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Strategy / Tidehunter - Leviathan

« on: June 04, 2010, 19:20 »

As discussed in this topic, I think guides by the players can be created.
So I will start posting topics like this one. Every week I will post a new topic with a new hero. Every member can suggest item build, skill build, gameplay... (and other). I will edit the first post with the best suggestions.
The next hero will be Leviathan.
Tidehunter - Leviathan

• Stats
• Hero introduction
• Background Story
• Skills
  
  • Gush
  • Kraken Shell
  • Anchor Smash
  • Ravage
• When to...
  
  • When to pick Leviathan
  • When to repick Leviathan
  • When to ban Leviathan
• Skill build
• Item build
• Gameplay (5 vs 5)
  
  • From level 1 to level 5
  • From level 6 to level 10
  • From level 11 to level 15
  • From level 16 to level 25
• Changelog

Stats

At level 1 At level 25 Gain per level Strength 22 94 3 Agility 15 51 1.5 Intelligence 16 56.8 1.7 Damage 47 - 53 119 - 125 Armor 3.1 8

Location Strenght Neutral Dusk Tavern Movespeed 310 Attack range 100 (melee) Sight Range 1800 / 800

Hero introduction
A massive sea monster of incredible strength and toughness, Leviathan is a real tank. Using his Gush skill, he can slow and damage a single target while reducing their armor, allow the Tidehunter and his allies to pummel the target to a pulp. To aid his close combat skills, the Leviathan has a powerful Anchor Smash passive skill, which gives him a chance to unleash a devastating area of effect spin with every attack. A target of Gush who is hit by an Anchor Smash or two is in deep trouble. To protect himself while chasing down and smashing enemies, Leviathan has a second passive: Kraken Shell. This ability reduces all damage from physical attacks by a set number, allowing the Leviathan to wade into combat without fear, ignoring the blows of lesser foes. Kraken Shell also occasionally dispels negative spell effects from Leviathan, making him even more difficult to stop. By far the most feared ability of the Tidehunter is Ravage. This mighty ability allows the Tidehunter to cause immense damage and stun all enemies in a large area around him. This ability is most effective in large team battles, where it is a simple matter to hit the entire enemy team at once with its spikes, setting up the Tidehunter and his allies for an easy victory.
Background Story
Greatest of the sea giants, Leviathan was sealed away in the aftermath of the war between the Old Gods and the Titans in ancient times. Now released by the Lich King to aid in his crusade against the Sentinel, he cleaves through waves of enemies with his mighty anchor, breaking enemy sieges before they even begin. As terrible a foe on land as he is in water, those who stand before the Tidehunter are swept away in a sea of spikes, eviscerated as he closes in to pulverize those left to receive his wrath.
Skills

Gush Type: Active Summons a spirit of the tides to damage an enemy unit. Reduces the movement speed by 40% and armor of the enemy unit. Lasts 4 seconds. Level Damage Armor reduction 1 110 2 2 160 3 3 210 4 4 260 5 Deals magic damage. Slows movement speed by 40%

Kraken Shell Type: Passive Creates a thick armor shell around Leviathan that protects him against attacks. Additionally, this ability removes negative buffs when he has taken significant damage. Level Damage reduced 1 7 2 14 3 21 4 28 Doesn't block magic damage. Removes negative buffs if Leviathan recieves 600 damage in 6 seconds. Blocked damage doesn't stack with Stout Shield, Poor Man's Shield and Vanguard.

Anchor Smash Type: Passive Leviathan swings his mighty anchor with a vengeance. Gives a 20% chance to deal bonus damage to nearby enemies. Level Damage 1 75 2 115 3 155 4 200 Deals magic damage. Nearby enemies in 200 AoE of Leviathan take full damage. Enemies 325 units away will take half damage.

Ravage Type: Active Slams the ground, causing waves of spikes to ring the hero in all directions. Deals damage and stuns. Cooldown: 150 Level Mana Cost Stun Duration Damage Area of Effect 1 150 1.5 250 850 2 225 1.8 350 950 3 325 2.25 450 1050 Deals magic damage.

