Dota 2 - Naga Siren Build Guide

BIO
Among the high-sworn of the Slithereen Guard there is a solemn vow oft repeated before battle: No Slithereen may fail. In truth, these words are equal parts oath and enforceable covenant, for those who fall short of their duty are banished from the order. To fail is to be other than Slithereen.

Once most highly esteemed of her race, Slithice for many years commanded a battalion of her fellows, using her formidable voice as her greatest weapon. Powerful, sinuous, serpentine, she led her deadly Guard in defense of the Deep Ones, and the great wealth of the sunken cities. But in the final battle of Crey, her forces were driven back by a marauding army of levianths intent on finding tribute for their god Maelrawn. After the long and bloody onslaught, as the bodies were cleared from the sunken halls, a single jeweled chalice was found missing from the trove. Of her hundred Guard, only a handful survived, but their bravery and sacrifice were of little consequence. What mattered was that treasure was taken. Honor destroyed. And so Naga Siren was cast out. Banished to search for the stolen chalice. Though she might add a hundred times her weight to the golden trove, she is doomed to live apart until that day she returns that which was taken. For no amount of gold is equal in honor to the honor she lost.

INTRODUCTION
Naga Siren is one of the best cloner hero that can be used to do a big combo-wombo. Her clones can make her become one of the fastest farmer in the game. While Naga hersefl farming on top, her clones can do farm in jugnle, or even mid.
Her combo is using her Song to make everyone goes sleep and to use all of combo skills after the sleep.
Naga, comes from the sea and destroys everyting on the land.

PROS	CONS
Have high armor	If fighting vs AoE spells, her real self can be detected
Fast farmer using Illusions
Strong ultimate to combo-wombo
A good diffusal user

ROLE

Melee - Carry - Disabler - Pusher - Escape

STATS

LEVEL	1	15	25
HIT POINTS	549	1,161	1,978	SIGHT RANGE	1800 / 800
MANA	234	589	1,102	ATTACK RANGE	128
DAMAGE	44-46	83-85	130-132	MISSILE SPEED	N/A
ARMOR	6	11	18

1. Mirror Image

Creates three images of Naga Siren under her control.

MANA COST: 70/80/90/100	COOLDOWN: 40
ABILITY: NO TARGET	ILLUSION DAMAGE: 30% / 35% / 40% / 45%
DURATION: 30 / 30 / 30 / 30	BONUS INCOMING DAMAGE: 500% / 400% / 300% / 200%

Slithice, while being strong in her own right, is notoriously hard to track down.
You create 3 illusion of yourself. Your illusion will helps you in farms. With this illusion, you can farms fast because you have more army.
You can farm in jungle quickly with helps of your illusions. Remember that your illuson can also splash the Rip Tide skill of you so it will faster your farm even more.

2. Ensnare

Interrupts the target and traps them in place, preventing movement or blinking.

MANA COST: 75/85/95/105	COOLDOWN: 14
ABILITY: UNIT TARGET	AFFECTS: ENEMY UNITS
DURATION: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The only way to escape the onslaught of a Slithereen is to never oppose one in the first place.
Trap 1 enemy unit in your net. Very good to torture him. You have 3 images that makes you have a decent damage, you also have RipTide that will reduce enemy's armor.
This net trap is considered a long disable, 5 seconds in level 4, a decent disable to kill a single target.

3. Rip Tide

The Naga Siren and her images hit all nearby units with a damaging wave of water that lowers armor for 8 seconds.

MANA COST: 80/90/100/110	COOLDOWN: 19/16/13/10
ABILITY: NO TARGET	DAMAGE: MAGICAL
DAMAGE: 130 / 160 / 190 / 220	ARMOR REDUCTION: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

A torrent from the Deep Ones crushes the defenses of the Siren's enemies.
With this skill, you will deal some damages and reduce some armor of enemies. You and your images are all casting this skill, this will makes you can farms in jungle or in another lane, using your image that can cast this and deal damage and reduce armor to creeps. You will be a fast farmer with this farming method. Maybe you can get Radiance or Diffusal Blade in under 20-25 minutes.
This skill does not stack, not like Meepo. So the damage will be the same 220, and the armor reduction is 5, although enemy receive this from you and your images. But this skill will larger the AoE because your nearby images also cast this skill.

