Showing posts with label Team Themes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Team Themes. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Team Theme: Argh! Kill it!

This Dota 2 Team Theme focuses on heroes that spawn things that the enemy needs to deal with quickly.  Not killing them results in a bad situation for the enemy.  This team idea asks:  "what if the enemy was forced to choose between them, while getting hurt by the ones they were forced to ignore?"

Heroes with Dangerous Spawns

  • Pugna (Nether Ward)
  • Undying (Tombstone)
  • Phoenix (Supernova egg)
  • Shadow Shaman (Serpent wards)
  • Warlock (Infernal)
  • Juggernaut (Healing Ward)
Honourable Mentions: Tusk (Sigil)

Heroes with Channeled AOE Ultimates:

  • Witch Doctor (Death Ward - isn't targetable, but WD needs to be stunned ASAP)
  • Crystal Maiden (Freezing Field - a channeled ult, similar to WD, above) 
  • Enigma (Black Hole) 
(6.85 item that helps these heroes:  Glimmer Cape - Fade while channeling)

Side Mention

These are heroes that summon things, but the summons aren't so deadly that they need to be dealt with quickly:
  • Visage (Gargoyles)
  • Lycan (Wolves)
  • Invoker (Forge Spirits)
  • Enigma (Eidolons) 
  • Weaver (Swarm)

Team Ideas (with Lanes)

#1:
Mid: Warlock
Safe:  Juggernaut + Phoenix + Pugna
Offlane: Undying
Combo:  Warlock drops Infernals, casts Fatal Bonds, then channels Upheaval.  Pugna drops his Nether Ward somewhere nearby, Phoenix soars around dropping Fire Spirits, and Undying runs to the middle in Golem form and drops Tombstone.  Pugna can Decrepify the Tombstone to keep it alive longer.  If enough enemies are busy with Zombies and caught in Upheaval, Phoenix goes Supernova and Jugg spins / casts Omnislash.

#2:
Mid: Juggernaut
Safe:  Weaver
Jungle:  Enigma
Offlane: Phoenix + Undying
Ban: Rubick, Death Prophet (Silence), Drow (Silence)
Author's Note:  I think this is my favourite:  trapping the enemy inside a Black Hole while Phoenix Supernova is burning, Zombies are wailing, Juggernaut is spinning, and Weaver's bugs are eating.  Whichever teammates aren't in the Black Hole aren't going to be able to stick around to help... and if they did, they would probably just die.  The line-up has decent sustain and push, with potential split-push from Weaver, and the big ultimates don't always need to be stacked, so at least one could be still available for the next teamfight.
Downside:  Anyone not caught in the Black Hole can basically just run away.

#3:
Mid: Phoenix
Safe:  Invoker (Exhort)
Aggro Tri: Jugg + Witch Doctor + Crystal Maiden

Monday, February 23, 2015

Team Theme: Close is Dead!

Heroes you don't want to stay close to:
  • Undying (Tombstone + Golem)
  • Phoenix (Supernova)
  • Doom (Scorched Earth)
  • Warlock (Infernal)
  • Shadowfiend (Ult)
  • Bristleback (Quill Spray)
  • Dark Seer (Ion Shell / Wall)
  • Tusk (Ward)
  • Witch Doctor (Ward)
  • Omniknight (Purge)
  • Axe (Helix)
  • Juggernaut (Spin)
  • Clockwerk (Battery Assault)
  • Pudge (Rot)
  • Razor (Storm)
  • Leshrac (Edict, Pulse Nova)
  • Necrolyte (Aura, AOE)
Team Ideas based on above theme:

#1:
Mid:  Phoenix
Safe:  Omni + Tusk
Jungle:  Doom
Offlane:  Dark Seer

#2:
Mid:  Pudge
Aggro tri:  Phoenix, Undying, Omniknight
Safelane solo:  Razor

#3:  (greedy dual-lane lineup)
Mid:  Leshrac
Safe:  Axe + Necrolyte
Offlane:  Bristleback + Warlock

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Team Ideas: All healers & lifestealers

This is a "theme" team, but might work really well in low-level pubs where players have a hard time coordinating their nukes.

Candidates:  See List of Healers, Lifestealers and Self-Healers

Team ideas:  Dual Lanes

#1:
Omni Mid
Necrophos + Treant
Abaddon + Dazzle

#2:
Huskar Mid
Doom + Bane
Chen + Undying

Team Ideas:  Tri-lane

#1:
Necrophos Mid
Alchemist + Dazzle
LC Jungle
Undying Offlane solo

#2:
Mid: Huskar
Safe: Wyvern, Legion Commander, Pugna
Offlane: Phoenix

Team Ideas:  Dual Mid

#1:
Mid:  LC + Io
Safe:  Wraith King, Wyvern

Offlane: Doom


Thursday, June 5, 2014

Big List of Team Themes

Dota 2 Team Themes

Here's some ideas for "theme teams"; fun groupings of heroes for your amusement:

Fire
  • Dragon Knight 
  • Jakiro  
  • Clinkz  
  • Batrider  
  • Lina
Mechanicals:
  • Clockwerk 
  • Tinker  
  • Timbersaw  
  • Gyro  
  • Goblin
  • Techies
ICE:
  • Ancient Apparition
  • Drow  
  • Crystal Maiden
  • Jakiro
  • Lich  
  • Tusk
  • Winter Wyvern
 
Demon-like
  • Doom  
  • Shadow Fiend  
  • Shadow Demon  
  • Warlock?
  • Lion  
  • Clinkz
 