When to...
When to pick Leviathan
Nothing written, yet!
When to repick Leviathan
Nothing written, yet!
When to ban Leviathan
Nothing written, yet!
Skills build

Skill build if you play as a tank in the team Level 1 - Gush Level 2 - Kraken Shell Level 3 - Gush Level 4 - Kraken Shell Level 5 - Gush Level 6 - Ravage Level 7 - Gush Level 8 - Kraken Shell Level 9 - Kraken Shell Level 10 - Anchor Smash Level 11 - Ravage Level 12 - Anchor Smash Level 13 - Anchor Smash Level 14 - Anchor Smash Level 15 - Attribute Bonus Level 16 - Ravage Level 17+ - Attribute Bonus

Skill build if you play as a support hero in the team Level 1 - Gush Level 2 - Attribute Bonus Level 3 - Gush Level 4 - Attribute Bonus Level 5 - Gush Level 6 - Ravage Level 7 - Gush Level 8 - Attribute Bonus Level 9 - Attribute Bonus Level 10 - Anchor Smash Level 11 - Ravage Level 12 - Anchor Smash Level 13 - Anchor Smash Level 14 - Anchor Smash Level 15 - Attribute Bonus Level 16 - Ravage Level 17 - Kraken Shell Level 18 - Kraken Shell Level 19 - Kraken Shell Level 20 - Kraken Shell Level 21+ - Attribute Bonus

Item build

Item build if you play as a tank in the team You have some mana problems. Start with an item to fix this: Perseverance or Bottle, or Soul Ring. Power Treads (Strenght) - you need boots and these are the best. Bracer(s) would be a nice start. Armlet of Mordiggian is an item that will help you throug the whole game. Kelens Dagger - an item you will need. This item will be used all of the game. Assault Cuirass - armor and attack speed. Heart of Tarrasque for the late game.

Item build if you play as a support hero in the team Magic Wand is the item you will need. Null Talisman(s) - same as Bracer(s), they help you in the early game. Power Treads (Strenght) - you will need a pair of boots. Black King Bar - buy this item if you're facing a team of nukers. Refresher Orb - there isn't an item you can buy with so much gold for a support hero. Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse - a support hero without Guinsoo's in late game?

Gameplay (5 vs 5)
From level 1 to level 5
Nothing written, yet!
From level 6 to level 10
Nothing written, yet!
From level 11 to level 15
Nothing written, yet!
From level 16 to level 25
Nothing written, yet!
Cgangelog:
2010-06-04: The first post.
2010-06-11: Added a skill build.
2010-06-15: Added an item build.
2010-06-15: Released.
Some pictures are from the Official DotA Website.

32

Strategy / Nerubian Assassin - Anub'arak

« on: May 28, 2010, 16:08 »

As discussed in this topic, I think guides by the players can be created.
So I will start posting topics like this one. Every week I will post a new topic with a new hero. Every member can suggest item build, skill build, gameplay... (and other). I will edit the first post with the best suggestions.
The next hero will be Anub'arak.
Nerubian Assassin - Anub'arak

• Stats
• Hero introduction
• Background Story
• Skills
  
  • Impale
  • Mana Burn
  • Urna Swarm
  • Vendetta
• When to...
  
  • When to pick NA
  • When to repick NA
  • When to ban NA
• Skill build
• Item build
• Gameplay (5 vs 5)
  
  • From level 1 to level 5
  • From level 6 to level 10
  • From level 11 to level 15
  • From level 16 to level 25
• Changelog

Stats

At level 1 At level 25 Gain per level Strength 18 66 2 Agility 19 71.8 2.2 Intelligence 18 68.4 2.1 Damage 49 - 53 101 - 105 Armor 3.7 11

Location Agility Scourge Evening Tavern Movespeed 300 Attack range 128 - melee Sight Range 1800 / 800

Hero introduction
The Nerubian Assassin starts off by wearing his opponents down early on, Burning their Mana for damage, keeping them fairly useless and vulnerable. With a Vendetta against living things, he can become invisible, travel faster, and deal great damage to the next thing he hits. Following up with his powerful line stunning impale and then Mana Burn is a combo most will instantly fall victim to--hard to see it coming and difficult to escape. While he is known for his deadly offensive, this Assassin also has a Spiked Carapace to help defend against physical attackers, and reflect melee damage directly.
Background Story
Anub'arak was once the greatest champion of the Nerubians, but fell in the Second War of the Spider. He was resurrected by the Lich King Ner'zhul, who promised him eternal undeath in exchange for his unswerving loyalty. His layers of spiked armor are nearly impregnable, causing severe damage to attackers. When threatened, he shoots these spikes through enemies, maiming and disorienting them. He channels his dark powers into a bolt of disarming negative energy, and those who witness him blending into the shadows of the frozen tundra have never lived to tell the tale.
Skills

Impale Type: Active Slams the ground with massive claws, shooting spiked tendrils out in a straight line, dealing damage and hurling enemy ground units into the air in their wake. Cooldown: 11. Casting range: 500. Area of Effect: 150 Level Mana cost Damage Stun duration 1 95 80 0.75 2 115 140 1.25 3 135 200 1.75 4 155 260 2.25 Deals magic damage. Mana Burn Type: Active Sends a bolt of negative energy that burns a target enemy unit's mana based on its Intelligence. Burned mana combusts, dealing damage to the target equal to the amount of mana burned. Casting range: 600 Level Mana Cost Cooldown 1 90 35 2 110 25 3 130 15 4 150 5 Deals magic damage. Damage equals the target's Intelligence * 4.

