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if you want to use lesh stun as a chain stun, i think one point is enough since the duration is the same.

Leshrac doesn't have enough mana to use three different skills if not playing a farming role (which is unlikely) and players usually skip Pulse Nova and either Lightning Storm if they want to quickly destroy towers and have huge single-target damage, or Diabolic Edict if they need more teamfight capabilities (stun + lightning contributes a lot combined with ultimates like Reverse Polarity or Black Hole). Then proceed to put points either in the ultimate or in the third skill depending on their gold advantage (on the ultimate if they can get items to sustain their mana, the other skill if they can't).

Personally, in pubs I usually go for max Split Earth and Diabolic Edict, and then max out Lightning Storm and put stats until level 23.



Returning on topic, I might write a Tidehunter guide next week as I should have a lot of free time.

I don't know about other people but years ago playing Dota on Garena my friends and I always played Venomancer with a Vanguard, and proceed to carry the early-mid game with Gale and Poison Sting. Then buy a Lothars Edge. But of course this is before Vanguard got nerfed.

I understand you, but back in the days Venomancer was more a pushing semi-carry than a support. Nowadays there are better Heroes that can take his "old" place: that's why you usually see a Mekansm (which is arguably better than a Vanguard on ranged Heroes) or just boots and wards on him.