I Played DotA from the DotA 6.27 map until now DotA 6.78c map. It's so long time, and i still often played this game whenever i have a free time. I myself, don't think that i'm pro player. I like to say that i'm ordinary player with a much of experience. That's why i make this blog so people who love DotA can make a progress with his/her skill. You can get many thing's from me and i offer you some of my trick for playing DotA. Just check out all my posting here :D
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Teamwork Guide
Don't be a dick. I'm not even trying to usher in a kinder, gentler generation of DotA players. Not being a dick is actually sound advice. If you just read that sentence and still think being a dick is a good idea, try this experiment:
Go to work. Or school. Go about your business until you encounter a situation where you need someone's help. Once that happens, pick a random person. Call that person a motherfucker. Insinuate that he or she is a homosexual black Jew. Tell that person that he or she should commit suicide and/or die in a fire. Be creative. Do this as loudly as you can. Once you've run out of ways to yell at the person, ask for a favor. Record the results.
After doing the above, repeat the process until you encounter a situation where you need someone's help. Once that happens, pick a random person. Politely ask if he or she can assist you. Return the favor if necessary. Record the results.
The best part about not being a dick? Every once in a while, you might even make a new friend! Even if it's just a DotA buddy, you might be able to jump into public games with people you've actually played with before! Crazy, I know.
If you're playing DotA 2, buy a Goddamn mic. I honestly do not understand how about 80% of the people I play DotA 2 with do not have microphones. You can buy one for, like, five dollars. I'm not even kidding. I don't care if you can type as fast or faster than I can (about 120 WPM error-free...that's actually kind of depressing): you can convey information more quaickly by speaking than you can by typing, especially if the information is complex.
There is no such thing as too much communication. The key word is communication, here. Chatter is not communication. Nobody cares how drunk or high you are: in fact, if you're talking about how drunk or high you are, you're probably a huge pussy with a low tolerance for weed and alcohol, or else you wouldn't be bragging about it. Nobody cares that your mom is a total bitch who beats you daily. If your teammates want to shoot the breeze with you, that's fine. If you're talking about things that no one else on your team understands - or cares about - shut up.
What is communication? Telling your team a hero just left your lane. Letting your team know Enigma has his Blink Dagger at 8 minutes in. Letting your Bounty Hunter know that three different heroes are carrying Dust. Letting your lane partner know that if the two of you tower dive, you'll get a kill and be able to get away safely. Information wins you games.
Just because you see something doesn't mean your teammates do.This kind of ties in with the above. Everyone sees the game a little bit differently. More importantly, everyone plays a little bit differently. Sure, you like to be aggressive and gank, but that doesn't mean your teammate does. Maybe you know that Nightstalker just left mid with an Invisibility Rune in his Bottle. That doesn't mean your teammates do. You might think ignoring Tidehunter and gunning down Anti-Mage is more important, but maybe your teammates think stopping Tidehunter from using Ravage is more important. This is especially critical if you decide to retreat from a fight that doesn't seem to be going well. The worst case scenario is that you're conveying information your teammate(s) already know(s). At best, you may have just made a huge play that swings the game's momentum in your favor.
Even most shitty plans are better than no plan. The only thing worse than having no plan at all is something along the lines of obvious suicide. Even if you "know" what the correct play for your team is, if your team doesn't follow it, what have you accomplished? Team cohesion is incredibly important: five is better than four, three, two or one. Even if the plan is shitty and you'll probably lose, five players just doing their own thing is basically a guaranteed loss.
Example 1: I played a game with a Leshrac who decided he was the carry. He refused to support, rushed Bloodstone and Aghanim's and stole kills with Lightning Storm. I was Slardar and the closest thing to a carry we had. I switched to a more supporting role and tried to let Leshrac get all the kills. We still lost, but it was actually a very close game. Had I done my own thing, the game probably would have ended much sooner.
Example 2: I played a game with someone who I had played with multiple times. He announced at the start of the game that he was going to rush a Rapier as Keeper of the Light. We gave him mid, picked all stunners, and ganked our balls off. We won the game within 25 minutes. Now granted, it was a player I was familiar with, but the cohesive - if risky - plan paid off in spades.
No matter how clever you are, team flame wars are almost always a bad idea. So your teammate is a dick and is saying all those things that makes you wish you could punch someone through the Internet. Maybe you've managed to twist his or her insults into something that's actually kind of funny (to you, at least). So what? At best, you might get a few laughs. At worst, you may have just alienated the rest of your team. Yeah, it sucks playing with an asshole. Thankfully, if you want, you don't have to play with that person again. Even if you're the kind of person who finds verbal warfare to be entertaining - instead of frustrating - it takes your mind away from the game and you're much more inclined to make a mistake; a mistake that results in you dying probably isn't going to make your teammate think any better of you. Yeah, I know: it's always your team's fault. Regardless, it doesn't do any more to help you win the game to pass the buck. Why make things harder than they need to be?
Treat hero kills as though they belong to the carry as often as possible.To put it a different way, if you're the carry, treat every hero kill like it's yours. The general gameplan for any team is to get their carry farmed enough to where the team can be carried to victory. Makes sense, right?
