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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-17 05:55:51
February 15 2016 21:57 GMT
#5521
ed
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Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States7542 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-16 02:54:02
February 16 2016 02:40 GMT
#5522
On February 13 2016 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote:
Ogre Magi
Removed Arcane Boots


It looks like this didn't happen? (edit: nevermind, I'm dumb and see now there were 2 listed before).
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-16 04:52:39
February 16 2016 04:52 GMT
#5523
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1 million unique for Ember Spirit (Middle)

If interested in a timeline of 1 million hits and milestones, you can check it here: http://steamcommunity.com/id/0825771
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-16 08:54:48
February 16 2016 07:53 GMT
#5524
Expect to see 8 (2 completed, 6 more coming) more guides hitting 1 million unique each in 15 days or so.

someone suggested Blink Dagger on Ember Spirit; I still don't understand how it would work beyond ensuring good Bolas.
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tehh4ck3r
Profile Joined August 2013
Magrathea7063 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-16 09:05:46
February 16 2016 09:03 GMT
#5525
i've had to play a lot of ember the past week because of the battle pass challenges, bought dagger once or twice. dagger is situational, it's good when the enemy has a lot of heroes who can catch you out after your sof ends. normally i think you would get it after battlefury + crit

also manta belongs in situational on ember IMO, you don't really want to get it unless the enemy has an orchid/some other silence that can catch you out when split pushing
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
February 16 2016 09:35 GMT
#5526
i think ogre shud have a soul ring, not just for early game but also for when u have aghs

u have daedalus twice, idk if that is an oversight or if ur recommending double daedalus (isnt two bfuries better dps)
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
tehh4ck3r
Profile Joined August 2013
Magrathea7063 Posts
February 16 2016 09:37 GMT
#5527
On February 16 2016 18:35 ahswtini wrote:
i think ogre shud have a soul ring, not just for early game but also for when u have aghs

u have daedalus twice, idk if that is an oversight or if ur recommending double daedalus (isnt two bfuries better dps)


IIRC u have to catch a certain number of units in SoF for double bfury to be better than double daedelus
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Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6233 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-16 11:05:17
February 16 2016 11:01 GMT
#5528
On February 16 2016 18:03 tehh4ck3r wrote:
i've had to play a lot of ember the past week because of the battle pass challenges, bought dagger once or twice. dagger is situational, it's good when the enemy has a lot of heroes who can catch you out after your sof ends. normally i think you would get it after battlefury + crit

also manta belongs in situational on ember IMO, you don't really want to get it unless the enemy has an orchid/some other silence that can catch you out when split pushing

...that's not why you get blink at all. Remnant is enough to get away after SoF. If you can get out with blink, you can get out with remnant. Using blink does save remnant charges in super long fights, but that's a pretty minor benefit.

You actually get blink to squeeze in more autoattacks when the enemy team is lacking instant disables.
eg. instead of standing at a distance and doing: place remnant -> SoF -> remnant out
you go: place remnant -> blink on someone -> auto -> SoF to dodge whatever goes on you -> remnant out

It's a significant amount of extra damage if you're good enough to do it, and there's obviously a ton of extra utility in other situations.

However, I'm not convinced guide-level players have any business trying that stuff. Most of the time the combo would really go: blink on someone -> try to hit them -> die.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-16 22:17:26
February 16 2016 22:15 GMT
#5529
Ok, no blink for Ember

I'm very happy on the Legion Commander changes, thanks for the suggestion.
I played an Alchemist game yesterday as Mid with Radiance, BoT, etc. I really dislike the build as a whole and wish there was a more offensive type after Radiance. I tried to do Radiance -> BoT -> AC + Mjollnir + Heart, but still got trampled despite decent farm. I think I built the wrong items and didn't really have any damage to compensate this late into the game.
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Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
February 17 2016 00:02 GMT
#5530
On February 17 2016 07:15 Torte de Lini wrote:
Ok, no blink for Ember

I'm very happy on the Legion Commander changes, thanks for the suggestion.
I played an Alchemist game yesterday as Mid with Radiance, BoT, etc. I really dislike the build as a whole and wish there was a more offensive type after Radiance. I tried to do Radiance -> BoT -> AC + Mjollnir + Heart, but still got trampled despite decent farm. I think I built the wrong items and didn't really have any damage to compensate this late into the game.

Look into Miracle's builds during the Frankfort major.

I believe it was blink, medallion, sny, AC.
Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6233 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-17 03:19:43
February 17 2016 00:09 GMT
#5531
The lane build at the moment is basically that, aside from torte's inexplicable hard-on for shadowblade over blink. The solar is later too, which I'm not sure makes sense.

imo it's fine to go combat items after radiance. Fighting alchemist is usually some combination of solar/blink/SnY/AC/BKB/abyssal. Alc gets radiance so ludicrously quickly that going radi into that stuff is perfectly valid, and a much better choice if you'd get outcarried trying to rat.

