Dota 2 - Enigma Build Guide

BIO
Nothing is known of Enigma's background. There are only stories and legends, most of them apocryphal, passed down through the ages. In truth, Enigma is a mystery for whom the only true biography is description: he is a universal force, a consumer of worlds. He is a being of the void, at times corporeal, other times ethereal. A beast between the planes.

There are stories that say he was once a great alchemist who tried to unlock the secrets of the universe and was cursed for his arrogance. Other legends tell that he is an ancient being of strange gravity, the abyss personified-a twisted voice from out the original darkness, before the first light in the universe. And there are older legends that say he is the first collapsed star, a black hole grown complicated and sentient-his motivations unknowable, his power inexorable, a force of destruction unleashed upon existence itself.

INTRODUCTION
Enigma is one of the best initiator in DotA. He has Black Hole that will suck all nearby enemies and damaging them. While all enemies are being sucked, your team can easily harass - kills all enemies.

He is a great jungler on early game, with his ediolons. He can stay in the jungle until he gets all items he need to be ready for the action.

PROS	CONS
Have the best ultimate in the game	Kinda need a perfect positioning for Blackhole
A very good jungler	The longest cooldown for the utimate
Good pusher	Doesn't have an escape mechanism
A decent teamfight controller	Squishy
	Slow

ROLE

Ranged - Disabler - Initiator - Jungler - Pusher

STATS

LEVEL	1	15	25
HIT POINTS	473	1,032	1,811	SIGHT RANGE	1800 / 800
MANA	260	879	1,581	ATTACK RANGE	500
DAMAGE	42-48	90-96	144-150	MISSILE SPEED	900
ARMOR	4	6	10

ABILITIES
1. Malefice

Focuses Enigma's hatred on a target, causing it to take damage and become repeatedly stunned for multiple instances. An instance strikes every 2 seconds.

MANA COST: 110/130/150/160	COOLDOWN: 15
ABILITY: UNIT TARGET	AFFECTS: ENEMY UNITS
DAMAGE: MAGICAL	STUN DURATION: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
DAMAGE PER HIT: 40 / 40 / 65 / 65	INSTANCES: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3

The presence of Enigma causes a sensation of the nether pulling at one's very existence.
Stun enemy every 2 seconds. A good skill to helps you catch enemy. The damage is not so big but it's ok to help damaging your target.

2. Demonic Conversion

Splits a creep into three malevolent aspects of itself, all under Enigma's control. Repeated successful attacks cause them to multiply again; when this happens, the eidolons have their health restored.

MANA COST: 170/170/170/170	COOLDOWN: 35
ABILITY: UNIT TARGET	ATTACKS TO MULTIPLY: 6 / 6 / 6 / 6
EIDOLON HP: 180 / 200 / 220 / 240	EIDOLON DAMAGE: 20 / 28 / 38 / 47

Enigma is capable of tearing a being into another dimension - the result is a trio of ethereal eidolons that haunt the corporeal plane.
This is your jungling skill, you converts a small jungle creeps into eidolons that will tank the damage from jungle creeps and also helps killing them. Can't converts big jungle creeps like Centaur or Wildkin.

3. Midnight Pulse

Steeps an area in black magic, damaging enemy units based on their max HP.

MANA COST: 95/110/125/140	COOLDOWN: 25
ABILITY: POINT TARGET	DAMAGE: MAGICAL
RADIUS: 400 / 400 / 400 / 400	DAMAGE PER SECOND: 3% / 4% / 5% / 6%
DURATION: 8 / 8 / 8 / 8

A section of the world slowly descends into the void.
A skill that will damaging enemy that stand in the Aoe of this skill. The damage is considered good. a 3%-6% of max HP per second. A nice skill for harassing enemies in the teamfight.

4. Black Hole

CHANNELED - Summons a vortex that sucks in nearby enemy units. Enemies affected by Black Hole cannot move, attack, or cast spells. The closer units get to the center, the more damage is dealt.

MANA COST: 250/350/450	COOLDOWN: 200/190/180
ABILITY: CHANNELED, POINT TARGET	DAMAGE: MAGICAL
RADIUS: 500 / 500 / 500	MIN DAMAGE: 30 / 50 / 70
MAX DAMAGE: 60 / 100 / 140	DURATION: 4 / 4 / 4

The world trembles as Enigma channels the ethereal vortex of destruction, bringing it into the world of mortals.
This is the strongest ultimate in the game.  A Black Hole that sucks all nearby enemies and also damaging them. If you can cast this successfully and at least catch 2-3 heroes inside your Black Hole, it is almost a guarantee that your team will win the teamfight because while the enemy is being sucked by the Blackhole, your allies can easily harassing them.

