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I have a hard time playing Visage for some reason. He's a top pick / ban but whenever I pick him I just can't seem to use his ult effectively.
He's really not that hard to play- just dedicate a control group for the minions, hide them ahead/PAST their escape path in tree. Slow + rain down + nuke = gg.
Also the ultimate is only the half of what makes him ridiculous. The 4 sec CD 360 damage nuke is just sickening. You can easily pull off kills just by nuking whenever your meter is up at level 5-7. Forget the ultimate, the nuke alone is devastating. No other hero can consistently dish out 720 to 1080 damage in 8 to 12 seconds at level 7. Just SICK.
Give him a go.
He's really not that hard to play- just dedicate a control group for the minions, hide them ahead/PAST their escape path in tree. Slow + rain down + nuke = gg.
Also the ultimate is only the half of what makes him ridiculous. The 4 sec CD 360 damage nuke is just sickening. You can easily pull off kills just by nuking whenever your meter is up at level 5-7. Forget the ultimate, the nuke alone is devastating. No other hero can consistently dish out 720 to 1080 damage in 8 to 12 seconds at level 7. Just SICK.
Give him a go.
Yeah the minion control part is what gets me. I've heard proper minion use can be used to stunlock while you blast away, but in practice I just can't seem to get it to work most of the time and they just end up as a gold source for the opposing team.
That's a good idea though as far as hiding them in the trees of the escape path and then using them while the enemy retreats; I'll have to give that a whirl.
Here is a rare insight from Valve on hidden matchmaking rating. I agree with them all the way.
Also Na'vi vs Mous D2L grand final best of 5 going on NOW
Stream...look at that, second pick Visage just now from Na'vi.
Yup.
Forget about the stun now. It's the sheer DPS of the minions that's strong. It says 70 dmg 'only' but Base Attack Time is REALLY FAST, basically they all have Mask of Madness.
Slow + Right click with your hero + right click with minions + Nuke = gg.
If you want to be nasty, throw in Medallion for -6 armor. The enemy just MELTS.
So when you gank, you don't stun. You deplete minion's attack power, THEN stun in teamfights.
Enjoy.
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Oh remember, if you hold Ctrl when issuing any command, it issues command to ALL your controlled units & yourself instantly. VERY helpful and I use this all the time with illusions, Chen, Necrobook, etc.\
So it's like... Slow + Ctrl & Right click on enemy + Nuke = gg 4 clicks. That easy.
Cool - I didn't know about holding down control, that will be useful when playing Chen / Enchantress / PL, etc..
I am still surprised Chen isn't considered a first pick / ban in Dota 2. In HoN, Ophelia (Chen clone) is literally first ban or picked every single game
That's because HoN and Dota 2 are essentially different games now with their own meta. Different items, different exp & gold gain, different heroes, they all impact the entire landscape of the meta.
Chen is still formidable in Dota 2.
That's because HoN and Dota 2 are essentially different games now with their own meta. Different items, different exp & gold gain, different heroes, they all impact the entire landscape of the meta.
Chen is still formidable in Dota 2.
How did this happen?
its wtf mode i think, if its there in dota 278K in gold?!?!?!? D: