Crimson Guard
3725 gold ・ Epic
ArmorBoost ArmorHealth RegenBlock DamageHealth PoolTeamfightDurability
Effects
Stats while held
- +250 Health
- +12 Health Regen
- +6 Armor
ActiveCooldown40.0sMana75Range1200
Guard
For 7 seconds, grant nearby allied heroes and buildings a 100% chance to block damage equal to 70 plus 2.0% of the caster's max health value from each incoming attack. Radius: 1200
Passive
Damage Block
Grants a 60% chance to block 75 damage from incoming attacks on melee heroes, and 50 damage on ranged.
Notes (official)
- Multiple sources of damage block do not stack.
- When the Guard buff is applied to ranged heroes, Guard blocks 25 less damage.
- Guard does not affect units that have been affected by Guard within Crimson Guard's cooldown.
Recipe
Total3725
Recommended for（4）
Heroes the in-game shop recommends this item for (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.
Axe 
Underlord 
Centaur Warrunner 
Bristleback Patch history
7.41 2026-03-24
- Armor bonus decreased from +8 to +6
- Guard base damage block rescaled from 70 for all units to 70 on melee heroes and buildings and 45 on ranged heroes
- Guard max health damage block decreased from 2.2% to 2%
7.40 2025-12-15
- Guard buff is no longer dispellable
Raw values (from the game files)
block_damage_melee | 75 |
|---|---|
block_damage_ranged | 50 |
block_chance | 60 |
duration | 7 |
bonus_aoe_radius | 1200 |
block_damage_active | 70 |
block_chance_active | 100 |
block_penalty_ranged | 25 |
max_hp_pct | 2.0 |
Details
| Cost | 3725 |
|---|---|
| Cooldown | 40.0 s |
| Mana cost | 75 |
| Range | 1200 |
| Internal ID | 242 |
| Internal name | item_crimson_guard |
Lore
A cuirass originally built to protect against the dreaded Year Beast.