Dota 2 - Shadow Shaman Build Guide

BIO
Born in the Bleeding Hills, Rhasta was just a starving youngling when picked up by a travelling con-man. For two pins of copper, the old con-man would tell your fortune. For three, he'd castrate your pig, for five, he'd circumcise your sons. For a good meal, he'd don his shaman garb, read from his ancient books, and lay a curse upon your enemies. His strange new youngling, part hill trowle, part...something else, worked as assistant and lent an air of the exotic to the con-man's trade.

Always one step ahead of cheated customers, one town ahead of a pursuing patronage, the two trekked across the blighted lands until one day the con-man realized that the little youngling could actually do what he only pretended at. His ward had a gift-a gift that customers valued. And so the youngling Rhasta was thrust before the crowds, and the trade-name Shadow Shaman was born. The two continued from town to town, conjuring for money as Shadow Shaman's reputation grew. Eventually, the pair's duplicitous past caught up with them, and they were ambushed by a mob of swindled ex-clients. The con-man was slain, and for the first time, Rhasta used his powers for darkness, massacring the attackers. He buried his beloved master, and now uses his powers to destroy any who would seek to do him harm.

INTRODUCTION
Shadow Shaman is one of the best support hero in Dota. With 2 disables, 1 nuke, and his ultimate (Multiple Wards), Rhasta become a very strong support to disable enemy in the teamfight also one of the best hero in pushing-counterpushing with his Multiple Wards and Lightning nuke.

PROS	CONS
Have 2 strong disables	Squishy
Doesn't need many items to be strong
A strong pusher

ROLE

Ranged - Pusher - Disabler - Nuker - Support

STATS

LEVEL	1	15	25
HIT POINTS	511	937	1,621	SIGHT RANGE	1800 / 800
MANA	273	819	1,469	ATTACK RANGE	500
DAMAGE	47-54	89-96	139-146	MISSILE SPEED	900
ARMOR	1	4	9

ABILITIES
1. Ether Shock

Creates a cone of ethereal energy that strikes multiple enemy units.

MANA COST: 95/105/135/160	COOLDOWN: 8
ABILITY: UNIT TARGET	AFFECTS: ENEMY UNITS
DAMAGE: MAGICAL	DAMAGE: 140 / 200 / 260 / 320
TARGETS: 1 / 3 / 5 / 7

Originally used to open shows with the travelling con-man, Rhasta's lightning display shocks adversaries in more ways than one.
This skill is Rhasta's underrated skill. Actually, I think this skill is pretty good skill with a decent damage and a multiple targetted spell.
A very good speel for harassing the enemy and can also destroy a wave of creep. 320 damage on early game will ensure a god damn damage on your foes and can easily kills the enemy.

2. Hex

Transforms an enemy unit into a harmless creature, disabling their attacks and abilities.

MANA COST: 110/140/170/200	COOLDOWN: 13
ABILITY: UNIT TARGET	AFFECTS: ENEMY UNITS
DURATION: 1.25 / 2 / 2.75 / 3.5

Rhasta often ended performances by turning himself into a chicken - now, the humiliation is shared.
Hex is one of the best Dota's disable. Your target become a chicken and can't do anything in the duration so your team can harass the target and kill him.

3. Shackles

CHANNELED - Magically binds an enemy unit so that it cannot move or attack, while dealing damage over time.

MANA COST: 110/130/155/185	COOLDOWN: 16
ABILITY: CHANNELED, UNIT TARGET	AFFECTS: ENEMY UNITS
DAMAGE: MAGICAL	DAMAGE: 40 / 40 / 40 / 40
CHANNEL DURATION: 2.5 / 3.25 / 4 / 4.75

A self-defense incantation, Rhasta developed shackles after his master was slain in the Bleeding Hills.
A long disable while you must stand still while shackling the target. This skill will make your team have the time to harass and kill the shackled target.

4. Mass Serpent Ward

Summons 8 serpent wards to attack enemy units and structures. The wards are immune to magic, and have a small area of splash damage that increases per level. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.