Granted, this is not always possible, but it's a very effective line of thinking. If there's any way you, as the carry, can kill a hero, do it! Likewise, if there's any way you can pass a kill to your carry, make it happen. The quicker your carry farms, the quicker you win.
Of course, if you're say, Nightstalker and you get fed early, then you've probably become the carry. In that case, again, adhere to the mindset that every kill is yours.
I've left an example of this in the spoiler. Since I was in the game, I'll also walk you through my mindset as the fight progressed.
SHENDELZARE SILKWOOD, THE VENGEFUL SPIRIT
SHENDELZARE SILKWOOD, THE VENGEFUL SPIRIT
THIS IS A GUIDE TO VENGEFUL SPIRIT, WHO IS THE SECOND MANLIEST HERO IN DOTA THAT DOES NOT HAVE TESTICLES. UNDOUBTEDLY, THE MANLIEST HERO IN DOTA WITH TESTICLES HAS A BEARD, WHILE THE MANLIEST ONE WITHOUT TESTICLES IS UNCONTESTABLY THE ONE KNOWN FOR QUOTING ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND FOR BALLING OUT OF CONTROL.
A HERO WHOSE ULTIMATE'S WISEST USE IS TO POTENTIALLY SACRIFICE HER OWN LIFE TO SAVE YOUR CARRY'S ONE IS ENTITLED TO BE THE 2ND MANLIEST HERO IN DOTA WITHOUT TESTICLES.
BECAUSE IT'S A TRIBUTE TO CRIMSONQUESO , DON'T BE SURPRISED THAT THE TEXT/FORMATTING ARE VERY FAMILIAR.
NOTE:
THIS GUIDE IS NOT FOR EM GAMES.
THIS GUIDE IS CONCISE. YOU WILL FIND NO WALLS OF TEXT HERE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN SPOILERS/NOTES. BECAUSE IT'S A 100% CAPS LOCK GUIDE, THE NUMBER OF UNCAPITALIZED LETTERS IS ZERO WHEN POSSIBLE (NO UNCAPITALIZED 'B' AT THE END OF 'N00B', OR 'ME' IN SMALL CASE).
A KEY THING MOST GUIDE READERS DO NOT GET IS THAT SKILL AND ITEM BUILDS ARE FLUID. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THERE IS NO SKILL BUILD FOR ANY HERO THAT IS CONCRETE FOR EVERY SITUATION. FOR EXAMPLE, I ONCE PLAYED A GAME WHERE I REALLY NEEDED IMBA MOBILITY WITH DROW RANGER AND HP REGEN, SO I GOT PHASE BOOTS AND TRANQUIL BOOTS (BECAUSE I HAVE TWO FEET) AND THEN YASHA, WHICH IS SUPREMELY RETARDED IN MOST SITUATIONS.
THE METAGAME
DO PICK VENGEFUL SPIRIT IF YOUR TEAM HAS PICKED THESE HEROES (THEY ARE GREAT):
STATS' ANALYSIS AND SKILLS
HERE ARE HER RAW STATS :
* STRENGTH: 16 + 2.3
* AGILITY: 27 + 2.35
* INTELLIGENCE: 15 + 1.75
* ATTACK ANIMATION: 0.33 / 0.64
* DAMAGE: 39 - 53
* CASTING ANIMATION: 0.3 / 0.51
* ARMOR: 3.78
* BASE ATTACK TIME: 1.7
* MOVESPEED: 295
* MISSILE SPEED: 1500
* ATTACK RANGE: 400
* SIGHT RANGE: 1800 / 800
NOTE THAT VENGEFUL SPIRIT HAS A SMALL RANGE, PISSPOOR DAMAGE VARIANCE FOR LAST HITTING/DENYING, AND RELATIVELY BIG BACKSWING ATTACK/CASTING ANIMATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE ALWAYS CANCELED BY ISSUING A MOVE/ATTACK ORDER JUST AFTER THE ATTACK/SPELL IS LAUNCHED. SHE DOES HAVE A NICE STR GROWTH THOUGH, SO SHE CAN TOWER DIVE AND/OR TAKE SOME BEATING WHILE SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING THE REAL DPS.
DOES IT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE A DUMBASS PUBBER PLAYING VS AS A HARD CARRY, TRYING TO STEAL EVERY SINGLE CREEP FROM YOUR HARD CARRY, EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY FAIL YOUR LAST HIT ? UNLESS THE SAID HARD CARRY IS AUTOATTACKING ALL THE TIME AND GETTING LESS THAN 2 CS/MIN WHEN AFK-FARMING, NO GOD ! NO GOD ! PLEASE NO ! NO ! NO ! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
BECAUSE OF YOUR POOR RANGE, YOU'RE A POOR BABYSITTER TOO, I.E. YOU CAN'T HARASS EFFECTIVELY ; YOU WORK MUCH BETTER AS A SUPPORT READY TO STUN OR AS A ROAMER.
