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[Guide] Lycanthrope

Strength: 22+2.75
Agility: 16+1.9
Intelligence: 15+1.55


Summon Wolves

Banehallow summons two wolves to fight his enemies. This is your main skill in early and mid game. The wolves start off quite weak but become quite strong, at level 4, the two wolves combined are stronger than a hero. They help you jungle and roshan early, and lategame they are still useful for farming and scouting.


Howl

An eerie loud howl grants an inner strength to all player controlled units. This is an additional DPS skill, not only for yourself and your summons, but also your allies and their summons. We will be maxing this out last since it isn't as useful as his other skills.


Feral impulse

This increases the attack speed and damage of Lycan and his units. It is a powerful steroid skill. We will be maxing this out second ( over howl ), because it is a passive and requires no mana early on.


Shapeshift

Lycanthrope's signature ultimate. This transforms him into a big badass wolf with extra hp, attack speed, critical strike and gives max speed to all your units ( also you cannot be slowed ). At level 3 of ultimate it lasts for 16 sec with 40 sec cd so you can use it quite often.

Core item build



Lycan's power comes from his high DPS in midgame. Therefore the above items are recommended as core, as they are cheap and easy to build, and complement the Lycanthrope's skills very well.

Vladimir's aura builds up from the early Ring of basilius, it gives lifesteal and extra damage to you and your wolves ( add 16% dmg to the 25% from feral impulse and it is 41% dmg aura ), mana regeneration to spam your spells and extra armour to you and your team. Very useful for neutralling and Roshaning, Lycan is a natural vlads carrier. This should be your first item.

Power treads are your boots of choice. The extra 10 str and attackspeed are very useful and the parts are cheap. I used to go phase boots earlier, but the current version of phase boots are not very good at all.

Cranium basher is required to solve your main problem, your lack of disable, even though the bash is somewhat unreliable it can be very effective. It has a STR component, adds quite a lot of damage and goes very well with his high attack speed. Basher has a cooldown, so you can't perma-bash. The basher also prevents people from TP'ing out on you.

Black king bar makes you immune to disables and spells, as well as giving a lot of useful stats ( str and dmg ). This will be required in most cases.

After playing a lot of games, I have come to the conclusion that Magic stick is a core item on Lycan. Why? For one reason only. Shapeshift cost 100 mana. Sometimes you will be in a fucked up position that you don't have mana for your ultimate for one reason or another. Magic stick saves you from looking like a giant moron in these clutch situations. No need to upgrade to wand, just leave it at stick.

For version 6.68+, Orb of venom is really good on him. Don't bother to upgrade to skadi though, it isn't worth it. Get it some time after vlad and treads and sell it when you need a bigger item or another orb ( deso/mjollnir ) later in the game.

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Alternate item build



Sange and Sange'n'Yasha are alternate means of getting a disable if you don't want basher, and the stats from Sange are very good for Lycan. The maim orb doesn't have a cooldown thus you can perma-maim unlike basher, the downside being that slow is much less useful than a stun. You can skip Yasha if you want and keep it at just Sange, Lycan doesn't benefit much from the Yasha, already having max ms and high attk speed.

Armlet gives you a lot of extra damage and hp, the con being the life degeneration, though lifesteal makes up for it when you are in battle. In my opinion armlet isn't a good item for Lycan since a lot of the times you will be going on prolonged chases and the degen hurts quite a bit, besides if you go for an early armlet you are not getting Basher/Sange/BKB, meaning you are giving up your disable or will be disabled. Getting armlet after core is quite stupid because by then it is already lategame and you might aswell get a costly luxury item.

Phase boots is only gotten if you're having troubles constantly getting blocked by creeps ( since Lycan has lower collision size in ulti, this is not likely to happen ). Otherwise treads are almost always better. Boots of Travel will be needed in lategame for pushing.

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Late game luxury items



Desolator adds a huge bunch of damage via the corruption orb ( don't get this if you already have Sange ). MKB is another high damage item that gives ministuns as well as True strike, which can counter evasion users. Battle fury gives cleave, which is pretty good lategame and may be necessary against illusion heroes, though the regen is kinda wasted. Assault Curiass gives you a bunch of armour, -armour aura, and extra attack speed which is very useful due to Lycan low BAT in wolf form and especially if you get MKB or basher because it make them proc more. ( thanks bekyuubi ). Mjollnir gives high attack speed, chain lightnings and a lightning shield that could be useful in some situations.

Typically your best extension would be either deso or MKB. Heart, satanic and curiass promote more of a tanking role which isn't exactly a great idea on him, however they are decent in case you are over-fed.

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EXTRA/SITUATIONAL ITEMS



I don't think these items work very well on Lycan but you can get them if you want..



I used to like these items but now I think that they're not that useful. Lycan is not a tank and don't make him one. Concentrate on dealing damage.

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Funny ( zoo ) build



This item build focuses on the fact that ALL units owned by Lycan will get the benefits of howl, feral impulse and the max ms from his ulti. It is a funny build but it can work in a sort of pushing strategy.

[Guide] Tinker

Intelligence

27 + 2.2

Strength

17 + 2

Agility

13 + 1.2




Affiliation: Neutral Attack
Animation: 0.35 / 0.65
Damage: 49 - 55
Casting Animation: 0.53 / 0.5
Armor: 3.9
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Movespeed: 305
Missile Speed: 900
Attack Range: 500
Sight Range: 1800 / 800

Skills:


Laser

Fires an intense beam of light at a target, blinding it for 2 seconds causing it to miss all of its attacks. Deals precise damage.