MANA COST: 200/350/600	COOLDOWN: 110
ABILITY: POINT TARGET	DAMAGE: PHYSICAL
ATTACK DAMAGE: 43 / 58 / 73	DURATION: 45 / 45 / 45
SCEPTER ATTACK DAMAGE: 59 / 79 / 100

Snake charming was a big part of the Shadow Shaman's act; now Rhasta can empower the snakes to do his bidding.
This wards is very useful for pushing or counter pushing. With the massive damage output from the wards, you can:
1. Destroys enemy's tower quickly
2. Defend your tower from the enemy's push
3. Give some damage in the teamfight.
But unfortunately, your wards gives some bounty to the enemy who destroy it.

SKILLBUILD

Level 1: Ether Shock
Level 2: Shackles
Level 3: Ether Shock
Level 4: Hex
Level 5: Ether Shock
Level 6: Mass Serpent Ward
Level 7: Ether Shock
Level 8: Shackles
Level 9 : Hex
Level 10: Shackles
Level 11: Mass Serpent Ward
Level 12: Hex
Level 13: Shackles
Level 14: Hex
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Mass Serpent Ward
Level 17-25: Stats

Why maxed Ether Shock first?  With the high damage on early game, you need this to get some early kills.

And then you need to increase Shackle and Hex.
Those 2 skills is your main disables and very useful in the teamfight and ganking,
It's up to you whether you prefer Hex or Shackle, or balance between Hex and Shackle.

STRATEGY
Early Game
Rhasta is one of the best support hero in the game, I think it will be wise if you save your money for courier and wards. Courier and wards will benefit the whole team and make sure your team can survive through the whole game because you can get your item delivered by courier and because you can watch the fogged map via Observer Wards so your team can be save from enemy's gank.
On early game, if you are the solo-mid hero, you should fight with the enemy's solo-mid. Be careful and keep focusing on the last hits. If you increse the Ether Shock first, you can harass your opponent and make him more careful about you and he cannot savely get the farms. Once you get your ultimate, you can roam and gank enemies.
You can also play Rhasta as a supportive non-mid hero which you should support your partner to make sure he can farm in your lane. maybe you can help him by denying the creeps, don't last hits too often because it will delay your friend's farm. You can also initiate a gank by using Shackle of the Hex so your partner can easily harass your target.

Mid Game
Mid game is your time to shine, with the maximum damage of Ether Shock you can harass all enemies in the teamfight with maximum damage, or with your Shackle and Hex you can initiate a gank or can disable enemy target in a teamfight And because Shackles requires you to channel the skill for several second, this skill order is the last skill to cast of your 4 skills.. And with your wards you can deal tons of damage in the teamfight.

If you fight enemies near their tower, place the wards in the place that it can attack the tower after you win the teamfight, remember that ward deal tons of damage to the tower. Wards can also be used to trap 1 target inside it, it will be painful to the target because he can't run for a long time and constantly harassed by the wards.

Also remember to buy the Observer Wards to support the team. You can place the ward in the uphill near the rune.

And because you have 2 disables, you can be a roamer to help your friend all around the map, gank enemies and get many kills.

Late Game
In the late game, your presence become more crucial for the team, you have 2 disables, so you become the initiator for your team. You can do it by jumping using  a dagger and then hex a target so your partners can come and dominate the teamfight. In Dota, the one that initiate a teamfight, have the higher chance to win the teamfight. Be careful and watch closely where your target it, press the hex button quickly and win the teamfight by initiating the teamfight,

Double Hex?
Because you already have a natural hex skill, if you buy a Sheepstick or a Refresher Orb, you can double the hex and have more disables in the teamfight.

Double all the skills
With the Refresher Orb, you can use all your skill twice. And the most of it, is a double Serpent Wards, it will deal a massive damage to the tower or in the teamfight.

ITEMS BUILD

1. You need to buy courier and wards for the team. If someone already done it, you don't need to.
Courier: 150
Wards: 150

Courier: Transfer items from shop to heroes Wards: Scouting some important area to protect teams against some ganks.

You are the kind of hero that doesn't need lots of farm, so you will have golds to buy this kind of items. Your team will rely on courier and wards to become good. Courier will faster item transportation, and wards is needed to avoid enemy's gank.


2. 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. And this boots also replenish mana for your team.

3. 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
2. Helps you escape

4. 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 Orb? It will gives you ability to cast all your abilities twice, especially Serpent Wards, a double wards is so good to deal lots of damage to enemies and tower.
double hex and Shackle is also powerful in the late game to disable many target.

