What is Last Hitting?

Last hitting is attacking the creeps before they die, to get gold. Simple? Of course.

There are 4 major styles for last hitting.
1. Moving around the creep, before attacking. Don't just move back and forth, move randomly, because the last thing you want to look like a beginner. Note: Don't get too caught up with your last hitting plus moving if your inexperienced. You lose focus, which can easily lead to an unnecessary death.
2. Pressing the hold position button constantly and waiting for the right moment. The easiest technique, and I strongly recommend this for beginners.
3. Hitting a creep constantly and adjusting to the rhyme, until you launch your final attack.
4. Auto attacking. If your wondering why your getting less then 1 creep a minute this may be the reason.

Tips
1. Harassing someone when they are trying to get a last hit is good. You'll make him think twice before he stands their like a dumbass focusing so hard on the one creep. Less him = more creeps.
2. Faking a last hit with the Hold Position Button. If you use technique number 1, then alternate between moving and holding position you can definitely throw your opponent off.
3. Auto attack for 5 seconds. Proceed to owning. You wouldn't believe how cocky people get when they see an auto attacker in their lane. First thing that comes through their mind is "FIRSTBLOOD."
4. Rhyme is crucial. I'm serious you have to adjust to your animation and damage. See how quickly the creep's health goes down when at a tower, 1 mage, etc.
5. Banish him before a creep dies. Most effective way of getting creeps and denies.
6. If two creeps are about to die at the same time, try attacking one more and you'll have a greater chance of getting them both.
7. Ask yourself is the person in my lane
A) Very independent? Always going for last hits? If yes go for denies first and he'll be like WTF JUST HAPPENED, then easily attack for creep kills.
B) Someone trying to hold his/her lane? Constantly going for denies? If yes just harass him/her. Banish will help you get more then enough creeps.
C) Harassing me OMG and nuking me!!!!!!!!! He/She's TRYING TO FORCE ME BACK TO BASE I KNOW IT. Don't harass back unless nesscary. Try to stay up on the hill as much as possible (by keeping the equilibrium).

Good Luck and pratice lots

Alright so according to this graph Linkins is superior in most circumstances. Why? Cause it cost more gold. Here's the math
6 hp per second x The Greatest Number on the Graph (300 000 000) = BIG NUMBER
Big Number / # of heroes in the game + Nightstalker Inital Hp
Let # of heroes in the game be X
Let Ratio between kill and death rate be Y

XY + Square Root of pie - Big Number = Linkins Effectiveness

Thus compared to BKB which turns you big
15 x 42 = 1000
1000 x The variable X = BKB win percentage
Then isolate for Y by multiplying. DON'T FORGET TWO NEGATIVES MAKE A POSITIVE!
X = 90%

Black King Bar
Gold 3900
+10 strength
+24 damage
Avatar (active)
-grants magic immunity for 10 seconds
-duration decreases each time it is used

Linkin's Sphere
Gold 5175
+6 Hp/Sec
+150% mana regen
+15 to all stats
Blocks most targetted spells every 20 seconds
For more information visit The complete Linken's Sphere - DotA Guides

Buff Class	Some Examples
Magical	Slow, Silence, Inner Fire, Hex
Physical	Ensnare,Phoenix Fire (Poison Nova,Shukuchi),Web , Envenomed Weapons
Universal - Tier I	Mana Shield, Doom, Metamorphosis, Dust, Aura or AoEOld Scorched Earth, Smoke Screen
Universal - Tier II	Chemical Rage, Timed Life

Dispel Class	How to Achieve	Buffs Removed
Magical	Dispel, Purge, Magic Immunity, Primal Split, Cyclone	Magical
Physical	Banish ( Decrepify ), Ethereal, Cyclone	Physical
Universal I	Mirror Image, Charm ( Holy Persuasion, Helm of Dominator )	Phys,Mag,Univ I
Universal II	Death =(	All

