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General DiscussionHalo Dotabuff. Im ask for constructive criticism about Templarka Assa...

Halo Dotabuff. Im ask for constructive criticism about Templarka Assanisky WARNING: a bit of TL;DR in General Discussion
lm ao

    Hi DB. One of the main roles i play in DOTA is #2, aka the "solo mid". And one of my personal favorite is Templar Assassin. I have just gone out from excessive smurfing, felt dirty about it, and came back to boost this old account. I started playing TA *because* someone used to give me free hats for her. I just had to try it out and fap at that sexy back/customizations. Well, shit happens, so... XD

    I currently sit at 2.1K. This account used to be 1.3K so... :D

    If I were to describe my skill bracket, I would say that overall I'm above average: advanced understanding of game mechanics, decent UI mastery and no problem with skillshots or last hitting. However my decision making skills are quite flawed and I have to say, I need to consult my doctor about my excessive anxiety problems :T (I;ve smurfed already in low VHS)

    This is how I usually play Templar Assassin:

    Skill Build: First point in either Refraction or Psi Blades> max out Refraction 1st>leave Psi Blades at lvl 1 until I max out Meld.

    Item Progression: Starting Items are pulled tangoes(if im fat lucky) or a set of tangoes and 2 branches
    Phase Boots/Power Treads (at the moment, I prefer Treads)>Blink Dagger
    Luxury Items (in order of frequency/personal preference): Desolator>Black King Bar>Yasha Upgrade>
    Monkey King Bar (too much PA's in my bracket)>Daedalus

    Shitty stuff that hinders me from winning: A smart QoP/Viper, poor teammate cooperation/communication, grilly stacks, late game :(

    My Current Playstyle:

    There are 2 things I secure at mid: cs and runes. Solo kills are rare but I have never gone for it unless the opposing mid was born retarded. Since its 2K, I push my wave up to the enemy high ground and deal as much tower damage as I can. I don't forget to gank too, once or twice before 10:00, this is pre-dagger though, and whatever the outcome of the gank, I try to persuade my teammates to siege T1s. Oftentimes, I never leave that lane until we do break them.

    My average dagger timing is 12:00. My average CS at that time should be around 40 or so. After breaking all T1s, I try to catch up with my farm by jungling (hence my recent preference over Treads). I bring TP all the time so when stupid 4-retard team gets cocky and asks for a 4v5, i can TP in and rek some shits out. My most frequent orb would be Desolator.

    Three things I do in my most recent TA games: First, I secure farm, and more importantly, tower damage over anything else. Second, I gank occasionally but not to the extent that I dedicate myself too much in teamfights. Third, end this fucking retarded game real quick.

    Some games I'd like you all to review:

    http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1573353912 Grilly stack, lina was 1k. The main issue however, was getting out of my comfort zone: trying a radical build - building an HoTD to adapt to the opposing team. Was I in any aspect of the game, doing it wrong?

    http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1608155859 Filthy pinoys never wait for DC'ed enemies. Apparently nobody else in the team persuadedeach other to push T1s when I was DC for 7 mins, so team ended up with FUCKING ZERO tower damage. When I reconned, enemy team was banging the mid T3's like shit. At least my kind team wasnt so retarded to sell my items to buy dagons. However, I had mad skillz and almost won the game. However I honestly though it was my fault why we lost - laying my life over an unexperienced Omniknight, skipping BKB over "omni-spam-repel-on-me" strat to buy what i then thought was more crucial: plain dirty DPS. Any thoughts?

    http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1409345965 6.83 total shit

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    the realm's delight

      watch any 6k+ player play ta, watch replays etc if u want to get better at her, its way more useful than having some potential 3k-4k retard write a wall of text here trying to teach u how to play lanaya lol. a lot of stuff is situational, you cant follow the same item build and even skill build every game. also theres prefference stuff as well. i sometimes like to get meld only at lvl 8

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      lm ao

        AYYYY le aleizon I expected yu

        lm ao

          LVL 8 meld tho. Please elaborate sensei

          casual gamer

            sometimes meld is not as useful as other spell points, so you do not skill it

            efextoide

              max meld, best skill of the game

              lm ao

                new build to try out: 1-3-1-3-1-6-1-2 etc

                the realm's delight

                  like for example if u are against qop mid and she has a sentry down theres no point for u to skill meld. you cant dodge her q with it (idk whats called, the dagger). i max refraction and put 2 points in psi blades which allow you to keep more distance from her, farm camps easier, stack camps easier (radiant ancients), and allows you to harras her easier on the lane cause of bigger range

                  lm ao

                    whats more efficient guys: tangoes + branches with refract to farm? or wraith band + tangoes?

                    lm ao

                      LMAO its 2k aleizon, dont expect QOPs to get sentries

                      efextoide

                        against qop, i buy sentries and ez tango regen

                        lm ao

                          more efficient boys: treads or pahse?

                          efextoide

                            phase always

                            Lawliepop

                              @ay We're going to be releasing a feature to make that much easier soon. I hope before TI starts

                              the realm's delight

                                prefference. i get phase. treads isnt bad either
                                phase - more kill potential early game
                                treads - farm easier, more survivability due to extra hp, save mana etc guess u know this stuff
                                u work around this
                                you can get kills early easy? get phase
                                they have a lot of lockdown which makes u unable to snowball very fast or abilities that take refraction off very easy? maybe get treads.
                                honestly id still recommend phase

                                lm ao

                                  bump

                                  Feed my soul

                                  Reese

                                    Phase if you need chasing, Treads if you think you will farm a lot and your team has enough disables/initiation
                                    "My average dagger timing is 12:00."
                                    it's okay if you have aquila, good timing is sub 10 min

                                    Stack ancients if you can, but be sure that your ancients are not warded

                                    another random tips: at level 6, put traps in mid lane, if anyone comes mid, he's dead
                                    Optimize farm as much as you can

                                    lm ao

                                      bump

                                      Do I have to learn how to balance ganking and farming? Or basically stick to one sort of strat?