Dead things!
  • Necrolyte
  • Undying  
  • Lifestealer  
  • Bane  
  • Death Prophet  
  • Wraith King  (Skeleton King)
  • Visage
  •  Clinkz
  • Pudge
Spiders, Crabs and Snakes
  • Broodmother
  • Nyx
  •  Sand King  
  • Venomancer
  • Weaver
  • Viper 
Mages, Priests and Shaman
  • Keeper  
  • Dazzle  
  • Shadow Shaman
  • Warlock?  
  • Lich 
  • Invoker
  • Pugna
  • Witch Doctor 
  • Enchantress
  •   Crystal Maiden 
  •  Silencer  
  • Skywrath 
  •  Pugna 
  •  Rubick 
  •  Ogre Magi  
  • Meepo
Rangers and Woodsy People:
  • Drow  
  • Windrunner
  •  Enchantress
  •  Beastmaster
  •  Bristleback
Animals:
  • Tusk  
  • Tidehunter  
  • Viper
  •  Brewmaster  
  • Magnus  
  • Centaur  
  • Ursa  
  • Slark
  • Slardar
 
Monsters:
  • Medusa  
  • Ogre magi  
  • Outworld  
  • Tiny  
  • Tide  
  • Bounty Hunter
  • Troll Warlord
  • Slardar
 
Rocks and Forest!
  • Tiny
  • Treant  
  • Sand King  
  • Nature's Prophet
Aliens!
  • Slark  
  • Puck  
  • Leshrac  
  • Dark Seer
  • Earthshaker

Storms and Lightning
  • Storm Spirit
  • Zeus
  • Tidehunter  
  • Razor  
  • Disruptor  

Water
  • Kunkka  
  • Morph  
  • Tide  
  • Slardar
  • Slark
Spirits
  • Spiritbreaker  
  • Storm Spirit  
  • Vengeful Spirit  
  • Wisp / Io
  • Spectre
  • Earth Spirit
  • Ember Spirit 


Knights & Warriors
  • Omni  
  • Chaos Knight  
  • Troll Warlord  
  • Centaur  
  • Chen  
  • Axe
  • Sven
  • Huskar
Assassins
Riki QoP Bounty Hunter Night Stalker PA Sniper TA
 
No Faces:
Void Enigma Morph Spectre Wisp
 
Must fly (or float):
Lina OD Visage Batrider Bane Jakiro Lich Gyro Razor Death Prophet Skywrath Viper Wisp
 
Must have wings:
OD Visage Batrider Jakiro Night Stalker QoP? Doom Skywrath Viper
 
Must Ride:
Batrider Chaos Knight Chen Alchemist Disruptor Keeper Mirana Luna
 
Must be COLOR:
Purple Red Green Brown Blue, Must contain white
 
Humans Only!
PA TA Windrunner Warlock Silencer Skywrath QoP Lone Druid? Mirana Invoker Keeper Kunkka Axe? Chen Crystal Lina Beastmaster
 
Must have a Charge / Leap Ability (could combine with or exclude Blink)
Magnus Centaur Morph Mirana Spirit Breaker Storm Spirit Tusk? Sand King Faceless Void Juggernaut (ult?)
 
Must have a speed ability:
Ogre Magi (Bloodlust?) Slardar Weaver Windrunner Sven Dark Seer Clinkz Nyx Nightstalker? Bounty Hunter (vs. Tracked Targets)
 
Must have Blink:
QoP PA Antimage Puck
 
Must throw a weapon as an ability (not base attack)
PA Pudge QoP Troll warlord Timbersaw Silencer Beastmaster (Axes) Batrider Bounty Hunter Enchantress? Huskar? Drow?
 
Must throw an AOE weapon:
Batrider
Beastmaster Alchemist Brewmaster? Tiny?
 
Must have Illusions:
Naga
Chaos Knight PL Spectre Stormspirit? Shadow Demon Brewmaster?
 
Must summon Minions:
Enigma, NP Veno Meepo Broodmother, Chen Enchantress Beastmaster Lone Druid Lyncan SS Undying Visage Warlock Weaver/Tinker? 

Must Control or Eat Creeps: 
Chen, Enchantress Lich Doom Clinkz Broodmother Enigma
 
Must consume creeps:
Lich
Doom Clinkz Broodmother Enigma
 
Must shoot a gun or rocket or explosive:
Sniper Tinker Gyro Batrider Techies? Clockwerk
 
Must have a hard stun
Must have a disable (not stun, or including stun)
Must have a debuff
Must have a buff
Must have slowing

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Theme Teams: Silences and Spirits!


Balanced Theme Teams:  Silences and Spirits


Silence Team:

Heroes:  Drow, DP, Silencer, Puck, Skywrath, Nightstalker, Doom, Bloodseeker,

Team example:
Bloodseeker + Silencer offlane
Drow / NS / DP / Puck Mid
Skywrath + Doom safe lane

Spirit Team!

Storm Spirit, Earth Spirit, Ember Spirit, Vengeful Spirit, Ancient Apparition

Theme Lineups: Charge, Pounce or Grab Teams!

These lists are just for fun,  but illustrate what kind of "theme" dota2 teams you could put together.  Some of them even lane and synergize well!

Charge team:
Spirit Breaker mid, Centaur + Sand King, Phoenix + Magnus

Pounce Team:
Slark mid, Tusk, Morph, Mirana (support), Jugg (support)

Grabby Team:
Clockwerk, Pudge, Tiny, Timbersaw, Rubick

Blink, Charge or Pounce Heroes:
Spiritbreaker/QoP/Tusk/Puck mid
Anti-Mage/Slardar/Faceless/PA/Riki + Sand King/Spiritbreaker + Mirana
Timbersaw/Magnus/Mirana/WRunner/Clockwerk/Centaur offlane