Friday 28 December 2012

QUEEN OF PAIN – Akasha | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Queen of Pain – Akasha:
  • Healing Salve
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Mantle of Intelligence (2x)
  • Ironwood Branch (2x)
Early-game Items for Queen of Pain – Akasha:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Empty Bottle
  • Magic Stick
  • Nul Talisman (2x)
Core Items for Queen of Pain – Akasha:
  • Power Treads
  • Magic Wand
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
Situational Items for Queen of Pain – Akasha:
  • Eye of Skadi
  • Mjollnir
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Veil of Discord
  • Necronomicon
  • Linken's Sphere
  • Monkey King Bar
  • Desolator
  • Orchid of Malevolence

Thursday 27 December 2012

PROPHET – Furion | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Prophet – Furion:

  • Ring of Protection
  • Clarity Potion (3x)
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation (3x)
Early-game Items for Prophet – Furion:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Ring of Basilius
Core Items for Prophet – Furion:
  • Magic Wand 
  • Power Treads
Situational Items for Prophet – Furion:
  • Hands of Midas
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Orchid of Malevolence
  • Desolator
  • Necronomicon
  • Buriza de Kyanon

PRIESTESS OF THE MOON — Mirana Nightshade | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Priestess of the Moon — Mirana Nightshade:

  • Slippers of Agility (2x)
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Clarity Potion
  • Ironwood Branch
Early-game Items for Priestess of the Moon — Mirana Nightshade:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Ring of Aquila
Core Items for Priestess of the Moon — Mirana Nightshade:
  • Magic Wand
  • Power Treads
  • Manta Style
Situational Items for Priestess of the Moon — Mirana Nightshade:
  • Butterfly
  • Diffusal Blade
  • Assault Cuirass
  • Desolator
  • Monkey King Bar

PHANTOM LANCER — Azwraith | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Phantom Lancer — Azwraith:

  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Ring of Protection
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
Early-game Items for Phantom Lancer — Azwraith:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Stick
  • Ring of Aquila
Core Items for Phantom Lancer — Azwraith:
  • Power Treads
  • Magic Wand
  • Diffusal Blade
Situational Items for Phantom Lancer — Azwraith:
  • Vanguard
  • Radiance
  • Manta Style
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Butterfly
  • Sange and Yasha
  • Buriza de Kyanon

PHANTOM ASSASSIN – Mortred | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Phantom Assassin – Mortred:

  • Healing Salve
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
  • Stout Shield
Early-game Items for Phantom Assassin – Mortred:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Poor Man's Shield
  • Magic Wand
  • Perseverance
Core Items for Phantom Assassin – Mortred:
  • Phase Boots
  • Battlefury
  • Black King Bar
Situational Items for Phantom Assassin – Mortred:
  • Satanic
  • Abyssal Blade
  • Vladmir's Offering
  • Monkey King Bar
  • Assault Cuirass

PANDAREN BREWMASTER — Mangix | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Pandaren Brewmaster — Mangix:

  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Stout Shield
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
Early-game Items for Pandaren Brewmaster — Mangix:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Stick
  • Bracer
Core Items for Pandaren Brewmaster — Mangix:
  • Phase Boots
  • Magic Wand
  • Drum of Endurance
  • Kelen's Dagger
Situational Items for Pandaren Brewmaster — Mangix:
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Assault Cuirass
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Radiance
  • Vladmir's Offering

Wednesday 26 December 2012

OMNIKNIGHT — Purist Thunderwrath | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Omniknight— Purist Thunderwrath:
  • Healing Salve
  • Clarity Potion (2x)
  • Ironwood Branch (2x)
  • Ring of Protection
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
Early-game Items for Omniknight— Purist Thunderwrath:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Stick
  • Ring of Basilius
Core Items for Omniknight— Purist Thunderwrath:
  • Soul Ring
  • Arcane Boots
  • Magic Wand
  • Observer Ward
  • Town Portal Scroll
Situational Items for Omniknight— Purist Thunderwrath:
  • Mekansm
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Boots of Travel
  • Vladmir's Offering
  • Drum of Endurance
  • Sange and Yasha
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Refresher Orb
  • Radiance

OGRE MAGI — Aggron Stonebreaker | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Ogre Magi — Aggron Stonebreaker:
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Clarity Potion (2x)
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
  • Animal Courier
Early-game Items for Ogre Magi — Aggron Stonebreaker:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
Core Items for Ogre Magi — Aggron Stonebreaker:
  • Magic Wand
  • Arcane Boots
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Observer Ward
Situational Items for Ogre Magi — Aggron Stonebreaker:
  • Mekansm
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Ghost Scepter
  • Drum of Endurance
  • Bloodstone
  • Veil of Discord
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity
  • Force Staff

