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Sven · Carry (pos. 1)

Survival build

DefensiveSituationalData-drivenPatch 7.41
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When to use it

Prioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Echo Sabre and Black King Bar. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Sven players buy in the public matches we measured.

This build is part of the guide Sven Guide.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Seen from RadiantRadiant · bottom leftDire · top right
  1. Safe laneMain93% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).

Starting items

Gauntlets of StrengthIron BranchMagic StickQuelling BladeTangoFaerie Fire

Core items

  1. 1Echo Sabre+20 Damage, +15 Strength, +1.75 Mana Regeneration.
  2. 2Black King Bar+10 Strength, +24 Damage. Active: Avatar.
  3. 3Sange and Yasha+16 Strength, +16 Agility, +16% Status Resistance.
  4. 4Heart of Tarrasque+40 Strength, +1% Max Health Regen.

Boots

Power Treads

Late game

Satanic+25 Strength, +25 Damage, +25% Lifesteal. Active: Unholy Rage.Aghanim's Scepter+10 All Attributes, +175 Health, +175 Mana.Refresher Orb+14 Health Regeneration, +7.0 Mana Regeneration. Active: Reset Cooldowns.

Skill order

Max order:Great Cleave›Storm Hammer›Warcry

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Talents by level

  1. +1s Storm Hammer Stun Duration
    +50% God's Strength Damage
    25
  2. +8 Warcry Armor
    -25% Storm Hammer Cooldown and Mana Cost
    20
  3. -12s God's Strength Cooldown
    +25% Great Cleave Damage
    15
  4. +5s Warcry Duration
    +20% God's Strength Slow Resistance
    10