crap armor and needs damage.
Personally, If I see a Io with a blademail on I'll try to focus my spells and attacks on other heroes (also considering his low Health and the magic resistance), and every extra second he lives is tons of extra damage to the enemy (That's why you see combos like Io-omni)
In my humble opinion everything blademail offers is needed by Io (armor, Damage, the active, even the inteligence).
IO is the hero with one of the highest death in game, is easy to focus on (always on low HP, and right in the side of the fight), and has crap armor and needs damage.
Personally, If I see a Io with a blademail on I'll try to focus my spells and attacks on other heroes (also considering his low Health and the magic resistance), and every extra second he lives is tons of extra damage to the enemy (That's why you see combos like Io-omni)
In my humble opinion everything blademail offers is needed by Io (armor, Damage, the active, even the inteligence).
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