AND HERE ARE THE SKILLS :
THOUGH THE DAMAGE IS REALLY NICE, REAL MEN DO NOT HARASS. THE MAIN USE IS THE STUN, THE DAMAGE BEING THE ICING ON THE CAKE. THE MAIN REASON FOR LEVELING UP THIS SKILL IS THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. ANOTHER THING TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SPELL IS ITS MOVESPEED OF ONLY 1250. BECAUSE OF THAT, IT MAY BE BETTER TO GET CLOSER TO THE ENEMY OR LET AN ALLY WITH AN INSTANT DISABLE/STUN ACT FIRST IF THE TARGETED ENEMY HAS A MANTA STYLE/TRANSFORMATION ABILITY/BLINK.
IT'S NO-BRAINER IT'S A SKILL THAT OUGHT TO BE TAKEN AT LEVEL 1 IN EVERY GAME. THE COOLDOWN IS ALSO LOW ENOUGH TO BE SOMETIMES USED TWICE IN A BATTLE.
DEFINITELY HELPS YOUR TEAM FOR DEALING PHYSICAL/MIXED DAMAGE, I.E. AUTOATTACKS MOST OF THE TIME. THE VISION AND THE HP REMOVAL ARE NICE BONUSES TOO, AND YOU SHOULD SOMETIMES USE THEM TO YOUR ADVANTAGE (RECON ANYONE ?). BUT NOTE THE SCALING ; IT'S NOT WORTH MAXIMIZING IT AT THE EXPENSE OF COMMAND AURA.
* STRENGTH: 16 + 2.3
* AGILITY: 27 + 2.35
* INTELLIGENCE: 15 + 1.75
* ATTACK ANIMATION: 0.33 / 0.64
* DAMAGE: 39 - 53
* CASTING ANIMATION: 0.3 / 0.51
* ARMOR: 3.78
* BASE ATTACK TIME: 1.7
* MOVESPEED: 295
* MISSILE SPEED: 1500
* ATTACK RANGE: 400
* SIGHT RANGE: 1800 / 800
NOTE THAT VENGEFUL SPIRIT HAS A SMALL RANGE, PISSPOOR DAMAGE VARIANCE FOR LAST HITTING/DENYING, AND RELATIVELY BIG BACKSWING ATTACK/CASTING ANIMATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE ALWAYS CANCELED BY ISSUING A MOVE/ATTACK ORDER JUST AFTER THE ATTACK/SPELL IS LAUNCHED. SHE DOES HAVE A NICE STR GROWTH THOUGH, SO SHE CAN TOWER DIVE AND/OR TAKE SOME BEATING WHILE SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING THE REAL DPS.
DOES IT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE A DUMBASS PUBBER PLAYING VS AS A HARD CARRY, TRYING TO STEAL EVERY SINGLE CREEP FROM YOUR HARD CARRY, EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY FAIL YOUR LAST HIT ? UNLESS THE SAID HARD CARRY IS AUTOATTACKING ALL THE TIME AND GETTING LESS THAN 2 CS/MIN WHEN AFK-FARMING, NO GOD ! NO GOD ! PLEASE NO ! NO ! NO ! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
BECAUSE OF YOUR POOR RANGE, YOU'RE A POOR BABYSITTER TOO, I.E. YOU CAN'T HARASS EFFECTIVELY ; YOU WORK MUCH BETTER AS A SUPPORT READY TO STUN OR AS A ROAMER.
AND HERE ARE THE SKILLS :
| MAGIC MISSILE A MISSILE IS THROWN AT AN ENEMY UNIT, CAUSING DAMAGE. STUNS FOR 1.75 SECONDS. LEVEL 1 - DEALS 100 DAMAGE AND STUNS FOR 1.45 SECONDS. LEVEL 1 - DEALS 175 DAMAGE AND STUNS FOR 1.55 SECONDS. LEVEL 1 - DEALS 250 DAMAGE AND STUNS FOR 1.65 SECONDS. LEVEL 1 - DEALS 325 DAMAGE AND STUNS FOR 1.75 SECONDS. CASTING RANGE : 500 DAMAGE TYPE: MAGICAL LEVEL 1: 110 MANA, 10 SEC COOLDOWN. LEVEL 2: 120 MANA, 10 SEC COOLDOWN. LEVEL 3: 130 MANA, 10 SEC COOLDOWN. LEVEL 4: 140 MANA, 10 SEC COOLDOWN. NOTES • DAMAGE TYPE: MAGICAL |
IT'S NO-BRAINER IT'S A SKILL THAT OUGHT TO BE TAKEN AT LEVEL 1 IN EVERY GAME. THE COOLDOWN IS ALSO LOW ENOUGH TO BE SOMETIMES USED TWICE IN A BATTLE.
