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Spinning like a hurricane, passing through anyone who goes in his way, leaving only his name behind. SwiftBlade is a powerful hero, capable of  becoming an end game carry. A versatile hero, that is easy to play, mainly because of his excellent farming abilities, and high single target damage.

Stats

Attack Type=Melee
Attack Damage=44-48
Attack Range=125

Movementspeed=305
Turnrate=320
Armor=3.90
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=20
Agility=20
Intelligence=14

Strength per level=1.9
Agility per level=2.85
Intelligence per level=1.4

Spells

Blade Frenzy

Swiftblade works himself into a blade frenzy.
While in this state, he gains Magic Immunity and
deals high damage per second to any nearby enemy units.
Swiftblade is free to move around even while this skill
is active.
Level 1 :  80 Damage per second for 5 seconds
Level 2 : 100 Damage per second for 5 seconds
Level 3 : 120 Damage per second for 5 seconds
Level 4 : 140 Damage per second for 5 seconds
Mana cost 110
Cooldown 30 seconds

Note: BF is an incredibly powerful move at lower levels, as it's damage is beyond of what any hero can do at level 1. IF it is executed perfectly, it should deal around 400 damage at level 1, thus if you partner up with a hero that can stun, a couple of hits and a BF will easily get you FIRST BLOOD. The aim of this ability is to predict where your enemy is going and follow them, when you get better at this skill it will become second nature. ALSO another amazing this about this skill is the ability to be immune to magic, the main use of this is to wait for the enemy to try to stun you with a ranged skill, e.g. ( Andromeda, Valkyrie etc.) and then using BF  a moment before impact, this can completely remove the damage and the stun effect of the enemies skills, thus wasting their mana and losing cooldown time.

Counter Attack

Extensive training in melee combat has
allowed Swiftblade to perfect the art
of countering enemy attacks, granting a
chance that he will retaliate every time
an enemy hero strikes him.
Level 1 :  15% chance to couter melee and ranged attacks
Level 2 : 20% chance to couter melee and ranged attacks
Level 3 : 25% chance to couter melee and ranged attacks
Level 4 : 35% chance to couter melee and ranged attacks
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a

Note: Powerful ability based on your heroes damage, thus it should be obtained later on in game when your hits actually deal some damage.

Way of the Sword

Swiftblade’s unsurpassed skill at
the sword has made him a master
of hitting where it hurts, giving him
a chance to critically strike opponents
with each attack.
Level 1 :  10% chance for 2.0x critical strike
Level 2 : 18% chance for 2.0x critical strike
Level 3 : 26% chance for 2.0x critical strike
Level 4 : 36% chance for 2.0x critical strike
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a

Note: Great for dealing that extra damage, it should be supported by items that give attack speed and damage.

Ultimate

Swift Slashes

Swiftblade attacks random nearby targets
with such speed that he appears to teleport
to them. Targets are randomly chosen, yet it
is possible to teleport to the same target
multiple times.
Level 1 :  150  to 250 damage to 3 random targets
Level 2 :  150 to 250 damage to 5 random targets
Level 3 :  150 to 250 damage to 8 random targets
Mana Cost 200/275/350
Cooldown  130/120/110
Deals 0.1 second mini stun to primary target

Swift Slashes is boosted by Staff of the Master

Note: this ultimate is the main reason to get Runed Axe ( melee attacks deal AOE ( area of effect damage). This ability does maximum damage when the enemy hero is alone, HOWEVER, IT SHOULD ALSO be used to interrupt major spell casters, e.g. IF TEMPEST or Glacius IS USING his ultimate, on a lot of your team mates, TRY TO  mini stun him by using the SS ( Swift Slashes). This skill can be combined with BF (Blade Frenzy at lower levels), firstly start with BF the enemy will run away from you and AWAY FROM CREATURES, then follow up with SS ( you need mana at level 7, perhaps buy soul scream ring).

Main Items

Enhanced  Marchers = Provides attack speed, movement speed and the ability to phase. This phasing ability is important as it makes it MUCH easier to follow with BF.

Runed Axe = giving mana to farm with BF, and a AOE melee damage for SS.

Whispering Helm = Life steal, mainly for survival.

Savage Mace = Excellent for enemies that like to teleport away ( ministun attack).