4. Song of the Siren

All enemies in range of the Naga Siren are put into a magical stasis where they cannot act or be attacked. Using Song of the Siren again will end the duration early.

MANA COST: 100/100/100	COOLDOWN: 180/120/60
ABILITY: NO TARGET	DURATION: 7 / 7 / 7

Slithice's powerful voice enchants leagues of opponents, while calling her Slithereen kin in a time of need.
Song of the Siren Cancel

Release enemy units from your song so they can be targeted again.

COOLDOWN: 1

ABILITY: NO TARGET

Makes enemy in a wide AoE around you to sleep. A very powerful initiating skill that requires allies to be ready to deal some combo-wombo after this song goes down. Enigma, Dark Seer, and TideHunter are some perfect partner to use combo-wombo after this song. And then your part is to using RipTide to crush enemy's aarmor and then kill enemies using your right click.

You can also use this skill to escape, so cast this if you're in danger.

SkillBuild

Level 1: Mirror Image 
Level 2: Ensnare 
Level 3: Mirror Image 
Level 4: Rip Tide 
Level 5: Mirror Image 
Level 6: Song
Level 7: Mirror Image
Level 8: Rip Tide
Level 9: Rip Tide
Level 10: Rip Tide
Level 11: Song
Level 12: Ensnare
Level 13: Ensnare
Level 14: Ensnare
Level 15: Stats

Why maxed Mirror Image first? With this skill maxed first, you will get lots of damage potential since the earliest stage of the game, makes your illusions more tanky and also deal more damage. Makes you easier to survive in lane and allows you to jungle easily. Be aggressive with this build, you are more fierce than enemies.

Why take 1 level of ensnare on early game? Your goal is to ensnare one target and beat up him with your 3 illusions. Remember that this build have lots of physical damage from Mirror Image. It will be easy for you. lf. Try to get firstblood if you can.

Why maxed RipTide before Ensnare? RipTide should be maxed immediately for easier farm using illusions, and also: because this is a nuker, will reach it's maximum potential on early-mid game. Reduce armor is also good for farming and also killing

Strategy
Early Game
I recommend you to start using Images since the earliest stage of the game. Illusions is your heart, no Naga Siren without illusions. If your illusions came up, no enemy wants to fight you one-by-one if he has no AoE spells. That means that you can conquer creeps area and farm freely. And if you have a chance, Ensnare 1 enemy and beat him up with your 3 illusions. You are strong, remember that, imagine, you are facing DrowRanger 1 vs 1. Just by using Mirror Image, she must run or die easily because of your ensnare + right click for you and illusions.
Jungling is also a good option. Using illusions, you can farm quickly in jungle too.

Mid Game
In mid game, you have free choice to farm or to ganking. Ganking is not a bad option because Ensnare + Rip Tide + Mirror Image attack is guarantee a kill. And also Song to make you can escape easily.
Solo kill is possible if you're facing a non AoE hero. Also you can keep farming whether in lane or in jungle. Keep farming makes you become a decent carry for late game which is your main job for the game.

Late Game
You can start using your combo-wombo here. First, cast Song of the Siren, then you + friends surrounded your enemy and be prepared to cast all the skills. Be prepare by casting Mirror Image, and get ready to cast RipTide. Then - Combo-Wombo! Using Tidehunte, DarkSeer, and/or Enigma will works so well. You have to use RipTide and right click enemies in this combo. With the combo your team have a very high chance of winning the teamfight.

ITEM BUILD
1. Boots
You have 2 choices, Power Threads or Tranquil Boots. All of that have it's own advantages.
a. Power Threads
Total cost: 1400
Recipe: Gloves of Haste, Boots of Speed, Belt og Giant Strength/ Robe of Magi/ Band of Elvenskin

Active: Switch Attribute - Changes selected attribute between Strength, Agility and Intelligence. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack. + 55 Movement Speed + 8 Selected Attribute   + 30 Attack Speed

Why Power Threads? It will gives you attack speed, thats what you need, attack speed and damages. Power threads is laso a flexible shoes, you can change it to STR, AGI, or INT for what you need.
b. Tranquil Boots
Total cost: 975
Recipe: Boots of Speed, Ring of Protection, Ring of Regen

