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Dota 2 - Invoker Build Guide
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BIO
In its earliest, and some would say most potent form, magic was primarily the art of memory. It required no technology, no wands or appurtenances other than the mind of the magician. All the trappings of ritual were merely mnemonic devices, meant to allow the practitioner to recall in rich detail the specific mental formulae that unlocked a spell's power. The greatest mages in those days were the ones blessed with the greatest memories, and yet so complex were the invocations that all wizards were forced to specialize. The most devoted might hope in a lifetime to have adequate recollection of three spells--four at most. Ordinary wizards were content to know two, and it was not uncommon for a village mage to know only one--with even that requiring him to consult grimoires as an aid against forgetfulness on the rare occasions when he might be called to use it. But among these early practitioners there was one exception, a genius of vast intellect and prodigious memory who came to be known as the Invoker. In his youth, the precocious wizard mastered not four, not five, not even seven incantations: He could command no fewer than ten spells, and cast them instantly. Many more he learned but found useless, and would practice once then purge from his mind forever, to make room for more practical invocations. One such spell was the Sempiternal Cantrap--a longevity spell of such power that those who cast it in the world's first days are among us still (unless they have been crushed to atoms). Most of these quasi-immortals live quietly, afraid to admit their secret: But Invoker is not one to keep his gifts hidden. He is ancient, learned beyond all others, and his mind somehow still has space to contain an immense sense of his own worth...as well as the Invocations with which he amuses himself through the long slow twilight of the world's dying days.
INTRODUCTION
Invoker is different from another hero. He needs to combine Quas, Wex, and Exort to create an ability. He have 10 abilities in total. If you can maximize the usage of all your abilities, you become a god because his abilities are all destuctive. The player of this hero needs a faster hand. You need to invoke a skill quickly and use the right combo in every situation.
ROLE
Ranged - Carry - Nuker - Initiator - Escape
STATS
ABILITIES
1. Quas
Allows manipulation of ice elements and grants a permanent strength bonus. Each Quas instance provides increased health regeneration.
This skill is for defensive-support type invoker which focuses on survivability. If you prefer defense to offense, increase this skill.
2. Wex
Allows manipulation of storm elements and grants a permanent agility bonus. Each Wex instance provides increased attack speed and movement speed.
Good for escaping cause this skill gives you extra movement speed, also helps with carrying because this skill gives you attack speed
3. Exort
Allows manipulation of fire elements and grants a permanent intelligence bonus. Each Exort instance provides increased attack damage.
This skill is for attacking type invoker, you can combined it with Wex for Meteor, or you can Combine it with Quas for Forge Spirit.
4. Invoke
Combines the properties of the elements currently being manipulated, creating a new spell at the Invoker's disposal. Click the help button to see the list of possible spells. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Your skill to create spells. Think carefully before creating a spell, try to match spell with situation.
5. Cold Snap
Invoker draws the heat from an enemy, chilling them to their very core for a duration based on the level of Quas. The enemy will take damage and be briefly frozen. Further damage taken in this state will freeze the enemy again, dealing bonus damage. The enemy can only be frozen so often, but the freeze cooldown decreases based on the level of Quas.
This skill is a very nice chasing spell. This will make your target get mini-stunned for every damage he received. This is a flexible skill, you can combo this skill to any damage, attack or spells. Great to combo this with skill that an ability that damaging enemies gradually for seconds like Meteor or Poisonous skills from Venomancer.
6. Ghost Walk
Invoker manipulates the ice and electrical energies around him, rendering his body invisible. The elemental imbalance created as a consequence slows nearby enemies based on the level of Quas, and slows Invoker as well based on the level of Wex.
This ability will make you invisible, be careful to dust or sentry wards. Use this skill in desperate condition
7. Tornado
Unleashes a fast moving tornado that picks up enemy units in its path, suspending them helplessly in the air shortly before allowing them to plummet to their doom. Travels further based on the level of Wex. Holds enemies in the air for a duration based on the level of Quas. Deals damage based on the levels of Quas and Wex.
Very good skill. Can be used in many conditions.
1. Combo with EMP, This skill first and then EMP second. It will make EMP hit perfectly to the target. To drain enemy;s mana _ damaging the enemy.
2. To initiate a teamfight
3. To chase a person
4. To harass enemies
5. To escape
8. EMP
Invoker builds up a charge of electromagnetic energy at a targeted location which automatically detonates after a duration based on the level of Wex. The detonation covers an area, draining mana based on the level of Wex. Deals damage for each point of mana drained.
It will drain your enemy's mana . Use this skill before teamfight start to make your enemy can't .use their Abilities.
9. Alacrity
Invoker infuses an ally with an immense surge of energy, increasing their attack speed based on the level of Wex and their damage based on the level of Exort.
Will helps the carry of your team become faster in attack speed and higher in attack damage. Powerful support for single alliy.
10. Chaos Meteor
Invoker pulls a flaming meteor from space onto the targeted location. Upon landing, the meteor rolls forward, constantly dealing damage based on the level of Exort, and rolling further based on the level of Wex. Units hit by the meteor will also be set on fire for a short time, receiving additional damage based on the level of Exort.
Very powerful nuke that attacks large area. Very nice skill in a crowded teamfight.
11. Sun Strike
Sends a catastrophic ray of fierce energy from the sun at any targeted location, incinerating all enemies standing beneath it once it reaches the Earth. Deals damage based on the level of Exort, however this damage is spread evenly over all enemies hit.
Global skill but small area which needs precision to get the damage. Hard to use, it will be easier if your friend stuns the target first.
12. Forge Spirit
Invoker forges a spirit embodying the strength of fire and fortitude of ice. Damage, health, and armor are based on the level of Exort while attack range, mana, and duration are based on the level of Quas. The elemental's scorching attack is capable of melting the armor of enemy heroes. If both Quas and Exort are level 4 or higher, Invoker will create two spirits instead of one.