OBSIDIAN DESTROYER – Harbinger | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Obsidian Destroyer – Harbinger:
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
  • Mantle of Intelligence
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation (2x)
  • Healing Salve
Early-game Items for Obsidian Destroyer – Harbinger:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Null Talisman
Core Items for Obsidian Destroyer – Harbinger:
  • Power Treads
  • Magic Wand
  • Force Staff
  • Town Portal Scroll
Situational Items for Obsidian Destroyer – Harbinger:
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Black King Bar
  • Rod of Atos
  • Orchid of Malevolence
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Refresher Orb

OBLIVION – Pugna | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Oblivion – Pugna:
  • Gauntlets of Strength
  • Ironwood Branch (2x)
  • Clarity Potion (2x)
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
Early-game Items for Oblivion – Pugna:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Bracer
  • Ring of Basilius
Core Items for Oblivion – Pugna:
  • Magic Wand
  • Phase Boots
  • Mekansm
Situational Items for Oblivion – Pugna:
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Dagon
  • Black King Bar
  • Drum of Endurance

Sunday 23 December 2012

MORPHLING — Morphling | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Morphling — Morphling:
  • Slippers of Agility (2x)
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Clarity Potion
  • Ironwood Branch
Early-game Items for Morphling — Morphling:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Stick
  • Wraith Band
Core Items for Morphling — Morphling:
  • Power Treads
  • Perseverance
  • Magic Wand
  • Ring of Aquila
Situational Items for Morphling — Morphling:
  • Manta Style
  • Linken's Sphere
  • Ethereal Blade
  • Butterfly
  • Eye of Skadi
  • Satanic

MOON RIDER — Luna Moonfang | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Moon Rider — Luna Moonfang:
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
Early-game Items for Moon Rider — Luna Moonfang:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Poor Man's Shield
  • Ring of Basilius
Core Items for Moon Rider — Luna Moonfang:
  • Magic Wand
  • Ring of Aquila
  • Power Treads
  • Helm of Dominator
  • Black King Bar
  • Town Portal Scroll
Situational Items for Moon Rider — Luna Moonfang:
  • Force Staff
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Lothar's Edge
  • Satanic
  • Manta Style
  • Butterfly
  • Aghanim's Scepter

MAGNATAUR – Magnus | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Magnataur – Magnus:
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Clarity Potion (2x)
  • Ironwood Branch
  • Stout Shield
Early-game Items for Magnataur – Magnus:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Wand
  • Bracer
  • Empty Bottle
Core Items for Magnataur – Magnus:
  • Power Treads
  • Kelen's Dagger
  • Drum of Endurance
Situational Items for Magnataur – Magnus:
  • Battle Fury
  • Buriza De Kyanon
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Assault Cuirass
  • Mask of Madness
  • Refresher Orb

Saturday 22 December 2012

LYCANTHROPE – Banehallow | Recommended Items | DotA

Starting Items for Lycanthrope – Banehallow:
  • Healing Salve
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Quelling Blade
  • Ring of Protection
Early-game Items for Lycanthrope – Banehallow:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Vladmir's Offering
Core Items for Lycanthrope – Banehallow:
  • Power Treads
  • Black King Bar
  • Medallion of Courage
Situational Items for Lycanthrope – Banehallow:
  • Assault Cuirass
  • Desolator
  • Necronomicon
  • Heaven's Halberd
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Abyssal Blade

LORD OF OLYMPUS – Zeus | Recommended Items| DotA

Starting Items for Lord of Olympus – Zeus:
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Clarity Potion (2x)
  • Healing Salve
  • Ironwood Branch
  • Gauntlets of Strength
Early-game Items for Lord of Olympus – Zeus:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Bracer
  • Empty Bottle
Core Items for Lord of Olympus – Zeus:
  • Magic Wand
  • Arcane Boots
  • Force Staff
Situational Items for Lord of Olympus – Zeus:
  • Kelen's Dagger
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Refresher Orb
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Bloodstone
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity

LONE DRUID — Syllabear | Recommended Items| DotA

Starting Items for Lone Druid — Syllabear:
  • Headdress of Rejuvenation
Early-game Items for Lone Druid — Syllabear:
  • Boots of Speed
Core Items for Lone Druid — Syllabear:
  • Power Treads
  • Orb of Venom
  • Radiance
Situational Items for Lone Druid — Syllabear:
  • Assault Cuirass
  • Abyssal Blade
  • Mjollnir
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Butterfly
  • Boots of Travel
Early-game Items for Spirit Bear:
  • Boots of Speed
Core Items for Spirit Bear:
  • Power Treads
  • Orb of Venom
  • Radiance

