Black King Bar
Your hero's impenetrable shield, a mighty and indispensable item that not only bolsters your hero's defenses but also grants them immunity against enemy spells and effects.
Base Combat Stats
+ 10 Strength
+ 24 Damage
Recipe
Abilities
Active: Avatar
Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% Magic resistance and immunity to pure and reflected damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect.
Duration: 9 8 7 6
Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Mana: 50
Cooldown: 95
Additional Insights
- Purchasing another Black King Bar will not reset its immunity duration.
- Abilities that pierce magic immunity will work fully even when Avatar is activated
- The beauty of the Black King Bar lies in its defensive and game-changing nature. It's particularly effective against teams reliant on magical abilities or crowd control spells, offering your hero a window of invulnerability to initiate fights, escape dangerous situations, or deal massive damage without fear of interruption.
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Black King Bar as a core or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
BKB is for? If you are from SEA you would understand know what i mean from that, hence knowing that bkb is a crucial part of the game (admit it) that should be bought specially if you are the carry. The tricky part tho is that the itemization of this item varies as an outcome could change from a 9 second BKB to a 6 second BKB. Note that it's always good to time the BKB purchase as it has a very long cooldown that would be crucial to have it's high seconds of duration.
Heroes with Black King Bar as Core Item
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to throw your Unstable Concoction and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that allows you to Blink in without fear and stay alive with a bigger HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team and get to your Flaming Lasso target without interruption.
A unique item that provides debuff immunity against most disables and provides a dispel on cast. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A unique item that provides debuff immunity against most disables and provides a dispel on cast. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use Insatiable Hunger and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that prevents you from getting kited down in fights.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to hit freely in fights and use Death Pact to regain some HP when in trouble. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to maintain Freezing Field channeling. Couples well with Blink Dagger to be able to position your ultimate nicely.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to right click freely in fights and use Solar Guardian without interruption. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid being disabled in teamfights to maximize your Exorcism usage. Also makes you more tanky and confident when running at enemy heroes and towers.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team and ensure you get your Doom off in fights. Makes you more tanky and fearless when running at Doomed enemy heroes.
A core item that prevents you from being kited in fights so you can move and hit freely without being interrupted. Also provides extra tankiness.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to be fearless in the middle of fights and maximize the duration of Magnetize on multiple enemy heroes. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to hit freely in fights with Impetus. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that provides debuff immunity against most disables and silences on the enemy team for a full duration Black Hole.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team and hit freely in Chronosphere. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use Life Break and hit freely in fights with Burning Spear. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get off your spell combo as well as stand your ground and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to use your entire spell combo and right click freely. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to survive during Duel. Improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to survive and deal damage in teamfights. Improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to survive and deal damage in teamfights with all your spells. Improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to prevent you from getting disabled in fights so that you will be able to get into fights with Eclipse and hit freely without being stopped.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to land your Reverse Polarity and hit freely. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely during Unleash. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to land your spell combo in teamfights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to form the Wukong's Command ring and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use Attribute Shift and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use Pierce the Veil and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in teamfights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to maintain your Pulverize channel and not get kited during Trample. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to maintain your Dismember channel and not get kited when running at enemy heroes with Rot. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team and get your spells of freely in fights to kill enemy heroes. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to maintain your chase with Static Link and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team for Requiem of Souls channeling and to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Makes you less reliant on Shadow Dance and Dark Pact to survive in fights.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that is necessary for you to hit freely and cast spells in fight without getting disabled.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Refraction off and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Sunder as well as Metamorphosis off and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team for Rearm channeling and be fearless when attempting kills in the middle of teamfights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get off your spell combo and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Battle Trance off and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to lock down enemy heroes and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A unique item that provides debuff immunity against most disables and provides a dispel on cast. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Enrage off and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use your spells and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use your spells and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to hit freely in fights and have more versatility with Time Lapse usage. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use Focus Fire and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team for a full duration Death Ward channel. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
Heroes countered by Black King Bar
Sounds
- black_king_bar.wav
Trivia
Back in the days of old DotA, Heroes would grow and evolve while in BKB form.