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The SnY build is really weak imho and you simply can't pass up on armlet. As others said already the skillbuild also kinda sucks.
Now the thing you said about mid game and late game is that this guide is for competitive matches, and in competitive matches the build is always, I repeat always meant for mid game and if the game drags on, you can convert this into late game build by going abyssal/ MKB. Now you cannot in anyway ignore the fact that these items give lifestealer 500 phase speed, this speed itself is so damn high that he is easily able to catch upto enemy heroes quickly, and right click them down easily.
I disagree.. SnY falls off way too early to be viable.. Even for your midgame, an armlet would give you as much, if not more value compared to your SnY..
PS: I build lifesteal items. If you don't like it, call a lawyer and sue me. Not even 3 man with a
this is a pretty bad guide, you cant pass up your active skills becosue you need the range on
but if you would pull out a calculator you would see that armlet gives 65 damage as opposed to S&Y's 32 ****py damage, 7 less attack speed, but more HP, regen and armor. + the insane ability to go back in the fight even though you just had 1 HP.
you are paying 1500 gold more for some movespeed and a medicore slow with a low proc chance.
S&Y falls off after 5 maybe 10 minutes if you are stomping. your reasoning is just plain wrong. you are advising people wrong with this item and skillbuild.
The bad thing is that in Dota 2
this is a pretty bad guide, you cant pass up your active skills becosue you need the range on
but if you would pull out a calculator you would see that armlet gives 65 damage as opposed to S&Y's 32 ****py damage, 7 less attack speed, but more HP, regen and armor. + the insane ability to go back in the fight even though you just had 1 HP.
you are paying 1500 gold more for some movespeed and a medicore slow with a low proc chance.
S&Y falls off after 5 maybe 10 minutes if you are stomping. your reasoning is just plain wrong. you are advising people wrong with this item and skillbuild.
Whoa, I didn't take a look at the skill build when I wrote my first comment. It is really bad for a laning
but if you would pull out a calculator you would see that armlet gives 65 damage as opposed to S&Y's 32 ****py damage, 7 less attack speed, but more HP, regen and armor. + the insane ability to go back in the fight even though you just had 1 HP.
you are paying 1500 gold more for some movespeed and a medicore slow with a low proc chance.
S&Y falls off after 5 maybe 10 minutes if you are stomping. your reasoning is just plain wrong. you are advising people wrong with this item and skillbuild.
Armlet (Yes you heard me right, I used to build armelet a lot of time but believe me armlet is not worth it, as it becomes useless late game and does extremely less when deactivated, plus you drop to zero health in no time if you are fighting 2v1)
The Armlet never becomes useless as it's basically free extra HP and damage, plus it gives you the ability to Armlet toggle and occasionally survive deadly situations. It's one of the most cost-efficient items, made from cheap components, with a relatively small early game price and a lot more benefits than overpriced items like a
People get
nice, to the point guide. 2 things though:
1. this build is for an "in lane"
2.
some formatting will do wonders.
Eeon, thanks for the feedback, now about the desolator, the thing about how you should buy items on certain carries is if you know the true price/performance ratio, Now I'm not saying that desolator is a bad item, it just doesn't give you much and lifestealer gets six slotted fairly quickly and it just covers up space in the late game. It is better to spend that that money on a basher earlier so you can get bashes and later convert it into Abyssal blade.
No mention of how
Feast is really good if you are getting harassed, How ever you are right, open wounds should be maxed out first for the long range ultra slow. TY for pointing that out :)
Fair guide, however, I believe that you are combining two things here.. In my opinion, most lifestealer builds fall under two categories.. mid game oriented and late game oriented.. for mid game, you build phase boots, drums, SnY and go with it..
However, for a late game build, it is still better to go phase boots --> armlet --> basher --> abyssal --> MKB..
With your build, it would be very late by the time you get your basher done, and lifestealer does need that lockdown early because like you mention, he has no chasing mechanism other than open wounds..
Now the thing you said about mid game and late game is that this guide is for competitive matches, and in competitive matches the build is always, I repeat always meant for mid game and if the game drags on, you can convert this into late game build by going abyssal/ MKB. Now you cannot in anyway ignore the fact that these items give lifestealer 500 phase speed, this speed itself is so damn high that he is easily able to catch upto enemy heroes quickly, and right click them down easily.