Blade Armor

DefenseFinished item1,910g

The direct counter to crit-reliant basic-attack marksmen, reflecting damage and cutting crit damage.

Stats

Physical DEF: +80; 80

Each bar is scaled against the highest value of that stat on any item in the game — the faint number at the end of the track is that maximum.

Passives and actives

Unique PassiveUnique Attribute
+20% Crit Damage Reduction
Unique PassiveBladed Armor
When struck by a Basic Attack, deals Physical Damage equal to 30 (+2% Total Physical Defense)% of the incoming damage (calculated before Damage Reduction) to the attacker and slows them by 15% for 1 second.

When to build it

Counters crit-build marksmen and basic-attack-reliant fighters: -20% crit damage taken plus a reflect passive punishing every auto-attack against you. Buy the moment the enemy carry commits to a crit build, usually item 3-4 on a tank or fighter.