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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14910 Posts
January 31 2014 13:28 GMT
#21
Chain stuns work wonders on him. Then again they work wonders on everyone, so that isn't new
Zealos
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United Kingdom3576 Posts
January 31 2014 14:14 GMT
#22
On January 31 2014 22:28 TrainSamurai wrote:
SnY or manta? Thoughts?

So far I've found the radiance build very underwhelming (still strong just compared to other builds radiance doesn't add much)

I've been going SnY without really thinking about why. It seems strong tho.
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LonelyCat
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom130 Posts
January 31 2014 14:18 GMT
#23
I played him yesterday with manta and it seemed pretty sweet too, more illusions with metamorphosis active (I think its still better than melee ones) = faster split push/farming more simultaneously. SnY slow is probably wasted since you'll likely go skadi so its basically a question of if you really want the strength bonus and slight ms buff. I think basically items are just good on terrorblade though, they all work.
idonthinksobro
Profile Joined December 2010
3138 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-31 14:29:54
January 31 2014 14:29 GMT
#24
idk why you want skadi on him, such a slow buildup and the parts on its own give rather small bonuses untill you have the whole thing. I had some success with manta bkb and then start gaming. He is ridicilous strong early.
LonelyCat
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom130 Posts
January 31 2014 14:52 GMT
#25
The skadi arrival seemed to make me feel like I went from strong to "gg". The point booster is probably relatively solid for the build up too (200 hp and 150 mana is useful on a hero with mediocre strength, he has less base strength than drow ranger and ember spirit at all points). Its also incredibly slot efficient (hence its use on many stat-based heroes, core on dusa, situational on PL for example) and the cold attack on a ranged illusion-based hero is really strong. I think slot efficiency early is probably important, by the time you have

treads manta drum aquila/wand/pms tp (bkb)

slot-efficiency is probably important vs cost-efficiency as no item you want next is cost efficient, so skadi is probably one of the better options (butterfly also good). Skadi isn't core like manta but I think its certainly a strong choice after the core.

I don't disagree with his early timings (manta + 1) being strong though - i think the choice you make (split push/farm or fight) at that point being dependent on team makeups rather than the weakness of the hero until late game. Late game he does feel near unbeatable though, but 550 range, 1.6 BAT on a decent farming speed hero with high base armor and good stat growth and a "second life" (from sunder) with illusions that scale with his damage and the enemy carries damage is such a strong skill set relatively few heroes keep up, maybe dusa/void/gyro simply due to the strengths of their ultimates/aoe damage.
hariooo
Profile Joined October 2013
Canada2830 Posts
January 31 2014 15:20 GMT
#26
Just kill him in lane. If you lane someone who has no kill potential against TB with magic burst then you deserve hard game hard life for the rest of the game.

Radiance TB can be strong but it's pretty greedy. It means like an extra 10 minutes that you get to burst him down for free.
MirageTaN
Profile Joined June 2012
Singapore871 Posts
January 31 2014 16:06 GMT
#27
I go threads (drums) Manta Skadi butterfly crit/daedalus
U dun nid a lot of dmg early as metamorphosis gives him ridiculous dmg to him and his illusions so just build up stats so strengthen the illusion .
Late game , you are not as beastly as you are in midgame so just build whatever + BKB eg MKB if opponent has evasion or satanic if you wanna survive more
All in all you lose most of the time if your mid game is shit as he is kind of like a gyro where in the mid game is when you truly bloom and slow start to fall off late game so end fast!
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Ayaz2810
Profile Joined September 2011
United States2763 Posts
January 31 2014 16:34 GMT
#28
I was doing PMS with a couple tangos at 0:00 into brown boots and a fast mek (a la viper). Then roll into yasha, treads, and drums. At that point, I was a farming and ganking machine. Add a sange to the yasha or go right to manta, fit a BKB in with the farm you should be getting by picking heroes off and jungling, and just man-fight to victory. I would really love to see what he can do with 4 illusions, AC, and a deso. Probably not ideal, but it would be pretty fun to troll people with.
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Ra.Xor.2
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1784 Posts
January 31 2014 16:39 GMT
#29
Some things I've noticed about the hero so far:

Sunder works on illusions. You can do the rest of the thinking here.

