The Lone Druid must command his trusted Spirit Bear with pinpoint and tactical orders just as well if not more so than his own actions. While the druid is fragile, his companion is the furthest thing from, and can keep him safe by being on a constant counter offensive. Becoming Rabid, they can gain a boost in their movement and attack speed, both useful for retreat and reentering a fight--a pattern the Lone Druid must master. The bear itself can equip items, and passively Entangle foes it attacks at times. The Druid can eventually metamorphose from his ranged, less durable state, into a melee, sturdier bear form.
Syllabear was spared a time of great strife due to the deeds of his people. Sensing their settlement's impending destruction they turned their child into a bear and sent him into the wild. Syllabear grew up strong and savage, like the bears that inhabited the forests of his home. Using druidic powers, he can enter a state of almost rabid frenzy, and even call powerful bear companions to aid him. Awakened into his elven heritage by Furion the Prophet, Syllabear has regained his true elven form, and brings the bestial spirit of the bear to the battlefield.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- above average movement speed (315 ms)
- can hold 12 inventory
- has the most powerful summon
- can jungle from lv 1
- Ulti makes Syllabear the tankiest Hero
- Good pushing ability
Cons
- low starting hp
- no reliable disable
- no nuke
- need some microing
- Ulti makes Syllabear melee and move slower
- no AOE
Skills
Summon Spirit Bear
Ability Type: Active
Targeting Type: Instant
Ability Hotkey: B
Summons a powerful Spirit Bear companion. It randomly Entangles enemies that it attacks.
Lv
Mana
Cooldown
C.Range
AoE
Duration
Effects
1
75
180s
N/A
N/A
Until Killed
Summons Spirit Bear with 1400 hit points and Inventory
2
75
160s
N/A
N/A
Until Killed
Summons Spirit Bear with 1800 hit points - adds Return
3
75
140s
N/A
N/A
Until Killed
Summons Spirit Bear with 2300 hit points - adds 20% Entangle
4
75
120s
N/A
N/A
Until Killed
Summons Spirit Bear with 2700 hit points - adds Demolish and 33% spell resistance
• Spells last as long on Spirit Bear as they do on heroes.
• Can attack up to 1100 range away from Syllabear. If it attacks further away, its attack will stop.
• If the Spirit Bear dies, Syllabear will take 100 mixed damage per level of Summon Spirit Bear, from the unit that killed the Spirit Bear.
Return
Ability Type: Active
Targeting Type: Instant
Ability Hotkey: R
Immediately teleports the Spirit Bear back to Syllabear. This skill is acquired when the Spirit Bear is at level 2.
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Entangle
Ability Type: Passive
Targeting Type: N/A
Ability Hotkey: None
Attacks randomly cause roots to burst from the ground, immobilizing a target enemy unit for 3 seconds, and dealing 60 damage per second. This skill is acquired when the Spirit Bear is at level 3.
Enemy unit 20% chance to entangle, 60 damage per second Notes
• This skill is an Orb Effect that's also a Buff Placer when it procs.
• A unit can't Blink or Metamorphose when affected by this skill.
• You can bash and crit at the same time Entangle is applied.
• If the target is affected by this skill and activates an invisibility spell you'll be able to see him for Entangle's duration.
Demolish
Ability Type: Passive
Targeting Type: N/A
Ability Hotkey: None
Causes attacks to do 1.6 times normal damage to buildings. This skill is acquired when the Spirit Bear is at level 4.
• Attacks will deal 60% more damage against buildings
Spell Resistance
Ability Type: Passive
Targeting Type: N/A
Ability Hotkey: None
Spirit Bear gains resistance against spell damage. This skill is acquired when the Spirit Bear is at level 4.
• 33% Spell Resistance
Tips for Spirit Bear
• Use Spirit Bear as a Courier to ferry/hold items. Use Return to teleport the Spirit Bear back to Syllabear.
• Use Spirit Bear as a Scout for Heroes/Runes/Etc.
• Use Return to save Spirit Bear from dying. Do not let it be killed by other Heroes unnecessary as it gives 100 gold and tons experience.
• Recast Summon Spirit Bear to Heal the Spirit Bear and to return It back to Syllabear.
• Hotkey/Group the Spirit Bear again after level up Summon Spirit Bear or recast Summon Spirit Bear because the Spirit Bear is count as a different unit.
• Use Spirit Bear with stout shield as a tank to Jungle from Lv1.
• Spirit Bear is the fastest moving Summon. Lv4 Synergy and Level 4 Rabid and Boots of Speed will give It almost max MS.
[n018] Spirit Bear (2)
Level: 7 (196 experience)
HP: 1800
HP regen: 2
Mana: -
Mana regen: -
Damage: 28-38 (Normal)(128 melee)
Armor: 4 (Heavy)
Mspd: 320
BAT: 1.65
Missile speed: -
Damage point/backswing: 0.43/0.67
Casting point/backswing: 0.3/0.51
Vision day/night: 1400/800
Acquisition range: 500
Type: Ancient
Bounty: 100
Hand of Midas: -
Ability:
[Aien] Unit Inventory - 6 slots.
