Crimson Guard

3725 gold ・ Epic

ArmorBoost ArmorHealth RegenBlock DamageHealth PoolTeamfightDurability

Patch 7.41f2026-09-15 released ・ Game data Client 6969（Oct 27 2026）

Effects

Stats while held

+250 Health
+12 Health Regen
+6 Armor

ActiveCooldown 40.0sMana 75Range 1200

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

Vanguard1700

= Vitality Booster 1000 Ring of Health 700

Helm of Iron Will975

Recipe1050

Total 3725

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

7.412026-03-24

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%

7.402025-12-15

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.