Spotlight on Naga - how to abuse Song

A brief list of abilities you can use while Song is active, or just before cancelling Song:Warlock – Upheaval channelUndying – Tombstone spawns zombies during SongElder Titan – Set up an EarthsplitterEnchantress/Chen – get Creeps in positionBrood – surround with spiderlingsShadow Shaman – easy surround with WardsJakiro – pre-drop Macropyre, then quick Ice Path after Song cancelled/endsKotL – charge up an Illuminate for when Song endsTechies – lay mines right on top!Enigma – easy setup for Black Hole (Naga must cancel Song)Dazzle – allow Weave to...

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Too much carry? Build these items...

Updated for 7.05If your dota 2 pub team drafts yet another carry hero, you should abandon the typical item build patterns for your hard-carry hero, and focus on items that will allow you to be effective earlier in the game.  Most of the builds shown in the in-game list assume you have a balanced team, with supports that will get you through the early and mid-game, so you can be a powerhouse later.  Well... that might not happen in pubs, so adjust your item builds accordingly.Here's a list of some items that are easier to afford / assemble,...

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Low-Tier Picks for Higher Win Rates (6.86)

Tired of picking Pudge, Invoker, Spectre and Juggernaut?The following heroes have lower pick rates (<10%) in low-tier pub matches, but >50% average win rates:Elder TitanCentaurBeastmasterLycanTreantAncient ApparitionJakiroWarlockUndyingNightstalkerVenoAbaddonSand KingDragon KnightMedusaChaos KnightDazzleStats pulled from Meta Analyzer on http://dotapicker.com/pubmetachanges#/v1_6.86f/v2_6...

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Spotlight on Zeus 6.86

Spotlight on ZeusZeus is a hero who seems to dominate the lower brackets, but is rarely picked in the pro scene. Let’s look at pros and cons first:Pros:Extremely high magic damageCan snowball heavilyCons:Poor mobilityNo lockdownSquishySlow attack animation / difficult to last-hit without Arc Lightning spamFalls off lategame / no lategame synergyEasy to steal kills from carriesHow to Play ZeusYou need to like playing from the back lines. Use your ult at the start of a teamfight, as the first blows are struck, not at the end. Not only...

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A reddit link list

Here's Google Doc of a compilation of some really good dota 2 strategy pos...

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