Call an army , or two, of powerful creature which it's attack will reduce enemy's armor. Call this creature before teamfight starts.
13. Ice Wall
Generates a wall of solid ice directly in front of Invoker for a duration based on the level of Quas. The bitter cold emanating from it greatly slows nearby enemies based on the level of Quas and deals damage each second based on the level of Exort.
Create a wall in front of you to make the enemy hard to move. A perfect defens ein a teamfight
14. Defeaning Blast
Skill invokes if Kael has 1 Quas, 1 Wex and 1 Exort instances. Invoker unleashes a mighty sonic wave in front of him, dealing up to 280 damage to any enemy unit it collides with based on Exort. The sheer impact from the blast is enough to knock those enemy units back for a maximum of 1.75 seconds based on Quas, in addition to preventing their attacks for a further 1-4 seconds based on Wex.
This skill is a nice disabler ability. Use this skill in the beginning of teamfight followed by your other skill like Chaos Meteor to create a good combo.
SKILLBUILD
Early Game
Invoker usually choose the mid lane. It is because of the need for fast leveling because if Invoker can become the higher level than the opponent, he can easily kill the opponent. On early game beware of enemy's gank. Your team needs ward. Ask your support to provide you the ward.
Mid Game
Mid game is the ganking time! Everybody will roam around the map and find somebody to kill. It's your time to roam too. Don't forget to buy the Smoke of Deceit to hid from enemy's Observer Ward.
You have some ganking skill here. So if you want to initiate in a gank, what you need to do is:
1. Comunicate with your teammates about who should be ganked, you should focus fire on 1 hero in a gank, because if you don't communicate well you may attack the A person and your teammates attack the B person, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.
2. Prepare the items needed in the gank:
a. Use Smoke of Deceit
b. Prepare Dust, Sentry Wards, or Gem if you will gank an invisible hero like Rikimaru, Clinkz, or Nyx Assassin
3. Summon the Forged Spirit
4. You may start the gank using
a. EMP + Tornado
b. Defeaning Blast + Chaos Meteor
5. You can use the coldsnap to chase + harass the running away enemy.
6. Assassinate the red-hp ed opponent with Sunstrike
Late Game:
On late game. The teamfight will be very intense. Beware! if your team lose a single teamfight it may cost you the game.
You should already reached high level here so you have an all high level skill and also an already high sats, HP and damage. And so does ebverybody in the map. And also with the high level, that means a long respawn time. That means that every move is becoming more important and decisive. So keep focus and also don;'t panic at every sitaution. Always think clearly and use all you have.
Here you should make a wise decision to choose btween 2 options:
1. To save money for buyback
2. To buy your next item
How to choose between those two? you may see how important is your next item. You can see it by: If you don't buy that item immediately, your team's can't compete with the enemy's power so buy it immediately, but if the item is not that important, you should save for buyback
On late game, initiation is becoming the most important, you need Force Staff + Hex to do it. and after that you can start your combo
Your combo in a teamfight:
The main idea of invoker is to maxing you hand speed, with a full-speed hand, you can use Invoker in it's maximum potential.
After your team won pthe teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!
A. ITEM BUILD FOR QUAS WEX
1. Phase Boots
Total cost: 1350
Recipe: Boots of Speed + 2 x Blades of Attack
Why Phase Boots? +Decent amount of Damage and +Decent amount of Movement Speed.
If this is combined with wex, it will give a very high movement speed which will make you are hard to catch or makes you can easilly catch someone
2. Orchid Malevolance
Total cost: 5025
Recipe: 2 x Ring of Obilivion + Recipe
Why Orchid? This is your core item. You need this to land a perfect combo > Silence + EMP + Coldsnap that will easyly kill a target. Also add damage and attack speed.
3. Force Staff
Total cost: 2350
Recipe: Staff of Wizardy + Ring of Regen + Recipe
Why Force Staff? ForceStaff is useful on many purposes, you can initiate a teamfight with ForceStaff, or you can save somebody with it.
4. Schyte of Vyse
Total cost: 5675
Recipe: Mystic Staff + Ultimate Orb + Void Stone
Why Schyte of Vyse? Very good item to initiate a teamfight. or to defend against somebody.
5. Aghanim's Scepter
Total cost:: 4200
Recipe: Point Booster, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardy, Blade of Alacrity
Why Aghanim's Scepter?
It will decrease your invoke's cooldown, that means that you can use more skill in the sama time.
6. MKB
Total cost:: 5400
Recipe: Demon Edge + 2x Javelin
Why Monkey King Bar?
Good Damage. It will give you 100% hit rate although you are on the lower ground.
B. ITEM BUILD FOR QUAS-EXORT
1. Hand of Midas
Total cost: 1400
Recipe: Gloves of Haste + Recipe
Why Hand of Midas? It will boost your golds and exp. Here you will think of the long term plan. so you can easily get all of your items because of the gold boost. And also you will faster increasing your level.
Additionally it also gives additional attack speed for physical damage.
2. Phase Boots
Total cost: 1350
Recipe: Boots of Speed + 2 x Blades of Attack
Why Phase Boots? +Decent amount of Damage and +Decent amount of Movement Speed.
which will make you are hard to catch or makes you can easilly catch someone
3. Necromicon
Why Necronomicon? Your concept is to deal DPS using lots of units. Besides the Forge Spirit, the Necro Book is a strong Companion for you. Easy to push towers and also gives tons of physical. Combine with Forge Spirit and Coldsnap and the enemy cant do anything because of cold snap,
4. Force Staff
Total cost: 2350
Recipe: Staff of Wizardy + Ring of Regen + Recipe
Why Force Staff? ForceStaff is useful on many purposes, you can initiate a teamfight with ForceStaff, or you can save somebody with it.