5. Guinsoo Schyte of Vyse
Total cost: 5675
Recipe: Mystic Staff + Ultimate Orb + Void Stone

Active: Hex - Turns a target unit into a harmless critter for 3.5 seconds. Destroys illusions. + 10 Strength   + 10 Agility  + 35 Intelligence + 150% Mana Regeneration Manacost: 100   Cooldown: 35

Why Schyte of Vyse? Very good item to initiate a teamfight. or to defend against somebody by make him into a chicken.

6. 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? Gives you an Arctic Blast (Slow and 200 damage) and gives you a slowing aura, and also gives you +15 armor which makes you tanky.

OTHER SUPPORTIVE ITEMS
1. Mekansm
Total cost: 2306
Recipe: Headress + Buckler + Recipe

Active: Restore - Heals 250 HP and gives +2 armor in an area. Passive: Mekansm Aura - Bonus HP Regen in an area. Multiple instances of Mekansm Aura do not stack + 5 All Attributes + 5 Armor BONUS HP REGEN: 4 Mana:150   Cooldown:45

Why Mekansm? Heal for all allies in AoE, is a must for teamfights.

2. Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Total cost: 2800
Recipe: Staff of Wizardy + Sage Mask + Void Stone

Active: Cyclone - Target unit is swept up in a cyclone for 2.5 seconds, and is invulnerable. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple Eul's Scepters do not stack. + 10 Intelligence + 150% Mana Regeneration + 30 Movement Speed Manacost: 75    Cooldown: 30

Why Eul? Can make you become more agile with Cyclone ability. You cannot be attacked for 2.5 seconds. Or you can cast it to the enemy and make your team can surround the target and harass him after landing on the ground.

GOOD ALLIES
1. Carries
(Example: Magine, Void, Luna)

Carries should come after you initiate a teamfight, and they should the right click and use all their skills to the enemies.

BAD ENEMIES
1. High Instant Damage
(Example: Lina, Lion, Tiny)

They are all have deathly instant damage. And because you are squishy, you can instantly die, beware of them.

Dota 2 - Timbesaw Build Guide

BIO
Rizzrack could still hear the screams in his mind. He worked, frantically turning wrenches, twisting screws, building and carving and forging. Sleep eluded him; he only built. Months had passed since he had shut himself in his uncle's workshop, and his deliverance was nearly complete. He rubbed his back as his eyes drifted shut, and saw a blanket of flowers floating on the placid waves of Augury Bay before exploding into a cloud of pollen that silenced lives as it seized the lungs. He woke with a choking start. For hours the rhythmic sound of a whetstone filled the shop as he sharpened a set of massive blades, his mind filled with images of strangling vines garroting neighbors, enwrapping homes. The flooding of Augury Bay had been nothing compared to the violent horrors the waters left to take root beyond the city walls. But the saw-suit would make him strong and safe he thought, allowing himself this sliver of hope before the full might of his fear crashed into his fading mind. Branches and bark and blood. When the city fell, Rizzrack fled trees that walked, and fought, and killed. Trees had shattered the gates and swarmed into the city. Trees had crushed and thrashed and stomped the last that Augury Bay could muster in defense, and stalked the few fleeing refugees. In addled silence Rizzrack unspooled the thick chain from the suit's arm, his hands quaking as he inspected each link and ran a trembling finger along the claw attached at its end. The saw-suit was ready. With his hand trembling he sparked the bladed machine to life. Terror drove him, terror of what awaited him and of what he would have to face to have any hope of calming his mind. As the saw-suit shuddered to life he knew he must face this fear, and he knew he wouldn't like it one bit.

INTRODUCTION
Rizzrak the goblin shredder is one of the four new heroes that came with 6.73. much like dragonus, he's been a little neglected for some reason, at least compared to legion and xin. this is a shame, because he's really powerful and fun as shit to play. the other guides out on him right now suck dick so i wrote this one, for pubs obviously since he's not even in the -cm pool yet. you're welcome

PROS	CONS
An escape artist	Need lots of mana
Have some painful skills	Bad in mid laning
Can be as hard as rock	Can't attack while using Chakram
Low spell cooldown
Fun to use
Can cuts trees

ROLE

Melee - Durable - Nuker - Escape

STATS

LEVEL	1	15	25
HIT POINTS	568	1,127	1,906	SIGHT RANGE	1800 / 800
MANA	273	601	1,095	ATTACK RANGE	128
DAMAGE	48-52	77-81	118-122	MISSILE SPEED	N/A
ARMOR	0	3	7

ABILITIES

1. Whirling Death

Timbersaw whirls extremely sharp edges, damaging enemies and destroying trees around him in an area. If an enemy hero is affected, it loses some of its primary attribute for a short duration. Whirling Death will deal Pure damage if a tree is cut down in the process.

