Black King Bar

Upgraded Item | Armor

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4050

A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants.

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

Combat Stats

+ 24 Damage

+ 10 Damage for Strength Heroes

+ 220 Health (from attributes)

+ 0.9 Health Regen (from attributes)

+ 60% Magic Resistance

Attributes

+ 10 Strength

Recipe

Abilities

Additional Insights

Statistics

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 that gives you more freedom to hit enemy heroes stunned with Unstable Concoction. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.

A core item that allows you to stand your ground and right click freely. The BKB timer also lowers on your hero even if you use it on your Tempest Double.

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 core item that prevent you from getting kited and disabled in fights.

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 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 that provides debuff immunity against most disables to freely do all your damage and have a better chance of escape with Fire Remnant. 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 that lets you avoid most disables on the enemy team to stand your ground 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 to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Shapeshift off 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 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 Wukongs Command ring and hit freely. 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 is bought to prevent enemies from disabling you and bursting you down without being able to Dark Pact.

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 situational item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to maintain your Charge of Darkness channel and 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 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

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance on use to not get stunned by Cold Feet and reduce the damage taken from Ancient Apparitions magic heavy toolkit.

Lets you counter Enfeeble and Nightmare in particular and play freely in fights.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance on use to avoid Sticky Napalm and reduce the damage taken from Batriders magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you a dispel against Track as well as debuff immunity and magic resistance on use to take less damage from Shuriken Toss.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get stunned or cycloned during Primal Split and reduce the damage taken from Brewmasters magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get stunned by Hoof Stomp and reduce the damage taken from Centaurs magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity on use to not get stunned by Chaos Bolt or bursted down by Reality Rift.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get stunned by Battery Assault and reduce the damage taken from Clockwerks magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get rooted by Frostbite and reduce the damage taken from Crystal Maidens magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get caught by Dark Seers combo and reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get caught by Dark Willows lockdown and reduce the damage taken from her magic heavy toolkit.

Lets you not get stunned by Starbreaker and reduce the damage taken from Celestial Hammer and Solar Guardian.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get Silenced and reduce the damage taken from her magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid all of Disruptors spells and reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit and stand your ground to fight while Doomed.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid all of Earth Spirits spells and reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid all of Earthshakers lockdown and reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Echo Stomp and reduce the damage taken from Elder Titans magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Searing Chains lockdown and reduce the damage taken from Ember Spirits magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity to nullify the damage taken from Impetus.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Grimstrokes stun and silence as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Homing Missile stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Gyrocopters magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Bushwhack stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Hoodwinks magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Inner Fire disarm as well as reduce the damage taken from Huskars magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Invokers lockdown and control spells as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Ice Path stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Jakiros magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Keeper of the Lights control spells as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Kunkkas control spells as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Split Earth stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Leshracs magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Lich's control spells as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Light Strike Array stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Linas magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Lions lockdown as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Lucent Beam stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Lucent Beam and Eclipse.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Marcis stun and slow as well as reduce the damage taken from her spells.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Mars' stun and walk through Arena as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Sacred Arrow stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Miranas magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Adaptive Strike (Strength) stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Morphlings spells.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Muertas control spells as well as reduce the damage taken from her Pierce the Veil right clicks and spells.

Gives you debuff immunity to avoid the Ensnare root as well as not get slept by Song of the Siren to fight Naga Siren.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Impale and Spiked Carapace stuns as well as reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Fireblast stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Ogre Magis magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid Oracles control spells as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Astral Imprisonment control and nullify Arcane Orb damage as well as reduce the damage taken from his other spells.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Rolling Thunder stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Pangoliers magic heavy toolkit.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid your mana getting burnt from Diffusal Blade as well as reduce the damage taken from Spirit Lance buffed with Aghanims Scepter.

Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to stand your ground and destroy the Phoenix Supernova as well as reduce the damage taken from his magic heavy toolkit.

To reduce the magical damage received from her and provide status resistance to slow.

Sand kings damage relies on spells and Black King Bar prevents all of them.

To prevent getting feared away and bursted down by his ultimate.

Reduces the magical damage and slow duration received from Storm Spirit and prevents getting pulled by his Electric Vortex.

Sunder and Reflection can`t be used against spell immune heroes

Timber`s dmg relies on spells and Black King Bar prevents all of them

Prevent getting pulled in by his Aether Remnant and take lesser magical damage from his spells. Also prevents getting silenced by his Aghanim's Scepter or Orchid purchase.

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