2013-07-15, 01:31 PM
There are no heroes in DotA with a build that'll work in all games, but if you want something simple it'd be something like:
Tidehunter support/roamer, build arcane boots into mekansm, Max gush and get a single point in kraken shell and one in anchor smash, proceed to max anchor smash and ulti whenever possible. Be very aggressive in lane and when roaming and get dem kills. And ult whenever your team is ready to follow up and you can hit 3+ enemies(Or less if the kill is important or aggression is low in the game so a single kill is rare, like if enemies are turtlers)
Other items you can get are: Drums of endurance, Blink dagger, Pipe of insight, Urn of shadows. In no particular order, depending on what you need and feel like you could use.
Lich support, build tranquil boots and disassemble them into a force staff or mekansm based on if you need to escape enemies badly in fights since you might be a target of focus(Build forcestaff to get away from enemies) or mekansm if you're feeling safe and want to help your team out with a heal. Skill sacrifice at level 1(Use it on the very first creep wave ASAP, do it in mid lane preferably to help your mid laner massive) and proceed to use it anytime its off cooldown to deny your enemy as much experience as possible. Max frost nova after this and get shield whenever you feel it's necessary(Sometimes earlygame if against melee heroes that will be up close and hitting important targets, like say a riki) but generally max sacrifice over shield to help with mana. Get ult whenever and your items you can get will be something like upgrading boots to phase boots or power treads (Speed vs Surviveability)
Other items are stuff like drums of endurance(I'll stop mentioning this item, it's basically good on nearly pineappleing everything if you feel you can pick it up without delaying an important item, amazing mid-game item)
If you didn't get mek or force staff earlier, pick the one you didn't get up unless of course someone already has a mekansm.
Urn of shadows is also good if nobody else has it(Only one urn gets charges from kills)
And aghanim gives nice stats all around, it's not the perfect item but it's situationally good to pick up. After that any luxuries will be Scythe of vyse/Shiva's guard/Necronomicon)
And for relatively easy carry, Skeleton king. Max stun and get crit after that, get vampiric aura last and ult whenever.
Your ult requires mana regardless of being passive to a soul ring is a brilliant item on baller king since he has loadsa lifesteal. Your boots of choice will be power treads and after getting soul ring and power treads you'll want an Armlet of Mordiggian. Now you'll want either a black king bar or an assault cuirass depending on wether physical damage is pineappleing with you or if disables are your problem. Get whichever you didn't get before afterwards(I strongly doubt there'll be games where black king bar wont be worth getting)
Situational items include Desolator, Abyssal blade, Heaven's halberd and Heart of tarrasque.
Whack pomegranate to death yo.
And if you want to have the real baller king experience you'll need to build refresher and rapier for dat double ult and loadsa damage on crits.(No really don't do this unless you want to lose the game in a fun way)
And to name a ranged carry too, Viper.
With viper you'll want phase boots and drums for mobility as far as items go(Slow hero needs speed yo)
If you want to gank a lot, pick up urn of shadows early on and if you want to farm pick up a mekansm for your team(Being tanky is good when your damage is over time)
Shadow blade is a decent pick-up for ganking and if you can get it really fast after phase boots and drums aghanims scepter is also good for long range team assitance, but this needs to be gotten fast and needs to be utilized for kills.
If you want to farm your build should look something like: Phase boots, drums, mekansm, Manta style, assault cuirass, butterfly and then replace mekansm or drums with heart eventually and then replace the other with aghanim lategame(Helps a lot lategame and early game, it's meh to get mid-game)
And if you want to gank it should be something like: Phase boots, drums/aghanim, urn, Shadow blade, Orchid(If you got aghanim and enemy has an escape)/Manta style, Heart, Butterfly.
Skills should be nether toxin at level 1 to help you last hit, after that get level 3 poison attack and go and max corrosive skin. After that max nether toxin and max poison attack last. Get ult whenever possible.
Viper is typically played mid.
And to win mid ez pz go Outworld devourer.
Max Astral imprisonment and Essence aura and don't get ulti or orb untill both are maxed(Sometimes you wanna stop maxing them before 4 but typically just max both) and proceed to spam astral on enemy. If enemy is an int hero he can't last hit against you, ever and if they aren't an int hero they can't cast spells ever. Proceed to win mid unless ganked.
Build Tranquil boots and buckler early on(Their active effects can trigger essence aura) and disassemble tranquil into mekansm and upgrade boots into Treads, change them to intelligence treads.
Now get drums for more mobility or skip them for a straight black king bar, you'll need this for not being stopped in fights. Now get scythe of vyse and shiva's guard and murder people. Ocassionally a ghost scepter is good if you're being focused by enemy right-clikers since you can auto attack through ghost form by manually casting your orb.
Get orb and ult after maxing or getting a high level of astral imprisonment and maxing essence aura.
As long as enemies don't get black king bar(Nobody in low level play gets it unless it's core on the hero) you'll melt everyone and everything with pure damage based on your max mana.
Hope that helped.
Note: This wall of text was written with my own way of playing the heroes in mind, i get mid-game items a lot and enjoy lots and lots of teamfighting, thus drums on nearly everything and mekansm as well.