LIGHTNING REVENANT – Razor | Recommended Items | DotA



Starting Items for Lightning Revenant – Razor:
  • Ring of Protection
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Ironwood Branch (2x)
Early-game Items for Lightning Revenant – Razor:
  • Magic Stick
  • Ring of Aquila
  • Boots of Speed
Core Items for Lightning Revenant – Razor:
  • Magic Wand
  • Power Treads
  • Vanguard
Situational Items for Lightning Revenant – Razor:
  • Sange and Yasha
  • Desolator
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Butterfly
  • Aghanim's Scepter

LIFESTEALER – N’aix | Recommended Items | DotA



Starting Items for Lifestealer – N’aix:
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Stout Shield
  • Ironwood Branch (3x)
Early-game Items for Lifestealer – N’aix:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Stick
Core Items for Lifestealer – N’aix:
  • Power Treads
  • Magic Wand
  • Armlet of Mordiggian
  • Hyperstone
Situational Items for Lifestealer – N’aix:
  • Mjollnir
  • Assault Cuirass
  • Abyssal Blade
  • Desolator
  • Kelen's Dagger
  • Satanic
  • Black King Bar
  • Orb of Venom
  • Heaven's Halberd

Friday 21 December 2012

LICH – Kel’thuzad | Recommended Items | DotA



Starting Items for Lich – Kel’thuzad:
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve (2x)
  • Gauntlets of Strength
  • Animal Courier
Early-game Items for Lich – Kel’thuzad:
  • Magic Stick
  • Boots of Speed
  • Bracer
Core Items for Lich – Kel’thuzad:
  • Magic Wand
  • Tranquil Boots
  • Mekansm
  • Observer Ward
Situational Items for Lich – Kel’thuzad:
  • Boots of Travel
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Aghanim's Scepter
  • Flying Courier

Thursday 20 December 2012

STORM SPIRIT– Raijin Thunderkeg | Item Build | DotA


Storm Spirit plays the role of a Carry in most of his games. His abilities and skills are like an assassin’s that he can kill you instantly in just less than 15 seconds. He is also a great chaser and escaper because of his flexibility skills. He plays hard lane or off lane and he can be dangerous when equipped good items during the early game.

The early game item build for Storm Spirit can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Storm Spirit giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Storm Spirit to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Storm Spirit to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Storm Spirit to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Boots of Speed – This grants Storm Spirit movespeed for chasing and escaping.
Empty Bottle – This item keeps you to cast spell in constant giving you source of mana and health. Require to play with a courier.

The mid game item build for Storm Spirit can be the following:

Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Power Treads – This grants Storm Spirit speed and intelligence.
Orchid of Malevolence – This enables Storm Spirit to cast Silenceto an enemy.

The late game item build for Storm Spirit can be the following:

Linken’s Sphere – This provides Storm Spirit an improvement to his regeneration and stats.
Shiva’s Guard – This item grants Doom Bringer negative armor aura to her enemies and the ability of Arctic Blast.
Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse – This item helps him to disable any hero giving him the ability of Hex.
Dagon – This grants Storm Spirit the ability to cast Burst.
Desolator – This can grant him to additional attack damage that can help him during team fights and ganks.

STEALTH ASSASSIN — Rikimaru | Item Build | DotA


Rikimaru is a cunning Carry among the list of agility heroes. His invisibility is great build for him of being an assassin. He can be more dangerous when equipped with powerful items. Among all Carry heroes, Rikimaru is the one you can’t kill easily but he can kill you easily. Though he is a great killer, he is not vital when his cloaking ability was silenced or disabled with such skills and items.

The early game item build for Rikimaru can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Rikimaru to kill easily when creeping for better farming.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Rikimaru to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Rikimaru to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Rikimaru giving him more strength and toughness plus agility.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.

The mid game item build for Rikimaru can be the following:

Power Treads – This boots gives him agility and speed.
Battle Fury – This helps Rikimaru for better farming and grants him regeneration.
Yasha – This gives Rikimaru attack speed and movement speed.
Helm of Dominator – This grants Rikimaru the ability to lifesteal. This item should be upgraded to Satanic.
Vanguard – This item gives him Health Points and toughness during the game. This item can be maintained until the late game.
Black King Bar – This helps him to tank and hit more during clash preventing spells to cast on him.
Cranium Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.

The late game item build for Rikimaru can be the following:

Manta Style – This helps Rikimaru to replicate himself into two to help him during the clash.
Butterfly – This item gives Rikimaru more attack speed and grants evasion that counters other melee enemy heroes.
Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points. This can replace the Vanguard.
Desolator – This grants Rikimaru massive attack damage.
Diffusal Blade – This grants Rikimaru the ability to mana burn.
Divine Rapier – This can be one of the late game item for Rikimaru if your team is near on winning the game.
Sange and Yasha – This grants Rikimaru both strength and speed.
Monkey King Bar – This gives Rikimaru a lot more damage and a chance to mini-bash.
Buriza-do Kyanon – This gives Rikimaru a lot more damage and a chance to do more damage.
Abyssal Blade – This item grants Rikimaru the chance to bash enemies. This is an upgrade for Cranium Basher.

