What the item does
01
Passive: Damage Block
Guaranteed to block damage from hero attacks: 30 damage for a melee owner or 20 damage for a ranged owner.
Has a 50% chance to block damage from creeps.
How I decide
«I take this Shield from the neutral selection, not the old shop.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- I need attack blocking that accounts for my hero being melee or ranged.
- 02 My decision
- I compare the block amount with nearby opponents' actual attacks.
- 03 What I avoid
- Treat protection from attacks as a general reduction to every incoming spell.
When to choose
When tier 2 neutral items become available. I choose from the current options for the hero's next task; this item is not bought with gold.
Which heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
Stats and key conditions
Valve notes
- Multiple sources of damage block do not stack.
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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