5. Schyte of Vyse
Total cost: 5675
Recipe: Mystic Staff + Ultimate Orb + Void Stone
Why Schyte of Vyse? Very good item to initiate a teamfight.
6. Aghanim's Scepter
Total cost:: 4200
Recipe: Point Booster, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardy, Blade of Alacrity
Why Aghanim's Scepter?
It will decrease your invoke's cooldown, that means that you can use more skill in the sama time.
7. MKB
Total cost:: 5400
Recipe: Demon Edge + 2x Javelin
Why Monkey King Bar?
Good Damage. It will give you 100% hit rate although you are on the lower ground.
In its earliest, and some would say most potent form, magic was primarily the art of memory. It required no technology, no wands or appurtenances other than the mind of the magician. All the trappings of ritual were merely mnemonic devices, meant to allow the practitioner to recall in rich detail the specific mental formulae that unlocked a spell's power. The greatest mages in those days were the ones blessed with the greatest memories, and yet so complex were the invocations that all wizards were forced to specialize. The most devoted might hope in a lifetime to have adequate recollection of three spells--four at most. Ordinary wizards were content to know two, and it was not uncommon for a village mage to know only one--with even that requiring him to consult grimoires as an aid against forgetfulness on the rare occasions when he might be called to use it. But among these early practitioners there was one exception, a genius of vast intellect and prodigious memory who came to be known as the Invoker. In his youth, the precocious wizard mastered not four, not five, not even seven incantations: He could command no fewer than ten spells, and cast them instantly. Many more he learned but found useless, and would practice once then purge from his mind forever, to make room for more practical invocations. One such spell was the Sempiternal Cantrap--a longevity spell of such power that those who cast it in the world's first days are among us still (unless they have been crushed to atoms). Most of these quasi-immortals live quietly, afraid to admit their secret: But Invoker is not one to keep his gifts hidden. He is ancient, learned beyond all others, and his mind somehow still has space to contain an immense sense of his own worth...as well as the Invocations with which he amuses himself through the long slow twilight of the world's dying days.
INTRODUCTION
Invoker is different from another hero. He needs to combine Quas, Wex, and Exort to create an ability. He have 10 abilities in total. If you can maximize the usage of all your abilities, you become a god because his abilities are all destuctive. The player of this hero needs a faster hand. You need to invoke a skill quickly and use the right combo in every situation.
| PROS | CONS |
| Have lots of possible combo | Needs a fast hand |
| Have high damaged nukes | Needs a clear mind, not to be panic to be able to invoke ability correctly and use it correctly |
| Can deal both high physical (Forged Spirit, Alacrity) and magical damages (Meteor, Tornado) | Need a good prediction for sunstrike |
| Have a global spell: Sunstrike | Needs lots of mana |
| Have many defensive spells (Ghostwalk, Defeaning Blast, Ice Wall, Tornado) | Needs a good skill for can successfully escape with this hero. (Fast use of Defeaning Blast or Tornado or Ice Wall or Ghost Walk, +Force Staff +Wex walking +Phase Boot) |
| Handsome |
Ranged - Carry - Nuker - Initiator - Escape
STATS
| LEVEL | 1 | 15 | 25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIT POINTS | 511 | 963 | 1,666 | SIGHT RANGE | 1800 / 800 |
| MANA | 286 | 741 | 1,326 | ATTACK RANGE | 600 |
| DAMAGE | 35-41 | 70-76 | 115-121 | MISSILE SPEED | 900 |
| ARMOR | 2 | 6 | 11 |
ABILITIES
1. Quas
| ABILITY: NO TARGET |
| HP REGEN PER INSTANCE: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 |
| BONUS STRENGTH: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 |
2. Wex
| ABILITY: NO TARGET |
| ATTACK SPEED PER INSTANCE: 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% / 12% / 14% |
| MOVE SPEED PER INSTANCE: 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% / 6% / 7% |
| BONUS AGILITY: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 |
3. Exort
Allows manipulation of fire elements and grants a permanent intelligence bonus. Each Exort instance provides increased attack damage.
| ABILITY: NO TARGET |
| DAMAGE PER INSTANCE: 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 18 / 21 |
| BONUS INTELLIGENCE: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 |
4. Invoke
| MANA COST: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 | MAX SPELLS: 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 |
COOLDOWN: 22 / 17 / 12 / 5 | SCEPTER COOLDOWN: 16 / 8 / 4 / 2 |
| ABILITY: NO TARGET | SCEPTER MANA COST: 0 |
5. Cold Snap
| MANA COST: 100 | AFFECTS: ENEMY HEROES |
| COOLDOWN: 20 | DAMAGE: MAGICAL |
| ABILITY: TARGET UNIT | INITIAL DAMAGE: 60 |
| FREEZE DURATION: 0.4 | BONUS DAMAGE: 30 |
6. Ghost Walk
| MANA COST: 200 | RADIUS: 400 |
| COOLDOWN: 60 | DURATION: 100 |
| ABILITY: NO TARGET |
7. Tornado
| MANA COST: 150 | RADIUS: 200 |
| COOLDOWN: 30 | DAMAGE: 70 |
| ABILITY: TARGET POINT | DAMAGE: MAGICAL |
1. Combo with EMP, This skill first and then EMP second. It will make EMP hit perfectly to the target. To drain enemy;s mana _ damaging the enemy.