And if you're baller enough, use these guides:
Tidehunter support/roamer, build arcane boots into mekansm, Max gush and get a single point in kraken shell and one in anchor smash, proceed to max anchor smash and ulti whenever possible. Be very aggressive in lane and when roaming and get dem kills. And ult whenever your team is ready to follow up and you can hit 3+ enemies(Or less if the kill is important or aggression is low in the game so a single kill is rare, like if enemies are turtlers)
Other items you can get are: Drums of endurance, Blink dagger, Pipe of insight, Urn of shadows. In no particular order, depending on what you need and feel like you could use.
Lich support, build tranquil boots and disassemble them into a force staff or mekansm based on if you need to escape enemies badly in fights since you might be a target of focus(Build forcestaff to get away from enemies) or mekansm if you're feeling safe and want to help your team out with a heal. Skill sacrifice at level 1(Use it on the very first creep wave ASAP, do it in mid lane preferably to help your mid laner massive) and proceed to use it anytime its off cooldown to deny your enemy as much experience as possible. Max frost nova after this and get shield whenever you feel it's necessary(Sometimes earlygame if against melee heroes that will be up close and hitting important targets, like say a riki) but generally max sacrifice over shield to help with mana. Get ult whenever and your items you can get will be something like upgrading boots to phase boots or power treads (Speed vs Surviveability)
Other items are stuff like drums of endurance(I'll stop mentioning this item, it's basically good on nearly pineappleing everything if you feel you can pick it up without delaying an important item, amazing mid-game item)
If you didn't get mek or force staff earlier, pick the one you didn't get up unless of course someone already has a mekansm.
Urn of shadows is also good if nobody else has it(Only one urn gets charges from kills)
And aghanim gives nice stats all around, it's not the perfect item but it's situationally good to pick up. After that any luxuries will be Scythe of vyse/Shiva's guard/Necronomicon)
And for relatively easy carry, Skeleton king. Max stun and get crit after that, get vampiric aura last and ult whenever.
Your ult requires mana regardless of being passive to a soul ring is a brilliant item on baller king since he has loadsa lifesteal. Your boots of choice will be power treads and after getting soul ring and power treads you'll want an Armlet of Mordiggian. Now you'll want either a black king bar or an assault cuirass depending on wether physical damage is pineappleing with you or if disables are your problem. Get whichever you didn't get before afterwards(I strongly doubt there'll be games where black king bar wont be worth getting)
Situational items include Desolator, Abyssal blade, Heaven's halberd and Heart of tarrasque.
Whack pomegranate to death yo.
And if you want to have the real baller king experience you'll need to build refresher and rapier for dat double ult and loadsa damage on crits.(No really don't do this unless you want to lose the game in a fun way)
And to name a ranged carry too, Viper.
With viper you'll want phase boots and drums for mobility as far as items go(Slow hero needs speed yo)
If you want to gank a lot, pick up urn of shadows early on and if you want to farm pick up a mekansm for your team(Being tanky is good when your damage is over time)
Shadow blade is a decent pick-up for ganking and if you can get it really fast after phase boots and drums aghanims scepter is also good for long range team assitance, but this needs to be gotten fast and needs to be utilized for kills.
If you want to farm your build should look something like: Phase boots, drums, mekansm, Manta style, assault cuirass, butterfly and then replace mekansm or drums with heart eventually and then replace the other with aghanim lategame(Helps a lot lategame and early game, it's meh to get mid-game)
And if you want to gank it should be something like: Phase boots, drums/aghanim, urn, Shadow blade, Orchid(If you got aghanim and enemy has an escape)/Manta style, Heart, Butterfly.
Skills should be nether toxin at level 1 to help you last hit, after that get level 3 poison attack and go and max corrosive skin. After that max nether toxin and max poison attack last. Get ult whenever possible.
Viper is typically played mid.
And to win mid ez pz go Outworld devourer.
Max Astral imprisonment and Essence aura and don't get ulti or orb untill both are maxed(Sometimes you wanna stop maxing them before 4 but typically just max both) and proceed to spam astral on enemy. If enemy is an int hero he can't last hit against you, ever and if they aren't an int hero they can't cast spells ever. Proceed to win mid unless ganked.
Build Tranquil boots and buckler early on(Their active effects can trigger essence aura) and disassemble tranquil into mekansm and upgrade boots into Treads, change them to intelligence treads.
Now get drums for more mobility or skip them for a straight black king bar, you'll need this for not being stopped in fights. Now get scythe of vyse and shiva's guard and murder people. Ocassionally a ghost scepter is good if you're being focused by enemy right-clikers since you can auto attack through ghost form by manually casting your orb.
Get orb and ult after maxing or getting a high level of astral imprisonment and maxing essence aura.
As long as enemies don't get black king bar(Nobody in low level play gets it unless it's core on the hero) you'll melt everyone and everything with pure damage based on your max mana.
Hope that helped.
Note: This wall of text was written with my own way of playing the heroes in mind, i get mid-game items a lot and enjoy lots and lots of teamfighting, thus drums on nearly everything and mekansm as well.
And if you're baller enough, use these guides:
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