BoTs vs treads is probably situational. Sometimes you need the straight-up stats (Miracle went treads in that game), other times being able to TP into any midgame scrap with blink concoction is a big deal.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-17 07:49:35
February 17 2016 05:55 GMT
#5532
Legion Commander (Lane)
Added Healing Salve to Starting Items
Added Iron Talon to Early Game
Added Magic Wand to Core Items
Added Drums of Endurance to Situational Items
Moved Power Treads to Early Game
Moved Bottle to Situational Items
Moved Sange and Yasha to Extension Items
Removed Iron Branch x2
Removed Abyssal Blade
Removed Quelling Blade

Legion Commander (Middle)
Removed Iron Branch x3
Added Iron Talon to Early Game
Added Magic Wand to Core Items
Added Drums of Endurance to Situational Items
Moved Power Treads to Early Game
Moved Bottle to Situational Items
Moved Sange and Yasha to Extension Items
Removed Iron Branch x2
Removed Abyssal Blade
Removed Quelling Blade

Drow Ranger
Added Shadow Blade to Situational Items
Moved Black King Bar to Extension Items
Removed Silver Edge
Removed Mask of Madness

Enchantress
Moved Drums of Endurance to Situational Items

Magnus
Added Linken's Sphere to Situational Items
Moved Guardian Greaves to Extension Items

Crystal Maiden
Added Aghanim's Scepter to Extension Items
Removed Scythe of Vyse

Alchemist (Middle)
New Skill Build: E Q Q E E R W E Q Q R W W W R (1. Greevil's Greed 2. Acid Spray 3. Unstable Concoction)
Added Mjolnnir to Extension Items
Moved Heart of Tarrasque to Extension Items
Moved Monkey King Bar to Luxury Items
Removed Boots of Travel - Level 2

Alchemist (Lane)
New Skill Build: E Q W E E R E W W W R Q Q Q R (1. Greevil's Greed 2. Unstable Concoction 3. Acid Spray)
Added Shadow Blade to Core Items
Added Hand of Midas to Situational Items
Added Silver Edge to Situational Items
Moved Solar Crest to Extension Items
Moved Heart of Tarrasque to Extension Items
Moved Monkey King Bar to Luxury Items
Removed Magic Wand
Removed Boots of Travel - Level 2

Juggernaut
New Skill Build: Q E Q W Q R Q W W W R E E E (1. Blade Fury 2. Healing Ward 3. Blade Dance)

Keeper of the Light
New Skill Build: W Q E Q Q E Q R W E E W W R R (1. Illuminate 2. Chakra Magic 3. Mana Leak)


To-Do
1. Update Contributor's List
2. Revise Build Categories (tentative thoughts: Middle, Jungle, Safe[lane], Off[lane], [Utility?])
3. done
4. Look over Captain's Draft for build touch-ups.
5. revise venomancer
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Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
February 17 2016 06:29 GMT
#5533
Most of the time you want QWQ for first three skillpoints on Jugg, not crit.
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
February 17 2016 09:27 GMT
#5534
i kno about having so many levels of illuminate before u have some levels in chakra
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
February 17 2016 15:30 GMT
#5535
i think previously mana leak wasnt picked up until lvl 5 or something and we made a fuss about it being good early.

but i dont think skipping chakra magic is the play

IMO W-E-Q then chakra -> illu -> mana leak

theres about zero circumstances where you wouldnt want to have your chakra maxed before anything else
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
February 17 2016 15:39 GMT
#5536
On February 17 2016 09:02 Nevuk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2016 07:15 Torte de Lini wrote:
Ok, no blink for Ember

I'm very happy on the Legion Commander changes, thanks for the suggestion.
I played an Alchemist game yesterday as Mid with Radiance, BoT, etc. I really dislike the build as a whole and wish there was a more offensive type after Radiance. I tried to do Radiance -> BoT -> AC + Mjollnir + Heart, but still got trampled despite decent farm. I think I built the wrong items and didn't really have any damage to compensate this late into the game.

Look into Miracle's builds during the Frankfort major.

I believe it was blink, medallion, sny, AC.


im not gonna look it up, but im pretty sure me and someone else were discussing a similar alternative to the radiance bot manta stupid ass BS build that i hate with a burning passion despite it being so good. do you like blink BEFORE mediallion? im not sure i do.

On February 16 2016 18:35 ahswtini wrote:
i think ogre shud have a soul ring, not just for early game but also for when u have aghs

u have daedalus twice, idk if that is an oversight or if ur recommending double daedalus (isnt two bfuries better dps)


ogre - yes, especially if arcanes are removed

ember - double crit is rarely ever the play. teddy and other players far better than i am have told me this, so i know it to be true. if you REALLY want more dmg, pick up a rapier. if you dont want the risk, double BFury is almost always the play unless you have a specific need for other items and you're low on slots.
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
February 17 2016 16:09 GMT
#5537
realistically u need like lvl 3 chakra to be able to sustain illuminate, and thats not even counting the allies who are gonna be begging u for mana. illuminate isnt even that reliable of a spell in the laning stage and u dont want to be in a situation where ur blasting with lvl 3 illuminate, and then u have no mana for the next minute
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
February 17 2016 16:22 GMT
#5538
right! nor do you want to be blasting a creep wave your carry could be farming.

its only useful for farming jungle stacks and that got a nerf. so you're gonna be low lvl for a while before you can actually do that consistently, better to have the utility in chakra.
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-17 17:31:55
February 17 2016 17:31 GMT
#5539
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1 million unique for Vengeful Spirit

If interested in a timeline of 1 million hits and milestones, you can check it here: http://steamcommunity.com/id/0825771

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Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States7542 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-02-17 17:51:20
February 17 2016 17:49 GMT
#5540
Yeah I find Ogre without some sort of mid-battle regen pretty awkward. It makes me not want to use unrefined until I've cast fireblast twice (so I can keep using fireblast through the whole fight), but that's pretty ridiculous since the fireblast-unrefined combo is so strong.

On Jugg and the above Q-W-Q suggestion... is that accurate? The value point in crit helps a lot to zone out offlaners (especially melee ones) without much effort and can setup kills if you get a well timed crit (or just in general with any right click opportunity). If you don't get it at 2 then crit is probably going to do even less at 4 and the correct timing becomes "when you're ready to start clearing the jungle between waves" which is harder to put into a guide (level 7?)

I see healing ward as better if your offlane is pressured, but I'm not sure that it really makes for the overall stronger suggestion especially since crit can help lower skilled players secure a few extra last hits (1 of every 5 last hits attempts that are slightly too early would connect instead with crit).
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