Pipe of Insight

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A powerful artifact of mysterious origin, it creates barriers against magical forces.

Picture a fantastic item in Dota 2 called the Pipe of Insight. It's like having a magical shield that envelops you and your team in a protective bubble!

Base Combat Stats

+ 14.0 Health Regeneration

+ 20% Magic Resistance

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Barrier

Gives a magic damage barrier that absorbs 450 damage to all nearby allies. Lasts 12.0 seconds.
Radius: 1200

Mana: 150

Cooldown: 60

Passive: Insight Aura

Gives allied units 2.5 health regeneration and 10% magic resistance.
Radius: 1200

Additional Insights

Multiple instances of Barrier do not stack.
Stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.
Not only does it provide magical protection, but it also gradually replenishes your team's health over time while the shield is active. It's like having a soothing, healing aura that keeps everyone in fighting shape during the heat of battle.

Statistics

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

Itemization Strategy

Most utility offlaners and some soft supports build it are influenced to build it specially when majority of the team is dealing with magic damage, the earlier the better this is built on the scenario the better it is for everyone. Heroes that likes to carry this item are Darkseer and Tidehunter.

Heroes with Pipe of Insight as Core Item

A core item that buffs your team against magical damage and improves the potential of running at towers with your team and army of creeps.

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An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pangolier

An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Underlord

An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.

Heroes countered by Pipe of Insight

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Trivia

An interesting trivia about the Pipe of Insight in Dota 2 is that its design and concept were influenced by an item from the original Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients (DotA). In Warcraft III, there was an item called 'Hood of Defiance', which provided magic resistance to the hero wearing it.