Rubick's Unstealable Ability List

Confuse about which spell that cannot be stolen by Rubick the Grand Magus? This list which taken from PlayDota forums will help you about that.

List of abilities that Rubick cannot steal:
Useless abilities
- Example: Sub-abilities, or Quas/Wex/Exort/Invoke
Transformation abilities
- Example: Chemical Rage, Firefly, Flak Cannon, ect..Arrow abilities

- Example: Poison Attack, Glaives of Wisdom, ect..
Items
- It's obvious!
Abilities with hotkey conflicts
Q: None!
X: X Marks the Spot, Shadowraze X, Tornado, Exorcism
Z: Shadowraze Z, Freezing Field, Alacrity
Abilities with technical issues:
Morph Agility/Strength, Summon Spirit Bear, Spin Web, War Club, Soul Assumption, Refraction, Borrowed Time, Overcharge, Spirits, Insatiable Hunger, Devour, Telekinesis, Fade Bolt, Spell Steal (!)

I hope this list will help you playing Rubick. I must say that he's a unique hero which can be compared with Invoker :) Anyway, have you ever use Supernova with him? :D

Source

DotA 6.70c AI Changelogs

DotA 6.70c AI Changelogs.
Download the map here.

ORIGINAL CODE
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1. Fixed some bugs with All Int/Agi/Str and SD modes
2. Added two new heroes: Phoenix & Tuskarr
3. Rearranged hero taverns
4. Clockwerk (6.67)
- Power Cogs unit trapping code improved a little bit
5. Added 3 new items: Medallion of Courage, Ancient Janggo of Endurance and Smoke of Deceit
6. Added buyback cooldown limit
7. All changes from 6.69c to 6.70c are ported.

AI IMPROVEMENTS
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1. Fixed Lina`s Fiery Soul learning(6.60 error)
2. Various skills fixes:
Power Cog (clockwerk)
Recall (kotl)
Dark Rift (pit lord)
Void`s Time walk
Admiral`s Ghost ship
3. New Itembuilds for Phoenix, Tuskarr, Morphling and Sylla.
4. Tuskarr`s Walrus punch was rewritten because of crashing code inside. Skill may bug sometimes but that`s better than 100% crash.
5. Added Ethereal Blade+Adaptive strike usage combo for Morphling
6. New Itembuild for Morphling
7. Changes in item builds of: Vengeful, CM, Witch Doctor, Weaver, Lina, Meepo
8. Enchantress Impetus usage with Aghanim`s
9. Invoker Forge Spirits AI coordination.. after he gets bigger in levels, the spirits should begin hero chasing instead of creeping
10. Enigma Eidolons AI coordination
11. Leshrac new item build
12. NEW Visage Familiars AI and Soul Assumption usage
13. Fixed Juggernaut`s Ward movement
14. Fixed Vengeful AI swapping with Roshan.(ROFL)
15. Necrolic new itembuild and skillbuild
16. Added AI usage for Urn of Shadows(heal)
17. Added Orchid Malevolence to used items
18. Tweaked Invoker`s AI
- Added 3rd item build (DPS) and function filter for adding a 3rd build for the AI
- Smarter Invoker retreating func (he`ll break Ghost Walk if safe, no Zeus enemy or Zeus`s Ultimate in cooldown, no Furion or Spectre enemy present)
- Better early harassing (Deafening blast)
- Added Ice Wall to the attacking skills arsenal (still rare usage though)
- Added SunStrike ALL VISIBLE MAP usage for finishing those low HP heroes retreating
- Added summoning of Forge Spirits after Manta usage
19. Added Devour enemy creeps to Doom Bringer. He`ll go more jungling than before.
20. Doombringer Devour: enemy creeps + scan of neutral camps and Devouring Centaur Khan for his Stomp Skill or he`ll search for Speed aura(early levels). Doom will use Stomp when he learns it.
21. Added Medallion of Courage usage.
22. Adding Naix AI, new item and skills build.
23. Adding Armlet of Mordiggian usage.
24. Morph escape from 40% -> 48% HP.
25. Doom`s jungling disabled if Devour on more than 6 seconds CD.
26. Naix ultimate usage Infest added: he`ll infest Enemy or Allied creeps for healing his low HP retreating.
27. Ai for Spiritbreaker: Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike.
28. New item build for Spiritbreaker.
29. New skills build for Spiritbreaker.
30. Tweaks to Naix: probably fixed open wounds casting on creeps.
31. Added Attack with Urn of Shadows.
32. Added QuellingBlade to the misc items: Cloak, RoB, RoR.. only for melee heroes.
33. Fixed Manta Ranged disabling Linken`s sphere block.
34. Added a little reactions for AI vs Ursa.
35. Added some disabling skills to a function for anti-skill reactions.
36. Added a check if enemy Zeus is dead when Invoker is Ghost Walking.
37. Added a Quelling Blade chop usage to Furion`s Sprout Trees.
38. Treant`s Natures Guise rewritten - crash probably fixed.
39. Possible double Ancient Apparition Ice Blast Fix.
40. Basic AI for Phoenix. (No Sun Ray usage yet)
41. Tuskarr tweaks for Ice Ball (he won`t be so suicidal).
42. Fixed Charge of Darkness channeling problem. Before the dix, Spiritbreak was denying creeps in shadow form (funny).
43. Added a follow Invoker to Forged spirits, if attacked by Towers.
44. Vengeful spirit with 3 item builds
45. Added usage of item: Ancient Janggo of Endurance

