The Magic Ends Here: Guide to Anti-Mage

Introduction

Anti-Mage is a Carry, Escape hero. He can also be called a Hard Carry. In late, he will be hard to kill. He counters heroes that use magical damage abilities because of his third ability. But to be a Hard Carry, he needs to farm very well. Anti-Mage is a hero that really relies on items to be powerful.

Abilities

1. Mana Break (normal ability): You can burn away opponent's mana on each attack. Mana Break deals 60% of the mana burned as damage. 

Mana Break

• Ability Type: Passive
• Damage Type: Physical
• Pierces Spell Imunnity: No
• Mana Burned Per Hit: 28 /40 /52 /64

2. Blink (normal ability): Teleports Anti-Mage in a short distance.

Blink

• Ability Type: Active (Point Target)
• Mana Cost: 60 /60 /60 /60
• Cooldown: 12 /9 /7 /5
• Distance Travelled: 1000 /1075 /1150 /1150

3. Spell Shield (normal ability): Upgrades Anti-Mage's resistance from magical damage abilities.

• Ability: Passive
• Resistance: 26% /34% /42% /50%

Spell Shield

4. Mana Void (ultimate ability): For the amount of mana is missing from the target unit, damage is dealt to it and its surrouding enemy units. The target unit is also mini-stunned. 

Mana Void

• Ability: Unit Target
• Affects: Enemy Units
• Damage Type: Magical
• Pierces Spell Imunnity: Yes
• Damage Per Missing Mana: 0.6 /0.85 /1.1
• Mini-Stun Duration (Seconds): 0.1 /0.2 /0.3
• Damage Radius: 500 

Abilities Sequences

1. Level 1: Blink
2. Level 2: Spell Shield
3. Level 3: Mana Break
4. Level 4: Blink
5. Level 5: Spell Shield
6. Level 6: Mana Void
7. Level 7: Blink
8. Level 8: Spell Shield
9. Level 9: Blink
10. Level 10: Mana Break
11. Level 11: Mana Void
12. Level 12: Spell Shield
13. Level 13: Mana Break
14. Level 14: Mana Break
15. Level 15: All Attributes
16. Level 16: Mana Void
17. Level 17-25: All Attributes

Items

Quelling Blade

Starting Items:

• Quelling Blade  
• Stout Shield 
• Tangos

Battle Fury

Early Game Items:

• Poor Man's Shield
• Boots of Speed
• Magic Wand
• Battle Fury

Manta Style

Mid Game Items: 

• Power Threads  
• Manta Style
• Black King Bar

Late Game Items:

Heart of
Tarrasque

• Butterfly
• Boots of Travel (Sell the Power Threads)  

Situational Items: 

• Abyssal Blade
• Hand of Midas   

Sources

-Website: http://www.dota2.com/hero/Anti-Mage/

  Date Viewed: 29 January 2015

  Items Used: Anti-Mage roles, abilities information, and abilities pictures

-Website: http://www.dota2.com/items/

  Date Viewed: 29 January 2015

  Items Used: Quelling Blade picture, Battle Fury picture, Manta Style picture, and Heart of               Tarrasque picture