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Anyways thanks for your answer, will see you around!
As someone with also lots of hour on CM games (400 games wiii), lemme tell you I agree with everything you present here. Pretty straightforward, but indeed not very complete, as you basically only explain how to behave in the early game (with some general advices towards the middle game). If you focuse on that, maybe some added details would be nice indeed (like how to behave towards runes and warding).
You also say she has huge mana problems but then you never address that question again - and I cannot but disagree, you can't spam infinitely, but that's not a problem on itself as you're supposed to be going with the team and spending all your mana on teamfights in which you either die or go back to fountain after to reffil.
As for the item build: nothing new and also solid, although I would like to see
All in all I hope you keep working on this because it has the potential to be an amazing guide :)
Cheers!
First of all, HI!! big fan of your guides. Secondly, I agree with what you are saying about mobility, I think Mobility should come before other core items such as BKB, Aghanims, Glimmer Cape and other Utility items such as Aether Lens. I like mobility as the second core item (after tranquil boots) but two people have already pointed this out so I think my guide has an error somewhere. I`ll fix that! And thirdly, I really disagree with the Eul`s Scepter. I find that Eul`s, besides for the nice int, mana + mana regen, and movement speed, I find that Eul`s is a waste of 2.8k gold. A blink dagger or a force staff, is in my opinion, a lot more important that a Eul`s Scepter and there would be no point in farming up both as it usually takes me a long time to get a blink dagger/force staff as I am always buying team items such as wards and smokes of deceit. And honestly, the Cyclone on Eul`s is not very useful, the only thing you can really do with it is Eul`s someone after your Frostbite and Frostbite again (due to the cooldown) or Eul`s yourself to Blink away. Both of which I think are nice, but 2.8k gold is way too much.
And thank you for the kind words, I will continue working on this guide!
Yes! Mobility ftw! As a dedicated
After putting so much emphasis on the early game and then you want us to get such expensive items?
Personally, I think a mobility item such as Force-Staff or Blink Dagger should always come before extension items such as Aghanims or BKB.
I'm not a
Glimmer cape is situationally a good item on her because, as you said, the nature of her ultimate and the item itself. However, the high mana cost is a huge problem so I only suggest getting it if you really need a bkb but you do not have the gold to buy one.
About the jungle
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About the
I think that the item was amazing on her before they removed the extra magic resistance. It is still a good item but more situational and never build first. I think if you want this item early you should get
Aether lens is amazing on
However mostly is a
*I really liked to build
Also
I beg to differ, although Crystal Maiden does not scale well into the late game as well as other mids and yes, she does have a very good early game and going mid may be a waste of her powerful 250 magic damage at level 2, going mid allows you to get fast levels to quickly transition into a early-game team-fighter.
I would say that Crystal Maiden is situationally a viable mid-laner. As althouh she is not actually very strong in the lane, she benefits a lot from the solo experience.
This is an example of a Mid Crystal Maiden playstyle:
Purge`s CM mid video
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About the
I have serious doubts about Aether Lens. I found that CM needs other things in the early game (support items and mobility/some setting up for ulti) so the timing where you would get the lens makes it around the same as when the other team has their BKB's up, so useless in that sense.
I think that the item was amazing on her before they removed the extra magic resistance. It is still a good item but more situational and never build first. I think if you want this item early you should get
Aether lens is amazing on
However mostly is a
*I really liked to build
Also
I'm not a
Yes I would say GC is definite core, not situational. Its just too handy. Sure BKB is great but the Glkimmer Cape adds to your supporting since its ally targetable, and gives you magic resistance to make you less squishy. Sometimes ill even go glimmer before dagger because I've been dying a little too much. Its half the price of BKB and gives you what you need.
As well Id like to see a Friends and Foes section here, just so people know the heroes that combo really well with/rek CM. IMO: Best Parter - Ursa. Worst Enemy - Pudge
After putting so much emphasis on the early game and then you want us to get such expensive items?