Mangix, the pandarean brewmaster.





Backgound history:

Mangix originates from a deeply hidden and secret society located on the obscure island of Pandaria. He lived a sheltered life in his home within the Stonetalon Mountains, but even the far, golden reaches of Pandaria were affected by the dark hand of the Scourge. The elders heard the cries of the innocent, and saw the blood of the slain, and so, they agreed to send one elite warrior, hoping to turn the tides of battle and restore the Great Balance. What they did not know was that the local barkeep had trained for this very moment his entire life.

Welcome to my guide on Mangix!



Pros and cons:

Pros:

-Weird but very nasty ulti
-Aoe slow
-lvl 4Druken haze+lvl 4Drunken brawler=81% evasion!
-High str gain
-Good base dmg
-Powerful nuke

Cons:

-Low mana
-Low agi gain
-Ulti is hard to use
-Thunder clap is hard to land

Panda's role in teams:

-Initiater
-Ganker
-Disabler
-Tanker
-Ganker(sometimes)


Skills:

Thunder clap



Panda's slow and nuke, we'll be using dagger with this skill through out the game.

Landing clap:

Landing clap is very simple.

Just walk to the enmy that you're about to use clap on.



And Blink+clap!




Drunken haze:



Ahh, Panda's high evasion skill, this is gotten in mid game because in early game we need more stats than this.


Drunken brawler



Pretty self-explanatory.

Primal split:



Very interesting and powerful skill. This skill has many uses and I'll explain them right now!

Fire panda:



Fire panda's usefulness:

Fire panda is mostly a escape/chasing panda.


-Escape panda
-Ganking panda
-Radinace panda

Skills:

Immolation:



Not a very useful skill for a escape/chasing panda.6/10 skill.


Earth panda:




Earth panda's usefulness:

Earth panda is the mighty tank!

-Tanking
-Disabling

Skills:

Hurl boulder:

Sorry, dont have a image for this.

Deals 100 dmg and stuns the opponent for 2 seconds.8/10 skill

Very useful, although it's only equivalant to Sk's lvl1 Hellfire blast, it's still a useful disable.

Pulverize



Gives 20% to deal 40 pure dmg around an area.7/10 skill

A ok skill in my opinion.



Taunt:



Unlike axe's call, this skill will force units to attack earth but it can be canceled when you simply move away. The whole point of this skill is to get creeps to attack you.

Storm panda:



Storm's usefulness in games:

-Very strong caster
-Scouter
-Caster

Skills:

Windwalk



Become invis for 6seconds, deals 120 dmg if the invis is broken. 8/10 skill.

Very good escape skill, and the 120 dmg is good for killing too.

Cyclone



Toss a unit up in the air, last 6 seconds on heros, 20 seconds on creeps. 10/10 skill.

One of the longest disables in the game! The low cooldown makes this skill spammable!

Dispel magic




Dispel buffs in a area, deals 200 dmg to summoned units. 9/10 skill.

This skill is just amazing! This skill can dispel dangerous buffs like God' strength!

Skill that all pandas have:



Render this unit to have more magic ressistance and become immune to certain spells. 9/10 skill.

Very useful skill. More magic ressistance/some spell immunitie is very useful.

When to use pandas?

There are 3 situations where you should use pandas.

Use them for ganking:



Use them for escaping:



Use them for tower tanking(or just tanking):



Hot keys to remember:

Storm:

D=Dispel

Cyclone=C

Windwalk=W

Earth:

Hurl boulder=D

Taunt=T

Fire:

None

Which panda should I sent back when I'm ganking or escaping?

Without doubt, it's going to be or.

Why?

Earth: Earth is the best guy to sent back because when the ulti's duration is over, Mangix will be in the position of the Earth panda.

Fire: Fire moves at max speed so it's ok to sent fire back.

Why not sent storm back?

Storm is the most useful panda! If the enemy is chasing whichever panda you sent back, Storm can just cyclone him/her to make him/her useless.

Important facts on Primal split:

-When the spell ends, the Brewmaster takes Earth's place. If Earth is dead he takes Storm's place, and if Storm is dead he takes Fire's place.

-If all the summoned Pandas die, it counts as a suicide.

-Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter

Skill build:

1.Clap
2.Stats
3.Clap
4.Stats
5.Clap
6.Split
7.Stats
8.Clap
9.Stats
10.Drunken haze
11.Split
12.Haze
13.Haze
14.Haze
15.Brawler
16.Split
17.Brawler
18.Brawler
19.Brawler
20-25.Stats

Skill build justification:

Thunder clap is gotten whenever possible because it's our slow/nuke.

Drunken haze is gotten in mid game because in early game we need more stats for Clap.

Drunken brawler is gotten in mid-late game because thats when we'll have enough attack speed for it.

Primal split is gotten whenever possible for obvious reasons.

