Drow Ranger Guide! =D

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Here's my Drow Ranger build, for my future reference (I just started learning her, =D) - and yours!

Skills:

Frost Arrows:

Induces a freezing effect to the hero's attacks. Each attack slows the enemy's movement and attack rates.
Level 1 - Slows attack rate by 5% and movement rate by 10%.
Level 2 - Slows attack rate by 10% and movement rate by 20%.
Level 3 - Slows attack rate by 15% and movement rate by 30%.
Level 4 - Slows attack rate by 20% and movement rate by 40%.
Mana Cost: 12
Cooldown: None

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Silence:

Stops all enemies in an area of around 300 AoE from casting skill spells. Doesn't silence item spells.
Level 1 - Lasts 3 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 6 seconds.
Mana Cost: 90
Cooldown: 15

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Trueshot Aura (Passive):

An aura that gives friendly nearby units bonus damage to their ranged attacks. Only amplifies base damage and damage gained from bonus stat items.
Level 1 - Increases base ranged damage by 7%.
Level 2 - Increases base ranged damage by 14%.
Level 3 - Increases base ranged damage by 21%.
Level 4 - Increases base ranged damage by 28%.
Mana Cost: -
Cooldown: -

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Marksmanship (Passive):

The Ranger's accuracy has increased to the point where she can slay lesser enemies in one shot. If she has life steal item and slay an enemy in that shot, she will gain a % of the remaining HP of that creep. Doesn't work on Ancients.
Level 1 - Slays creeps 10% of the time.
Level 2 - Slays creeps 15% of the time.
Level 3 - Slays creeps 20% of the time.
Mana Cost: -
Cooldown: -

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Skill Build

1 - Stats
2 - Frost Arrows
3 - Stats
4 - Frost Arrows
5 - Stats
6 - Marksmanship
7 - Frost Arrows
8 - Silence (After my teammates were slaughtered by Sand King's ulti; I was scolded sorely)
9 - Stats
10 - Frost Arrows
11 - Marksmanship
12 - Stats
13 - Stats
14 - Stats
15 - Trueshot Aura
16 - Marksmanship
17 - Stats
18 - Stats
19 - Stats
20 - Trueshot Aura
21 - Trueshot Aura
22 - Trueshot Aura
23 to 25 - Silence

Hm. Something to that effect.

Stats first cause your life sucks.
No use running around with lots of damage only to be killed almost instantly. (Especially with Slayer, Demon Witch, Luna and other nukers)

Silence only if you need it. (Nukers/escapers on opponent's team)

In my case, I can screw Sand King's ulti because he was an ass and didn't want to BKB up.
(Kiam siap!)

Trueshot aura last because, well, I like stats first and it increases your base damage and stat-boosting items by percentage. So you'll add on more damage only later in the game.

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Item Build/Strategy

Start off with a Ring of Regeneration (375), and two Tangos (80).

(You'll have enough money to buy these JUST before the horn sounds and the first creep wave is spawned.)

Solo your lane if you're confident.
Harass your enemies with Frost Arrows.
(Press R and shoot them. DON'T autocast unless you're going in for the kill.)

Deprive them of farming.
Try to kill, don't get killed.
Ask for help to kill if necessary.

(With your relatively high damage early game, you have a higher chance of getting the kill ;o) Kill = $$$)

When you have about 1.6k, ask for someone to take over your lane and go home and get:

Boots of Speed (500) + Gloves of Haste (610) + Power Treads recipe scroll (420) = Power Treads (1530)

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I say go home and get them NOW, because chances are, people are ready to gangbang you to hell either because:

1. You're harassing/killing really well and are a great nuisance,

or

2. You suck at the aforementioned things and therefore are a free kill.

So go home and buy them, don't wait until you die and lose your gold.
Get another RoR to stay in your lane, if you want.
Sometimes I take Mask of Death for lifesteal, but it doesn't stack with your Frost Arrows, so -shrug-

(There was a game where Lucifer Doom-ed me 3 times and failed, thanks to the double RoR, haha! Survived with like, 10 hp. xD)

If you're killing/harassing really well, stay in your lane and try to take down a tower.
If not, go and farm neutral creeps. It should be easy what with your ulti (one-hit KO) and your frost arrows to slow down the Hellcallers and Furbolgs.

