Assault Cuirass – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.40b]
Upgraded Item | Armor
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5125Forged 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.
Base Combat Stats
Recipe
Abilities
Passive: Assault Aura
Grants 30 attack speed and 5 armor to nearby allied units and structures, and decreases nearby enemy unit and structure armor by 5.
Radius: 1200
Additional Insights
- Affects BuildingMultiple Assault Cuirass does not stack
- It's like donning a shining, protective armor that exudes resilience and power. The Assault Cuirass provides a blend of armor, attack speed, and an incredible aura that significantly empowers your hero and nearby allies.
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.
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 extra tankiness and a lot of attack speed. 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 late game 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 creeps.
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 item on your Spirit Bear to become tanky with armor and massively boost your 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 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 that works well with the Seeing Red facet.
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 late game aura item that boosts your team against physical damage and improves the potential of running at towers as well as Roshan with minus armor. The armor reduction also helps deal more damage with the Rolling Thunder connection on enemy heroes.
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.
Trivia
In Warcraft III, the Night Elf hero unit, Furion, had an ability named 'Thorns Aura', which granted nearby allied units increased attack damage and a chance to retaliate against attackers with spiked armor. This ability's functionality and theme were instrumental in inspiring the creation of the Assault Cuirass in Dota 2.
