What the item does
Passive: Damage Block
Grants a 60% chance to block 50 damage from incoming attacks on melee heroes, and 25 damage on ranged.
How I decide
«Vanguard should give me time to hold the lane.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- On a frontline hero, I have to take many small attacks and remain near creeps.
- 02 My decision
- I compare blocking and recovery with the actual stream of attacks; I choose the next upgrade for the whole team's need.
- 03 What I avoid
- Keep stacking only physical protection when the danger has already shifted to magical focus.
When I would buy it
Early against suitable pressure; upgrading to Crimson depends on the team's needs.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Vitality Booster
Ring of HealthWhich 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
- Health
- 250
- Health regeneration
- 4.5
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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