What the item does
Active: Protect
When cast on an ally, grants a barrier that absorbs 250 physical damage. Duration: 7 seconds.
How I decide
«A small early barrier is sometimes more useful than an expensive future promise.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- In lane, an ally is losing trades specifically to physical attacks.
- 02 My decision
- I use Protect before focus continues and use the window gained for a retreat or response.
- 03 What I avoid
- Save for an expensive upgrade while an available barrier would already have changed several trades.
When I would buy it
Before expensive upgrades, if attacks already prevent an ally from playing.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Wizard Hat
Fluffy Hat
Ring of ProtectionWhich heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
What to compare it with
Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.
Builds into
Connections through Valve recipes. Owning a component does not oblige me to buy its upgrade immediately.
Stats and key conditions
- Armour
- 3
- Mana
- 175
- Health
- 175
- Cooldown
- 16 s
- Mana cost
- 60
- Cast range
- 1000
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 ‘/’.
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