MANA COST: 70/80/90/100	COOLDOWN: 8
ABILITY: NO TARGET	DAMAGE: MAGICAL
RADIUS: 300	DAMAGE: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250
STAT LOSS PERCENT: 15%	STAT LOSS DURATION: 7

Your nuke. Deal damage to area around you. Also make affected enemy to lose some of his/her primary stats. Nice skill to nuke enemies. Also can be good to farm some creeps. Remember that this skill can cut some trees.

2. Timber Chain

Timbersaw fires a chain that embeds itself in the first tree it hits, pulling him towards it. Any enemy in the path takes damage.

MANA COST: 60/70/80/90	COOLDOWN: 4
ABILITY: NO TARGET	DAMAGE: PURE
CAST RANGE: 800 / 1000 / 1200 / 1400	RADIUS: 225 / 225 / 225 / 225
DAMAGE: 100 / 140 / 180 / 220

Jump into a tree and dealing damage in your path. With this skill, you can jumping like a Tarzan and makes you can escape easily. Feel like a Tarzan with this skill.

3. Reactive Armor

Each time Timbersaw is attacked, he gains increased health regen and armor.

ABILITY: PASSIVE	BONUS ARMOR: 1
BONUS HP REGEN: 1	MAX STACKS: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16
STACK DURATION: 16 / 16 / 16 / 16

When you're attacked, you gain more armor and HP Regen. Makes you a decent tanker. Really helps you to survive on ganks or in teamfights.

4. Chakram

Fires your main saw blade at the target location, and once there the blade will spin, dealing damage in an area around it and slowing enemies. For each 5% of health missing, enemies caught in the saw blade move more slowly. The blade deals damage and cuts down trees in its path when fired and retracted. You lose the ability to attack and spend mana while the blade is out.

MANA COST: 125/150/175	COOLDOWN: 8
ABILITY: POINT TARGET	DAMAGE: PURE
RADIUS: 200	PASS DAMAGE: 100 / 140 / 180
DAMAGE PER SECOND: 50 / 75 / 100	SLOW: 5%
MANA COST PER SECOND: 20 / 25 / 30	CONTOH: DIHAPUS10

Release a spinning Chakram that deal damage to enemies who touch it. This skill can be good to escape because you will slow down enemies that touch this Chakram. Also will deal a decent damage in teamfight. This skill absorbs some mana per second, so watch your mana.

Return Chakram

Returns the Chakram to Timbersaw.

COOLDOWN: 0

ABILITY: NO TARGET

SKILLBUILD

Level 1: Timberchain
Level 2: Whirling Death
Level 3: Whirling Death
Level 4: Timberchain
Level 5: Whirling Death
Level 6: Chakram
Level 7: Whirling Death
Level 8: Timberchain
Level 9 : Timberchain
Level 10: Reactive Armor
Level 11: Chakram
Level 12: Reactive Armor
Level 13: Reactive Armor
Level 14: Reactive Armor
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Chakram
Level 17-25: Stats

Why take Timberchain for level 1? Well, you need to avoid if there is a firstblood attempt from enemies. Use Timberchain to jump-out.

Why maxed Whirling Death first? This is your biggest nuke, can be use to farm, or to damaging some nearby enemies.

Why maxed Timberchain before Reactive armor? Nukes should be maxed first, thats the rule of DotA. Nuke will deal a nice damage for early-mid game, and will loss it's potential in late game. And Reactive armor will reduce damage from attacks which is useful on mid-late game.

ave to go mid, you might consider taking death over chains, but shredder shouldn't mid (no trees).

STRATEGY
Early Game
If you are not partnering with carry, you can use your time to last hits the creeps. Farm something to make you get some nice items. Use your skills WhirlingDeath and TimberChain once in a while to harass enemies. And if you have the chance, try to get firstblood using those two skills.