Wing Bow = Massive damage boost, survivability and attack speed.

Flayer = Massive damage.

Additional Items

Symbol of Rage : Life steal, Health and damage.

Soul Scream Ring: enough mana at level 7 to perform Ultimate and BF one after the other.

Shrunken head : Universal Item.

Charged Hammer : damage.

Hack and Slash : movement speed, attack speed and an attack modifier.

The possibilities are endless any of the items above, make Swift Blade into a end game carry.

Skill Allocation

Level 1 BF

Level 2 WOTS

Level 3 BF

Level 4 WOTS

Level 5 BF

Level 6 SS

Level 7 BF

Level 8 WOTS

Level 9 WOTS

Level 10 CA

Level 11 SS

Level 12 CA

Level 13 CA

Level 14 CA

Level 15 Stats

Level 16 SS

This hero, if played correctly is the most annoying hero in the game. It can disable a whole team at the same time, which is basically a game winner. The problem is disabling the correct heroes and disabling more than 3 heroes is very hard. Thus it makes this a moderately hard hero to play.

Stats

Attack Type=Ranged
Attack Damage=42-48
Attack Range=500

Movementspeed=300
Turnrate=320
Armor=3.96
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=17
Agility=14
Intelligence=20

Strength per level=2.1
Agility per level=1.0
Intelligence per level=3.4

Spells

Glacial Blasts

The Tempest blasts a target enemy with
icy winds, chilling it every two seconds.
Being chilled causes the target to take
damage and be stunned briefly.
Level 1 : Deals 30 magic damage, stuns for 1 seconds, 1 impact
Level 2 : Deals 40 magic damage, stuns for 1 seconds, 2 impact
Level 3 : Deals 65 magic damage, stuns for 1 seconds, 2 impact
Level 4 : Deals 80 magic damage, stuns for 1 seconds, 3 impact
Mana cost 110/130/150/160
Cooldown 15 seconds

Note: GB is a powerful stunning attack that cannot be underestimated. Even though a 1 second stun doesn't sound like much. You will be amazed at how much damage 5 heroes can fit into 1 second. Further more at level 4 it performs the ability 3 times with one cast ( dealing 80 x 3 and 1 second stun x 3).

Elemental

The Tempest sacrifices a target unit
and extracts from it the very elements
that composed its being. With these
elements, the tempest creates three
Elementals under his control.
Level 1 : Elemental 200 health, 2 armor, deals 16-24 damage
Level 2 : Elemental 225 health, 3 armor, deals 24-32 damage
Level 3 : Elemental 225 health, 4 armor, deals 34-42 damage
Level 4 : Elemental 275 health, 5 armor, deals 43-51 damage
Mana cost 170
Cooldown 35 seconds
Elemental effects
Kills target giving gold and spawns 3 elementals in its place
After each Elemental has attacked 6 times it spawns a duplicate of itself

Note: Elemental is his main farming ability. It is an incredible skill because it can be used on neutrals ( not ancients). Therefore, this skill is what makes it possible to farm a Portal Key within 7-8 minutes of the game, ON NORMAL MODE  AND EASY MODE. To do this, you need to obtain this ability at least to level 1 but it is advisable to max its level ASAP if you want the maximum results, this is because you can use it to push towers early ( getting extra 700 gold) but also the stronger the creeps are the more last hits it will give.

A mixture of both killing neutral creeps and normal creeps is the best combination. So the trick is, push as far as you can from your tower to the enemy tower, then once the elemental cool down is ready, farm high level neutrals by yourself. All you need to do is keep rotating and as soon as elemental reach at least level 3-4 you can attempt to take a tower down ( even without taking a tower, it is possible to get Portal key within 8-10 min).

Meteor

Attuned to all things natural and cosmic,
the Tempest calls down a meteor that ignites
a target area, causing units within to take
damage over time.
Level 1 : Damages targets in radius, 3% maximum health per second for 7 seconds
Level 2 : Damages targets in radius, 4% maximum health per second for 7 seconds
Level 3 : Damages targets in radius, 5% maximum health per second for 7 seconds
Level 4 : Damages targets in radius, 6% maximum health per second for 7 seconds
Mana cost 95/110/125/140
Cooldown 20 seconds

Note: that this skill is useful for when the enemy has high health, therefore it is usually a less priority skill. Take this skill after all other skills are maximised. also a decent farming skill.