Urna Swarm Type: Active (has autocast) Raises a Scarab from a corpse. The Scarab can burrow to hide itself, or use Infestation to silence and deal damage over time in an AoE. Mana Cost: 10. Casting range: 900 Level Cooldown Maximum number of scarabs 1 14 2 2 11 4 3 8 6 4 5 8 Scarab Hit points: 200 Mana points: N/A Movespeed: 450 Attack damage: N/A Armor: 6 Sight range while unburrowed: 1400 / 1400 Sight range while burrowed: 400 / 400 Scarabs are immune to spells. They have 2 skills: Infestation Kills itself to silence and damage nearby enemy units. Area of Effect: 275 Duration: 3 Damage per second: 20 Burrow The scarab digs into the ground, becomes invisible and immobile.

Vendetta
Type: Active

The Nerubian Assassin turns invisible for a short period of time, and can break his invisibility with an incredibly damaging attack.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Duration	Backstab Damage	Movement speed increase (%)
1	160	90	20	225	10
2	210	75	35	375	15
3	260	60	50	525	20

Deals normal damage.
When to...
When to pick NA
Generally Nerubian is picked when there are many Inteligence Heroes against you.
When to repick NA
Mostly - never.
When to ban NA
Nothing written, yet!
Skills build
Level 1 - Mana Burn
Level 2 - Impale
Level 3 - Impale / Urna Swarm
Level 4 - Urna Swarm / Impale
Level 5 - Impale
Level 6 - Vendetta
Level 7 - Impale
Level 8 - Urna Swarm
Level 9 - Urna Swarm / Attribute Bonus
Level 10 - Urna Swarm / Attribute Bonus
Level 11 - Vendetta
Level 12 - Mana Burn / Attribute Bonus
Level 13 - Mana Burn / Attribute Bonus
Level 14 - Mana Burn / Attribute Bonus
Level 15 - Attribute Bonus
Level 16 - Vendetta
Level 17 - Attribute Bonus
Level 18 - Attribute Bonus
Level 19 - Attribute Bonus
Level 20 - Attribute Bonus
Level 21 - Attribute Bonus / Mana Burn
Level 22 - Attribute Bonus / Mana Burn
Level 23 - Attribute Bonus / Mana Burn
Level 24 - Attribute Bonus / Urna Swarm
Level 25 - Attribute Bonus / Urna Swarm
Item build
Bottle solves your mana problems.
Magic Wand costs nothing and can save you.
Phase Boots are great when playing.
Dagon works nice even in late game (you need it upgraded to level 5).
Eul's Scepter of Divinity is a situational item. Buy it if your team needs a support hero.
Necronomicon gives you sight range (1500 / 1500, depending on it's level), movement speed aura, mana burning skills and true sight (level 3 Necronomicon Warrior).
Diffusal Blade - less mana for your enemy. Purge can help you, too.
Orchid Malevolence gives you damage, attack speed, mana regeneration and intelligence. Do you need something else?
Yasha - a late game item, but only if there is an other support hero in your team, else buy Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse or Shiva's Guard.
Manta Style - if you have Yasha, upgrading this would be a good idea.
Shiva's Guard - a late game item.
Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse is for the real intelligence heroes, but can prove useful, if you are the only one the buy it.
Gameplay (5 vs 5)
From level 1 to level 5
Starting with Bottle. If your team has a courier, you can get Magic Wand.
The game has just started, you need gold and to level up fast.
From level 6 to level 10
You have a stun, you have a disable, you are invisible! Go roaming. Your allies need your help.
At level 10 you should have atleast Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Necronomicon or Dagon.
From level 11 to level 15
Fun time! Kill your enemies. Do not go alone versus several heroes. You should be sure to attack in 1 versus 1. Vendetta will help you.
From level 16 to level 25
You are ready to finish the game (but not alone, you need a team).
If you are not ready to end, continue the search for victims.
Cgangelog:
2010-05-28: The first post.
2010-05-29: Added 'when to pick NA'.
2010-05-29: Added 'when to repick NA'.
2010-05-29: Added skill build.
2010-05-29: Added item build.
2010-06-11: Added gameplay information.
2010-06-11: Released.
Some pictures are from the Official DotA Website.