DotA 6.69c AI (BETA) Changelogs

DotA 6.69c AI (BETA) Changelogs
Note: Download the map on DotA 6.69c AI post.
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1. Added Aghanim`s to Enchantress.
2. Invoker now gains attribute points for each orb he levels.
3. Mjollnir
- Static Charge changed from a chance on attacks to a chance on any damage
- Double click now activates Static Charge on yourself
4. Alchemist
- Unstable Concoction stun duration rescaled from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4
- Added an AoE effect indicator for the Alchemist player while he is charging his Unstable Concoction
5. Bone Fletcher
- Death Pact attack damage rebalanced from 6/7/8% to 4/6/8% of targets HP
6. Dazzle
- Shallow Grave now has a duration indicator for allies
7. Luna
- Eclipse (Aghanim's version) target limit increased from 5 to 6
8. Morphling
- Adaptive Strike damage type changed from Physical to Magical (248693)
- Replicate cannot target Morphling's own illusions anymore
9. Ghost Scepter
- Cooldown increased from 25 to 30
- Cost increased from 1500 to 1600
10. Added items gemcourrier, mantastyleranged. Fixed skadi and Aghanim`s recipes.
11. Defiance Itembuilds Updated; [Tested]
12. Prices of Function E5 Updated; [Untested]
13. Gyrocopter
- Homing Missile now adds an ally only visual effect on targeted enemies
14. Furion
- Wrath of Nature (Aghanim's version) max chain increased from 12/14/16 to 14/16/18
- Sprout code improved to reduce the chances of heroes sometimes popping out of it
- Sprout targeting change from 6.67 removed [Untested]
- Wrath of Nature can now be cast through the minimap and it will select the closest unit as the initial target
15. Keeper of the Light
- Recall is now targetable through the minimap
16. Bane Elemental
- Brainsap damage rebalanced from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300
- Added -disablehelp for Nightmare, to stop direct casting on allies
- Nightmare fixed so it properly stops enemy potions
17. New ItemBuild for Tiny Aghanims
18. Beastmaster
- Hawk's HP reduced from 100/200 to 50/100
- Invisibility on Hawk reworked. It now fades out automatically whenever it hasn't moved for 8 seconds.
19. Shadow Fiend
- Added a new command (-souls) to see the number of souls you have collected
- Added a new effect when you get a last hit with Necromastery on Nevermore
20. Fixed some minor issues with Javelin with spirit bear and invisible units (ancient bug 6.66b->6.67)
21. Fixed Liquid Fire interaction with Siege units (263667)
22. Increased Jakiro`s Macropyre (Aghanim's version) travel distance
22. Juggernaut
- Omnislash no longer wastes a strike by considering banished units in its search
23. Changed Bristleback's model and hero icon.[Untested]
24. Terrorblade - Fixed melee/range item to update properly for Metamorphosis transformation.
25. Focused Detonate added to IsGlobalSpellIgnore.
26. Fixed AI Furion usage of Wrath of Nature.
27. Fixed all Ultimate Cooldown changes.
28. Fixed Techies Remote Mines XP range gain from 1000 to 1200.
29. Eredar`s SoulCatcher modified as in 6.69c.
30. Warlock
- Increased Infernal movement speed from 320/330/340 to 320/340/360
- Immolation from multiple Infernals now stack (281065)
31. Fixed converted creeps from sometimes being slowed by Enchant
32. Armlet of Mordiggian
- HP regen and lifedrain increased by 2 (overall +2 regen while inactive, no effective change while active)
33. Razor
- Static Link drains damage over 8 seconds instead of 10.
- Static Link damage per second rescaled from 5/10/15/20 to 7/14/21/28
34. Lone Druid
- The "-ms" command now shows the movement speed of your Spirit Bear as well
35. Fixed bots starting to use drophack to remove humans from game (ROFL).
36. Sven now transforms into "that red thing" when he casts his ultimate (Ability Code: A1WH)
37. Fixed Glyph of Fortification not showing icon
38. Leoric
- Hellfire Blast damage redistributed to some on impact and some dps
- Scoreboard now displays Skeleton King's ultimate cooldown time
