In our last article we talked about various types of juking, and we look at some interesting examples. In this article we will talk about various items, micro moments, mechanics, and Dota 2 mechanincs, knowing of which will allow you to perform an ideal juke. Sometimes to run away from a tail you need only a little piece of luck, but you can avoid that unpleasant situations, simply understanding what may cause these or other actions. This time, our target is to understanding the logic of jukes, understanding of the causes and reasons.
Usually for the successful juking you need some sort of advantage over the opponent. For example, a large movement speed or distance viewing. Of course, rarely a support can afford to buy Boots of Travel or Manta Style, but developers still think of the balance. Therefore, there are such wonderful artifacts as Glimmer Cape or Lotus Orb, which even the poorest support can afford.
Today we will focus on a Movement Speed.
Movement speed
Why is the first thing every player tries to buy is a Boots of Speed? The question seems absurd, but many rarely think much about why they buy this or that object, and how the artifact will show better in a given situation. This problem that is even professional players suffer. Recall the scandalous tandem of player EternaLEnVy and Eye of Skadi.
Increased movement speed, it is valued at all phases of the game. For example, competent Carry probably will get Phase Boots, and after, and Yasha, instead of Power Treads and Sange. It is clear that there is no universal itembuild for all characters here, but even a few patches ago Sven began his victorious farm with Yasha, that at a accelerated the farm of gold.
For supports there is ideal starting item 0 Wind Lance, that can be easily transformed into Eul’s Scepter of Divinity, or in Drumm of Endurance. Those both artifacts are ideal items for any support hero.
Item priority
Base movement speed ranges from 270 characters (Techies) and up to 335 (Enchantress, Keeper of the Light, Luna), and yes, Crystal Maiden is not the slowest character in Dota 2. This information should be used and, for example, if you play as Dark Seer in a hard line, and against you is a couple of slow and clumsy characters, make a double kill, conquer the line and destroy morale of the opponents. The difference in speed even at 20-30 units determines the success or complete failure of the chase. But what if we are playing on the ill-fated Crystal Maiden? Tranquil Boots – a good choice, it provides 85 additional units of the speed of movement, and in combination with the aforementioned Wind Lace all 105.
Separately we will examine this artifact – Phase Boots. The ability to pass through the units, which have these shoes, is not unique. But what gives to us this effect and how to use it for juking?
Some tricks
There is a standard trap in the forest, which has many variations. The simplest situation can happen even on the stage of Lining. Running from the opponent’s hero, with luck, you can hold it in your crowd creeps. To do this we need to come in hide spot in the forest. The enemy will follow us and our creeps for him. At the time of the crowds, using Phase Boots, we pass through the opponent, our creeps and find ourselves outside our deadly trap.
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