Kael, The Invoker - Guide Unfinished*

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KAEL, THE INVOKER - GUIDE

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- Hero Introduction
- Advanced Statistics
- Pros and Cons
- Backgroud Story
- Skills
- Spells
- Item Build
- Skill Build
- Changelog

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HERO INTRODUCTION

Invoker

Strength 19 + 1.7

Agility 20 + 1.9

Intelligence 22 + 2.5

First of all, this guide is not about how to play dota. Reason why i want to make this guide is because I like this hero and want to share my opinions about him. He is great fun to play, but can be intimidating to those unfamiliar with the technique. Invoker is a hero with completely unique style of play from any other. The Invoker is the most well-rounded spellcasting hero, due to his massive array of spells. Using his three elemental reagents and his Invoke skill, the Invoker can utilize a total of 10 different spells. Due to his complexity and fragility, the Invoker is a bad choice for newer players.
What is the best item/skill build? Discuss it here.

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ADVANCED STATISTICS

- Affiliation: Neutral
- Attack Animation: 0.4 / 0.7
- Damage: 44 - 50
- Casting Animation: 0 / 0
- Armor: 1.9
- Base Attack Time: 1.7
- Movespeed: 280
- Missile Speed: 900
- Attack Range: 600
- Sight Range: 1800 (day) / 800 (night)

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PROS AND CONS

Pros
[ + ] Very fun to play
[ + ] Very strong hero in the hands of a good player
[ + ] Has 10 spells
[ + ] Very flexible hero
[ + ] Nice regen having Quas
[ + ] Big MS bonus having Wex
[ + ] Great last-hitting and denying having Exort
[ + ] Disabler

Cons
[ - ] Very weak hero in wrong hands
[ - ] No attribute points
[ - ] Very fragile
[ - ] Hard to play
[ - ] Item dependent / mana required
[ - ] Low base movespeed

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BACKGROUND STORY

Quas. Wex. Exort. The essence of a storm. The heart of a blizzard. The soul of a phoenix. After his people were broken and scattered to the corners of the earth, Kael was left with only the relics of his once great world. Thirsting for vengeance, he sold his own soul to Ner'Zhul, and in exchange acquired near limitless power. Taking on the mantle of the Blood Mages of old, the Invoker strode into war with nothing but the elements at his command. He can fuse the elements into deadly incantations, tearing apart the very heavens in his fury. His genius knows no bounds, and the Sentinel shall come to know the rage of the Invoker.

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SKILLS

QUAS (Q)


Gives 1 HP regen per level per instance.

If you have the three instances of Quas
Level 1 – 1 HP (03 HP)
Level 2 – 2 HP (06 HP)
Level 3 – 3 HP (09 HP)
Level 4 – 4 HP (12 HP)
Level 5 – 5 HP (15 HP)
Level 6 – 6 HP (18 HP)
Level 7 – 7 HP (21 HP)
• Kael can have only 3 of any instances.
• Passively grants 2 Strength per level of this skill.



Invoker HP/sec regeneration without items - level 25
When you have three instances of Quas
> Reg. HP/sec: 21
> Level: 25
> No Items

WEX (W)


Gives 2% AS and 1% MS per level per instance.

If you have the three instances of Wex
Level 1 – 02% AS and 1% MS (06% AS and 03% MS)
Level 2 – 04% AS and 2% MS (12% AS and 06% MS)
Level 3 – 06% AS and 3% MS (18% AS and 09% MS)
Level 4 – 08% AS and 4% MS (24% AS and 12% MS)
Level 5 – 10% AS and 5% MS (30% AS and 15% MS)
Level 6 – 12% AS and 6% MS (36% AS and 18% MS)
Level 7 – 14% AS and 7% MS (42% AS and 21% MS)
• Kael can have only 3 of any instances.
• Passively grants 2 Agility per level of this skill.

Invoker Movement speed without items - level 25
When you have three instances of Wex
> Mov. Speed: 63
> Level: 25
> No Items

Exort (E)


3 damage per level per instance.

If you have the three instances of Exort
Level 1 – 03 Damage (09 Damage)
Level 2 – 06 Damage (18 Damage)
Level 3 – 09 Damage (27 Damage)
Level 4 – 12 Damage (36 Damage)
Level 5 – 15 Damage (45 Damage)
Level 6 – 18 Damage (54 Damage)
Level 7 – 21 Damage (63 Damage)
• Kael can have only 3 of any instances.
• Passively grants 2 Intelligence per level of this skill.

Invoker damage without items - level 25
When you have three instances of Exort
> Damage: 339
> Level: 25
> No Items

Invoke (R)


Combines the properties of the elements currently being manipulated creating a new spell at Invoker’s disposal.
The invoked spell is determined by the combinations of Quas, Wex, and Exort.

Level 1 – Can have 1 invoked spells. Cooldown: 30. Manacost: 20
Level 2 – Can have 2 invoked spells. Cooldown: 25. Manacost: 40
Level 3 – Can have 2 invoked spells. Cooldown: 15. Manacost: 60
Level 4 – Can have 2 invoked spells. Cooldown: 05. Manacost: 80


• Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter.

