Assault Cuirass – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.41c]

Upgraded Item | Armor

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Forged in the depths of the nether reaches, this hellish mail provides an army with increased armor and attack speed.

Your hero's all-in-one armor upgrade, a powerful and supportive item that not only enhances your hero's defenses but also boosts their team's strength.

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Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Assault Cuirass as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Offlane

Core: 30%

14 out of 46 guides

Offlane

Common: 7%

3 out of 46 guides

Offlane

Situational: 28%

13 out of 46 guides

Carry

Core: 14%

6 out of 43 guides

Carry

Common: 14%

6 out of 43 guides

Carry

Situational: 7%

3 out of 43 guides

Mid Lane

Core: 8%

3 out of 37 guides

Mid Lane

Common: 14%

5 out of 37 guides

Mid Lane

Situational: 16%

6 out of 37 guides

Support

Core: 0%

0 out of 64 guides

Support

Common: 8%

5 out of 64 guides

Support

Situational: 8%

5 out of 64 guides

Itemization Strategy

Heavily utilized by Offlaners that are mainly initiators, this item is a mid to late game item that could truly benefit the team as whole whether be it pushing or team fighting. Heroes that build this item are Slardar and Wraith King to name a few.

Heroes with Assault Cuirass as Core Item

A late game aura item that boosts your physical damage against enemy heroes and buildings while tanking up with armor to reduce the enemy physical damage. Improves the potential of running at towers as well as {roshan} with minus armor. Also gives you attack speed to have more DPS with Tree Grab.

A core aura item that boosts your team against physical damage and improves the potential of running at towers as well as {roshan} with your team and army of summons. Also provides attack speed to you and nearby Boars to quickly build up Drums of Slom stacks with {aghanims-scepter}.

A core item that boosts your physical damage against enemy heroes and buildings while tanking up with armor to reduce the enemy physical damage. Improves the potential of running at towers as well as {roshan} with minus armor. Also gives you some much needed attack speed.

A core item that gives tankiness through armor to you, your team, and buildings, while increasing your right click damage output through attack speed and reducing the armor of enemy heroes and buildings. A must buy when the enemy lineup has high physical damage output.

A core item that makes up for your lackluster armor gain, while providing your and your team with an extra layer of physical damage amplification with the armor reduction around you. Also provides some useful attack speed.

A core aura item that boosts your team's tankiness against physical damage and improves the potential of running at towers as well as {roshan} with your team and your Wolf pack. Also provides some much needed attack speed.

A core aura item to improve your tankiness with armor and do more damage to enemy heroes and buildings by reducing their armor in an AoE around you. During Primal Split, the aura is carried by the Earth Brewling.

A core item on your Spirit Bear to become tanky with armor and massively boost its right click damage against enemy heroes and building by reducing their armor. Also boosts attack speed to quickly build up Entangle stacks with right clicks.

A core aura item to boost the armor of your hero and Phantasm illusions and dish out more physical damage to enemy heroes and buildings around you by lowering their armor. Also boosts the attack speed of your hero and illusions.

A core aura item that boosts your team and Familiars against physical damage and improves the potential of running at enemy heroes, towers, and {roshan} with minus armor.

A core item that makes you extremely tanky with armor and lets you dish out more damage with your right clicks and Quill Spray by reducing the armor of enemy heroes and buildings around you. Also provides attack speed to make better use of Warpath stacks.

A core item to become tanky with armor and reduce the armor of enemies around you to have a better chance of winning Duels. Also provides attack speed to improve your right click DPS. Also works well to get objectives like towers and {roshan}.

A core aura item to pair with {power-treads} that boosts your physical damage against enemy heroes and buildings while tanking up with armor to reduce the enemy physical damage. Improves the potential of running at towers as well as {roshan} with minus armor. Has great synergy with the damage gain from Atrophy Aura.

A core aura item that boosts your team against physical damage and improves the potential of running at towers as well as {roshan}. Also lets you burst heroes with Starbreaker.

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