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DarkTerror, Faceless Void

1.Introduction
2.Pros And Cons
3.Skills
3A.Skill Description
3B.Skill Build
4.Items
4A.Item build
4B.Item order
4C.Items to avoid
5.WalkThrough
6.Faceless Void With Other Heroes
6A.Good Allies
6B.Worst Enemies
6C.Easy Preys
7.Conclusion
8.Changelog

1.Introduction

They say he was once human, but his background is shrouded in darkness, even to himself. What we know is that he was thrown into the Void between worlds and has emerged with the power of manipulating time. He can freeze his enemies in time and avoid hits by traveling a split-second back in time, right before receiving the blow. He can briefly rip apart the fabric of space-time to freeze both allies and opponents around him, yet remain free himself to act. It is rumored that he can instantly strike any man in a legion of soldiers, but nobody sees him move…

Darkterror, The Faceless Void
Range: 128, Move Speed: 300
Primary: AGI, Str: 17 + 2.2, Agi 21 +2.65, Int: 15 + 1.5
Damage: 44-50, Hp:473, Mana: 195
HP Regen: 0.76, Mana Regen: 0.61
Attack Speed: 1.34 (+ 21% IAS), Armor: 4

2.Pros And Cons

Pros:
1.Hard To Die as have a escaping skill, Time Walk and Has Back Track and Chronosphere to stop gangs
2.Decent Movement Speed
3.Nice Str and Agi Growth
4.Got A Slow and A 6 seconds disable
5.Chronosphere can stop channeling skills
6.High base damage, easy to last hit

Cons:
1.Chronosphere will stop your teammates from moving too
2.Slow Attack Speed
3.Whole game will be ruined if you keep dieing in early game as Darkterror is item dependant
4.Die Easily in Early or Even Mid game

3.Skills
3A.Skill Description
TimeWalk(W)
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Abbadon
Lord of Avernus

Abaddon - The Lord of Avernus
Range: 100 | | Move Speed: 295 | Primary Attribute: Strength
Strength | Agility: 17 + 1.5 | Intelligence: 17 + 2
Damage: 55 - 65 | HP: 587 | Mana: 221
HP Regen: 0.94 | Mana Regen: 0.69
Attack Speed: 1.41 (+ 17% IAS) | Armor: 4.4

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Skill Descriptions

Aphotic Shield
Summons dark energies around an ally unit, creating a shield that absorbs a set amount of damage before expiring. When the shield is destroyed it will deal damage equal to the amount it absorbed to an 300 AOE around it. If cast on self while using borrowed time, the damage you take will heal you. Lasts 20 seconds.
Level 1 - 125 damage.
Level 2 - 175 damage.
Level 3 - 225 damage.
Level 4 - 275 damage.
Mana Cost: 100
Cooldown: 22

Note/s: Aphotic Shield is needed to fight heroes throughout the game. Even if Abbadon is built, he may still need the Shield’s power. If you want to harrass at early game, cast Aphotic Shield on the first creep. Make sure that the creep that you Shielded will be the creep that the opposing team’s wave will hit first.

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Death Coil
A coil of death that can damage an enemy unit or heal a friendly unit at the cost of his own life. Manacost decreases per level.
Level 1 - Heals or Damages for 100 HP. Deals 50 HP to himself.
Level 2 - Heals or Damages for 150 HP. Deals 75 HP to himself.
Level 3 - Heals or Damages for 200 HP. Deals 100 HP to himself.
Level 4 - Heals or Damages for 250 HP. Deals 125 HP to himself.
Mana Cost: 75
Cooldown: 15

Note/s: A little bit risky on the early parts of the game. But if you know you are going to die, it’s reccommended to do Death Coil to avoid death from an enemy. On killing terms, use Death Coil if the enemy gets away with a considerably low amount of life.

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KNIGHT DAVION
DRAGON KNIGHT

Knight Davion - The Dragon Knight
Range: 125 | | Move Speed: 290 | Primary: STR
Str: 19 + 2.8 | Agi: 17 + 1.7 | Int: 15 + 1.7
Damage: 46 - 52 | HP: 511 | Mana: 195
HP Regen: 0.82 | Mana Regen: 0.61
Attack Speed: 1.41 (+ 17% IAS) | Armor: 4.4
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SKILLS

Breathe Fire (F)
Breathes fire at enemy units which deals damage.
Level 1 - 75 damage.
Level 2 - 150 damage.
Level 3 - 225 damage.
Level 4 - 300 damage.
Mana Cost: 100/ 115/ 130/ 150
Cooldown: 12

