The DotA Thread! [Basic Strats and Hero/Item talk]

[ChrisH36]

The Stealth Assassin is all about surprise attacks. For skills, I would use Blink Strike and backstab. Once you hit level 6, start your cloakin. Attack your opponent when he feels comformtable about his situation. You can get 1-2 backstab hits pretty easily. If he is a good farmer, try to deny his kills so he doesn't gain exp but you. The trick about SA is to get to level 6 fast before people realize you are a threat. Then travel with others if they start getting detection items. Item wise, get items that increase either his agility or damage. Get hit point items if you are constantly being seen, especially from those strength heroes. Pull this off, and you can get a few good kills easily.

MOST IMPORTANT: IF SOMEONE DROPS A GEM OF TRUE SEEING FROM THE ENEMY, DESTROY IT!!!

 

[Dream_Walker]

Sange and Yasha really helps, but it is used a little more than it should. I grow tired of seeing S&Y slapped onto every str/agil hero.

 

[XDxxTX]

thanks guys really aprecciate it!!!

 

[micro.micro]

uhhh get lvl 1 smoke screen then max out blink strike and backstab (blink first).

don't bother maxing out smokescreen because stats will help him ALOT more. stats = +4 dmg backstab wise.

get a sange yasha on him. why? not simply because he is an agil hero but because if you smoke screen, he silences his opponets and slows them 20%. if you land in a maim, they will be sitting ducks and it is alot easier to chase them with blink strike.

starting item should be RoR. then boots of speed and work for a SY after that. after your SY get the treads then a butterfly. (some ppl argue that buriza is better but once again, he benifits alot from the agility boost because it is actually double the damage when you backstab.)

anyway. i disagree with SA getting wasted. he is actually very HARD to kill when your opponets don't have wards. just smoke screen, then start attacking when you are right behind them when they are attacking creeps. if they are afraid and stay in the back, give them a quick backstab then run away so they can't catch you and then once their life is low enough jsut start chasing with blink strike. pretty simple and easy to execute strat....

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oh btw, instead of getting a bfly right away you can get another yasha for the extra ms and attk speed. honestly, all he needs is a RoR, treads and SY and he is set. everything after that is just complimentary.

 

[XDxxTX]

Thanks even more im getin better now but i will try the RoR. Oh and by the way just asking anyone played 3.7 well i thinks its a way better version than now more basic and SA way better cause invis on lvl3 and he has death sentry which is KICK ASS!!!

 

[ChrisH36]

Sange and Yasha really helps, but it is used a little more than it should. I grow tired of seeing S&Y slapped onto every str/agil hero.

Well it provides the basic strength and agility + any hero needs. Plus, the maim is practically a baby "skadi". The only time I see you wouldn't need to use it is if you are going to use Helm of the Dominator or Satanic.

 

[micro.micro]

the old rikimaru was really broken..... if you like imbalanced versions/games then play footmen frenzy :\ or dota 5.85.

anyway we just play the most recent version so i don't know any unique strategies on the older versions.

btw, on another subject, i wasn't around for the invoker so what exactly did he do?

 

[ChrisH36]

In the older versions, it was about slowing them down so the death wards can strike multiple times.

 

[micro.micro]

i don't miss anything much about the older version except naix's old leech which was hysterical and the old silencer.

 

[XDxxTX]

is the skadi a good item for SA ?

 

[micro.micro]

overrides maim on sy so ur choice...

 

[Dream_Walker]

i don't miss anything much about the older version except naix's old leech which was hysterical and the old silencer.

pft, Silencer = food in older versions IMO. And, well, ****, I don't have the versions with Invoker anymore, however i will try to find them.

 

[ChrisH36]

The old silencer was anti-suiciding techies.

 

[XDxxTX]

so what is this maim thing is it like a critical strike ? lol. oh and i got these items are they a good combinations SY,headress of rejuvenation,power treads and then i was trying for butterfly are they a alright combo ?

but u didnt always have to slow them down there is one spot where you can actually trap tehm by SA standing in spot and death ward in front of the opponnent and if you got trapped your stuffed unless your lvl 6 eul so you can just tele/RIFT out of there.

 

[ChrisH36]

Maim is a status effect caused by S/Y. When its activiated, the character will bleed like crazy and be slowed by the loss of blood.

 

[Dream_Walker]

but u didnt always have to slow them down there is one spot where you can actually trap tehm by SA standing in spot and death ward in front of the opponnent and if you got trapped your stuffed unless your lvl 6 eul so you can just tele/RIFT out of there.

Make sure you're playing DotA Allstats v6.29b, because Eul the Mageslayer has long since been gone. He is replaced with Magina, the Anti-Mage.
And Maim slows by 35% for 6 seconds.

 

[Arkillo]

LOLOL U SHULD MERGE DIS WIT DA OTHER DOTA THRAD!!!

 

[micro.micro]

wow that was a bit random.... that other thread is already big enough,,,,

i think in a 2v1 situation, a good counter is either terrorblade/necrolyte or SK and chaos knight.

best 2v2 varies on who you're facing up against because i think rasta + witch doc can raise hell

 

[micro.micro]

yea i <3 SY. when i first started dota i never understood why ppl got it but after playing for a while it basically has everything a strength/agil hero needs... nice mini skaldi if you want to call it that.

er i don't recommend headress. seems like a waste of money to me.

 

[XDxxTX]

at the start i get RoR then the twig thing at 75 gold. theni go out and save to get SY tehn after i get the headress when i got what i need so its ok.I know eul got swapped with magina but i was talking of the old dota 3.7 there is a spot theat you can trap them and the death sentry just shoots the shit out of them its sooo kool!

oh and changing the subject is that DotA 6.30beta real ?