Active: Heal - Restores 170 HP over 10 seconds for the wearer. If you take damage from another player or Roshan, the heal is lost. Passive: Break - If you take damage 4 times in 10 seconds, Tranquil Boots become Boots of Speed until the last 10 seconds don't have 3 instances of damage. + 75 Movement Speed + 3 Armor    + 3 HP Regeneration    Manacost:25   Cooldown: 40

Why Tranquil Boots? It will really helps you in farming phase. With this item, you can recover HP immediately if you receive some damage. And this boots also have high movement speed that helps you for fast jungling and can helps in chasing enemies.

2. Ring of Aquila
Total cost: 985
Recipe: Wraith Band + Ring of Basillus

Passive: Aquila Aura - Grants mana regeneration and armor in a 900 AoE. Active: Toggle whether the aura affects other non-hero units. Multiple instances of Aquila Aura do not stack. + 9 Damage + 3 All Attributes    + 3 Agility    + 1 Armor AURA MANA REGEN: 0.65    AURA BONUS ARMOR: 2

Why Ring of Aquila? You need this to increase your damage to helps you farm and harass enemies. You also need the +mana regeneration for you and your team.

4.  Diffusal Blade
Total cost: 3300
Recipe: 2 x Blade of Alacrity + Robe of Magi + Recipe.

Active: Purge - Purges a target unit, removing buffs, slowing, and dealing damage if it is a summoned unit. Passive: Feedback - Your attacks burn 20/36 mana and deal the same amount in damage. Upgradable. Diffusal Blade is a Unique Attack Modifier, and does not stack with other Unique Attack Modifiers. + 22/26 Agility     + 6/10 Intelligence      Cooldown; 12

Remember that your illusions can deal pure damage and manaburn too. You will get tons of damages by using this because that.

5. Daedlus
Total cost:: 5750
Recipe: Crystalis + Demon Edge + Recipe

APassive: Critical Strike - Grants a chance to deal critical damage on an attack. + 81 Damage CRITICAL CHANCE: 25%        CRITICAL DAMAGE: 270%

Why Daedlus?
With this, you become a true moster. This is because you have a very high damage and this item will multiply your damage so everyone can't match you anymore.
You also can buy MKB, its up to you, both MKB and Daedlus is good.

6. Heart of Tarrasque
Total cost: 5500
Recipe: Reaver + Vitality Booster

Passive: Health Regeneration - Restores a percentage of max health per second. This ability is disabled if damage is taken from an enemy Hero or Roshan within the last 4 seconds if your hero is melee or 6 seconds if your hero is ranged. + 40 Strength   + 300 Health     HEALTH RESTORED: 2%    Cooldown:

Why Heart of Tarrasque? Makes you tanky. Tarrasque is an alternative of BKB. You can choose this item or Black King Bar, if the enemys is more physical attack, I recommend you to buy this. Nice for survivability.

7. Butterfly
Total cost:: 6000
Recipe: Talisman of Evasion, Eaglesong, Quarterstaff

+ 30 Agility            + 30 Damage + 35% Evasion      + 30 Attack Speed

Why Butterfly?
It gives you more damage and more attack speed that makes you become much more powerful. It also gives evasion to helps you survive in teamfight.

GOOD ALLIES
1. Combo Wombo Heroes
(Example: TideHunter, DarkSeer, Enigma)
Combo-Wombo heroes have skills or ultimate and your skill Sleep will be the perfect set up for them.

TideHunter: This hero have Ravage that will stuns all enemies in your screen. very good to combo-wombo after your Sleep.
Dark Seer: Have Vacuum that will pull-in heroes to a point and makes all enemeis become focused in one area and makes it easier for your team to attacks them.
Enigma: Your Sleep is a perfect set up for his blackhole

2. Supportive Heroes
(Example: Shadow Shaman, Crystal Maiden, Vengeful Spirit)

Supportive heroes have disables and nice skill to helps carries and makes a teamfight easier for the team.

