A GG BALANAR GUIDE

I usually play dota most of the time with friends in garena and pubs...yet out of the may heroes i played...balanar struck my fancy as:an efficient ganker,a killer,a feared stalker,and sometimes a tank....for those of you who haven't played him:HE (like other vampires)wreak havoc at night becoz of his skills that have great potential when nigh time comes....

Index

I.Reasons to pick

II.HERO STATS

III.PROS AND CONS

IV.Skills

V.SKILL BUILD

VI.SKILL USAGE

VII.Item build

VIII.STRATEGIES

IX.SYNERGIES

I.REASONS TO PICK:

1.if u like heros that are effective in all game phases

2.IF u like heroes taht have many functions(ganker,carry,tank)

3.If u like heroes that are roamers

4.If u like heroes that make a difference

[LEFT]5.IF u want to make vampires cool again becuz uv twilight

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6.IF u have balls becoz balanar needs to chse heroes thru towers and other enemy heroes..(does not affect girls who play dota

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if u said yes to all of or most of the above...then balanar is the hero for u...if not...

THEN GET SOME BALLS

II.HERO STATS

Strength
23 + 2.8
Agility
18 + 2.25
Intelligence
16 + 1.6

Affiliation: Scourge
Attack Animation: 0.55 /0.55
Damage: 57 - 61
Casting Animation: 0.3 / 0.3
Armor: 5.6
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Movespeed: 295
Missile Speed:
Instant Attack Range: 128 (melee)
Sight Range: 1200 / 1800

As u can see ,balanar has a lot of advantages like high armor,base damage,hp,and average str and agi gain

III.Pros and cons

PROS:

-high base damage

-high starting armor

-high hp

-good agi and str gain

-high AS and MS at night

-can own the game with proper items but is not so item dependent

-can easily finish off heroes

-can make that sparkly pixie(edward cullen)be ashamed for calling himself a vampire

-a good assasin of jungling heroes

-great ganker with many synergies

CONS

-low ms and as during day

-easy target during day even with his disables

-has no full-proof escape mekansm

-has mana problems in early game

-can be killed usually by permabashers

IV. SKILLS

[COLOR="rgb(75, 0, 130)"]V.SKILLS[/COLOR]

VI.ITEM BUILD

NECEXARY STARTING ITEMS

CORE

EXTENSION

LUXURIES

DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT THOSE ITEMS

[COLOR="rgb(75, 0, 130)"]VII.STRATEGIES[/COLOR]

[COLOR="rgb(0, 255, 255)"]EARLY GAME[/COLOR]

Take it nice and slow ,he completely turns into a killer a nyt but a gank could be arranged...if that happens use ur void at much as possible but your not ready to chase thru towers yet bcoz of ur low MS...just take it easy if ur team wont gank yet...do the usual,last hit,deny and push...once u got ur cores or at least some bracers,u can now use ur potential as a guaranteed-kill ganker...night fall usually happens when ur at lvl 5-7....these lvls are essential for getting u a kill,which in turn gve some money for ur other items...if already reached a lvl where u learned darkness and at the same time its still night:spam it,make night longer bcoz ur time is always nightime..remember ur a ganker so gank and gank again..after that, gank...u can also gank by the way...did i mention gank already?..anyway..u can also solo lone heroes if u have ur core alredy....hell,u can even take 2 if have the basher or vanguard...

MID GAME

if u havent formed ur core by now then i have two pieces of advice...quit the game and stop playing DotA...ur job is to kill not to wait by the sidelines and stay only in lanes either than the jungle filled with easy-to-kill-heroes who are always alone...ur effectiveness does not go away in this phase....in a clash u enter in the battle right after the initiator has done his job ....he also usually finishes off heroes who only have sliver of life....u cud also finish off a hero by doing a void to a fleeing hero(whom u r actually chasing...dont killsteal by using void!!!!!)considering the damage it does on lvl 4...just be the carry and finisher in team clashes...ur ultimate goal is to finish off all the heroes alive after the clash..ur a vampire warfreak at night after all....and continue to flush out all the lone heroes in the jungle or in lane....u can usually take on two heroes if ur up against some weak supports or spellcasters like vengeful ,rhasta,or zeus....

LATE GAME

ok u must have done something wrong since a hero like balanar will make ur opponent scream GG during mid game....even in late game,balanar is still feared because he can now rely on his items for the ms and as for killing(although u should still do the spam darkness at night)so u can also be feared during day.....thhik about it...a mjollnir for as and for bash proc,travel for ms,buriza for dps,cuirrass for armor and more as,vladi(optional)for lifesteal and basher for stopping heroes in their tracks....even if u only have the basher ur still a scary hero to face...cuirrass can also be a battlefury for the cleaved crits(good combo for pushing and farming)...

SYNERGIES AND COUNTER(FRIEND AND ENEMIES)

SYNERGIES

- juggernaut is a special mention becoz of ur first skill wich is a good combo with him early game:hit

blade fury

void

FIRST BLOOD

-viper is another special mention becoz the two of u together can easly orbwalk/void someone to death

-lion and rhasta also desrve to share the spotlight because they both have to disables which are a godsend for balanar..think about it impale/shackles

hit

void

voodoo/hex

FIRSTBLOOD

-pheonix needs some attention to...his sunray can grant u the few hits and voids u need necessary for a first blood

-any disabler stunner and slower

COUNTERS

-ironically any disabler ,stunner or slower can spell doom to because they usually prevent u from going near them....they'r like a restraining order for a stalker..

-permabashers can also kill u so farm that cranium basher fast.....they stop u from hitting them,its not rocket science

-high hp heroes or natural tanks....like i said..its not rocket science