Dota 2

Black King Bar

4,050gdefensivecore

The answer to heavy disables and magic damage. Our recommendation

Stats & effects

From Valve’s item data
  • +10 Strength
  • +24 Damage

active Avatar Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Gives ours:SurvivabilityMagic resistanceSelf dispel

Counters

Enemy traits this item answers Our recommendation
Magic burstStuns & disablesSilencesInitiation

Situational usage — buy it against:

Timing windows

Our estimate if rushed, from a typical gold-per-minute for each position — not measured
8 minPos 19 minPos 210 minPos 313 minPos 415 minPos 5

Best heroes for this item

Hero needs + role fit + appears in our builds Our recommendation
Anti-MageIn curated build14
Phantom AssassinIn curated build14
Faceless VoidIn curated build14
SpectreIn curated build14
SniperIn curated build14
InvokerIn curated build14
Shadow FiendIn curated build14
Storm SpiritIn curated build14

Build synergy

Bought together in the same builds of ours Our recommendation
Aghanim's Scepter 10 buildsSatanic 8 buildsShiva's Guard 8 buildsHeart of Tarrasque 8 buildsBlink Dagger 7 buildsButterfly 6 builds

Alternatives: Manta Style, Aeon Disk