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Pipe of Insight

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!
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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

magic resistance

+ 20% Magic Resistance

Recipe

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!
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Pipe of Insight Recipe

Abilities

Active: Barrier

Gives a magic damage barrier that absorbs <value>425</value> damage to all nearby allies. Lasts <value>8.0</value> seconds.<br>Radius: <value>1200</value>

Mana: 150

Cooldown: 60

Passive: Insight Aura

Gives allied units <value>2.5</value> health regeneration and <value>8</value>% magic resistance.<br>Radius: <value>1200</value>

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 Darkseer and yes Darkseer.

Heroes with Pipe of Insight as Core Item

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Underlord
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Bounty Hunter
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Brewmaster
An incredible aura item to defend against magical damage and improve your impact in teamfights while Primal Split is on cooldown.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Chen
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.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Dark Seer
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Nature's Prophet
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Kunkka
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 Primal Beast
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Clockwerk
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Sand King
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Timbersaw
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Undying
An aura item that improves your impact in teamfights by buffing your whole team with magic resistance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Venomancer
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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Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Dark Seer
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Dark Willow
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Death Prophet
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Disruptor
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Doom
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Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Elder Titan
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ember Spirit
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Enigma
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Grimstroke
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Gyrocopter
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Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Huskar
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Invoker
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Jakiro
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Keeper of the Light
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Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Nyx Assassin
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ogre Magi
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pangolier
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Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Ringmaster
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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.
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