ITEM / WHAT IT PROVIDES

Ring of Protection

Effects, purchase choices and options for your match.

VALVE · 7.41fChecked 06.10.2026All items ↗
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I would consider armor when attacks and other physical damage account for most of my health loss. It is a clear answer to a damage type, rather than every enemy at once.

Armour
2
01 / MECHANICS

What the item does

01

How it works

Passive bonuses: armor 2.

RUSLAN / IN-GAME DECISION

How I decide

«Ring of Protection: I buy this component to gain time against physical attacks.»

Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
01 Situation
A significant share of health loss comes from physical hits.
02 My decision
I assess how ‘2 armour’ helps in the next trade. I check the next step, Buckler, against the immediate task rather than buying it automatically.
03 What I avoid
Armour does not reduce magical and pure damage in the same fight.
02 / MY GUIDELINE

When I would buy it

Once I can see who is hitting me; I fit the component into my next item.

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.

05 / ANOTHER ANSWER

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.

VALVE / 7.41f / 06.10.2026

Stats and key conditions

Armour
2

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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