Keep farming until you have your:

Blade of Alacrity (1000) + Claymore (1400) + Lothar's Edge recipe scroll (1400) = Lothar's Edge (3800)

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Now, you can go out and help your teammates get kills with your ANNOYING Frost Arrows =) Just run in, frost the (lone) target as much as you can and hopefully kill him/her.

If you're dying just click your Lothar's and WW the hell outta there. =)

Or if your enemy is dying as well, hang around for the exp. ;o)
Then scram before backup comes.

In team clashes, stay at the back and frost the primary target.

If it's an escaper, like Anti-Mage/QoP who can Blink, or PotM who can Leap, SILENCE.
If it's a chaneller, silence.
If it's the Skeleton King, silence RIGHT before he dies.
=)

No revive for HIM.
WAHAHA!
(Be sure to let your teammates know that you're gonna silence though. Or he may get nuked to death before you can.)

Yep, yep. So farm unless you're needed in a team clash. Next item:

Eaglehorn (3400) + Quarterstaff (1150) + Butterfly recipe scroll (1800) = Butterfly (6350)

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Eaglehorn is a big chunk of money at 3400, but you shouldn't die with your Lothar's.
Unless you have opponent's like Treant Protector or Nerubian Weaver.
Then you shouldn't have chosen Drow Ranger in the first place. (Should I have said that earlier?)

They can, and WILL hunt you down, and murder you.

If anyone buys a Gem, gangbang them, take gem, deposit at fountain.
Rinse and repeat.

Got wards, too bad la. (Actually, just windwalk into a bunch of creeps, and if they attack you, plant a ward and destroy theirs. But a waste of money, if you ask me.)

But by the time they wisen up and get wards, your damage should be pretty gay already.
Shoot them down with your Frost Arrows.
If they're a tank, RUNRUNRUN!
Or stay close to a teammate.

Game should be ending soon.

For me, it's better to keep farm and come out only team clashes because:

1. You're a good farmer, so let your teammates farm in the lanes,

or

2. You're normally an easy target for rapes,

or

3. You're mainly a late-game hero, so get REALLY gay, then come out and own to kingdom come.

So yeah, after butterfly, you can come out and play. =)

Next, work on your Buriza-Do-Kyanon or Monkey King Bar.

Blades of Attack (650) + Broadsword (1200) + Crystalys recips scroll (500) = Crystalys (2350)

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Crystalys (2350) + Demon Edge (2600) + BDK recipe scroll (1250) = BDK (6200)

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or

Quarterstaff (1150) + Demon Edge (2600) + MKB recipe scroll (1650) = MKB (5400)

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(Personally I prefer BDK because of your high damage - 2.2x crits, and high attack speed - 20% chance for critical)

Game should have ended by now. =)
If not, sell your Power Treads and get:

Boots of Speed (500) + Boots of Travel recipe scroll (2200) = Boots of Travel (2700)

Mm, good for pushing so you can teleport back to defend.

For today's game, I got a Vanguard to stop Anti-Mage's permabash from his well-invested double bashers, and a Cranium basher to counter-bash (in addition to the slow from my Frost =D)

Was going to double basher up, but the game ended, haha!

I should learn AM too.

MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS for Drow Ranger.
Even if you slow him, he is constantly burning your mana, which you are ALSO using up by attacking him.

If he uses his ulti, you're toast.
So if you see him, ww and scram.
Better to run than die.
(Better to injure your dignity than lose your pride.)

Traxex FTW!

Love, Steph.

Advice from Den or Icklepoo are most welcome! =D


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"Falling Away With You - Muse"

OMFG Chester's coming to KL!
Someone come with meeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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