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Rigwarl the Bristleback

2006-03-03T18:56:00.000-08:00

	Rigwarl - The Bristleback Range: 100 \| \| Move Speed: 290 \| Primary: STR Str: 22 + 2 \| Agi: 17 + 1.8 \| Int: 14 + 1.4 Damage: 43 - 53 \| HP: 568 \| Mana: 182 HP Regen: 0.91 \| Mana Regen: 0.57 Attack Speed: 1.41 (+ 17% IAS) \| Armor: 4.4
	Viscous Nasal Goo (V) Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and move speed. Casts on the same target are cumulative. Lasts 5 seconds Level 1 - -1 armor, 20% and 3% slow a cast. Level 2 - -1 armor, 20% and 6% slow a cast. Level 3 - -2 armor, 20% and 9% slow a cast. Level 4 - -2 armor, 20% and 12% slow a cast. Mana Cost: 30 Cooldown: 1
	Quill Spray (R) Bristleback sprays quills every 0.06 second, dealing damage. Lasts 6 seconds The same unit can at most receive 30 quills throughout the duration. Level 1 - 3 damage a hit up close, 2 at range. Level 2 - 6 damage a hit up close, 4 at range. Level 3 - 9 damage a hit up close, 6 at range. Level 4 - 12 damage a hit up close, 8 at range. Close means 200 AoE, at range means 500 AoE Mana Cost: 95/ 105/ 115/ 125 Cooldown: 12
	Bristleback (K) Rigwal covers his back in spines, causing him to take reduced damage. Level 1 - 15% reduced from rear. Level 2 - 30% reduced from rear. Level 3 - 45% reduced from rear. Level 4 - 60% reduced from rear. Does not reduce lethal damage Mana Cost: N/A Cooldown: N/A
	Warpath (W) By attacking Rigwarl works himself into a fury, giving him a chance to gain 150% attack speed and 30% move speed. Level 1 - 10% chance per attack. Level 2 - 20% chance per attack. Level 3 - 30% chance per attack. Mana Cost: Cooldown: 10

My suggested skill build:
lvl 1: Quill Spray
lvl 2: Viscous Nasal Goo
lvl 3: Quill Spray
lvl 4: Viscous Nasal Goo
lvl 5: Quill Spray
lvl 6: Warpath
lvl 7: Viscous Nasal Goo
lvl 8: Quill Spray
lvl 9: Bristleback
lvl 10: Viscous Nasal Goo
lvl 11: Warpath
lvl 12: Bristleback
lvl 13: Bristleback
lvl 14: Bristleback
lvl 15: Stats
lvl 16: Warpath
lvl 17-25: Stats

My suggested item build:
when you choose the hero:
Ring of Regeneration
2 ironwood branches

Best Items:
1. Power Treads
2. Stygian Desolator
3. Hyperstone
4. Monkey King Bar
5: Heart of Tarrasque
6: Battle Fury

Strategies:
Farm well till lvl 6 and you can start owning. Keep fighting creeps and get warpath as often as you can. When you have warpath and an enemy hero same lvl as you comes and attack you 1 on 1, goo him and on quill spray and keep fighting. If the enemy team has a Stealth Assasin, you are just the counter for him. His backstab has bonus damage but you have bristleback which cuts off 60% of the damage. That makes SA pretty useless against you. His backstab is useless on you.

Rhasta the Shadow Shaman

2006-03-01T02:59:00.000-08:00

Rhasta the Shadow Shaman

Range: 500 | | Move Speed: 275 | Primary: INT
Str: 16 + 1.6 | Agi: 16 + 1.6 | Int: 21 + 3
Damage: 42 - 49 | HP: 454 | Mana: 273
HP Regen: 0.73 | Mana Regen: 0.85
Attack Speed: 1.43 (+ 16% IAS) | Armor: 1.3

Skills

Forked Lightning (R)
Calls forth a cone of lightning, hitting multiple enemy units for damage.
Level 1 - 75 damage to 3 targets.
Level 2 - 150 damage to 4 targets.
Level 3 - 225 damage to 5 targets.
Level 4 - 300 damage to 7 targets.
Mana Cost: 95/ 105/ 135/ 160
Cooldown: 10

Voodoo (D)
Transforms an enemy unit into a random critter, disabling special abilities.
Level 1 - Lasts 1 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 2 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 3 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Mana Cost: 110 / 140 / 170 / 200
Cooldown: 13

