Leviathan The Tidehunter

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1. Hero's Story

Formerly considered by the Old Gods as an oeuvre of the cosmos, Leviathan was thrown into the watery abyss after an alleged connivance with the Titans whom they have fought against. Chained to an anchor and guarded by a virtually indomitable kraken, the Tidehunter had lain dormant in the unfathomable depths for eons until he finally mustered enough strength to break away. He killed his enslaver, took its shell as armor and the once loathed anchor became his weapon. Unforgiving and frigid as the sea, Leviathan had sworn to disembowel everyone who would dare disturb his much valued freedom as he knocks them out with ravaging force. The terror of the tides had come at last and all those who will try to stop him shall be swept away.

2. Hero's Introduction

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Hi, this is my first guide I've written, I've played dota for like 3 years and tidehunter was one of my favorite heroes when I played him and I still enjoy using him. Now I feel like its time for me to start writing guides for other players or beginners to use

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3. Hero's Info & Stats

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Pros:
[+] Ultimate has huge AOE
[+] Absorb heaps of damage
[+] Great hero to use for beginners
[+] Decent DPS early game to mid
[+] Kraken Shell reduces damage and removes buffs
[+] Good starting MS=310

Cons:
[-] Low Mana Pool
[-] Loses effectiveness at late game
[-] Usually always targetted by enemies due to his size and potential

Information

Affiliation:Neutral
Primary Attribute:Strength
Attack Range:100(melee)
Sight Range:1800/800
Main Roles: Tank/Roamer/Ganker

Level 1 Stats

Strength:22+3
Agility:15+1.5
Intelligence:16+1.7
Hit Points:568
Mana Points:208
Damage:47-53
Armor:3.1

4. Hero's Skills

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- Gush

Skill Description
Summons a spirit of the tides to damage an enemy unit. Reduces the movement speed by 40% and armor of the enemy unit. Lasts 4 seconds.

Level 1 - Deals 110 damage, slows movement speed by 40% and reduces armor by 2
Level 2 - Deals 160 damage, slows movement speed by 40% and reduces armor by 3
Level 3 - Deals 210 damage, slows movement speed by 40% and reduces armor by 4
Level 4 - Deals 260 damage, slows movement speed by 40% and reduces armor by 5

Cooldown: 12 seconds
Manacost: 120
Description: Your main ganking skill. Gush is considered to be very effective from level 1, although it does 110 damage, it slows their movement speed by 40% and last 4 seconds which is the same for all levels. Upgrading it will increase the amount of armor reduced to the enemy and will increase the damage.

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- Kraken Shell

Skill Description
Creates a thick armor shell around Leviathan that protects him against attacks. Additionally, this ability removes negative buffs when he has taken significant damage.

Level 1 - Reduces damage received by 7 and removes negative buffs every time 600 damage is taken.
Level 2 - Reduces damage received by 14 and removes negative buffs every time 600 damage is taken.
Level 3 - Reduces damage received by 21 and removes negative buffs every time 600 damage is taken.
Level 4 - Reduces damage received by 28 and removes negative buffs every time 600 damage is taken

Cooldown:
Manacost:
Description: This ability is what makes you a great tank. It reduces damage by a certain amount and if 600 damage is taken, then it removes negative buffs which makes you tank enough to absorb spells like Doom, Meat Hook/Rot and etc. Also be aware that vanguard and poor man shield doesn't stack the Reduced damage received.

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- Anchor Smash

Skill Description
Leviathan swings his mighty anchor with a vengeance. Gives a 20% chance to deal bonus damage to nearby enemies.

Level 1 - Deals 75 damage
Level 2 - Deals 115 damage
Level 3 - Deals 155 damage
Level 4 - Deals 200 damage

Cooldown:
Manacost:
Description: This skill is what makes you a quite decent DPS hero. You have a 20% of dealing bonus damage to nearby units which makes you quite capable of farming when needed.

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- Ravage

Skill Description
Slams the ground, causing waves of spikes to ring the hero in all directions. Deals damage and stuns.

Level 1 - Deals 250 damage and stuns for 1.5 seconds
Level 2 - Deals 350 damage and stuns for 1.8 seconds
Level 3 - Deals 450 damage and stuns for 2.25 seconds

Cooldown: 150
Manacost: 150/225/325
Description: Now finally your ultimate. Ravage is a AOE stun spell, it's aoe is huge which is what makes leviathan a good iniator. It does a quite fair amount of damage and stun duration isn't quite long but this makes up for his huge aoe.

5. Hero's Skill Build

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Skill Build

Level 1 -Gush
Level 2 - Anchor Smash/Stats
Level 3 - Gush
Level 4 - Anchor Smash/Stats
Level 5 - Gush
Level 6 - Ravage
Level 7 - Gush
Level 8 - Anchor Smash
Level 9 - Anchor Smash
Level 10 - Kraken Shell
Level 11 - Ravage
Level 12 - Kraken Shell
Level 13 - Kraken Shell
Level 14 - Kraken Shell
Level 15 - Stats
Level 16 - Ravage
Level 17+ - Stats

Skill Build Justification:
Gush is obviously needed to max out for its higher damage and armor reduction. For level 2 and 4 I suggest you skill stats since it gives you more hp for survival and higher mana pool. Anchor Smash is to be skilled from level 8 since you begin to start becoming agile and it's usually more effective in mid game. Kraken Shell is to be skilled from level 10 in which you start growing tanker and should be going for more armor and hitpoints which will benifit kraken shell. Ravage is obviously maxed when possible.

6. Hero's Item Build

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Starting Item Build

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7. Hero's Strategy

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7b. Hero's Key Points

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