2. To initiate a teamfight
3. To chase a person
4. To harass enemies
5. To escape
8. EMP
| MANA COST: 125 | DAMAGE: PURE |
| COOLDOWN: 30 | RADIUS: 675 |
| ABILITY: TARGET POINT | BURN DAMAGE: 50% |
9. Alacrity
| MANA COST: 100 | ABILITY: TARGET UNIT |
| COOLDOWN: 15 | AFFECTS: ALLIED HEROES |
| DURATION: 9 |
10. Chaos Meteor
| MANA COST: 200 | DAMAGE: MAGICAL |
| COOLDOWN: 55 | LAND TIME: 1.3 |
| ABILITY: TARGET POINT | RADIUS: 275 |
| DAMAGE TICK: 0.5 | BURN TIME: 3 |
11. Sun Strike
| MANA COST: 175 | DAMAGE: PUREL |
| COOLDOWN: 30 | RADIUS: 175 |
| ABILITY: TARGET POINT | DELAY: 1.7 |
12. Forge Spirit
| MANA COST: 75 | ABILITY: NO TARGET |
| COOLDOWN: 30 |
13. Ice Wall
| MANA COST: 175 | ABILITY: NO TARGET |
| COOLDOWN: 25 | DAMAGE: MAGICAL |
14. Defeaning Blast
| CASTING RANGE: 1000 | MANA COST:200 |
| COOLDOWN: 40 | RADIUS: 250 |
| DURATION: 1-4 |
SKILLBUILD
| Quas Wex Build Pros: High movement Speed Can drains lots of enemy's mana Lots of escape mechanismam Cons: Less physical damage | Quas Exort Build Pros: High Physical damage Easier to use Good pushing power Cons: Low movement speed |
| Level 1: Quas Level 2: Invoke Level 3: Wex Level 4: Quas Level 5: Wex Level 6: Exort Level 7: Invoke Level 8: Quas Level 9 : Wex Level 10: Quas Level 11: Wex Level 12: Invoke Level 13: Quas Level 14: Wex Level 15: Quas Level 16: Wex Level 17: Invoke Level 18: Quas Level 19: Wex Level 20: Exort Level 21: Exort Level 22: Exort Level 23: Exort Level 24: Exort Level 25: Exort | Level 1: Quas Level 2: Invoke Level 3: Exort Level 4: Quas Level 5: Exort Level 6: Wex Level 7: Invoke Level 8: Quas Level 9 : Exort Level 10: Quas Level 11: Exort Level 12: Invoke Level 13: Quas Level 14: Exort Level 15: Stats Level 16: Quas Level 17: Invoke Level 18: Exort Level 19: Wex Level 20: Wex Level 21: Wex Level 22: Wex Level 23: Wex Level 24: Wex Level 25: Wex |
| The primary combo is EMP + Tornado. The EMP will drain the enemy's mana before the teamfight starts. And the Tornado will damaging the enemey and also preparing a setup for a good teamfight. Ghost Walk is needed to escape. And coldsnap is needed to Chase the enemy. This build have the highest movement speed because of the high Wex. This build have the high survivability because of high HP gain from Quas. | With this build you will have your forged spirit accompany you all the time. And also maybe with the additional Necronomicon for maximum dps. Coldsnap and Forge Spirit will be your primary spells to fight the enemy. The advantage of this build is the easy to use. With the tons amounts of DPS from forge spirit and Necronomicon. |
STRATEGY
Invoker usually choose the mid lane. It is because of the need for fast leveling because if Invoker can become the higher level than the opponent, he can easily kill the opponent. On early game beware of enemy's gank. Your team needs ward. Ask your support to provide you the ward.
Mid Game
Mid game is the ganking time! Everybody will roam around the map and find somebody to kill. It's your time to roam too. Don't forget to buy the Smoke of Deceit to hid from enemy's Observer Ward.
You have some ganking skill here. So if you want to initiate in a gank, what you need to do is:
1. Comunicate with your teammates about who should be ganked, you should focus fire on 1 hero in a gank, because if you don't communicate well you may attack the A person and your teammates attack the B person, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.
2. Prepare the items needed in the gank:
a. Use Smoke of Deceit
b. Prepare Dust, Sentry Wards, or Gem if you will gank an invisible hero like Rikimaru, Clinkz, or Nyx Assassin
3. Summon the Forged Spirit
4. You may start the gank using
a. EMP + Tornado
b. Defeaning Blast + Chaos Meteor
5. You can use the coldsnap to chase + harass the running away enemy.
6. Assassinate the red-hp ed opponent with Sunstrike
On late game. The teamfight will be very intense. Beware! if your team lose a single teamfight it may cost you the game.
You should already reached high level here so you have an all high level skill and also an already high sats, HP and damage. And so does ebverybody in the map. And also with the high level, that means a long respawn time. That means that every move is becoming more important and decisive. So keep focus and also don;'t panic at every sitaution. Always think clearly and use all you have.
Here you should make a wise decision to choose btween 2 options:
1. To save money for buyback
2. To buy your next item
How to choose between those two? you may see how important is your next item. You can see it by: If you don't buy that item immediately, your team's can't compete with the enemy's power so buy it immediately, but if the item is not that important, you should save for buyback
On late game, initiation is becoming the most important, you need Force Staff + Hex to do it. and after that you can start your combo
Your combo in a teamfight:
| Combo | 1. Call forge spirit, and ready to attack opponent, 2. Use EMP+Tornado, your opponent will have their mana drained, 3. and then after the enemy landed from the Tornado use Defeaning Blast, 4. and then use Chaos Meteor. 5. And then go near your opponent and cast ice Wall. 6. After that, use Alacrity and coldsnap, a 7. nd then finish someone who is low hp with sunstrike |
After your team won pthe teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!