[A0A7] Return - 5 second cooldown.
[ACrk] Resistant Skin
[n01C] Spirit Bear (3)
Level: 7 (196 experience)
HP: 2300
HP regen: 2
Mana: -
Mana regen: -
Damage: 28-38 (Normal)(128 melee)
Armor: 5 (Heavy)
Mspd: 320
BAT: 1.55
Missile speed: -
Damage point/backswing: 0.43/0.67
Casting point/backswing: 0.3/0.51
Vision day/night: 1400/800
Acquisition range: 500
Type: Ancient
Bounty: 100
Hand of Midas: -
Ability:
[Aien] Unit Inventory - 6 slots.
[A0A7] Return - 5 second cooldown.
[A09Y] Entangle - 20% chance, 40 damage per second, 3 second hero duration, 9 second unit duration, 5 second cooldown.
[ACrk] Resistant Skin
[n01G] Spirit Bear (4)
Level: 7 (196 experience)
HP: 2700
HP regen: 2
Mana: -
Mana regen: -
Damage: 28-38 (Normal)(128 melee)
Armor: 6 (Heavy)
Mspd: 320
BAT: 1.45
Missile speed: -
Damage point/backswing: 0.43/0.67
Casting point/backswing: 0.3/0.51
Vision day/night: 1400/800
Acquisition range: 500
Type: Ancient
Bounty: 100
Hand of Midas: -
Ability:
[Aien] Unit Inventory - 6 slots.
[A0A7] Return - 5 second cooldown.
[A09Y] Entangle - 20% chance, 40 damage per second, 3 second hero duration, 9 second unit duration, 5 second cooldown.
[A0AH] Demolish - 1.6x damage multiplier against buildings.
[A03A] Spell Damage Reduction - 33%.
[ACrk] Resistant Skin
Rabid
Ability Type: Active
Targeting Type: Instant
Ability Hotkey: R
Syllabear can create an intense combative fury in himself and his Spirit Bear Companion.
Lv
Mana
Cooldown
C.Range
AoE
Duration
Target
Effects
1
50
30s
N/A
N/A
10s
Self/Spirit Bear
Increases attack speed by 10% and movement speed by 5%
2
50
30s
N/A
N/A
10s
Self/Spirit Bear
Increases attack speed by 20% and movement speed by 10%
3
50
30s
N/A
N/A
10s
Self/Spirit Bear
Increases attack speed by 30% and movement speed by 15%
4
50
30s
N/A
N/A
10s
Self/Spirit Bear
Increases attack speed by 40% and movement speed by 20%
• It affects both Syllabear and the Spirit Bear without targeting required.
Synergy
Ability Type: Passive
Targeting Type: N/A
Ability Hotkey: Y
Increases the Lone Druid's synergy with his Spirit Bear and himself with each level, upgrading spells.
Lv
Mana
Cooldown
C.Range
AoE
Duration
Target
Effects
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self/Bear
Adds +10 damage and movespeed on Spirit Bear, increases Rabid duration by 10 and True Form hp with +100.
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self/Bear
Adds +20 damage and movespeed on Spirit Bear, increases Rabid duration by 20 and True Form hp with +200.
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
10s
Self/Bear
Adds +30 damage and movespeed on Spirit Bear, increases Rabid duration by 30 and True Form hp with +300.
4
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
10s
Self/Bear
Adds +40 damage and movespeed on Spirit Bear, increases Rabid duration by 40 and True Form hp with +400.
True Form
Ability Type: Toggle
Targeting Type: Instant
Ability Hotkey: F
Syllabear learns to morph himself into a brown bear. Morphing into Bear Form causes Syllabear to lose his ranged advantage, by making him melee. He can morph freely between druid and bear form.
Lv
Mana
Cooldown
C.Range
AoE
Duration
Target
Effects
1
25
0s
N/A
N/A
Until Switched Back
Self
Morphs into Bear Form; 250 bonus health and 4 bonus Armor and has Battle Cry
2
25
0s
N/A
N/A
Until Switched Back
Self
Morphs into Bear Form; 400 bonus health and 6 bonus Armor and has Battle Cry
3
25
0s
N/A
N/A
Until Switched Back
Self
Morphs into Bear Form; 600 bonus health and 8 bonus Armor and has Battle Cry
• Has a 2 seconds transformation time.
• You can dodge stuns while transforming.
• While in this state, Syllabear will have a Base Attack Time of 1.6 seconds.
• Syllabear has base movement speed of 280 while in bear form.
Battle Cry
Ability Type: Active
Targeting Type: Instant
Ability Hotkey: C
Adds damage and armor to nearby units controlled by Syllabear.
Lv
Mana
Cooldown
C.Range
AoE
Duration
Target
Effects
1
50
30s
N/A
1000
8s
Self/Spirit Bear
Adds +20 damage and 2 Armor
2
50
30s
N/A
1000
8s
Self/Spirit Bear
Adds +40 damage and 4 Armor
3
50
30s
N/A
1000
8s
Self/Spirit Bear
Adds +60 damage and 6 Armor
Tips for true Form
• True Form turn Syllabear into one of the slowest base MS Hero (280MS), with Boots of Speed (335MS) but lv 4 Rabid (402MS) will remedy that.
