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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 branches
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

Standard Position 1, Facet 1 |

7.37d | Core | 6,030,270 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 |

7.37d | Core | 1,465,676 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 | 144,143 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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KILLS

2

DEATHS

9

ASSISTS

0

KDA

0.2

TEAM KILL %

22.2%

GPM

437

XPM

521

LH/DN

264/3

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item slippers-of-agility
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:02

Dota 2 Item orb-of-venom

02:17

Dota 2 Item wraith-band

03:45

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

04:43

Dota 2 Item ring-of-protection

05:18

Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

06:15

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

07:10

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

08:20

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

08:21

Dota 2 Item clarity

08:50

Dota 2 Item power-treads

11:20

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

14:51

Dota 2 Item hand-of-midas

15:39

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

18:36

Dota 2 Item void-stone

20:13

Dota 2 Item broadsword

20:29

Dota 2 Item echo-sabre

22:44

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

24:10

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

26:14

Dota 2 Item sange

26:20

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

28:56

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

28:56

Dota 2 Item yasha

29:23

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion
Dota 2 Item echo-sabre
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item hand-of-midas
Dota 2 Item wraith-band

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

01:49

2

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

03:35

3

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

05:29

4

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

06:55

5

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

08:30

6

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

09:34

7

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

11:25

8

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

13:35

9

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

15:04

10

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

17:10

11

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

19:43

12

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

22:25

13

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

24:44

14

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

26:22

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

28:20

16

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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core or feed

47 minutes ago

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KILLS

13

DEATHS

1

ASSISTS

7

KDA

20

TEAM KILL %

43.5%

GPM

709

XPM

1058

LH/DN

259/19

STARTING ITEMS

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

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:25

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

02:07

Dota 2 Item healing-salve

02:58

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

04:08

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

05:00

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

05:00

Dota 2 Item power-treads

05:03

Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops

07:25

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

08:45

Dota 2 Item void-stone

08:46

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

10:04

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

10:43

Dota 2 Item broadsword

11:41

Dota 2 Item echo-sabre

12:39

Dota 2 Item blitz-knuckles

14:56

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

15:02

Dota 2 Item shadow-amulet

15:20

Dota 2 Item broadsword

15:49

Dota 2 Item shadow-blade

17:55

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:54

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

20:43

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

21:47

Dota 2 Item point-booster

21:47

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

22:17

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

23:06

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

25:51

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

25:51

Dota 2 Item clarity

27:09

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

27:10

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

27:10

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

27:55

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

29:26

Dota 2 Item demon-edge

29:26

Dota 2 Item silver-edge

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item silver-edge
Dota 2 Item gem-of-true-sight
Dota 2 Item echo-sabre
Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

01:20

2

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

02:18

3

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

04:16

4

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

06:41

5

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

07:56

6

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

09:45

7

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

10:46

8

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

12:16

9

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

13:47

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

15:07

11

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

16:16

12

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

16:53

13

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

19:49

14

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

21:00

15

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

21:35

16

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

23:31

18

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

26:30

20

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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4987

nobody

1 hour ago

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KILLS

14

DEATHS

4

ASSISTS

7

KDA

5.3

TEAM KILL %

48.8%

GPM

678

XPM

844

LH/DN

209/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item orb-of-venom
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:39

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

02:09

Dota 2 Item ring-of-protection

02:30

Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

02:36

Dota 2 Item tango

02:36

Dota 2 Item blood-grenade

04:01

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:16

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

07:14

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

07:44

Dota 2 Item power-treads

08:18

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

08:47

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

09:37

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

09:42

Dota 2 Item clarity

09:46

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

09:46

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

09:46

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

10:32

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

12:19

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

12:47

Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade

14:35

Dota 2 Item clarity

14:48

Dota 2 Item void-stone

16:44

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

16:44

Dota 2 Item broadsword

17:06

Dota 2 Item echo-sabre

17:38

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

17:48

Dota 2 Item point-booster

18:40

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

19:28

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

19:43

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

20:23

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

20:56

Dota 2 Item echo-sabre

21:03

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

21:03

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

22:30

Dota 2 Item diadem

24:36

Dota 2 Item harpoon

24:47

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

25:24

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

27:38

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

27:38

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

28:20

Dota 2 Item skull-basher

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item harpoon
Dota 2 Item diffusal-blade
Dota 2 Item skull-basher
Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item orb-of-corrosion

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

01:35

2

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

02:39

3

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

03:12

4

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

05:06

5

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

07:24

6

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

08:29

7

Dota 2 Ability slark dark pact

09:07

8

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

10:23

9

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

11:29

10

Dota 2 Ability slark pounce

12:27

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

14:58

12

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

16:32

13

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

16:37

14

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

16:59

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

17:41

16

Dota 2 Ability slark essence shift

20:44

18

Dota 2 Ability slark shadow dance

24:05

20

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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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