Shadow shaman: Have hex, shackles, and wards to helps you disables enemy

Crystal Maiden: Have 1 lockdown, 1 slower, and have +mana regeneration

Vengeful Spirit: Have stun, swap, and +damage aura

BAD ENEMIES
1. AoE Spells
(Example: Tiny, TwinHead Dragon, Earthshaker)

They have AoE spells that easily destroy your images.

REPLAYS

You can dowload Dota 2 spectator client from Steam. It allows you to watch Dota 2 games and replays and can be upgraded into regular client once you get a beta key.

You can also watch real time games by going into watch tab and filter matches with only Naga Siren. Highest skill matches will always show on top

LGD vs Na'Vi International 2012 Winner Bracket Game 1
Match ID: 37578738
Naga carries the game and gets a lot of kills. Coupled with Dark Seer LGD wrecks teamfights and ensures a rather easy win.

LGD vs Na'Vi International 2012 Winner Bracket Game 3
Match ID: 37590330
Naga manages to farm a lot and get very fat but LGD loses in the end. One of the best games of the tournament that also shows that Naga can't measure to real hard carries.

Match ID: 41790675
Showcase on how powerfull Gem of Truesight is on Naga.
Not very high skilled pub game which you can see when 4 opponents rely on invisibility. The game was pretty tedious for me and seemed like a sure loss, but I managed to save the game by buying a gem and netting kills.

Match ID: 44166964
A lot better pub game where I'm agressive most of the time and with my team push towers and prevent enemies from getting any kind of farm. I forget to level Ensnare and keep it at level 1 for whole early game.

VIDEO SECTION
1. Naga Siren Aegis Steal (LGD vs Na'Vi)

Watch how to steal aegis with Naga Siren

  2. Purge Plays Naga Siren

Watch how to play Naga Siren

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Dota 2 - Tidehunter Build Guide

BIO
The Tidehunter known as Leviathan was once the champion of the Sunken Isles, but his motives are as mysterious as those of his people. We all know the importance of the Drylanders' shipping lanes, how empires may rise and fall according to who controls the open water. Far less is known of the submarine lanes, and how the warring tribes of the Meranthic Diaspora have carved out habitations through endless undersea skirmishes. In the fragile treaties between the Mer and Men, we can glimpse the extent of the drowned empires, but their politics appear complex and opaque. It would seem that Leviathan tired of such petty strife, and set off on his own, loyal only to his abyssal god, Maelrawn the Tentacular. He stalks the shallows now in search of men or meranths who stray into his path, and with a particular loathing for Admiral Kunkka, who has long been his nemesis for reasons lost in the deepest trenches of the sea.

INTRODUCTION
Tide hunter is a big, strong, tanky initiator hero to starting a teamfight. Tidehunter is one of the best initiator on the game. The Ravage is a massive stunning ability for all enemy heroes. He also have the Gush to slow down enemy and reducing enemy's armor. The gush is needed to intiate a gank. He also have the Kraken Shell to tank any damage. And he also have the Anchor Smash to controlg the laning phase by reducing enemy's damage.

PROS	CONS
The best initiator	His nuke damage is not high
Tanky	Rather hard to escape if being ganked
A good lane controller
A good ganker
A bit hard to farm

ROLE
Melee - Initiator - Durable - Disabler - Support

STATS

LEVEL	1	15	25
HIT POINTS	568	1,366	2,316	SIGHT RANGE	1800 / 800
MANA	208	517	998	ATTACK RANGE	128
DAMAGE	47-53	89-95	139-145	MISSILE SPEED	N/A
ARMOR	3	6	11

ABILITIES
1. Gush

Summons a gush of water to damage an enemy unit, reducing their movement speed and armor. Lasts 4 seconds.

MANA COST: 120 / 120 / 120 / 120	COOLDOWN: 12.0
ABILITY: TARGET UNIT	AFFECTS: ENEMY HEROES
DAMAGE: MAGICAL	DAMAGE: 110 / 160 / 210 / 260
SLOW: 40% / 40% / 40% / 40%	ARMOR REDUCTION: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

This skill make your opponent's movement become slow so you chase. Good for initiating a gank.

2. Kraken Shell

Creates a thick armor shell that reduces physical damage and removes negative buffs when damage received reaches a critical threshold. Kraken Shell does not stack with items that provide Damage Block.