Dragon Tail (T)
Knight Davion bashes a melee-range enemy target with the fury of a dragon’s tail swipe. Stuns the target and deals minor damage.
Level 1 - Deals 25 damage, Stuns for 2.5 seconds.
Level 2 - Deals 50 damage, stuns for 2.75 seconds.
Level 3 - Deals 75 damage, stuns for 3 seconds.
Level 4 - Deals 100 damage, stuns for 3.25 seconds.
Mana Cost: 100
Cooldown: 9

Dragon Blood (U)
Grants Dragon Knight blood from his ancient ancestral dragon heritage, which increases health regeneration and armor.
Level 1 - Increases hp regen by 1 and armor by 2.
Level 2 - Increases hp regen by 2 and armor by 4.
Level 3 - Increases hp regen by 3 and armor by 6.
Level 4 - Increases hp regen by 4 and armor by 8.
Mana Cost:
Cooldown:

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Who is Magina?

Through different levels of play and different versions of DotA it has been observed that Anti-Mage can be played in multiple ways. Pubs have always put bashers on Anti-Mage and higher level games have seen the mek/linkens and soulbooster days. The way you are playing him depends on your line-up and match-up, and of course the level of the game.

In my view Anti-Mage can be played in two ways. Firstly, you can play him as a secondary carry who ganks and carries the team later because upon analysing Anti-Mages spells you will see that his spells are most effective against heroes and are stronger early game than late game. He is not meant to farm all game and carry. Alternatively, you can play him as a tank who absorbs all enemy spells thrown at him because of the magic reduction of Spell Shield and the escape from Blink.

Remember to pick Anti-Mage if the opposing line-up is mainly nukers as they are food for Anti-Mage late-game.
This guide will analyse all his skills and give guidelines on how to use him. I will also provide strategical advice and hopefully this guide will aid you in gaining experience in playing Magina and DotA in general.

Abilities Discussion:

Mana Break:
Mechanics: the damage is normal [(Mana Burnt x 0.6) damage] and it can be blocked by Vangaurd, reduced by armor and magic immunity prevents the mana burn so no damage will be dealt. May be disabled by Doom (like most spells QQ).
Strategics: this is both an offensive and defensive ability. This disables the enemy preventing them from using their spells when they are low on mana and it also deals 38 damage each attack which synergises with your ultimate. This is an orb effect so you will not be buying any orb effect items for him.

Blink:
Mechanics: it has 200 minimum range and 1000/1075/1150/1150 maximum range but if you click past the range you will Blink to around 800 range. Unable to teleport to areas that you have not explored.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Bounty Hunter
2. Fast Facts about the Bounty Hunter
3. Gondar’s strengths and weaknesses
4. Gondar’s Past Appearances
5. Gondar’s Skills
6. Gondar’s Skill Builds
7. Gondar’s Item Builds
8. Game Strategy
9. Shuriken Toss Tips
10. Wind Walk Tips
11. Farming with Gondar
12. Killing with Gondar
13. Using Gondar in Team Play
14. Having Fun with Gondar
15. Good Allies
16. Worst Enemies
17. Easy Preys
18. Hero Matchups
19. My Bounty Hunter DOTA Scores
20. Conclusion

Section 1: Introduction to the Bounty Hunter

Hello everyone! I’m back! I’m doing a guide on Gondar, my current favorite hero. This is my third guide overall. I hope you have read my other two guides on Faceless Void and Nerubian Weaver. I have to say that this is the best guide out of the three, and I guarantee that you will master the Bounty Hunter once you finish reading this guide.

Gondar is one of those heroes that may seem to really be difficult to play with. When you get to use him for the first time, I’m certain that you will get the feeling that you are uncomfortable with Gondar. But once you net your first kill, you will learn to like Gondar and his role on the team. He is really fun to play as. That’s why he became my favorite hero, because of the fun factor you get when you play as him. I hope once you have finished reading this guide and have a godlike streak, you will have the same opinion I have on Gondar. Enjoy reading my guide!

Section 2: Fast Facts about Gondar

Life Story:

“Gondar is a Draenei that is often called upon for his superior skills. Not much is known about his past, but his capabilities are extraordinary. Some believe he learned from a ninja clan while others say he was born with his amazing abilities. He is able to throw shurikens with extreme accuracy and has the strength to strike down any foe with his two swift blades. His agility is matched by none, and his stealth is inferior to only a few. He is interested in the tournament for money alone, and promised a huge reward.”

Gondar’s Attributes:

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