A. ITEM BUILD FOR QUAS WEX
1. Phase Boots
Total cost: 1350
Recipe: Boots of Speed + 2 x Blades of Attack
| Active: Phase - Gives increased movement speed and lets you move through units. Phase is cancelled upon using another item or ability. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack. PHASE DURATION: 4 PHASE MOVE BOOST: 16% + 55 Movement Speed + 24 Damage Cooldown: 8 |
If this is combined with wex, it will give a very high movement speed which will make you are hard to catch or makes you can easilly catch someone
2. Orchid Malevolance
Total cost: 5025
Recipe: 2 x Ring of Obilivion + Recipe
| Active: Soul Burn - Silences target unit for 5.0 seconds and amplifies the damage it takes by 30.0%. + 25 Intelligence + 30 Attack Speed + 30 Damage + 150% Mana Regeneration Manacost: 100 Cooldown: 18 |
3. Force Staff
Total cost: 2350
Recipe: Staff of Wizardy + Ring of Regen + Recipe
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| Active: Force - Pushes any target unit 600 units in the directaion it is facing. Double click to self-cast. + 10 Intelligence + 3 HP Regeneration Manacost: 25 Cooldown: 20 |
4. Schyte of Vyse
Total cost: 5675
Recipe: Mystic Staff + Ultimate Orb + Void Stone
| Active: Hex - Turns a target unit into a harmless critter for 3.5 seconds. Destroys illusions. + 10 Strength + 10 Agility + 35 Intelligence + 150% Mana Regeneration Manacost: 100 Cooldown: 35 |
5. Aghanim's Scepter
Total cost:: 4200
Recipe: Point Booster, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardy, Blade of Alacrity
| Passive: Ultimate Upgrade - Upgrades the ultimates of certain heroes. + 10 All Attributes + 200 Health + 150 Mana |
It will decrease your invoke's cooldown, that means that you can use more skill in the sama time.
6. MKB
Total cost:: 5400
Recipe: Demon Edge + 2x Javelin
| Passive: Mini-Bash - Gives a chance to minibash and deal bonus damage. Passive: True Strike - Prevents your attacks from missing. + 88 Damage + 15 Attack Speed CHANCE TO MINI-BASH: 35% MINI-BASH DAMAGE: 100 |
Good Damage. It will give you 100% hit rate although you are on the lower ground.
B. ITEM BUILD FOR QUAS-EXORT
1. Hand of Midas
Total cost: 1400
Recipe: Gloves of Haste + Recipe
| Active: Transmute - Kills a non-hero target for 190 gold and 2.5x experience. Cannot be used on Ancients. + 30 Attack Speed Cooldown 100 |
Additionally it also gives additional attack speed for physical damage.
2. Phase Boots
Total cost: 1350
Recipe: Boots of Speed + 2 x Blades of Attack
| Active: Phase - Gives increased movement speed and lets you move through units. Phase is cancelled upon using another item or ability. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack. PHASE DURATION: 4 PHASE MOVE BOOST: 16% + 55 Movement Speed + 24 Damage Cooldown: 8 |
which will make you are hard to catch or makes you can easilly catch someone
3. Necromicon
Total cost: 2700
Recupe: Staff of Wizardy, Belt of Giant Strength + Recipe
You can upgrade by buying the recipe again, can be upgraded 2 times, into lv3.
| Active: Demonic Summoning - Summons a Necronomicon Warrior and a Necronomicon Archer to fight for you. Their strength and abilities increase as Necronomicon increases in level. Lasts 35 seconds. + 15/21/24 Intelligence + 8/12/16 Strength Manacost: 50 Cooldown: 80 |
4. Force Staff
Total cost: 2350
Recipe: Staff of Wizardy + Ring of Regen + Recipe
| Active: Force - Pushes any target unit 600 units in the direction it is facing. Double click to self-cast. + 10 Intelligence + 3 HP Regeneration Manacost: 25 Cooldown: 20 |
5. Schyte of Vyse
Total cost: 5675
Recipe: Mystic Staff + Ultimate Orb + Void Stone
| Active: Hex - Turns a target unit into a harmless critter for 3.5 seconds. Destroys illusions. + 10 Strength + 10 Agility + 35 Intelligence + 150% Mana Regeneration Manacost: 100 Cooldown: 35 |
6. Aghanim's Scepter
Total cost:: 4200
Recipe: Point Booster, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardy, Blade of Alacrity
| Passive: Ultimate Upgrade - Upgrades the ultimates of certain heroes. + 10 All Attributes + 200 Health + 150 Mana |
It will decrease your invoke's cooldown, that means that you can use more skill in the sama time.
7. MKB
Total cost:: 5400
Recipe: Demon Edge + 2x Javelin
| Passive: Mini-Bash - Gives a chance to minibash and deal bonus damage. Passive: True Strike - Prevents your attacks from missing. + 88 Damage + 15 Attack Speed CHANCE TO MINI-BASH: 35% MINI-BASH DAMAGE: 100 |
Good Damage. It will give you 100% hit rate although you are on the lower ground.
GOOD ALLIES
Because invoker is a good initiator, then, all carry is your best friends,
1. Morphling
Have Waveform to be combined with Your Skills. He also have high damage to finish enemies.
2. Weaver
This hero love to sneak into the middle of chaos and kill everybody inside the chaos. Because your skill is full of chaotic form, this hero is a match for you.
3. Shadow Shaman
Have 2 disables, 1 nuke, and 1 Pushing Skill. A nice partner for everybody
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BIO
Coming to life as a chunk of stone, Tiny's origins are a mystery on which he continually speculates. He is a Stone Giant now, but what did he used to be? A splinter broken from a Golem's heel? A shard swept from a gargoyle-sculptor's workshop? A fragment of the Oracular Visage of Garthos? A deep curiosity drives him,and he travels the world tirelessly seeking his origins, his parentage, his people. As he roams, he gathers weight and size; the forces that weather lesser rocks, instead cause Tiny to grow and ever grow.