| WAVE OF TERROR SHENDELZARE LETS LOOSE A WICKED CRY, TERRORIZING ENEMY UNITS. THEIR ARMOR IS REDUCED. LEVEL 1 - REDUCES ARMOR BY 2. DEALS 18.75 DAMAGE. LEVEL 2 - REDUCES ARMOR BY 3. DEALS 37.5 DAMAGE. LEVEL 3 - REDUCES ARMOR BY 4. DEALS 56.25 DAMAGE. LEVEL 4 - REDUCES ARMOR BY 5. DEALS 75 DAMAGE. CASTING RANGE : 1400 AREA OF EFFECT : 300 DAMAGE TYPE: HP REMOVAL LEVEL 1: 40 MANA, 15 SEC COOLDOWN. LEVEL 2: 40 MANA, 15 SEC COOLDOWN. LEVEL 3: 40 MANA, 15 SEC COOLDOWN. LEVEL 4: 40 MANA, 15 SEC COOLDOWN. NOTES • DAMAGE TYPE: HP REMOVAL • THE WAVE GIVES VISION AS IT GOES FORWARD. |
Quote:
| COMMAND AURA INCREASES NEARBY UNITS' DAMAGE. LEVEL 1 - 12% BONUS DAMAGE LEVEL 2 - 20% BONUS DAMAGE LEVEL 3 - 28% BONUS DAMAGE LEVEL 4 - 36% BONUS DAMAGE AREA OF EFFECT : 900 PASSIVE NOTES • THE BONUS DAMAGE PROVIDED BY THE AURA IS BASED ON BASE DAMAGE AND PRIMARY ATTRIBUTE. |
WHY THE 'UP TO' FOR COMMAND AURA ? BECAUSE IF THE NEARBY ALLIED HEROES HAVE RAW DAMAGE AND/OR ANOTHER DAMAGE AURA, THE DPS INCREASE WON'T BE AS BIG. HOWEVER, IN EARLY-MID GAME, IF YOU ARE THE ONLY DAMAGE AURA PROVIDER, AND IF YOUR TEAM ISN'T RETARDED TO THE POINT TO GET ITEMS THAT GIVE ABSOLUTELY NO PRIMARY ATTRIBUTE, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT INVESTING IN COMMAND AURA BEFORE WAVE OF TERROR WILL LEAD TO GREATER DPS. YOU MAY ARGUE THAT WAVE OF TERROR WORKS EVEN AFTER YOUR DEATH, BUT IN FACT COMMAND AURA WORKS FOR A LITTLE BIT AFTER YOUR (POTENTIAL) DEATH, SO THERE SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE GIVEN THE AVERAGE TEAMFIGHT'S DURATION.
COMMAND AURA HAS THE FOLLOWING MAIN ADVANTAGES OVER WAVE OF TERROR ; IT'S PERMANENT, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE AIMING (MAY BE OF IMPORTANCE IF THE ENEMY IS SPREAD OR JUST ENTERED THE COMBAT ZONE.), AND HELPS EXPLOITING A SUCCESSFUL GANK WITH THE BIG EXTRA PUSHING POWER, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR TEAM HAS TO DESTROY A TOWER.
BECAUSE COMMAND AURA WORKS ON ANY ALLIED UNIT AND IS PERMANENT, IT WILL TEND TO PUSH YOUR LANE, SO DO YOUR BEST TO DENY AND/OR MAKE CREEP PULLS.
Quote:
| NETHER SWAP INSTANTANEOUSLY SWAPS POSITIONS WITH A TARGET HERO. LEVEL 1 - VENGEFUL SPIRIT AND THE TARGET INSTANTLY SWAP POSITIONS. CASTING RANGE : 600 LEVEL 2 - VENGEFUL SPIRIT AND THE TARGET INSTANTLY SWAP POSITIONS. CASTING RANGE : 900 LEVEL 3 - VENGEFUL SPIRIT AND THE TARGET INSTANTLY SWAP POSITIONS. CASTING RANGE : 1200 LEVEL 1: 100 MANA, 45 SEC (10*) COOLDOWN. LEVEL 2: 150 MANA, 45 SEC (10*) COOLDOWN. LEVEL 3: 200 MANA, 45 SEC (10*) COOLDOWN. ALLOWED TARGETS : ANY HERO (ANY UNIT*) NOTES • WORKS ON MAGIC IMMUNE UNITS. • TREES NEAR VENGEFUL SPIRIT AND THE TARGET WILL BE DESTROYED UPON SWAPPING. • INTERRUPTS CHANNELING SKILLS OF THE TARGET. • CAN BE IMPROVED BY AGHANIM'S SCEPTER (* SHOWS THE IMPROVED VALUES). |
SKILL BUILD
SKILL BUILDS ARE FLUID AND SHOULD BE ADAPTED ACCORDING TO YOUR ENEMY'S SQUISHINESS AND YOUR TEAM'S AUTOATTACK PROWESS.
