Tank build guide
Tanks soak damage and open fights with crowd control. The key: the right defense for the enemy lineup.
Buy order
The usual order; adapt it to how the game goes
1. Early: boots
Tough Boots against magic and CC, Warrior Boots against physical.
2. Core items
Base HP and defense.
3. Situational
See the table below.
4. Late
Revive in the team fights that matter.
What the stats mean
What to look at in the item shop
- HP
- Health. Helps against every kind of damage.
- Physical / Magic Defense
- Reduces that kind of damage. Match it to the enemy's main damage type.
- Cooldown Reduction
- Your CC skills are ready more often: important for tanks and roamers.
Read the enemy lineup
The enemy has this → buy this
The enemy has 2+ heroes with heals or shields
Cuts the healing and shields of enemies around you.
The enemy has a crit marksman
Reduces critical damage.
The enemy relies on attack speed
Slows the attack speed of whoever hits you.
The enemy is mostly magic
Magic defense.
Tips
- One damage item won't make a tank strong; the right defense does.
- Start fights when your team is ready, not alone.
General guidance for beginners, not pro builds. Item effects can change every patch: check the item details in game.