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Strategy / Slayer - Lina Inverse

« on: May 21, 2010, 22:04 »

As discussed in this topic, I think guides by the players can be created.
So I will start posting topics like this one. Every week I will post a new topic with a new hero. Every member can suggest item build, skill build, gameplay... (and other). I will edit the first post with the best suggestions.
The next hero will be Lina.
Slayer - Lina Inverse

• Stats
• Hero introduction
• Background Story
• Skills
  
  • Dragon Slave
  • Light Strike Array
  • Fiery Soul
  • Laguna Blade
• When to...
  
  • When to pick Lina
  • When to repick Lina
  • When to ban Lina
• Skill build
• Item build
• Gameplay (5 vs 5)
  
  • From level 1 to level 5
  • From level 6 to level 10
  • From level 11 to level 15
  • From level 16 to level 25
• Changelog

Stats

At level 1 At level 25 Gain per level Strength 18 54 1.5 Agility 16 52 1.5 Intelligence 24 100.8 3.2 Damage 37 - 55 113 - 131 Armor 1.3 6

Location Intelligence Sentinel Light Tavern Movespeed 295 Attack range 600 Sight Range 1800 / 800

Hero introduction
The Slayer is one of the deadlier offensive spellcasters, capable of killing fragile heroes with one combo of her spells. Her two main offensive spells provide a powerful area of effect combo. Dragon Slave fires a quick fiery projectile which deals good damage and has pretty high range. Light Strike Array is Lina's stun spell. Due to her relatively slow cast time it can be difficult to hit moving enemies with this spell, however. Many Lina players cast Light Strike Array right after an ally uses another stun, making the spell much easier to hit and prolonging the total disable time. To support her offensive gameplay style, Lina has a passive skill called Fiery Soul. Every time she casts any of her other spells, Lina gains a temporary movement and attack speed bost, allowing her to chase down and kill fleeing enemies. Lina also has the most damaging single-target spell in the game: Laguna Blade. This devastating blast of energy is one of the best ways to finish off injured enemies. Often heroes who thought they were safe are blasted into oblivion by a single Laguna Blade.
Background Story
A renowned pyromancer roaming the lands, Lina Inverse originally joined the Sentinel for monetary purposes. However, weeks turned into months, and fighting alongside the many holy warriors with fearless souls inspired her with the responsibility of protecting the sanctity of the World Tree. With her devastating abilities to summon vaporizing flames, she wreaks havoc among the enemy ranks. In dire situations, she would imbue herself with an ultimate fervor, or even call forth a massive beam of lightning which is said to instantly slay any single foe. A most feared enemy of the Scourge, a most unswerving defender of the Sentinel.
Skills

Dragon Slave Type: Active A wave of fire that ripples out from Lina Inverse, causing damage to land units in a line. Cooldown: 8.5. Casting Range: 600. Area of Effect: 275/825 Level Mana Cost Damage 1 90 100 2 105 170 3 125 230 4 140 280 Deals magic damage.	Light Strike Array Type: Active Summons a column of flames that damages and stuns enemies for 1.6 seconds. Cooldown: 8. Casting Range: 600. Area of Effect: 225. Level Mana Cost Damage 1 90 90 2 100 150 3 110 210 4 125 280 Stuns for 1.6 s. Deals magic damage.
Fiery Soul Type: Passive Grants you bonus attack and movement speed each time you cast a spell. Stacks with itself. Lasts 5 seconds. Level Increased attack speed (%) Increased movement speed (%) 1 30 2 2 40 3 3 50 4 4 60 5 Items will not activate this skill. Can stack up to 3 times.	Laguna Blade Type: Active Fires off a bolt of lightning at a single target, dealing critical damage. Casting range: 600 Level Mana Cost Cooldown Damage Damage with Aghanim's Scepter 1 280 150 450 600 2 420 90 675 875 3 680 55 950 1150 Deals magic damage.