Ultimate

Elemental Void

The Tempest uses his power over the
elements to create an extremely low
pressure system at target location,
causing fierce winds to drag all enemy
units toward that target location, dealing
damage over time.
Level 1 : Deals 30 magic damage per second in 500 radius,  Applies Elemental Void to targets in 400 radius, Deals 60 magic damage to targets in 150 radius.
Level 2 :  Deals 50 magic damage per second in 500 radius,  Applies Elemental Void to targets in 400 radius, Deals 100 magic damage to targets in 150 radius.
Level 3 :  Deals 70 magic damage per second in 500 radius,  Applies Elemental Void to targets in 400 radius, Deals 140 magic damage to targets in 150 radius.
Mana Cost 200/300/400
Cooldown 200/190/180
Channeling Time 4 seconds
Elemental Void effects
Silence
Perplexed
Disarmed
Immobilized

Note: this is A GODLY SKILL STUNNING AN AREA FOR 4 SECONDS, EVEN IF THEY HAVE SHRUNKEN HEAD, NOTHING CAN BLOCK THIS SKILL. the trick with this skill is that PORTAL KEY is needed ASAP, to catch enemies unguarded and make it easier to stun more enemy heroes at once. USE this ABILITY only if there ARE ALLIES NEARBY ( the more allies the better), DON'T USE IT WHEN YOU ARE ALONE OR WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE ENEMY HERO. Also, IF you can't grab all 5 heroes at once with this skill, AT LEAST GRAB THE HEROES THAT CAN CAST STUN OR INTERRUPT you E.g. Glacius, Thunderbringer, Behemoth. IF you dont grab the stunners, your ultimate becomes useless, UNLESS YOU HAVE SHRUNKEN HEAD.

Main Items

Bottle = Good early in the game for additional mana.

Marchers/ Enhanced Marchers / Post Haste = Need one of these, but PORTAL Key should be obtained asap, and shrunken head is next on that list.

Portal Key = Necessary item in order to cast a better ultimate. Good for escaping, starting ganks etc.

Shrunken head = Necessary item for this hero, IF THE ultimate cant be canceled, and you stun all 5 enemy heroes in one go, your team becomes very very powerful.

Restoration Orb= Necessary item, casting the ultimate twice, what more can you want.

Additional Items

Totem of Kuldra = Great support item.

Frost Field Plate = Survivability and more farming capabilities.

Sacrificial Stone = Less death down time, could be a game winner.

Skill Allocation

Level 1 Elemental

Level 2 GB

Level 3 Elemental

Level 4 GB

Level 5 Elemental

Level 6 EV ( ultimate)

Level 7 Elemental

Level 8 GB

Level 9 GB

Level 10 Meteor

Level 11 EV

Level 12 Meteor

Max Meteor and then the ultimate, lastly add yellow stats.

A tower pusher, support and tank hero that plays 3 roles at the same time. Can be considered the most powerful tower pusher in game. Her abilities all support the one main role she is made to do, DESTROY TOWERS. Although her ultimate is mainly used on towers, don't be afraid to sometimes use it on unsuspecting enemy heroes.

Stats

Attack Type=Ranged
Attack Damage=39-51
Attack Range=600

Movementspeed=285
Turnrate=320
Armor=0.96
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=19
Agility=14
Intelligence=20

Strength per level=1.8
Agility per level=1.4
Intelligence per level=3.0

Spells

Wave of Death

Exercising her mastery over death,
the Defiler sends forth a Wave of Death
which damages enemies in a line
Level 1 : Deals 100 damage to each target in a line
Level 2 : Deals 175 damage to each target in a line
Level 3 : Deals 225 damage to each target in a line
Level 4 : Deals 350 damage to each target in a line
Mana cost 105/120/140/165
Cooldown 8 seconds

Note: Wave of Death (WOD) = Main farming ability and damaging ability. used to clear creatures in lane so that the ultimate does maximum havoc. This skill should be spammed to last hit, and damage enemy heroes in a lane, the range of this skill is very long and thus it is easy to hit the enemy with it.