STONE GIANT — Tiny | Item Build | DotA


Tiny plays the role of a Carry in all of his games. He is also a great disabler, initiator and executor because of his skills and adaptive ability to be flexible during the game. Not vital enemies can be a fed to tiny in just two hit combos and get really fast starting items during the early game. And when equipped with powerful items, he can be unstoppable.

The early game item build for Tiny can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Tiny giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Tiny to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Tiny to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Tiny to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Boots of Speed – This grants Tiny movespeed for chasing and escaping.
Empty Bottle – This item keeps you to cast spell in constant giving you source of mana and health. Require to play with a courier.

The mid game item build for Tiny can be the following:

Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Tiny and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Kelen’s Dagger – This can help him to gank, escape and chase enemies.
Force Staff – This helps Tiny in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Tiny the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Tiny an ability to instant kill an enemy.

The late game item build for Tiny can be the following:

Manta Style – This grants agility and some attributes to Tiny.
Assault Cuirass – This grants attack speed and armor to Tiny.
Aghanim’s Scepter – This improves his ultimate skill reducing its cooldown and improving damage.
Shiva’s Guard – This item grants Tiny negative armor aura to her enemies and the ability of Arctic Blast.
Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse – This item helps him to disable any hero giving him the ability of Hex.

SPIRIT BREAKER – Barathrum | Item Build | DotA


Barathrum is a great Carry hero of among strength heroes. His massive attack damage and vitality is his ace against his enemies. He is also a great disabler and a good escaping hero because of his skills. He always play ganks every time not because he can’t farm that fast but it is built for him to kill. When equipped with powerful items, he can be unstoppable.

The early game item build for Barathrum can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Barathrum to kill easily when creeping for better farming.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Barathrum to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Barathrum to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Barathrum giving him more strength and toughness.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Stout Shield – This helps you to defend yourself against harassing enemy heroes.

The mid game item build for Barathrum can be the following:
Power Treads – This boots gives him strength and speed.
Vanguard – This item gives him Health Points and toughness during the game. This item can be maintained until the late game.
Perseverance – This item gives Barathrum a great both health and mana regeneration. This might be upgraded into Battlefury or Linken’s Sphere.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This might help Barathrum to kill with group, faster attack speed with high attack power is indeed for him.
Mask of Madness  – This grants him lifesteal and aura for bonus armor and attack damage.
Yasha – This gives Barathrum attack speed and movement speed.

The late game item build for Barathrum can be the following:

Assault Cuirass – This item grants him attack speed and armor.
Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points.
Black King Bar – This is very helpful in playing against spell caster heroes.
Boots of Travel – This item is very helpful in pushing strategies and farming and for immediate response in clash.
Radiance – This gives him attack damage and helps for better farming.
Maelstrom – This item gives him attack damage and speed plus helps him in killing enemies. This item can be upgraded to Mjollnir.
Battlefury – This helps Barathrum in farming, attack damage and HP regeneration.
Sange and Yasha – This grants Barathrum both strength and speed.

SPECTRE – Mercurial | Item Build | DotA


Spectre plays the role of a Carry in all of his games. His ability to multiply and spy in a small period of time makes him a great build for a carry. Though he is not that a fast farmer, he can be dangerous and too vital during team fights. He can also be Tankerwhen equipped with strength and vital items during the middle game or late game.

The early game item build of Spectre can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Spectre to kill easily when creeping for better farming.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Spectre to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Spectre to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Spectre giving him more strength and toughness.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Stout Shield – This helps you to defend yourself against harassing enemy heroes.

The mid game item build for Spectre can be the following:

Power Treads – This boots gives him strength and speed.
Vanguard – This item gives him Health Points and toughness during the game. This item can be maintained until the late game.
Radiance – As a fast farmer game he can easily built this item during the mid game. This item helps him in farming and grants him attack damage.
Hyperstone – This item helps him to do more attack speed. This can be upgraded to Assault Cuirass.
Black King Bar – This helps him to tank and hit more during clash preventing spells to cast on him.
Yasha – This grants him a good agility attributes.

The late game item build for Spectre can be the following:

Assault Cuirass – This item grants him attack speed and armor.
Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.
Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points.
Manta Style – This is an upgrade to Yasha.
Sange and Yasha – This provides both strength and agility attributes to Spectre.
Butterfly – This item gives Spectre more attack speed and grants evasion that counters other melee enemy heroes.

