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Space Invader
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia291 Posts
May 21 2012 21:20 GMT
#1
What do you think is the worst ability currently in Dota 2? And the best?

Personally I think AA's third skill takes the cake. The skill is so bad that it's almost a debuff.

Best skill I'll say Tidebringer. What else gives a reliable 2k crit? Also makes Kunkka incredibly annoying to lane against.
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Altsa
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Finland990 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-21 21:27:24
May 21 2012 21:25 GMT
#2
When comparing skills 1:1, Chronosphere wins. Always.

And thats the only way to determine "best ability" since in Dota, everything is situational.
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flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
May 21 2012 21:28 GMT
#3
Blink is pretty awesome.
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BeanerBurrito
Profile Joined December 2010
1010 Posts
May 21 2012 21:31 GMT
#4
Best: Shackle Shot
Worst: Expulsion (if you don't know what it is because it's so bad, it's pitlords corpse explosion)
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Maand
Profile Joined April 2010
326 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-21 21:33:17
May 21 2012 21:32 GMT
#5
Worst: Sven's Great Cleave (if passive counts).
Best: I think I'll second Blink. Pure amazing.
XiGua
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden3085 Posts
May 21 2012 21:46 GMT
#6
Best skill: Coup de grâce (4x crit and the animation is SPLENDID)

Worst skill: AA's third spell, it's the only spell that you don't want to skill... lol
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Catch]22
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden2683 Posts
May 21 2012 21:58 GMT
#7
Most underrated skill by alot of people: Upheaval

and yeah, AAs is really lol, you dont even want to use it most of the time
rabidch
Profile Joined January 2010
United States20289 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-21 22:08:33
May 21 2012 22:05 GMT
#8
Depends, really.

Determined through experience in LoD:
Generally Ravage is the best skill in the game. (There's a good reason why TLDB considers it the only S+ Ultimate in LoD )
Generally Chilling Touch is the worst skill in the game.
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jeeneeus
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1168 Posts
May 21 2012 22:07 GMT
#9
Pit Lord's Firestorm is pretty atrocious. It used to be decent, but now that it's channeling, it's so bad.
EtherealBlade
Profile Joined August 2010
660 Posts
May 21 2012 22:16 GMT
#10
Worst: Jakiro's Ice path and Rigwarl's actives (magic wand ftw)
Best skill: Lich's dark ritual and Tuskarr's WALRUS PUNCH!
Mythra
Profile Joined July 2011
New Zealand274 Posts
May 21 2012 22:18 GMT
#11
Worst: Lions mana drain (pretty useless)
Best: Rubicks ultimate spell steal thing
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RogerChillingworth
Profile Joined March 2010
2989 Posts
May 21 2012 22:40 GMT
#12
best: diabolic edict
Fishgle
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2174 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-21 23:14:43
May 21 2012 22:52 GMT
#13
too many haters in here. Chilling Touch is really good.

that said, Desolate, Curse of the Silent, Shrapnel, Ice Path, Firestorm are worst

Ravage, Fatal Bonds, Black Hole, Shackle & Shackles, any and all Blink abilities, Howl, Smoke Cloud, Teleportation, Enchant/Holy Persuasion, Ice Blast, Diabolic Edict, Panda Split, Silence (drow/dp) and Doom are all really good

wait wait no. All of silencer's abilities are awful. And all of sniper's too. T_T
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Unleashing
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark14978 Posts
May 21 2012 23:14 GMT
#14
@Above, you can't be serious.
Calling chilling touch really good and calling desolate bad.
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ggahSoO
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States191 Posts
May 21 2012 23:17 GMT
#15
On May 22 2012 07:52 Fishgle wrote:
too many haters in here. Chilling Touch is really good.

that said, Desolate, Curse of the Silent, Shrapnel, Ice Path, Firestorm are worst

Ravage, Fatal Bonds, Black Hole, Shackle & Shackles, any and all Blink abilities, Howl, Smoke Cloud, Teleportation, Enchant/Holy Persuasion, Ice Blast, Diabolic Edict, Panda Split, Silence (drow/dp) and Doom are all really fuckin good


Lolwat? All of the worst skills you listed are good... Firestorm and Shrapnel can push, Curse is an amazing lane control spell vs. low mana casters, ice path is a stun (always good). Desolate is meh because of the hero it is on needs farm to do anything so the early +damage is kind of wasted. Chilling touch is essentially a worse, active desolate anyways.

Worst spell is still chilling touch imo, if it gets buffed to do damage to buildings it could be really good though.

Best spell probably ravage or fissure. Perfect fissures are pretty amazing because they can come out at level 1.
firebathero x bisu
Highwinds
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada955 Posts
May 21 2012 23:22 GMT
#16
Worst is Alchemist Stun because of how often you get stunned or silenced when its on and stun yourself....

Best is Dark Seer ulti. That thing late game is just too amazing cant count how many times i copy a whole team and focus all 5 illusions onto a weak hero and kill it in seconds.
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Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
May 21 2012 23:37 GMT
#17
Shrapnel and Ice path are amazing skills, everything is situational though.
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Kahzaar
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden897 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-21 23:45:26
May 21 2012 23:37 GMT
#18
On May 22 2012 07:18 Mythra wrote:
Worst: Lions mana drain (pretty useless)
Best: Rubicks ultimate spell steal thing

Mana drain can actually be very good, though it's very situational. It instakills illusions, so lion can be used as a counterpick to morphling if you have a carry on your team that always gets replicated.

Worst: maybe Fiery Soul or Chilling Touch although both can be good in certain situations
Best: Black Hole, Primal Roar
5-s
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1674 Posts
May 21 2012 23:40 GMT
#19
Based on LOD experience,
Best: Probably overpower or flak cannon on ranged. (Both would be sick)
Worst: Skewer (Magnatard) - this skill is always embarrassing to watch people miss, or geostrike (pretty much every passive is just better than this)

I liked Dota before it was Mainstream.
tpmraven
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States833 Posts
May 21 2012 23:44 GMT
#20
I think dp's ulti is an amazing skill. Great for pushing, lats forever, and doesnt have that long of a cd.
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