Grave Silence

The Defiler forces images of slain warriors
into the minds of her foes, commanding a
moment of silence which prevents them
from casting spells or using abilities.
Level 1 : 3 second silence 200 radius
Level 2 : 4 second silence 275 radius
Level 3 : 5 second silence 350 radius
Level 4 : 6 second silence 350 radius
Mana cost 80
Cooldown 14 seconds

Note: Grave Silence (GS) =  AT level 1 this skill provides a 3 second silence that is extremely hard to use ( the radius is only 200), however at level 4 this skill is endlessly useful, for it afflicts enemy heroes with 6 seconds silence and the best part is that its radius makes it extremely easy to silence many enemy heroes at a time. This skill can be a game tide turner, as if all 5 enemy heroes are silenced in one spell. They become virtually useless for 6 seconds. PRACTICE THIS SKILL.

Power in Death

The Defiler embraces death, increasing
her movement speed and power of her
other spells.
Level 1 : Wave of Death cooldown -1 second/ mana -5,  Grave Silence cooldown -0 second,  Unholy Explusion +1 spirit
Level 2 : Wave of Death cooldown -2 second/mana -10,  Grave Silence cooldown -1 second,   Unholy Explusion +2 spirit
Level 3 : Wave of Death cooldown -3 second /mana -15,  Grave Silence cooldown -2 second,  Unholy Explusion +3 spirit
Level 4 : Wave of Death cooldown -4 second /mana -20,  Grave Silence cooldown -3 second,  Unholy Explusion +4 spirit
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a
Passive Bonuses
+3/6/9/12 Movement speed

Ultimate

Unholy Expulsion

The Defiler expels several invulnerable spirits from
her form. The spirits may not be directly controlled
but will attack nearby enemies and will attack any
unit that the Defiler directly attacks. When Unholy
Expulsion ends, the spirits will heal the Defiler.
Level 1 : Summons 7 spirits
Level 2 : Summons 11 spirits
Level 3 : Summons 16 spirits
Mana Cost 200/300/400
Cooldown 100 seconds
Upon completion
Spirits heal you for 25% of the damage they dealt. Max 1000 health heal.

Note: Unholy Expulsion (UE) = Hitting random targets is the weakness of this skill, further more the spirits move quite slowly, this is why many of her items aim to reduce enemy movement speed and make them the only target to hit ( by killing the other creeps in lane).

Main Items

Enhanced Marchers or Post Haste =movement speed is important to deal more damage with her UE.

Sacrificial Stone = Provides health/Mana, Health/mana regeneration, overall health and other amazing advantages. Great item for Defiler.

Totem Of Kuldra = making the enemy slower by disabling them, creating more opportunities to deal damage with her ultimate.

Frostwolf's Skull = Additional health/mana also providing a slowing attack.

Additional items

Shrunken Head = Universal item.

Frost Field Plate = additional Armour, slowing ability that deals area of effect damage.

Restoration Orb = Doing the ultimate twice in a row, before the enemy can revive. What more can you want.

Skill Allocation

Level 1 WOD

Level 2 GS ( this skill should be added to level 1 to silence if necessary e.g. ( Glacius ultimate)

Level 3 WOD

Level 4 PID

Level 5 WOD

Level 6 UE

Level 7 WOD

Level 8 PID

Level 9 GS

Level 10 PID

Level 11 UE

Level 12 GS

From here, complete GS and PID and then complete the ultimate, and add rest to stats.

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Manipulating and controlling the opponent is a specialty of the Puppet Master. He excels in dealing damage and is suitable for end game carry and support at the same time. PM is also a easy hero to play because he can farm quite fast using his third skill Whiplash dealing massive aoe damage at higher levels.

