Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The Lycanthrope, Banehallow.

Assalamualaikum and hello again, mates!

Like I said in the last post, I'm a bit busy with studies and all. Now I got a little time off from it and decided to post another Dota 2 guide.
Today I'm gonna give a guide on the Lycanthrope!


The Lycan never go into a fight alone. He always move in a pack with other two wolves by his side, packing INSANE critical hits! And if you let him farm long enough, he's gonna be one hell of a killer and pusher even without his packs!

Okay. Here we go!

In the early game, add up the 1st skill, Summon Wolves, get a Sage's Mask (or in Warcraft III Dota, Sobi Mask) and a Quelling Blade. If you have some money left, just buy some Clarity Potion and some Tango. That should help you jungling around the map. Like always, PLAY SAFE. Try avoiding too many clash with your enemy. Just stay as hidden as you can. If your teammate wanna gank, go with it 'cause this dude is freaking great for ganking.


Once you've got enough EXP and money, add your 3rd skill, the Feral Impulse. Remember, max up your 1st and 3rd skill first, and when you're at level 6, don't you EVER forget about your ulti. It's very fuckin' useful!

Almost forgot. Here's a quick look at all of his skills.

Summon Wolves
Summons two wolves to fight for Lycanthrope. Level 2-4 wolves have Critical Strike, and level 4 wolves have permanent invisibility.
Duration: 55 / 55 / 55 / 55
Base Attack Time: 1.25 / 1.2 / 1.15 / 1.1
Damage: 18 / 29 / 37 / 46
HP: 200 / 240 / 280 / 320

Howl
Grants bonus damage to Lycanthrope, all allied heroes and all units under their control.
 DURATION: 12 / 12 / 12 / 12
HERO BONUS DAMAGE: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50
MINION BONUS DAMAGE: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16

 Feral Impulse
Increases the damage and attack speed of Lycanthrope and all units under his control.
RADIUS: 900 / 900 / 900 / 900
BONUS ATTACK SPEED: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
BONUS DAMAGE: 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%


Shapeshift
Lycanthrope assumes his true form, increasing his combat capabilities. During Shapeshift, Lycanthrope and all units under his control move at maximum speed and cannot be slowed.
DURATION: 18 / 18 / 18
BASE ATTACK TIME: 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.5
CRITICAL CHANCE: 30% / 30% / 30%
CRITICAL DAMAGE: 170% / 170% / 170%
BONUS HP: 100 / 200 / 300
BONUS NIGHT VISION: 1000
BONUS ARMOR: 1


There you go! A bit of description on his skills and don't worry, I'll give you the skill guide later. Focus on getting some money with jungling and finish the Power Threads and Ring of Basillius. Okay here's the thing.


Whenever you have only these two items together with your ulti, the ShapeShift, you can kill almost any enemy in the game without ganking them! Chase them endlessly! Haunt them with the might of the Lycan!

Feed your hunger, kill MORE enemy heroes and creeps, get loadssss of cash! After you finished the Power Thread, change your focus on completing the Vladimir's Offering. Now that you already the Ring of Basillius, buy the Morbid Mask or in Warcraft III Dota, Mask Of Death. Get that thing. The lifesteal is very useful for your fight. Just imagine. The insane attack speed of his ulti + lifesteal, sounds really damn good to me.

     Morbid Mask     Vladimir's Offering

After that, you can just finish the Vladimir's Offering once you have sufficient money to do so. 

Okay. From here, you can choose either you want some more damage or you want some immobilize items. If you choose to add more damage, just go on and buy the Perseverance, the Claymore and the Broadsword. I'm pretty sure you know what item I'm talking about and..........

           Perseverance          Broadsword         Claymore                
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Yes, the BATTLE FURY!

And if you want to hit some stun on 'em first, just go ahead and farm up some money for the Skull Basher.

Skull Basher

*No matter which item you wanna buy first, you still gonna need these two heavy stuff.

For the other two slots, you can buy anything that you see fit for the Lycan. Personally, I would buy the Assault Cuirass and the Daedalus for some extra attack speed and critical hits or maybe a Black King Bar would be nice for not getting stunned when chasing your prey. 

Assault Cuirass         Daedalus           Black King Bar

Done buying all the stuff? Now go out there and haunt 'em all! A late game and good jungling is the key for the Lycan and his pack to own the game.

And again, here's the skill build I always promised to give to ya!


*Each little box indicates 1 box, 1 level increase.
*The U's indicates Ultimate and the A's indicates Bonus Attributes.
*Read is HORIZONTALLY.

So, that's how I play Dota 2 using the Lycanthrope, Banehallow!

Thanks a lot for coming by and again, see you in the next post! Probably in a few weeks or a month.....
And in the meantime, check out my other Dota 2 hero guides!

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