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windrunnerI. Quick Play Guide

Walkout Items

Chik:Total Cost - 599 Gold.

Spam:Total Cost - 584 or 574 Gold.

Stats:

Total Cost - 581 Gold.

RoB:Total Cost - 584 Gold.

Skill Build

1. Windrunner2. Powershot3. Powershot4. Shackleshot/Windrunner5. Powershot6. Shackleshot7. Powershot8. Shackleshot9. Shackleshot10.Focus Fire11.Focus Fire12.Windrunner/Shackleshot13.Windrunner14.Windrunner15.Stats16.Focus Fire

Items


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Please note that these are simply a typical Hybrid skill/item build and are not conduciveto all games.

Early Items

The Toolbox


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Typical Item Sets

This is a typical DPS build. In this build, Force Staff is usually gotten first to get some

extra mobility. Linken's is usually the next major thing to build followed by Helm of the

Dominator; you can build these in opposite order. BKB is a good followup so that you can

make sure to do lots of right click damage. Then, save for a Rapier. When your team is

ready for a rax push, buy it at that point. Don't buy it early and lose it, or you'll ruin the

surprise .

When you're game's not going well, you'll end up poor. A Jango is a great way to pick up

a fat amount of stats. The Force Staff provides you with needed damage and nifty utility

to keep up the fight. The Crystalys is a cheap way to give you a 30% boost in your

overall damage.


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This item set is geared for a supportive Windrunner. If you're a support, you won't have

a great deal of farm, so your gold will be a bit limited. You should aim for some lower tier

utility items that also complement your natural abilities. Mekanzm is great for prolonging

team fights, Force Staff keeps your damage up to par and provides good utility if you

have some imagination and timing. The Medallion is a really cheap way to get some

mana regen and ramp up some damage indirectly. The Null Talisman expands your manapool and provides some extra padding on your HP.

My typical gameplay lends me towards this item set. Gives you great mobility, great

abilities for teamfights, plenty of damage, and a decent amount of survivability. In my

opinion, a good all rounder, but definitely not the best. I almost never finish all these

items in a game.

One of the biggest questions I've had is, "What does a maxed out Windrunner look like?"

Quite honestly, it is very dependent on the game you're playing, and that was the reason

that I didn't include a complete item set previously. So, I give this example, but I give it

with context. I'm in a very AoE heavy lineup (Windrunner, Tide, Queen of Pain, Jakiro,

and Phantom Lancer) playing against a very powerful anti-push team (Anti-Mage,

Earthshaker, CM, Silencer, Puck). The Boots of Travel gave me the ability to get into

position from anywhere, and they are always a great item for late game. The Aghanims

gave me the ability to use my Focus Fire twice during most of our teamfights; I usually

used it on a hero followed by a building. I had to get an Orchid to deal with Anti-Mage.

Since we were low on stuns, I ended up picking up a Guinsoo as well. Diffusal Blade was

the money for shutting down several of their heroes; I was usually able to power down

Anti-Mage or Earthshaker before they could do much in a teamfight. Necronomicon was apretty good item for us since 4 of us ended up buying it.


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There was a funny moment where ES blinked into us to ult right as all of us used our

Necronomicons and died to the 4 Blue Minions exploding on him!

Nortrom - The Silencer

1. Curse Build1.Glaive

2.Curse

3.Curse

4.Last Word

5.Curse

6.Global Silence

7.Curse

8.Glaive

9.Glaive10.Glaive

11.Global Silence

12.Last Word

13.Last Word

14.Last Word

15.Stats

16.Global Silence

17.Stats

...

