DecoY's Guide To
Darkterror The Faceless Void
| Changelog: 24-2-2011 - Started working on guide |
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Void's Skillset
I. Foreword
Greetings all, this is my first guide on PlayDotA and I have always wanted to write a guide so here I am, and it will be on my favourite hero, Faceless Void. I dont actually know much on Voids past skill history and I am sorry for that.
II. Introduction
In my opinion void is probably one of the strongest late game heroes in dota, with a 6 sec AoE disable he is able to wreck havoc among an entire team (with the right items ^_^) and you will see later how I play void.
Advanced Statistics
Affiliation: Scourge
Attack Animation: 0.5 / 0.56
Damage: 58 - 64
Casting Animation: 0.35 / 0.51
Armor: 4
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Movespeed: 300
Missile Speed: Instant
Attack Range: 128 (melee)
Sight Range: 1800 / 800
23+1.6
21+2.65
15+1.5
Pros and Cons
[+] High base damage
[+] Great attack animation for last hitting/denying
[+] has a good escape mechanism
[+] Isnt considered a threat till he pwns everyone 
[-] Mana problems early game
[-] Low stat gain
[-] Item dependent
[-] He's a Squid 
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Voids skill set is probably where he gets most of his power, i will explain these skills below.
Time Walk
 | _______. | Quickly moves to a target location and slows the movement and attack of all units at the end of its path for 3 seconds. |
| __ | ____. | ________. | ________. | ___. | _______. | __________________________. | | | Mana | Cooldown | C. Range | AoE | Duration | Effects | | 1 | 120 | 19 sec | 700 | 300 | 3 sec | Invulnerable travel and 25% slow | | 2 | 120 | 17 sec | 900 | 300 | 3 sec | Invulnerable travel and 30% slow | | 3 | 120 | 15 sec | 1100 | 300 | 3 sec | Invulnerable travel and 35% slow | | 4 | 120 | 13 sec | 1300 | 300 | 3 sec | Invulnerable travel and 40% slow |
This is your main intiating, escaping and juking skill.
Backtrack
 | _______. | Whenever damage is received, Faceless Void moves a moment back in time to try to dodge that damage. Can backtrack both physical and magical attacks. |
| __ | ____. | ________. | _______. | ___. | _______. | __________________________. | | | Mana | Cooldown | C. Range | AoE | Duration | Effects | | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | N/A | 10% chance to dodge damage | | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | N/A | 15% chance to dodge damage | | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | N/A | 20% chance to dodge damage | | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | N/A | 25% chance to dodge damage |
This skill is what makes crystal maiden so jealous, without it he would be mashed into fish and chips in a matter of seconds.
Timelock
 | _______. | Gives a chance that an attack will do bonus damage and lock a unit in time |
| __ | ____. | ________. | _______. | ___. | _______. | __________________________. | | | Mana | Cooldown | C. Range | AoE | Duration | Effects | | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 second on heroes (2 seconds on creeps) | 10% chance, 40 bonus damage | | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 second on heroes (2 seconds on creeps) | 15% chance, 40 bonus damage | | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 second on heroes (2 seconds on creeps) | 20% chance, 40 bonus damage | | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 second on heroes (2 seconds on creeps) | 25% chance, 40 bonus damage |
This skill is where void gets most of his power, with enough attack speed and the right items Void can single-handedly own a level 16 centaur with ease.
Chronosphere
 | _______. | Faceless Void creates a rip in spacetime causing all units in that area to become trapped for its duration. Faceless Void has a mysterious connection with spacetime that causes him to be unaffected by the sphere. Casting range increases per level. |
| __ | ____. | ________. | ________. | ___. | _______. | __________________________. | | | Mana | Cooldown | C. Range | AoE | Duration | Effects | | 1 | 150 | 120 (75*) seconds | 500 | 400 | 4 seconds | Pauses all units | | 2 | 175 | 110 (75*) seconds | 500 | 400 | 4.5 (5*) seconds | Pauses all units | | 3 | 200 | 100 (75*) seconds | 500 | 400 | 5 (6*) seconds | Pauses all units |
Postioned in the right place, a level 3 Chronosphere would stop time long enough to literally rape an entire enemy team.
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IV. Skill Build
Void's Skillbuild
There are many good skill builds that many void users find good, i will show you the effectiviness of them and my personal skill build i use, which is probably a common one too.
Darkterror the Faceless Void