STANDARD BUILD :
1. MAGIC MISSILE
2. WAVE OF TERROR
3. MAGIC MISSILE
4. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
5. MAGIC MISSILE
6. NETHER SWAP. DUH.
7. MAGIC MISSILE
8. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
9. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
10. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
11. NETHER SWAP
12. WAVE OF TERROR/COMMAND AURA
13. WAVE OF TERROR/COMMAND AURA
14. WAVE OF TERROR/COMMAND AURA
15. STATS
16. NETHER SWAP
17-25. WHATEVER THE FUCK IS LEFT
THIS IS THE SKILL BUILD YOU'D USE MOST OF THE TIME, AS IT'S MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN THE ENEMY HEROES ARE SQUISHY ENOUGH TO DIE IN 2-3 NUKES/STUNS AND/OR YOUR TEAM DOESN'T HAVE HEROES WITH HIGH DPS BASED ON BASE DAMAGE/HUGE PRIMARY ATTRIBUTE GROWTH. IF YOU HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CREEP EQUILIBRIUM, CHOOSE WAVE OF TERROR AT LEVEL 4 ; OTHERWISE, GET THAT MONSTRUOUS 12% DAMAGE AMPLIFICATION WITH COMMAND AURA LEVEL 1.
OMFG COMMAND AURA EARLY? THIS GUIDE IS N00B!!!!
NOT MAXIMIZING COMMAND AURA EARLY IS LIKE PLAYING DROW RANGER WITHOUT TRUESHOT AURA NOR MARKSMANSHIP. NOT ONLY WILL YOU PLAY A HERO THAT PROBABLY WON'T DO ITS JOB, IT WILL MAKE YOUR PERFORMANCE WORSE. WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS KILL THE ENEMY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY YOU CHOOSE COMMAND AURA BEFORE WAVE OF TERROR LEVEL 2/3/4 ; IT'S A MATTER OF
HOWEVER, SOME TEAM ROSTERS ARE MORE PHYSICAL/MIXED DAMAGE ORIENTED, ALLOWING YOU TO DITCH MAGIC MISSILE'S EXTRA DAMAGE :
PHYSICAL DAMAGE BUILD :
1. MAGIC MISSILE
2. WAVE OF TERROR
3. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
4. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
5. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
6. NETHER SWAP. DUH.
7. COMMAND AURA/WAVE OF TERROR
8. WAVE OF TERROR/COMMAND AURA
9. WAVE OF TERROR/COMMAND AURA
10. WAVE OF TERROR/COMMAND AURA
11. NETHER SWAP
12. STATS
13. STATS
14. STATS
15. STATS
16. NETHER SWAP
17-25. WHATEVER THE FUCK IS LEFT
THIS BUILD IS CLEARLY ORIENTED TOWARDS PHYSICAL DAMAGE, AND SHOULD BE USED IN SOME SPECIFIC CASES. MAXIMIZE COMMAND AURA EARLY IF YOU WANT TO HARASS THE HELL OUT THE ENEMY AND IF YOU CAN MANAGE THE CREEPS' TENDENCY TO PUSH. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF YOU WANT TO OPPOSE AN ENEMY TRILANE WITH A TRILANE MADE OF VENGEFUL SPIRIT, DROW RANGER AND WITCH DOCTOR ; BESIDES HAVING VERY GOOD DEFENSIVE ABILITIES, THE HARASSING/LAST-HITTING/DENYING POTENTIAL IS AWESOME WITH SUCH A LINEUP. NEED I SAY THAT AT LEVEL 5, YOU CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE A 49% BONUS DAMAGE ADVANTAGE ON YOUR ENEMIES ?
ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THIS BUILD IS THAT YOU SAVE 3 SKILL POINTS ON MAGIC MISSILE, GIVING YOU A BETTER TEAMFIGHT ABILITY MID-GAME, AS COMMAND AURA AND WAVE OF TERROR WILL BE MAXIMIZED BY LEVEL 10, AND GIVING YOU EXTRA BEEFINESS WITH MORE STATS EARLIER.
WHATEVER ARE YOUR ITEM CHOICES, THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO YOUR TEAM'S NEEDS AND YOUR SURVIVAL, THE DISABLE AND DPS ITEMS BEING THE LAST PRIORITIES. AND NO, VANGUARD ISN'T RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE AVERAGE DAMAGE BLOCK IS ONLY 12 FOR A RANGED HERO, AND YOUR FARMING SPEED IS WAY TOO LOW.
GAME WALKTHROUGH
LANE ETIQUETTE:
DO NOT "HARASS" WITH MAGIC MISSILE. REAL MEN DO NOT HARASS. THE STUN IS WORTH MORE THAN THE DAMAGE. USE IT WHEN YOU KNOW YOU, YOUR TOWER, AND/OR YOUR CREEPS CAN GET IN A FEW HITS. IF YOU'RE LANED AGAINST A LOW HP MELEE HERO, FIRE AT HIS FACE ANY CHANCE YOU GET ; DO NOT TRY TO HARASS LONGER-RANGED HEROES.
SHOULD I HAVE A LANING PARTNER?
UNLESS THE ENEMY HAS 4+ MELEES AND THERE IS NO OTHER CARRY ON YOUR TEAM, I.E. WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING A TERRIBLE PUB, YES. ALSO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, THE PARTNER NEEDS TO EITHER HAVE A DISABLE OR BE RANGED. ROAMING IS ALSO AN OPTION FOR VENGEFUL SPIRIT.
