Glimmer Cape

The Glimmer Cape is like your hero's magical shroud, a remarkable cloak that not only conceals your hero from enemy sight but also offers a protective shimmer of resistance, all in the friendliest and most enchanting manner!

Upgraded Item | Magical

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The stolen cape of a master illusionist.

The Glimmer Cape is like your hero's magical shroud, a remarkable cloak that not only conceals your hero from enemy sight but also offers a protective shimmer of resistance, all in the friendliest and most enchanting manner!

Base Combat Stats

+ 25% Magic Resistance

Recipe

The Glimmer Cape is like your hero's magical shroud, a remarkable cloak that not only conceals your hero from enemy sight but also offers a protective shimmer of resistance, all in the friendliest and most enchanting manner!

Shadow Amulet

Cloak

Glimmer Cape Recipe

Abilities

Active: Glimmer

After a 0.5 second delay, grants invisibility, 40 movement speed and a magic damage barrier that absorbs up to 300 damage to you or a target allied unit for 5 seconds.
Can be cast while channeling.

Mana: 90

Cooldown: 14

Additional Insights

What's truly amazing is that this magnificent cape not only makes your hero invisible but also provides a substantial bonus to magic resistance. It's like having a shield against magical assaults, protecting your hero and making them more resilient to enemy spells while hidden from view.

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Glimmer Cape as a core or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

Glimmer cape is a support item that is usually built from the early game specially out of the post laning stage that helps boost the confidence of your cores to play a little more risky and brave against heroes that have high burst damage and spells.

Heroes with Glimmer Cape as Core Item

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ancient Apparition

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Also helps defend against magical damage with the barrier.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Bane

A core defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble.NOTE: Can be cast on yourself while channeling Fiends Grip to become untargetable without detection.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Crystal Maiden

A core defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Can also be cast on yourself while channeling Freezing Field to become untargetable without detection.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Dazzle

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Also helps defend against magical damage with the barrier.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Disruptor

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Also lets you walk into teamfights for a multi hero Static Storm.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Lich

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Works well to sneak close to enemy heroes and lock them down with Sinister Gaze.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Oracle

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Also helps defend against magical damage with the barrier.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pugna

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Can be applied on yourself while channeling Life Drain.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ringmaster

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Also helps defend against magical damage with the barrier.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Techies

A core defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Can be cast on yourself before using Blast Off! to reduce the self damage taken.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Warlock

A core defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Can also be cast on yourself while channeling Upheaval to become untargetable without detection.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Io

A defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Also helps defend against magical damage with the barrier.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Witch Doctor

A core defensive item that lets you or a teammate become invisible and get out of trouble. Can also be cast on yourself while channeling Death Ward to become untargetable without detection.

Heroes countered by Glimmer Cape

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Trivia

Originally, the item provided 66% magic resistance to the targeted ally for 5 seconds upon activation. However, this amount of magic resistance was considered quite potent and could potentially be overpowered.