Razzil Darkbrew

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Introductions

Like all decent guides a simple introduction is needed, I will explain the point of this guide to you morons that are too.. well.. stupid to understand a simple implying message such as "Speed is an understatement"

If by now you still haven't understood this guide will be about a carry and/or semi tank alchemist. I think many people underestimate his power as a carry and tend to go with his tanky side, but what most of you don't know is that his attack speed is actually the highest in the game (with the right items of course) <-- I'll be using that as an incentive but to be honest I doubt you will be able to go an all out attack speed build, especially if the other team is half decent.

Now you're probably wondering "Wait I thought Ursa and Windrunner were the fastest attackers (herp derp)

" WELL WRONG AGAIN. But I'll get to that in another section.

I want you to know I won't be walking you through every single step of playing, you must have some level of skill and knowledge, and to attempt this playstyle you must have sound last hit skills

- Hero Introduction -

We can't forget about our beloved Alchemist introduction and his background story.

Hero Statistics

Affiliation: Sentinel
Attack Animation: 0.35 / 0.65
Damage: 49 - 58
Casting Animation: 0.4 / 0.5
Armor: 1.54
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Movespeed: 295
Missile Speed: Instant
Attack Range: 128 (melee)
Sight Range: 1800 / 1400

Strength
25 + 1.8

Agility
11 + 1.2

Intelligence
25 + 1.8

- Overview -

Lets go into further detail of these stats

Alchemist has pathetically low starting armor and agility meaning harass against him is going to be 5x worse, his stat gain is utterly horrible. Luckily for his 25 base strength and intelligence he can tank up and spam his spells a little more.

His attack animation is rather good meaning for those of you who last hit like a drow it will be much easier. As for his damage, it is decent too, unfortunately his movespeed isn't the best but is countered by his Chemical Rage late game.

Here are some pros and cons.

Pros

His damage is good
Decent lane control having Acid Spray
Adjustable role
Has a strong nuke that also stuns for a high duration

Cons

Terrorbad stat growth
Very dependent on Chemical Rage
Quite item dependent to make a difference late game
You need a half decent team if you're going to even make it late game

Skill Set

Oh yes, the skills section. A place where magical things happen. When it comes to learning how to play a hero it never hurts to learn further about their skills. Aside from the pretty information all lined out I will be showing some pics for those of you who aren't so "literate"

Acid Spray

Unstable Concoction

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Razzil brews up an unstable concoction that he can throw at an enemy hero, to stun and deal damage. Razzil can brew for up to 5 seconds, each second increases the potency of the concoction. After the 5 seconds, there is a small buffer window. If Razzil does not throw the concoction soon after it will blow up and Razzil himself will suffer as if he was hit by the concoction. Concoction can blow up mid air if fired too late.

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	Mana	Cooldown	C. Range	AoE	Duration	Effects
1	120	16 sec	775	N/A	0.25 - 1.75 seconds	Up to 130 damage and 1.75 second stun
2	120	16 sec	775	N/A	0.25 - 2.5 seconds	Up to 200 damage and 2.5 second stun
3	120	16 sec	775	N/A	0.25 - 3.25 seconds	Up to 270 damage and 3.25 second stun
4	120	16 sec	775	N/A	0.25 - 4 seconds	Up to 340 damage and 4 second stun

I brew potions. Ladies, please one at a time. Take note that it's physical damage, so it synergises with Acid Spray as the acid reduces their armor allowing your concotion to deal more damage.
Below are some more pictures for you illiterate dropouts.

Another great nuke and stun, however if you don't get it off in time you end up hurting yourself like a depressed emo. Another downside is that heroes can juke you in trees or something like that, you end up taking the damage and then you end up failing beyond epicness when they turn around and kill you. However to all downsides there are upsides, its cast range (as shown in the pictures above) isn't actually bad, meaning you can shoot it from a safe distance. If you do manage to get it off the enemy takes quite a good amount of damage and the stun duration is quite long.

Goblins Greed

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The Goblin converts the creep's corpse into gold. You get more gold for every extra creep you killed in the last 20 seconds.