Mid Game
You need to start ganking here, in mid game, this is your time to shine. Here you should already have Chakram and start roaming and finding enemy to kill. You can jump freely like a Tarzan using Timberchain, and have some fun using Whirling Death that also can cut some trees. Use Chakram to deal damage more. If you have loss all your mana, retreat is the best choice, you are a very mana dependant hero, mana is everything for you. Remember that Chakram is also a slower skill, with this, you will be easier to escape from enemies. Timberchain and Chakram, a perfect tool for an escape artist, you.

Late Game
What you need in teamfights are: To keep cahainskill all you have. Although your damage isn't painful anymore. You still have slower ability from Chakram that will slow down enemies, and maybe still deal a good damage. Also remember that you have Whirling Death that will reduce enemy' stats. 15% reduction for main stats in a late game can be a pain for your enemy. be sure to cast any items you have during teamfights, maybe item like Shiva, Mekans, or NecroBooks will helps your team.

ITEMBUILD
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? You have spammable skills, so you need more mana, with this item, your mana will be fulfilled. And also to replenish mana of the team.

2. Bloodstone
Total Cost:
Recipe: Preserverance + Soul Booster

Passive: Bloodpact - Starts with 6 charges. Gains 1 charge each time an enemy hero dies within 1675 range. Each charge bestows 1 mana regeneration per second, reduces gold lost from death by 25, and reduces respawn time by 4 seconds. When the bearer dies, restores 400 HP + 30 HP per charge to allied units within 1675 units, then loses a third of its charges. While dead, the bearer continues to receive experience at the death location and gives 1800 unit vision there. + 500 Health + 400 Mana     + 9 HP Regeneration     + 200% Mana Regeneration

Bloodstone is very recommended for you because it gives mana and hp regeneration, also makes your hp and mana pool higher. This is the item for the tanky-nuker-dps er like you. Very Recommended.

3. 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? Helps you chase enemies faster because this item will slow down your target. + Arctic Blast (More Slow and 200 damage)

Supportive Item you Might Needs
4. Mekansm
Total cost: 2306
Recipe: Headress + Buckler + Recipe

Active: Restore - Heals 250 HP and gives +2 armor in an area. Passive: Mekansm Aura - Bonus HP Regen in an area. Multiple instances of Mekansm Aura do not stack + 5 All Attributes + 5 Armor BONUS HP REGEN: 4 Mana:150   Cooldown:45

Why Mekansm? Heal for all allies in AoE, is a must for teamfights.

Nice Item you Might Needs

5. Necromicon

Total cost: 2700

Recupe: Staff of Wizardy, Belt of Giant Strength + Recipe

You can upgrade by buying the recipe again, can be upgraded 2 times, into lv3.

Active: Demonic Summoning - Summons a Necronomicon Warrior and a Necronomicon Archer to fight for you. Their strength and abilities increase as Necronomicon increases in level. Lasts 35 seconds. + 15/21/24 Intelligence    + 8/12/16 Strength Manacost: 50    Cooldown: 80

Why Necronomicon? After initiate a teamfight, you can summon 2 demons with reliable power. This demon is so powerful, and other advantage is that if you die, your demons will not automatically die so you still can play your demons if you die.

DPS Item you Might Needs
6.  Radiance
Total cost: 5150
Recipe: Sacred Relic + Recipe

Active: Toggles Burn Damage on or off. Passive: Burn Damage - Deals damage per second in a 650 radius. + 60 Damage BURN DAMAGE: 45

Why Radiance? Helps yo to deal some constant damage in teamfights. Also helps in farming creeps.

GOOD ALLIES
1. Heroes Will Helps You to Land Your Chakram  into the Middle of Enemies
(Example: DarkSeer, Puck, Disruptor)

DarkSeer: Have Vacuum that sucks all nearby opponent into 1 point, that's your chance to release the Chakram

Puck: His ultimate can make opponenets to stay on their place, that's your chance to release the Chakram

Disruptor: His Kinetic Field can make opponenets to stay on their place, that's your chance to release the Chakram

VIDEO SECTION
1. Dota Alan - Timbersaw

Alan plays using his Timbersaw, watch this to see Alan;s skill

  2. Yaphets Plays the Shredder

Nice DotA video from Yaphets, the legend of DotA

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