ABILITY: PASSIVE	DAMAGE THRESHOLD: 600 / 600 / 600 / 600
DAMAGE REDUCTION: 7 / 14 / 21 / 28

This will make you tanky. If you increase this skill in early, your body will be like rock.

3. Anchor Smash

Tidehunter swings his mighty anchor to damage nearby enemies and reduce their attack damage.

MANA COST: 30 / 40 / 50 / 60	COOLDOWN: 7.0 / 6.0 / 5.0 / 4.0
ABILITY: NO TARGET	DAMAGE: PHYSICAL
DAMAGE: 75 / 125 / 175 / 225	DAMAGE REDUCTION: 40% / 40% / 40% / 40%
DURATION: 6 / 6 / 6 / 6	RADIUS: 400 / 400 / 400 / 400

Spammable skill for you. Deal a decent damage and required small amount of mana. This skill will also reduce enemy's damage. Useful for early game. Nice skill for controlling a lane.

4. Ravage

Slams the ground, causing tentacles to erupt in all directions, damaging and stunning all nearby enemy units.

MANA COST: 150 / 225 / 325	COOLDOWN: 150.0
ABILITY: NO TARGET	DAMAGE: MAGICAL
DAMAGE: 200 / 325 / 450	RADIUS: 825 / 925 / 1025
DURATION: 2.02 / 2.32 / 2.77

This is your best skill. Very good for initiating a teamfight. All your opponet in the area will be stunned, and that's the chance for your team to attack the enemies.

SKILLBUILD

Level 1: Gush ( To hunt for firstblood, can also to defend because of its slower effect)
Level 2: Anchor Smash
Level 3: Anchor Smash
Level 4: Gush
Level 5: Anchor Smash
Level 6: Ravage
Level 7: Anchor Smash
Level 8: Gush
Level 9 : Gush
Level 10: Kraken Shell
Level 11: Ravage
Level 12: Kraken Shell
Level 13: Kraken Shell
Level 14: Kraken Shell
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Ravage
Level 17-25: Stats

Why Gush and Anchor Smash First?

Anchor smash ise very useful for controlling the lane.

Gush is very good for ganking. This will reduce enemy's armor that makes the damage received by the enemies will be higher. And the slower will make you easier to chase your target.

STRATEGIES

Early game

On early game, try to reduce opponent's damage using Anchor Smash so you will be safer from enemy's harassment.  Also use Gush once in a while for harassing the enemy. If you are not as a support role, try last hitting every creep on your lane. Your damage is good on early game, it should be no problem on getting the last hits.
And if you are become the support role for your team, you may get the observer wards to get vision over the fog area. Vision of certain area is so important for the team because your team needs safety from any opponent's gank.

Mid Game 

In this state, it will be many ganking happening.
Everybody will roam around the map and find somebody to kill. It's your time to roam too. Don't forget to buy the Smoke of Deceit to hid from enemy's Observer Ward.

You have some ganking skill here. So if you want to initiate in a gank, what you need to do is:
1. Comunicate with your teammates about who should be ganked, you should focus fire on 1 hero in a gank, because if you don't communicate well you may attack the A person and your teammates attack the B person, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.
2. Prepare the items needed in the gank:
a. Use Smoke of Deceit
b. Prepare Dust, Sentry Wards, or Gem if you will gank an invisible hero like Rikimaru, Clinkz, or Nyx Assassin

3.Use Ravage to initiate a teamfight if there are many enemies in an area.
4. And then after Ravage, spams Anchor Smash and then
5. Gush! It will reducing the armor and slow down the target so you can easily harass him.

Late Game
On late game. The teamfight will be very intense. Beware! if your team lose a single teamfight it may cost you the game.
You should already reached high level here so you have an all high level skill and also an already high sats, HP and damage. And so does ebverybody in the map.

With the high level, that means a long respawn time. That means that every move is becoming more important and decisive. So keep focus and also don;'t panic at every sitaution. Always think clearly and use all you have.Here you should make a wise decision to choose btween 2 options:
1. To save money for buyback
2. To buy your next item
How to choose between those two? you may see how important is your next item. You can see it by: If you don't buy that item immediately, your team's can't compete with the enemy's power so buy it immediately, but if the item is not that important, you should save for buyback.