- Skeleton King will be automatically selected for you after he reincarnates
39. Added -disablehelp for Bloodrage
40. Wind Runner
- Shackleshot's search angle reduced from 30 to 26 degrees
41. Added 4 more options to -music (other6/7/8/9)
42. Magnataur
- Skewer damage rescaled to 70/140/210/280
43. Spirit Breaker
- Greater Bash no longer messes up the target's command
- Nether Strike (Aghanim's version) now Greater Bashes everyone in 250 area around you when you teleport to the primary target.
44. Slark
- Pounce damage rescaled from 50/75/100/125 to 40/80/120/160
45. Witch Doctor
- Casks first bounce no longer stuns for additional duration, it now lasts the same as all the bounces
- Voodoo Restoration mana cost per second from 6/9/12/15 to 8/14/20/26
46. Armlet of Mordiggian
- HP regen and lifedrain increased by 2 (overall +2 regen while inactive, no effective change while active)
47. Couriers can now carry Gem of Truesight (it loses its truesight while on courier)
48. Added a rabbit courier.
49. Tether Stun duration reduced from 1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0 to 1/1.25/1.5/1.75
50. Techies.
- Added a new sub ability Focused Detonate that you can use on the minimap or in an area to detonate all nearby remote mines (AoE of 700)
51. Healing Salve.
- Double clicking on Healing Salve causes it to be used on your hero.
52. Hand of Midas bounty text is now easier to see.
53. Magic Stick & Magic Wand.
- AoE for gaining charges reduced from 1600 to 1200
- No longer give you charges if a spell was cast from the fog of war
54. Manta ranged <-> melee converting fixed.
55. Metamorphosis manta use fixed.
56. Old Scrolls of Teleportation returned... human players will use the newest Scrolls, but AI will buy only the old version scrolls.
OLD: [A137] Order=channel
NEW: [A1R5] Order=tornado
57. Troll Warlord.
- Battle Trance self duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds
58. Added a sound effect that notifies allies near the location you are teleporting to
59. Added a ground effect when the water is gushing out from Torrent
60. Fixed Healing Ward to indicate the level to your allies instead of just for you
61. Fixed some issues with Shackleshot calculation where it could sometimes hit weird angles.
62. Rebalanced the assist Gold & XP system... removed the Old Gold & XP system.
63. Fixed Roshan not dispelling Urn of Shadows
64. Fixed Liquid Fire interaction with Siege units (263667)
65. Fixed a bug with Scepter Dismember and Linken's Sphere
66. Fixed lag on first cast of Adaptive Strike
67. Fixed interaction between Level 3 Rupture and Force Staff
68. Fixed damage AoE on Waning Rift being slightly less than the silence AoE
69. Fixed very minor inconsistency between the armor reduction and the damage AoE on Acid Spray
70. Fixed AoE on Strygwyr's thirst being off by 25
71. Fixed AoE on Song of the Siren being off by 25
72. Fixed some triggered spells from bypassing Last Will (on Necronomicon Warrior) damage return
73. Fixed a very rare cause where you could Soul Ring usage could be lethal
74. Courier can no longer use Ghost Scepter (to prevent some abuses)
75. Fixed some minor incorrect behaviors when using burning spears at very low hp
76. Fixed some minor duration inconsistencies with Insatiable Hunger
77. Lone Druid
- Leash range increased to 1100
- Fixed common scenarios where Spirit Bear would miss its attack as the target was moving
- Casting Summon Spirit Bear while the bear is still alive will restore that bear's health instead of not allowing you to cast.
78. Meepo
- Fixed some targeting issues with casting poof (300996)
79. Tweaked condition for Slark`s Dark Pact usage.
80. Fix Sticky Napalm
81. Add auto crow morph
82. Removed some unused Fun parts
83. Enchantress new skills build
84. Venomancer`s Wards condition tweaked. More often use now.
85. 442+ memory leaks fixed.
86. FINALLY FULL AI FOR INVOKER!!! I MIGHT TWEAK IT A BIT FOR THE NEXT RELEASES!