SKILLBUILD

Level 1: Demonic Conversion
Level 2: Malefice
Level 3: Demonic Conversion
Level 4: Malefice
Level 5: Demonic Conversion
Level 6: Black Hole
Level 7: Demonic Conversion
Level 8: Malefice
Level 9 : Malefice
Level 10: Midnight Pulse
Level 11: Black Hole
Level 12: Midnight Pulse
Level 13: Midnight Pulse
Level 14: Midnight Pulse
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Black Hole
Level 17-25: Stats

Why maxed Demonic Conversion first?  You need it for jungling, to raise creeps and use it for tanking and damaging the jungle creeps.

Why maxed Malefice before Midnight Pulse? Malefica is a targetted stun that is more needed on early- mid game in ganking activities. and the Midnight Pulse is more useful on the late game to damaging enemies in the teamfight.

STRATEGY
Early Game
On the early game, I recommend you to straight go into the jungle. Enigma is a nice jungler. He has Demonic Conversion to convert a creep into 3 Eidolons that can multiply itself and make you can stay in the jungle to farms on the early game. I recommend you to first stay on the easy camp until you have a level 2 Demonic Conversion that is stronger to be able tobeat the big creeps.
You may also needs a ward to gives you vision to the jungle entrance. So you can see if there is enemy going into your jungle and can immediately retreat.

Mid Game
Mid game is the ganking time! Everybody will roam around the map and find somebody to kill. So always keep your eye on the important place from where the enemy can comes up and always be careful. Always remember to replace the ward if the time is up and also always keeps an eye on the vision from the wards.
 You have some ganking skill here. So if you want to also participate 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 A and your teammates attack B, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.
2. If there is more than 1 enemy, imeediately come near your target,a and cast the Blackhole
3. If there is just 1 enemy and not their carry, Blackhole is not needed, you can just use the Malefice + Midnight Pulse

Late Game
You are the determinants for your team whether your team will have a good teamfight or not. Your Black Hole, that is the key of your team's success in every late game teamfight. If you successfully cast a Blackhole for 4 people, your team is 100% will dominate the enemy and win the teamfight easily.

ITEMS BUILD
1. Soul Ring
Total cost: 800
Recipe: Ring of Regen + Sage's Mask

Active: Sacrifice - Consume 150 HP to temporarily gain 150 Mana. Lasts 10 seconds. + 3 HP Regeneration + 50% Mana Regeneration Cooldown: 30 seconds

Why Soul Ring? It will meake your skill 'Spawn Spiderlings' more spammable in every situation in early game (to create more spiders, or to harass and get kills)

2. 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.

3. Boots of Speed
Cost: 450

+ 50 Movement Speed

Why this default boots? Well you need to save your gold foe Blink dagger and Bkb. So it will be wise to use this brown boots.

4. 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

Blink Dagger is a perfect item for you for initiating purpose. This item will make you can jump straight into enemy's concentration so you can do a perfect Blackhole.

5. Black King Bar
Total cost:: 3900
Recipe: Ogre Axe, Mithril Hammer, Recipe

Active: Avatar - Grants magic immunity. Duration and cooldown decrease with each use. Some Ultimate abilities are able to disable through Black King Bar. + 10 Strength + 24 Damage     DURATION: 10/9/8/7/6/5     Cooldown: 80

Why Black King Bar?  It  gives you survivability in a teamfight because you will get magic immunity during teamfight. By magic immunity, you can keep fighting and cannot be interrupted (except from Beastmaster's Roar or Batrider's Lasso)

If your team still haven't got this item, then you must buy one for them.

6. Pipe of Insight
Total cost: 3628
Recipe: Hood of Defiance + Headress + Recipe

Active: Barrier - Gives nearby friendly units a shield that blocks 400 spell damage. Multiple instances of spell resistance from items do not stack. + 11 HP Regeneration + 30% Spell Resistance Manacost: 100   Cooldown: 60

Why Pipe of Insight? Gives barrier for all allies in AoE that Block 400 spell damage, very useful.

7. Shiva'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.

8. 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 Blackhole 2 times that can demolish all of the enemies.

9. Boots of Travel
Total cost: 2450
Recipe: Boots of Speed + Recipe

Active: Teleport - Teleports you to an allied non-hero unit or structure. Flat movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack. + 100 Movement Speed Manacost: 75   Cooldown: 60

Boots of Travel is a Recommended for late game, for fast defense. Good item for support and initiator like you

GOOD ALLIES
1. Dark Seer

His Vacuum + Your black Hole is the worst nightmare for all the enemy team

2. Tidehutnter

His Ravage + Your black Hole is a perfect initiating combo.

3. Naga Siren

His Song + Your black Hole is a perfect setup for every teamfight

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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