2. "Common Build"1.Glaive

2.Stats/Last Word

3.Glaive

4.Stats/Last Word

5.Glaive

6.Global Silence

7.Glaive

8.Last Word

9.Last Word

10.Last Word

11.Global Silence

12.Last Word

13.Stats

14.Stats

15.Stats

16.Global Silence

17.Stats

... (Stats before Curse)

Item Build (Primary)


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Begin with:

2x (3x if playing common build)

4x (none with common build)

4x

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so one of these is our must have:

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Alternative Build

(If midgame gets really hard)

Begin with:

2x (3x if playing common build)

4x (none with common build)

4x

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=> 2x ,2x => 2x

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=> => 3x

Situational Items:

Certain situations may call for the following items to interrupt the core build:

Black King Bar:

The Back King Bar is a good way to go if the enemy team has a lot of intelligence

heros or disable and you are being focused by them exclusively. You will stay alive

much easier with this item, and a Heart of Terrasque later can give you a greater

amount of hp to supplement such focusing.

Note: I recommend this if you have an enemy rikimaru in your game.

Necronomicon:

Necronomicon also fits very fine with Nortrom. There is a good intelligence and

Strength buff, combined with some powerfull summons, which also can detect

invisibility, so if your team needs a weapon against invis, feel free to get

Necronomicon.


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Mekansm:

"Mek" is many peoples choice after they have their Power Treads.

You may get it before hex, but I personally prefer to get the survivability via hex

as fast as possible.

Nevertheless, its definetly a good item on a support DPSer like Nortrom.

Force Staff:

The Forcestaff has good stats (damage and attackspeed) and gives you the ability

to push a unit 500 units into the direction it is facing (even yourself).

Use this to ether escape, or pushing yourself into enemys direction if you are

chasing him.

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Luxury Items:

On the off chance that you have finished the core build and the game isnt nearly

over, these additional items can be purchased corresponding with the situation

and personal preference. What we need mostly into the late endgame is more

survivability, as our damage is plenty high

(remember that we have Orchids/Shivas and Hex already). So items of our choice

should be:

Shiva's Guard

Shivas Gaurd is one of the best items you can get with Nortrom.

It provides you with a heavy additional damage boost, aswell as a very good

surviability.

The aura reduced the enemys attackspeed by 15% in a 1000yrd Range and the

active ability deals 200 damage in a 640yrd range AoE spell which slows the

enemy by 40% for 4 sec.


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Ghost Scepter:

Ghost Scepter has the ability to transform yourself into a banish state, which

stops you from attacking and being attacked for 4 sec, but also increases magic

damage dealt to you is increased by 44%.

This combined with Global Silence gives you 4 seconds invulnerability.

Note: You can attack by manually throwing Glaives in banished form.

Heart of Terrasque:

Also very good choice, if you have problems to stay alive in teambattles.

Combined with Shivas, you are able to take lots of damage.

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Bad Items

Aghanims Scepter

Although its cheaper in 6.60b it still dosent fit with your ultimate.

Additionally the changed reciepe just gives you +10 to all stas and some hp.

Thats not enough to be an item of choice.

Refresher Orb:

At this point in the game, you already have: high damage and good mana regen ,

so the refresh ability just isnt worth 5300 gold. Yes, you can Global Silence two

times, but its just not worth it, there are better items out there for the gold. Italso dosent fit with our goal to stay alive as long as possible and use Last Word to


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our advantage.

Bloodstone:

We dont benefit that much from bloodstone, because we already have enough

mana and regen. So the 450 HP of tankiness we get from bloodstone isn't really

worth 5050 gold.

Skywrath Mage

Skills

Starting

Core

Luxury

Situational

Rejected


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Goblin Techies1. Land Mine

2. Suicide Squad, AttacK!

3. Land Mine

4. Stasis Trap5. Land Mine

6. Remote Mines

7. Land Mine

8. Stasis Trap

9. Stasis Trap

10. Stasis Trap

11. Remote Mines

12-15. Stats

16. Remote Mines

17-22. Stats

23. Suicide Squad, AttacK!24. Suicide Squad, AttacK!


2. 1. Stasis Trap2. Suicide Squad, AttacK!