Your role in the teamfight is an initiator. What you need to do is:
1. Use blink dagger to be in position for the Ravage
2. And then you should use ravage immediatel
3. And then use Anchor Smash and Gush.
4. Use any clickable item in your pocket, you may have Mekansm or Necronomicon.

And if your team won the teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!

ITEM BUILD

1. Arcane Boots
Total cost: 1450
Recipe: Boots of Speed + Energy Booster

Active: Replenish Mana - Restores mana in an area around the hero. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack. + 60 Movement Speed + 250 Mana MANA RESTORED: 135 Mana Needed: 25    Cooldown: 55

Why Arcane Boots? This boots is needed because you have spammable skills. Anchor Smash and Gush. This is also makes your mana adequate for the Ravage.

2. Blink Dagger
Cost: 2150

Active: Blink - Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. If damage is taken from an enemy hero, Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds. Manacost: 75   Cooldown: 14

Why Blink Dagger?
1. Perfect for initiating a teamfight and also can
2. Helps you escape

3. Refresher Orb
Total cost: 5300
Recipe: Obilivion Staff + Preserverance + Recipe

Active: Reset Cooldowns - Resets the cooldowns of all your items and abilities. + 5 HP Regeneration + 200% Mana Regeneration + 40 Damage + 6 Intelligence Manacost: 375   Cooldown: 160

Why Refresher? This item makes you can use your ultimate 2 Times. Ons level 3 your ultimate will gives 450x2= 900 damage and 2.77x2= 5.5 seconds stun. Imagine that! your enemies will have a very desperate times and your friend will easily beats the enemy.
But before you buy this item, check your mana capacity first, if your mana is enough to use
2 x ulti + 1 x Refresher, then buy this.

4. Shivs's Guard
Total cost: 4700
Recipe: Plate Mail + Mystic Staff + Recipe

Active: Arctic Blast - Emits a freezing wave that does 200 damage to enemies and slows their movement by -40% for 4.0 seconds. Passive: Freezing Aura - Reduces attack speed on enemies. Multiple instances of Freezing Aura do not stack. + 30 Intelligence   + 15 Armor AURA SLOW: 25% Manacost: 100   Cooldown:   30

Why Shiva's? This item is very good in teamfights, With the slowing of attack speed and movement speed, the enemy will hardly move and attack on the teamfight. A nice defense mechanism for your team.

5. Blade Mail
Total cost: 2200
Recipe: Broadsword + Chainmail + Robe of Magi

Active: Damage Return - Returns any damage you take to the unit that dealt the damage. Lasts 4.5 seconds.  + 22 Damage   + 5 Armor   + 10 Intelligence Manacost: 25   Cooldown; 22

Why Blade Mail? After you initiate a teamfight, your opponent is likely to target you because they will hate you. So you can reflect their damege using this item

6. Heart of Tarrasque

Total cost: 5500
Recipe: Reaver + Vitality Booster

Passive: Health Regeneration - Restores a percentage of max health per second. This ability is disabled if damage is taken from an enemy Hero or Roshan within the last 4 seconds if your hero is melee or 6 seconds if your hero is ranged. + 40 Strength   + 300 Health     HEALTH RESTORED: 2%    Cooldown:

Why Heart of Tarrasque? Makes you tanky. So good item for tanker like you.

Best Partners

1. Naga Siren

She have an ultimate to setup your ultimate. So first she must use her ultimate to make all enemies to sleep, and then you come to the middle of the enemies and then after the enemies wakes up, you immediately use your ultimate to stun all the enemies.

2. Dark Seer

Same as Naga Siren, he have skills to setup your ultimate, he have Vacuum that will makes all opponent to be sucked in the middle of the vacuum and then you can use your ultimate to stun the enemies

3. Enigma

This heroes also have ulti taht can be comboed with your ultimate. You can ravage first and then followed by his blackhole, or
he blackhole first followed by your ravage.

Bad Enemies

1. Rubick

He can steal your ravage, so be careful with this hero. If you don't want your ability to be stealed, you must catch him in your ulty and then you must use your Anchor smash or Gush immediately after your ulty, so when he tries to steal your ravage, he will get anchor smash or Gush.