ITEM / WHAT IT PROVIDES

Minotaur Horn

Effects, purchase choices and options for your match.

VALVE · 7.41fChecked 06.10.2026All items ↗
Neutral · tier 5 / Choose for the current task

I would activate Horn for a brief protected window that my combo needs.

Cooldown
40 s
01 / MECHANICS

What the item does

01

Active: Lesser Avatar

Applies a basic dispel to the owner. Grants +60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. Protects the owner from negative effects. Duration: 2 seconds.

Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

RUSLAN / IN-GAME DECISION

How I decide

«I turn Horn's short window into a button chosen in advance.»

Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
01 Situation
My combo requires getting through some enemy effects.
02 My decision
I activate protection for a sequence of actions, not simply because any fight is starting.
03 What I avoid
Spend the limited duration approaching the target and fail to perform the main action.
02 / MY GUIDELINE

When to choose

When tier 5 neutral items become available. I choose from the current options for the hero's next task; this item is not bought with gold.

04 / HERO AND TASK

Which heroes I would try it on

Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.

VALVE / 7.41f / 06.10.2026

Stats and key conditions

Cooldown
40 s

Game effects and recipes are a snapshot of official data. My guidelines are choices for a task, not a promise of the same build every match. Values for several stages, where present, are separated by ‘/’.

Original Valve item data ↗

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