Level 1 – Can have 1 invoked spells. Cooldown: 16. Manacost: 00  Level 2 – Can have 2 invoked spells. Cooldown: 08. Manacost: 00 Level 3 – Can have 2 invoked spells. Cooldown: 04. Manacost: 00 Level 4 – Can have 2 invoked spells. Cooldown: 02. Manacost: 00

• The -invokelist command will give you list of spells that may be invoked.
• The arrangement of instances does not matter.

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SPELLS

1. Cold Snap
2. Ghost Walk
3. Ice Wall
4. Tornado
5. EMP
6. Alacrity
7. Forge Spirits
8. Chaos Meteor
9. Sunstrike
10. Deafening Blast

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1 - COLD SNAP  (QQQ)  [Y]
  - 

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USE:
  - Ganking
  - Farming (Forest creep)
  - Get Roshan


2 - GHOST WALK  (QQW)  [V]
  - 

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USE:
  - Escape
  - Chase/Slow
  - Hunt


3 - ICE WALL  (QQE)  [G]
  - 

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USE:
  - Escape
  - Battle Control
  - Gank
  - Kill


4 - TORNADO  (WWQ)  [X]
  - 

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Tornado level 1 - 800 range


Tornado level 7 - 3200 range


5 - EMP  (WWW)  [C]
  - 

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USE:
  - Throw it in the light of the tower, just in the top of it. (video demostration coming soon)
  - At the beginning of the battle in the center

6 - ALACRITY  (WWE)  [Z]
  - 

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7 - FORGE SPIRITS  (EEQ)  [F]
  - 

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8 - CHAOS METEOR  (EEW)  [D]
  - 

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9 - SUNSTRIKE  (EEE)  [T]
  - 

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USE:
- Sunstrike: You should never run around with it invoked. It will always be a situational spell. Is really easy to invoke and use too.



10 - DEAFENING BLAST  (QWE) B
  - 

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ITEM BUILD

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SKILL BUILD

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Changelog

13/06/2010 < First post (unfinished)
14/06/2010 < Edited (unfinished)
29/06/2010 < Edited (unfinished)
19/07/2010 < Edited (unfinished)
29/07/2010 < Updated to new version
21/09/2010 < Edited (unfinished)

[FatalityMk]

Leave the guides to ek0.

[wekz]

what you are all hype on this shit

[ramb.O]

Leave the guides to ek0.

wtf? i hope u joking ffs

what you are all hype on this shit

....

[tayyip]

This is the most difficult hero to play and requires a good computer

I saw a nice strategy. A guy summoned 2 flame guys, got MoM and used the skill which made the enemy stunned if he got damage. So, the guy attacked cant move much

[rocknrolla]

I could share my builds, still thinking about it ..

[ramb.O]

This is the most difficult hero to play and requires a good computer

I saw a nice strategy. A guy summoned 2 flame guys, got MoM and used the skill which made the enemy stunned if he got damage. So, the guy attacked cant move much

yeah! There are good combos playing Invoker.
yes Cold Snap + Forge Spirit (and if u can Ice Wall too) << slow + perma bash << dead

[Slavi]

DAgger + scepter . MEteor the push thingy , blink shivas invoke fast icewall. rape.

[ek0]

Item build:
Vanguard or Poor Man's shield.
Then Eul for ms.
Later Orchid or Force Staff.
Aghanim's if you need the -3 secs and -80 mana for Invoke.
Guinsoo's for late game.
BKB if you need it.
Dagger helps, too.

Skill build:
Everything is good (except nothing).
To be a good with Invoker, you have to have 0 mana all the time  .

[Sl0wMotion]

Radiance + Cold Snap + Forge Spirit

[BJSV]

I used to play with cold snap + forge spirit, and main item is that silence item (dont know the name), but now i play with alacrity + deafening blast, and main item dominator.

[ek0]

I used to play with cold snap + forge spirit, and main item is that silence item (dont know the name), but now i play with alacrity + deafening blast, and main item dominator.

Playing only with 2 skills is stupid.

Here is an average team fight:
While your enemy doesn't have sight at you (or you don't know about it), do the following actions:
Tornado
move to your enemy
Ice Wall
EMP
Chaos Meteor
Forge Spirit
Alacrity
Cold Snap
Deafening Blast
Ghost Walk and then just watch how they die.
You can use Sun Strike if a hero ran away.
If you have Eul's and/or Guinsoo's use them.
When you cast Ghost Walk, you should move, so you can slow your enemies.

[BJSV]

Playing only with 2 skills is stupid.

Yes it is but im not so good at multitasking so i use what is given to me

[[K.Y.K]AtBoKu]

im generally using meteor, sunstrike and alactricy:) if enemy heroes are int, im using emp and tornado. and invoker really important hero for 5v5. my item build : pt hex critic domi divine (with crit u can see 1k damage:) assault

[x[]o^GossipGirl]

Cold Snap + Forge Spirit + Power Treads + Monkey King Bar + Burizza + Divine + HoT + Satanic = Rampage !