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Tuned 11 times19 lines of changes across 11 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
6 buffs and 6 nerfs in total: roughly even.
Cost and recipe
- ▼Recipe cost increased from 450 to 800. Total cost unchanged at 2150gchanged 6 times across 4 patches, net nerf
Biggest changes
- ▼Fade Time decreased from 0.6s to 0.5s
- ◆Magic Resistance bonus decreased from +25% to +20%adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ▼Glimmer Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 40 to 20
- ▼Cast range reduced from 800 to 550
- ▲Magic Resistance increased from 15% to 20%
- ▲Glimmer Barrier increased from 300 to 375
- ▼Glimmer Cooldown increased from 12s to 14s
- ▲Active Magic Resistance Increased from 45% to 50%
- ▲Cast Range increased from 550 to 600
- ▼Glimmer cooldown increased from 14s to 15s
- ◆Now combines from Shadow Amulet, Cloak and Gloves of Haste
- ▲Glimmer now grants invisibility, +40 movement speed and 300 magic damage barrier. Duration: 5s. Mana Cost: 90. Cooldown: 12s
Most recent change patch 7.41, Mar 2026
- ▼Recipe cost increased from 450 to 800. Total cost unchanged at 2150g
- ◆Recipe changed
- ◆Now requires Shawl (450) instead of Cloak (800)
What it does now
- + 20% Magic Resistance
- Glimmer Active 15s cooldownAfter a 0.5 second delay, grants invisibility, 20 movement speed and a magic damage barrier that absorbs up to 375 damage to you or a target allied unit for 5 seconds. Can be cast while channeling.
Built from Shadow Amulet, Shawl plus a 800 gold recipe.
Heroes that buy Glimmer Cape
- PU
Pugnamid game - WA
Warlockmid game - LI
Lichmid game - WW
Winter Wyvernlate game - CM
Crystal Maidenmid game - AA
Ancient Apparitionmid game - OM
Ogre Magilate game - SS
Shadow Shamanlate game - LI
Lionlate game - VE
Venomancermid game - GR
Grimstrokemid game - JA
Jakiromid game - TE
Techiesmid game - WD
Witch Doctormid game - DA
Dazzlelate game - KO
Keeper of the Lightmid game
Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota). Public games can differ.