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Ban Rank: #72

KDA Rank: #8

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Alpha Wolves

Increases the max level of Summon Wolves while lowering the max level of Howl and Feral Impulse.


Summon Wolves

Max Level increased to 2. Level 5 wolves gain Hamstring, which empowers their attacks to root enemies and cause them to take more physical damage on attacks. Level 6 wolves have Hightail, an active ability that gives wolves phased movement, evasion, movespeed, and attack speed.


Howl

Max level decreased to -1.


Feral Impulse

Max level decreased to -1.

Ability Build

1
Summon Wolves
2
Feral Impulse
3
Summon Wolves
4
Howl
5
Summon Wolves
6
Shapeshift
7
Summon Wolves
8
Feral Impulse
9
Feral Impulse
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
10
+10 Wolves Damage
11
Feral Impulse
12
Shapeshift
13
Howl
14
Howl
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
+350 Summon Wolves Health
16
Howl
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shapeshift
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+25% Feral Impulse Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
+2 Wolves Summoned

Item Build

Starting
Early Game
15
Magic Wand
Ring of Basilius
Vladmir's Offering
Wind Lace
30
Drum of Endurance
Mid Game
45
Helm of the Overlord
30
Boots of Bearing
Assault Cuirass
95
Black King Bar
Aghanim's Shard
10
Nullifier
15
Bloodthorn
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
180
Refresher Orb
Boots of Travel 2
35
Abyssal Blade
Situational
Power Treads
5
Echo Sabre
19
Harpoon
Sange and Yasha
34
Manta Style
18
Heaven's Halberd
14
Linken's Sphere
Eye of Skadi
30
Satanic
Core
45
Helm of the Dominator
45
Helm of the Overlord
Vladmir's Offering
30
Drum of Endurance
Assault Cuirass
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Scepter
10
Nullifier
Neutral
Broom Handle
Duelist Gloves
Dragon Scale
20
Iron Talon
Elven Tunic
Vindicator's Axe
12
Mind Breaker
60
Ninja Gear

In Game Guides

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1
Summon Wolves
2
Feral Impulse
3
Summon Wolves
4
Howl
5
Summon Wolves
6
Shapeshift
7
Summon Wolves
8
Feral Impulse
9
Feral Impulse
10
Feral Impulse
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11
+3 Howl Armor Reduction
12
Shapeshift
13
Howl
14
Howl
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15
-15s Shapeshift Cooldown
16
Howl
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shapeshift
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+6s Shapeshift Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet
Circlet
Observer Ward

Early game

Helm of Iron Will
Helm of the Dominator
Ring of Basilius
Helm of the Overlord

Core items

Magic Wand
Vladmir's Offering
Assault Cuirass

Situational items

Power Treads
Heaven's Halberd
Manta Style
Harpoon
Silver Edge

Extension items

Aghanim's Shard
Blink Dagger
Black King Bar
Nullifier
Bloodthorn

Luxury items

Boots of Travel
Aghanim's Scepter
Linken's Sphere
Scythe of Vyse
Overwhelming Blink

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7.37e | Core | 2,052,758 subscribers

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Thunderpick

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1
Summon Wolves
2
Feral Impulse
3
Summon Wolves
4
Howl
5
Summon Wolves
6
Shapeshift
7
Summon Wolves
8
Feral Impulse
9
Feral Impulse
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+10 Wolves Damage
11
Feral Impulse
12
Shapeshift
13
Howl
14
Howl
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-15s Shapeshift Cooldown
16
Howl
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shapeshift
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+25% Feral Impulse Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+2 Wolves Summoned

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Quelling Blade
Circlet
Circlet

Early game

Bracer
Wraith Band
Power Treads

CORE items

Echo Sabre
Yasha
Manta Style
Harpoon
Assault Cuirass

Situational items

Magic Wand
Aghanim's Shard
Armlet of Mordiggian
Linken's Sphere
Silver Edge

Extension items

Blink Dagger
Black King Bar
Satanic
Nullifier
Scythe of Vyse
Butterfly

Luxury items

Moon Shard
Refresher Orb
Eye of Skadi
Overwhelming Blink

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ImmortalFaith

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1
Summon Wolves
2
Feral Impulse
3
Feral Impulse
4
Summon Wolves
5
Summon Wolves
6
Shapeshift
7
Summon Wolves
8
Howl
9
Feral Impulse
10
Feral Impulse
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+3 Howl Armor Reduction
12
Shapeshift
13
Howl
14
Howl
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-15s Shapeshift Cooldown
16
Howl
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shapeshift
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+25% Feral Impulse Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage

Starting Itemsh

Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet

Early Game

Helm of the Dominator
Helm of the Overlord

Core Items

Aghanim's Shard
Assault Cuirass
Black King Bar
Nullifier
Skull Basher
Abyssal Blade

Situational Items

Power Treads
Aghanim's Scepter
Heaven's Halberd
Scythe of Vyse
Desolator
Skull Basher
Diffusal Blade
Disperser
Echo Sabre
Harpoon
Manta Style
Vladmir's Offering
Magic Wand
Sange and Yasha

