Pipe of Insight [7.38c]
Upgraded Item | Support
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3725A powerful artifact of mysterious origin, it creates barriers against magical forces.
Picture a fantastic item in Dota 2 called the Pipe of Insight. It's like having a magical shield that envelops you and your team in a protective bubble!
Base Combat Stats
+ 14.0 Health Regeneration
+ 20% Magic Resistance
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Barrier
Gives a magic damage barrier that absorbs 425 damage to all nearby allies. Lasts 8.0 seconds.
Radius: 1200
Mana: 150
Cooldown: 60
Passive: Insight Aura
Gives allied units 2.5 health regeneration and 8% magic resistance.
Radius: 1200
Additional Insights
- Multiple instances of Barrier do not stack.
- Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.
- Interrupts channelingAffects Towers and Buildings
- Not only does it provide magical protection, but it also gradually replenishes your team's health over time while the shield is active. It's like having a soothing, healing aura that keeps everyone in fighting shape during the heat of battle.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Pipe of Insight as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
Most utility offlaners and some soft supports build it are influenced to build it specially when majority of the team is dealing with magic damage, the earlier the better this is built on the scenario the better it is for everyone. Heroes that likes to carry this item are Darkseer and Darkseer and yes Darkseer.
Heroes with Pipe of Insight as Core Item
A core item that buffs your team against magical damage and improves the potential of running at towers with your team and army of creeps.
An incredible aura item to defend against magical damage and improve your impact in teamfights while Primal Split is on cooldown.
Heroes countered by Pipe of Insight
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Ancient Apparition's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Batrider's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Clockwerk's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Crystal Maiden's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Dark Seer's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Dark Willow's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Death Prophet's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Disruptor's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Doom's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Earth Spirit's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Earthshaker's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Elder Titan's Earth Splitter and Echo Stomp.
Negates a good amount of Ember's magic damage and the innate sustain aura helps with the constant poke.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Enigma's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Grimstroke's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Gyrocopter's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Hoodwink's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Huskar's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Invoker's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Jakiro's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Keeper of the Light's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Kunkka's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Leshrac's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lich's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lina's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lion's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lucent Beam and Eclipse.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Marci's spells.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Mars' magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Mirana's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Muerta's Pierce the Veil right clicks and spells.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Necrophos' magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Ogre Magi's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Pangolier's Shield Crash.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Phoenix's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Puck's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Pugna's magic heavy toolkit.
Ringmaster's kit is exclusively Magical damage, which makes Pipe great for mitigating his damage for both you and your teammates.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Sand King's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes combo.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Silencer's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Skywrath Mage's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Snapfire's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Storm Spirit's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Techies' magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Tinker's March of the Machines spam.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Tiny's Avalanche and Toss combo.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Treant Protector's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Underlord's Firestorm spam.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Venomancer's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Viper's Poison Attack right clicks and spells.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Visage's Soul Assumption spam.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Warlock's Fatal Bonds, Upheaval, and the summoned imps.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Winter Wyvern's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Witch Doctor's spells except for Death Ward.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Zeus' magic heavy toolkit.
Trivia
An interesting trivia about the Pipe of Insight in Dota 2 is that its design and concept were influenced by an item from the original Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients (DotA). In Warcraft III, there was an item called 'Hood of Defiance', which provided magic resistance to the hero wearing it.