Monday 17 December 2012

KEEPER OF THE LIGHT – Ezalor | Recommended Items | DotA


Starting Items for Keeper of the Light– Ezalor:
  • Ancient Tango of Essifation
  • Healing Salve
  • Gauntlets of Strength
  • Ironwood Branch
  • Animal Courier
Early-game Items for Keeper of the Light– Ezalor:
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Stick
  • Bracer
  • Observer Ward
Core Items for Keeper of the Light– Ezalor:
  • Tranquil Boots
  • Magic Wand
  • Mekansm
  • Observer Ward
Situational Items for Keeper of the Light– Ezalor:
  • Boots of Travel
  • Shiva's Guard
  • Rod of Atos
  • Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
  • Khadgar's Pipe of Insight
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity
  • Force Staff
  • Necronomicon
  • Veil of Discord

Warcraft III: DOTA MAP version 6.77 Changelog | DotA


Heroes

Ancient Apparition
- Chilling Touch manacost rescaled from 140 to 110/120/130/140
Batrider
- Batrider can no longer attack while using Flaming Lasso
Bounty Hunter
- Track no longer reduces armor
Centaur
- Movement speed decreased from 305 to 300
- Double Edge no longer interrupts channeling
- Stampede now applies a 100% slow instead of a stun (as always, units cannot be slowed below 100 movement speed)
Clockwerk
- Agility growth increased from 1.2 to 2.3
Dazzle
- Shallow Grave cast range rescaled from 400/600/800/1000 to 550/700/850/1000
Doom Bringer
- Scorched Earth now also affects other units you control
- Doom now has too much armor! (+1)
Drow Ranger
- Trueshot Aura now only affects non-hero units within 900 range of Drow
Earthshaker
- Aftershock stun duration rescaled from 0.3/0.7/1.2/1.5 to 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5
- Aftershock damage increased from 25/45/75/115 to 50/75/100/125
- Enchant Totem cooldown decreased from 6 to 5
Enchantress
- Untouchable AS reduction increased from 20/40/60/80 to 20/50/80/110
Jakiro
- Ice Path damage from 100 to 25/50/75/100
Lycanthrope
- Base Int increased from 15 to 17
- Spirit Wolves armor increased by 1
Magnus
- Skewer no longer affects magic immune units
- Skewer cast range rescaled from 1200 to 600/800/1000/1200
- Reverse Polarity duration decreased from 2.5/3.25/4 to 2.25/3/3.75
Medusa
- Stone Gaze cooldown decreased from 140/110/80 to 140/100/60
Mirana
- Moonlight Shadow duration increased from 11 to 15 seconds
Morphling
- Cast animation time decreased from 0.4 to 0.25
Necrolyte
- Reaper's Scythe stun/delay increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds
Omniknight
- Purification cast range rescaled from 400/500/600/700 to 700
Phoenix
- Sun Ray max range decreased from 1600 to 1300
- Sun Ray base damage decreased from 16/24/32/40 to 15/20/25/30
- Sun Ray now ends if you are stunned or silenced
- Fixed some Sunray lag issues
Puck
- Illusory Orb cooldown decreased from 13 to 12
Pugna
- Decrepify cooldown decreased from 13/11/9/7 to 12/10/8/6
Shadow Demon
- Shadow Poison cooldown decreased from 3 to 2.75
Slark
- Base agility increased by 6
Spectre
- Haunt no longer ends when you use reality (the targeted illusion is still replaced by you though)
Sven
- Great Cleave damage decreased from 25/40/55/70 to 20/35/50/65
- Warcry duration decreased from 8 to 7 seconds
Templar Assassin
- Refraction manacost increased from 75 to 100
Terrorblade
- Movement speed increased by 5
Treant Protector
- Damage increased by 10
- Leech Seed cooldown decreased from 18/16/14/12 to 16/14/12/10
- Overgrowth cooldown decreased from 80 to 70
- Living Armor damage instances increased from 6 to 7
- Living Armor can be cast through the minimap (only considers heroes and towers/rax in this mode)
Undying
- Decay damage reduced from 40/80/120/160 to 20/60/100/140
Vengeful Spirit
- Wave of Terror damage increased from 18.75/37.5/56.25/75 to 30/50/70/90
Viper
- Base strength increased by 3
Warlock
- Shadow Word cooldown decreased from 20 to 16
Weaver
- Shukuchi damage increased from 90/100/110/120 to 90/110/130/150
Winter Wyvern
- Arctic Burn cooldown decreased from 60/50/40/30 to 50/40/30/20
- Splinter Blast cooldown decreased from 8 to 7
- Fixed Arctic Burn vs Roshan
Zeus
- Strength growth increased from 1.8 to 2.3

Items

Buriza-do Kyanon
- Crit multiplier decreased from 2.7 to 2.4
- Recipe cost decreased from 1200 to 1000
Crystalys
- Damage decreased from 35 to 30
Eye of Skadi
- HP bonus increased from 200 to 250
- MP bonus increase from 150 to 250
Shiva's Guard
- Freezing Aura's attack speed reduction increased from 25 to 30

Misc

* Harpy's Chain Lightning manacost reduced from 90 to 50

Warcraft III: DOTA MAP version 6.77 | DotA




This latest map release for DOTA players will be updated soon. You can download the 6.77 version of the map and you can download it here!