3. Land Mine

4. Stasis Trap

5. Stasis Trap

6. Remote Mines

7. Stasis Trap

8. Land Mine



11. Remote Mines


13. Land Mine

14. Land Mine

15. Stats

16. Remote Mines

17-25. Stats

3. 1. Land Mine2. Suicide Squad, AttacK!3. Suicide Squad, AttacK!

4. Land Mine

5.mSuicide Squad, AttacK!

6. Remote Mines


8. Land Mine

9. Land Mine

10. Stasis Trap

11. Remote Mines

12. Stasis Trap

13. Stasis Trap14. Stasis Trap


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15. Stats

16. Remote Mines

17-25. Stats

Starting Items:

You need a TP scroll to place as many mines as possible before the creeps reach the lane. You buytwo branches for the boost in stats and Clarity Potions with the rest of the gold. One clarity gives100 mana which is about 1 Land Mine. So you will be able to place around 9-11 Land Mines. Youcould get Tangos instead of the branches, or buy less Clarity Potions, but everything has its ups anddowns.

(Very) Early Game:

Get a Sobi Mask in the beginning so you can regen some mana. Sometimes you have enough gold(first-blood) to buy the Sobi Mask and the Ring of Regeneration, but I would always take the manaregen first. The recipe costs just a few gold so that should be not taking too long. Soul Ring shouldbe get as first item because not a single item in the game can match its mana regen of 6 mana/sec.

Early-Mid Game:

Your next goal should be the Energy Booster (or Boots) depending on the state of the game. Bydropping the Energy Booster before you use the Soul Ring you will gain more mana. With yourArcane Boots and Soul Ring you got a mana regeneration of around 9 mana per second, which is alot.

Mid-Late Game (Aghanim vs Force Staff):

A Point Booster is always useful and can give you a lot of mana. Aghanims is a real beast in teamfights, because you can place your Remote Mines from a distance of 700. So you can place themfrom a save position. But it only works when you push or you have a lot of team fights.If the enemy pushes a lot you should rather get Force Staff:

Its very useful against Gem and Sentry Wards, and you can easily kill heroes that dont want to stepon your Remote Mines, but dont want to back either. It gives mana and its cheap, which is quitegood for mid-game, but its not a late-game item.

Core:

Clarity:

Clarity Potions give you 100 mana in 30sec (3,3 mana per second). In early game your Land

Mines cost 125-150 mana and have a CD of 25-20 sec. So its a very good item for Techies; 1

Clarity Potion is 1 Land Mine.


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Soul Ring:

Soul Ring is a the perfect item for Techies. You get 150 Mana every 25 seconds (6 mana per

second), which is a lot of mana. It also means that you can place at least one Land Mine every

25 seconds.

Arcane Boots

Arcane Boots gives you a lot of mana and some mana regeneration. Combined with your Soul

Ring you will have almost endless mana. After you get Soul Ring and Arcane Boots you

actually got all items you need till late game. The rest is optional and luxury.

Force Staff:

Force staff seems better than it actually is. You can push your enemies into the mines, but as

long as they dont have Gem you should be able to kill them without it. Force Staff is just a

Gem and Sentry Ward counter, hence inferior to Aghanim's.

Aghanims:

Techies Scepter- oh wait. This item gives you mana, health and it also improves your

ultimate. Your Remote Mines will have a higher casting range and you can actually save

some mana because the Damage/Mana ratio is higher (0,5 more damage per mana).

Luxury:

Shiva's Guard:

Shiva's Guard gives you a lot of mana and an AoE nuke with slow (and lag), which generally

helps your team in fights. This item is recommended if you lack some physical survivability

and/or your team needs an AoE slow/nuke. The downside ofShivas Guard is that it requiresyou to save 2700 gold and to be close to your enemy, which is bad because you are still weak


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to nukes.

