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Ring of Aquila
Power Treads
Diffusal Blade
Radiance
Healing Salve
Ring of Protection
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Magic Wand
Ring of Aquila
Boots of Speed
Power Treads
Diffusal Blade
Radiance
Assault Cuirass
Butterfly
Heaven's Halberd
Manta Style
Sange and Yasha
Heart of Tarrasque
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Phantom Lancer is a very powerful late game carry and pusher. His built in illusion abilities called Juxtapose and Phantom Edge that allow a chance for him upon auto attacking to create illusions that you may control which can be used to quickly raze towers or destroy another team.
Pros
Earthshaker’s 
Echo Slam
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Type: Targets: |
Active Enemy Units |
Casts a magical spirit lance on a target enemy unit that damages and slows, while a Phantom is summoned to attack the unit. |
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Level 1 2 3 4 |
Mana 125 130 135 140 |
Cooldown 7 7 7 7 |
Range 750 750 750 750 |
Damage 100 150 200 250 |
Effect 10% Movement slow. Lasts 3 seconds. Also creates an illusion that lasts 2 seconds. 10% Movement slow. Lasts 3 seconds. Also creates an illusion that lasts 2 seconds. 10% Movement slow. Lasts 3 seconds. Also creates an illusion that lasts 2 seconds. 10% Movement slow. Lasts 3 seconds. Also creates an illusion that lasts 2 seconds. |
| Doppelwalk |
Type: Targets: |
Active No Target |
Renders Phantom Lancer invisible, while generating a duplicate image to confuse enemies. |
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Level 1 2 3 4 |
Mana 150 120 90 60 |
Cooldown 30 25 20 15 |
Duration 8 8 8 8 |
Effect Grants 15% bonus movement speed. Creates an illusion that lasts 20 seconds. Grants 15% bonus movement speed. Creates an illusion that lasts 20 seconds. Grants 15% bonus movement speed. Creates an illusion that lasts 20 seconds. Grants 15% bonus movement speed. Creates an illusion that lasts 20 seconds. |
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Type: Affects: |
Passive Self |
Phantom Lancer's attacks have a chance to create illusions to confuse enemies. |
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Level 1 2 3 4 |
Mana N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Cooldown N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Duration 20 20 20 20 |
Effect Provides 12% chance to create illusions upon auto attacks. Maximum illusions at this level is 2. Provides 12% chance to create illusions upon auto attacks. Maximum illusions at this level is 4. Provides 12% chance to create illusions upon auto attacks. Maximum illusions at this level is 6. Provides 12% chance to create illusions upon auto attacks. Maximum illusions at this level is 8. |
| Phantom Edge |
Type: Affects: |
Passive Self |
Phantom Lancer hones his abilities. Improves chance of Juxtaposing, and the Juxtapose illusions can now create their own illusions. Phantom Edge also increases Phantom Lancer's magic resistance. |
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Level 1 2 3 |
Magic Resistance 10% 15% 20% |
Juxtapose Chance Bonus 2% 4% 6% |
Illusion Juxtapose Chance 3% 5% 7% |
Hood of Defiance
Shadow Demon's 
Disruption, can create additional hostile illusions due to this skill.
Gem of True Sight or 
Sentry Wards. Spirit Lance and Doppelwalk is crucial as it provides the nuke, slow and escape Phantom Lancer needs later on in the game. Juxtapose until both Spirit Lance and Doppelwalk have been maxed as they are not effective until you have suitable items to make your illusions more effective in combat. Spirit Lance second allows you to have a powerful slow and nuke that can be used in the process of a gank that will aid you in getting farm that will go towards your Diffusal Blade and Radiance Juxtapose and then focus on Phantom Edge. This will mean you have both the chance for your main hero to create illusions upon auto attacks as well as your illusions having the chance to create illusions as well.
Divine Rapier and attack move to win? Well… Divine Rapier you’ve basically given the game away to the other team Diffusal Blade is carried on into your illusions which means 3 seconds for auto attacks from yourself and your illusions, the enemy you target can say bye to their mana Spirit Lance spam
These should be taken over 
Phase Boots as these provide you and your illusions with an HP bonus that can be changed later on to provide a damage boost.
The Radiance burn aura also resonates through your illusions. Therefore it allows faster farm and the 60 damage bonus it provides also hits home when you’re in fights.
Boosts the number of illusions Phantom Lancer can have at one time. Also allows you to avoid stuns and other targeted spells such as 
Lina’s 
Laguna Blade. Also provides damage, armour and movespeed.
Not a bad item but it can be picked up by another player on your team. Provides an attack speed and armour bonus for you and your team and decreases the armour of the other team and their buildings.
A pretty nice item for Phantom Lancer as it provides evasion, damage and attack speed. As you are an agility carry this item always should be considered.
) Pick this up if your farm is going to high hell. Provides HP, damage, movespeed and stats that Phantom Lancer can benefit from. If by chance you do regain that lost farm you can easily dismantle this item so you can build a Manta Style and a Heaven’s Halberd to still provide an inexpensive evasion and HP bonus.
This is a nice item that will provide more HP to Phantom Lancer and his illusions. The HP regeneration bonus it provides will keep you out of your base a lot more so you can focus more on razing towers.
This can be built if you were forced to use a Sange and Yasha. Provides evasion, damage and HP that Phantom Lancer can benefit from.
Phantom Lancer is a hero I would recommend to intermediate-skill players as he does require some level of micromanagement skills. If you enjoy being a pain in the backside for the other team choose this hero. Hope you enjoyed reading the guide. Post appropriate feedback so I know what can be fixed and what I did well. Thanks guys.
I'd like to thank Dr.D for his excellent guide for formatting on Dotafire. I'd also like to thank Wilddeonpwn and Hades4u for inspiring me to write this guide.
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