When to...
When to pick Lina
Nothing written, yet!
When to repick Lina
Nothing written, yet!
When to ban Lina
Nothing written, yet!
Skills build
Level 1 - Light Strike Array / Dragon Slave
Level 2 - Dragon Slave / Light Strike Array
Level 3 - Light Strike Array / Dragon Slave
Level 4 - Dragon Slave / Light Strike Array
Level 5 - Fiery Soul / Light Strike Array
Level 6 - Laguna Blade
Level 7 - Light Strike Array / Dragon Slave
Level 8 - Light Strike Array / Dragon Slave
Level 9 - Dragon Slave
Level 10 - Dragon Slave
Level 11 - Laguna Blade
Level 12 - Fiery Soul
Level 13 - Fiery Soul
Level 14 - Fiery Soul
Level 15 - Attribute Bonus
Level 16 - Laguna Blade
Level 17+ - Attribute Bonus
Item build
The best item to start with Lina is Bottle.
You don't need much items, that is why buying an Animal Courier is a good idea. It can also help your team. If your team has a courier already, then upgrading it to a Flying Courier is an option.
Null Talisman(s) will help you early game, but you should start building your core items from early.
Observer Wards greatly improves your ganking power.
Don't forget to buy boots. Lina can use any pair of boots:
Phase Boots - your best choice. Doesn't cost much, gives you movespeed and you have Phase.
Power Treads (Intelligence) - provides mana and attack speed.
Boots of Travel - buy this if you have enough gold to spare.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity provides movement speed and mana regeneration, that can prove useful.
Force Staff is a good item, but is more offensive and Lina has low HP.
Dagon works nice with Laguna Blade and can be upgraded, but in late game can be useless.
Necronomicon provides movement speed and true sight. Works nice with invisible units and heroes with great move speed.
Aghanim's Scepter is maybe the best item for Lina, but requires a great amount of gold.
Shiva's Guard is a perfect item. Proves useful for you and for your team.
Gameplay (5 vs 5)
From level 1 to level 5
You should choose the middle lane.
Aquiring runes is what you should do. They will give you a great advantage of the game (for a short amount of time).
But your main goal is to gather gold and experience.
From level 6 to level 10
Time for roaming!
Assist your team in battle. Help them push. Destroy some towers.
From level 11 to level5
Ganking time!
You need wards and better survivability.
Wards should be in your enemy forest.
From level 16 to level 25
If your team is owning, you should end as soon as posible.
Else, farming is a good choice.
Cgangelog:
2010-05-21: The first post.
2010-05-28: Added skill build.
2010-05-28: Added item build.
2010-05-28: Added gameplay details.
2010-05-28: Released.
2010-05-29: Fixed something.
Some pictures are from the Official DotA Website.

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Strategy / Chaos Knight - Nessaj

« on: May 14, 2010, 09:22 »

As discussed in this topic, I think guides by the players can be created.
So I will start posting topics like this one. Every week I will post a new topic with a new hero. Every member can suggest item build, skill build, gameplay... (and other). I will edit the first post with the best suggestions.
The next hero will be Nessaj.
Chaos Knight - Nessaj

• Stats
• Hero introduction
• Background Story
• Skills
  
  • Chaos Bolt
  • Reality Rift
  • Critical Strike
  • Phantasm
• When to...
  
  • When to pick Nessaj
  • When to repick Nessaj
  • When to ban Nessaj
• Skill build
• Item build
• Gameplay (5 vs 5)
  
  • From level 1 to level 5
  • From level 6 to level 10
  • From level 11 to level 15
  • From level 16 to level 25
• Changelog

Stats

At level 1 At level 25 Gain per level Strength 21 90.6 2.9 Agility 14 64.4[/b] 2.1 Intelligence 16 44.8 1.2 Damage 46 - 76 115 - 145 Armor 4 11

Location Scourge Strenght Dark Tavern Movespeed 325 Attack range 100 - melee Sight Range 1800 / 800

Hero introduction
The Chaos Knight has one of the highest damage potentials among strength heroes. He is capable of dealing out a lot of punishment with his powerful critical hits and illusions. In addition, he offers good mobility and a strong stun. Chaos Bolt, as indicated by its name, is a strong but random ability. It deals a random amount of damage over a set range, and stuns the target for a variable length of time based on the level of the skill. It can either be very effective or mediocre, depending on the Chaos Knight's luck. Similarly, his critical strike has a fairly low chance of activating, but the damage payoff is the highest of any non-ultimate critical hit. The Chaos Knight is quite mobile for a strength hero. With Blink Strike he can instantly teleport to an enemy unit, dealing extra damage. Blink Strike can also be used to teleport to allied units. Finally, the Chaos Knight's can use his Phantasm skill, which summons several illusions of the caster. Each illusion deals the full damage of the Chaos Knight. The amount of pain these images can dish out is among the highest physical damage potentials in the game, especially with Critical Strike. If surrounded by these phantasms, just hope Nessaj's luck doesn't hold.
Background Story
A disciple of Mithras, the God of Chaos, Nessaj has utilized the powers bestowed upon him to further the cause of Chaos and Evil. He stands opposed with all his might against the powers of Order and Good. He uses his ability to call upon chaotic energy to damage and stun an enemy for a random length of time in conjunction with his power to rip holes in space to instantly strike down all that stand against him. His powers culminate into the terrifying Phantasm, creating avatars of himself who do full damage to all those who oppose him, confusing the battlefield and wreaking havoc amongst the forces of Good.
Skills