INTRODUCTION
Tiny is a deathly nuker on early game. And can be a deathly attacker on the late game. He have the most damaging combo on early game: The Avalanche-Toss. This combo makes enemy receives the Avalance damage twice as the enemy is going up and down. Not just that: he is also a fierceful pusher wiht his Aghanim Scepter. he have a splashed attack to destroy the creeps wave, and also he is the faster tower destroyer in Dota. The damage he can deal to building is so damn high.
ROLE
Melee - Disabler - Nuker - Initiator - Durable
STATS
ABILITIES
1. Avalanche
Bombards an area with rocks, stunning and damaging enemy land units.
Every 0,25 second target receive 0,25 damage, skill effect = 1 second.
Linken cannot block this skill.
Damage will be reduced by spell resistance.
This skill cannot be blocked by spell immunity.
This skill + Toss is the main combo of this hero, with this combo, you can instant kill enemies.
2. Toss
Grabs a random unit in a 275 radius around Tiny, friend or enemy, and launches it at the target unit to deal damage where they land. If the tossed unit is an enemy, it will take an extra 20% damage. Toss does more damage as Tiny's size increases.
Damage in landing area: 300AoE.
Tossed unit flying duration = 1 second.
Tossed unit will follow it's target except target moves 1300 or more range.
If tossed unit is equipped with linken sphere, it will trigger it's cooldown but still receive the damage.
Damage will be reduced by spell resistance.
This skill cannot be blocked by spell immunity.
This skill deal damage to building. Damage: 25/50/75/100
Use this skill along with Avalanche can produce 2x times Avalanche damage, that's why this combo is a one-hit kill combo in early mid game.
3. Craggy Exterior
Causes damage to bounce back on Tiny's attackers. Enemies that attack Tiny from within 300 units have a chance of being stunned for 1.2 seconds.
This is a perfect counter for high-speed carries which is more likely to get stunned by this skill.
4. Grow
Tiny gains craggy mass that increases his power at the cost of his attack speed. Increases Tossed unit damage and improves movement speed. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Tiny becomes bigger and makes his size the same as Roshan. Makes him funnier to use. This skill makes this hero become a carry.
The increase in Tiny's movement speed makes him easier to escape.
SKILLBUILD
Level 1: Avalanche (to hunt for first blood or to survive for firstblood attempt)
Level 2: Toss
Level 3: Avalanche
Level 4: Toss
Level 5: Avalanche
Level 6: Toss
Level 7: Avalanche
Level 8: Toss
Level 9 : Grow
Level 10: Craggy Exterior
Level 11: Grow
Level 12: Craggy Exterior
Level 13: Craggy Exterior
Level 14: Craggy Exterior
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Grow
Level 17-25: Stats
Why Avalanche-Toss first?
For your deathly combo, 1 hit kill combo. You should max that 2 skills. This is the best than other skill.
Grow is important for pushing because it's damage against towers and also buildings.
Craggy exterrior is your defense skill to fight against melee heroes in particular.
STRATEGY
Early Game
If your opponent try to kill you, use your avalanche to stun him/them , run if you are outnumbered, or fight you feel you can win. You also can defend yourself with toss> toss him back.
If you and your friend decided to kill someone, use your combo Avalanche-Toss and then hits them. Avalanche toss is guarantee kill to squishy hero like Crystal Maiden, Shadow Shaman, KoTL etc.
If you can constantly kills enemies, it will be easier in late game cause you will be a giant snowball that can kill everybody.
Mid Game
This stage of the game is full of ganking activities, find opponents who you feel he is alone and use your combo Avalanche-Toss, he is 90% guarantee will die.
So if you want to initiate in a gank, what you need to do is:
1. Comunicate with your teammates about who should be ganked, you should focus fire on 1 hero in a gank, because if you don't communicate well you may attack the A person and your teammates attack the B person, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.
2. Prepare the items needed in the gank:
a. Use Smoke of Deceit
b. Prepare Dust, Sentry Wards, or Gem if you will gank an invisible hero like Rikimaru, Clinkz, or Nyx Assassin
3. Initiate using the Blink Dagger, or maybe a Shadow Blade
4. Use The Avalance-Toss
5. Right click
6. Chase the running away enemy
Late Game
In this stage of the game, if you shouldealready acquired +attack speed item like Cuirass, it will be easy for you, cause u hava high damage and high attack speed, use your right-click power to demolish enemies. Y
You also good at destroying towers, this is the advantage of Tiny in the team in late game. Tiny can destroy tower so fast in late game that means once you win 1 or 2 teamfights in late game, you will automatically win because enemy towers and Barrakcks will all gone so quick.
After your team won the teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!
ITEM BUILD
A. COMMON BUILD
This item build is a common build for Tiny which is a spell caster in early-mid game and a DPS+Pusher in late game. This build is focused with mana for early game and attack speed for late game.
1. Arcane Boots
Total cost: 1450
Recipe: Boots of Speed + Energy Booster
Why Arcane Boots? It is the core item for your deathly combo Ava-Toss. All players make this. This item is for mana for using skills.
2. Blink Dagger
Cost: 2150
Why Blink Dagger?
1. Perfect for initiating a teamfight
2. To kill a player who are alone and stupid.
First you jump, and then you use Avalanche-Toss.
3. Aghanim's Scepter
Total cost:: 4200
Recipe: Point Booster, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardy, Blade of Alacrity
Why Aghanim's Scepter?
Very good item for farming because it gives you cleave/ splashed attack, make farming fasrer and easier
Helps you destroy towers and buildings
After this point, you can buy any +attack speed item you want: example:
4. Assault Cuirass
Total cost:: 5300
Recipe: Platemail, Hyperstone, Chainmail, Recipe
Why Assault Cuirass?
