Education of Dota Engineering: January 2008

Crixalis The Sandking

Pros
♣ Line stunning
♣ Link skills
♣ Damn nice ulti
♣ Great farmer

Cons
♣ Weak against disabler

Skill

Burrow Strike, Sandstorm, Caustic Finale, Epicenter

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Mogul Khan The Axe

Pros
♣ Great farmer and killer
♣ Good soloing

Cons
♣ No disable skill
♣ Slow movement speed

Skill

Berserker's Call, Battle Hunger, Counter Helix, Culling Blade

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Strygwyr The Bloodseeker

Pros
♣ Good farmer and killer
♣ Good hero chaser
♣ No need HP regen because Blood Bath can add his HP

Cons
♣ Early fragile
♣ No disabler skill

Skill

Bloodrage, Blood Bath, Strygwyr's Thirst, Rupture

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Abaddon The Lord of Avernus

Pros
♣ Best farmer and pusher
♣ Good shield, effective in early-mid game only
♣ Good ulti, no take any damage nearly die for seconds

Cons
♣ Not really good in late game

Skill

Death Coil, Aphotic Shield, Frostmourne, Borrowed Time

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Pudge The Butcher

Pros
♣ Great hero killer
♣ Good tanker
♣ High Str gain if kill many hero and creeps

Cons
♣ Slow
♣ Weaker at late game

Skill

Meat Hook, Rot, Flesh Heap, Dismember

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Barathrum The Spiritbreaker

Pros
♣ Fast movement speed
♣ Charging stun

Cons
♣ Single target
♣ Low mana

Skill

Charge of Darkness, Empowering Haste, Greater Bash, Nether Strike

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Anub'seran The Nerubian Weaver

Pros
♣ Good farmer and killer
♣ Mostly immortal because of Sukuchi and Time Elapse
♣ Got free and moveable ward

Cons
♣ Fragile early game
♣ Low Range and low armor

Skill

Watcher, Shukuchi, Geminate Attack, Time Lapse

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Nevermore The Shadow Fiend

Pros
♣ Good farmer, nuker and pusher
♣ High damage early game

Cons
♣ Too fragile
♣ Not very useful in late game

Skill

Shadow Raze ( Z,X,C), Necromastery, Presence of the Dark Lord, Requiem of souls