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Mantle of Intelligence
Gauntlets of Strength
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Animal Courier
Boots of Speed
Arcane Boots
Staff of Wizardry
Ogre Club
Point Booster
Aghanim's Scepter
Vanguard
Bloodstone
Black King Bar
Radiance
Refresher Orb
Linken's Sphere
Heart of Tarrasque
Dagon 1
Boots of Travel
Sentry Ward
Clarity
Bottle
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the witch dr. is alot of fun and can be an awsome support but i prefer to play team killer with him. i see a lot of people play this guy not very well so here is how i play him.
pros
- can kill whole teams
- very durable/unstoppable late game
- 2 v witch doctor in the jungle = easy double kill
- very sustainable early game
- does extreme amounts of dmg mid game if Aghs is used with ulty lvl 2
cons
- boring until lvl 6
- ulty is only single target until Aghs
- suseptable to cc early game
- 1v1 is usually harder to deal with than 2 or 3 v 1 against the witch doctor
so for items i start with a little health, mana, mana pots and courier.
after this you will want boots, the mana boots are my boots of choice they allow you to be able to get a vangaurd after aghanims and pwn erlier.
after boot and get aghanims this is the main item for this build without it witch doctor sucks.
if your finding this guy really easy to pwn with or you enemy team just doesnt have any cc go for a blood stone instead of a vanguard, blood stone is about the same as a vanguard defensively but way better for mana regen which will allow you to stay out of you base longer. also because of the extra mana regen you can recycle the mana boots mana orb into the blood stone and upgrade to boots of travel, this will give you alot of ganking power. note the blood stone is all round better than a vanguard for the witch doctor but it is double the price so for me it depends on how much gold i have which determines which build i go.
from here its situational but 90% of the time there team will have cc so BKB is usually you next choice. if they dont have cc get a refresher orb.
by this piont i usually have won but if your still going there are a few cool things that i like to get:
-liken sphere for more mana regen and the spell block, note if you have refresher orb,likens and blood stone you can keep your heal on constantly which is pretty sweet for team fights.
-radiance for the dmg aoe, note if you have a vangaurd or heart of t with a bloodstone you will be almost unkillable so put your heal on and stand front and center in team fights, the combo of ur ulty bouncing cask and radiance is insane on the dps scale.
-heart of terrasque note only get the heart as a very last item and only if you got a blood stone erlier instead of vanguard, note the heart of t with radiance and refresher orb will allow you to 1v1 other carrys, 1v5 teams with no cc and win but you should get a blood stone instead if you havent done so already.
the last three items are non-essencial DO NOT get if you dont already have BKB and Blood stone because teams with no cc are noob teams and dont really come up often.
p.s. one thing ive never tryed but a buddy of mine (after stealing my build) said he likes to use dagon with this build but i would only get it after Agh/BS/BKB.
i like to just sit back and creep farm until level 6, to do this best choice is mid if you go in a lane with a partner make sure its not someone that you have to compete with for creep kills. so i dont have to worry about enemies i get alot of mana pots so i can pretty much spam my bouncing cask and use my heal when ever i want. make sure you buy a courier (as long as no one else has already) because you will most likely need more mana pots and you will need to lvl fast. when you hit lvl 6 you should have no problem killing some 1 as long as you didnt die alot already and if u you have a competent laning partner you should be able to get 2 or at least a kill and assist.
also note that your bouncing cast lvl 3 and 4 can be used quite effectively be used to farm extra creeps if you have the mana for it.
heros to watch for erly game are the extreme range heros like shadow demon and keeper of the light.
so at lvl 6 i like to start ganking. its really quite awsome just let your team know what your doing then bouncing cask followed by your ultimate. this will generate a lot of gold enough for you to get aghanims by the time you lvl your ultimate to lvl 2.
so some things to remember are:
-you can use your heal half way through your ultimate and your ultimate will not be cancelled. (good for tricking enemies to commit to 1v1 fights).
-wards can be used to eliminate map/area darkness and allow you to use your ultimate to its max range also solves the problem of invis guys.
-watch out for heros with active stuns and silences (blood seeker is pretty brutal) its really annoying if you use you ulty and get stunned right away, i usually wait for them to use it before even joining the team fight.
late game for me is usually lvl 13-20ish, when im the witch doctor games dont usually last to long.
after getting aghanims this is when you can start pwning there whole team all you have to do is wait for a team fight to start use your bouncing cask and drop you ulty and watch them die.
after aghanims i usually get vanguard because its cheap and it will stop you from being killed when you get focused erly in team fights. after this you will wont to get BKB for the avatar spell immune thing. at this piont you should comfortably be able to kill there whole team in team fights and 1v4 most teams.
heros to watch for are people like beast master who can use his ulty through BKB.
things to note are:
-if your ulty is coming up short of killing tanks get a refresher orb then just use 2 consecutive ultys
-if a tanky carry keeps out dpsing you, get more tank items or avoid solo fights with them.
i dont use his aoe dmg skill because i dont have any cc items in my build and its a pain in the *** to aim, thats just me if you can work it in and make the witch dr. pwn even more go for it.(sometimes i even get bonus plus to agi,str,int lvl up before it)
this build is more for fun than for competitive play, there are several reasons i dont play this build in competitive matches but the main one being that people assume your a support and the carry on your team will get angry when you steal all the kills.
its really funny to use your ult while your team destroys towers there team will usually just run away and let you take it.
to summarize:
-until lvl 6 dont try to hard to kill
-get aghanims asap
-Blood Stone after aghanims or vanguard if you keep dying
-BKB is a must for 90% of the games
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