Solar Crest

The Solar Crest is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Magical. However, it requires an item from the Secret Shop to be completed.

Additional information

 * Movement speed bonuses from multiple Solar Crests fully stack.
 * Stacks with all other movement speed bonuses.
 * Solar Crest does not inherit the passive armor reduction from.

Recommended heroes

 * The armor reduction on self can be an advantage for Abaddon thanks to, which allows him to heal more from physical damage he takes.
 * Targeted allies can make more use of the attack speed bonus, since Abaddon can dispel stuns, slows, and most disarms with his


 * All of Alchemist's abilities deal physical damage, making Solar Crest a decent damage boost.
 * Thanks to Alchemist's farming speed, an early Solar Crest can be very effective, since most heroes already have low armor early on.


 * Arc Warden does not have to worry much about the armor reduction on self upon cast, since negates most physical damage anyway.
 * Arc Warden is a natural split pusher with his . It can spam the ability on one of the summons, or on a siege creep if present, to push even faster.
 * Since the Tempest Double is an expiring summon anyway, the negative effect on self upon cast is much less tragic.


 * Solar Crest conventially provides to all the stats Bristleback normally builds on, with strength, intelligence, armor and mana regeneration, making it even without the ability a decent item for him.
 * Combined with, Bristleback can deal a hefty blow to an enemy's armor, and slow them for even more, allowing him to stack up his quills more easily.
 * Bristleback almost exclusively deals physical damage, making the armor reduction on a target even more effective.
 * Bristleback's tankiness granted by his passive ability allows him to more or less ignore the armor reduction on self upon cast.


 * Combined with, Dazzle can deal a hefty blow to an enemy's armor and allowing him to spam abilities more easily.


 * The armor reduction on self is bound to the item's cooldown, so when, Ogre Magi can have multiple enemies debuffed while only having his armor reduced once.


 * Combined with, Tidehunter can reduce a lot of armor on one target.


 * Combined with, Vengeful Spirit can reduce a lot of armor on one target.

Others
Heroes who mainly want Solar Crest to increase their physical burst damage

Gallery
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