Friday, 15 May 2015

The Rogue Knight: Guide to Sve

Introduction


Sven is a Disabler, Initiator, Carry, Support hero. This means that Sven can be played as a Carry or as a Support. He is a good hero for initiating a war, for he has a good Disabler ability. If you play him as a Carry, he will be very powerful as he is able to deal a very high physical damage to multiple heroes at once.

Abilities

Abilities List

Storm Hammer
1. Storm Hammer (normal ability): He stuns and deals damage to enemy units in an area.
  • Mana cost: 140 
  • Cooldown: 13 
  • Ability: Unit target
  • Affects: Enemy units
  • Damage type: Magical
  • Pierces spell immunity: No
  • Damage: 100/175/250/325
  • Stun duration: 2
  • Radius: 255
Great Cleave
2. Great Cleave (normal ability): Sven cleaves all his nearby enemy units with his attack. It means that he can deal damage to enemy units in an area at once. But, only the main target get the 100% damage.
  • Ability: Passive
  • Pierces spell immunity: Yes
  • Radius: 300
  • Cleave damage: 20%/35%/50%/65%
Warcry
3. Warcry (normal ability): Sven increases his allies' movement speed and armor in an area for 8 seconds.
  • Mana cost: 25
  • Cooldown: 32/26/20/14
  • Ability: No target
  • Bonus armor: 5/10/15/20
  • Bonus speed: 12%
  • Radius: 900
  • Duration: 8
God's Strength
4. God's Strength (ultimate ability): Sven grants bonus damage for 25 seconds. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. After the ability is updgraded by Aghanim's Scepter, Sven's allies also recieve the bonus damage aura in an area around Sven.
  • Ability: No target
  • Bonus damage: 100%/150%/200%
  • Scepter ally aura radius: 900
  • Scepter ally bonus damage: 50%/75%/100%

Abilities Sequence

  1. Level 1: Storm Hammer
  2. Level 2: Warcry
  3. Level 3: Storm Hammer
  4. Level 4: Great Cleave
  5. Level 5: Storm Hammer
  6. Level 6: God's Strength
  7. Level 7: Storm Hammer
  8. Level 8: Warcry
  9. Level 9: Warcry
  10. Level 10: Great Cleave
  11. Level 11: God's Strength
  12. Level 12: Warcry
  13. Level 13: Great Cleave
  14. Level 14: Great Cleave
  15. Level 15: All Attributes
  16. Level 16: God's Strength
  17. Level 17-25: All Attributes

Items Build

Stout Shield
Clarity

Starting Items

  • Stout Shield
  • Tango
  • 2x Iron Branches
  • Clarity


Mask of
Madness
Power Treads

Early Game Items

  • Bottle
  • Boots of Speed
  • Magic Wand
  • Power Treads
  • Mask of Madness


Black King Bar
Silver Edge

Mid Game Items

  • Shadow Blade
  • Black King Bar
  • Silver Edge (upgrade Shadow Blade)
  • Crystalys


Daedalus
Heart of
Tarrasque

Late Game Items

  • Daedalus
  • Heart of Tarrasque
  • Boots of Travel (sell Power Treads)
  • Boots of Travel level 2


Aghanim's
Scepter
Moon Shard

Situational Items

  • Blink Dagger
  • Moon Shard
  • Monkey King Bar
  • Divine Rapier
  • Aghanim's Scepter

Sources

-http://www.dota2.com/hero/Sven/
 Date viewed: 15 May 2015
-http://www.dota2.com/items/
 Date viewed: 15 May 2015

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