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i think maxing Aphotic Shield first should be priority since the damage, cooldown, and mana cost scaling pretty well. IMO you need to get some HP item in your core, since the HP tress hold to automatically is around 400 HP and by the time you get level 6 you will probably have 600-800 HP, they just need to get around 300 damage to force your ult and wait till the duration end and kill you. and personal preference it would be nice if you add some boots of choice for comparison why Tranquil Boots is your boots choice.
I was thinking of that, but the item section was already so long I decided against it. I'll add the pros and cons of multiple boots I suppose and try to further distinguish the item list section sections as the other member commented.
I usually don't exactly max Aphotic Shield ASAP but I often have it to level 3 by around level 8 sometimes less, the extra point is better spent elsewhere imo. I just wanted to mainly show that you need at least 2 poitns in Mist Coil and Aphotic Shield by the time you get your ult, but I could provide a better build. Like I said though, mine varies so often I wasn't sure what to put.
An Orb of Venom is usually a nice pickup since it allows you to skill up your first two abilities quicker, but sometimes if your lane hasn't been going well that's not an option and getting 2 points in Curse of Avernus could be key since it maybe that lanes only way of a reliable slow for kiting and other purposes. But I rarley do this.
i think maxing Aphotic Shield first should be priority since the damage, cooldown, and mana cost scaling pretty well. IMO you need to get some HP item in your core, since the HP tress hold to automatically is around 400 HP and by the time you get level 6 you will probably have 600-800 HP, they just need to get around 300 damage to force your ult and wait till the duration end and kill you. and personal preference it would be nice if you add some boots of choice for comparison why Tranquil Boots is your boots choice.
Nicely written guide, and I like the item build. I think maybe you could break that up into more sections (early, mid, lategame possibly?) as the situationals are a bit unclear. Also not sure about the skill build, it's a bit "messy" with points here and there. It's more usual to max Aphotic Shield and Mist Coil earlier on as they don't really scale, with a single early point in Curse of Avernus, then maxed last on support builds?
I'd also mention using Mist Coil while your ult is active, the damage will heal you. An expanded section on friends/foes would be good too - you've mentioned AA and Doom which I like, but you could also mention heroes you're strong against - e.g. Jakiro, Bloodseeker - anyone who can't control their damage once they unleash it is good for Abaddon (I love running through a Rupture or Macropyre to heal up :)).
Overall, good job though. Will get my +1 if you tidy up the skill/build section at the top.
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i think maxing Aphotic Shield first should be priority since the damage, cooldown, and mana cost scaling pretty well. IMO you need to get some HP item in your core, since the HP tress hold to automatically is around 400 HP and by the time you get level 6 you will probably have 600-800 HP, they just need to get around 300 damage to force your ult and wait till the duration end and kill you. and personal preference it would be nice if you add some boots of choice for comparison why Tranquil Boots is your boots choice.
I was thinking of that, but the item section was already so long I decided against it. I'll add the pros and cons of multiple boots I suppose and try to further distinguish the item list section sections as the other member commented.
An Orb of Venom is usually a nice pickup since it allows you to skill up your first two abilities quicker, but sometimes if your lane hasn't been going well that's not an option and getting 2 points in Curse of Avernus could be key since it maybe that lanes only way of a reliable slow for kiting and other purposes. But I rarley do this.
I'd also mention using Mist Coil while your ult is active, the damage will heal you. An expanded section on friends/foes would be good too - you've mentioned AA and Doom which I like, but you could also mention heroes you're strong against - e.g. Jakiro, Bloodseeker - anyone who can't control their damage once they unleash it is good for Abaddon (I love running through a Rupture or Macropyre to heal up :)).
Overall, good job though. Will get my +1 if you tidy up the skill/build section at the top.
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