Purchase purpose
The purchase primarily changes numeric hero stats. Test not only the final total but the usefulness of every intermediate component.
Dota 2 · item · 7.41e
Ring of Protection
The purchase primarily changes numeric hero stats. Test not only the final total but the usefulness of every intermediate component.
175cost0direct purchase22 role benchmarks
RI
Valve item icon · OpenDota constants
Valve item icon · OpenDota constantsWhen it works
The effect solves a named problem in the next five minutes and arrives before the related objective.
Where it breaks
Raw stats can look efficient while failing to repair positioning or a missing fight condition.
Replay question
Which action became stronger in the first five minutes after completion?
Professional purchase window
OpenDota · 7.41eNot one minute, but the middle of an observed sample.
P25 and P75 bound the middle 50% of first purchases. This is professional-match context, not a mandatory target for ranked play.
CORE
shownCores
7.7median · min
045 min
- middle 50%
- 5.7 - 10.6 min
- share of role players
- 39.9%
- first purchases
- n 938
SUPPORT
shownSupports
11.6median · min
045 min
- middle 50%
- 9.2 - 15.9 min
- share of role players
- 46.8%
- first purchases
- n 757
Role conclusion
In the current snapshot, the cores median arrives 3.9 min earlier. Purchase rate: cores 39.9%, supports 46.8%. The gap describes role jobs, not one universally better order.
Cost and build path
175 goldA completion is only as useful as the path toward it.
DIRECT
This item is bought directly. There is no useful intermediate component between saved gold and the finished effect.
Auditable stat pricing
Money Meta · auditablePrice only what has a clean base-item reference.
Active abilities, auras, slot compression, build convenience and unique effects are never assigned invented gold values.
priced through base items175gold
unpriced remainder0gold
cost covered by explicit stats100.0%1 priced stat groups
armor · 217587.5 per unit · baseline: Ring of Protection
Continue comparing
Components and nearby budget decisions.
Methodology and sources
Snapshot fetched: August 31, 2026
OpenDota supplies observed purchases and item constants. Money Meta calculates quartiles, transparent stat pricing and interpretation. Valve defines the current patch boundary.