Increase attack speed that makes your damage flowing rapidly, it is very good because you already have very high damage, it also gives you +aura for the team.
+Armor aura is very important for late game, so good for increasing team's defense.
5. Manta Style
Total cost:: 5050
Recipe: Yasha, Ultimate Orb, Recipe
Why Manta Style?
You already have ultra high damage, this item will make you attack faster to kill enemies easily.
You already move fast, and this item will increase it again and your opponents cannot catch you anymore.
This item will multiple yourself into 3 person, and your opponent will fear you.
After you feel you are fast enough, you should make your damage higher. you can buy damage dealer items such as:
6. Daedlus
Total cost:: 5750
Recipe: Crystalis + Demon Edge + Recipe
Why Daedlus?
With this, you become a true moster. This is because you have the highest hero damage in DotA and this item will multiply your damage so everyone can't match you anymore.
B. ALTERNATIVE BUILD
Spellcaster build/ Dagon Build
After you buy Arcane Boots and Dagger, Buy dagon and use dagon after your combo Avalanche-Toss to get THE instant kill.
Bad Enemies
1. Nevermore
His ultimate reach its maximum potential because the size of your body, so his ultimate will do more damage on your big body!
2. Shadow Demon
Creates 2 illusion of you, and that illusion will attack you, because your damage is high, you will feel your own attack.
Good Allies
1. Guardian Wisp
He have overcharge + tether that will increase your attack speed
He have his ultime to bring you anywhere you want, you can gank, run, or backdoor.
2. Lina
Your stun and her stun can be comboed, your stun make her easier to land her stun. and both of you have high spell damage, perfect for partner
Coming to life as a chunk of stone, Tiny's origins are a mystery on which he continually speculates. He is a Stone Giant now, but what did he used to be? A splinter broken from a Golem's heel? A shard swept from a gargoyle-sculptor's workshop? A fragment of the Oracular Visage of Garthos? A deep curiosity drives him,and he travels the world tirelessly seeking his origins, his parentage, his people. As he roams, he gathers weight and size; the forces that weather lesser rocks, instead cause Tiny to grow and ever grow.
INTRODUCTION
Tiny is a deathly nuker on early game. And can be a deathly attacker on the late game. He have the most damaging combo on early game: The Avalanche-Toss. This combo makes enemy receives the Avalance damage twice as the enemy is going up and down. Not just that: he is also a fierceful pusher wiht his Aghanim Scepter. he have a splashed attack to destroy the creeps wave, and also he is the faster tower destroyer in Dota. The damage he can deal to building is so damn high.
| PROS | CONS |
| A deathly nuker (with the Ava-Toss) | Low natural attack speed (should buy +attack speed items) |
| Have the highest natural damage in Dota | |
| A decent pusher with the Aghanim Stick | |
| Move so fast | |
| Big, a monster | |
| Can defend himself with his Craggy Exterrior ( Gives stun to the attacker) |
Melee - Disabler - Nuker - Initiator - Durable
STATS
| LEVEL | 1 | 15 | 25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIT POINTS | 606 | 1,404 | 2,354 | SIGHT RANGE | 1800 / 800 |
| MANA | 182 | 473 | 941 | ATTACK RANGE | 128 |
| DAMAGE | 61-67 | 103-109 | 153-159 | MISSILE SPEED | N/A |
| ARMOR | 0 | 2 | 6 |
ABILITIES
1. Avalanche
| MANA COST: 120 / 120 / 120 / 120 | COOLDOWN: 17.0 |
| ABILITY: TARGET POINT | DAMAGE: 100 / 180 / 260 / 300 |
| DAMAGE: MAGICAL | RADIUS: 275 / 275 / 275 / 275 |
| STUN DURATION: 1 |
Linken cannot block this skill.
Damage will be reduced by spell resistance.
This skill cannot be blocked by spell immunity.
This skill + Toss is the main combo of this hero, with this combo, you can instant kill enemies.
2. Toss
| MANA COST: 120 / 120 / 120 / 120 | COOLDOWN: 10.0 |
| ABILITY: TARGET UNIT | RADIUS: 275 / 275 / 275 / 275 |
| DAMAGE: MAGICAL | RANGE: 1300 |
| DAMAGE: 75 / 150 / 225 / 300 |
Tossed unit flying duration = 1 second.
Tossed unit will follow it's target except target moves 1300 or more range.
If tossed unit is equipped with linken sphere, it will trigger it's cooldown but still receive the damage.
Damage will be reduced by spell resistance.
This skill cannot be blocked by spell immunity.
This skill deal damage to building. Damage: 25/50/75/100
Use this skill along with Avalanche can produce 2x times Avalanche damage, that's why this combo is a one-hit kill combo in early mid game.
3. Craggy Exterior
Causes damage to bounce back on Tiny's attackers. Enemies that attack Tiny from within 300 units have a chance of being stunned for 1.2 seconds.
| CHANCE TO STUN: 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% | DAMAGE: 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 |
| ABILITY: PASSIVE | BONUS ARMOR: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 |
| DAMAGE: MAGICAL | RANGE: 300 / 300 / 300 / 300 |
4. Grow
| BONUS DAMAGE: 50 / 100 / 150 | ATTACK SPEED LOSS: 20 / 35 / 50 |
| ABILITY: PASSIVE | MOVEMENT SPEED: 20 / 40 / 60 |
| TOSS BONUS: 35% / 50% / 65% | SCEPTER BONUS RANGE: 107 |
| SCEPTER CLEAVE DAMAGE: 50% | SCEPTER BONUS BUILDING DAMAGE: 75% |
| SCEPTER TOSS BONUS: 50% / 65% / 80% |
The increase in Tiny's movement speed makes him easier to escape.
