When to use it
The most-bought items without the situational ones: buy them in this order and focus on playing the hero.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

218%
176%- Safe laneMain76% of matchesSafe lane next to your carry, as Hard Support (pos. 5).
- OfflanePriority 218% of matchesOff lane next to your offlaner, as Soft Support (pos. 4).
Starting items
Iron BranchTangoBlood GrenadeObserver and Sentry WardsSmoke of Deceit
Core items
- 1Holy LocketYour first big item.
- 2MekansmSecond: buy it right after.
- 3Blink DaggerThird: completes your core.
Boots
Arcane Boots
Late game
Solar CrestAether Lens
Skill order
Max order:Shadow Wave›Shallow Grave›Poison Touch
Talents by level
- +1 Weave Armor Reduction/Increase+40% Poison Touch Slow25
- +75 Poison Touch DPS-3s Shallow Grave Cooldown20
- +45 Shadow Wave Heal / Damage+5s Nothl Projection Duration15
- +1.75 Mana Regen+200 Poison Touch Attack Range10

























