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As this guide is still in it's infancy stage, i'll make things clear first. There are several things this guide seeks to do as well as what this guide does not seek to do.

What this guide aim to achieve:
-Advocates a certain playstyle with Luna.
-Advocates playing Luna in a game-by-game, case-by-case basis.
-Gives hero-specific tips on how to play the hero properly, as well as providing explanation for certain ways of playing.
-Provide certain information that might not be as intuitive as many might believe.

What this guide does NOT seek to achieve:
-This guide WILL NOT be a detailed guide on luna with every single skill description, what each skill does, what item u should get on her any game. For people looking for such guides, please refer to "Luna moonfang, the hot chick that rides" by Eturn.
-This guide WILL NOT tell you about general gameplay methods such as last hitting, using of courier to ferry consumables, etc. It also would not cover teamplay factor, as i do not have sufficient teamplay experience. Inputs from the more experienced players are welcomed.
-This guide WILL NOT be a guide for u to alt-tab out to read. This is a guide for people who want to play Luna extensively, aka trying to master the particular hero, instead of trying to just play every hero and trying not to feed with it.

Ok, lets get started, so why luna?

Pros:
-Huge solo ganking/solo kill potential, which works really well after the exp change from this version.
-Pretty decent survivability after the buffs she received in 6.69b, with decent str gain, as well as the fastest MS in the game.
-Really good teamfight presence. Both physical AND magical presence. The fact that you get both means that people cant ignore u by decrepting u or ghostscepter, or by simply BKB-ing, which is a pretty serious issue with heroes like ursa.
-Really strong aoe presence-> You dont have to worry about illusion/creep clearing, due to glaives.
-Is a caster with semi-carry/carry capability, with flexibility in her item build.
->With the buff of aganihm scepter, certain lineups can make use of her aganihm scepter build, certain lineups can allow her to skip bkb, etc. Item selection after laning is also flexible depending on which playstyle/lineup u have decided on depending on ur opponents.

Cons:
-Rubbish range leads to rubbish lane presence. The biggest problem with this particular hero is the horrible range. Be it teamfights, early laning, all her problems are pretty much tied to the fact that she has problems.
-Hp of a typical Agi hero. Like all agi heroes, she has relatively low hp, meaning problems with surviving nukes. One of the reason i will suggest bracer(s) for most build is to fix this issue.
-No escape mechanism. Basically, dont expect to rambo into 3-4 heroes and hope to survive without killing them before they kill you. Alternatively, dont expect urself to do any extensive chasing. Despite ur high ms, u arent born to chase.


That's currently all of now, i'll slowly update this page every few days, especially extensively during weekends. I'll like to have comments regarding what people might expect from this guide. Nothing specific such as item builds, etc, but about which sections to include, such as perhaps eclipse's AOE with a picture of luna in the center, specific gameplay section for how to abuse luna's nightvision, etc.





Luna Moonfang the Moon Rider
Author: elsoloist
Map Vers.: 6.69b

Under the moon you shall fall.

A guide advocating a playstyle.

Date Posted: 10/21/10
Last Comment:19/05/2012
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