Thursday 21 May 2009

Heroes of Newerth – Hero Guide – Demented Shaman

Demented Shaman
The Shaman entangles a target enemy unit in vines, slowing its movement speed for a short duration and very briefly stunning it. The vines then tighten around the target unit, causing damage over time.
SKILLS
ENTANGLE ENTANGLE
The Shaman entangles a target enemy unit in vines, slowing its movement speed for a short duration and very briefly stunning it. The vines then tighten around the target unit, causing damage over time. 
ARCANE HIDE ARCANE HIDE
The Shaman enchants a targeted allied unit with an Arcane Hide that reduces all incoming damage for a limited number of attacks
HEALING WAVE HEALING WAVE
The Shaman casts a healing wave that can bounce between multiple allied units. The healing wave absorbs life from the area surrounding the healed unit, damaging enemy units in the immediate area around a healed unit.
STORM CLOUD STORM CLOUD
The Shaman conjures a storm at a target location. All heroes within the radius of the storm when it first appears will be affected by it. Allied heroes will gain armor over time, while enemy heroes will lose armor over time. 
SKILL BUILD
DEMENTED SHAMAN SKILL BUILD 1
Entangle – Healing wave – Entangle – Healing Wave - Entangle – Healing wave – Entangle – Healing Wave – Storm Cloud – Arcane Hide
DEMENTED SHAMAN SKILL BUILD 2
Storm Cloud – Arcane Hide - Arcane Hide – Stats - Arcane Hide – Storm Cloud – Stats – Stats – Stats – Stats
DEMENTED SHAMAN SKILL BUILD 3
Stats – Stats – Stats – Stats – Stats
ITEM BUILD
DEMENTED SHAMAN ITEM BUILD
Item Build 1: Staff of the Master, Astro Blade, Nome’s Wisdom, Post Haste, Kuldra’s Sheepstick

Item Build 2: Staff of the Master, Astro Blade, Nome’s Wisdom, Post Haste, Storm Spirit
Item Build 3: Staff of the Master, Astro Blade, Nome’s Wisdom, Post Haste, Storm Spirit
Optional Items: Null Stone, Sacrificial Stone
HERO BASICS
Preferred lane: No preferrance - Any lane works.
Hero type: Baby Sitter, Semi-Carry
Item dependence: Medium
Early game power/Lane control: High
Mid game power: High
Late game power: Very Strong
Farming skills: Excellent
Gank power: Entangle and his healing wave is a very great tool for ganking
Hero Weakness: Very low health pool.
Hero Strength: Very good baby sitter and disabler with his entangle
Countered By: Early game casters/gankers: Torturer, Pyromancer, Glacius, Thunderbringer, Pebbles, Succubus, Ophelia. Also countered by disablers. Ganks, Totem of Kuldra.
Best Allies: Andromeda, Pestilence, Predator, Armadon
Best against: Good versus all heroes in late game.
Suitable for newbies? Medium
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