• Aura buffs are applied by timed intervals, so removal of them is not obvious.
• AoE Buffs go on effect as unit enters area. Once they are removed, unit need to exit and reenter the area.
• Active Immolation and Mana Shield will be turned of when their buffs are removed.
• Once it's buff is removed, Passive Immolation will be disabled until unit is Paused/Unpaused, Killed/Revived or ability/item is removed and added again.
• Units with 0 ms can't be Cycloned. ( Like Ensnared, Entangled )

Credit goes to Vault Dweller and NoOb.1337

This item REEKS OF DOG SHIT. THIS IS THE FUCKING WORST ITEM YOU COULD EVER GET FOR OBSIDIAN DESTROYER. EVER WONDERED WHY YOU TAKE DAMAGE WHEN YOU CAST YOUR ULT? BECAUSE IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR INT AND THEIR'S, AND YOU MUST BE RETARDED. IF YOU BOUGHT THIS ITEM, I'D RATHER HAVE YOU SAY "I WAS MAKING BLOODSTONE" THEN THIS PILE OF SHIT.


When you buy this item, everybody in the game get's stupider for having seen what you bought. May god have mercy on you.

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Yes... the mid solo king? With his amazing attack animation and versatility he's a very formiable opponent. However strength isn't the only factor in the lane. Nevermore gains momentum from killing creeps meaning the more creeps you give him the easier it'll be. Don't let him get anything, with your banish you can easily dominate the lane, he has low base damage and you have high. Banish him when he goes for a creep kill. When he realizes he isn't getting anything he WILL NUKE YOU FOR A CREEP. Here's a cool trick I learned, if you cast banish just when he's about to cast raise (his arm swings) banish him. When the banish is finished he'll cast his raise amd hopefully you moved out of the way -__-

Hmmmm. Late game he's a real pain in the ass, but early you can make his life a living hell. Banish him when he goes for a creep kill. Get every deny/last hit and watch as he cowards standing still, leaching the little scraps of exp. He can't hurt you until he's level 6, considering he ever reaches 6. If your in his lane you'll cripple him hard... Laugh at Lucifer and show him INT>STR. Today is the rebellion for the INTS, you have never felt so alive.

Damn spiders, whoever invented them should get punched in the face.(no hate intended) With his Shukuchi he can harass you and get creeps at the same time and you can't banish him. Becareful when he Shukuchi's because he'll go up behind the hill and shoot you from behind. But your smarter then that, if he Shukuchi's go back instantly so he doesn't get free hits, cause you have to run back up the hill. Never fight him if he's on top of the hill cause you'll miss the majority of the time. When you get the astral cycle running he'll be useless. You stripped him of one of his only strengths, Mobility.
NOTE: Weaver is not afaid to tower dive in most scenario, because his level 1 swarm has the potential to tank the tower and creep wave. But you can banish him so don't be afraid.

Viper hurts . His orbwalking is a pain in the ass, but you can banish him when he's about to get a creep like aways. But decent vipers won't target creeps they'll target YOU </3. Go for last hits and denys and when you see him moving towards you should go back a little. I suggest getting arcane orb level 1 if your laning against him. You should dominate the lane from 3 plus. Try to net a kill at level 6 with your ult.
1. Banish
2. Go on top of the hill
3. When he comes back shoot him. He'll most likely run to the river unless he's stupid.
4. When he's just about to get out of range Sanity him.
Remember to calculate the difference. It should do roughly 500 dmg.
Like you, he's fragile with no real escape mechanism.

One of your worst enemy. If your lined up with him mid get ready to get ass raped. You just got countered. With his damn nether ward your banish will be useless along with your other skills. You can't kill him at level 6 cause his int gain is just insane. Every time you go for a creep you risk getting nuked AND if you banish yourself when while a netherward is up you'll still get hit. Call for a lane switch or gank. You should gank him before level 6. With his low str gain he'll die fast. All you gotta do is hope a)he's a retard b)he last hits like a retard c)he didn't get netherward d)your teamates aren't retarded. THIS GUY PUSHES FAST, HIS NETHERBLAST CAN INSTANTLY KILL A RANGE CREEP AT LEVEL 4. WTF????

