The name is Phantom.. Phantom Lancer

Thanks, I really wanted to play Azwraith for a while. But too busy caught up in Terrorblade and all that. +1

He didn't get vlads because it is his preference, and he prefers to build a HotD because he wants to get a satanic eventually, therefore a HotD would make more sense. Also, HotD allows you to get a free creep which can help you in fights, or help you stack the jungle so that you maximise your farm.

Personally i do prefer vlads because it saves me a slot that i would otherwise use for RoA-HotD, and the lifesteal it provides is more than enough for what i tend to do with Phantom Lancer.

What i generally build on him used to be power threads -> Diffusal Blade -> Manta Style -> Heart of Tarrasque -> whatever else i need.

Nowadays i tend to go more for aggressif's build, which is Boots of Speed -> Drum of Endurance -> situational Vladmir's Offering -> Boots of Travel -> Diffusal Blade -> whatever i need

Why is vlads under do not get this ****? it's much better than HoTD on PL.
If you go aquila brown boots then disassemble the asquila and turn into vlads then upgrade your boots into BoTs and get a yasha after it's probably the most farm efficient build in the game, another option would be to go aquila brown boots into drums if you want to fight early, overall I think you would only get Power Treads on PL if you are struggling or playing PL mid for some odd reason, just saying.

Thanks for pointing it out dude, edited :)

Dude Eye and Difussal Blade stacks lol. DB is no longer an UAM. U should place Eye in the CORE section and removes the drop DB ****s before some nub read it and started complaining :))

With changes to diffusal not being a UAM anymore, get a HoTD if you wanna stack ancients and get a satanic late game. (also get a skadi)

^ sorry for the late post, i did not notice a new comment.

I see your point when you say that i am wasting my RoB, but you have to understand that by making a Vladimir's , I am furthermore wasting that item itself in the sense that i am going to need a Satanic for the late-game and so, will be forced to sell it.

I understand your point, but I just say it's a shame not to use your ring of aquila later, knowing that for "just" 1550 gold you can have a quite good lifesteal and a good item for teamfight. After my diffu I usually upgrade my ring to vlad's then go to manta style. I think it's easier than try to add a situationnal HoD in your build, who takes one more spot (again without lifesteal I think PL is way too squishy mid game. The HOT comes late-late game, and your 2 illu from manta won't help you much against a team that can clear your illusions).

How do you fix this squishiness early-mid game ? Do you rely only on your illusions ?

Hello Renial and welcome to dotafire!

I have to disagree with vladimir's offering as a core item now that Diffusal Blade has been removed from the orb section.I have updated the guide with Helm of the Dominator as a situational item, because i think that he will benefit more from the packleader's aura or a stun rather than just some regen.

Scythe of Vyse is freaking amazing on Phantom Lancer simply because it completely solves all mana problems Phantom Lancer might have, while giving him a solid disable, something that will **** up the tankiest of heroes.

I do agree that phantom lancer is insanely powerful but one must remember that with the massive nerfs to rat dota, heroes like LD, NP and PL have become relics of a different time :c.Still, he is very much viable as a man-fight carry and can carry the game very convincingly :D

I must say that PL is my favorite hero and I agree with you when you say he is underrated because people don't understand his changes. Undoubtly +1

However I really think that Vlad's should be a core item (lifesteal increases efficiently your survivability + mana regen + good after your diffusal, since you can dissassemble your ring of aquila), even if the effects don't work with your illusions. I didn't consider Scythe, because its quite costly and you don't need this much mana/regen, but the active can be quite useful indeed.

I don't understand why PL is underrated. Even some of the cons people give him are not so true : AoE damage are not so bad since you can make 3 illu right after the AoE and then 9 others with the 50% chance. He is indeed quite squishy but people are often affraid when 5 PL come to them with phantom rush, they don't try to fight (I remember a game against doom when I was 20 hp but still won a 1v1 with doppleganger, diffu and vlad). Doppleganger is a not-good-but-still-correct escape mecanism and a great skill to initiate. The only great cons is his mana pool, which is indeed very poor (but ring of aquila fix it a little early game).

Sry for all this text and for the mistakes, english is not my native language ^^'

unfortunately, kotl cant do anything against KoTL because the blind can be purged and the nuke can be juked :/

Cm, cant do anything other than the AoE thingy because of her lack of AoE skills and general jukeablility.

Edit: feel free to ask me questions anytime :D (not now, its 12 in the morning. i gotta sleep

Only questions ofc I am in no way smarter than you are...