Guide for Spectre, your Favorite Hunter







Foreword

This is my second guide and with my first guide i learned two things:from now on i must write full words or you guys will rate me 1/10 and noobs dont really read the whole guides they just watch the images and the highlighted words then they say its a poor guide. well the reason why im writting this guide is because im tired of see noob spectre everywhere, of course im talkin about garena not pro games or any kind of stuff. this guide is not for pro just pub im making this clear so you guys wont say shit later.

Hero Information

Spectre is one of the few heroes who can actually win a battle against 5 heroes(or at least make it interesting and sometimes even funny) maybe the best carry in the game. Since last changes he become a little imba in my opinion but hes carry hes suposse to be imba thats why i always hate to play against spectre in 5v5.

Its good to pick spectre when:

1. your team needs a good carry.
2. you know when to farm and when to fight.
3. the enemy team got roamers(vs, lion, gyro).
4. your enemy team depends on mana.
5. you like to kill a lot.

Its not good to pick spectre when:

1. the enemy team got 2 or more pushers(sf, furion)
2. the enemy team got a lot of tanks
3. the enemy team got too many disablers/stunners
4. you cant wait to kill someone
5. you dont trust your team

Pros:

1. one of the best carry
2. unique escaping skill
3. can kill more than 2 heroes at the same time(no BF need)
4. paper heroes nightmare

Cons:

1. pretty useless in early game
2. paper hero
3. no farming skill
4. skill high mana cost
5. needs to farm a LOT

Skills

guys again i really dont like to copy and paste so if you want deep info about this hero skill go playdota.com/heroes/spectre
im just going to write some important things about them.


Spectral Dagger

1. The casting range of this dagger is 2000.
2. you cant aim creeps but if you aim ground it will hit them.
3. zero collision ability lets u walk trough units, cliffs and trees.
4. if an enemy unit affected by this dagger goes invisible u can see the black path he makes as he moves.
5. if you stay among trees and the zero collision effect wears off u can trap yourself.

Desolate

1. damage type: pure.
2. works on illusions.
3. you can see a visual effect if the enemy is hit by the bonus damage.
4. you can deal the bonus damage if the enemy hero got no allies in 325 range.

Dispersion

1. you dont feel the damage you reflect, that means it reduces the incomin damage.
2. damge type: pure.
3. the damage is divided equally between all enemy heroes in the AoE.

Haunt

1. you cant control the illusions
2. the illusions will deal desolate bonus damage
3. the illusions dont have dispersion ability
4. you gain "Reality" skill which lets you switch with any other illusion in the map but the illusions dissapear.

Skill Build

When i meet someone who plays dota i always ask him about spectre, what he thinks about her what items he gets and whats his skill build. with that i can tell if he can make a good game or if hes just one of the common players who dont think and just play or trying to play like pro players. there is 3 skill builds for spectre and just one you should use the others if you starting to play spectre and dont want to ruin the game.

The Right Path

1. spectral dagger
2. desolate
3. spectral dagger
4. desolate
5. spectral dagger
6. Haunt
7. spectral dagger
8. desolate
9. desolate
10. dispersion
11. dispersion
12. dispersion
13. dispersion
14. Haunt
15. Stats
16. Haunt

Skill justification:
if you know the game and the hero this is the way you must choose. with this skill build you can start gankin at lvl 6 and easily kill. no more useless illusions the enemy paper heroes will be afraid of you.

The easy path

1. spectral dagger
2. dispersion
3. spectral dagger
4. desolate
5. spectral dagger
6. Haunt
7. desolate
8. dispersion
9. dispersion
10. desolate
11. spectral dagger
12. dispersion
13. desolate
14. Haunt
15. Stats
16. Haunt

Skill justification:
this is the " im starting to get how spectre works and i really like her" skill build u love spectre but your not that familiar with her so you need to be really careful because you dont want to ruin the game u can still gank from lvl 6 but its going to be a little harder the good part is you gain a lot of survability with those 3 levels of dispersion u got early game.

The begginers path

1. spectral dagger
2. dispersion
3. spectral dagger
4. dispersion
5. spectral dagger
6. Haunt
7. spectral dagger
8. dispersion
9. dispersion
10. desolate
11. desolate
12. desolate
13. desolate
14. Haunt
15. Stats
16. Haunt

Skill justification:
this skill build got 2 names:"this is my first time with spectre and i dont want to feed" and "i hate early and mid game time so im just going to farm until i get radiance and im ready to own" i really dont like this skill build way u CANT gank at all you are useless in this case in early and mid game just farmin from one lane to another, really boring.

Item build

The starting items:




get 2 tangos so you can make it until lvl 6, QB for an easier farm and upgrade those slippers to PMS.

The next thing on the list is:

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Now you may have 2 questions about this:

1. Shouldnt i get vanguard?

• NO, thats the worst item you can get spectre and one of the most lovely items for noobs, everytime i play pub games i see disgusting spectres with vanguard, your suposse to reflect the damage not block it. if the incoming damage is reduced the dispersion damage is reduced too.

2. i dont get it, then why PMS?

• because, if you see THE RIGHT PATH SKILL BUILD, you will see theres no dispersion in early game, thats because its pretty useless. you will make 15 dmg max when they all aiming you. now PMS will be heaven at those levels helping you stay a little longer in lane and resist ganks.