Queen of Pain is an amazing hero with heavy nukes and awesome mobility. In a lane against you, she's close to worthless. Banish will make her skills useless AND last hitting will be a pain because her int is what makes her damage. Get last hits/denys. Expect a gank, don't be cocky if someone dangerous goes missing don't push past their hill.

Although he doesn't need creep kills, he does need the extra levels to pull of a decent gank. This should be an easy lane, last hit/deny and harass when possible. He can't do anything to you until he's level 5+ and without mana he's a moving rotting piece of lard. Even if he decides to rot chase you, you can easily banish him and get several hits on him. But don't forget one small mistake, one slip up, you take one step back (let your guard down) and he'll break you. A surprised harbringer is a dead harbringer.
Note:Level 1-3 rot does not disable healing salves!

He has decent base damage and awesome attack animation. Worst of all he won't need to be in your sight to last hit and harass you, so banishing him will be quite difficult. Don't sweat it you'll still dominate him, with his squishy health you can easily make him waste money on salves. Whenever possible banish him regardless of the timing just so you can get tha extra base damage. At level 6 kill him ASAP try to get at least 3-4 level 3 banishes before you go for the kill. Don't worry about engaging him if things don't go according to plan you can always dodge his ult with your banish. It's not even hard just stay calm and wait about 1.5 sec then banish yourself.

Some say he's god, he rips hero apart his enemies as if they're made of water. Surging through them and crushing them. But the truth is you'll destroy him. When lined up against a morphling he probably won't try to net any kills on you, because it's impossible unless you do something unbelieveablely stupid. Morphling will focus more on last hits, like you. Dominate him with your banish and buy a boots of speed ASAP. Morphling has really low movement speed allowing you to harass him harshly when your creeps push and with his low base damage at the beginning for him buying boots will take forever especially when he's laned against you. From 4+ if you keep the astral cycle running his mana will be useless, meaning he won't be able to escape you. Also he can't pull the instant heal (Replicate + TP). But if you fail to break his perseverance and cripple he truly will be a monster late game.

Some say never trade hits with a blood seeker, I disagree. Be agressive as possible, make him fear you. Keep him below 20% and he won't dare going for a last hit. The main point is if you ignore him he will hurt you. When he goes for a creep kill/deny banish him. If he's smart he'll silence you first then go for the creep. DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN! From 5+ you should easily dominate the lane with your insane base damage. Don't be scared about his ult, you can easily out damage him so stay and fight. If he decides to silence you your damage will increase, and if he doesn't sanity him for a kill or banish him for an easy escape. DON'T RUN!
^ This is considering if he ever reaches level 6 and has enough mana

An easy lane for you. Get last hits/deny and banish whenever possible. You should get a good head start into mid game with miranna in your lane. She can't do anything but harass you from time to time. Be careful and dodge any arrows. If your very paranoid of getting arrowed just keep eye out for arrows and astral yourself if you can't dodge it. In my opinion the easiest time to arrow someone is just before the last creep is ABOUT to die. Keep that in mind, if you get the astral cycle running you have nothing to fear.

He's not someone you'll want to mess with. Although he is melee he can unleash devastating amounts of damage in a short period of time. His tidebringer is very annoying when laning. Play smart and don't get in the aoe of his tide bringer. Smack creeps and harass him but REMEMBER (ALWAYS CANCEL YOUR ANIMATION WHEN YOU ATTACK). From 4+ you should easily devastate him, each time he goes for a creep kill or smack with tide banish him then harass him when he comes back. Fairly easy lane, just don't get hit by any of his torrents they really hurt watch when he jerks his hand.

