BOSS Guide to Storm Spirit - Page 2

On August 09 2012 14:17 Soluhwin wrote:

Half a second of extra disable is more game changing than 38 max hp and 2 damage, I think.

On August 09 2012 13:24 Soluhwin wrote:

Because I haven't visited TL for about a year. I don't know why I stopped coming here, but I'm glad to be back.



I agree that remnant first has a place, but it's not a niche you pick Storm in. If you want a big int solo mid carry, you get someone like Krob. Using Storm as an AFK farm hero just begs the question of why you're playing Storm.

On August 09 2012 07:20 Soluhwin wrote:
A few things that I would change about this build: Generally, leaving Vortex at 3 until later works because it allows you to pull enemies into remnant at max range, you don't need all 4 points to do this (also, you mentioned increased levels increase cast range, which is false). Second, max overload before remnant. Just simple math on this one: Your simple combo involves 3 overload hits, so each skill point will give 60 additional magic damage and remnant only gives 40 per level. This also keeps mana costs low.

Item wise: Bloodstone is the perfect storm item. The HP allows for initiation, and the mana regen from getting kills allows you to sustain between fights in the mid/late game. You're also unlikely to lose charges if you play smart, because you can just ball lightning away from ganks. The buildup is also really nice, because the arcane disassemble trick lets you constantly gank without having to go back to base early. Arcane boots give more mana regen than max mana, so it works out really well to keep ball-lightning-ing all over the place. Going straight Orchid just leaves you too fragile for someone who must jump into the entire enemy team during fights. One last thing that's personal preference, double nulls just seem like a waste of money to me. Committing 1000 gold to something that isn't your core just throws away money you could be snowballing with, especially if it delays the aforementioned bloodstone. I usually only build one mantle at the start for sake of faster bottle anyways.

edit: I just want to re-enforce what Blitz mentioned down below that Storm breaks one of the rules of DotA that states you should always take your disable first. You'll never first blood with vortex, take remnant first to make up for Storm's sub-par base damage as well as allow you to push the lane for rune control.

On August 09 2012 07:20 Soluhwin wrote:
A few things that I would change about this build: Generally, leaving Vortex at 3 until later works because it allows you to pull enemies into remnant at max range, you don't need all 4 points to do this (also, you mentioned increased levels increase cast range, which is false). Second, max overload before remnant. Just simple math on this one: Your simple combo involves 3 overload hits, so each skill point will give 60 additional magic damage and remnant only gives 40 per level. This also keeps mana costs low.

Item wise: Bloodstone is the perfect storm item. The HP allows for initiation, and the mana regen from getting kills allows you to sustain between fights in the mid/late game. You're also unlikely to lose charges if you play smart, because you can just ball lightning away from ganks. The buildup is also really nice, because the arcane disassemble trick lets you constantly gank without having to go back to base early. Arcane boots give more mana regen than max mana, so it works out really well to keep ball-lightning-ing all over the place. Going straight Orchid just leaves you too fragile for someone who must jump into the entire enemy team during fights. One last thing that's personal preference, double nulls just seem like a waste of money to me. Committing 1000 gold to something that isn't your core just throws away money you could be snowballing with, especially if it delays the aforementioned bloodstone. I usually only build one mantle at the start for sake of faster bottle anyways.

edit: I just want to re-enforce what Blitz mentioned down below that Storm breaks one of the rules of DotA that states you should always take your disable first. You'll never first blood with vortex, take remnant first to make up for Storm's sub-par base damage as well as allow you to push the lane for rune control.