Shiva's Guard


Abilities

Arctic Blast
Does not pierce spell immunity. Play
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Damage
Magical
Emits a freezing wave that deals 200 magical damage to enemies and slows their movement by 40% for 4 seconds.
Radius: 900
Damage: 200
Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 4
Cooldown symbol.png 30
Mana symbol.png 100
Does not pierce spell immunity. Slow persists if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.
Modifiers
Debuff Item Shivas Guard Blast: Dispellable with any dispel.

Notes:

  • The blast spreads at a speed of 350 and takes 2.57 seconds to reach maximum range and dissipate.
  • The area of effect is centered around the owner, so when moving or blinking, the radius moves along.
  • The blast is not a ring. It affects every enemy within the blast`s expanding area of effect.
    • This means that unlike with Ravage, it is not possible to avoid the effect by blinking "over" the edge towards the caster.


Freezing Aura
Can be used by illusions. Pierces spell immunity.
Ability
Aura
Affects
Enemies
Reduces the attack speed of all enemies in a 900 radius.
Radius: 900
Attack Speed Slow: 45
Modifiers
Debuff Item Shivas Guard Aura: Undispellable.

Notes:

  • Freezing Auras from multiple Shiva`s Guards do not stack.
  • The status debuff icon only shows up when the affected unit has vision over the Shiva`s holder.


Info

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Shiva`s Guard
Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power.
Cost
4750 (650)
Bought From
Armor   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 dota2
Active Arctic Blast
Passive Freezing Aura
Bonus +30 Intelligence
+15 Armor   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 dota2
Disassemble? Yes
Alert allies? No
Recipe

Shiva`s Guard is an Item Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be dota2 purchasable at the Main Shop, under Armor   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 dota2 . Be that as it may, it can only be completed with items from the Secret Shop The Secret Shops are located near the center of the map. One Secret Shop is in the forests between the top and middle lanes, on the Radiant side. The other is in the forests between .

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Tips

  • Arctic Blast`s effect hits every enemy once within its radius, even after its edge has expanded past the target. Because of its slow expansion time (taking about 2 seconds to reach max radius), it can be thought of as a moving area effect, centered on the hero.
    • Use Arctic Blast before blinking or engaging an enemy to instantly deal area damage upon initiation.
    • This can be used to instantly disable enemy Blink Daggers by prematurely using Arctic Blast out of vision and then blinking onto an enemy.
  • Shiva`s Guard is a useful item against enemies with mana burn. It greatly increases a hero`s mana pool, and its aura slows the number of mana burning attacks made against its owner.
  • Shiva`s Guard is good against heroes and and creeps with low attack speed, causing them to attack even slower.

Additional information

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  • Arctic Blast will hit multiple enemies when initiated on by Berserker`s Call.
  • Arctic Blast slows fleeing enemies, and helps Axe bring them low enough for Culling Blade.
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  • Arctic Blast helps Batrider deal extra damage whenever he blinks in to grab an enemy with Flaming Lasso.
  • Arctic Blast allows Batrider to stay ahead of targets, burning them with the flaming trail from Firefly while slowing them further with Sticky Napalm.
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  • Shiva`s Guard`s armor bonus stacks well with Bristleback`s durability.
  • Arctic Blast`s slow stacks with Viscous Nasal Goo, reducing enemies to a crawl.
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  • Arctic Blast is useful for initiation, especially if used just before landing a Hookshot.
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  • Arctic Blast hit numerous heroes when caught together with Vacuum.
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  • Arctic Blast`s slow keeps enemies within range of Spirit Siphon and Exorcism.
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  • Arctic Blast`s slow stacks with Icarus Dive`s slow, making it hard for enemies to flee when Phoenix initiates on them.
  • Icarus Dive`s movement path allows Arctic Blast`s radius to cover a very large area, and will hit almost all enemies on the screen.
  • Freezing Aura`s attack speed slow makes it less likely for enemies to kill Phoenix during Supernova.
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Timbersaw
  • Timber Chain`s rapid movement helps Timbersaw hit more enemies with Arctic Blast.
  • Arctic Blast makes it easier to hit and keep enemies inside Chakram`s radius.
Underlord
  • Shiva`s Guard`s extra armor and attack speed slow makes Underlord relatively tanky, allowing him to teamfight longer with Atrophy Aura.

Others

  • Alchemist`s high regeneration through Chemical Rage makes up for the minor damage received after reduction from Shiva`s Guard`s armor, protecting him from being killed by burst damage.
  • Elder Titan benefits from Shiva`s Guard`s armor, allowing him to stay in the middle of fights and debuff enemies with Natural Order, as well as deal damage with Astral Spirit`s attack bonus.
  • Invoker can follow up with Arctic Blast after using Tornado or Deafening Blast, adding to his overall nuke damage.
  • Magnus is guaranteed to hit multiple enemies with Arctic Blast after landing a good Reverse Polarity, which prevents them from quickly spreading out after the stun ends.
  • Outworld Devourer benefits greatly from Shiva`s Guard`s extra intelligence, which lets him deal significantly more damage with Sanity`s Eclipse.
  • Razor can use Arctic Blast to keep enemies within range of all his abilities.
  • Sand King can use Arctic Blast to keep enemies within range of his Epicenter.
  • Undying can use Arctic Blast to supplement his low damage, as well as keeping enemies within range of Tombstone`s zombies.

Trivia

  • The name "Shiva" is a reference to the Shiva of the Final Fantasy series, an elemental summon with the power of ice.
  • Shiva is the supreme deity within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in contemporary Hinduism.

Gallery

General

Shiva`s Guard (also known as Shiva`s) is a powerful item that works great on many carry and support heroes that need high Intelligence stats. It is a situational item for the late game that can cripple the entire enemy team, giving your team an edge in battle. Can be disassembled.

Ability

Arctic Blast
Ability: No Target
Affects: Enemy Units
Damage: Magical
Emits a freezing wave that deals damage to enemies and slows their movement for a few seconds. Activating this item does not break channeling abilities.

100
30
Damage:
Movement Slow:
Slow Duration:
Blast Wave Speed:
Radius:
₠200
₠40%
₠4
₠350
₠900
Affected By:₠
Notes
  • Provides 800 flying vision following the caster and leaves a trail of vision over the path for 4.5 seconds.
  • Blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Can be purged.
Freezing Aura
Ability: Aura
Affects: Enemy Units
Reduces attack speed on enemies. Multiple instances of Freezing Aura do not stack.
Attack Speed Slow:
Radius:
₠45
₠900


Notes
  • Enemies do not see the debuff on their status bar if they cannot see the carrier of the aura.

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Version History

Patch Version Balance Changes
6.84
  • Freezing Aura enemy attack speed reduction improved from 40 to 45
6.82
  • Freezing Aura no longer displays its debuff on the enemy if the carrier is not visible
6.80
  • Arctic Blast range increased from 719 to 900
  • Arctic Blast speed increased from 300 to 350
6.78
  • Shiva`s Guard aura AoE decreased from 1000 to the standard 900
  • Shiva`s Guard AS reduction increased from -30 to -40
6.77
  • Freezing Aura`s attack speed reduction increased from 25 to 30
6.50
  • Removed the stack restriction on Shiva`s Guard
6.49
  • New item

WC3 DotA Version

  • Warcraft III DotA - Shiva`s Guard