• Before maxing Rabid, its best to stay in Syllabear Human Form. Treat True Form as a panic button. It can be used to dodge stun and provides instant +450Hp at Lv6.
• Max Level True Form (and Battle Cry) and Synergy provides Syllabear with +1000 HP, +14 Armor and +60 Damage making him the Tankiest Hero in Dota.
• Syllabear Illusion also retains the +4/6/8 Bonus Armor from True Form (not the Bonus Armor from Battle Cry).
• First priorty is get the Spirit Bear to Level 3 ASAP for the 20% Entangle.
• 2 Levels of Synergy early to improve Rabid duration to 30 seconds.
• True Form is taken at Lv6.
• The next priorty is to Max Rabid. Rabid has 30 seconds cooldown with 2 lvs of Synergy. So that means permanent Rabid.
• Lv 4 Spirit Bear is delayed because I dont see the usefulness of the extra 400Hp and the 33% Magic resist. Which is much scarier? A Rabid Spirit Bear with faster MS and Attack Speed that procure Entangle more or a slower meatier Bear. While Demolish is too situational.
Item Build
Core Item:
Hero:
Boots of Speed - 500
Bracer - 525
Headdress of Rejuvenation - 603
Diffusal Blade - 3300
• Bracer to boost Syllabear HP during early game. Any experienced ganker/player will go straight at Syllabear first.
• Headdress of Rejunevation for even more stats. Provides gradual healing for both Syllabear and Spirit Bear.
• Diffusal Blade provides Syllabear with a reliable disable. A Purge follows by an Entangle by the Spirit Bear often means Death. The Feedback provides a deadly DPS especially with the increased Attack Speed from Rabid.
• Orb of Venom stacks with Entangle to provide extra Slow for the Spirit Bear.
• Vladmir's Offering (or Ring of Basilus) helps to push lanes faster. All the auras benefit both Syllabear and the Spirit Bear also your team.
• This is just a general guideline for the Item Build Order. If you need the <insert item name>, just get it first.
Luxury Item:
Hero:
• Upgrade the Boots of Speed to Boots of Travel. The teleport makes push lanes faster and the extra MS certainly helps.
• Upgrade to Diffusal Lv2 when when the Diffusal Lv1 run out of Purge charge.
• Extra MS. Extra 2 Tanky Bear that help Pushes. Not to mention they also have Feedback from Diffusal Blade.
• Take note that Mirror Image dispel buff on caster so summon the Illusion first then only cast Rabid and Battle Cry.
• Nothing much to say about this item. The game should be ending by now.
Bear:
• Buy a Boots of Speed when Syllabear in True Form starts to outspeed the Spirit Bear.
• Buy more Armor for the Spirit Bear when physical attack starts to hurt. Increase Spirit Bear EHP againts physial damage. Can be upgraded to Assault Cuirass.
Game Play
Early Game:
• Early Game is when the laning phase happens.
• As soon as Syllabear is picked, level and Summon Sprit bear asap to negate its long cooldown.
• Select a lane, preferable a sidelane or jungle directly from Lv1.
• When laning, increase chance of last hit by attacking together with the Spirit Bear.
• When the opponent is being aggressive, harass with the Spirit Bear.
• When Jungling timed yourself with your ally to surprise gank the lane from the jungle.
• Try to farm for the Core Items ASAP.
Mid Game:
• Mid Game is when most ganks happens.
• Syllabear will be one of main the target for ganks due to his carry potential.
• Most experienced Gankers will ignore the Spirit Bear and aim straight at Syllabear.
• Use Syllabear's True Form to dodge stuns and a panic button with its +450hp and +4 armor burst.
• When retreating use the Spirit Bear to attack the chaser. The Spirit Bear should have 12% Slow from Orb of Venom and 20% Entangle.
• Whenever chances comes, counter gank the opponent gankers with the surprises Syllabear has in hand or help from team mates.
• Push the Tower after you have won a small skirmish or a team battle as Syllabear and his Spirit Bear are also good pushers.
• Syllabear can start to farm the Ancients or Roshan with his Spirit Bear as the Tank.
• Syllabear should be in Bear Form most of the times after Lv4 Rabid unless he needs the extra movespeed to cover more distance.
Late Game:
• Late Game is when most team fight happens and the time where Heroes with Carry potential like Syllabear shines.
• At Lv16, Syllabear Ultimate provides him with +1000 Hp, +14 Armor and +60 Damage. Which is almost equavalent to a Heart of Tarrasque, the Armor from Assault Cuirass and the damage from a Sacred Relic.
• After getting the Diffusal Blade, Syllabear can gank any lone hero with Purge and Entangle from Spirit Bear.
• In Team Battle, Syllabear should be the tank and main damage dealer. Engage the battle with the Spirit Bear first then only followed by Syllabear himself.
• Use the Battle Cry when the battle is about to start because the skill has only 6 seconds duration.
• Aim for the squishy DPS Hero first and purge them if they try to run while tanking the damage with Syllabears super high HP and Armor.
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