You can see the change lo or the changed or fixed bugs, errors, etc. here!

Sunday 16 December 2012

SOUL KEEPER – Terrorblade | Item Build | DotA


Terrorblade is a great Carry himo of all. His ability to multiply is great offensive strategy for him. Though he is not that a great farmer to produce faster item build, he can be dangerous if he is equipped with powerful items. Terrorblade is also a great pusher and that is a great for his allies during fast games.

The early game item build for Terrorblade can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Terrorblade to kill easily when creeping for better farming.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Terrorblade to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Terrorblade to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Terrorblade giving him more strength and toughness plus agility.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.

The mid game item build for Terrorblade can be the following:

Power Treads – This boots gives him agility and speed.
Battle Fury – This helps Terrorblade for better farming and grants him regeneration.
Radiance – As a fast farmer game he can easily built this item during the mid game. This item helps him in farming and grants him attack damage.
Yasha – This gives Terrorblade attack speed and movement speed.
Vanguard – This item gives him Health Points and toughness during the game. This item can be maintained until the late game.
Black King Bar – This helps him to tank and hit more during clash preventing spells to cast on him.

The late game item build for Terrorblade can be the following:

Manta Style – This helps Terrorblade to replicate himself into two to help him during the clash.
Butterfly – This item gives Terrorblade more attack speed and grants evasion that counters other melee enemy heroes.
Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points. This can replace the Vanguard.
Divine Rapier – This can be one of the late game item for Terrorblade if your team is near on winning the game.
Sange and Yasha – This grants Terrorblade both strength and speed.
Monkey King Bar – This gives Terrorblade a lot more damage and a chance to mini-bash.
Buriza-do Kyanon – This gives Terrorblade a lot more damage and a chance to do more damage.

SLITHEREEN GUARD – Slardar | Item Build | DotA


Slardar always plays the role of a Carry because of his vitality to survive in the game. He is also an initiator or one who ganks and starts the clash. His skills contribute to a great disabler and also grants him more flexibility during the game. When equipped with powerful items, Slardar can be dangerous during the early to the late game.

The early game item build for Slardar can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Slardar to kill easily when creeping for better farming.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Slardar to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Slardar to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Slardar giving him more strength and toughness.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Stout Shield – This helps you to defend yourself against harassing enemy heroes.
Empty Bottle – This item keeps you to cast spell in constant giving you source of mana and health. Require to play with a courier.

The mid game item build for Slardar can be the following:

Power Treads – This boots gives him strength and speed.
Vanguard – This item gives him Health Points and toughness during the game. This item can be maintained until the late game.
Necromancer – Its ability to summon two useful creature can plus his skills can be a good partner in killing enemy heroes.
Perseverance – This item gives Slardar a great both health and mana regeneration. This might be upgraded into Battlefury or Linken’s Sphere.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This might help Slardar to kill with group, faster attack speed with high attack power is indeed for him.
Helm of Dominator – This grants him lifesteal plus armor and attack damage.
Vladmir’s Offering – This grants him lifesteal and aura for bonus armor and attack damage.
Cranium Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.
Yasha – This gives Slardar attack speed and movement speed.

The late game item build for Slardar can be the following:

Assault Cuirass – This item grants him attack speed and armor.
Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.
Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points.
Black King Bar – This is very helpful in playing against spell caster heroes.
Boots of Travel – This item is very helpful in pushing strategies and farming and for immediate response in clash.
Radiance – This gives him attack damage and helps for better farming.
Maelstrom – This item gives him attack damage and speed plus helps him in killing enemies. This item can be upgraded to Mjollnir.
Battlefury – This helps Slardar in farming, attack damage and HP regeneration.
Sange and Yasha – This grants Slardar both strength and speed.

SLAYER – Lina Inverse | Item Build | DotA


Lina plays the role of a Support in all of her games. Although she is not that vital, her skills are great aid to her allies. She is also a great disabler to her enemies though she can be a fed during the early game. But when equipped with supporting items, Lina is unstoppable without the help of her allies in killing especially in ganking.

