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Tuned 16 times34 lines of changes across 16 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
11 buffs and 12 nerfs in total: roughly even.
Cost and recipe
- ▼Recipe cost increased from 1125 to 1175. Total cost increased from 4300g to 4450g (due to Arcane Boots cost increase)changed 9 times across 7 patches, net nerf
Biggest changes
- ◆Guardian Aura no longer provides increased armor and increased mana regeneration when below 25% healthadjusted 4 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ◆Changed from +17% to +50
- ▲Heal increased from 275 to 300adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▼HP regen aura reduced from 4.5 to 3.5
- ▼Threshold bonus armor reduced from 15 to 10
- ▼Self armor reduced from +6 to +4
- ▼Mana Regen bonus decreased from +1.5 to +1
- ▼Guardian Aura Regen Bonus for Low Health allies decreased from 18.5 to 14.5
- ▲Mana restore increased from 160 to 200
- ▲Guardian Aura Threshold for boosted Health Regen increased from 20% to 25%
- ▼Guardian Aura Armor Bonus for Low Health allies decreased from 10 to 8
- ▲Armor bonus increased from +4 to +5
- ▲Active healing increased from 300 to 350
- ▼Mend cooldown increased from 40s to 45s
- ▼Mend health restored decreased from 350 to 325
- ▲Now provides +3 Armor Aura
- ▼No longer provides +5 All stats
- ▼No longer provides +250 Mana
- ▲Now provides +1.5 Mana Regen
- ◆Still provides bonus health regeneration to the wearer when below 25% health
- ▲Now also provides +150 Mana
Most recent change patch 7.41, Mar 2026
- ▼Mana Regen bonus decreased from +1.5 to +1
- ▲Now also provides +150 Mana
- ▼Recipe cost increased from 1125 to 1175. Total cost increased from 4300g to 4450g (due to Arcane Boots cost increase)
What it does now
- + 50 Movement Speed
- + 5 Armor
- + 150 Mana
- + 1.0 Mana Regeneration
- Mend Active 45s cooldownRestores 325 health and 200 mana to nearby allies, and removes most negative effects from the caster. Radius: 1200 Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
- Guardian Aura PassiveGrants 2.5 health regeneration and 1.5 mana regeneration to allied units. If the wearer's health falls below 25%, their health regeneration is increased to 14.5. Radius: 1200
Built from Arcane Boots, Mekansm plus a 1,175 gold recipe.
Heroes that buy Guardian Greaves
Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota). Public games can differ.