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Tuned 20 times47 lines of changes across 20 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
9 buffs and 24 nerfs in total: trending weaker.
Cost and recipe
- ◆Recipe cost unchanged at 500. Total cost unchanged at 2575g (due to Pavise cost decrease)changed 11 times across 9 patches, roughly even
Biggest changes
- ▼Armor reduced from +8 to +6adjusted 3 times across 3 patches, net nerf
- ◆Armor bonus increased from +4 to +7adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ◆Movement speed bonus changed from +6% percentage to +20 flat
- ◆All Attributes bonus decreased from +6 to +4adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ▼All Stats reduced from +10 to +5
- ◆Health bonus increased from +175 to +200adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ▲Shine Ally/Enemy Movement Speed Bonus/Slow increased from 10% to 18%
- ▲Mana regeneration increased from 1.5 to 1.75
- ▼Shine Duration decreased from 12s to 8s
- ▼Mana bonus decreased from +300 to +200
- ▲Shine Ally/Enemy Attack Speed Bonus/Slow increased from 50 to 70
- ▼Shine bonus armor decreased from 7 to 5
- ▼Base evasion reduced from 20% to 15% (active application is still 20%)
- ▼Shine active armor reduced from 8 to 6
- ▼Shine Cooldown increased from 12s to 16s
- ▲Movement Speed bonus increased from +20 to +25
- ▼Shine attack speed addition/removal reduced from 80 to 65
- ▼Shine Movement Speed Change decreased from 18% to 15%
- ▼Attack speed bonus reduced from 65 to 55
- ▲Shine Self/Enemy Armor Reduction and Ally Armor Bonus increased from 6 to 7
- ▼Shine bonus attack speed decreased from 70 to 60
- ◆Target attack speed increase/reduction changed from 70 to 80
- ▼Shine duration decreased from 8s to 7s
- ▼Shine physical damage barrier decreased from 400 to 350
- ▼Reduced Shine attack speed bonus/slow from 55 to 50
- ▼No longer provides +1.75 Mana Regen
- ▲Now also provides +200 Health and +300 Mana
- ◆Shine now additionally grants a 400 HP barrier. Can be applied on self but does not grant bonus armor in that case
- ▼Shine can no longer be cast on enemies
- ▼No longer grants bonus movement speed nor attack speed when cast on self (same as armor)
- ▼No longer provides +4 All Attributes
Most recent change patch 7.41, Mar 2026
- ▲Armor bonus increased from +4 to +7
- ▼Mana bonus decreased from +300 to +200
- ▲Health bonus increased from +175 to +200
What it does now
- + 7 Armor
- + 25 Movement Speed
- + 200 Mana
- + 200 Health
- Shine Active 16s cooldownWhen cast on an ally, grants them 5 armor, 60 attack speed, 15% movement speed and a 350 physical damage barrier. Does not grant bonus armor, movement or attack speed if used on self. Duration: 7
Built from Pavise, Chainmail, Wind Lace plus a 500 gold recipe.
Heroes that buy Solar Crest
- WA
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Marcimid game - PH
Phoenixmid game - ET
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Witch Doctormid game - CH
Chenmid game - DA
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Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota). Public games can differ.