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Tango
Stout Shield
Quelling Blade
Hand of Midas
Power Treads
Armlet of Mordiggian
Skull Basher
Mjollnir
Assault Cuirass
Abyssal Blade
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Hey everyone this is my first guide so go easy on me please .
So I decided to make a Niax guide because I see a lot of people pick Niax in pub games but they fail to play him well . I hope that this guide helps some people get an Idea of how to play him .
Starting out , I normally buy a tango , a stout shield and a quelling blade for Niax .
He should almost always jungle/semi lane . Niax is one the manliest heros in Dota but needs a lot of farm to be effective . Niax can also semi lane if the lane is empty farm in the lane because its farm more effective than Jungle in the early game stage . I normally buy a midas first which gives a great attack speed bonus , as well as that amazing gold and exp bonus . After youve got a Midas , build your Power Treads , these are the perfect boots for Niax it makes him a but tankier and allows you to farm faster and move around on the map faster . At about mid game you should have Your Midas , Power Treads and Armlet up . Armlet is the 3rd Item I always put on Niax it turns him into a monster of a tank and the Regen and Attack Speed bonus is great as well . Remember to ACTIVATE armlet when you enter a team fight or are killing an enemy hero 1:1 . It will save your life and turn the game to your advantage .
By now you should be fairly well farmed and have all your core items . Now its time for your you to start playing with your team and pushing , Remember to keep farming along the way but be near your team or with them as often as possible because you are the hard carry . Mid game items , Build a Skull Basher next it is extremely powerful on Niax , it gives you a decent stun and + 80 Damage , now you can start playing with aggression and gank a lot . The Niax Combo is to use Activate armlet , E for Open Wounds and then Q for Rage . Rage is an amazing ability its BKB with an attack speed mod stack this with a skull basher and you will become unstoppable . You should have a decent amount of kills/assists by now so build a Assault Cuirass or Mjolnir depending on if you need Armor or Damage , both items give you a massive attack speed boost . If possible farm both items for lat game to secure a win .
LATE GAME
Round about now you should be pushing tier three towers and you should have all your items , If you are still struggling at this point take your team to rosh and upgrade Basher to Abyssal Blade , You should now be able to outcarry the enemy's carry and finish the game .
SOME NOTES
Niax is extremely powerful but he needs extreme ammounts of farm and a decent team who do not steal kills and can hold early game so that Niax can farm .
Ive not encountered any counters for Niax in my games but Faceless Void and Bane are good dissablers and can counter Niax if the enemy knows what theyre doing so be careful if the enemy has a Void or Bane .
Do not try to Solo Rosh early game even if you have Basher Rosh can still destroy you in the early game phase so be careful .
Be careful with your Ultimate it is a great initiation skill but also a great escape skill so make your decision based on your situation .
That pretty much sums up my first guide . I hope you like it , will edit it here and there to fix mistakes etc . Good luck and have fun !
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