The early game item build for Slayer can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Slayer giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Slayer to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Slayer to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Observer Wards – This is a strategic item to spy on your enemies. Supporting heroes just like Slayer should do the warding strategy. This should maintain through the whole game.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Slayer to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Smoke of Deceit – This supportive item helps Slayer and his allies to set a clash or gank against his opponents during the early game. This should be maintain through the whole game.
Sentry Wards – This strategic item helps Slayer to deward a spying observer ward nearby.
Boots of Speed – This grants Slayer movespeed for chasing and escaping.

The mid game item build for Slayer can be the following:

Headdress of Rejuvenation – This may help Slayer for better health regeneration.
Medallion of Courage – This can do the killing faster because of armor degrading.
Urn of Shadows – This can help Slayer to serve himself and his allies in health regeneration. And also can do damage to enemies.
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Slayer and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This grants Slayer and his allies attack speed and movespeed.

The late game item build for Slayer can be the following:

Mekansm – This provides Slayer and his nearby allies armor and hitpoints.
Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight – This helps allies of Slayer and himself to prevent magic for damaging more.
Force Staff – This helps Slayer in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Slayer the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Slayer an ability to instant kill an enemy.

Saturday 15 December 2012

SKYWRATH MAGE – Dragonus | Item Build | DotA


Skywrath Mage attributes to a silencer and a disabler that is why he plays the role of a Support and also a great Carry. He is not that tough to survive clash and ganks but his skills is a great aid to his allies. His Mystic Flare deals a great damage to his enemies which can be supported by his skills. Good item choice for Skywrath Mage and a great strategy during the game will make your team to win.

The early game item build for Skywrath Mage can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Skywrath Mage giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Skywrath Mage to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Skywrath Mage to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Skywrath Mage to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Boots of Speed – This grants Skywrath Mage movespeed for chasing and escaping.
Empty Bottle – This item keeps you to cast spell in constant giving you source of mana and health. Require to play with a courier.

The mid game item build for Skywrath Mage can be the following:

Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Skywrath Mage and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Kelen’s Dagger – This can help him to gank, escape and chase enemies.
Force Staff – This helps Skywrath Mage in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Skywrath Mage the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Skywrath Mage an ability to instant kill an enemy.

The late game item build for Skywrath Mage can be the following:

Linken’s Sphere – This provides Skywrath Mage an improvement to his regeneration and stats.
Mekansm – This provides Skywrath Mage and his nearby allies armor and hitpoints.
Aghanim’s Scepter – This improves his ultimate skill reducing its cooldown and improving damage.
Veil of Discord – This amplifies all magic abilities of Skywrath Mage.
Shiva’s Guard – This item grants Doom Bringer negative armor aura to her enemies and the ability of Arctic Blast.
Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse – This item helps him to disable any hero giving him the ability of Hex.

SKELETON KING – King Leoric | Item Build | DotA


Skeleton King is a fierce Carry hero that when he gets fat, any of his enemies is not a problem with him. His Reincarnation ability lets him resurrect after he died just like an Aegis. Although it can be countered in many ways still he is still dangerous for his massive damage and ability to stun. When equipped with items, he is surely will go for a God like.

The early game item build for Skeleton King can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Skeleton King to kill easily when creeping for better farming.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Skeleton King to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Skeleton King to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Skeleton King giving him more strength and toughness.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Stout Shield – This helps you to defend yourself against harassing enemy heroes.

The mid game item build for Skeleton King can be the following:
Power Treads – This boots gives him strength and speed.
Hands of Midas – This helps him to earn gold faster.
Perseverance – This item gives Skeleton King a great both health and mana regeneration. This might be upgraded into Battlefury or Linken’s Sphere.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This might help Skeleton King to kill with group, faster attack speed with high attack power is indeed for him.
Lothar’s Edge – This helps him to escape and chase enemies.
Cranium Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.
Yasha – This gives Skeleton King attack speed and movement speed.

The late game item build for Skeleton King can be the following:

Assault Cuirass – This item grants him attack speed and armor.
Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.
Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points.
Black King Bar – This is very helpful in playing against spell caster heroes.
Boots of Travel – This item is very helpful in pushing strategies and farming and for immediate response in clash.
Radiance – This gives him attack damage and helps for better farming.
Maelstrom – This item gives him attack damage and speed plus helps him in killing enemies. This item can be upgraded to Mjollnir.
Battlefury – This helps Skeleton King in farming, attack damage and HP regeneration.
Sange and Yasha – This grants Skeleton King both strength and speed.

SILENCER – Nortrom | Item Build | DotA


Silencer as its name is a great disabler of skills. His skills are pure attributed to silence his enemies which is a great help during clash and gank. Although he is not that vital to survive, still Silencer is a choice to counter combo drafts. To survive in the game, supportive and vital items are indeed to equip to him.

