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Warlock - The Evil Killer

September 21, 2012 by Dr. Hmeliowsky
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Build 1

Build 1: The Killer

DotA2 Hero: Warlock

Offense

Damage 46-56

Defense

Armor 2.4

Other

Movement Speed 295

Attributes

Strength 80.5
Agility 35
Intelligence 91.5

Basic Stats

Health 2012
Mana 1404

Purchase Order

Starting Items #1

Starting Items #2

Early/Mid Game

Core

Optional

Luxury



Hero Skills

Fatal Bonds

2 4 8 9

Shadow Word

1 3 5 7

Upheaval

22 23 24 25

Chaotic Offering

6 11 16

Stats

10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21


Warlock - The Evil Killer

Dr. Hmeliowsky
September 21, 2012


Introduction

This is my first guide; Warlock is an awesome hero to me and i always hated the "support guy", so i create this build for people that want kill with warlock, not support with him.

This is my first guide, so sorry if i made some mistakes ... tips are welcome.

Skills

Fatal Bonds is one of the best Warlock skills, doing so much damage when you know how to use it.
The reason Fatal Bonds is not the first upgraded skill, is because you don't need so much level to take enemy's HP in early game; Will be used in team fights to finish a hero, or combo with Shadow Word.

Shadow Word is probably the most used skill for Warlock, will help you and your team with the healing and will take a lot of HP from the enemy with the constantly damage; When you use Fatal Bonds, Shadow Word and your ultimate in the enemy, you can quickly kill him without any help.

Upheaval is the skill that i don't use, don't make damage, only slow the enemy; I use Warlock like a "Semi-carry", not support, so this skill is useless to me.
I upgrade Upheaval at last, but if you want use this skill to help your team, you can upgrade in the levels : 10, 12, 13 and 14.

Rain of Chaos, the great ultimate that will help you to escape and kill; Is good to upgrade in the normal levels (6, 11, 16), because you'll use to help your team in Team Fights, to kill an enemy, destroy towers, farm and escape.
The stun when you use the ultimate, will help in team fights and escapes; The "natural Radiance" from your golem can finish enemies or gain some gold for you.

Items

My core starts with Power Treads, in my opinion is the best for Warlock, because you can hold your mana with Clarity in the early game until you get levels and great mana; Besides it, treads can give you good points of intelligence.
When you finish the Power Treads, i recommend a little rush to Hood Of Defiance, so you can get armor and magic resistance (with a great HP regeneration).
To finish the core, you need Desolator; Desolator will give you a great damage, so you can kill enemies without any help.
If you already got the core, i recommend Eye Of Skadi. Great item to late game, with the core and skadi, Warlock can get a perfect damage, armor and resistance; Using the skills in the right way, late game is awesome to play with him.

Enemy team with heroes like Clinkz, Riki or Bounty Hunter? Go for Orchid Malevolence.
Ursa or that annoying and hard to kill hero? Rod Of Atos and Crystalys can help.

Pros / Cons

Pros

Powerful skills
Can survive and escape without help
Good lane partner
Can gain good gold in farm
Good and easy support
Great damage with the right items

Cons

A little hard to play (if you want be a semi-carry)
Depends on items to get a great damage
Long cooldowns

Team Work

Early Game :
In the lane, if you get some carry or hard carry, just support until you get levels. Use your skills to take HP from the enemy, but let the carry finish them.
No hard carry in your lane? Kill everybody!
When you get level 6 / 7, be prepared to kill and push. Using Fatal Bonds and Shadow Word, get HP from your enemy; When you know that you need to kill, use Rain Of Chaos to stun and tank. If you combo your skills, its easier and faster to kill. If you got your kills, push with your Golem and destroy that tower!

Mid Game :
Already start the core, good levels and gold, team fight approaches!
Use Rain Of Chaos to start a fight, or save someone from there.
With your heal and items, you can support and carry the team fights.

Late Game :
Core and some luxury, you can walk through with your golem with no worries, if someone appears, kill and continue your travel.

