Assault Cuirass [7.38c]

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: 16%

7 out of 44 guides

Offlane

Common: 16%

7 out of 44 guides

Offlane

Situational: 30%

13 out of 44 guides

Mid

Core: 8%

3 out of 38 guides

Mid

Common: 16%

6 out of 38 guides

Mid

Situational: 11%

4 out of 38 guides

Carry

Core: 2%

1 out of 42 guides

Carry

Common: 19%

8 out of 42 guides

Carry

Situational: 10%

4 out of 42 guides

Support

Core: 2%

1 out of 63 guides

Support

Common: 6%

4 out of 63 guides

Support

Situational: 6%

4 out of 63 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 core item that gives you high armor and attack speed. Also helps buff your teammates' arnor and attack speed.

A core item that gives you extra tankiness and a lot of attack speed. Must be picked up if the enemy hero has high physical damage output.

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 your Wolf pack.

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 late-game core item that provides you with extreme tankiness from armor and high DPS due to high attack speed buff for yourself and teammmates around.

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 attack speed for another Walrus Punch! through right clicks with your level 25 talent.

A late game aura item that boosts your team against physical damage and improves the potential of running at towers as well as Roshan. Gives you a better chance to finish off enemies in Duel duration to gain damage.

Heroes countered by Assault Cuirass

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Alchemist's right clicks and Unstable Concoction to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Anti Mage's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Beastmaster and his summons to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Bounty Hunter's Jinada right clicks and reduce his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Bristleback's Quill Spray and right clicks to reduce his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Dawnbreaker's right clicks and Starbreaker to nullify her kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Elder Titan's right clicks to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Gyrocopter during Flak Cannon to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to significantly reduce the burst damage from Acorn Shot.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Juggernaut's right clicks and Omnislash to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Kunkka's right clicks and Tidebringer to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Legion Commander's right clicks to nullify her kill potential during Duel.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Lina's right clicks to nullify her kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Spirit Bear's and Lone Druid's right clicks to nullify their kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Luna's right clicks to nullify her kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from right clicks from Lycan and his Wolf pack to nullify their kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Magnus' cleave right clicks through Empower to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Marci's right clicks to nullify her kill potential during Unleash.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Mars' Gods Rebuke and right clicks to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Medusa's right clicks to nullify her AoE kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from right clicks from Meepo and his clones to nullify their kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Mirana's right clicks to nullify her kill potential in the late game.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Monkey King's right clicks to nullify his kill potential inside Wukong's Command.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Nature's Prophet and Treants to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Night Stalker's right clicks to nullify his kill potential during Dark Ascension.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Phantom Lancer and his illusions to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Puck right clicks during Dream Coil upgraded with Aghanims Scepter to nullify her kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Razor's right clicks and Eye of the Storm to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Riki's right clicks and Tricks of the Trade to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Mass Serpant Wards upgraded with Aghanims Scepter to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Slardar's right clicks and Slithereen Crush to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Snapfire's Lil' Shredder right clicks upgraded by her level 25 talent to nullify her kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Sniper's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Sven's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Templar Assassin's right clicks to nullify her kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions to nullify her kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Tidehunter's Anchor Smash and right clicks in the late game to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Tree Volley and Tiny's Tree Grab right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Troll Warlord's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Tusk's Walrus PUNCH! and Tag Team right clicks to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Ursa's right clicks to nullify his kill potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Vengeful Spirit's right clicks in the late game to nullify her kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Visage and his Familiars to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Astral Step in the late game to nullify Void Spirit's kill potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Weaver's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Windranger's right clicks during Focus Fire to nullify her kill and push potential.

Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from right clicks from Wraith King and his skeletons to nullify their kill and push potential.

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