Linken's Sphere

A hero's protective barrier, an extraordinary and versatile item that shields your hero from enemy spells and grants essential attributes.

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This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history.

A hero's protective barrier, an extraordinary and versatile item that shields your hero from enemy spells and grants essential attributes.

Base Combat Stats

+ 16 All Attributes

+ 6 Health Regeneration

+ 4.25 Mana Regeneration

Recipe

Abilities

Passive: Spellblock

Blocks most targeted spells once every 14.0 seconds.

Active: Transfer Spellblock

Temporarily removes Spellblock from the item's owner and transfers it to an allied unit for 14.0 seconds.

Cooldown: 14

Additional Insights

Targeted abilities from neutral items do not trigger Spellblock.
The wonder of Linken's Sphere lies in its defensive and stat-enhancing nature. It's particularly effective against enemy heroes with targeted spells, providing your hero with a layer of protection and ensuring their safety during key engagements.

Statistics

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

Itemization Strategy

Another situational item that gives survivality to a core hero but sometimes built by supports just to also give it to their core heroes. This item is picked up around the mid game mark.

Heroes with Linken's Sphere as Core Item

Linken gives you both scaling and a defensive tool you can use to further empower your cores, making it a core pickup for a scaling support like Mirana. It provides all stats, which scales Mirana as she is universal, while giving you a defensive tool for both you and your cores.

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Trivia

A fascinating trivia about Linken's Sphere in Dota 2 is its historical significance and evolution from its original form to its current iteration. Linken's Sphere was initially introduced in Dota 2 as a direct adaptation from its predecessor, the item 'Sphere of Linken' in the original Dota (Defense of the Ancients) mod. The item underwent several modifications in both its functionality and recipe ingredients over various patches and updates.