[HoN] Beginner's Guide - Page 2

Q: Kk... Where do I place these glorious wards?
A: At your laziest, you should always cover runespawns. Like so:


(vision of: rune, kongor area, highground on legion side of river)


(vision of: rune, sliver of highground on legionside, fog-juke spot on hellborne side)

Q: Well, that's boring. What if I'm not being lazy?
A: No one said placing wards was exciting, hehe! If you're not being lazy, you can get aggressive with your wards, like so (note, Aggressive wards become defensive if you place them on "your" side of the river)--

Pull Blocking:

(vision of: neutral camp, sliver of area behind hellborne's top tower)


(vision of: neutral camp, sliver of legion jungle)

Spotting up ramps:

(vision of: entire area above ramp, middle river)

Scouting Jungles/forward positions:

(vision of: northeast corner of hellborne jungle, behind hellborne's second top tower)


(vision of: behind legion's second top tower, shortcut south of ward that allows easy travel from middle to top and vice versa)


(vision of: common staging area for ganks/teamfights on hellborne side, sliver of river)


(vision of: rune, southwest portion of hellborne jungle, common fog/gank area)


(vision of: southwest portion of legion jungle, behind legion's second bottom tower, common staging area for teamfights on legion side)


(vision of: behind hellborne's second bottom tower, parts of the area around hellborne's secret shop, part of shortcut from mid to bottom)


(vision of: center of legion jungle, major staging point for ganks/teamfights)


(vision of: northeast area of legion's jungle, major staging point for early/mid game ganks)

Q: Uh oh, the other team read this FAQ and has wards. What should I do?
A: Counterward if it's really disrupting your team. Get a ranged hero to buy a Ward of Revelation and plant them at common ward locations, then destroy the offending ward of sight. Scout's Electric Eyes may also be used for this purpose.

Q: Uh oh, the other team read this FAQ and is counterwarding. What should I do?
A: Use alternative ward spots. Your warding shall not be hindered! Here are a few that will spot runes while remaining expensive to find. Many of the alternative ward spots can be used as psuedo aggressive wards.

For Bot:

(vision of: rune, north side of legion jungle, some river)


(vision of: rune, river, sliver of northeast corner of legion jungle)


(vision of: rune, kongor area, river)


(vision of: rune, kongor area, river, hellborne highground)

For Top:

(vision of: rune, river, sliver of hellborne highground, legion's ancient stack area)


(vision of: rune, river, hellborne highground, sliver of legion highground)


(vision of: rune, river, sliver of legion highground)


(vision of: rune, south side of hellborne jungle)

Q: You mentioned that wards can tell you "how many people are defending a tower." How?
A: Simply place a ward behind the offending tower. Like so:


(vision of: whoever is behind the tower, teleports, etc.)

Q: I'm having trouble breaking into my opponent's base. Can wards help?
A: Yes! WARDS ARE THE BEST! Viola:

Hellborne:

(vision of: Hellborne inbase highground)


(vision of: Hellborne inbase highground)

Legion:

(vision of: Legion inbase highground)


(vision of: Legion inbase highground)