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Slark

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KDA Rank: #63

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Leeching Leash

Pounce applies stacks of Essence Shift when striking enemy heroes.

Pounce

Pounce applies stacks of Essence Shift when striking enemy heroes.

ESSENCE SHIFT STACKS: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Ability Build

1
Essence Shift
2
Pounce
3
Dark Pact
4
Dark Pact
5
Dark Pact
6
Shadow Dance
7
Dark Pact
8
Pounce
9
Pounce
10
Pounce
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
11
-0.5s Dark Pact Cooldown
12
Shadow Dance
13
Essence Shift
14
Essence Shift
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
+70 Dark Pact Damage
16
Essence Shift
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shadow Dance
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
25
+40s Essence Shift Duration

Item Build

Starting
4
Quelling Blade
Slippers of Agility
Circlet
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Early Game
Wraith Band
Power Treads
15
Magic Wand
7
Infused Raindrops
Mid Game
15
Diffusal Blade
18
Orchid Malevolence
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
95
Black King Bar
Late Game
Eye of Skadi
15
Disperser
35
Abyssal Blade
15
Bloodthorn
Situational
Orb of Venom
Orb of Corrosion
Hand of Midas
5
Echo Sabre
19
Harpoon
2.3
Skull Basher
15
Blink Dagger
Sange and Yasha
14
Linken's Sphere
Monkey King Bar
10
Nullifier
Mage Slayer
20
Silver Edge
Butterfly
Moon Shard
15
Swift Blink
Boots of Travel
Core
Power Treads
15
Diffusal Blade
18
Orchid Malevolence
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
95
Black King Bar
Eye of Skadi
35
Abyssal Blade
Neutral
Lance of Pursuit
Occult Bracelet
20
Iron Talon
Orb of Destruction
Elven Tunic
Vambrace
12
Mind Breaker
Ancient Guardian
Apex
40
Pirate Hat

In Game Guides

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7.37e | Core | 6,058,411 subscribers

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Thunderpick

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1
Essence Shift
2
Pounce
3
Dark Pact
4
Dark Pact
5
Dark Pact
6
Shadow Dance
7
Dark Pact
8
Pounce
9
Pounce
10
Pounce
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
-0.5s Dark Pact Cooldown
12
Shadow Dance
13
Essence Shift
14
Essence Shift
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+70 Dark Pact Damage
16
Essence Shift
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shadow Dance
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+40s Essence Shift Duration

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Quelling Blade
Slippers of Agility
Circlet

Early game

Wraith Band
Power Treads
Magic Wand

Core items

Diffusal Blade
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
Black King Bar

Situational items

Hand of Midas
Mage Slayer
Sange and Yasha
Harpoon
Linken's Sphere

Extension items

Nullifier
Refresher Orb
Eye of Skadi
Silver Edge
Abyssal Blade

Luxury items

Moon Shard
Satanic
Scythe of Vyse
Disperser
Bloodthorn

Standard Position 1, Facet 1 |

7.37e | Core | 1,468,557 subscribers

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Thunderpick

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1
Essence Shift
2
Pounce
3
Dark Pact
4
Dark Pact
5
Dark Pact
6
Shadow Dance
7
Dark Pact
8
Pounce
9
Pounce
10
Pounce
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
-0.5s Dark Pact Cooldown
12
Shadow Dance
13
Essence Shift
14
Essence Shift
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+70 Dark Pact Damage
16
Essence Shift
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shadow Dance
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+40s Essence Shift Duration

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Quelling Blade
Slippers of Agility
Circlet

Early game

Wraith Band
Power Treads
Magic Wand

Core items

Diffusal Blade
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
Black King Bar

Situational items

Hand of Midas
Mage Slayer
Sange and Yasha
Harpoon
Linken's Sphere

Extension items

Nullifier
Refresher Orb
Eye of Skadi
Silver Edge
Abyssal Blade

Luxury items

Moon Shard
Satanic
Scythe of Vyse
Disperser
Bloodthorn

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1
Essence Shift
2
Pounce
3
Dark Pact
4
Dark Pact
5
Dark Pact
6
Shadow Dance
7
Dark Pact
8
Pounce
9
Pounce
10
Pounce
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
-0.5s Dark Pact Cooldown
12
Shadow Dance
13
Essence Shift
14
Essence Shift
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+70 Dark Pact Damage
16
Essence Shift
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shadow Dance
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+90 Shadow Dance Attack Speed
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+40s Essence Shift Duration

Starting Items

Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Orb of Venom

Early Game

Wraith Band
Boots of Speed
Power Treads
Magic Wand

Core Items

Diffusal Blade
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
Sange and Yasha
Eye of Skadi
Black King Bar
Skull Basher
Abyssal Blade

Situational Items

Echo Sabre
Harpoon
Disperser
Orb of Corrosion
Mage Slayer
Bloodthorn
Satanic
Silver Edge
Monkey King Bar
Moon Shard
Linken's Sphere
Nullifier