Orchid Malevolence:

Orchid is a possibility but not really good. The build up is cheap and easy, but you don't have

gold problems and other items are way more useful (for example: Guinsoo orEuls). An early

rush is also very bad, because it gives you no survivability at all.

Eye of Skadi:

At first you might wonder why Techies would/should get Eye of Skadi, but it is really good if

you are chasing enemies a lot. Because of your high attack range you can use it very well.

Still I would only buy it after your core items and maybe 1-2 luxury items. Also you shouldn't

forget that it gives good stats as well.

Necronomicon:

Necronomicon is a really good team clash item. You can mana drain and damage your

opponents with the summons and you can counter wards and invisible enemies who try to

sneak around your mines. The life and mana is very nice and the build up is quite easy.

Eul's:

It has a very cheap build up and gives you +25 movement speed which closes the ms gap

between you and other heroes. The cyclone ability can be really useful for your team and you

can land Stasis Traps and other mines easier with it. Also note that you can block

stuns/attacks by using it on yourself.

Guinsoo:

Guinsoo is a very good item on every intelligence hero and Techies is no exception.

It gives you mana and mana regeneration, plus a disable for your team. If you have the money

you should definitely go for this item.

Bloodstone:


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Bloodstone, once on my Rejected list, now made its way up here. You start with 5 charges,

which is quite a lot of mana regen. Its not core and should only be bought afterAghanims orForce Staff, but its the only item which can really give you unlimited mana. If you manage to

get ~10 charges you can actually sell your Soul Ring/Arcane Boots and make some place in

your inventory.

Rejected:

Refresher Orb:

All your skills have a decent cooldown, so a Refresher Orb is not needed. Though you

actually could get one for fun, because it would make a 18 seconds stun possible.

Dagon:

Dagon is not really a bad item, but way worse than other alternatives. Its just an item that

consumes needed mana. Also people tend to kill-steal with Dagon, which is

counterproductive because your carry should get the kills.

Lothar's & Dagger:

Good for initiation, but in my opinion they just take away inventory place and make you

suicide for no reason. You have Force Staff, which should be enough for this purpose.

Linken's Sphere & BKB:

Goblin Techies is not a tank hero. You usually stand back and place your mines, so you dont

need those items.

DPS Items:


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You have low agility and low base damage. You cant carry with physical dps items.

Pugna

Skill and Item Build Options

Skill Build:

Depending on your opponents you may choose to change this, but I find this is

most effective:

1 - Nether Blast

2 - Nether Ward/Decrepify3 - Nether Blast

4 - Nether Ward

5 - Nether Blast

6 - Life Drain

7 - Nether Blast

8 - Nether Ward

9 - Nether Ward

10 - Decrepify/Nether Ward

11 - Life Drain

12 - Decrepify

13 - Decrepify

14 - Decrepify

15 - Stat Boost

16 - Life Drain

Nether Blast is always maxed first, I don't think anyone will have any issues

with that. However, choosing between Nether Ward and Decrepify is less

obvious.

I always prioritize Nether Ward because it shines in early and mid gamebattles when spell damage is at its peak strength. Decrepify is a very strong

counter to physical damage, which of course makes more sense in late game.

Also, you only need to throw in 1 level of Decrepify and you can still

coordinate with your team to amplify their nukes.

Starting items:

Pugna is a very versatile hero and these item builds are by no means gospel,

they are simply a guide. Use your initiative to make item choices in-game,depending on your opponents and the situation.


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Option 1 - Solo Pugna

Pugna is a strong ranged solo and this item set is also easily incorporated into

one of his later items - Mekansm.

Option 2 - Dual-Lane Pugna

This is a pretty self-explanatory item set, of course the most important item is

the chicken. When you are playing dual-lane Pugna you need to be responsible

for supporting your team. The only time you wouldn't buy chicken is if you

were buying the team's first set of wards instead.

