Bladeform Legacy vs Great Sage's Reckoning
Juggernaut Arcana or Monkey King Arcana? Price on four markets, a year of Steam prices, rank, sales and release, side by side.
Kevin: Great Sage's Reckoning is $4.40 cheaper, but Bladeform Legacy ranks higher and sells more. Looks vs. wallet. Classic.
Steam price, last year both arcanas, same axis
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Bladeform Legacy vs Great Sage's Reckoning: which arcana should you pick?
In the popularity duel Bladeform Legacy wins 7 to 0: it ranks #6 in the Dota2Arcana Rank against #14 for Great Sage's Reckoning, with 1,654 copies sold on Steam in 30 days against 897. Juggernaut is picked in 1.9% of public matches, Monkey King in 0.5%. On price, Great Sage's Reckoning is the cheaper one at $16.33 (Lis-Skins), $4.40 under Bladeform Legacy at $20.73. So it is the classic trade-off: Bladeform Legacy is the more popular arcana, Great Sage's Reckoning the cheaper one.
About Bladeform Legacy
Bladeform Legacy is the Juggernaut Arcana, released on Mar 15, 2017 (The Bladeform Legacy Update (with gameplay patch 7.03); TI6 / 2016 Arcana vote winner). Split-mask arcana with new model/animations, a dragon-spirit companion layered into Blade Fury/Blade Dance/Omnislash effects, a high-speed run animation, new voice lines and an Omnislash kill counter. Originally: Dota Store purchase of the Bladeform Legacy Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2017-03-31) for $34.99. Today the cheapest offer is $20.73 on Lis-Skins, with 180 copies listed across the markets we track. It sits at #6 of 25 in the Dota2Arcana Rank with 1,654 copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days. It has 2 styles and 5 set pieces.
Bladeform Legacy: prices, styles, 3D view →
About Great Sage's Reckoning
Great Sage's Reckoning is the Monkey King Arcana, released on Dec 12, 2016 (7.00 'The New Journey' update, released together with the Monkey King hero). Head item with four story-themed looks (new textures and particles) tied to Wukong's Command, a nimbus-cloud run animation at 400+ movement speed and new voice lines. Originally: Dota Store purchase of the Great Sage's Reckoning Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2017-01-31) for $34.99. Today the cheapest offer is $16.33 on Lis-Skins, with 148 copies listed across the markets we track. It sits at #14 of 25 in the Dota2Arcana Rank with 897 copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days. It has 4 styles and 4 set pieces.
Great Sage's Reckoning: prices, styles, 3D view →How to get Bladeform Legacy and Great Sage's Reckoning
Bladeform Legacy
Tradable: buy it on the Steam Community Market or on a third-party market (see the price comparison above).
Buy for $20.73 →Great Sage's Reckoning
Tradable: buy it on the Steam Community Market or on a third-party market (see the price comparison above).
Buy for $16.33 →Prices, supply and history
Every number side by side. Prices from Oct 9, 2026; the better value in a row is marked.
| Bladeform Legacy | Great Sage's Reckoning |
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| Cheapest offer | $20.73 · Lis-Skins | $16.33 · Lis-Skins |
| Steam price | $23.47 | $19.58 |
| 7 days | -23.6% | -23.5% |
| 30 days | -20.4% | -20.5% |
| 1 year | -25.2% | -16.9% |
| Sold on Steam, 30 days | 1,654 | 897 |
| Listed now | 180 | 148 |
| All-time high | $31.85 · May 2021 | $29.29 · Feb 2019 |
| First week on Steam | $28.16 · Feb 2019 | $23.61 · Feb 2017 |
| Released | Mar 15, 2017 | Dec 12, 2016 |
| How it came out | Dota Store purchase of the Bladeform Legacy Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2017-03-31) | Dota Store purchase of the Great Sage's Reckoning Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2017-01-31) |
| Launch price | $34.99 | $34.99 |
| Styles | 2 | 4 |
| Set pieces | 5 | 4 |
Price on every market
Lowest offer per market in USD. The cheapest is highlighted; a click opens the offer.
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Bladeform Legacy vs Great Sage's Reckoning: questions and answers
Bladeform Legacy or Great Sage's Reckoning: which is cheaper?
Great Sage's Reckoning (Monkey King) is cheaper: $16.33 on Lis-Skins against $20.73 for Bladeform Legacy, $4.40 less (Oct 9, 2026).
Which one is more popular?
Bladeform Legacy ranks higher in the Dota2Arcana Rank (#6 vs #14 of 25), which sorts arcanas by copies sold on Steam in 30 days: 1,654 for Bladeform Legacy.
Which one has more styles?
Great Sage's Reckoning has more: 4 styles against 2 for Bladeform Legacy. Styles are unlocked in game, not bought; see each arcana page for the unlock conditions.
Which one is older?
Great Sage's Reckoning came out first, on Dec 12, 2016; Bladeform Legacy followed on Mar 15, 2017.
How does the popularity duel work?
Three rows give points to the better arcana: the Dota2Arcana Rank (4 flames, our ranking by copies sold on Steam in 30 days), the Steam sales themselves (2) and the hero's pick rate in public matches (1, OpenDota). The higher rank therefore always wins; sales and pick rate show how clear it is. Rows with missing data give no points.
Can I compare other arcanas?
Yes, every pair of the 25 arcanas has its own page. Pick two at the top of this page.