Skadi on a ranged illusion carry is absolutely ridiculous. Sick stats + the snow = you can just stick a target and kill.

The SNY + BKB + HOTD build I see a lot of Terrors going is garbage. Terror's stat gain + the metamorphosis base dmg increase just makes illusions so strong on him. Skadi as an orb is also much better than maim. If you're not farming well get an aquila and use illusions.

He's actually an incredibly good laning carry against single offlaners. Reflection gives him and any allies 5 seconds to just whack you. If you have a low armor offlaner, you're fucked.



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DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
January 31 2014 16:52 GMT
#30
1) Don't get Drums on this hero. In fact you can skip Drums on MANY heroes.

2) Always consider BKB on this hero. I have seen so many TB players skipping it. It doesn't matter how hard you hit if you are going to be disabled and burst down. Don't put too much faith in Sunder.

3) Reflection is a 1 point wonder. It has a ridiculous slow, which means an almost certain kill in ganks. You can max it at 23, 24, 25. It's up to you to view how important the CD is. With it's pathetic cast range, you almost hardly use it unless you have setup.

4) Metamorphosis should almost always be maxed first. Only reason not to max it is if you are jungling.

5) It's good to get some HP on him. A casual Ogre Axe into BKB is very useful. Alternatively, you can go for SnY, or casual Bracer/Wraith.

6) Conjure Image can be delayed. Sunder can be delayed or left at level 1. Either of this would favour going Stats heavy instead. Personally because a) TB doesn't need damage items early on, b) I am quite heavy on Stats early on, c) I get HP items + HotD early, I hardly see a need to get Sunder early. It's preference.

7) End game items should be around the likes of Skadi Satanic BoT Butterfly Manta MKB BKB Daedelus. Pretty standard ranged DPS carry stuff.

8) Radiance is quite bad on this hero.

9) Don't bother with Midas.

10) Play style is pretty much farm in lane, and push towers subsequently. Then keep farming.
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
January 31 2014 18:45 GMT
#31
On February 01 2014 01:52 DucK- wrote:
1) Don't get Drums on this hero. In fact you can skip Drums on MANY heroes.

2) Always consider BKB on this hero. I have seen so many TB players skipping it. It doesn't matter how hard you hit if you are going to be disabled and burst down. Don't put too much faith in Sunder.

3) Reflection is a 1 point wonder. It has a ridiculous slow, which means an almost certain kill in ganks. You can max it at 23, 24, 25. It's up to you to view how important the CD is. With it's pathetic cast range, you almost hardly use it unless you have setup.

4) Metamorphosis should almost always be maxed first. Only reason not to max it is if you are jungling.

5) It's good to get some HP on him. A casual Ogre Axe into BKB is very useful. Alternatively, you can go for SnY, or casual Bracer/Wraith.

6) Conjure Image can be delayed. Sunder can be delayed or left at level 1. Either of this would favour going Stats heavy instead. Personally because a) TB doesn't need damage items early on, b) I am quite heavy on Stats early on, c) I get HP items + HotD early, I hardly see a need to get Sunder early. It's preference.

7) End game items should be around the likes of Skadi Satanic BoT Butterfly Manta MKB BKB Daedelus. Pretty standard ranged DPS carry stuff.

8) Radiance is quite bad on this hero.

9) Don't bother with Midas.

10) Play style is pretty much farm in lane, and push towers subsequently. Then keep farming.

Gonna agree with all of this but i would also consider ethereal on him mid-lategame too. 40 agility on him converts into ridiculous level of dmg (something close to +100 dmg and 40 IAS with some HP and MP on top of that). And active can easily be a good sunder follow up come lategame.
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BlitzerSC
Profile Joined May 2011
Italy8800 Posts
January 31 2014 19:13 GMT
#32
I think Manta is the best item for him, the only problem I have with it is that I don't think it's worth rushing it because early game illusions are way too weak and he needs something to help him survive.
Maybe something like SnY/Linkens into Manta could work well for him ? Thoughts ?
Invictus
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Singapore2697 Posts
January 31 2014 19:26 GMT
#33
On February 01 2014 01:52 DucK- wrote:
1) Don't get Drums on this hero. In fact you can skip Drums on MANY heroes.