Chaos Bolt Type: Active A mysterious energy bolt is thrown at an enemy. It stuns for a random amount of time. Deals random damage between 1-200. Mana Cost: 140. Cooldown: 10. Casting range: 500. Level Duration 1 1-2 2 1-3 3 1-4 4 2-4 This skill deals 1-200 magical damage.	Reality Rift Type: Active Teleports you, any images you have and the target unit to a random point along the line between the two of you. Gives you bonus attack damage for one attack. Mana Cost: 50 Level Cooldown Casting Range Bonus damage 1 24 550 25 2 18 600 50 3 12 650 75 4 6 700 100
Critical Strike Type: Passive Nessaj's mojo gives him a chance to deal bonus damage. Chance to deal bonus damage: 11% Level Times normal damage 1 1.5 2 2.0 3 2.5 4 3.0	Phantasm Type: Active Summons several copies of the Chaos Knight from alternate dimensions. The illusions deal full damage, but take extra damage. Duration: 20 Normal damage taken by illusions: 200% Level Mana Cost Cooldown Images 1 175 180 1 2 225 160 2 3 275 140 3 This skill will remove the buffs from Nessaj.

When to...
When to pick Nessaj
Nothing written, yet!
When to repick Nessaj
Nothing written, yet!
When to ban Nessaj
Nothing written, yet!
Skills build
Level 1 - Reality Rift / Chaos Bolt
Level 2 - Chaos Bolt / Reality Rift
Level 3 - Reality Rift / Chaos Bolt
Level 4 - Chaos Bolt / Reality Rift
Level 5 - Reality Rift / Chaos Bolt
Level 6 - Chaos Bolt / Reality Rift
Level 7 - Reality Rift / Chaos Bolt
Level 8 - Chaos Bolt / Reality Rift
Level 9 - Critical Strike / Phantasm
Level 10 - Critical Strike
Level 11 - Critical Strike / Phantasm
Level 12 - Critical Strike
Level 13 - Phantasm / Critical Strike
Level 14 - Phantasm / Critical Strike
Level 15 - Attribute Bonus
Level 16 - Phantasm
Level 17+ - Attribute Bonus
Item build
Start with something to solve your mana problems - Perseverance (can be upgraded to Battlefury) or Soul Ring.
Ring of Basilius is an other useful item and can be improved to Vladmir's Offering.
Don't forget to buy boots while you are building the above item(s) - Power Treads (Strenght).
You can always buy Yasha if your enemy is running away. Later you can improve it to Manta Style.
If something goes wrong, Armlet of Mordiggian can help you.
Next you need a nice orb:
Diffusal Blade - Buy this if you are a facing an intelligence team. Also, this works nice with your illusions and against them (and all summons).
Stygian Desolator - Buy this if you are facing a team of tanks.
Helm of the Dominator (later Satanic) or Mask of Madness - Buy this only of the enemy has many carries and/or nukers.
Sange and Yasha - A nice orb if you already have Yasha.
After you have an orb, a good item is Assault Cuirass.
Maybe Cranium Basher if you have a bad time killing and good time farming.
And finally, a few Divine Rapiers don't hurt.
Gameplay (5 vs 5)
From level 1 to level 5
Nothing written, yet!
From level 6 to level 10
Nothing written, yet!
From level 11 to level5
Nothing written, yet!
From level 16 to level 25
Nothing written, yet!
Cgangelog:
2010-05-14: The first post.
2010-05-21: Added skill buid.
2010-05-21: Added item build.
2010-05-21: Released.
Some pictures are from the Official DotA Website.

35

Strategy / Anti Mage - Magina

« on: May 06, 2010, 21:00 »

As discussed in this topic, I think guides by the players can be created.
So I will start posting topics like this one. Every week I will post a new topic with a new hero. Every member can suggest item build, skill build, gameplay... (and other). I will edit the first post with the best suggestions.
The first hero will be Magina.
Anti Mage - Magina

• Stats
• Hero introduction
• Background Story
• Skills
  
  • Mana Break
  • Blink
  • Spell Shield
  • Mana Void
• When to...
  
