Hood of Defiance – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Inactive]

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A furred, magic resistant headpiece that is feared by wizards.

A hero's magical cloak, a reliable and protective item that not only enhances your hero's resistance against magical attacks but also offers a shield against incoming spell damage in the most steadfast situation!

Base Combat Stats

+ 8.5 Health Regeneration

+ 18% Magic Resistance

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Barrier

Creates a spell shield that absorbs up to 350 magical damage. Lasts 12.0 seconds.

Mana: 50

Cooldown: 60

Additional Insights

  • Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of spell resistance.
  • Interrupts ChannelingDoesn't stack with added reductions, acts as a standalone shield
  • Its ability to fortify your hero's defenses against magic-based threats, offering a layer of protection during intense confrontations against spellcasting adversaries.

Statistics

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

Carry

Core: 0%

0 out of 43 guides

Carry

Common: 0%

0 out of 43 guides

Carry

Situational: 0%

0 out of 43 guides

Mid

Core: 0%

0 out of 37 guides

Mid

Common: 0%

0 out of 37 guides

Mid

Situational: 0%

0 out of 37 guides

Offlane

Core: 0%

0 out of 44 guides

Offlane

Common: 0%

0 out of 44 guides

Offlane

Situational: 0%

0 out of 44 guides

Support

Core: 0%

0 out of 63 guides

Support

Common: 0%

0 out of 63 guides

Support

Situational: 0%

0 out of 63 guides

Itemization Strategy

A resistant headress feared by wizards, this item is a situational early to mid game to be determined if you need added magical resitance or going for a bigger item that has this as a requirement.

Trivia

Was an item you can build in the side shop before!
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