Metal Skin
passive+active Documented When to buy Metal Skin Metal Skin +24s Cooldown +5s Duration +12% Bullet Resist -20% Dash Distance +20% Gravity Scale
Buy to blank an enemy gun carry's ultimate or burst window entirely.
When to skip Metal Skin
Do not buy against a spirit-damage team — spirit abilities pass straight through, and the movement penalty can get you killed.
Gotchas
The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.
- Blocks weapon damage from players and NPCs, but on-bullet-hit effects and build-ups still apply
- Spirit Damage bypasses it entirely
- Bullet Resist was cut 15% -> 12% on 21 Mar 2026 and the cooldown raised 20s -> 24s on 30 Jan 2026
- The +20% gravity while active was added on 30 Oct 2026
Problems it answers
- Sustained gun damage — “Their gun grinds me down in a long fight.”
- Burst damage — “I die before I can react.”
- Dive onto the backline — “They jump straight past the frontline onto me.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Metal Skin answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.