Hero Shackles (E)
Magically binds a target enemy, so that it cannot move or attack and deals 40 damage per second. Channeling spell.
Level 1 - Lasts 2.5 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 3.25 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 4.75 seconds.
Mana Cost: 110/ 130/ 155/ 185
Cooldown: 15

Mass Serpent Ward (W)
Summons 8 immobile serpentine wards to attack enemies. The wards last 30 seconds, deal piercing damage and are immune to magic. With Scepter Rhasta can summon 12 wards.
Level 1 - Deals 43 max damage.
Level 2 - Deals 58 max damage.
Level 3 - Deals 73 max damage.
Mana Cost: 200/ 350/ 610
Cooldown: 120

My suggested skill build:
lvl 1: Fork Lightning
lvl 2: Voodoo
lvl 3: Fork Lightning
lvl 4: Voodoo
lvl 5: Shackles
lvl 6: Mass Serpent Ward
lvl 7: Voodoo
lvl 8: Fork Lightning
lvl 9: Voodoo
lvl 10: Fork Lightning
lvl 11: Mass Serpent Ward
lvl 12: Shackles
lvl 13: Shackles
lvl 14: Shackles
lvl 15: Stats
lvl 16: Mass Serpent Ward
lvl 17-25: Stats

My Suggested Item build:
when you choose the hero:
Ring of Regeneration
2 lesser clarity potions

Best Items:
1. Power Treads
2. Eul's Scepter of Divinity (once charges are out, convert to Guinsoo Scythe of Vyse)
3. Aghanim's Scepter
4. Dagon
5. Eye of Skadi
6. Refresher Orb

Strategies:
Once you are lvl 6 with serpent ward, voodoo, lightning and lvl 1 shackles. You are ready to kill! Firstly, find a chance to cast serpent ward when the enemy ventures with 1 or 2 creeps. Immediately cast shackles after serpent ward till the 2.75 secs is over. Then cast voodoo and whack. If he still survives, fork lightning him.

Jahrakal the Troll Warlord

2006-02-24T19:28:00.000-08:00

Jahrakal the Troll Warlord (guide strongly recommended)
Jah'rakal - The Troll Warlord
Range: 500 | | Move Speed: 280 | Primary: AGI
Str: 17 + 2.45 | Agi: 21 + 2.75 | Int: 13 + 1
Damage: 27 - 50 | HP: 473 | Mana: 169
HP Regen: 0.76 | Mana Regen: 0.53
Attack Speed: 1.34 (+ 21% IAS) | Armor: 2

Skills

Berserker Rage (G)
Jah'rakal goes berserk, using his throwing axes as a melee weapon. He gains 27 maximum damage and 12 minimum damage, 100 HP, 3 armor, and the Bash ability, but can only attack at melee range.
Level 1 - Bash has a 5% chance to deal 25 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Level 2 - Bash has a 5% chance to deal 50 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Level 3 - Bash has a 10% chance to deal 25 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Level 4 - Bash has a 10% chance to deal 50 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: N/A

Blind (D)
A searing light blinds the vision of a target enemy unit, making it miss on some attacks.
Lasts 15 seconds.
Level 1 - Misses on 15% of attacks.
Level 2 - Misses on 24% of attacks.
Level 3 - Misses on 33% of attacks.
Level 4 - Misses on 42% of attacks.
Mana Cost: 20
Cooldown: 8

Fervor ()
Passively increases the attack speed of friendly units within 300 AoE.
Level 1 - Increases attack speed by 5%.
Level 2 - Increases attack speed by 15%.
Level 3 - Increases attack speed by 20%.
Level 4 - Increases attack speed by 30%.
Stack with Necronomicon Archer's Endurance Aura.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

> Rampage (R)
Jah'rakal goes into a feral rampage, increasing his attack and movement speeds.
Lasts 30 seconds.
Level 1 - Increases attack speed by 40% and movement speed by 7%.
Level 2 - Increases attack speed by 80% and movement speed by 9%.
Level 3 - Increases attack speed by 120% and movement speed by 11%.
Mana Cost: 100/ 150/ 205
Cooldown: 90/ 80/ 70

My suggested skill build:
Level 1 - Fervor
Level 2 - Berserker Rage
Level 3 - Fervor
Level 4 - Berserker Rage
Level 5 - Fervor
Level 6 - Rampage
Level 7 - Fervor
Level 8 - Berserker Rage
Level 9 - Berserker Rage
Level 10 - Blind
Level 11 - Rampage
Level 12 - Blind
Level 13 - Blind
Level 14 - Blind
Level 15 - Stats
Level 16 - Rampage
Level 17 - 25 - Stats

When to use the Permabash Build -

Use the permabash build when going against heros that don't have stuns of their own. When combined with a few bashers and rampage, enemy heros will have nothing to do but watch their health disappear at a moderate rate.

