Elder Titan · Soft Support (pos. 4)
Elder Titan Guide
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Overview
Elder Titan is a melee Strength hero that Valve tags as Initiator, Nuker and Disabler. It is played mainly as Soft Support (pos. 4): 38% of the public matches we measured, by starting lane and starting items. In this guide you play it as Soft Support (pos. 4): your job is to help your offlaner win the hard lane, rotate for kills and make space with your spells. Its ultimate is Earth Splitter. This patch, Elder Titan wins 50.3% of the 35,229 public matches we measured (B tier on our ladder).
Strengths
- Valve tags Elder Titan as Durable: it stays in fights longer than most heroes.
- Heavy magical burst: Valve lists it as a Nuker.
- Clear job in the team: help your offlaner win the hard lane, rotate for kills and make space with your spells.
Weaknesses
- Melee: has to walk up to its target, which makes the lane harder against ranged heroes.
- No escape in the kit: without good positioning and vision, Elder Titan is easy to catch.
- Low base armor (0): vulnerable to physical harass early on.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Most-played buildBalancedRecommendedThe items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Elder Titan players buy in the public matches we measured.
- Damage buildOffensiveAdvancedMoves the popular items that add damage — Echo Sabre and Mask of Madness — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Elder Titan players buy in the public matches we measured.
Builds
Most-played build
When to use it
The items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Elder Titan players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
311%241%148%- OfflaneMain48% of matchesOff lane next to your offlaner, as Soft Support (pos. 4).
- Safe lanePriority 241% of matchesSafe lane next to your carry, as Hard Support (pos. 5).
- MidPriority 311% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
Starting items
Early game
Core items
- 1Drum of Endurance
- 2Pavise
- 3Aghanim's Scepter
- 4Solar Crest
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Echo Stomp›Natural Order›Astral Spirit
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Talents by level
- -60s Earth Splitter Cooldown+100% Cleave25
- +30 Astral Spirit Bonus Damage per Hero+150 Natural Order Radius20
- +75 Echo Stomp Damage20% of Bonus Movement Speed as Attack Speed15
- +2.5% Astral Spirit Bonus Move Speed Per Hero+150 Echo Stomp Wake Damage10
Damage build
When to use it
Moves the popular items that add damage — Echo Sabre and Mask of Madness — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Elder Titan players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
311%241%148%- OfflaneMain48% of matchesOff lane next to your offlaner, as Soft Support (pos. 4).
- Safe lanePriority 241% of matchesSafe lane next to your carry, as Hard Support (pos. 5).
- MidPriority 311% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
Starting items
Core items
- 1Echo Sabre+20 Damage, +15 Strength, +1.75 Mana Regeneration.
- 2Mask of Madness+20 Damage, +22% Lifesteal. Active: Berserk.
- 3Hand of Midas+40 Attack Speed. Active: Transmute.
- 4Crystalys+32 Damage.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Echo Stomp›Natural Order›Astral Spirit
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Talents by level
- -60s Earth Splitter Cooldown+100% Cleave25
- +30 Astral Spirit Bonus Damage per Hero+150 Natural Order Radius20
- +75 Echo Stomp Damage20% of Bonus Movement Speed as Attack Speed15
- +2.5% Astral Spirit Bonus Move Speed Per Hero+150 Echo Stomp Wake Damage10
Abilities
- Echo Stomp14 / 13 / 12 / 11s100 mpCHANNELED - Elder Titan and his Astral Spirit both stomp the ground, damaging and knocking nearby enemy units unconscious around their locations. The Elder Titan stomp deals physical damage, while the Spirit stomp deals magical damage.
- Cast time
- 1.7
- Radius
- 475
- Sleep duration
- 2·2.8·3.6·4.4
- Stomp damage
- 65·110·155·200
- Wakeup damage threshold
- 100·150·200·250
- Astral Spirit23 / 21 / 19 / 17s80 / 90 / 100 / 110 mpElder Titan sends forth his Astral Spirit, damaging any units it passes through. When the spirit rejoins the Titan, it grants bonus damage and movement speed for each unit it passed through.
The Astral Spirit possesses the Echo Stomp, Return Spirit, and Natural Order abilities.
- Radius
- 275
- Damage
- 50
- Duration
- 10
- Buff duration
- 10
- Bonus speed (creeps)
- 1.5%
- Bonus speed (heroes)
- 4%·5%·6%·7%
- Natural OrderPassiveReduces all elements to their basic levels, removing base armor and magic damage resistance from nearby enemy units. The armor reduction is centered around the hero, while the magic armor reduction is centered around Astral Spirit.
- Radius
- 375
- Base armor reduction
- 40%·60%·80%·100%
- Base resist reduction
- 40%·60%·80%·100%
Move Astral SpiritMoves the Astral Spirit to target location.
MomentumPassiveElder Titan gains armor equal to a percentage of his bonus movement speed.- Bonus speed to armor
- 7%
- Earth Splitter100 / 95 / 90s125 / 175 / 225 mpSends forth a jagged crack in front of Elder Titan. After 3 seconds, the crack implodes, slowing movement while dealing damage to each enemy based on their maximum life. Half of the damage dealt is Magical damage, while the other half is Physical damage.
- Implode delay
- 2.7182
- Crack width
- 315
- Crack length
- 2400
- Movement slow
- 40%·45%·50%
- Slow duration
- 3·4·5
- Max hp as damage
- 34%·42%·50%
Return Astral SpiritReturns the Astral Spirit to Elder Titan.
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 22 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:Echo Stomp›Natural Order›Astral Spirit
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Strategy
1Early game
Position 4 starts in the off lane with your offlaner: harass the enemy carry, block or pull their camp when it helps and look for the first rotation to mid once the runes spawn. Harass when the enemy core walks up to last hit: every hit you land is gold your carry keeps.
- Early items: Bracer and Morbid Mask.
2Mid game
Rotate to the lanes where you can get kills, smoke with your cores to catch heroes out of position and keep vision around the next objective. Your spikes are level 6, when Earth Splitter comes online, and your core items: Drum of Endurance and then Pavise.
- Core items: Drum of Endurance, Pavise and Aghanim's Scepter.
3Late game
Late, your death costs little gold but your spells are worth a lot: stay behind the team, keep your save items ready and ward before the fight, not during it.
- Late items: Force Staff and Crystalys.
4Team fights
Stay behind your cores, keep your mana for the key moment and protect whoever the enemy dives. Use Earth Splitter where it hits the most enemies or catches the key target.
Tips
- Buy and place wards every time they are available: vision is your first job.
- Your key purchases are Drum of Endurance and Pavise: they give your team the saves it needs.
- Plan fights around Earth Splitter: without it, Elder Titan is far less threatening.
- Before each fight, check which key abilities the enemy has available.
Matchups
Strong against
Puck looks for fragile targets to jump on; Elder Titan is built to take hits and makes that dive costly.
Monkey King looks for fragile targets to jump on; Elder Titan is built to take hits and makes that dive costly.
Batrider looks for fragile targets to jump on; Elder Titan is built to take hits and makes that dive costly.
Weak against
Release silences Elder Titan, whose damage comes from abilities.
Crippling Fear silences Elder Titan, whose damage comes from abilities.
Arcane Curse silences Elder Titan, whose damage comes from abilities.
Works well with
Elder Titan holds the front line while Medusa deals damage from behind.
Elder Titan holds the front line while Troll Warlord deals damage from behind.
Elder Titan holds the front line while Clinkz deals damage from behind.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 7.41.
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