Cloak [7.38c]
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800A cloak made of a magical material that works to dispel any magic cast on it.
A Cloak is like wrapping your hero in a magical embrace, shielding them from the harsh blows of spells and providing a comforting sense of protection!
Base Combat Stats
+ 20% Magic Resistance
Recipe
Additional Insights
- Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of spell resistance.
- The Cloak isn't just about defense, it's about enhancing survivability. It allows your hero to endure magical assaults with fortitude, providing a cushion against spells and ensuring they can weather through magical barrages during intense battles.
- In the fiery world of Dota 2, the Cloak of Flames is like wrapping your hero in a warm embrace from a friendly blaze, a fantastic item that doesn't just sparkle but surrounds your hero with the comforting warmth and destructive power of flames!
- Debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds
- So, envision the Cloak of Flames as a cozy wrap of controlled conflagration, dealing fiery retribution to foes, protecting your hero with the warmth of a friendly flame, and ensuring they blaze through battles with controlled fury
- A very clever neutral item choice in the middle game as provider of armor and resistance it is a common choice for offlaners who always draw opponents and relies valiantly on armor and resistance, Heroes like Doom, Dark Seer and Tide Hunter are strong candidates for this item.
- Did you know it was created on Patch 7.28
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Cloak as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
Usually bought after the laning stage this item is a must for cores who would need that extra survivability. Heroes that benefit from picking it up early are Pudge and Phantom Lancer.
Heroes countered by Cloak
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Ancient Apparition's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Arc Warden's Flux and Spark Wraith.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Batrider's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Brewmaster's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Clockwerk's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Crystal Maiden's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Dark Seer's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Dark Willow's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Disruptor's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Doom's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Earth Spirit's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Enigma's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Grimstroke's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Gyrocopter's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Hoodwink's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Huskar's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Invoker's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Jakiro's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Keeper of the Light's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Leshrac's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lich's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lina's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Lion's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Marci's spells.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Mars' magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Nyx Assassin's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Ogre Magi's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Oracle's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Pangolier's Shield Crash.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Phoenix's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Puck's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Pugna's magic heavy toolkit.
Ringmaster's spells do exclusively magical damage, making Cloak effective at mitigating his damage output.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Sand King's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes combo.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Silencer's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Skywrath Mage's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Snapfire's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Techies' magic heavy toolkit
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Tinker's March of the Machines spam.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Tiny's Avalanche and Toss combo.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Venomancer's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Viper's Poison Attack right clicks and spells.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Visage's Soul Assumption spam.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Winter Wyvern's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Witch Doctor's spells except for Death Ward.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Zeus' magic heavy toolkit.
Trivia
It has a very old name called 'Magus Cloak' referring probably to the Great Magus himself.