Traxex - The Drow Ranger

Posted by lionel319 @ Wed 05 Sep, 07, 06:36PM under Sentinel Hero
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Here is the suggested skill build:

C. Skill Build

1. Frost Arrow
2. Silence
3. Frost Arrow
4. Attribute Bonus
5. Frost Arrow
6. Marksmanship
7. Frost Arrow
8. Attribute Bonus
9. Attribute Bonus
10. Attribute Bonus
11. Marksmanship
12. Attribute Bonus / Silence / Trueshot Aura
13. Attribute Bonus / Silence / Trueshot Aura
14. Attribute Bonus / Silence / Trueshot Aura
15. Attribute Bonus / Silence / Trueshot Aura
16. Marksmanship
17 - 25. Attribute Bonus / Silence / Trueshot Aura

Brief explanation to skill builds:

1. Frost Arrow is you main skill, to harras, in early game. The mana is really negligible. Use it to harrass / kill / chase down your enemy. Remember to use Animation Cancelling (AC) [will be discussed later]
2. One level of Silence is for the safety if u are facing some nasty nukers early on. Feel free to swap it to stats if there isn't a need of it.
3. Attribute Bonus is prioritised instead of Trueshot Aura because you need to get all the extra attribute in acheiving your survivability/arrow spamming. Trueshot Aura hardly gives you any noticable damage at this early stage.
4. You can start level up your Trueshot Aura only on 2 condition. 1) you already got your 1st main item (butterfly), or 2) your team is already start having heavy 5v5 pushes and your team consists of 1 or 2 range Damage Dealer (besides u of course).

C. Item Build

Recommended Item Build:

Starting items:
1 ring of regen + 1 clarity potion + 1 tango

1. Mask Of Death

2. Power Thread

Brief explanation to item builds:

1. Start off with a 1 clarity + ring of regen + 1 tango.
2. your 1st main important goal is to quickly farm up to Mask Of Death. Once you have this item, you will have no problem farming up to your first core damage item if everything goes well.
3. The reason for getting Mask as early as possible is because it allows you farm neutral creeps onces u have this item. Your hp will be regained in a whole chunk if Marksmanship kicks in early.

4. Your main goal is to concentrate on farming up your 1st core item (butterfly).

Core items:

1. Butterfly

2. Power Thread

3. Any Damage item / survival items (up to you, based on your discretion)

Brief explanation to item builds:

1. Butterfly, in a no brainer for all agility heroes. Works well and synergy extra well with Drow because of her Marksmenship + Trueshot.
2. Marksmenship gets kicked in faster
3. Trueshot grants the additional 28% damage to the additional +agility from Butterfly.
4. Later on, buriza is for the Criticals. With your insane attack speed + Damage enhanced from Trueshot, be prepared to see huge red numbers flying all around the enemy's head.

D1. Skill Analysis

1. How do you use Frost Arrow to harras/kill/chase enemy?

During your early stage of the game, you should remember NEVER to cast this spell in AUTO mode. You should manual click it, and then target on the enemy as you would with any other single targetted spell. By doing so:-

a. You won't draw fire from the creeps, as the creep will not engage you because u are actually counted as using a spell, not hitting the enemy.

b. You will be able to Animation Cancel and move up faster, catching up with fleeing heroes. With auto casting, you can't do that.

2. How do you use Animation Cancelling to catch up with your enemy?

Easy.

1. Click + 'R' for frost arrow, then click on an enemy.

2. Immediately right click on the ground.

3. Repeat steps 1->3 until enemy is dead.

By doing so, you will be able to move IMMEDIATELY after you have casted your Frost Arrow, instead of being paralized for a short period of time before gaining command again.

2. How/When to use Silence?

1. Use it whenever you see someone approaching u. Most of the time, when people run up to u, they are actually trying to spam u with their spells, only to find out that they can't, becuaase they are silenced. Proceed to land a few hits on them while they are still panic and trying to run back. This should give u the extra edge.
2. Before a gangbang/5v5 push. When the initiator on your team starts his move, this should be the right time to run up and immediately cast Silence on the enemies so that they are prevented from unleashing their deadly spells for a brief moment while your team create the necessary havoc to them.

D2. Walkthrough by game stages:

D2a. Early game:

Pick any lane.
Just remember that your early game goal is to mainly get your Mask Of Death ASAP.

Remember, early stage is not a time for you to show off. Your main goal is to FARM + SURVIVE.

D2b. Mid game:

You should atleast have your eaglehorn with you right now.

You can start participating in ganks, but still, that is not your main priority.
Your main concentration is still to quickly farm up to your MAIN DAMAGE ITEMS.
Clearing creep camps should be short work to you by now after your attack speed increases with your items.

Participate in ganks only if your ally needs your Silence/Slow and call for your help.

D2c. Late game:

Now is the time for a serious 5v5 push.

Wait for your team initiator to initiate the battle.

Immediately cast Silence, and then start to attack.

By now, you should be leaving your Frost arror to Auto cast mode.

E. Conclusion

Drow Ranger is a pretty easy hero to use, as long as you managed to survive and farmed up to your items. Your success heavily depends on your survivability during early stage, and how well you can farm. Of course, you need a good team as well as a good initiator/tanker in your team for you to unleash your damage :)

Related Post / Replay / Video:-

http://dota.textmalaysia.com/round-1-infinite-stylez-krew-vs-killer-combos.html

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	Guest @ Fri 11-09-09 10:10PM lifesteal doesnt stack with frost arrows.

	Guest @ Mon 16-03-09 02:42PM almost perfect guide.... thnx.^_^ i will surely try this one. because my friends laugh at me because i only use jahrakal and its my best hero ever since. ty.^_^ -anonymous-

	batuman @ Sat 27-12-08 03:26AM u shud use spellcheck

	wen @ Fri 26-12-08 05:47PM you should use vungaurd

	Guest @ Sun 26-10-08 03:42PM god u suck... u don even buy skadi... additionally, MKB looks useless for drow ranger... if u wan mini stun n extra dmg, get cuirass.. it giv faster IAS=more dmg n slow wid d ice arrow

	youpube (USWest) @ Fri 27-06-08 02:28PM Wow...DUDE! Completetly WRONG Build: (Full Game) Treads , Buriza, AC , Loaths Bfly , Bfly (or Satanic) AND PARTICIPATE IN GANKS! GET THE WELL NEEDED GOLD.

	evano jayson L. @ Wed 09-04-08 01:31PM draw ranger is my fav. hero..coz its easy to use!!!

	nasTy21 @ Fri 04-04-08 09:14AM is lifesteal works when frost arrow is being cast?

	DarkRanger18 @ Sat 09-02-08 04:48PM U smell..

	russell peters @ Thu 18-10-07 04:04PM Say my name

	!xobile @ Thu 18-10-07 02:44PM Even !xobile uses english...

	curious MALAYSIAN blogger @ Thu 18-10-07 02:35PM dear neighboring country blogger... errr. it's textMALAYSIA... I think a lot of us here dun understand TROLL also.. ENGLISH or anything else that us puny Malaysians understand... hahahhaa... but by all means keep commenting hahahaha

	+_+ ikan @ Thu 18-10-07 01:46PM i don't speak troll

	dem @ Thu 18-10-07 12:57PM ikan dota nalang oh ano laban ka???????? try me not im jayson jay caguioa gabat

	Ikan @ Thu 06-09-07 09:35AM jakiro wanna try ice arrows...