He has massive lane control and can kill you almost instantly with enough stacks. One moment your walking up the hill with the creeps. The next your dying faster then a gondar in a team battle. Play passively and force him to be aggressive. Remember a batrider with massive farm doesn't even compare to you. He'll try to wreck you with his high DPS and push the lane extremely hard. When you least expect it he'll tower dive and try to destroy you. The rebellion has only begun and already your cowarding??? NO. You know what to do? You crush him. Break him. Banish him. Your superior in intelligence. Get creeps and deny with the help of Astal Imprisionment, show him he's just another creep in the lane that can easily be replaced. Always keep your health above 80% and when he gets a several stacks on you DON'T WASTE YOUR ASTRAL BE CAREFUL. Don't keep it on cooldown.

The god of pushing. Known to take down towers by the minutes. She's very versatile and can make being melee a living hell, not that this concerns you. I suggest taking the offensive skill build with level 1 arcane orb against brood mother. Arcane Orb can instantly rape spiders at low levels. Tell your support to buy wards . Bring clarities. I'm serious, unless you have amazing luck you'll need it. With no AOE skills to prevent the swarm you'll be vunlerable. If you can keep the astral cycle running you'll make her useless. Be agreesive at the beginning of the lane, when her spiderlings are low level. Please if your aren't a skilled player that can't handle a lane call for gank. It's embrassing, but not as much as losing your tower in 5 minutes .

Her defense is her offense. One of the hardest carries in the game due to her devastating tanking abilities. Medussa will be as agressive as possible and try to wreck you before you can do the astral cycle. Her allies will bend down and break their backs just to ensure medussa a good lane. Disgusting, don't you remember what it was like to be a support? No kills. No rewards. No life. Being insulted for NOT SUPPORTING WELL ENOUGH? Accepting all the mistakes your carry makes? Doesn't that just make your blood boil? Today is your day. You turn medussa into glass. If someone is missing with a disable, you can bet your ass that he'll come and gank you from level 1. Be catious. Don't play agressively until level 4 plus. Take creeps and wreck her last hits. Winning the lane all depends on the first couple levels. If she can force you back and cowarding during the lower levels then your screwed. It only gets worse from their. Medussa's tend to go mystic snake + stats against you, which is pure offensive. Expect getting ganked. Don't go pass towers. Block your creeps if they go too far.
NOTE:If medussa cast mystic snakes on you DON'T BANISH YOURSELF TO DODGE IT! You still lose mana, which is more important in the early stages.

To be honest, Lich is an extremely strong mid solo hero. Although he is a support hero, you will see him under extreme measures. His dark ritual guarentees a deny, and his nukes hurt. Of course, you can banish him when he just finished dark ritualing to drain his mana. But this tactic alone can only get you so far. Be agressive as possible. Banish him, then move behind him and harass his ass. He won't dare fight you, and his legs are probadly shaking when he sees you engage him. Expect a gank. Lich didn't come into your lane to farm/leach XP. He came here to massacre your farm, and he cannot do that alone. Buy a magic stick. It actually more efficient then a constant supply of salves.

I don't know what makes this guy such a strong mid solo hero, maybe it's his 100 mana nuke that does 300 DMG, reduces your base damage, and has a 10 second cooldown? Yes that was sarcasm. Rubic is an extremely strong mid solo hero who can nuke you from a far range and get last hits. His attack animation is also very fast and his ult can make you look like shit. Luckily icefrog patched that stupid glitch with telekinesis throwing you into a FUCKING HOLE THAT DOESNT LOOK LIKE YOU CAN GET STUCK! Regardless he rubic is someone you don't want to mess with, try to play agressively and harass when possible.

God just came into your lane what do you do? Alt-QQ. Banish with clones and he has a posion skill that hurts what did anyone do to deserve this? A great analogy for the transition of early to mid when he's in your lane would be getting kicked in your crotch then being asked to run a 50KM marathon. Good luck .

Sometimes decent players get trolled by dumb retards, because they can't defend themselves. Their will ALWAYS be retards in public games and when a BOTTLE FIRST NEVERMORE WHO LEVELS RAZE FIRST TYPES GTFO OUT OF MY LANE OD, I'M NEVERMORE SO GIVE ME SOLO YOU FKICNG NOOB, you have trash talk his ass back. Wipe that grin off his stupid face and show how dangerous reality/internet can be.

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