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Testuser

6469 Posts

April 23 2014 10:09 GMT

#104061

On April 23 2014 18:17 Kishin2 wrote:
How do people build Antimage nowadays? Pretty sure going Battlefury isn't viable for him in the current meta. Maybe Midas or Maelstrom first item into Manta?

?????????
Battlefury is viable just the same.

goody153

44292 Posts

April 23 2014 10:14 GMT

#104062

i don't think BF sucks in AM .. as long as your team has a well rounded draft that can buy space for AM.

it's just like naga .. it's just that naga farms faster if you micro the illusions correctly

Stancel

Singapore15360 Posts

April 23 2014 10:28 GMT

#104063

On April 23 2014 18:50 ahswtini wrote:
Maybe he's saying you need to go battle AM in the current meta with maelstrom manta...

Battle AM with no mention of Vangod? I'm out.

Kuroeeah

11696 Posts

April 23 2014 10:58 GMT

#104064

I found Blink Dagger, SlamNJammin SpaceJam Anti-Magina to suit the current, much more aggressive meta very well.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

April 23 2014 10:59 GMT

#104065

Most of my games AM build I go

Stout>RoH>Treads>Bfury>Qblade>Manta/Vlads>BKB/Heart/Manta(If i got vlads)

Which is the same build I have gone for ages.

TheEmulator

28102 Posts

April 23 2014 11:01 GMT

#104066

On April 23 2014 19:59 Kipsate wrote:
Most of my games AM build I go

Stout>RoH>Treads>Bfury>Qblade>Manta/Vlads>BKB/Heart/Manta(If i got vlads)

Which is the same build I have gone for ages.

You also went for the force/blink dagger build in an inhouse once, and actually carried with it.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

April 23 2014 11:02 GMT

#104067

Yea well but that is inhouse build

TheEmulator

28102 Posts

April 23 2014 11:03 GMT

#104068

Yeah I'm just reminding people of it because it was funny.

Kuroeeah

11696 Posts

April 23 2014 11:07 GMT

#104069

To be fair I think playing AM right now is hard, at least for me. There are just so many heroes that are popular atm that's well suited in dealing with him one way or another.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

April 23 2014 11:17 GMT

#104070

AM is still one of the best heroes I play in pubs because people are not coordinated to shut him down, getting treads+BF at 15 or so with your team not being too far behind usually means we win because pubs are bad at pushing their advantage.

its also my favourite hero.

Zvenn3n

Sweden1196 Posts

April 23 2014 11:22 GMT

#104071

Those two sound like they might be interrelated

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

April 23 2014 11:24 GMT

#104072

I've never won a game as Anti-Mage

Zvenn3n

Sweden1196 Posts

April 23 2014 11:34 GMT

#104073

I've won one (of five...)

I almost wrote I one one there, for some reason. Curse you, homophones!

ControlMonkey

Australia3109 Posts

April 23 2014 11:46 GMT

#104074

If you're not building Bfury and farming all the things, why pick AM? That's the only thing he does well.

Erasme

Bahamas15899 Posts

April 23 2014 11:55 GMT

#104075

that and slaying magic users

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22213 Posts

April 23 2014 11:56 GMT

#104076

62% winrate on am with 42 games played...

My lowest carry winrates with a decent sample size are PL (22%), Kunkka (28%) and LC (14%)

Targe

United Kingdom14103 Posts

April 23 2014 12:04 GMT

#104077

i thought AM is bfury?

Ru ba

Serbia1812 Posts

April 23 2014 12:04 GMT

#104078

is there any reason you go quelling blade so late kipsate?
I assume you buy a lot of regen than at the start.From my experience if I pick am than its when I know I can farm relatively safe early on so I usually start with qblade stout and a set of tangos.
if i do get fucked than i just bug supports for a salve or smthn

Targe

United Kingdom14103 Posts

April 23 2014 12:07 GMT

#104079

On April 23 2014 20:56 ahswtini wrote:
62% winrate on am with 42 games played...

My lowest carry winrates with a decent sample size are PL (22%), Kunkka (28%) and LC (14%)

now everyone's gonna link their winrates :/

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22213 Posts

April 23 2014 12:08 GMT

#104080

The qblade helps farm jungle faster, so it's only useful once you have your bfury up and running. If your last hitting is good, qblade won't really do anything in lane as the farm rate is limited by creep spawn.