None of the testers were injured in the process of testing. But someone definately gone missing...

DotA Wallpaper & DotA Loading Screen

DotA Wallpaper & DotA Loading Screen / Loadscreen. This post will contain all the wallpaper/loading screen on DotA and will be updated every time there's new loading screen. Check it out!

DotA 6.70 Loading Screen
DotA 6.69 Loading Screen
DotA 6.63 Loading Screen
DotA-Alltoons Loading Screen

Smoke of Deceit, Medallion of Courage & Ancient Janggo of Endurance Guide

Smoke of Deceit, Medallion of Courage & Ancient Janggo of Endurance has just introduced in the DotA 6.70. Lots of players is trying to figure out the best use of these new items. Let's give it a check, shall we?

Ancient Janggo of Endurance
Bracer (525), Robe of the Magi (450), Recipe (750)
+ 8 All Stats, + 8 Damage, + 5% MS and AS Aura
Comes with 3 charges. When used, grants nearby player controlled units an extra 10% MS and AS buff. Lasts for 6 seconds.
Cooldown: 30



Without a doubt, this items will come handy when you're ganking someone or on the team clash. The speed and AS buff will let you chase and kill the enemies with ease. Even though it only contains 3 charges, the aura will still remain there.

Medallion of Courage:
Chainmail (550), Sobi Mask(450), Recipe (200)
6 Armor, 50% Mana Regeneration
Target an enemy unit, both you and the enemy lose 6 armor for a duration.
Cooldown: 7, Duration: 7, Cast Range: 800

Another ganking items. A ganker like Vengeful Spirits will surely have the benefits both from the Mana Regeneration and the targetable armor reduction from this item. Just make sure you put the armor reduction on your team target. Another perfect wearer is Balanar (Slow + Silent + Armor Reduction = GG) and maybe Tidehunter (Gush). If you have more suggestion for which hero that fits this item, share it on the comment section.

Smoke of Deceit (Consumable)
Cost: 100, Charges: 1
Stackable in inventory
Store Stock Max: 3
Store Stock Replenish Time: 10 minutes


Places a buff on all allied player controlled units in 900 aoe. Makes them invisible, grants 10% movespeed bonus, and prevents them from appearing on minimap to enemy players. If you get within 900 aoe of an enemy hero or tower, the buff wears off. If you attack creeps or Roshan, it dispells.


Buff lasts up to 40 seconds,90 Cooldown

At the first glance, i really confuse with the purpose of this item. Invisibility which will break if you're around 900 AoE of enemy hero or tower is seems useless. And so what if you disappear from Minimap? You're invisible after all. Geez, is IceFrog make the wrong item?

But wait! After giving it more thought, i think i know the main purpose of this item.

Let me ask you, as a ganker, what is your biggest obstacle? Ward, ward and ward. No matter how cautious you are, if you're getting caught by the enemies ward on the river or forest, your gank will likely to fail. However, the Smoke of Deceit will allow you to get through with ease.

The invisibility will counter the Observer Ward and Dominated Creep which placed on the river. And even if the enemies put Sentry Ward, you still won't appear in the Minimap. Yihaaaa! Moreover, the speed buff will let you go into another line faster. Neat huh?

All in all, i dare to say that Smoke of Deceit is by far the Ultimate Ganking Item. And it is very possible that this item will be popular soon on competitive scene (which is full of Ward and Counter Warding).

Do yo have different thought with me? No problem, let's discuss! :)

DotA 6.70 Loadscreen Download | Wallpaper Version

The above picture is the brand new DotA 6.70 Loading Screen! It seems that this picture is a sign that there's no longer Neutral heroes since the DotA 6.70. Love it? Share your thought here and give your feedback to Kunkka at kendrick@imaginaryfs.com. Enjoy!

