Dota 2

Pipe of Insight

Shop item, 3,725 gold. Built from Ring of Tarrasque, Cloak, Shawl and plus a 675 gold recipe.

Pipe of Insight
3,725g

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Tuned 18 times

32 lines of changes across 18 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.

7 buffs and 13 nerfs in total: trending weaker.

Cost and recipe

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    Recipe Cost decreased from 800 to 675. Total cost unchanged at 3725g (due to Cloak cost increase)changed 11 times across 8 patches, net nerf

Biggest changes

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    Health Regen bonus increased from +6 to +14adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
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    Insight Aura magic resistance decreased from 10% to 8%adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
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    Magic Resistance bonus decreased from 25% to 20%adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net nerf
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    Barrier duration decreased from 10s to 8sadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net nerf
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    Barrier no longer affects units that have been affected by Barrier within Pipe of Insight's cooldownadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net nerf
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    HP regen aura reduced from 3 to 2

Most recent change patch 7.41, Mar 2026

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    Recipe Cost decreased from 800 to 675. Total cost unchanged at 3725g (due to Cloak cost increase)
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    Barrier no longer affects units that have been affected by Barrier within Pipe of Insight's cooldown
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    Insight Aura no longer provides 2.5 health regen
What it does now
  • + 14 Health Regeneration
  • + 20% Magic Resistance
  • Barrier Active 60s cooldownGives a magic damage barrier that absorbs 425 damage to all nearby allies. Lasts 8 seconds. Radius: 1200
  • Insight Aura PassiveGives allied units 8% magic resistance. Radius: 1200

Built from Ring of Tarrasque, Cloak, Shawl, plus a 675 gold recipe.

Heroes that buy Pipe of Insight

Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota). Public games can differ.

Every Pipe of Insight change, patch by patch

All 32 changes Valve listed for Pipe of Insight since patch 7.20, newest first. Last changed in 7.41 (Mar 2026).

Patch 7.41

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    Recipe changed
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    Now requires Shawl (450) instead of Headdress (425)
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    Recipe Cost decreased from 800 to 675. Total cost unchanged at 3725g (due to Cloak cost increase)
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    Barrier no longer affects units that have been affected by Barrier within Pipe of Insight's cooldown
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    Insight Aura no longer provides 2.5 health regen

Patch 7.40

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    Recipe cost increased from 700 to 800
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    Total cost unchanged at 3725 due to Ring of Tarrasque cost decrease

Patch 7.37d

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    Barrier duration decreased from 10s to 8s

Patch 7.37c

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    Barrier absorbed damage decreased from 450 to 425

Patch 7.37

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    Barrier duration decreased from 12s to 10s
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    Insight Aura magic resistance decreased from 10% to 8%

Patch 7.35

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    Recipe changed. Now requires Cloak (800), Headdress (425), Ring of Tarrasque (1800) and a 700g recipe. Total cost increased from 3375 to 3725
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    Health Regen bonus increased from +6 to +14

Patch 7.33c

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    Health Regen bonus decreased from 8.5 to 6
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    Magic Resistance bonus decreased from 25% to 20%
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    Barrier Mana Cost increased from 100 to 150

Patch 7.33

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    Recipe changed. Now requires Cloak (800), Ring of Health (700), Headdress (425), Recipe (1450). Total cost decreased from 3475 to 3375
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    Magic Resistance bonus decreased from +30% to +25%
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    Insight Aura Magic Resistance decreased from 15% to 10%
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    Barrier now stacks additively with other sources of magic barriers (does not stack with self)

Patch 7.32d

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    Barrier Blocked Magical Damage increased from 400 to 450

Patch 7.32

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    Insight Aura magic resistance increased from 12% to 15%

Patch 7.31

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    Magic Resistance Aura increased from 10% to 12%

Patch 7.29

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    HP Regen aura increased from 2 to 2.5

Patch 7.27

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    Recipe cost increased from 1200 to 1250 (total cost remains 3425)

Patch 7.26a

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    Recipe cost increased from 1000 to 1200

Patch 7.25c

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    Health regen aura reduced from 2.5 to 2
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    Recipe cost increased from 800 to 1000

Patch 7.25

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    Health regeneration increased from 8 to 8.5
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    No longer provides +3 All Stats

Patch 7.22

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    HP regen aura reduced from 3 to 2

Patch 7.20

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    Now gives the +2 Stats from its components