Tatsuya's guide to A'noob'arak the Nerubian Assassin!

Introduction

Nerubian Assassin in my opinion is one of the best gankers/roamers in DoTA. But in PUB or some IH games I've seen him being used as a DPS carry and a Disabler/Support. Well his a disabler but his true role is to just gank the whole game, killing any Carry hero from getting stronger or killing the support/initiator before the clash even started. This guide will be more focused on the Ganking side of NA and how to do it properly.

Contents

This guide has only 3 Parts:

I. Hero Overview/ Skills / Skill Build
II. Item Build/ Game Play/ Strategies
II. Allies&Rivals/ Replays/ Credits&Changelog

Hero Overview

Affiliation: Scourge
Damage: 49 - 53
Armor: 3.7
Movespeed: 300
Attack Range: 128 (melee)
Attack Animation: 0.46 / 0.54
Casting Animation: 0.4 / 1.1
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Missile Speed: Instant
Sight Range: 1800 / 800

18 + 2

19 + 2.2

18 + 2.1

Pro's and Con's

Pro's

[+] Can kill opponents in 3 combos
[+] Has a legal Map hack skill (Urna Swarm)
[+] Item Independent
[+] Owns at Early-Mid game

Con's

[+] Mediocre Stat gain
[+] Below Average Movespeed
[+] Almost useless at Late game
[+] Can be easily Countered (i.e gem etc..)

When to Pick Nerubian Assassin

1.) You like to gank heroes
2.) You like Rune-whoring
3.) You like being a Ninja

When not to Pick Nerubian Assassin

1.) You like Carry heroes (i.e Troll..)
2.) You want to farm the whole game
3.) You don't know how to gank
4.) You are afraid of Bugs