PS: Click the image for the full resolution of the new loadscreen and you can save it for your desktop :)

DotA 6.69 Loadscreen Download | Wallpaper Version

Check out the above picture for the new DotA 6.69 Loading Screen! On this version, Kunkka decided to try a new style to draw all the Sentinel heroes for the loadscreen. What do you think? Share it here or you could also directly email your feedback to Kunkka at kendrick@imaginaryfs.com. Enjoy!

PS: Click the image for the full resolution of the new loadscreen.

My Dota 6.68 Prediction - No Phoenix?

Well, as the title said, this post is my Dota 6.68 prediction :) You can also participate by telling me what you know based on the Preview #1, Preview #2 and Preview Video.

1. There will be at least 4 new heroes. The Wisp, Thrall, Gyrocopter and Gnoll Warden. (Preview Video)
2. Phoenix, which is the most anticipated hero on Dota 6.68, is somehow not showed on the Dota 6.68 trailer. This could mean that Icarus is not yet ready for the Dota 6.68 and maybe put on the next version. But there's also a possibility that Ice just doesn't want to show him on the trailer. Let the time answer that. (Preview Video)

3. At least 1 new item, which is the Orb of Venom. (Preview #2)
4. Tiny's Aghanim will let him take the tree and maybe increase his range. (Preview Video and Preview #2)
5. Kinetic Field is Thrall's skill which makes heroes trapped on the circle. (Preview Video and Preview #2)

6. Warlock's Aghanim will let him summon multiple Golems? Still unsure about this. (Preview Video)
7. New Skeleton King Vampiric's Aura. The cosmetics is changed, but no information about the effect. (Preview Video)
8. New Captain Mode (Preview #2)
9. New Gold System  (Preview #1)
10. New Cosmetics for Puck's Aghanim (Preview Video)
11. The Wisp have a kinda Teleport skill which allow to teleport a hero with him. (Preview Video)
12. The Gyrocopter has missiles as his skills. He is mech-themed hero just like Tinker. (Preview Video)
13. The Gnoll can levitate a hero with purple circle. Or maybe he gain something from enemy heroes death. (Preview Video)
14. ...

Wanna help me add the list? ;)

PS: Updated with the leaked skill from Leaky, who commented on this post.
Please note that this is from unconfirmed source, but based on video, it seems real ;)

Gnoll - INT
--- 1st skill: Banishes target like Obsidian, upon returning, create 2 illusions of that target
--- 2nd skill: Target an area, but only one? (not sure) is affected, that unit takes more damage... the animation where the heroes levitate in the video is just them having this buff.
--- 3rd skill: a low cooldown spammable "nuke"; via Shockwave style, only it deals 50 damage, and every time a unit is hit, they are given a charge. after 10 seconds of not being hit, or activating the "poison" itself, deal damage depending on number of charges. very hard to aim since aoe similar to Windrunner's arrow
--- Ulti: single target purge, stunned then slowed... after those buffs are gone, the target is dealt 200/300/400 damage.

Gyrocopter - AGI
---1st Skill: Upon activation, randomly fire 30 rockets around you, 10 rockets per second, lasts 3 seconds, just very weak damage, no stun... though like Leshrac, if there is only 1 target within the area, he will take ALL rockets
---2nd Skill: Homing Missile; launches a missile; inactive for 2 seconds first... afterwards, it starts to home in on the target; ignoring fog. The missile can be destroyed, and it will stun the target upon impact, and deal damage depending on distance traveled (max of 400 damage on lvl 4)
--- 3rd skill: limited self orb effect: your attacks damage all units within 800 AoE of you. Lasts for a certain time limit or for 3/4/5/6 attacks. yes this is full damage, but again, no orb effect *have not tested all other orb effects*
--- Ulti: NUCLEAR LAUNCH DETECTED... target an area, after 2 seconds, a missile damages all enemies and slows them, then after 2 seconds after the 1st missile, another one is launched, weaker damage.

