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Backline assassination

“Their carry deletes my squishies.”

Start with Guardian Ward Guardian Ward 1,600 souls · Tier 2 · Armor · Press +60s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +1.5 Out of Combat Regen +6s Buff Duration +8% Ability Range +8% Radius — the cheapest answer, at 1,600 souls . 13 more below, by tier.

Items that answer this

14 items

Tier 2 1,600 souls each

  • Guardian Ward Guardian Ward 1,600 souls · Tier 2 · Armor · Press +60s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +1.5 Out of Combat Regen +6s Buff Duration +8% Ability Range +8% Radius Buy on supports to save a focused ally from a burst window; it is the path to Divine Barrier Divine Barrier 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorPress +55s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +1.5 Out of Combat Regen +6s Buff Duration +600 Barrier +10% Ability Range +10% Radius Builds from Guardian Ward .
  • Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls · Tier 2 · Tech · Press +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance Buy it when an enemy repeatedly uses a movement ability or item to dash, blink or fly out of your kill window. Watch out: Silences movement-based abilities AND movement items — it disables Warp Stone, Phantom Strike, Vindicta's Flight, Infernus's Flame Dash and similar

Tier 3 3,200 souls each

  • Disarming Hex Disarming Hex 3,200 souls · Tier 3 · Tech · Press +16s Cooldown +4.25s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +75 Bonus Health -13% Bullet Resist The dedicated answer to a gun carry: it simply turns their weapon off for four seconds during their damage window. Watch out: Affects abilities that modify primary fire, but not weapon-damage abilities that work independently of primary fire
  • Knockdown Knockdown 3,200 souls · Tier 3 · Tech · Press +35s Cooldown +0.1s Cast Delay +2s Stun Delay +0.5s Stun Duration +75 Bonus Health +5% Ability Range +5% Radius Buy whenever an enemy fights from the sky — it answers flying and airborne heroes and channelled aerial ultimates. Watch out: Gravity effect increased from +50% to +100% on 6 Mar 2026
  • Rescue Beam Rescue Beam 3,200 souls · Tier 3 · Armor · Press +60s Cooldown +2.5s Channel Duration +20% Heal Amount +0.2s Heal Interval +6% Ability Range +6% Radius Buy on supports to extract a focused teammate out of a dive.
  • Shadow Weave Shadow Weave 3,200 souls · Tier 3 · Weapon · InstantCast +37s Cooldown +13s Duration +0.6s Fade Time +5s Ambush Duration +6s Time to Full Ambush +50% Ambush Weapon Damage +25 Ambush Spirit Power +5 Out of Combat Regen Buy on flankers who want to open a fight from an unexpected angle and can stay hidden for the 6s the ambush needs to peak. Watch out: An ability cast to break stealth now gets the ambush bonus on its own damage; before 30 Oct 2026 the bonus arrived only after that ability had gone off

Tier 4 6,400 souls each

  • Crushing Fists Crushing Fists 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Weapon · Passive +5s Cooldown +12% Bullet Resist +22% Melee Damage +60% Heavy Melee Distance +25% Bonus Heavy Damage +6 Max Stacks +8s Debuff Duration +0.75s Stun Duration +15% Ammo +2x Heavy Melee Bonus -5% Bullet Resist Buy on melee bruisers who land repeated melee hits on one target.
  • Cursed Relic Cursed Relic 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Tech · Press +55s Cooldown +3.25s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay -25% Damage Penalty Buy to shut down one enemy carry or to cancel a game-deciding ultimate outright. Watch out: Voice lines still refer to the old name Curse
  • Divine Barrier Divine Barrier 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Armor · Press +55s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +1.5 Out of Combat Regen +6s Buff Duration +600 Barrier +10% Ability Range +10% Radius Buy on supports to cleanse a focused ally's debuffs and shield them through a burst window from across the fight. Watch out: Removes non-stun debuffs only — stuns are not cleansed
  • Ethereal Shift Ethereal Shift 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Tech · InstantCast +37s Cooldown +4s Duration +5s Buff Duration +30% Spirit Resist +20 Spirit Power Buy to survive a telegraphed assassination combo or ultimate — you cannot be hurt for four seconds. Watch out: Interrupts your own channelled abilities on activation
  • Focus Lens Focus Lens 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Tech · Press +40s Cooldown +4.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +35% Damage On Expire +10% Fire Rate -9% Spirit Resist -30 Spirit Power +12s Resist Reduction Duration Buy to take one enemy caster out of the fight — it silences them for four and a half seconds. Watch out: Damage dealt to a barrier on the target counts toward the banked damage (fixed 30 Oct 2026)
  • Phantom Strike Phantom Strike 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Armor · Press +35s Cooldown +0.35s Cast Delay +8 Spirit Power +15% Weapon Damage +40% Move Speed +3s Slow Duration Buy to catch flying or long-range heroes who otherwise never enter your range, and to Disarm a gun carry mid-burst. Watch out: Silenced by Slowing Hex, which blocks movement-based items
  • Silencer Silencer 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Weapon · Passive +12% Spirit Resist -25% Spirit Damage Reduction +2.5s Silence Duration +6s Debuff Duration +10s Immunity Duration Buy when an enemy spellcaster is the main damage threat and you can land sustained bullets on them. Watch out: Silence does not apply to a target with Unstoppable active
  • Vortex Web Vortex Web 6,400 souls · Tier 4 · Tech · Press +42s Cooldown +4s Duration +0.2s Cast Delay +0.5s Tether Duration +28% Move Speed -36% Dash Distance +8% Ability Range +8% Radius Buy to set up team wipes against scattered, mobile enemies — it groups them and takes away their escapes at once. Watch out: Applies the full Slowing Hex effect, so it silences enemy movement items such as Warp Stone and Phantom Strike

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