Shiva's Guard is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Armor. However, it can only be completed with items from the Secret Shop.
  Shiva's Guard
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Contents
Additional Information[]
- The item's attributes grants the following bonuses:
- 360 mana and 1.5 mana regeneration.
- 30 main attack damage to
heroes.
Abilities[]
Arctic Blast
Radius: 900
Damage: 200
Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 4
27
100
Spell Immunity Notes:
The slow persists if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.
Notes:
- Does not interrupt the caster's channeling abilities upon cast.
- Arctic Blast spreads at a speed of 350 and takes 2.57 seconds to reach maximum range and dissipate.
- Arctic Blast is centered on the caster for the full duration.
- The effect radius is not a ring. It affects every enemy within the blast's expanding radius.
- Arctic Blast first applies the damage, then the debuff.
- Provides 800 radius flying vision, following the caster and leaving a trail of vision which lasts for 2 seconds.
Freezing Aura
Ability
Aura
Aura
Affects
Enemies
Enemies
Reduces the attack speed of all enemies by 45 and all heals, regeneration and lifesteal by 25%.
Radius: 1200
Attack Speed Slow: 45
Health Restoration Reduction: 25%
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Modifiers [?]
modifier_item_shivas_guard_aura
Death
Notes:
- Freezing Auras from multiple same sources do not stack.
- Applies heal reduction, health regen reduction, lifesteal reduction and spell lifesteal reduction on affected enemies.
- The aura's debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
- The status debuff icon on enemies only shows up when the affected unit has vision over the source.
- However, the attack speed slow in the HUD is always visible.
- Affects neither invulnerable nor hidden enemies.
Recommended Heroes[]
 Batrider |
 Bristleback |
 Dark Seer |
 Death Prophet |
 Doom |
 Phoenix |
 Tidehunter |
 Timbersaw |
 Tinker |
 Underlord |
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 Blink Daggers by prematurely using Arctic Blast out of vision and then blinking onto an enemy.
- 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.
- 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.
Gallery[]
Activating Shiva's Guard
Aura effect on carrier (unused)
Recent Changes[]
Main Article: Shiva's Guard/Changelogs
Version
Description
- Reduced Arctic Blast cooldown from 30 to 27.
- Item cost changes:
- Increased Mystic Staff cost from 2700 to 2800 .
- Reduced Recipe cost from 750 to 650 .
- Total gold cost remains at 4850 .
- Increased Mystic Staff cost from 2700
- Freezing Aura now also 25% applies heal reduction, health regeneration reduction, lifesteal reduction and spell lifesteal reduction.
- Increased Recipe cost from 650 to 700 (total cost increases from 4750 to 4850 ).