My suggested item build:
When you choose the hero:
Ring of Regeneration
2 ironwood branches

My best items:
1. Power Treads
2. Cranium Basher
3. Cranium Basher
4. Hyperstone (to speed up rampage and fervor, imagine how fast he could be!)
5. Stygian Desolator (this works really well on troll)
6. Buriza-do-Kyanon (for the crits)

Strategies:
NEVER CHOOSE THIS HERO IF THERE IS EITHER AXE OR ENCHANTRESS ON THE OTHER TEAM OR YOU SHALL DIE!
During early game, concentrate on farming and getting gold. Press down alt and kill creeps that are red hp if you can...When you have a Treads and Stygian Desolator at lvl 11, you can start owning.
Remember to change into Berserker's Rage at lvl 8.

Kardel Sharpeye the Dwarven Sniper

2006-02-24T19:27:00.000-08:00

Kardel Sharpeye the Dwarven Sniper

Range: 550 | | Move Speed: 290 | Primary: AGI
Str: 16 + 1.7 | Agi: 28 + 2.4 | Int: 12 + 2.6
Damage: 43 - 49 | HP: 454 | Mana: 156
HP Regen: 0.73 | Mana Regen: 0.49
Attack Speed: 1.22 (+ 28% IAS) | Armor: 3

Skills

ScatterShot (C)
Fires a ball full of shrapnel into the air. which promptly explodes, showering the target area in explosive pellets, each doing 10-25 physical damage in a 200 area of effect. Deals damage to buildings. Cast range of around 750. 1 second cast time.
Level 1 - 8 Pellets.
Level 2 - 12 Pellets.
Level 3 - 16 Pellets.
Level 4 - 20 Pellets.
Mana Cost: 120
Cooldown: 12

Headshot ()
A shot to the head deals bonus damage and stuns for a short duration.
Level 1 - 30 damage, 25% chance, 0.1 second stun.
Level 2 - 30 damage, 30% chance, 0.1 second stun.
Level 3 - 40 damage, 35% chance, 0.2 second stun.
Level 4 - 50 damage, 40% chance, 0.25 second stun.
Passive.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

Take Aim ()
Passively enhances the range of Kardel's rifle.
Level 1 - Adds 55 range.
Level 2 - Adds 110 range.
Level 3 - Adds 165 range.
Level 4 - Adds 220 range.
Passive.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

Assassinate (T)
Take time to draw a bead, and then deal a large amount of damage to the target at a huge range. 3 seconds cast time.
Level 1 - Deals 355 damage at 1500 range.
Level 2 - Deals 505 damage at 2000 range.
Level 3 - Deals 655 damage at 2500 range.
Mana Cost: 175 / 275 / 375
Cooldown: 30 / 15 / 5

My suggested skill build:
lvl 1: Take aim
lvl 2: Headshot
lvl 3: Take aim
lvl 4: Headshot
lvl 5: Take aim
lvl 6: Assasinate
lvl 7: Take aim
lvl 8: Headshot
lvl 9: Headshot
lvl 10: Scatter Shot
lvl 11: Assasinate
lvl 12: Stats
lvl 13: Stats
lvl 14: Stats
lvl 15: Stats (this is to give you hp)
lvl 16: Assasinate
lvl 17: Scatter Shot
lvl 18: Scatter Shot
lvl 19: Scatter Shot
lvl 20-25: Stats

My suggested item build
When you choose the hero:
Ring of Regeneration
2 ironwood branches (veryvery helpful)

My best items for this hero:
1. Power Treads
2. Sange and Yasha *getting SnY is better than getting EoS/desolater for this hero, just try it out and you will know.
3. Butterfly
4. Buriza-do-Kyanon
5. Monkey King Bar
6. Heart of Tarrasque (This hero needs alot of hp...guess this solves the problem)

Strategies:
I used this hero just now in my 2h game and I had treads, Butterfly, Buriza, Mkb and SnY. Just follow my skill build and you should go fine. However, if you do have a silencer as your enemy, it is advised that you add scattershot earlier to stop the curse of the silent. I prefer going to middle lane with this hero as people don't even know i am shooting him! Until he gets red hp and i assasinate and thats the end of him.

