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DOTA 2 |OT9| League of Ancients (6.84)
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Shuggananas
Banned
Lone druid is already two bears. So that's 3 bears buffed.
Two and a half bears, a new Dota 2 sitcom.
Two bears and a shapeshifter tbh
He's part of the bear clan, he's a bear. Don't you try to take that away from me.
Shuggananas
Banned
"true form"
Shuggananas
Banned
He's already gone.
thanks!!
i just had my first game as undying where i think i 'got it'
only 2 direct kills but 26 assists
http://www.dotabuff.com/players/5241849
can someone explain to me the point of nyx? idg that hero at all, he seems basically like trash unless you're playing to show off and stomp.
i just had my first game as undying where i think i 'got it'
only 2 direct kills but 26 assists
http://www.dotabuff.com/players/5241849
can someone explain to me the point of nyx? idg that hero at all, he seems basically like trash unless you're playing to show off and stomp.
Shuggananas
Banned
get dagon and arcanes at 35 minutes and then lose the game
Monochromaticx
Member
VG sure seem to be enjoying this patch.
balladofwindfishes
Member
They seem on the ball this year with the stretch goals. I wouldn't be surprised if nearly all of them are done (except the Arcana obviously).
Which would make it pretty awkward if we don't hit a goal. I wonder if they'd just release it anyway since it would be done (mostly thinking about the Axe comic here).
Shuggananas
Banned
Nyx is pick-off oriented early and initiation-oriented late. He can still scout late game but he can't blow up people as easily as early because people tend to be more grouped
He needs levels badly because of the scaling of his ult (it's ok level 1 but it becomes ass really fast), and you also need to be decent at landing 2+ man impales. Carapace is a great spell at all points of the game for various reasons
His main weakness imo is how shit he is as at farming, meaning if you don't have a decent laning phase you trail behind really hard. His auto attacks are ass, he doesn't build agi/damage items because that's not his role, he's melee, he can't spam impale to farm
Once you hit 6-7 you need good map awareness to try and find one hero that you can gank easily. Either solo kill a support warding/stacking, or kill a core hero with the help of one or two other heroes.
Arcanes are a must, blink too because of impale, dagon is alright but less important than blink imo. New aghs seems pretty good. Don't see silver edge really being useful, it's super expensive and you already have an invis anyway
Is there a site with most common ward spots (pub or pro games) ? I have a few ideas which are the most popular (both runes especially rosh area, cliffs, mid, jungle), but actual stats could be cool
He needs levels badly because of the scaling of his ult (it's ok level 1 but it becomes ass really fast), and you also need to be decent at landing 2+ man impales. Carapace is a great spell at all points of the game for various reasons
His main weakness imo is how shit he is as at farming, meaning if you don't have a decent laning phase you trail behind really hard. His auto attacks are ass, he doesn't build agi/damage items because that's not his role, he's melee, he can't spam impale to farm
Once you hit 6-7 you need good map awareness to try and find one hero that you can gank easily. Either solo kill a support warding/stacking, or kill a core hero with the help of one or two other heroes.
Arcanes are a must, blink too because of impale, dagon is alright but less important than blink imo. New aghs seems pretty good. Don't see silver edge really being useful, it's super expensive and you already have an invis anyway
Is there a site with most common ward spots (pub or pro games) ? I have a few ideas which are the most popular (both runes especially rosh area, cliffs, mid, jungle), but actual stats could be cool
Ez +6 of my life
http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1447002760
It was 5.7k average vs 5.3k average, Volvo plz.
http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1447002760
It was 5.7k average vs 5.3k average, Volvo plz.
i know all of this in theory but in practice i just find that his killing power is so insanely low that i can't ever get a gank to work
the number of times you use all your powers and they just limp off with like 50 hp that you can't even rightclick off them because your dps is so awful...
is he super niche or situational, or anything? obviously weak supports helps
rotate with smoke and claritys
block people with fissure
get your soul ring early
enchant totem is devastating
Shuggananas
Banned
Try to help mid get a kill (if they can) or help the offlaner win his lane, or just make sure your carry doesn't die (against an agro tri). He's not super strong early in lane because he's melee and fissure costs a lot compared to his mana pool, but one good fissure can mean a kill, so buy some smokes
Niche yeah. Not great against a strong trilane or a generally tanky lineup. Good against int cores (or heroes like dusa) for example. Also if the enemy has strong teamfight (tidehunter for example) it's generally not a great pick imo
Get an urn. +150 pure dmg per charges.
Yeah I am trash in general at offensive urning, this is a good point
Shuggananas
Banned
If only nyx could use medallion/SC without breaking invis
i don't! i play him as offlane mana boots urn
A big part of playing Nyx (and any 'ganker' really) is knowing who you can and can't kill. When I'm playing Nyx I look at the enemy team and decide my build based off that.
Consider an enemy team that has: PL, Keeper of the Light, OD, Enchantress, and Clock.
I can only really kill Keeper of the Light as a solo Nyx. If I am pretty farmed I have the chance to kill OD. If I get a Dagon I'd have an okay chance to kill Enchantress. Clock and PL are a lost cause.
Nyx is great in team fights, regardless. Get a blink and you have a great initiator.
Nyx biggest impact is being missing from the map. If the enemy team has a Nyx and he is missing, you have to play completely differently. He and +1 can kill most, and if you are a int-support you are unsafe alone. This impact alone makes Nyx good. He even has this impact if he is a decently-leveled support (his killing power comes from levels mostly, not items).
So once you hit six, look for kills but look for who on your team is around those kills. Convince someone to come with you to get the easy gold. If no one's interested, go try to do something mid -- they're usually up for a gank if you initiate.
Trickster
Member
I'm curious, assuming I don't understand chinese, am I supposed to know what's going on in that picture?
Edit - right I see, lvl 10k compendium.
Shuggananas
Banned
yeah but riki doesn't have 6000 bonus damage from breaking invis, that's why I'd want it on nyx
10100 lvl compendium, turns out it was newbee owner bragging to xiao8.
Yeah over $4000 spend on points
Close to 0%
Unless theyve changed their entire inner workings since last year
recent roster changes, team is sightly above narvi, so no good.
Trickster
Member
What's he bragging about though? All it means is that he spend a shit load of money for no good reason, no?
He is filthy rich so I suppose its more like rolfmao hahahahaha who cares! it also helping to the community or rather the teams participating so its all good.
I did not put them in because they have not performed well over a long stretch and recently changed the roster. Obviously Valve has a history of inviting the previous winners so they might get in because of that but based on performance alone they do not get in IMO.
It's ok. You just queue with a friend who plays a support Riki, rushes arcane boots and medallion then follows you around while you play Nyx.
That's the point! I'm rich euheuheuhehuehueheuh
Trickster
Member
I see, I didn't know he was. Actually don't really know who he even is either, I'm new to Dota 2
edit - Kinda BS though how so far the only viable way to level up your compendium seems like it will be to just pump raw money into it, or turn into nostradamus and do those 2k and 10k achievements in the compendium.
Monochromaticx
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