Summary

Warlock is an awesome hero, good skills, awesome in Early, Mid and Late Game. Not so hard to play, just need follow the builds and stuff.

Guide Discussion
Quote | PM | +Rep by Hades4u » September 21, 2012 8:25am | Report
Warlock can be a kind of carry, but he's better as a support, this build doesn't look really effective for him ...

You have Hood of Defiance for the regeneration and magic resistance, yeah, I'd consider this as situational, also, you should get Aghanim's Scepter better, since it gives you stats and more mana and HP.

Also Desolator, yeah, extra damage, armor reduction, everyone loves that, but you'll always have a carry in your team who can do it better, also your attack speed is slow until you get other items like Orchid Malevolence or something.

It's not a bad guide, it's nice, my point is that his main role is support :p. Still giving you a positive vote though.

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Quote | PM | +Rep by Dr. Hmeliowsky » September 21, 2012 9:16am | Report
Hades4u wrote:

Warlock can be a kind of carry, but he's better as a support, this build doesn't look really effective for him ...

You have Hood of Defiance for the regeneration and magic resistance, yeah, I'd consider this as situational, also, you should get Aghanim's Scepter better, since it gives you stats and more mana and HP.

Also Desolator, yeah, extra damage, armor reduction, everyone loves that, but you'll always have a carry in your team who can do it better, also your attack speed is slow until you get other items like Orchid Malevolence or something.

It's not a bad guide, it's nice, my point is that his main role is support :p. Still giving you a positive vote though.


My point with the build is make Warlock a killer.
I don't want him to depend on items so much, the core is like support to the skills, if you know what i mean.
The hood is for you survive, the desolator is to kill faster, but using the skills with that.

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Quote | PM | +Rep by DibsMid » September 21, 2012 9:26am | Report
Yeah......Warlock is one of those guys that is a Hard Support. Pretty much every support hero can be built as a 'semi-carry', but that doesn't mean that is the ideal or optimal way to build a hero, for yourself and for your team. You will ALWAYS get outcarried by an actual carry.

Upheaval is a fantastic skill, and if you can't get it as a 'semi-carry' warlock, then you are effectively lowering yours and your teams killing potential.

Hood of Defiance gives you good HP regen and magic resistance yes, but it doesn't matter when you have a low HP pool like Warlock does. It won't actually increase your survivability by that much. It builds into a Pipe of Insight which is good, but that is a support item and if you are building a semi-carry Warlock you have to really throw all the chips in to do so.

When you ARE building this semi-carry warlock, I would suggest getting Mjollnir after Deso. Warlock attacks pretttttty slow. Or get Orchid like mah man hades4u said.

I love to give out +1's, but this guide irks me. Sorry man, I dunno if I can do it this time. It's a non team oriented way to play Warlock, and Dota is all about the teamwork.

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Quote | PM | +Rep by Dr. Hmeliowsky » September 21, 2012 9:56am | Report
Thanks for the comments and tips, this is my first guide and really worked for me this build ...

I made this build thinking in damage and fast kill, i don't know if attack speed would be good for warlock ...

The skills can hold the enemy so you can kill, thats the way i think.

About the items ... the core is like a basic thing for warlock, with the protection and damage; Pipe is very good to help you and the team, but its optional to me.
After i get my core i choose Pipe or Skadi, that depends on my team AND the enemy team if you can understand me.

But thanks for the tips, i'll improve my builds ...

Dr. Hmeliowsky


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Quote | PM | +Rep by reswob » September 26, 2012 1:17pm | Report
dibsmid said enough i guess....

but i will also say, warlock is a HARD SUPPORT he can sit on boots with wards and dust after 40mins no prob, hes still helping, maybe a BKB for his slow channelspell...and agha i agree cause u get ur ultie doubled for one...

but i dont agree totally with ur items... DOTA is a TEAMGAME and u dont seems like a man who played with friends, only for u and ur STATS at the end... stats are SOOOO OVERATED!!!


but keep up guy get a few friends and try it with 5 guys out to find ur style better ;8

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