Solar Crest – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.39d]

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A talisman forged to honor the daytime sky.

Solar Crest is like your hero's radiant shield of empowerment, an incredible item that not only enhances your hero's defenses but also brings a brilliant boost to both offense and support on the battlefield!

Base Combat Stats

+ 4 Armor

+ 4 All Attributes

+ 25 Movement Speed

bonus mana

+ 300 Mana

bonus health

+ 175 Health

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Shine

When cast on an ally, grants them 5 armor, 60 attack speed, 15% movement speed and a 350 physical damage barrier.

Does not grant bonus armor, movement or attack speed if used on self.

Duration: 7

Mana: 100

Cooldown: 16

Additional Insights

  • Shares cooldown with Pavise.
  • Shares cooldown with <item_medallion_of_courage></item_medallion_of_courage>Stacks with other attack speed slowStacks with other movement slow
  • But the Solar Crest doesn't just stop at fortifying your hero, it's a team player! This marvelous crest can be used to target either allies or enemies. When applied to allies, it enhances their armor and evasion, making them more durable and harder to hit. Alternatively, when cast on enemies, it reduces their armor and accuracy, making them vulnerable to your attacks and those of your teammates.

Statistics

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

Support

Core: 21%

13 out of 63 guides

Support

Common: 0%

0 out of 63 guides

Support

Situational: 62%

39 out of 63 guides

Mid

Core: 0%

0 out of 35 guides

Mid

Common: 0%

0 out of 35 guides

Mid

Situational: 6%

2 out of 35 guides

Offlane

Core: 0%

0 out of 43 guides

Offlane

Common: 0%

0 out of 43 guides

Offlane

Situational: 5%

2 out of 43 guides

Carry

Core: 0%

0 out of 41 guides

Carry

Common: 0%

0 out of 41 guides

Carry

Situational: 2%

1 out of 41 guides

Itemization Strategy

Very much appreciated as Soft Support item giving them the flexibility to fight more and buff their teammates this item is very much aimed to be taken around early to mid timing of the game with a rapid increase due to it being much cheaper.

Heroes with Solar Crest as Core Item

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A core item upgraded from {pavise} that provides your allies with a really strong buff for attack speed, damage absorption, movement speed and armor.

Trivia

The introduction of the Solar Crest exemplified Dota 2's ongoing evolution, introducing upgraded items that added depth and versatility to gameplay strategies, before there were very rare upgrade paths.
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