I've ended up doing this a few times - twice I went a hard support build: (the hero I thought was offlane screwed me over)



And once I chose to do it after another player picked Crystal Maiden:



I'm hoping at some point to try: (if our supports actually buy wards)

( Urn of Shadows to follow)

So...how did it go? Well, it actually worked out pretty well all 3 times. Sacrifice denies 20-30% of their farm and experience (pretty brutal for a trilane), as well as giving your guaranteed experience and mana, and allowing you to pull the lane back towards your own tower. I played passively unless their supports disappeared and I could go 1v1 with their carry.

1 level in Frost Blast gives you an easy way of grabbing the occasional last hit (125 damage is pretty hard to argue with at this point) or harass their carry if they're short on consumables. 1 level in Ice …
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