Hi, this is my first guide here, so I wanted to see what people think of my style with Slark.


In the deepest, blackest pits of the ocean a fearsome and terrifying creature lurks. Bending the shadows to his will, few have seen his true form and none have lived to speak of it. For the shadows are his sanctuary, a place of empowerment and revitalisation. Bathed in this inpenetrable darkness he strikes unseen, every attack making him swifter and more powerful whilst weakening his enemy. An unbreakable leash awaits all who try to escape, leaving them at mercy of this horrifying phantom. By sacrificing a fraction of his soul, his pact with darkness allows him break even the most powerful bonds and curses. With echoes of the Great War reaching every corner of the earth, this creature, known only as Slark, has emerged from the depths to search for an ancient relic...

1. Stats:

-Strength : 21 + 1.8 per lvl,
-Agility: 15 + 1.5 per lvl,
-Inteligence: 16 + 1.9 per lvl.

Pros & Cons.

-Pros

-Low cooldown skills,
-Great ganking from lvl 6 on,
-Can remove dust from himself,
-Can hunt down enemies with Pounce,
-Dark Pact hits multiple targets in 325 AOE around Slark,
-Dark Pact can remove negative buffs,
-Essence Shift turns you into a killing machine,
-Great Life regeneration and Move speed after lvl 6,
-The Night vision is the same like in day. (1800/1800).
-If low on life, you can Pounce on your enemy or pounce from him and escape,
-Can counter almost every hero in the game, except (I guess ) Bloodseeker, Viper, Lucifer.
-Dark Pact can kill you but It is very hard to time right.

Cons

-Fragile in start,
-Item dependent,
-If enemy has a gem (you can dispel Dust with Dark Pact), you can be in a lot of trouble,
-Mana intensive in early game.

Skills

1. Dark Pact:

Your skill for ganking, pushing and dealing mass damage in 325 AOE around you. Also, it can remove buffs from it like Dust, Track, Amplify Damage... Can annihilate creep waves in a blink of a eye ! Low cooldown and mana costs (beautiful!!!)

2. Pounce:

Your Hunt'em down and kill'em skill!. Low mana and cooldown. Deals minor damage, but hey, can stop a fleeing enemy for 3.5 sec (if he doesn't have Blink, Leap, Phoenix Dive...) or can help a lot with ganking!!!

3. Essence Shift:
This is your bread and butter skill. It steals enemy's stats (1 str, 1 agi, 1 int per HIT) and transfers them to you (3 agility) for 15 sec (lvl 1), 30 sec (lvl 2), 1 minute (lvl 3), 2 minutes (lvl 4). More damage, Ias and Armor !!

4. Shadow Dance:

Your ulti. When not seen by enemy units, gives mass life regeneration and movement speed!!! You can activate it for 5.5 seconds, giving you invisibility, life regen and move speed. Great for ganking. But, if you get in into a 1 vs 3 or 4 enemies trying to kill some low hp heroes to help you team, consider that the enemy team COULD have gem, or wards with them -.-

My skill guide.

1. Pounce,
2. Essence Shift,
3. Essence Shift,
4. Dark Pact,
5. Pounce,
6. Shadow Dance,
7. Essence Shift,
8. Dark Pact
9. Pounce
10. Essence Shift,
11. Shadow Dance,
12. Dark Pact,
13. Dark Pact,
14. Pounce,
15.+
16. Shadow Dance.
The rest +

You might think that I am a idiot for getting pounce on lvl 5, but sometimes a bigger jump can spare you from death or help you kill someone .

Items:
AP mode and the similar modes;

Circlet of Nobility,
2 Slippers of Agility,
Tango.

185 + 300 + 90 = 575.

AR mode,

Poor man's Shield,
Tango,

550 + 90 = 640. I don't spend all cash so I can get Boots of Speed after killing a few creeps.

Latter I buy or make,

A guide:

1. Power Treads,
2. Vladmir,
3. Crystalys (latter Buriza),
4. Maelstorm (latter Mjollnir (some might ask why!? Nice dmg, Ias, and 25% to cast Chain Lightning WHICH doesn't have cooldown in beetween, so the faster you strike the more damage you deal )
5. Cranium Basher,
6. Sange & Yasha, or Eye of Skadi.

B guide:

1. Power Treads,
2. Mask Of Madness,
3. Crystalys (latter Buriza),
4. Battle Fury,
5. Cranium Basher,
6. Sange & Yasha, or Eye of Skadi.

Rejected items:

1. Kellen Dagger... WTF !? Pounce is even better i think
2. Vanguard? Why? Better even to buy Armlet for Slark!
3. Satanic CAN be used instead of Mask Of Madness, because of it's great life steal. But i prefer MOM because of Shadow Dance synergy with the MOM.
4. Lothar's Edge. Are you insane?
5. Blade Mail. You got low hp.... Whats the help?

There are a lot of other items you can experiment, and a lot that should be rejected.


Note that this is a Overview of Slark, Not a total guide from noob to pro. Comment and rate pls. Thanks