Guardian Greaves

The Guardian Greaves are an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Support. However, it requires an item from the Secret Shop or the Side Lane Shop to be completed.

Additional information

 * Movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack.
 * Stacks with all other movement speed bonuses.
 * One pair of Guardian Greaves grants a total of health,  health regeneration,   armor,  attack speed,  mana,  mana regeneration,  spell damage and  attack damage.
 * Together with the aura, it grants a total of ( while boosted) health regeneration and  ( while boosted) armor to the owner.

Recommended heroes

 * Omniknight's high armor stacks well with Guardian Greaves' armor bonus.
 * can be used with Guardian Greaves for burst healing.


 * Necrophos is not dependent on items to deal damage, and works well with Guardian Greaves to heal his team in bursts.


 * Underlord's high health means he can be in the center of fights, where Guardian Greaves' aura and heal reach the most heroes.


 * Combined with the durability from, Guardian Greaves' regeneration and armor makes Undying's team much more resilient.


 * Jakiro is not dependent on items to be effective, and therefore picks up Guardian Greaves makes up for his vulnerability.


 * Dark Seer does not need offensive items, and his very high base armor stacks well with Guardian Greaves.
 * Dark Seer's speed through allows him to cover and use Guardian Greaves on his allies more easily.


 * Guardian Greaves' armor aura works well with the extra armor from.
 * gives Dazzle the time to greatly restore a dying ally's health with Guardian Greaves.


 * A support Bounty Hunter benefits from Guardian Greaves' extra armor and health regeneration, and gives Bounty Hunter another function in teamfights besides debuffing enemies with.


 * After getting his, Tidehunter's toughness through stacks well with Guardian Greaves' bonuses.
 * With a, Tidehunter can use Guardian Greaves twice, giving him the mana to use twice as well.


 * Guardian Greaves' restoration is doubled through, although Io may not always be able to afford it.

Tips

 * clones with upgrade get double stats and armor from the item, which can offer high survivability against physical damage.
 * 's can refresh Greaves as well, offering high mana return for Tinker himself and the heal for heroes that are not having the Mend buff.
 * Because the boosted armor is only granted when the HP are under 20 percent an Heart of Tarrasque is an excellent pick combined with it.