Explanation: This is your primary nuke that deals devastating amounts of pure damage and blinds foes for 2 seconds. Effective all throughout the game.

Heat Seeking Missile

The Tinker fires a rocket at the nearest visible enemy hero.

Explanation: Your second nuke that deals a little more damage than the first one as in description but is not taken as pure damage meaning damage is reduced by innate magic defense. This is best used under situations when finishing off fleeing heroes with low HP at great distance and slowing down a blitzkrieg by casting on a safe distance.

March of the Machines

Calls in hordes of robotic goblins to destroy your enemies.

Explanation: Your famous pushing/farming/counter-pushing skill

Rearm

Instantly reloads the Tinker's weapons.

Explanation: One of the best ultimates in-game that only you have. The ability to refresh your arsenal just the way it is. This is why the other 102 wannabes envy you. In their dreams.

To keep you from looking like a fool in front of everybody here are the list of items that cannot be rearmed:


Starting Items

This is the most common source of HP and Mana that you would see most players get early game and the reason for it being a great item on you is that you lose HP and Mana quite fast and mostly at the exact same time. Normally this happens (especially if your going mid lane and facing an EoA carry like SF) because you have to get a little near an opponent to execute your Laser + HSM combo.



These Items Provide you with a good amount of stats that can help you increase your intelligence attribute and therefore expanding your mana pool to a larger scale.



Upgrade your Mantle and Circlet into Null Talisman and upgrade it later to Dagon.

Buy boots to increase move-speed.

Regeneration Items



If your facing aggressors it's best to bring more of these items rather than wasting time going back to base.

Utility Items

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Courier is a must for you to easily gain control over the runes but expect the other team to have one as well and that it will be a race against power-ups. Spot the runes using your Courier, Get it using your Empty Bottle before an enemy hero does and use it to your advantage in refilling your empty cask.

In times when couriers are not used for rune spotting.

This is good for revealing invisible units in a 1050 radius for 12 seconds or to prevent wind-walk attempts from fleeing heroes. A lot cheaper than Gem of True Sight and is more convenient to carry because it doesn't eat an inventory slot due to it's limited charges and you don't have to worry about dropping it when you die.

Invisibility and Haste are your best friends.

Core Items

This is your core and your only core that will enable you to teleport around the map and annoy everyone on the opposing team with your surprise ambushes. Also being able to teleport instantly form one end of the map to the other with constant Rearm is a great way to push while farming at the same time with an occasional MotM+Shiva's Guard here and there. Doing so while the enemy team is on a 5 man push on one lane would draw them in scattered confusion and stop their push, leaving them defending instead. This item alone will make the other team worry about where you will pop out next.

Adds +95 to your movement speed

Luxury Items

Now comes the tricky part. This is the time when you will be choosing what item you are to build first from a wide set of items that you need. Generally I can't tell you what to build first but in my opinion and experience it's best if you prioritize first mana regeneration and some decent armor for you to last longer on the field.

Perfect. That's what this item is because of the wide benefits it provides you. Intelligence, Armor, and a 40% move-speed reduction. Good chasing and farming item due to Arctic Blast.

Expensive. That's what this item is. Numero uno on the list of the most expensive items in DotA. At level 5 it deals 800 burst damage almost as strong as a level 3 Finger of Death and an increasing upgrade to your intelligence growth of +21 at max level and additional +3 to all attributes. 8000gs overall.


Good for countering single-targeted spells and overall a good source of mana. Also beefs you up a bit and you can rearm the block ability.

Another great item that suits your role of being a disabler carry. Great source of mana with 200% mana regeneration and further stat bonuses plus the hex ability that would make it's steep price worth it. This is a must so buy it most if not all the time.

After buying all these items we are down with one last inventory slot. Mostly by the time you fill this up the game has ended but still there are times when things just won't end.

Other Viable Items

These are the items you can choose from. If their not there their not supposed to be there.

This is a great counter to Physical DPS and other heroes who rely mostly on their raw damage. Other than the Ether Blast it's pretty much useless. An expensive item that can get you killed instantly.

This is great for escaping enemy chasers and a good source of mana and movement speed.

Raw HP and additional strength gain.

This item works best if you have fast hands more so, it will make you more effective in ganks. Blink in, zap with nukes then blink out; you will look like a pro.

A good nuke absorber. This item can help you throw away your arsenal of goodies with no interruption for 5 seconds. The downside is that it cannot be rearmed.

Can be rearmed meaning less attention due to return damage being kept on.

This is taken because of the mirror images it provides to confuse enemies and discourage any head on attempts. Watch out for splash damage.

I've Actually tried this item once on Tinker and It's not all that bad because of the mana and HP it provides plus the Bloodpact passive that provides you with a reduction on your death timer, gold lost, A charge that stacks whenever an enemy hero dies within 1600 AoE, vision, and ultimately experience at the location of your death.

Support Items

This is a good silencing item for disabling heavy nukers rendering them unable to use spells and also amplifies 20% of damage it took in the last 5 second duration and will take it as magic damage at the end.

This is a good support item if your not playing as the team carry due to the instant heal it provides to allies. Great item to have during clashes.

Some may disagree with this item being viable on Tinker but it offers good support if your team lacks a stun or at least a slow because it has the purge charges so don't hesitate buying this as it can make you a good support if your not carrying. The agility is wasted though.