Item build:

x2
x2
x2

Justification:

2x Ganulets provide a good amount of hp to last through early game.

2x Branches gives a small boost to all stats.

2xTangos provide a good amount of hp regen.







Core items:

x2


or

Justification:

Bracer is gotten for more hp and more mana to cast his spells.

Blink dagger is gotten because it's the best way that we can land clap, and its good for escaping.

Magic stick/Bottle is gotten because it gives him a good amount of hp regen. But however, you shouldn't buy bottle if there are more than 2 allies on you're team that has bottle already because we don't want to fight for rune control.






Items to get after core(both mid and late game items):



Panda is just nasty with this item! The omg wtf pandas are almost equivalant as a lvl25 hero!

or

Both Satanic and Hotd is good on him because Satanic turns him into a powerful killing machine while Hotd can allow you to dominate a strong creep which could be used with ulti.



THis is a good item that helps him farm and make him push lanes like crazy.



Very good item on panda, it's cheap and effective, and the 35hp/sec loss is nothing because we have lifesteal.



Images crit too!



A very good item on panda because he's got no stuns.



Very good item, it will be used in our Bottle/stick build.



It allows you to spot incoming ganks and weak enemys for you to clap!



Very useful, try using the ulti+slow combo, and plus this item gives him loads of mana.


Gives him tons of hp, and the abilitie to become half of a fountain!



A good item on panda, panda is a sometimes a tanker so getting this will help him tank.



The silence+ulti is a very deadly combo.



Gives him enough attack speed for crit/bash!



Try using Necro then Ulti, you'll do hordes of dmg!

or

Sometimes I get disabled/silenced and I can't use ulti, but however, Bkb compltely wipes out the problem!

Pipe should be gotten if there are too many heavy nuker on you're opponent's team.



Very helpful item if you want more lifesteal.






Optional items:



This item is good with manta style since images also mana burn. Plus, the Purge then ulti is a good combo.



Arcane ring is a good item on him if you dont like bottle or wand.



This item can occasionally save lives!



This item should only be gotten when you dont have Battlefury and you're having trouble farming.



Panda is a good gem carrier because he almost dosen't die with his ulti.



Panda dosen't have any problems with roshing, so get this item!






Rejected items:



Uneeded! The frost only last 3secs unlike Diffusal which lasts 5 secs, and plus, it's extremly expensive.



The armor reduction only lasts a few seconds! This item dosen't do good with you're ulti at all.



Panda needs a real stun, not a semi-stun!



Crits don't stack!



We dont have mana to use 2 ultis!

Suggested item builds:

All of the build below includes boots and dagger, even though they're not mentioned!

The omg wtf build:

This build will make Mangix the summoner!

When to use:

-When you're defending you're base
-When you're chasing
-When you're pushing like crazy
-When you're good at using summons
-When you're escaping

Items you must have for this build:





-Manta is gotten to make images and for the ulti+image combo
-Aganhim's scepter is gotten to improve his ulti
-Necromonion is gotten to make us summon more units
-Hotd is gotten to dominate creeps

Here's a image of what it should look like:



The manta build:
This build is used to confuse opponents

When to use:

-When you're good with images
-When you need to mana burn comeone
-When you love to see images crit
-When you're chasing

Items you must for this build:




-Manta is gotten to make images
-Diffusal is gotten for its slow and mana burn
-Aganhim's is gotten to improve his ulti
-Vlads is gotten for lifesteal

The tanking build:

This is basically a tanking build

When to use:

-When you're team needs a tanker
-When you're team has alot of carrys
-When you're good at tanking

Item you must have for this build:




-Vanguard is gotten because he needs to block dmg
-Pipe is gotten because he also needs to tank magical dmg
-Satanic is gotten for armor and for lifesteal
-Heart is gotten for tons of hp

The battle panda build:

This build is how I normaly play panda

When to use:

-When you want to play panda like a battle panda
-When you're chasing
-When you're team needs a strong meele hero
-When you're having trouble playing panda

Items you must have for this build:




-Armlet is gotten beause it's a cheap dmg item and it synergizes well with crit
-Hotd is gotten for lifesteal as well as the power to dominate a creep
-Battle fury is gotten for pushing lanes/more dmg
-Bkb is gotten for it's spell immunitie

The caster and disabler build:

This build is basically playing him like a disabler and a ganker

When to use:

-When you're team needs a disabler
-When you're team needs a caster

Items you must have for this build:

or




-Shiva's/Orchid is gotten because he's a caster
-Basher is gotten for stun
-Assult is gotten for more bash
-Aganhim's is gotten to improve his ulti






Strategies:






Early game strategie:

In early game you should:

-Last hit/denie
-Try to not die!

Picking lanes:

If you're picking lanes then you should go top or bot because mid is usually solo and panda sucks at solo!