GANKING ETIQUETTE
HELP YOUR WEAK AND PUNY ALLIES WHENEVER YOU CAN AND ARE SURE OF A KILL. AS THE (2ND OR 3RD SOMETIMES) MANLIEST CHARACTER ON YOUR TEAM, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SMARTLY THROW YOUR MAGIC MISSILE IN A GANK TO ENSURE A CHAINSTUN, AND TANK THE TOWER IF NEED BE.
TEAMPLAY ETIQUETTE
DISTRIBUTE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF SUPPORT ITEMS/CONSUMABLES BETWEEN ALL SUPPORTS, AND THAT INCLUDES YOU. FARM AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WITHOUT BEING DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR CARRIES' FARM/SECURITY. ALSO PRE-PLAN THE ORDER OF STUNS/DISABLES, ESPECIALLY IF FACING A HERO WITH AN ESCAPE MECHANISM. BECAUSE OF YOUR RELATIVELY LOW-CD STUN AND YOUR WONDERFUL AURA, PLACE YOUR SURVIVAL BEFORE ANYTHING EXCEPT YOUR CARRIES. DO NOT 'SUICIDE-SWAP', I.E. SWAP WHEN THE ENEMY IS REGROUPED AND NOT OUT OF POSITION.
WHAT DO I DO IN A TEAM FIGHT?
1. LOCATE CLOSEST ENEMY THAT DOES SOMETHING IN THE FIGHT
2 OR 3. MAGIC MISSILE HIM.
2 OR 3. WAVE OF TERROR HIM.
4. ATTACK HIM.
5. IF HE IS DEAD, GO TO STEP 6. ELSE, REPEAT 2, 3 AND 4
6. GO TO STEP 1. IF THERE ARE NO ENEMIES LEFT, GO TO STEP 7
7. PUSH AND/OR SPLIT FOR FARM !
(YOUR ACTUAL EXPERIENCE MAY VARY. YOU MAY NEED TO NETHER SWAP AT ANY MOMENT FOR THE GREATER GOOD ; OTHERWISE, SURVIVE AT ALL COSTS !)
AM I A BALLER?
DO YOU HAVE AGHANIM?
I GOT A DIVINE RAPIER AND AN AEGIS AFTER MY AGHANIM
YOU ARE NOW BALLING OUT OF CONTROL
Puck - Fairie Dragons Solo Build(Pro)
Puck the Fairie Dragons
The INT - Butterfly hero with a dragon skill. Puck have a tiny body but this hero was feared by other enemy. Puck's skill is very incredible on the war, he can silent other enemy and he can stunned enemy by area. This make Puck can give a full support on the war.
Now i'll give you some of Puck's background , review it :
In Sentinel's search for heroes to aid them in the war against the Scourge, they discovered the lost lands of the mystical Faerie Dragons. Upon explaining the conflict to the Faerie Queen of Agrace, she sent forth Puck, a personal guardian, to turn the tides of war. Despite his small size and mischievous personality, the little dragon soon proved to pack more than his fair share of power on the battlefield, blasting through the enemy ranks with balls of magic, faerie dust, and the capability to stupefy an entire army with nothing more than his imagination. His foes all learned the hard way that size matters not in combat, and that appearances are, ultimately, deceiving.
remember, this is some build for people who have an intermediate skill, not a novice player. I think this hero is to difficult for novice, you must have a good reflect to use this hero properly.
Puck Pro's Build :
This build is only useful if solo. You must be in Solo Line. It doesn't matter if you are in left, right, or mid. What the most important is you must be in Solo Line.
- In first minute before the creep out, buy this item :
- Circlet of Nobility 2x
- Ancient tango 1x
- Mana Potion 1x
- Skill Build :
- Level 1: Illusory Orb
- Level 2: Phase Shift
- Level 3: Illusory Orb
- Level 4: Warning Shift
- Level 5: Illusory Orb
- Level 6: Dream Coil
- Level 7: Illusory Orb
- Level 8: Warning Shift
- Level 9: Warning Shift
- Level 10: Warning Shift
- Level 11: Dream Coil
- Level 12: Phase Shift
- Level 13: Phase Shift
- Level 14 : Phase Shift
- Level 15 : Attribute Bonus
- Level 16: Dream Coil
- Item that you must buy(buy it by a sequence) :
- Boot's of speed- You know what this item use for.
- Arcane Boots- You know what this item use for.
- Kellen's Dagger of Escape-you can use this item to opening the war(Initiator) or use it for escaping.
- *Bracer- Buy as needed if you think you have a mushy HP
- Aghanim's Scepter- Reduce your cooldown's ultimate skill and give you some of HP and MP.
- Shiva's Guard / Guinsoo - Buy as needed.
- After this, you can build the hero with your own style . This hero's own style is support. but if you want to become nuker, buy Dagon.
- Tips and Trick
- When you reach level 3, Use Illusory Orb for creeping but use it infrequently. Use it to killing 2 creep's or more and to harrassing the enemy. It'll made you buy item faster.
- take phase shift on level 2 because from my experience on playing DotA, i often see people start to do ganking on level 3. You know that phase shift could help you to avoiding the stun, hit, etc.
- Don't auto-skilling phase shift(Now it can't even we want to)
- In level 6/7 try to do ganking on another line. I believe you can killing your enemy. use your dream coil only when there are a posibillity the enemy could manage his escaping.
