Stats
- +70 Physical Defense
Unique attributes
- +20% Critical Damage Reduction
Unique attributes don’t stack with the same attribute from another item.
Passive
Passive – Bladed Armor
When struck by a Basic Attack, deals Physical Damage equal to 30% of the incoming damage (calculated before Damage Reduction) plus 20% of the hero's Physical Defense to the attacker and slows them by 15% for 1s.
Build path
Built from (3 components)
Heroes who build it
How often Blade Armor is one of the first three items bought, as a share of each hero's ranked games in that lane. From Moonton’s most-picked builds, all ranks.
Counters these heroes
Our counter guides recommend Blade Armor against 56 heroes. Open a hero for the full plan: items, battle spell and how to play against them.
HanabiReflects damage from her basic attacks and bouncing Petal Blades.
MiyaHurts her back for each basic attack she fires into you.
ObsidiaHer Bone Shards fire on basic attacks, so reflected damage piles up fast against her.
LesleyHer build relies on crits, and this item cuts crit damage you take while adding defence.
DyrrothHeavy physical defence, though Fatal Strike can shred some of it.
SunInstantaneous Move counts as a basic attack, so he and his clones take reflect damage.
LaylaExtra physical defence soaks her long-range basic attacks and reflects some damage back when she hits you.
PaquitoHigh physical defence to survive his enhanced Jab and Knockout Strike combo.
Also recommended against
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