SKILLBUILD
Level 2: Toss
Level 3: Avalanche
Level 4: Toss
Level 5: Avalanche
Level 6: Toss
Level 7: Avalanche
Level 8: Toss
Level 9 : Grow
Level 10: Craggy Exterior
Level 11: Grow
Level 12: Craggy Exterior
Level 13: Craggy Exterior
Level 14: Craggy Exterior
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Grow
Level 17-25: Stats
Why Avalanche-Toss first?
For your deathly combo, 1 hit kill combo. You should max that 2 skills. This is the best than other skill.
Grow is important for pushing because it's damage against towers and also buildings.
Craggy exterrior is your defense skill to fight against melee heroes in particular.
STRATEGY
If your opponent try to kill you, use your avalanche to stun him/them , run if you are outnumbered, or fight you feel you can win. You also can defend yourself with toss> toss him back.
If you and your friend decided to kill someone, use your combo Avalanche-Toss and then hits them. Avalanche toss is guarantee kill to squishy hero like Crystal Maiden, Shadow Shaman, KoTL etc.
If you can constantly kills enemies, it will be easier in late game cause you will be a giant snowball that can kill everybody.
Mid Game
This stage of the game is full of ganking activities, find opponents who you feel he is alone and use your combo Avalanche-Toss, he is 90% guarantee will die.
So if you want to initiate in a gank, what you need to do is:
1. Comunicate with your teammates about who should be ganked, you should focus fire on 1 hero in a gank, because if you don't communicate well you may attack the A person and your teammates attack the B person, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.
2. Prepare the items needed in the gank:
a. Use Smoke of Deceit
b. Prepare Dust, Sentry Wards, or Gem if you will gank an invisible hero like Rikimaru, Clinkz, or Nyx Assassin
3. Initiate using the Blink Dagger, or maybe a Shadow Blade
4. Use The Avalance-Toss
5. Right click
6. Chase the running away enemy
Late Game
In this stage of the game, if you shouldealready acquired +attack speed item like Cuirass, it will be easy for you, cause u hava high damage and high attack speed, use your right-click power to demolish enemies. Y
You also good at destroying towers, this is the advantage of Tiny in the team in late game. Tiny can destroy tower so fast in late game that means once you win 1 or 2 teamfights in late game, you will automatically win because enemy towers and Barrakcks will all gone so quick.
After your team won the teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!
ITEM BUILD
A. COMMON BUILD
This item build is a common build for Tiny which is a spell caster in early-mid game and a DPS+Pusher in late game. This build is focused with mana for early game and attack speed for late game.
1. Arcane Boots
Total cost: 1450
Recipe: Boots of Speed + Energy Booster
| Active: Replenish Mana - Restores mana in an area around the hero. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack. + 60 Movement Speed + 250 Mana MANA RESTORED: 135 Mana Needed: 25 Cooldown: 55 |
2. Blink Dagger
Cost: 2150
| Active: Blink - Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. If damage is taken from an enemy hero, Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds. Manacost: 75 Cooldown: 14 |
1. Perfect for initiating a teamfight
2. To kill a player who are alone and stupid.
First you jump, and then you use Avalanche-Toss.
3. Aghanim's Scepter
Total cost:: 4200
Recipe: Point Booster, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardy, Blade of Alacrity
| Passive: Ultimate Upgrade - Upgrades the ultimates of certain heroes. + 10 All Attributes + 200 Health + 150 Mana |
Very good item for farming because it gives you cleave/ splashed attack, make farming fasrer and easier
Helps you destroy towers and buildings
After this point, you can buy any +attack speed item you want: example:
4. Assault Cuirass
Total cost:: 5300
Recipe: Platemail, Hyperstone, Chainmail, Recipe
| Passive: Assault Aura - Grants attack speed and armor to nearby allied units, and decreases armor for nearby enemies. Multiple instances of Assault Aura do not stack. + 35 Attack Speed + 10 Armor AURA ATTACK SPEED: 20 AURA BONUS ARMOR: 5 ARMOR REDUCTION: 5 |
Increase attack speed that makes your damage flowing rapidly, it is very good because you already have very high damage, it also gives you +aura for the team.
+Armor aura is very important for late game, so good for increasing team's defense.
5. Manta Style
Total cost:: 5050
Recipe: Yasha, Ultimate Orb, Recipe
| Active: Mirror Image - Creates 2 illusions of your hero that last 20 seconds. Melee illusions deal 33% damage and take 250% bonus damage. Ranged illusions deal 28% damage and take 300% bonus damage. Percentage based movement speed bonuses from multiple items do not stack. + 10 Strength + 26 Agility + 10 Intelligence + 15 Attack Speed + 10% Movement Speed Manacost:165 Cooldown:50 |
You already have ultra high damage, this item will make you attack faster to kill enemies easily.
You already move fast, and this item will increase it again and your opponents cannot catch you anymore.
This item will multiple yourself into 3 person, and your opponent will fear you.
After you feel you are fast enough, you should make your damage higher. you can buy damage dealer items such as:
6. Daedlus
Total cost:: 5750
Recipe: Crystalis + Demon Edge + Recipe
| APassive: Critical Strike - Grants a chance to deal critical damage on an attack. + 81 Damage CRITICAL CHANCE: 25% CRITICAL DAMAGE: 270% |
With this, you become a true moster. This is because you have the highest hero damage in DotA and this item will multiply your damage so everyone can't match you anymore.
B. ALTERNATIVE BUILD
Spellcaster build/ Dagon Build
Bad Enemies
1. Nevermore
2. Shadow Demon
Good Allies
1. Guardian Wisp
He have his ultime to bring you anywhere you want, you can gank, run, or backdoor.
2. Lina
