dota 2 guide

BIO
The victim of a longevity spell that backfired, the Skeleton King Ostarion has built an empire from the bones of his enemies. He lives only to extend his reach, for as long as he is perpetually building and adding to his domain he cannot die. The walls of his palace are formed of fired bone; the streets are paved with bones of every sort of creature and every enemy; and even the wood and other natural features of his land have been swept away and replaced with replicas formed of bone. From the Ivory Forest to Ostarion's towering Throne of Bone, nothing happens in the Empire of Bones without the full knowledge of its Skeleton King.

INTRODUCTION
Skeleton King is a hero that have 2 lives. When he die, he have a skill to reincarnate. This sounds unfair for another heroes. But, this is the reality. If you face Skeleton King, you must face his 2 lives. Actually you can kill him once if he has less than 140 mana or if his ultimate is still in cooldown.
This hero also has high physical damage and lifesteal aura.
And he also has a nice single targetted stun to chase enemies.
This hero is also a tanker that tank any damage in a brutal teamfight.

Melee - Durable - Carry - Disabler

STATS

ABILITIES
1. Hellfire Blast
Skeleton King fires a sphere of hellfire at an enemy unit, dealing damage and stunning, then dealing damage over time and slowing the target.
Ostarion calls on his hellish lineage, laying waste to his opponents.
This skill is your main skill to stun the enemies. With this skill, you can gank enemy, you can disable 1 enemy in a teamfight, or you can chase enemy easily and attack him while he is being stunned by this skill.
I believe you should max this skill first because it will be useful to stun a single enemy in ganking.
Or you can defend yourself by using this skill to enemy whose chasing you.

2. Vampiric Aura
Nearby friendly melee units gain hit points based on their damage dealt when attacking enemy units.
Skeleton King's blade drains the marrow of bones into his own kingdom.
Help you and your teammates with a lifesteal ability for melee units. Creeps also get benefits from this skill.
This skill will helps you in jungling on early game. With a lifesteal, and also with your 3rd skill, critical strike you can jungle pleasantly.
Can helps allies in a teamfight for survivability if he keeps attacking.
You don't get benefit from this skill if you are not attacking, so keep attacking and keep alive

3. Mortal Strike
Skeleton King passively gains a chance to deal bonus damage on an attack. When activated, Mortal Strike steals a percentage of the max HP from the target hero, giving it to Skeleton King for the duration, and returning it after. While Mortal Strike is active, the passive component is disabled.
The power to crush a skull.
Will gives you a high chance of doing crtitical attack. This critical attack deal tons of physical damage that helps you in jungling, chasing, and killing enemies in teamfights. You are a true carry with this skill.

When you activate this skill, you temporarily steal some of tnemy's HP. a nice ability to last hit your opponent

4. Reincarnation
Skeleton King's bones reform after death, causing him to resurrect when killed in battle. Upon Reincarnation, enemy units in the area will be slowed by 30%.
Conspirators of the Skeleton King wonder why he never stays dead.
Makes you to have 2 lives. This is a wonderful skill. This is like your team plays with 6 heros because you have 2 lives. You can deal more damage because of this skill, you can tank more damage with this skill.

This skill have a fundamental weakness. If you heve less than 140 mana, you can't reincarnate, so mana burn will makes you can't reincarnate, some heroes like Anti Mage or Ezalor that can burn mana will make you can't reincarnate. Diffusal blade is also harmful for you because diffusal blade will drain your mana and makes you can't reincarnate.

You can also gives your first life to save your friend's lives. Or you can give it to initiate a teamfight.

In situation when you have less than 280 mana, it's recommend for you to better die if Reincarnation is not in cooldown, because if you use the Hellfire blast, you cannot Reincarnate because lack of mana.

SKILLBUILD
Level 1: Hellfire Blast
Level 2: Critical Strike
Level 3: Hellfire Blast
Level 4: Vampiric Aura
Level 5: Hellfire Blast
Level 6: Reincarnation
Level 7: Hellfire Blast
Level 8: Critical Strike
Level 9 : Critical Strike
Level 10: Critical Strike
Level 11: Reincarnation
Level 12: Vampiric Aura
Level 13: Vampiric Aura
Level 14: Vampiric Aura
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Reincarnation
Level 17-25: Stats

Why maxed Hellfire Blast first? Hellfire Blast is your main skill for ganking and for teamfights.

When ganking you should use this to your enemy and makes him get stunned so your friends can
attack him easily.

When in a teamfight, you should use this to disable 1 target and he can't do anything for 2 sedonds.

Why maxed Critical Strike before Vampiric Aura? Critical strike is important skill for last hitting and harassing. Also makes you can knock down enemy easily while he is being stunned by your Hellfire Blast.

You will deal about 2 times of your normal damage and makes your opponent on low HP.