Sven Carry

Key Strategy

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Sven

• Use Storm Hammer to secure ranged creep lasthit and damage the opponents at the same time.
• Alert your teammates to stack for you as you can clear those fairly early.
• Only put points into Great Cleave once you are ready to leave the lane, or keep it at one point for the Strength Bonus to sustain in lane until you are ready to leave.
• Don`t overstay in lane. Consider moving out of the lane as laning opponents are getting closer to level 6.
• Feel free to pop God`s Strength off cooldown to farm after laning phase.
• Your initial jump in the fights has to be well timed and precise. You don`t want to be kited.
• In the fights, position yourself in such a way so that you can cleave onto the opponents further away.
• Itemize against kiting by purchasing Black King Bar, Blink Dagger, Shadow Blade, Aghanim`s Scepter or Shard.

Main Combo

Main item and ability combo

God's Strength => Warcry => Black King Bar => Blink Dagger => Storm Hammer => Mask of Madness => Attack

Further Information

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This guide was written by BaLLooN, a 7.8k DotA 2 player based in SEA with 17 years of experience: View Gamer Profile