  • When to pick Magina
  • When to repick Magina
  • When to ban Magina
• Skill build
• Item build
• Gameplay (5 vs 5)
  
  • From level 1 to level 5
  • From level 6 to level 10
  • From level 11 to level 15
  • From level 16 to level 25
• Changelog

Stats

At level 1 At level 25 Gain per level Strength 20 48.8 1.2 Agility 22 89.2 2.8 Intelligence 15 58.2 1.8 Damage 49 - 53 116 - 120 Armor 3.1 12

Location Agility Sentinel Morning Tavern Movespeed 320 Attack range 100 - melee Sight Range 1800 / 800

Hero introduction
Magina wasn't nicknamed the Anti-Mage for no reason. His passive Mana Break attack allows him to deal extra damage and cripple a caster's mana supply. With a great understanding of the spiritual realm, he becomes more resilient against magical attacks using his Spell Shield, along with the ability to Blink across short distances for superb maneuverability. Seeking out weary casters, he uses Mana Void to inflict immense damage for high amounts of missing mana. Although he will be at a natural disadvantage to casters early on, as his powers grow, there is none better suited for bringing the greatest of spell casters down to their knees.
Background Story
Twin sons to the great Prophet, Terrorblade and Magina were blessed with divine powers: Terrorblade granted with an unnatural affinity with life forces; Magina gifted with energy manipulation. Magina's eventual overexposure to the magics gradually augmented his elemental resistances and bestowed him the unique ability to move faster than light itself. Now, broken by Terrorblade's fall to the dark side, Magina answers the Sentinel's call in a desperate bid to redeem his brother. Every bitter strike turns the Scourge's evil essences upon themselves, culminating in a finale that forces his enemy to awaken to the void within and spontaneously implode.
Skills

Mana Break Type: Passive Each attack burns mana based on skill level. Level Mana burnt per attack 1 28 2 40 3 52 4 64 This skil works on units with mana. This skill doesn't work on magic immune units. This skill is an orb effect. Each mana point burned will deal 0.6 normal damage to the target.	Blink Type: Active Short distance teleportation that allows one to move in and out of combat. Mana Cost: 60 Level Cooldown Maximum Range 1 12 1000 2 9 1075 3 7 1150 4 5 1150 This skill has a global cast range. If you target a point over the maximum range, you will be teleported 4/5 of the maximum range.
Spell Shield Type: Passive Magina learns to protect himself with an anti-magic shield. Increases his resistance to magic damage. Level Magic damage reduction 1 10% 2 20% 3 30% 4 40%	Mana Void Type: Active Creates a powerful void in an enemy unit caused by a lack of mana. For each mana point missing, the unit takes damage. Cooldown: 70 Casting range: 600 Level Mana Cost Stun Duration Damage for each mana point missing 1 125 0.1 0.6 2 200 0.2 0.85 3 275 0.3 1.1 All units in 325 range of the targeted unit will take the same damage, but will not be stunned. Deals magical damage.

When to...
When to pick Magina
Nothing written, yet!
When to repick Magina
Nothing written, yet!
When to ban Magina
Nothing written, yet!
Skills build
Nothing written, yet!
Item build
You should start with a defensive item - Vanguard .
While building Vanguard, you should buy boots - Power Treads (Strength) .
Mana Break deals normal damage, so you can lifesteal the HP you take with it with an aura (a lifesteal orb will not stack with Mana Break) - Vladmir's Offering .
Next you have to decide what you want:
Yasha - Gives you movespeed and can be used for Manta Style .
Cranium Basher - This is your main item.
The Butterfly - Increasing your power of a carry hero.
Ethereal Blade - Buy this only if you use Mana Void frequently.
Assault Cuirass - Gives you attack speed and armor.
Gameplay (5 vs 5)
From level 1 to level 5
Nothing written, yet!
From level 6 to level 10
Nothing written, yet!
From level 11 to level5
Nothing written, yet!
From level 16 to level 25
Nothing written, yet!
Cgangelog:
2010-05-06: The first post.
2010-05-06: Added formating.
2010-05-11: Added an item build.
2010-05-14: Released.
Some pictures are from the Official DotA Website.

36

Suggestion Board / Rules

« on: February 18, 2010, 14:39 »

Forum Ingame

Rules

All these Rules apply for lagabuse.com forums, lagabuse.com official eurobattle.net channel, and DotA map only.
Cheating and insulting is not allowed on lagabuse.com bots, even in custom games.

a: Member is fully responsible for both - forum and ingame accounts.
b: Sharing account is NOT ALLOWED.
c: Bans and Warns are not obligatory! It is mainly moderator’s decision.
Note: Sanctions apply for account which commited offence, and for other related accounts of the same user.