Option 3 - Solo Pugna in the 'Danger Lane'

Soloing Pugna in the long 'Danger Lane' is a more advanced tactic, I will

attempt to find (or create) a recent replay of this technique. (Unfortunately all

of MYM|Maelk's danger lane Pugna replays are for an older patch.) With Boots

and his natural fast movement speed, Pugna can escape the ganks that are

commonly inflicted on this lane. However it requires very sharp map

awareness and more submissive hero positioning. Only more experienced

players should attempt this strategy.

Mid Game Items:

After the initial laning phase there are many items that are intelligent choices

for Poogles.

Pugna is a natural supporter - he is almost completely item independent so

you should focus on stocking up on support items whenever possible:

These are your key support items. Keep a stranglehold on the map with strong


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observer warding and kill the enemy obs with sentries. Always have a TP Scroll

on you so you can help out in battles. Counter enemy invis heroes with dust

and be sure to gank them early as possible when they are more vulnerable.

Warding is an integral part of Pugna's game, so if you are unfamiliar with

appropriate warding spots, please gohereto see Heldarion's Total WardingGuide.

In addition to support items, you can use your own judgement to choose

between the following initial items:

Mekansm and Basilius are usually top priority unless another teammate

chooses to buy these. They are almost essential for pushing towers, which isone of Puglicious' main goals.

Pugna's HP and armour is amongst the lowest in DotA, so it is very important

to buff him up a bit. This can be achieved in a number of ways - 2 Bracers, a

fast Mekansm and/or an early Point Booster are all viable ways to bump up his

early survivability. However, don't go too ballistic on Bracers and leave

yourself no inventory space for support items.

Late Game Item Choices:

Wow, it's a regular smorgasbord of items... That's basically because Pugna

doesntneeditems, he can simply choose items that are most suitable to beat

his enemies. If they have mass spell damage - Khadgar's Pipe. If they have a

huge amount of physical damage - Ghost Scepter. If you need mobility to

multi-lane push - Boots of Travel. You get the idea.

However, Pugna should push hard enough that his team wins long before hestarts considering this pricey list of top tier items. If you spend ages trying to

farm up these big items, the enemy carry heroes will become much more of a

threat. You should win early as possible when playing Puggs.
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Atropos

Skillbuid:

1: Nightmare

2: Brain Sap

3: Brain Sap4: Stats

5: Brain Sap

6: Fiend's Grip

7: Brain Sap

8-10: Nightmare

11: Fiend's Grip

12-15: Enfeeble

16: Fiend's Grip

17+: Stats

Item build:

Starting: x2 ( )

Core: ( )

Extension/Luxury:

Kaldr

Skills

Normal build

1. Cold Feet

2. Ice Vortex

3. Cold Feet

4. Ice Vortex

5. Cold Feet

6. Ice Blast

7. Cold Feet

8-9. Ice Vortex

10. Stats

11. Ice Blast

12-15. Chilling Touch

16. Ice Blast

17-25. Stats


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Items

Starting

(or )

Core

(or )

then ->

Trouble surviving: after Nulls

Optional / Situational

Extensions / Luxuries

Beginning:

(or )

Obvious reasons, mana and health and start your Null Talismans / Bracers

Core:

(or )


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then ->

Final builds

Ifyou ever reach all those 6 items in a real game

Nuke + Disable

DPS + Disable

Support + Disable


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Winter Wyvern, Auroth

Skill Build:

There are few skill build, depending on situation:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

This is normal build, one level of heal to prevent first blood attempts. One level of Slow

to help ganking and killing, then maxing Splinter to deal damage. This is best used in

side-lanes, where you could use splinter while chasing, and not rely on creeps to be there

for damage.


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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

This build is used against Solo lane, since you won't have to rely on Splinter to kill

enemy, and will have slow instead. One level of heal is a must. Splinter is maxed after

Slow for killing potential.

1.

2.


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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Early Game:

OR

Mid Game:

Core items:

Arcane boots:


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Other boots are simply not good enough for Wyvern. He is constantly ganking, and needs

more mana. Later replace these with Boots of Travel.