Far Seer: INT
--- 1st skill: Target an enemy, putting a cloud above them. Every second? (maybe 1.5 seconds), the cloud strikes the target, dealing damage, will also damage any units near the affected units. Lasts for 3 strikes
--- 2nd skill: Time Lapse, only this time you target your enemy... after some time, the target will return to where he was 4 seconds ago. Cast range and cooldown? improves per level
--- 3rd skill: Plamsa Field: Similar to Furion's Sprout, but bigger AoE, and your allies can go in and out
--- Ulti: Think Riki's smoke, but there's also DPS. DPS is low at first but if you stay to long, the DPS grows

Wisp: STR?!? (may change, 500+ range)
--- 1st skill: target an ally, you are "hooked" towards that ally, and both of you gain bonus MV SPD (and maybe other benefits? didn't check). The 2 of you have a "tether"/link. Any enemies that pass by this tether are stunned.
--- 2nd skill: Upon activation, every few seconds, an orb circles around the wisp. Any enemy units hit by the orbs are slowed and damaged. I think you can grow/shrink the radius of the orbs circle around you. Supposedly creeps do not consume the orb but are also dealt damage.
--- 3rd skill: Drains 2.5% of MAX HP and MP to grant bonus ATK SPD and damage?. Can cancel. The tethered unit you have from the 1st skill also gets the bonus.
--- 4th skill: Teleport to any location for a limited time... if you have a tethered unit with you, he is also teleported. After 12 seconds, you are teleported back to where you 2 were.

Final Update
It released guys!! Check out the Dota 6.68 Download Links and the Dota 6.68 Changelogs.

Dota Capture Point Mode Guide | -cp (-capturepoint)

Dota 6.67 has a new fun game mode that somewhat requires more teamwork and coordination than the usual game. This mode is called Capture Point. In this mode, you can capture certain point by standing on the spotted location on the map above. The duration to capture the point is depends on the how many heroes are there. The more the faster you are.


Now we're not only fight to kill enemy heroes and destroy their tower. The capture points appear after 10 minutes at the fixed locations around the map. Once the capture points are created, those areas are permanently visible to both teams for the rest of the game.

As i said before, we must standing at a certain amount of times. If you're alone, it takes 60 seconds. If all five heroes are there, it only takes 12.5 seconds. The important thing is there cannot be any enemy heroes at a point you are trying to capture. So, you must kill any enemy heroes approaching your targeted point. Heroes cannot be invisible while on a capture point area. Illusions do not count as heroes when on top of a Capture Point.

The capture points consist of 3 types. If you get 2 of the same type then they stack. For example, if you have both Combat you get 28 bonus damage and 8 bonus armor.

Combat - CP Type 1 [Bonus Damage/Armor]: Increases your Damage by 14 and Armor by 4 (Twice of each if you have both)
Regen - CP Type 2 [Bonus Health/Mana Regeneration]: Increases your Health Regeneration by 4 and Mana Regeneration by 1
Speed - CP Type 3 [Bonus Movement/Attack Speed]: Increases your Movement Speed by 4% and Attack Speed by 12%

Duplicates of each type are available on opposite sides of the map.

The game announces when an enemy captures a point. It is also visible on the minimap which areas you have captured and which areas the enemy has. When you capture a point, your team's heroes gain bonuses to various attributes as stated above and all allied heroes in that area will get healed for 200 hp/mp, gain 150 bonus gold and bonus xp (4 creeps worth).

Even though it will need some times to let the players learn the rule, looks like Capture Point Mode will be a fun alternative mode when you're tired with the usual Captain Mode or All Pick mode. I will update this post when i got more information, tips and guide. Meanwhile, share your experience and your though about this new mode in here :)

Dota Myths and the True Facts

Myth:
Pressing F1 or ctrl + 1234567890 which already binded to your hero all together will make you regen faster than normal in your fountain.

Fact:

False. The regeneration rate is still the same, only the number refreshes faster.


Myth:
Buying Vlads will get your illusions a lifesteal.

Fact:

False. Illusion didn't get the lifesteal effect from Vampiric Aura or cleave from Battlefury. However, illusion can still get Feedback orb from Diffusal Blade (only melee) and Radiance aura.

Myth:

Using Battlefury, the Omnislash are cleaved.
Fact:
False. Only the additional slash will be cleaved. The true slash will remain intact without cleave.


Myth:
Quelling Blade makes last hitting easier.
Fact:
Half true. While it can help you increase the damage for last hitting creeps, on some heroes like Leviathan, Nerubian Weaver and Juggernaut, their attack animation is changed and thus make it harder to last hit.


