Alleria, The Windrunner

Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Skills
3. Skill Build
4. Item Build
5. Credits

Introduction

Advanced Statistics
Hero Introduction
Background Story

Strength Agility Intelligence

15+2.5 - 17+1.4 - 22+2.6

Affiliation: Sentinel
Attack Animation: 0.4 / 0.3
Damage: 44 - 56
Casting Animation: 0.3 / 0.5
Armor: 1.38
Base Attack Time: 1.5
Movespeed: 295
Missile Speed: 1250
Attack Range: 600
Sight Range: 1800 / 800

Although she is an intelligence hero, Alleria's gameplay style resembles an agility hero in many ways. She relies on her physical attack most of the time, and she has a powerful attack speed increasing ability which lets her fire very quickly. She can launch deadly Power Shots, which strike the first target with massive damage, then lose a little the more units they pass through. Power Shot is very good at picking off injured heroes who are trying to flee, due to its long range, fast projectile, and good initial damage. To stop enemies from fleeing in the first place, Alleria has Shackleshot. Although it doesn't deal any damage by itself, Shackleshot is one of the best single-target stuns around. This ability allows the Windrunner to shackle a target either to a tree or to another enemy unit, potentially stunning two heroes for a lengthy period of time. Windrunner, Alleria's third skill, allows her to escape dangerous situations, position herself for good Shackleshots, and catch up to fleeing enemies. If Powershot isn't enough to take down a target, Alleria can use Focus Fire. This powerful ability makes her attack at the fastest possible rate at a single enemy unit for a long duration, but reduces her total damage. This skill is often used in conjunction with Shackleshot, but it is also effective against buildings and other stationary targets.

In the valleys of Winterspring, deep within the verdant glades of the Forest of Trees, an elf with the power of the wind makes her home. She joined the Sentinel as a free agent shortly after the War of the Magi. Favored by the Goddess of Wind, Alleria received many blessings. Her arrows fly straight and true, piercing all enemies in a line. She can lace her arrow with wind and bind enemies together by creating ethereal shackles. Her footsteps are hastened by the currents of air. It is known that she can dispatch enemies at blinding speed by releasing a flurry of arrows. She is indeed a worthy enemy of the Scourge.

Skills

Shackleshot
Powershot
Windrunner
Focus Fire

Shackleshot

Alleria fires an enchanted arrow using wind magic that binds the target to an enemy unit or tree behind it.

Powershot

Windrunner winds up her bow for up to 1 second to perform a single powerful shot. The arrow travels up to 1700 distance, dealing damage and destroying trees in its path. The damaged dealt is greatest to the first target it hits and is reduced by 10% with each other it passes through.

Windrunner

Imbues her body with the essence of wind, increasing her movement speed by 50% and giving her the ability to evade all physical attacks for a short period of time. Additionally, the gusts of wind around her impairs the movement of nearby enemies, slowing their movement speed in a 300 AoE around her.

Focus Fire

Alleria channels wind throughout her body to surge an excess of adrenaline, giving her maximum attack speed on one target. Damage is reduced in this state.

Skill Build

Skill Build for Alleria

1. Powershot
2. Shackleshot
3. Windrunner
4. Powershot
5. Powershot
6. Focus Fire
7. Powershot
8. Windrunner
9. Windrunner
10. Windrunner
11. Focus Fire
12. Shackleshot
13. Shackleshot
14. Shackleshot
15. Stats
16. Focus Fire
17-25. Stats

Item Build

Starting
Early
Mid
Late
Extensions

Starting Items

This is the most common way to go out of the base and to the lane. GG Branches give you a solid +3 to all attributes, a courier is not for display but to get to your core faster, Tangoes and Salve for HP Regen.

Early-Game Build

If you get to last-hit very well, this set of items should be viable for you. A Wand for upgrading that 3 GG Branches, 2 Null Talismans should grant you enough mana, try upgrading one to Dagon later, a pair of BoS is a staple for every hero to keep them catching up with their enemies, and a Bottle, to keep your HP and MP from running out.

Mid-Game or the Core Build

You choose, Treads or Phase Boots, I recommend Phase Boots, since you don't need AS anymore and you can use it for chasing. Dagon is an upgrade of Null Talisman but I really do not recommend it for finishing enemies, use it when their HP is full to get their hopes down on killing you, Dominator? It's your Orb since you actually don't have one, I think it stacks with your SS. TP is for quick-traveling, consider buying 2-3 of this item, Crystalys? So that your damage when you activate your SS isn't so low.

Late-Game Items

Sell your Boots then buy a BoT, Satanic and Buriza is an upgrade from Dominator and Crystalys which gives you pretty much GodLike skills. Keep upgrading your Dagon until it's level 5 remember the more you upgrade: more BURST damage, LESS cooldown it gets. An Orchid is for Silencing and Damage Amplifying! Imagine, You cast Shackleshot then cast your SS then next Orchid, then you keep on getting criticals!

Extensions

Shiva, I consider it as one of my late-game items, but I put it at extensions because you really don't need armor, MKB is an amazing item! It gives you True Strike, ministuns and damage! Maximum AS + True Strike + Ministuns = GODLIKE! Bloodstone, the most hero-friendly item in DotA! You can see in all of my guides that I always put it in the Extensions. Because it gives you HP and MP Regen and HP and MP. Pure MP Regen is also provided for its charges. You never run out of mana! Take Guinsoo instead if the game won't end! It provides a good disable, stats, and MP Regen. I usually don't recommend Aghanim's 'cos it gives you small things for its price, an upgrade for your SS, HP and MP, and Stats.

Credits
1. theassasin02 - for the guide.