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	Mana	Cooldown	C. Range	AoE	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20 sec	2 bonus gold and 2 bonus gold for every enemy killed in last 20 secs
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20 sec	4 bonus gold and 2 bonus gold for every enemy killed in last 20 secs
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20 sec	6 bonus gold and 2 bonus gold for every enemy killed in last 20 secs
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20 sec	8 bonus gold and 2 bonus gold for every enemy killed in last 20 secs

Feeling poor? Well fret no more, you have the ability to turn dead bodies into gold, HOW COOL IS THAT!? With this you'll be richer then Bill Gates in no time!

Confused? See the screenshots below!

Contrary to popular belief Goblins Greed is actually not that good early game, unfortunately there aren't enough creeps to extend it to a noticeable degree and your farming power is just not that great to make full use of it. I'm not saying it's completely bad, sure that extra gold lets you get an item faster but it's just not so effective. Late game when you have a great item set and can take down a 9 man creep wave in 10 seconds is when it comes into full effect. If you're a first time Alchemist user you may be a little confused on how this skill works, the bonus gold is independent for each creep meaning you will only continue to get 2 bonus gold per creep until 20 seconds of killing a creep not 20 seconds after the last creep was killed. If you still don't understand, continue to play Alchemist and you will get the hang of it.

Chemical Rage

True Speed

If you wish to see how the Alchemist can attack so fast using some simple maths then click the spoiler tab below (this is actually quite informative so I suggest you read this section)

Planning Ahead

- When TO pick Alchemist -

When you want to. no seriously, just because the rest of your team picked carries doesn't mean you have to miss out on playing a hero you want to. Sure you will probably lose horribly, but it's all about practice, I don't expect you to be an imba pro like "YajairobeFromDC" (heuehehueheu jks) as soon as you finish reading this guide.

- When NOT to pick Alchemist -

Like I said above, it really doesn't matter, if you want to play him to get practice then here is what you do..

Pick Alchemist, let them know you're going full carry and steal all the farm you can from any of your bitch ass team, once you've done that congratulate yourself with a cookie and laugh like an obnoxious rich guy.

Okay okay jokes aside if you actually want to know the most reasonable time to pick Alchemist then click the spoiler tab below. Keep in mind even the most skilled players can turn a game around even when facing their hero counters. This is just a rough feel for when it would be best to play Alchemist.

- Knowing your role -

I could come up with a list of potential role possibilities but that would ruin the purpose of this guide which is to go an all out attack speed/semi tankish build so I will leave you with just this..

Carry
Carry
Carry
oh did I mention CARRY?

Alchemist does not need to be played as a hard carry with buriza and satanic, in all honesty his true damage lies in his attack speed, he can proc an item ability faster then any other hero.

The thing I hate most about any game is a support that tries to last hit your creeps, you're the carry and if the support keeps taking your farm then flame the shit out of him.

Here are some useful phrases that you can use..

"Why are you taking my farm, you aren't the carry"
"wow can you stop taking my farm you aren't the fucking carry"
"keep taking my farm bro, carry us" (sarcasm)

Skill Builds

Alchemist has a hugely adjustable skillset, 2 of his spells scale depending on the enemies armor. Finding what suits you best is key, most people tend to harass alot with acid spray and others like to farm up with goblins greed. I'm going to show you my build and possible others which you may like to use, remember not build is definite on Alchemist and it can change dramatically depending on your opponents.

The Mother-In-Law

Stun and Run

The High-Roller

and my personal favourite..

Remember kiddos, these are builds I often see, I encourage you to experiment and see what you like, no build is pre-determined. (but if you don't use my build you'll probably get screwed over anyway)

Building Alchemist

Yes items any hero needs items to be effective, some more then others. Alchemist does not necessarily need items, but he benefits greatly from them, as do most carries.

Alchemist' build can differ, most professional players will take what enemies they are facing into account when choosing starting items, here I will list some possibilities which are recommended.

The Farmer

Explantion:
Okay simple enough, quelling blade is helpful for those of you who are not-so-good (shit) at lasthitting, the stats from ironwood branches should be self-explanatory and the tango/salve will provide sufficient regen from angry enemies.

The Defensive

Explanation:
Like the build above this build is what I tend to go for, as your opponents will just love harassing you, the stout shield helps tank enemy hits.

The Spammer

Explanation:
The ring of protection helps tank more hits since Alchemist has such low armor that extra 2 is surprisingly helpful, you can build it into a ring of basilius later if you're planning to spam your acid.