- Use Dream Coil in the good position. enemy's hero must be in the tip of dream coil's area.
- When you have a kellen's dagger escape, and your phaseshift is in max level. Puck will be hard to kill. let make some example : Puck got hit and 3 enemy's hero are trying to kill him, and because of he got hit before, Puck couldn't use Dagger for 3 second. He do Phase Shift lvl 4, it made him invurable for 3 second, so after the phase shift's time run out, he could spamming his dagger for managing his escape.
- If you want to become initiator and open the war, stay calm and don't to rush, wait until at least 3 enemy's heroes approach at the map. Blink to the middle of the enemy, coil and silent them, then do ilussory orb and phase shift, wait 2 second and blink using the orb.
That's all, You could develop the item and the skill build by yourself if you think it isn't suitable with your style.
View Replay and Save Replay Guide
View Replay Guide :
- Make sure your replay file is in Replay folder. The replay file must be .w3g file.
- Open your Warcraft III. Click Single Player, then click View Replay.
- Next you can see your replay.
- If you see some of replay can't be played (grey colour), it is because your warcraft version is different with the replay. Take a look at this example :
My warcraft version is 1.24, but the replay is [1.23] so i can't play the video. The method to play the replay is simple. Just change your warcraft version. If you doesn't have the Version Switcher click here.
How to Save Replay :
- Make sure your game is over and the table score is appear.
- Click Save Replay or you can use shortcut [alt+S] to Save your replay.
- Give it name and your replay had been saved.
It's kinda easy right? So just try it and upload your replay =)
Game command on DotA
There are many commands that you can enter during the game, some impact the game itself, while others display useful information. Here we provide a list of most of the commands in the game. There are some other commands that you can also use, but they are almost entirely for fun and have no impact on the game, so we will start by covering only those that impact gameplay.
All commands must be preceeded by "-" to work, for instance, "-ma". All game modes must be entered on a single line preceeded by "-", for instance, "-apemomsc".
| Common Game Modes | |
| ap | All Pick. Each player is allowed to pick a hero from any tavern. |
| ar | All Random. Each player is given a random hero from any tavern. |
| rd | Random Draft. 20 random heroes from any tavern are selected and players take turns picking from them. |
| sd | Single Draft. Each player chooses from one of 3 individual random heroes. |
| cd | Captains Draft. 24 random heroes are selected. Then Blue and Pink take turns banning heroes, then picking heroes. Then the players on each team pick from their team's heroes. |
| cm | Captains Mode. Blue and Pink take turns banning heroes, then take turns picking heroes. These heroes are then chosen by members of their team. |
| em | Easy Mode. Towers are weaker, and players get extra gold and experience. |
| dm | Death Match. When you die you are given a new hero. The game can end normally, or when one team reaches a certain amount of deaths. lives # can be used to set life limit, and -nd to remove respawn timer along with this mode. |
Other Game Modes | |
| rs | Random Side. Places each team on a random side. |
| du | Duplicate. More than one of each hero can be played. |
| sp | Shuffle Players. Randomly switches around players from each team. |
| xl | Extended League. Both Sides will take turns picking heroes. Each team captain can pick 4 heroes to remove from the pool. |
| om | Only Mid. Only the middle lane is used. |
| sc | Super Creeps. Powerful creeps will spawn every 10 minutes. |
| lm | League Mode. Both Sides will take turns picking heroes. |
| mm | Mirror Mode. After one minute, each team will have the same heroes. |
| tr | Team Random. You will be given a random hero from your taverns. |
| mr | Mode Random. Selects a random game mode. |
| vr | Vote Random. You will be given a random hero from the voted groupset. |
| rv | Reverse. You pick a hero for your opponent. |
| oi | Observer Info. Disables extra information display for observers. |
| sh | Same Hero. All players will be given the hero that Blue has. |
| aa | All Agility. Only Agility heroes are used. |
| ai | All Intelligence. Only Intelligence heroes are used. |
| as | All Strength. Only Strength heroes are used. |
| id | Item Drop. When you die, a random inventory slot will drop an item. |
| np | No Powerups. No runes spawn. |
| nt | No Top. The top lane is not used. |
| nm | No Mid. The middle lane is not used. |
| nb | No Bot. The bottom lane is not used. |
| ns | No Swap. Swapping heroes is not allowed. |
| nr | No Repick. Repicking heroes is not allowed. |
| pm | Pooling Mode. All items can be used by other players. |
| mi | Mini Heroes. All heroes are half normal size. |
| fr | Fast Respawn. Reduces death times by 50%. |
| mo | Melee Only. Only melee heroes are used. |
| ro | Ranged Only. Only ranged heroes are used. |
| er | Experimental Runes. Uses an experimental rune spawning system. |
| so | Switch On. Allows use of the -switch command. Leavers items can be unlocked by -unlock command when this mode is activated. |
