Finar by Jater

Finar is a fairly fragile ranged intelligence hero. I would play him as either an aggressive mid, similar to Rubick, or as a position 4 support focused on gaining exp and helping the team. Finar does not necessarily deal a great deal of damage, (although Traumatize can deal a surprising amount), and his stats may seem lackluster.

This might makes you wonder, well why is the hero designed this way? I made Finar to have weak stats and a lack of damage compared to other hereos due to the incredible power of his Revelation and Erase Memory. The ability to gain and take levels, is in my opinion insanely powerful in Dota 2.

Therefore Finar has been made in such a way as to be balanced despite being able to tamper with levels directly. This includes his innate ability, which you may have noted actually prevents Finar from using his abilities on opponents who are the same or higher level without the use of his Psychic Link.

This is to ensure not only a strong interaction between his spells, but also to make sure Finar has to strategically use his entire kit to accomplish his goals, rather than just one or two of his abilities.

Whether this was successful I cannot be sure without actually testing Finar in a game environment, but I promise I will do my utmost to ensure that Finar is as balanced as possible at this stage and I would tremendously appreciate suggestions and advice on how to refine this hero concept. Thank you for reading my hero concept and for making it this far! If you are still interested please keep reading, below is some tips and my thoughts on the hero in general.

1. Early game I would strongly advise multiple consumables such as and for regen, as well as possibly and if playing support. could be useful if your getting kills with the team early on.

2. The first items I would recommend would probably be either or and if supporting or if playing mid/semicarry.


3. Core Items so you can keep up in levels for your abilities, especially your e.
Picking up all the might be seen as a jerk move but if you can convince your team its for a good cause... If your playing support already you shouldn't have to worry about the team throwing a fit. Probably any utility item could be useful, such as , or

4. Lategame I might suggest , for your ultimate and w, though by the time you get it may be less useful. Another option is to continue building utility items such as or

Pro: Can acquire a massive level advantage over opponents if played correctly.

Con: May be unable to utilize abilities to their full potential if underleveled.

Pro: Can level up allied heroes.

Con: Low armor.

Pro: Can operate with minimal items.

Con: Has terrible agility/is a bad physical damage dealer.

Pro: Can take away enemy levels.

Con: Has long cooldowns.

1. Example: You are laning against a level 6 and a level 5 . In this situation assuming you have enough mana, you could potentially do this:

a. Cast Traumatize on CM. This will stop her from being able to interrupt your Psychic Link.

b. Cast Erase Memory on yourself, then cast Psychic Link on Jug. Because of your ult's delay you can cast Psychic link before your ult triggers, meaning it will now trigger during the link. Also, because you and Jug are the same level, the link will be a tie and both of you will lose a level from Erase Memory.

c. The fun part. Now cast Revelation on yourself after the link ends. You will go from 5 to 6 and put a point back into Erase Memory. This will then allow you to cast Erase Memory (assuming you possess the mana) on Jug again but this time you dont need to use Psychic Link because Jug is lower level than you. bringing him from 5 to 4. At this point you may also be able to cast Traumatize on Jug because he is now 4 and you are still 6. Take a deep breath, you've just gone from 6 to 5 to 6 in the span of a several seconds, but more importantly the Jug has gone to 4. You may need to split this combo up and back away for a moment if you find yourself waiting for Revelation to pop so you can ult the Jug again, but I don't think this will harm the combo as much as extend it.

2. A very simple combo is to cast Revelation on yourself, then cast Psychic Link on an allied hero who is the same level you are. The Link will result in a tie, and both you and your ally will gain a level!

Note: If you are wondering why both these combos require the Psychic Link, remember that Finar needs to be higher level than ANY hero, enemy or ally, to cast any of his spells on them without using the Link. The Link also doubles the effect of Revelation so its useful in addition to bypassing Mental Resistance.

3. In a desperate situation, if you need to control an enemy hero you can cast Traumatize, then Psychic Link yourself to an enemy hero who is the same level as you to deal damage and silence yourself and them. This is more of a last ditch effort than an ideal way to start a fight, but it may be useful in a pinch, or when you outnumber a enemy.

Note: All numbers for the abilities/talents/stats are subject to change, especially based off third-party feedback, these numbers are not intended to be set in stone or represent how I think they must be, but are more of a rough outline.