Luna Moonfang the Moon Rider

2006-02-24T19:26:00.000-08:00

Luna Moonfang the Moon Rider

Range: 300 | | Move Speed: 320 | Primary: AGI
Str: 15 + 1.75 | Agi: 22 + 2.8 | Int: 16 + 1.85
Damage: 33 - 39 | HP: 435 | Mana: 208
HP Regen: 0.7 | Mana Regen: 0.65
Attack Speed: 1.33 (+ 22% IAS) | Armor: 4.1

SKILLS

Lucent Beam (C)
Luna concentrates on the moon's energy and channels it forcefully to the surface, damaging an enemy unit.
Level 1 - 75 damage.
Level 2 - 150 damage.
Level 3 - 225 damage.
Level 4 - 300 damage.
Mana Cost: 95/ 110/ 125/ 140
Cooldown: 7

Moon Glaive ()
Allows Luna to attack extra enemies with each Glaive attack. Each enemy struck beyond the first incurs a 40% damage loss, per unit.
Level 1 - Luna hits 2 enemies with every attack.
Level 2 - Luna hits 3 enemies with every attack.
Level 3 - Luna hits 4 enemies with every attack.
Level 4 - Luna hits 5 enemies with every attack.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

Lunar Blessing ()
Nearby ranged units gain the power of the moon.
Level 1 - Increases base ranged damage by 6%.
Level 2 - Increases base ranged damage by 13%.
Level 3 - Increases base ranged damage by 20%.
Level 4 - Increases base ranged damage by 27%.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A

Eclipse (E)
Calls to the moon's magic, summoning a concentrated burst of Lucent Beams to damage targets within 450 AoE around Luna.
If Luna dies while casting Eclipse, Lucent Beams will still be produced at the area where she dies.
Level 1 - Summons 4 Lucent Beams.
Level 2 - Summons 7 Lucent Beams.
Level 3 - Summons 10 Lucent Beams.
Mana Cost: 250/ 350/ 450
Cooldown: 140/ 120/ 100

My suggested skill build
lvl 1: Lucent Beam
lvl 2:Moon Glaive (this is because your range is so short so it is better to hit more enemies at once)
lvl 3: Lucent Beam (Got to max lucent fast for eclipse)
lvl 4:Moon Glaive
lvl 5: Lucent Beam
lvl 6: Eclipse
lvl 7: Lucent Beam
lvl 8: Moon Glaive
lvl 9: Moon Glaive
lvl 10: Stats (you noticed I do not add lunar blessing, that's because your base damage now is really pathetic!!)
lvl 11: Eclipse (time for hero-killing)
lvl 12: Stats (this is much better than blessing now as it gives higher hp,mp and damage, it makes you less easily killed)
lvl 13: Stats
lvl 14: Stats
lvl 15: Stats
lvl 16: Eclipse
lvl 17: Lunar Blessing (by lvl 17, your base damage should be around 70-90 i suppose...)
lvl 18: Lunar Blessing
lvl 19: Lunar Blessing
lvl 20: Lunar Blessing
lvl 21-25: Stats

My Suggested Item build( Luna cannot get attack modifying items like Eye of Skadi or Desolater)
When you choose the hero:
1. Ring of Regeneration
2. 2 ironwood branches(This helps alot in early game)
My best items for Luna:
Power threads(remember in dota, every hero must have a boots eg. powertreads or boots of travel)
Aghanim's Scepter
Butterfly
Sange and Yasha
Monkey King Bar
Lothar's Edge( to windwalk behind the enemy when he is alone and eclipse)

Strategies:
During the start of the game, try and get some clarity potions(if not get ironwood branches) and spam your lucent beam. NEVER use the lucent beam at lvl 1. Only start using at lvl 3. In fact, you should not even use it at lvl 3. It requires 110 mp and your base mp is onli 208. What a waste...
By level 5, you should start using your lucent beam on anyone within reach. This is to make them go home and hence not getting any exp. Like this, you are higher lvled than the enemy and naturally have an advantage over him.