| zm | Zoom mode. Observers will view the game from a zoomed out state. |
| cp | Capture Point. Specific areas appear at 10 minute mark. Capturing them grants various bonus auras. |
| wtf | Fun mode. Spells have no cooldown or manacost. |
Commands | |
| tips | Gives you various helpful pointers about your hero throughout the game. |
| random | Random. Gives you a random hero in modes like All Pick. You get 250 extra gold. |
| random int | Random. Gives you a random Intelligence hero in modes like All Pick. You get 150 extra gold. |
| random str | Random. Gives you a random Strength hero in modes like All Pick. You get 150 extra gold. |
| random agi | Random. Gives you a random Agility hero in modes like All Pick. You get 150 extra gold. |
| ma | Displays the heroes your opponents control and their levels. Alias: -matchup. |
| ms | Displays your hero's current movement speed. Alias: -movespeed. |
| apm | Displays apm ( actions per minute ) of all players. |
| cs | Displays your creep kills, denies, and neutral kills. |
| switch # | Allows you to switch teams with another player. Other players vote with -ok or -no after this command is entered. |
| cson | Activates the cs display to display your creep kills and denies. |
| es | Enables selection helper. This is enabled by default. Alias: -enableselection |
| es | Disables selection helper. Alias: -disableselection |
| csoff | Deactivates the cs display. |
| c | Center. Locks the camera on your hero. |
| co | Centeroff. Turns center mode off. |
| disablehelp | Prevents certain spells, such as Test of Faith cast by an allied Holy Knight, from affecting you. Also prevents allies from picking up your items in the fountain area. |
| enablehelp | Re-enables effects from certain allied spells and allows allies to pick up your items in the fountain area. |
| unstuck | Pauses your hero for 60 seconds, after which you are teleported to your base. |
| recreate | Sometimes rare glitches occur with certain heroes, recreate can fix those glitches. Recreate takes about 2 minutes to complete, and only works on Lycanthrope, Lifestealer, Dragon Knight, Soul Keeper, and Tormented Soul. |
| swap # | Offers to swap your hero with another player's. -swaphero # can also be used. |
| showmsg | Shows messages. |
| hidemsg | Hides messages. |
| showdeny | Shows a '!' above a creep when it is denied. |
| hidedeny | Hides the '!'. |
| quote # | Plays a hero quote. Writing it without a number will play a random hero quote. |
| weather rain | Switches weather to rain. |
| weather snow | Switches weather to snow. |
| weather moonlight | Switches weather to moonlight. |
| weather wind | Switches weather to wind. |
| weather random | Switches to random weather. |
| weather off | Turns weather off. |
| di | Enables -cson and -showdeny. Alias: -denyinfo. -di is initially enabled. |
| don | Shows the death timer. Alias: -deathon |
| doff | Hides the death timer. -deathoff |
| roll # | Shows a random number between 1 and the number entered, max of 2000. Default of 100. |
| rollon | Enables roll command. This is initially enabled. |
| rolloff | Disables roll command. |
| hhn | Hides the hero name portion of player's names. Alias: -hideheronames. |
| test | Enables single player commands. |
| mute | Toggles sounds on and off. |
| clear | Clears the messages. |
| ii | Item info. Shows items of allied heroes on multiboard. |
| gameinfo | Displays information about the current game modes. |
| kickafk # | Used to kick a player who has been AFK for a long period of time. |
| mines | Shows you how many Land Mines you have placed with Goblin Techies. |
| mc | Shows how many times you have Multicast with Ogre Magi. |
| fs | Shows how much bonus Strength you have gained from Flesh Heap with Pudge. Alias: -fleshstr |
| int | Shows how much bonus Intelligence you have gained from Last Word with Silencer. |
| ha | Shows your average accuracy with Meat Hook or Hookshot. |
| aa | Shows your average accuracy with Elune's Arrow. |
| invokelist | Displays all of Invoker's spells, and what reagents are needed to use them. |
| water red | Makes the water red. |
| water green | Makes the water green. |
| water blue | Makes the water blue. |
| water default | Makes the water the default color. |
| water r g b | Sets the water color to the color specified by r, g, and b. Example: "-water 255 0 0" is the same as "-water red". |
| water random | Sets the water to a random color. |
| gg | Displays bonus gold gained from Alchemist's Goblin Greed ability. |
| rh | Displays a random hero name. Alias: -rollhero. |
Single Player Commands | |
| lvlup # | Increases level of your hero by entered value. |
| refresh | Resets ability cooldowns, sets health and mana of your hero to 100%. |
| spawncreeps | Spawns creeps from all lanes. |
| powerup | Spawns runes. |
| neutrals | Forces neutral spawn. |
| kill | Kills your last picked hero. This kill will be considered as a suicide. |
| gold # | Increases your gold by entered value. |
| time # | Sets time of day. Values should be between 0 and 24. |
| killsent | Kills sentinel creeps. |
| killscourge | Kills scourge creeps. |
| killall | Kills all creeps. |
| noherolimitt | Allows you to pick multiple heroes. |
| trees | Forces a tree spawn. |
| killwards | Removes wards from the map. |
| spawnon | Enables creep spawn. This is enabled initially. |
| spawnoff | Disables creep spawn. |