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Sentry Ward

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Slark Z | Facet 1

7.37c | Core | 144,564 subscribers

1
Essence Shift
2
Pounce
3
Dark Pact
4
Dark Pact
5
Dark Pact
6
Shadow Dance
7
Dark Pact
8
Pounce
9
Pounce
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
-0.5s Dark Pact Cooldown
11
Pounce
12
Shadow Dance
13
Essence Shift
14
Essence Shift
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+70 Dark Pact Damage
16
Essence Shift
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Shadow Dance
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+1 Agility gain/stolen per Essence Shift Stack
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+40s Essence Shift Duration

Starting Items

Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet
Slippers of Agility

Early Game

Wraith Band
Power Treads
Diffusal Blade
Echo Sabre

mid game

Aghanim's Scepter
Black King Bar
Harpoon

late game

Abyssal Blade
Disperser
Aghanim's Blessing
Moon Shard

scØre

Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard

situational items

Magic Wand
Orb of Corrosion
Hand of Midas
Mage Slayer
Satanic
Sange and Yasha
Manta Style
Butterfly
Eye of Skadi
Silver Edge
Monkey King Bar
Mjollnir
Linken's Sphere
Refresher Orb
Assault Cuirass
Swift Blink
Nullifier
Bloodthorn
Desolator
Scythe of Vyse
Divine Rapier

Pro Builds

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Rin

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KILLS

5

DEATHS

12

ASSISTS

10

KDA

1.3

TEAM KILL %

51.7%

GPM

447

XPM

543

LH/DN

172/7

STARTING ITEMS

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

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

02:30

Dota 2 Item undefined

02:31

Dota 2 Item blight-stone

03:46

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

04:32

Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

05:00

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

06:28

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

08:28

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

09:34

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

10:51

Dota 2 Item power-treads

11:39

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

11:51

Dota 2 Item clarity

12:56

Dota 2 Item orb-of-venom

12:56

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

15:40

Dota 2 Item cloak

16:11

Dota 2 Item mage-slayer

17:18

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:46

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

19:20

Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade

20:03

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

20:31

Dota 2 Item point-booster

23:30

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

27:02

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

27:47

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

27:49

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade
Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion
Dota 2 Item mage-slayer
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item magic-stick

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

00:43

2

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

02:28

3

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

05:41

4

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

07:04

5

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

09:11

6

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

10:25

7

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

11:28

8

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

13:02

9

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

16:04

10

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

17:28

11

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

17:56

12

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

18:55

13

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

19:58

14

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

21:59

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

25:59

16

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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4673

PMA

8 days ago

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KILLS

5

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

17

KDA

3.7

TEAM KILL %

50%

GPM

576

XPM

742

LH/DN

231/3

STARTING ITEMS

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

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:40

Dota 2 Item tango

02:19

Dota 2 Item undefined

02:46

Dota 2 Item blight-stone

05:01

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

05:41

Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

06:01

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

08:38

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

10:23

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

10:48

Dota 2 Item power-treads

14:19

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

16:00

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

16:11

Dota 2 Item orb-of-venom

17:06

Dota 2 Item cloak

17:41

Dota 2 Item mage-slayer

18:36

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:37

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

18:38

Dota 2 Item clarity

19:24

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

19:26

Dota 2 Item clarity

20:58

Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade

21:54

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

23:32

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

23:57

Dota 2 Item point-booster

24:28

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

26:03

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

26:33

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

27:51

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

33:21

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

33:22

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

33:22

Dota 2 Item yasha

33:26

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

33:26

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

33:26

Dota 2 Item sange

33:26

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion
Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item mage-slayer
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

01:34

2

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

03:46

3

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

05:22

4

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

07:44

5

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

10:12

6

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

11:06

7

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

13:11

8

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

14:27

9

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

16:29

10

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

17:30

11

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

18:33

12

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

19:40

13

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

20:34

14

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

22:20

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

24:24

16

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

27:44

18

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

31:26

20

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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1530

干电池

8 days ago

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KILLS

3

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

8

KDA

1.8

TEAM KILL %

52.4%

GPM

398

XPM

521

LH/DN

140/15

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:39

Dota 2 Item bracer

03:12

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

04:17

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

04:57

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

05:35

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

05:58

Dota 2 Item power-treads

07:10

Dota 2 Item undefined

07:12

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

07:59

Dota 2 Item blight-stone

08:32

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

09:29

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

09:58

Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

10:09

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

11:42

Dota 2 Item cloak

12:31

Dota 2 Item shadow-amulet

12:50

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

12:50

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

14:01

Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape

18:42

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:56

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

20:46

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

21:38

Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade

24:23

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

24:32

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

24:33

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade
Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion
Dota 2 Item power-treads

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

01:40

2

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

03:23

3

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

04:52

4

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

06:20

5

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

07:29

6

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

09:17

7

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

10:50

8

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

12:11

9

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

13:21

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

17:55

11

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

19:59

12

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

21:13

13

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

22:03

14

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

23:03

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

28:06

16

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Mid Game
16
Wind Waker
19
Hurricane Pike
18
Heaven's Halberd
2.3
Skull Basher
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
16
Wind Waker
35
Abyssal Blade
Butterfly
15
Bloodthorn

Support Players

Laning Phase
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
1
Sentry Ward
Mid Game
16
Wind Waker
19
Force Staff
14
Glimmer Cape
22
Ghost Scepter
1
Sentry Ward
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
16
Wind Waker
Sentry and Gem
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