2) Always consider BKB on this hero. I have seen so many TB players skipping it. It doesn't matter how hard you hit if you are going to be disabled and burst down. Don't put too much faith in Sunder.

3) Reflection is a 1 point wonder. It has a ridiculous slow, which means an almost certain kill in ganks. You can max it at 23, 24, 25. It's up to you to view how important the CD is. With it's pathetic cast range, you almost hardly use it unless you have setup.

4) Metamorphosis should almost always be maxed first. Only reason not to max it is if you are jungling.

5) It's good to get some HP on him. A casual Ogre Axe into BKB is very useful. Alternatively, you can go for SnY, or casual Bracer/Wraith.

6) Conjure Image can be delayed. Sunder can be delayed or left at level 1. Either of this would favour going Stats heavy instead. Personally because a) TB doesn't need damage items early on, b) I am quite heavy on Stats early on, c) I get HP items + HotD early, I hardly see a need to get Sunder early. It's preference.

7) End game items should be around the likes of Skadi Satanic BoT Butterfly Manta MKB BKB Daedelus. Pretty standard ranged DPS carry stuff.

8) Radiance is quite bad on this hero.

9) Don't bother with Midas.

10) Play style is pretty much farm in lane, and push towers subsequently. Then keep farming.


Agree with this mostly, TB is pretty damn paper and without metamorphosis he can't do as much things cause he just don't have any sort of lockdown to kill anyone.

SnY gives you good stats + coupled with movespeed it allows you to mow down your opponents with your metamorph illusions thanks to the ridiculous extra damage from metamorph.
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Hagen0
Profile Joined June 2013
Germany765 Posts
January 31 2014 19:34 GMT
#34
I may be wrong but I was under the impression that S&Y and Skadi stack fully.
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
January 31 2014 19:37 GMT
#35
On February 01 2014 04:34 Hagen0 wrote:
I may be wrong but I was under the impression that S&Y and Skadi stack fully.

They do. But it can be overkillish.
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LuckoftheIrish
Profile Joined November 2011
United States4791 Posts
January 31 2014 21:39 GMT
#36
Yeah, I don't think I'd get both. But S and Y is actually pretty good on him, and it comes online much faster than Skadi. More and more I feel like his real power in this iteration is the damage from Conjure Image + Metamorphosis in the midgame and not his strength as a lategame carry, so that's how I'd itemize him. PMS+Treads into one of Yasha, Drums or BKB, depending on what seems to fit your game best, then group and force fights with Meta. When Meta's down, back off and farm until it's back up.
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DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
February 01 2014 04:15 GMT
#37
While Skadi is a great item on him (one of the best in fact), it is a rubbish item to be rushing for on any hero. Think of it as an luxury extension, and don't build the hero around it.
Zealos
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United Kingdom3576 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-01 04:36:09
February 01 2014 04:35 GMT
#38
I think SnY into small crit then Bfly/Skadi/Maybe Lifesteal then finishing your crit into heart.
I have to disagree with people who think this guy isnt lategame, he is absurdly strong late.

EDIT: And slot in BKB where appropriate
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MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
February 01 2014 05:14 GMT
#39
On February 01 2014 13:15 DucK- wrote:
While Skadi is a great item on him (one of the best in fact), it is a rubbish item to be rushing for on any hero. Think of it as an luxury extension, and don't build the hero around it.

nope terrorblade is the exception terrorblade is the only hero where a skadi rush is pretty legit mb squeeze in a yasha but thats it....skadi,manta and bfly...gg
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idonthinksobro
Profile Joined December 2010
3138 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-01 05:29:39
February 01 2014 05:15 GMT
#40
On February 01 2014 13:35 Zealos wrote:
I think SnY into small crit then Bfly/Skadi/Maybe Lifesteal then finishing your crit into heart.
I have to disagree with people who think this guy isnt lategame, he is absurdly strong late.

EDIT: And slot in BKB where appropriate


Yes he is strong lategame but he is also strong really early in the game peaking around lvl 7 when you have 4 in metamorphosis. If you simply start gaming when you have a manta there are not many heros that will stand a chance unless they have a lot of nukes or a lot of stuns in that case you need a bkb too.
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