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Sand King - Gank build

May 25, 2012 by jaslam
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Build 1: Gankers Guide

DotA2 Hero: Sand King


Sand King

Offense

Damage 43-59

Defense

Armor 2.66

Other

Movement Speed 300

Attributes

Strength 83
Agility 71.5
Intelligence 61

Basic Stats

Health 2050
Mana 1027

Purchase Order

Start items

Roam / Gank

Core

late game / luxury



Hero Skills

Burrowstrike

1 3 5 7

Sand Storm

8 23 24 25

Caustic Finale

9 10 12 13

Epicenter

6 11 16

Stats

2 4 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22


Sand King - Gank build

jaslam
May 25, 2012

1.Roam - no laning

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Roam - no laning

This build is for pure - dedicated roam - NO LANING AT ALL
All runes should be yours - with our without bottle.

The early stats will give you enough mana to get 2 stuns off in quick succession - don't be afraid to die without sandstorm, better to ensure that kill with that extra stun and die - and allow your laners to keep farming.

SK roaming build only works when roaming in pairs - good roaming partners
Vengeful Spirit
Witch Doctor
Crystal Maiden
Lion
Shadow Shaman - extremely underated roamer, and is generally laned - something to consider when you want to try something new.

Always carry smoke's to counter enemy wards.

Guide Discussion
Quote | PM | +Rep by Tyrodemacia » May 25, 2012 8:01am | Report
1 point in sandstorm early is kinda nice. It will also allow you to disjoint a number of targeted spells
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Quote | PM | +Rep by jaslam » May 25, 2012 8:13am | Report
I forgot to add (assuming you didn't have the items for it) 2 stat points also helps with a stun epi combo by level 6. Once you have arcange boots you tend to not need the stats.

It's basically so you have the extra mana for a 2nd stun - pure and simple. mainly between level 1-6, after that arcane boots and items should have you covered, so sandstorm at level 8 works for me. Also - most enemies will assume you have a point of sandstorm ^^,
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Quote | PM | +Rep by NotSureIf » August 9, 2012 6:55am | Report
At first I was sceptical at the 1 level in Sandstorm as I tend to max it along with the stun early on. But after some thought and testing I found this to be remarkably useful to have that extra mana there for another stun. Throw a Heart in the mix just for safe measure and your Sand King will be sweet.
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