Dota 2 teams playing together need to buy items to reduce damage in their matches. These items can be purchased to block incoming damage and absorb spells during battles. Most new players in Dota 2 tend to fight enemy heroes without damage reduction items in their inventory, leading to low HP throughout the game.

Watch this video of Axe burying his enemies with his abilities and items to get a Rampage. Gameplay involving damage reduction items provides plenty of chances to take out the enemy team. Items like Shiva’s Guard and Vanguard can decrease the amount of damage taken by heroes in Dota 2.

Reduce damage early with a Vanguard

Vanguard has saved the lives of Dota 2 players in millions of esports tournaments. It costs 1700 gold and blocks damage from physical attacks. Melee heroes such as Chaos Knight, Riki, and Spectre can block twice as much damage compared to ranged heroes, giving melee heroes an advantage of buying Vanguard in Dota 2 competitions.

It is easier to complete a Vanguard for heroes in the Off lane. You can buy a Vitality Booster from the Secret Shop and have your courier deliver a Ring of Health from the Fountain in a matter of minutes. Agility heroes like Riki can survive longer in lanes with a Vanguard to reduce damage during team fights. Ursa and other farmers in Dota 2 can purchase a Vanguard to destroy neutral creeps and gain more gold.   

Mage Slayer can be effective to reduce damage against spell casters

Mage Slayer is an outstanding item to counter Intelligent heroes. The item grants damage, attack speed, and magic resistance to heroes by combining Cloak, Orb of Venom, Gloves of Haste, and Cornucopia. Enemy heroes affected by Mage Slayer deal less magic damage per spell, letting carry heroes mitigate spell casters in a few hits.

Slark can become an unstoppable killer with a Mage Slayer in his inventory. You can pair Mage Slayer with a Vanguard for Slark to reduce damage from Dark Pact and Pounce on enemies for fast kills. Sniper can eliminate support heroes with a Mage Slayer. The ranged hero can stand at a distance and strike spell casters like Lion and Bane to score kills in team fights.

Return damage with Blade Mail

Blade Mail has to be one of the strongest items for tank heroes in Dota 2. You can return damage for up to 5.5 seconds by activating Blade Mail in battles. It provides bonus armor to heroes, decreasing damage per hit from enemy heroes, creeps, towers, and neutrals.

Universal heroes like Abaddon can significantly increase their durability by purchasing a Blade Mail. You can use Blade Mail at full health to boost your chances of killing multiple enemies while playing Abaddon. Players can cast Aphotic Shield on Abaddon to further reduce damage from incoming attacks. The strong dispel from his abilities and his ulti, lets Abaddon use Blade Mail more frequently in his matches.

Protect your team with Crimson Guard

Crimson Guard is a fantastic item to protect your team. You can purchase a Crimson Guard for 3725 gold. Strength heroes affected by the active ability of Crimson Guard can block a ton of damage. Brewmaster can use Crimson Guard before using his ulti to lead his team to victory. He can also change his stance to Earth Brawler to gain bonus armor and magic resistance.

Tusk can potentially be a match-winner for his team with Crimson Guard. You can choose Tusk in Dota 2 to roll into battles using Snowball. Tusk can click on nearby allies to increase the speed of the Snowball, stunning enemy heroes on his path. You can cast Ice Shards with Tusk and reduce damage by immediately using Crimson Guard to help your team get kills.

Pipe of Insight can save lives during battles

Pipe of Insight can absorb spell damage from magical abilities. It can be used in battles to save lives by providing a Barrier to allies around you in a large radius. Teammates affected by the Barrier can nullify damage from spells for 8 seconds, giving your team adequate time to flee.

The bonus health regeneration provided to heroes equipped with a Pipe of Insight can be crucial in team fights. Winter Wyvern can block all physical damage dealt to allies by casting Cold Embrace and using Pipe of Insight to reduce damage from magic. She can also redirect incoming attacks from the enemy team to her opponents by using her ulti in battles.

Shiva’s Guard works well to reduce damage

Shiva’s Guard provides 15 armor to heroes. Freezing Aura is a passive ability that decreases the attack speed of enemies around heroes to reduce damage. It is effective against Agility heroes like Faceless Void, Mirana, and Weaver. You can release an Arctic Blast by activating Shiva’s Guard to amplify spell damage and slow the movement speed of enemies. It also deals bonus damage to illusions, making it a preferred item against enemy heroes like Naga Siren and Phantom Lancer.

The item is featured on the psytrance set Dota Dreams, giving people an insight into the depth of its origins. Artists, DJs, and musicians have tried to implement the sound of Shiva’s Guard into their performances to blow the minds of their audiences. Here’s a closer look at the supreme psytrance DJ, Ace Ventura, activating Shiva’s Guard on his India tour.  

Assault Cuirass provides armor to your entire team

Dota 2 heroes with an Assault Cuirass in their inventory are provided with bonus armor and attack speed. The Assault Aura surrounding heroes with Assault Cuirass increases the armor of allies by 5 and decreases the armor of enemy units by 5. Enemy towers and barracks are also affected by the Assault Aura, letting your entire team flatten the enemy base for a win.

Sven and Spirit Breaker can annihilate their enemies with an Assault Cuirass. Spirit Breaker can bash his opponents and knock them back with the increased attack speed. Sven can kill multiple heroes with the cleave damage from his physical hits by equipping an Assault Cuirass in battles.

Items can drastically reduce damage

There are dozens of items in the game to reduce damage in Dota 2. Depending on your team and party members, you can purchase several items to reduce damage from magical spells and attacks. The best Dota 2 teams in the world rely on damage reducing items to win trophies and collect prize pools.