Lane scenario:

Vs meele:

If you're vs meele, then it's very simple because he can't really harrass you that much. Just last hit and deny like everybody else does.

Vs range:

If you're vs range then you have a nightmare! A good stategie will be always harrass you're opponent and deny like crazy.

Suggested early game item builds:

All of the builds below have Treads and 2xBracers, event tough they're not mentioned!

The bottle build:

This is the build to go for if there is alot of Physical attackers.

Items needed for this build:




-Bottle is gotten for a source of hp/mana regen
-Ward is gotten to spot runes
-Crow is gotten to use the Crow+Bottle strategie
-Dagger is gotten to land clap

Crow+Bottle strategie

The crow and Bottle strategie is fairly simple, just complte the following:

-Ward the 2 runespots
-Give Crow the bottle to fill up the runes
-Send the crow back to you with a filled up bottle

Why get wards?

Wards is gotten because:

-If an enemy is at the runespot, you can see them clearly.
-It spots incoming ganks
-It spots weak enemy for you to clap

Magic stick build:

This is a build against spellcasters.

Items needed for this build:




-Magic stick is gotten to restore hp/mana
-Courier is gotten for the Crow+Stick strategie
-Cloak is gotten for more magic resistance
-Dagger is gotten to land clap

Using the Crow+Stick strategie:

-Find a lane where alot of enemy spells are cast
-Give the stick to the courier and tell him to fly there
-Let the courier hind behind a tree while the enemy's spell are cast
-Fly back and enjoy the charged magic stick!

Why not get hood or pipe instead of cloak?

Hood and pipe are good items for the stick build, but however it delays our items after core. Pipe is a good late game item but Magic stick would be useless in late game.


Last hitting with clap:

Clap can be used to last hit since it costs low mana at lvl1/lvl2



Jungling with clap:

Clap is a good jungling tool and should be used to jungle.



Denying:

Panda has a good attack animation which is good for denying.



Be aggresive in early game!

Always be aggresive in early game, but however you shouldn't be too aggresive that means when you're opponent runs to the tower with low health, it's not really a good idea to chase him/her because you might get killed by the tower.

Hero killing:

If you're going to kill heros in early game then you these requirements must be forfilled:

-You got a good allie
-You have at least lvl 2 of clap

Screenshots:


In this picture I found my allie drow running with low health:



But thank god I came in just in time and Clapped invoker:



Dead invoker!



Heres more screenshots of hero killing:

In this picture I found sniper with low health and his allie axe with no mana:



So i decided to ulti instead of clap:



I used Earth's hurl boulder a few times and fire's insane attack dmg and it got him to low health:



Then my ulti's duration went up but I had boots and sniper didn't so I kept chasing him:



Then, I claped just before we got to the tower and I got a kill!



See how aggrasive you can be in early game?


Mid game strategie:

Mid game is where you start to shine, Mid game objectives are simple, just do the following:

-Farm up to a dagger
-Dont die
-Push like hell
-Gank

Farming ancients:

Farming ancients is easy when you have Haze.



Farming creeps:

Farming creep is easy now since you have Hotd.



Roshing:


If you're roshing then you must:

-Have a strong creep to help you
-Have lifesteal
-Have ulti, Haze, and Clap



Pushing:

If you're pushing then you need battlefury and good dmg.



Hero killing:

If you're hero killing, then you'll need:

-Ulti
-Haze
-Clap


In this picture, Luna just ultied me and I was at yellow health.



I wacked her a few times and she was down to low health because I had lifesteal and she had low armor.



So then I ultied and chased her with my pandas.



I actually killed her!

Using blink dagger as an escape mechansm:



In this picture wind just ultied me and I was at red health and Wind is right behind me.

But wait,

Thats why we have dagger!



A very good item for mid game:



Why?

Hotd gives you the abilitie to dominate a creep whcich is useful for ulti, creeping, roshing, jungling, and jungling anciencts. This item also gives you 5 armor, which is needed for taning, 20 dmg, which is more dmg, and the extremly useful lifesteal!



Late game strategie:

Late game is easy for pnada, all you need to do is:

-Kill
-Push
-Assist in ganking
-Farm
-And live





Runes:

Runes are important to Panda so i'll mention them.

Haste

Very useful, it allows you to move at max speed.

Double dmg

This rune can do some serious dmg and can hurt alot when you have armlet.

Regen

Only useful when you need a regen.

Invis

Try using Invis then Clap, you'll scare your opponents!

Illusion

A good rune that can trick people and it goes well with your ulti.





Countering panda:

Countering panda is easy, just simply have the foloowing things and panda is basically doomed!

Silence
Nuke
Disable
Slow

If your team dosent have any of those things just buy a Orchid or Sheepstick.

Q&A:

If you have any qusetions about this guide, post a comment and I'll answer them here.

Replays:

Coming soon

-If you have a replay of panda , feel free to send me a message.


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