Myth:
Stacking Vanguards increases your block damage.
Fact:
False. Stacking Vanguards increases the block chance, not the block number.

With 2 Vanguards you will still block 40/20 (melee/range) dmg, but at a higher percentage (70% for 1, 91% for 2).

Myth: 

Dropping items that give int but no mana reg while at fountain will make you regen faster.

Fact: 

True. Fountain mana regeneration is based on max mana % + 7 mana/second. So, dropping an energy booster, int threads, etc, will make you regenerate your mana faster at fountain.

Those are gathered from the PlayDota forums. If you have something to add or wanna make some correction, please share it here by dropping a comment. Enjoy! ;)

Dota 6.65 - IceFrog's Christmas Gift :)

Did you know that on Dota 6.65 Roshan and courier has a Santa Hat? I guess this is IceFrog's way to say Merry Christmas for all Dota players :)

PS: You don't have the map yet? Download it now on Dota-Allstars 6.65 post :)

Kill Roshan at Level 1 Hero Line Up

Nowadays, it's possible to take Roshan at level 1 and get the advantages over the enemy. Imagine when you're start your match with one of your friend already on level 5? Great isn't it? But taking Roshan at level 1 is also risky. If you failed or taking too long, you can start the match under leveled. Here is 7 line up who can kill Roshan even before the creeps appear:

Old School Line Up

+ 2 random heroes

Those 3 is the best combination to kill Roshan. Fury Swipes on Ursa, Frost Amor casted on Syllabear Bear and that's all. But if you pick these hero, i guess most of the team will realize what's your plan ^^ And here's some more combination that's less obvious for Roshan at level 1.

Line Up 1



Skills:
Zeus : Arc Lightning, to get rid of Roshan's linken ability so Panda can use Drunken Haze
Panda : Drunken Haze, make Roshan's attack miss
Enigma : Eidolons, taking from Furion summons
Furion : Force of Nature
Lycan: Howl, adding damage to all the summons and heroes

Items:
Both RoB and Headdress are used for their auras, heroes have random stat items

Level 5 Candidates: Zeus

Line Up 2



Skills:
Broodmother : Incapacitating Bite, slow
Dazzle : Shadow Wave, heal
Shadow Fiend : Presence of the Dark Lord, reduce armor aura
Templar Assassin : Meld, reduce armor
Alchemist : Acid Spray, reduce armor

Items:
Both RoB and Headdress are used for their auras, Stat items for hitter

Level 5 Candidates:Broodmother, Shadow Fiend, Templar Assassin

Line Up 3



Skills:
Ursa Warrior : Fury Swipes for obvious reason, stacking damage
Crystal Maiden : Crystal Nova, slow effect
Omniknight : Purification, heal
Witch Doctor : Voodoo Restoration, heal
Skeleton King : Vampiric Aura

Items:
Both RoB and Headdress are used for their auras, Stat items for hitter

Level 5 Candidates :Ursa Warrior

Line Up 4



Skills:

Juggernaut : Healing Ward, heal
Lich : Frost Armor, slow Roshan when hit the tanker
Tidehunter : Gush, reduce armor
Vengeful Spirit : Wave of Terror, reduce armor
Rhasta : Shackles, remove Roshan's linken for Gush

Items:
Both RoB and Headdress are used for their auras, Stat items for hitter

Level 5 Candidates : Lich, Juggernaut

Line Up 5



Skills:
Beastmaster : Inner Beast, attack speed aura
Drow Ranger : Frost Arrows
Lina : Light Strike Array, stun
Venomancer : Plague Ward
Abaddon : Aphotic Shield

Items:
Both RoB and Headdress are used for their auras, Stat items for hitter

Level 5 Candidates : Beastmaster, Lina

Line Up 6



Skills:
Rooftrellen : Living Armor
Morphling : Morph, max the Agility for max damage
Syllabear : Summon Spirit Bear, tanking damage
Enchantress : Nature's Attendants, heal
Viper : Nethertoxin, add damage

Items:
Both RoB and Headdress are used for their auras, Stat items for hitter

Level 5 Candidates : Viper

Of course you can switch hero between that line up who has the same role. What do you think? If you have another line up, share it here! ;)

Credits: DavidWhy