Now u need some speed and HP, thats why you are getting:

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I think you guys got no problem getting treads and why its better than any other type of boots, so nothing to explain here.

You want extra damage? get 2 of this:

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This will help you a LOT farming and gankin. the extra HP is pretty good and some int stats arent bad.



Having survability problems? get 2 of this:

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this will help you a lot against nukes, so if you see Zeus or QoP in the enemy team, dont get defiance get 2 of this the extra damage is pretty good too.

The Core

now you need to make your illusions your best friends(lol sounds kinda emo "i got no friends") thats why you need this:

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One of the best items for spectre. gives you agility some mana boost and the great feedback ability which totally works on your illusions. if you can upgrade it.

The next thing on the list is:

+=

now get this:

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whats better than 6 spectres on the battlefield? well, 9 spectres.This will confuse your enemy a lot, 9 spectres for 6 seconds burning all the mana and hitting every hero in the map.


Now your inventory must look like this:





And thats enough to make them cry. in my opinion if you need more stuff, its because your game is 4v5 or 3v5 or you are makin it long.

"Wait a second i dont see radiance on this guide OMG im gonna rate it 1/10". Well, if you are thinking this now you are really noob. Radiance needs a special mention here.








Radiance

spectre is one of the few heroes who actually makes good use of radiance(treant,sylla´s bear, maybe PL) it got pros and cons like anything in life:

Pros:

1. the burn damage works on illusions thats the only good thing(still the most important thing about this item)and IN PUB GAMES this can confuse a lot , for example luci can doom one of your illusions...
2. the aura damage can disable daggers too

Cons:

1. its really expensive and really works good in mid game(lets face it. your not getting radiance in early game) but in late game the 40 damage aura isnt that good
2. your illusions dont get any damage from it since its raw damage, illusion dont get anything from this type of items.

Now im not saying you shouldnt get it, you can get it if you got the money before min 30 but after that its not really good.

Situational Items

Rhasta in the other team? yeah you will love this



too many dpser in the other team?


i need to say something about BF. its not really good on spectre but it helps a lot "cleaning" the area so you and your illusions can desolate easier. but remember there is no bonus damage for illusions and if you got radiance already dont get BF or viceversa.

Rejected Items

" oh i dont know how they knew that was me im sure they mhing"


way too expensive, you dont need it, dude u dont know how much i hate this item.


come on you got 47%spell resistance...


the second worst item for spectre. the illusions wont benefit from it." it lets you stay a little longer in lane lifesteal and mana reg for everyone!" dude read the early game and you will see why vlads suck.



or any other orb effect, you need feedback thats the only orb you must think when you are playing spectre.

Early game:

(This way of play is just useful if you chose The Right path or The Easy path skill build)

If you read the whole guide so far you will see the items you need until min 6 is in the sideshops, that means no courier need. Now as you know spectre is useless early game that means she cant solo in any case, she must go bot if you are in sentinel or top if you are in the scourge. why is that? well the enemy can easily push so it lets them pull neutral creeps and gain more lvl... you dont want that.

1. what should i do now??

• well, all you need to do is farm as much as you can until you are lvl 6. now you are lvl 6 stop and see how you doing. "im good, im farmin a lot, my best dota game ever" if you are thinking this, ok keep farming "oh shit im out of tangoes, i need to go to fountain" if you are thinking this well its ok at this point you may have 500-600gold. get wraith bands or bracers and now use your ult, check every red point in the minimap tp to the one who is alone and well kill him if you can (when i mean alone i mean no sign of creeps) if theres no enemy hero alone tp to the one who is closest to one of your towers. there. you are full hp and mp and you are ready to keep farming. remember you can do this every 2 minutes so dont get a lot of tangoes just 1 or maybe a salve, this means no need for vlads.

sorry i cant post images of how you should do it i dont know how to do it. T_T

Mid Game

good, now in mid game you are watching more action. at this point you either have yasha or 1 step away from diffusal, if you dont have them then you screwed the game, its going to be really hard to kill someone just with wraiths(i say hard not impossible)keep farming and farming and remember to gank with your ult at this point theres always hero in jungle or planting wards. go kill them but always use your ult from fountain so you are full hp and mp.


At this point your inventory should look like this:

or maybe like this:






Remember to get at least 1 salve in case of a fail haunt gank
you never know how ugly things can get.

Late Game

this is it. the time you have been waiting for, the late game, at this point you must have every item i mentioned before if not you lose. Now u cant haunt gank anymore, no more solo kills. Theres just 2 things you must do Push or Def and now a mad clash starts they all aiming your nuke use your ult when the battle starts NOT when its over and you want to kill a fleeing hero because its not going to happen. activate your ult and chaos starts. 9 spectres on the battlefield and they dont know who is the one. kill them all and finish the game, make them rage quit.

Best allies

Babysitter

Babysitter

Babysitter

and of course any stunner/disabler

Worst enemies

You will never find him without his bear that means no bonus damage


After 4 or 5 fail haunts you will find one meepo clone alone but dont tp or you are dead


This can be an interesting fight you can burn her mana faster but her ult destroys your illusions...


Pain in the ass. fat TB is unstoppable be careful with this guy you dont want his illusion own yours

Thanks you for reading and have a nice game

///.o)n