37

Feedback / Suggestion

« on: February 16, 2010, 18:03 »

This is a suggestion about game creation, game lobby, and game start.
When a user creates a game, a private game will be hosted.
When the game creator enters the game, he can rehost the game as a public.
When the game is rehosted as public:

• it can not be rehosted as a private;
• !swap, !hold, !close and !open commands are disabled;
• when a player joins, he can't change his slot position;
• Optional: before a game is rehosted as public, the game owner must specify a game mode (the bot will set the mode using HCL);
  
• Optional: before a game is rehosted as public, the game owner must specify the number of players in each team (the bot will close all others);
  
• Optional: before a game is rehosted as public, the game owner must specify the skills of players (bot will allow only players with a certain score);
  
• Optional: when the game owner uses .pub commands, the bot will rehost the game with a name: DotA XvsX -MODE SKILL (XvsX is the players in each team; -MODE is the game mode; SKILL is the skill of allowed players).
  

This will not change private games.
The main suggestion is everything without Optional.
I suggest this because, most of the game owners use !swap to imbalance the game.
The game is hosts at first as private, because of posible friends.
The optional mode adjustment is because as ban/unban moderator, I see that some game owners change the game mode (by mistake or in purpose).
The optional players in each team is to prevent games starting 4v5 or other imbalanced situation.
The optional skill adjustment is to control noobs from joining pro games (and vise-versa).
The optional game name is only for better information about the game.

38

DotA Discussion / New version

« on: February 10, 2010, 17:57 »

What will be in the new version?
Small Update.
Check it and comment.

39

DotA Discussion / DotA 6.66b

« on: January 27, 2010, 14:44 »

There is a new map...

40

DotA Discussion / New version 6.66

« on: January 14, 2010, 11:40 »

Comment!

41

General Discussions / W3 1.24c

« on: January 08, 2010, 22:09 »

Server is now running on 1.24b AND 1.24C patch only, (1.24b will be blocked in 24~48h)
In order to play on Eurobattle.net  you must install the 1.24c version as soon as possible.

Blizzard 1.24c UNIVERSAL patch (any version to 1.24c ) :
 Blizzard FTP or Rapidshare Mirror 4shared Mirror

Alternative patching method:

1. 1.24b to 1.24c - FTP  Rapidshare 4shared

2. Version Switcher 1.24b to 1.24c Rapidshare
 

(English game versions, for other language patches, click here)

Code: [Select]

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Patch 1.24c
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FIXES

- Fixed a problem with the "Chapter Six: The Culling" human campaign map
that was preventing it from loading.
- Fixed an issue that allowed JASS functions to return incorrect values
under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue that caused the TriggerEvaluate native to return
incorrect values under certain conditions.
- Fixed a minor memory leak when using GroupEnum natives.
- Fixed a crash when using the CreateImage native on PPC Mac.
- Updated Mac World Editor to work with recent JASS changes.

New Eurobattle.net game Add-on:



Visit the Technical Support forums.


Common Errors And Problems can be found here: Here

Bots need to be updated and connected on Northrend (and Fawkzbnet ). When will it be done?

42

DotA Discussion / Christmas hat

« on: December 27, 2009, 16:07 »

Here is a list of heroes (units) that look weird with Aegis of the Immortal (pictures - soon):
Spitit Bear

Lich
Meepo (EDIT: Only the 1st meepo has hat)
Nevermore

(The Dark Lord spreads the happiness of Christmas. xD)
Balanar

("Very sad Balanar ;(")
If you have an idea for other units post them.

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43

DotA Discussion / New version 6.65

« on: December 27, 2009, 15:59 »

I don't know why this was not posted.
After DotA v6.65 there should be a discussion about the changes.
I will leave the new heroes to you.
Isn't N'aix now more imba? (Movement speed increased from 300 to 315).

44

Feedback / [idea/bug][site]Subpages are awful

« on: December 14, 2009, 14:25 »

The site tabs are "bugged".
It is not a bug, it is a page in a page. And because the browsers use the main link of the page (not the subpage) for everything (refreshing a page, going back to previous page...), I sugest using the main links to the subpages.
Home - http://playdota.eu/;
Forum - http://playdota.eu/forum/;
Stats - http://stats.playdota.eu/.

If you agree and change it, you must add a link to the home page(http://playdota.eu/) to all pages, ofc.

45

Feedback / [question][server]How many Mbps is it?

« on: December 13, 2009, 21:09 »

The people who were with the bot before know, that several donators gave money for PlayDotA.eu's future existing, and some hardware changes.
1 of the changes was moving from a 100Mbps to a 1Gbps Linux bot. But in the game lobby motd, it is still 100Mbps.
Did you change it?

Although this question is only to the Administrators, I think that everyone is interested in the answer.

*********EDIT*********
Just not to spam, I will post here.
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