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I was not saying take
To get the
Getting More last hitting power and killing potential from your skills is usually the way to go. The Poorman's Shield is there simply because
Here is my reasoning on Back Stab > Blink Strike. Blink Strike adds 30 damage per level. Back stab adds about 20 or more damage per level. Blink strike needs mana to be effective, and the more it is leveled the more you can spam it (thus costing more mana) If you hit someone 2 times with a level 1 backstab, at level 1, it is more damage than a level 1 blink strike. a level 2 blink stike vs a level 2 backstab has the same effect, and so on an so forth. if you hit anyon twice with backstab, it is always more damage than a blink strike of the same level. Blink strikes primary purpose it to augment backstab, not much more.
We seem to have quite a lot of misunderstanding here. I agreed on the previous comment about Backstab functioning something similar to a
Pardon me for the
Thank you for the explanation of your skill build's reasoning. I fully understand your point now and will add the Backstab first build later. (The testing went pretty well anyway)
To get the
Getting More last hitting power and killing potential from your skills is usually the way to go. The Poorman's Shield is there simply because
Here is my reasoning on Back Stab > Blink Strike. Blink Strike adds 30 damage per level. Back stab adds about 20 or more damage per level. Blink strike needs mana to be effective, and the more it is leveled the more you can spam it (thus costing more mana) If you hit someone 2 times with a level 1 backstab, at level 1, it is more damage than a level 1 blink strike. a level 2 blink stike vs a level 2 backstab has the same effect, and so on an so forth. if you hit anyon twice with backstab, it is always more damage than a blink strike of the same level. Blink strikes primary purpose it to augment backstab, not much more.
I don't see people get Vlads that often.It just gives away their position.
There's a reason my personal build doesn't include
Vlads is lifesteal that stacks with
HOWEVER, I disagree with your skill build. The amount of extra damage you actually get from Backstab is greater than Blink strike, and doesn't cost mana.
In your core build, level 2, You will have 37 base AGI + 8 from items, giving you a grand total of 45 agi by level 2. If you have 1 point in backstab, you are getting about 22 extra damage per attack against the back. That is a Quelling blade right there, but on heroes too.
I would go Backstab OR
And I would probably turn those
Thank you for your feedback.
First of all, are you referring to the vanilla build? If so, then the vanilla build is just a compilation of what I personally see from most (decent) pub players, and what you would typically see as the "default" skill build for
Maxing Backstab first is debatable. I'll try to test it out first before giving any negative comments about it, but I'll state my comments on it for now. (Depending on the results, I may add it to the builds) We all understand that
HOWEVER, I disagree with your skill build. The amount of extra damage you actually get from Backstab is greater than Blink strike, and doesn't cost mana.
In your core build, level 2, You will have 37 base AGI + 8 from items, giving you a grand total of 45 agi by level 2. If you have 1 point in backstab, you are getting about 22 extra damage per attack against the back. That is a Quelling blade right there, but on heroes too.
I would go Backstab OR
And I would probably turn those