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Dust of Appearance

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Bogatyr

3 hours ago

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KILLS

1

DEATHS

4

ASSISTS

9

KDA

2.5

TEAM KILL %

45.5%

GPM

626

XPM

565

LH/DN

360/6

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item magic-stick

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:02

Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength

01:53

Dota 2 Item bracer

03:13

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

04:31

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:29

Dota 2 Item tango

06:17

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

06:17

Dota 2 Item power-treads

07:20

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

09:26

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

10:46

Dota 2 Item clarity

11:15

Dota 2 Item hand-of-midas

11:50

Dota 2 Item circlet

11:50

Dota 2 Item mantle-of-intelligence

11:50

Dota 2 Item null-talisman

11:51

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

12:14

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

12:57

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

15:19

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

18:39

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:39

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

18:47

Dota 2 Item yasha

21:02

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

21:02

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

21:02

Dota 2 Item sange

21:15

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

23:10

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

24:54

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

25:50

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

26:08

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

28:18

Dota 2 Item clarity

28:18

Dota 2 Item clarity

29:56

Dota 2 Item helm-of-iron-will

31:11

Dota 2 Item sacred-relic

31:15

Dota 2 Item nullifier

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item hand-of-midas
Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item null-talisman
Dota 2 Item nullifier
Dota 2 Item bracer

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

01:37

2

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

03:53

3

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

05:09

4

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

07:15

5

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

08:07

6

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

09:24

7

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

10:25

8

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

11:15

9

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

12:35

10

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

14:20

11

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

15:48

12

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

17:50

13

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

19:32

14

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

21:50

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

24:40

16

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

29:55

18

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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4208

haha

5 hours ago

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KILLS

2

DEATHS

5

ASSISTS

6

KDA

1.6

TEAM KILL %

80%

GPM

418

XPM

497

LH/DN

165/15

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:01

Dota 2 Item tango

02:35

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

07:57

Dota 2 Item clarity

08:23

Dota 2 Item hand-of-midas

10:28

Dota 2 Item void-stone

12:38

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

15:28

Dota 2 Item broadsword

15:41

Dota 2 Item echo-sabre

16:18

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

18:43

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

19:22

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

20:13

Dota 2 Item sange

21:51

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

21:57

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

23:19

Dota 2 Item yasha

23:36

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

24:17

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

24:17

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

25:33

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

25:33

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

27:36

Dota 2 Item diadem

28:17

Dota 2 Item harpoon

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item harpoon
Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item hand-of-midas
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

01:33

2

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

02:16

3

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

03:28

4

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

06:04

5

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

07:42

6

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

09:22

7

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

10:32

8

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

11:55

9

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

14:35

10

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

16:50

11

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

19:13

12

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

20:29

13

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

21:43

14

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

24:34

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

25:40

16

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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3379

蓝熊船长

8 hours ago

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KILLS

10

DEATHS

5

ASSISTS

7

KDA

3.4

TEAM KILL %

65.4%

GPM

684

XPM

965

LH/DN

262/12

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item healing-salve
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:46

Dota 2 Item helm-of-iron-will

04:15

Dota 2 Item diadem

04:18

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

04:29

Dota 2 Item clarity

05:54

Dota 2 Item clarity

06:15

Dota 2 Item helm-of-the-dominator

06:57

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

09:23

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

13:08

Dota 2 Item ultimate-orb

13:08

Dota 2 Item helm-of-the-overlord

14:17

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:18

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

15:03

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

16:40

Dota 2 Item broadsword

17:50

Dota 2 Item void-stone

18:01

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

18:29

Dota 2 Item echo-sabre

18:55

Dota 2 Item diadem

20:38

Dota 2 Item harpoon

23:35

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

23:39

Dota 2 Item blitz-knuckles

23:39

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

23:39

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

23:39

Dota 2 Item oblivion-staff

23:55

Dota 2 Item orchid-malevolence

24:35

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

24:35

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

25:03

Dota 2 Item power-treads

26:46

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

29:47

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

31:19

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item harpoon
Dota 2 Item orchid-malevolence
Dota 2 Item helm-of-the-overlord
Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item iron-branch

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

00:45

2

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

01:29

3

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

02:42

4

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

03:54

5

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

05:12

6

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

06:43

7

Dota 2 Ability lycan summon wolves

07:44

8

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

08:47

9

Dota 2 Ability lycan feral impulse

10:19

10

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

12:23

11

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14:09

12

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

14:36

13

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

16:35

14

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

18:04

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

18:45

16

Dota 2 Ability lycan howl

21:18

18

Dota 2 Ability lycan shapeshift

24:19

20

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TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
Armor items
Orb of Corrosion
8
Phase Boots
Vanguard
Mid Game
18
Rod of Atos
40
Crimson Guard
Late Game
35
Abyssal Blade
Assault Cuirass

Support Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
Armor items
Mid Game
18
Rod of Atos
14
Glimmer Cape
22
Ghost Scepter
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