Dota 2

Crimson Guard

3,725gdefensivecore

Blocks many small physical hits. Our recommendation

Stats & effects

From Valve’s item data
  • +250 Health
  • +12 Health Regeneration
  • +6 Armor

active Guard For 7 seconds, grant nearby allied heroes and buildings a 100% chance to block damage equal to 70 plus 2% of the caster's max health value from each incoming attack. Radius: 1200

passive Damage Block Grants a 60% chance to block 75 damage from incoming attacks on melee heroes, and 50 damage on ranged.

Gives ours:ArmorTeamfight utilityTeam aura

Counters

Enemy traits this item answers Our recommendation
Sustained physical DPSIllusionsSummons

Situational usage — buy it against:

Timing windows

Our estimate if rushed, from a typical gold-per-minute for each position — not measured
7 minPos 18 minPos 210 minPos 312 minPos 414 minPos 5

Best heroes for this item

Hero needs + role fit + appears in our builds Our recommendation
AxeIn curated build12
Centaur WarrunnerIn curated build12
MarsGood fit6
TidehunterGood fit3
Legion CommanderGood fit3
BristlebackGood fit3
NecrophosGood fit-2
Witch DoctorGood fit-2

Build synergy

Bought together in the same builds of ours Our recommendation
Black King Bar 2 buildsBlink Dagger 2 buildsShiva's Guard 2 buildsHeart of Tarrasque 2 buildsPipe of Insight 1 buildBlade Mail 1 build

Alternatives: Shiva's Guard