Stats

Attack Type=Ranged
Attack Damage=39-53
Attack Range=600

Movement speed=300
Turn rate=320
Armor=3.38
Magic Armor=5.5

Strength=21
Agility=20
Intelligence=21

Strength per level=2.1
Agility per level=1.7
Intelligence per level=2.9

Spells

Puppeteer's Hold

The Puppet Master ties up a target enemy
with puppet strings. The strings slow down
the enemy’s attack speed and restrain movement.
Level 1 : Applies Pupeteer’s Hold to target for 3 seconds. Target is forced to stay in that position.
Level 2 : Applies Pupeteer’s Hold to target for 3.75 seconds. Target is forced to stay in that position.
Level 3 : Applies Pupeteer’s Hold to target for 4.7 seconds. Target is forced to stay in that position.
Level 4 : Applies Pupeteer’s Hold to target for 5.25 seconds. Target is forced to stay in that position.
Mana cost 115/140/165/195
Cooldown 14 seconds
Status Effect
-10/-15/-20/-25 Attack speed

Puppet Show

The Puppet Master enslaves an enemy unit
as his Puppet. The target is driven crazy and
will attack the nearest unit, be it friend or foe.
Level 1 : Applies Crazed Puppet to target for 2.5 seconds
Level 2 : Applies Crazed Puppet to target for 3 seconds
Level 3 : Applies Crazed Puppet to target for 3.5 seconds
Level 4 : Applies Crazed Puppet to target for 4 seconds
Mana cost 125/140/155/170
Cooldown 30/28/26/24
Crazed Puppet effects
Forced to attack nearest unit in a 250/300/350/400 radius

Whiplash

Imbuing his attack with his magical Puppet Strings,
the Puppet Master is able to increase his base damage
and unleash devastating attacks that damage multiple enemies.
Level 1 : On every 5th attack, attacks do 125% normal damage and apply 25% splash damage in 200 radius
Level 2 : On every 5th attack, attacks do 159% normal damage and apply 50% splash damage in 200 radius
Level 3 : On every 5th attack, attacks do 175% normal damage and apply 70% splash damage in 200 radius
Level 4 : On every 5th attack, attacks do 200% normal damage and apply 100% splash damage in 200 radius
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a
Passive Bonuses
+6/12/18/24% Base damage

Ultimate

Voodoo Puppet

The Puppet Master imbues the essence of a target
enemy in his Puppet. The Puppet can then be attacked
by the Puppet Master or any of his allies. The puppet
takes increased damage, and transfers damage taken
to the target as Magic damage.
Level 1 : Puppet 450 Health,5.5 magic armor, and takes 160% damage
Level 2 : Puppet 700 Health,5.5 magic armor, and takes 180% damage
Level 3 : Puppet 950 Health,5.5 magic armor, and takes 210% damage
Mana Cost 150/200/250
Cooldown150 seconds
Lasts until target gets more than 1000 units away from puppet, or until puppet is destroy

Puppeteer's Hold (PH)= Great skill to initiate ganks, espcially when the enemy hero cannot use any blinking abilities (Chronos, Zephyr etc). it lasts for A VERY long time(5.25s) which is more than enough to burst an enemy hero down.

Puppet Show (PS)= At first i thought this skill would be mediocre, HOWEVER this skill makes the affected target forced to hit you, if within 400 range for 4 seconds PLUS it makes their hits DEAL ZERO DAMAGE. it has a range of 700 which is why many people use this skill first so they can get close enough for PH

Whiplash (WL)= Main farming skill, dealing area of effect damage and increased damage every 5 hits. This ability is boosted by attack speed and critical, as it provides an insane damage increase if the correct items are bought.

Voodoo Puppet (VP)= This ultimate provides decent damage, however it is usually obtained at a later stage, this is because his other abilities are much too useful to sacrifice.

Main Items

Enhanced Marchers = Movement speed and attack speed, great to support the skill WL.

Flayer = Boosts damage like crazy, giving the chance to critical hit on WL ( with this item it is possible to deal over 1000 damage).

Whispering Helm = Provides enough life steal to stay in the lane longer, for extra farming and most importantly survivability.

Savage Mace = Gives attack speed, TRUESTRIKE ( your attack will never miss) and a chacne to do a mini stun causing additional damage.

Additional Items

Hell flower = Attack speed, damage and silence ( also providing additional damage).

Shrunken Head = Universal item, game dependent on hero match ups.

Symbol of Rage = Mainly survivability.

Skill Allocation

Level 1 PH

Level 2 PS

Level 3 WL

Level 4 WL

Level 5 WL

Level 6 WL

Level 7 PH

Level 8 PS

Level 9 PH

Level 10 PS

Level 11 PH

Level 12 PS

Level 13 VP

LEvel 14 VP

After this, you can complete the ultimate and rest to yellow stats.