Urn of Shadows:

Gives some much needed health, and free salves. Get it if noone else in team has Urn.

Its mana regeneration comes in handy on lane.

Magic Wand:

Instant heal is imba. In team battles, charges fill in like mad with all the spells flying

around.

Null Talismans:

Some stats arent bad. Later can be turned into Dagon.

Lothar's Edge:

This hero has escape mechanism, however, he needs positioning and damage as well.

Lothar gives him both, and is especially useful after its cost decrease! You can use 150

extra damage to snipe off enemy from 1000 range. You will mostly use it for escape and

initiation though, since Arcane Burn lasts only 6 seconds, that will make you vulnerable

often.

Guinsoo's Scytle of Vyse:

This is very useful item, you can't go wrong with it! Besides, you lack disable, aside from

Ultimate, so you should get either this, or Eul.

Eul's Scepter of Divinity:

Guinsoo's little brother, but still very useful. Get either this, or Guinsoo every game.

Orchid Malevolence:This item comes in small, cheap components, and is useful against spellcasters, or heroes that

have gamebreaking skills. It can also be used to counter blinkers.

Shivas Guard:

One of my favorite items ingame. You will one-shot whole pushing wave with Splinter +

shiva, and slow enemies even more, so its definitively a must item in late game..


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Dagon:

Item great in ganking. It loses effectivness later in game, so if you fail to get it by minute 20,

focus yourself on getting shiva instead. Never upgrade dagon. 100 extra damage (plus reduced

by magic resistance) isn't worth 1350 gold!

Veil of Discord:

Very nice item, amplifies damage by Splinter. Get it if your team is composed of spellcasters,

and someone already bought Meka.

Mekansm:

You should try to rush this item if you are support. If you decide to take semi-carry role

though, focus on one of other items.

Khadgars Pipe of Insight:

Great against Spellcaster team.

Black King Bar:

While i don't recommend getting this item, there are some situations where you should get it.

If enemy has heavy disable team, that prevents you from unleashing your potential, this is

item for you.

Vanguard:You are tanky already, have heal and tower diving tool, so you don't need this. Get it at your

own risk.

Linken Sphere:

Against single disabler it can work ok. Gives some nice stats and regen. Get it if you can

aford it.

Refreshers Orb:

Very powerful item towards end game. This item will provide you with another ultimate, and

that means 6 seconds of enemies fighting eachother total! However, as ultimate is hard to

land, be sure to think wisely before using refresher, else you waste both its CD and mana.

Blademail:Enemies simply love to focus you, especially after you freeze friend they are attacking. Plus,

blademail animation is hardly noticeable on you, so this item could be considered second

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Mobility is also an important factor. Both Dagger and Force staff are very useful. With dagger

you can easily blink, evading stuns, chasing enemies, etc. Force Staff has little less uses (you

can't evade stun with it, but you can push self even if you were hit within last 3 seconds), butgives stats, and comes in small pieces. If enemies have invisibility detector heroes, get these

instead of Lothar.

Bloodstone and Heart are good survivability items. Get them if you are focused down in team

battles. Heart is far better choice though, soulring and arcane cover all your mana problems

both early and late game.

Skadi is ultimate item Frost Wyrm can have. It gives additional slow, stats, and makes you

beast. However, i advise you to get some items like Shiva and Guinsoo first.

Radiance is useful in combination with slows, cold embrace, however it will be useful only if

you get it in first 25 minutes.

Quote:

REJECTED ITEMS:

While you CAN semi-carry, you should do it with INT items such as shiva, Guinsoo or Skadi,

not direct physical items. You can however get them if you plan on doing imbazilion damage

with your 1000 range slow.

You need no orbs. Perhaps Mjolnir could prove useful as you can be tank as well, other than

that, nothing.

You got farming spell, and its enough for your needs!

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