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Buckler

From Liquipedia Dota 2 Wiki

Buckler is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Support.

Components required from the Base Shop
Buckler
A powerful shield that imbues the bearer with the strength of heroes past, it is capable of protecting entire armies in battle.
Armor
Cost 425 Gold (250)
Sell Value Full price refunded within 10s. 212.5 Gold
Passive ? Buckler Aura
Bonus ? +1 Armor
Shareable 0
Disassemble 0
Usage Alert ? 0
Recipe
Assault Cuirass (5125)
Vladmir's Offering (2200)
Buckler (425)
Ring of Protection (175)
Recipe (250)

Additional Information

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Ability

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Buckler Aura

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Buckler Aura
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions.
Passive / Aura
Affects
Allies
Increases the armor of nearby player-controlled allies.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Armor Bonus: 2
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Trivia

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  • In DotA, this item is named Nathrezim Buckler, which is a reference to the Nathrezim, a race within the Warcraft universe.
    • In Dota 2, the item's name was shortened to just Buckler, to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment".
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Recent Changes

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Main Article: Buckler/Changelogs
Description
7.40
(2025-12-15)
7.29
(2021-04-09)
  • Now grants 1 armor bonus.
  • Increased Recipe cost from 200 Gold to 250 Gold (total cost increases from 375 Gold to 425 Gold).
7.28
(2020-12-17)