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You have to really judge the situation. Your W nuke and teleport to base is still a pretty decent counter gank tool, but try to let someone else TP in before you. But if you think you can kill the tower that you're pushing do it. But if you can only get damage, or know that you're not needed for the tower kill, only your creeps, TP in, have creeps push lane & you counter gank (Attack move is your friend).



Depends...as always, but you'll usually find yourself doing the same thing 99% of the time. I usually start Couirer, Wards, Tango, x2 Branch. If I'm selfish or have other good support, I'll swap a Courier/Ward for Ring of Protection. Flying courier first buy; you should get it at 1 minute. It's almost excessive, but you'll be sure to get your mid the fastest bottle possible.

Now it depends. If you're one of the only supports/your other supports suck, go Ring of Basil (even if someone else gets it; you need the constant mana), Basic Boots, then Mek and Arcane, the order depends on your mana problems. Mek First is usually best unless you're the only Arcane Boot carrier.

If you have really good support, I've been experimenting with that opening build, into flying courier, into straight Mek. (I bribe the supports to buy wards for first 10 minutes, then I'll get them rest of the game) This lands me a 10 minute Mek if I get no ganks...however, I've been having mana issues trying to sustain, so I'm thinking about still getting Ring of Basil to get the Mek at 11-12 minutes. Or maybe getting the Mek, hitting level 7, getting full creeps, going to base, then not using my nuke unless I absolutely need to, and then just going eat T1 after T1 tower. T2 if the enemy has slow reaction. I got a few 15 minute T2s this way. I still need to play around with it, but the point is, if you don't have to be the ward bitch, get Mek ASAP. It's crazy to see your whole team get healed from half to full by an early Mek.

After you have Mana Boots and Mek (Basil Ring too usually), I mostly go into Ult Scepter. The 30 second cooldown heal is so good for almost any team. It ensures that you're team is at full health regardless of their pre teamfight harass. After Ult Scepter, save for buyback so you can buyback -> ult if it'll help those few survivors on your team finish it off/keep pushing. But the other option is Vlads. If I'm with a carry that is/will be ready to push by the time I get it, I'll get Vlads before Ult Scepter. If my carry doesn't really benefit or he is still farming, I go Ult Scepter.

Now if you know that you won't benefit from Ult Scepter (team fights are happening stupidly fast), then don't get it. I think I might've been in one situation in all of my 150ish Chen games though that I didn't want Ult Scepter.

If you have Mana Boots, Mek, Ult Scepter, and Vlads, just go for what your team needs. Personally, my favorite is Heaven's Halberd. I just think it's one of the best support items since it's so cheap compared to Sheep Stick. Ghost Scepter is also a good choice if appropriate.



I start giving up on MLG creep plays about mid game. I used to try so hard, but I was spending too much attention to micro for no reward. When teamfights start happening, you really want auras. Now, Centaur gives an aura, so he is still a good creep, and if you can chain a stun with it, do it, but don't stress. Mostly, I find myself using the Centaur to stun for a retreat or to stun some idiot who is way too deep. Just don't stress about using the spells too much. Because Ursas don't give an aura, I try to ignore them. So usually, I look for Speed Aura, Armor Aura, Centaur Aura, Alpha Wolves depending on whose the carry (someone who can benefit early), and Ice Ogres for the mid game.

And Troll creeps. I don't know what the fuck Valve renamed them to be, but Troll Warlords are the best. They don't give an aura, but DAT NET. My favorite mid game composition is 3 Troll Warlords. My favorite late game composition is 2 Troll Warlords and 1 Alpha Wolf. You can't go wrong. There is no chance to fail with them and they're pretty much just as good as the other CC because you will always hit it. And the best part. Net goes through BKB It can really wreck carries. Melee carries can't attack, ranged carries can't kite. Also, those skeletons are amazing. Two skeletons are nice. But if you ever get 3 Troll creeps. Just try pushing. 3x skeletons are ridiculous.

But of course, if you need to play fast paced, you can't be picky, so just get what you can and do your best. It's expected that you won't be able to land stuns and stuff late game. They are in fact, too slow.

I cant even tell whats worst: ESL website or steam. Both so buggy and confusing TT