Shiva's Guard

Shiva's Guard is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Armor. However, it can only be completed with items from the Secret Shop.

Recommended heroes

 * Arctic Blast will hit multiple enemies when initiated on by.
 * Arctic Blast slows fleeing enemies, and helps Axe bring them low enough for.


 * Arctic Blast helps Batrider deal extra damage whenever he blinks in to grab an enemy with.
 * Arctic Blast allows Batrider to stay ahead of targets, burning them with the flaming trail from while slowing them further with.


 * Shiva's Guard's armor bonus stacks well with Bristleback's durability.
 * Arctic Blast's slow stacks with, reducing enemies to a crawl.


 * Arctic Blast boosts Clockwerk's otherwise low damage output.
 * Arctic Blast is useful for initiation, especially if used just before landing a.


 * Arctic Blast hit numerous heroes when caught together with.
 * Arctic Blast's slow prevents enemies from fleeing illusions spawned by, as well as allies hastened by.


 * Shiva's Guard's armor and attack speed slow keeps Death Prophet alive longer during.
 * Arctic Blast's slow keeps enemies within range of and.


 * Shiva's Guard makes up for Doom's low base armor.
 * Arctic Blast's slow keeps enemies within range of and  upgraded.


 * Arctic Blast's slow stacks with 's slow, making it hard for enemies to flee when Phoenix initiates on them.
 * '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.


 * 's rapid movement allows Storm Spirit to catch many enemies with Arctic Blast.


 * Shiva's Guard's extra armor works well with, making Tidehunter even tankier.
 * Shiva's Guard's extra intelligence gives Tidehunter a much larger mana pool, allowing to him comfortably use twice with a.
 * ensures that most enemies will be hit by Arctic Blast.


 * 's rapid movement helps Timbersaw hit more enemies with Arctic Blast.
 * Arctic Blast makes it easier to hit and keep enemies inside 's radius.


 * Shiva's Guard's extra armor and attack speed slow makes Underlord relatively tanky, allowing him to teamfight longer with.

Others

 * 's high regeneration through makes up for the minor damage received after reduction from Shiva's Guard's armor, protecting him from being killed by burst damage.
 * benefits from Shiva's Guard's armor, allowing him to stay in the middle of fights and debuff enemies with, as well as deal damage with 's attack bonus.
 * can follow up with Arctic Blast after using or, adding to his overall nuke damage.
 * is guaranteed to hit multiple enemies with Arctic Blast after landing a good, which prevents them from quickly spreading out after the stun ends.
 * benefits greatly from Shiva's Guard's extra intelligence, which lets him deal significantly more damage with.
 * can use Arctic Blast to keep enemies within range of all his abilities.
 * can use Arctic Blast to keep enemies within range of his.
 * can use Arctic Blast to supplement his low damage, as well as keeping enemies within range of 's zombies.

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 and movement slow upon initiation.
 * This can be used to instantly disable enemy s 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 creeps with low attack speed, causing them to attack even slower.

Trivia

 * The name "Shiva" is a reference to the Shiva of the Final Fantasy series, an elemental summon with the power of ice.

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