The early game item build for Silencer can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Silencer giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Silencer to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Silencer to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Silencer to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Boots of Speed – This grants Silencer movespeed for chasing and escaping.

The mid game item build for Silencer can be the following:

Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Tranquil Boots – This grants Silencer ability to heal.
Force Staff – This helps Silencer in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Silencer the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Silencer an ability to instant kill an enemy.

The late game item build for Silencer can be the following:

Linken’s Sphere – This provides Silencer an improvement to his regeneration and stats.
Mekansm – This provides Silencer and his nearby allies armor and hitpoints.
Aghanim’s Scepter – This improves his ultimate skill reducing its cooldown and improving damage.
Shiva’s Guard – This item grants Doom Bringer negative armor aura to her enemies and the ability of Arctic Blast.
Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse – This item helps him to disable any hero giving him the ability of Hex.

Sunday 9 December 2012

SHADOW SHAMAN – Rhasta | Item Build | DotA


Rhasta is a good choice of Support hero for he is very flexible during the game. Shadow Shaman’s skills are a complete disabler and a pusher. That is why he is one of the great support hero for his allies. Although not tough to play, he is not that durable in the game. But when played with a good strategy, supporting items and team play and execution, he can be a great ace for the win.

The early game item build for Rhasta can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Rhasta giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Rhasta to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Rhasta to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Observer Wards – This is a strategic item to spy on your enemies. Supporting heroes just like Rhasta should do the warding strategy. This should maintain through the whole game.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Rhasta to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Smoke of Deceit – This supportive item helps Rhasta and his allies to set a clash or gank against his opponents during the early game. This should be maintain through the whole game.
Sentry Wards – This strategic item helps Rhasta to deward a spying observer ward nearby.
Boots of Speed – This grants Rhasta movespeed for chasing and escaping.

The mid game item build for Rhasta can be the following:

Headdress of Rejuvenation – This may help Rhasta for better health regeneration.
Medallion of Courage – This can do the killing faster because of armor degrading.
Urn of Shadows – This can help Rhasta to serve himself and his allies in health regeneration. And also can do damage to enemies.
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Rhasta and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This grants Rhasta and his allies attack speed and movespeed.

The late game item build for Rhasta can be the following:

Mekansm – This provides Rhasta and his nearby allies armor and hitpoints.
Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight – This helps allies of Rhasta and himself to prevent magic for damaging more.
Force Staff – This helps Rhasta in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Rhasta the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Rhasta an ability to instant kill an enemy.

SHADOW PRIEST – Dazzle | Item Build | DotA


Dazzle plays the role of a Support in all of his games. His abilities are for supporting his allies, lending them armor and instant healing. Though he is not that a choice for some players, Dazzle is a durable hero that can stand out and survive mostly in all clash. Though he is indeed a tough hero to play, he is fun to play with if you have early supporting items.

The early game item build for Dazzle can be the following:

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Dazzle giving him more strength and toughness to survive the early game plus the intelligence for mana support.
Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Dazzle to regenerate when in mid health condition.
Healing Salve – This item helps Dazzle to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.
Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.
Observer Wards – This is a strategic item to spy on your enemies. Supporting heroes just like Dazzle should do the warding strategy. This should maintain through the whole game.
Clarity Potion – This item helps Dazzle to regenerate his mana whenever it is in low condition.
Smoke of Deceit – This supportive item helps Dazzle and his allies to set a clash or gank against his opponents during the early game. This should be maintain through the whole game.
Sentry Wards – This strategic item helps Dazzle to deward a spying observer ward nearby.
Boots of Speed – This grants Dazzle movespeed for chasing and escaping.

The mid game item build for Dazzle can be the following:

Headdress of Rejuvenation – This may help Dazzle for better health regeneration.
Medallion of Courage – This can do the killing faster because of armor degrading.
Urn of Shadows – This can help Dazzle to serve himself and his allies in health regeneration. And also can do damage to enemies.
Magic Wand – This helps you to regenerate your mana and health in an instant depending on its charge.
Arcane Boots – This grants Dazzle and his nearby allies mana whenever its cooldown.
Ancient Janggo of Endurance – This grants Dazzle and his allies attack speed and movespeed.

The late game item build for Dazzle can be the following:

Mekansm – This provides Dazzle and his nearby allies armor and hitpoints.
Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight – This helps allies of Dazzle and himself to prevent magic for damaging more.
Force Staff – This helps Dazzle in chasing and escaping.
Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – This grants Dazzle the ability to cyclone enemies and himself for chasing, setting and escaping.
Dagon – This grants Dazzle an ability to instant kill an enemy.