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Attack Type: Ranged
Strength: 16 + 1.9 | Agility: 20 + 2.9 | Intelligence: 15 + 1.4
Drow Ranger Items build
Meta build:
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- Silver Edge
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- Power Treads
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- Crystalys
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- Hurricane Pike
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- Manta Style
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- Butterfly
Pro Build:
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- Aghanim’s Scepter
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- Power Treads
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- Hurricane Pike
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- Black King Bar
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- Butterfly
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- Swift Blink
Drow Ranger’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Multishot -> Frost Arrows -> Gust -> Marksmanship.
Combo Drow Ranger
Heroes combo: Drow Ranger + Vengeful Spirit
How To Counter Drow Ranger ?
Pros
- Good chaser.
- Buffs other ranged heroes.
- Decent at farming.
- High single target damage.
Cons
- Fragile and easily ganked.
- Slow attack animation.
- No escape mechanism.
- Ultimate can be disabled.
Bad against:
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Good against:
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How To Play Drow Ranger ?
Best items for Drow Ranger
Start items for Drow Ranger in dota 2 are: Tango, Healing Salve, Slippers of Agility, Iron Branch.
Meta items for Drow Ranger in dota 2 are: Power Treads, Silver Edge, Crystalys, Hurricane Pike, Manta Style, Butterfly.
Pro items for Drow Ranger in dota 2 are: Aghanim’s Scepter, Power Treads, Hurricane Pike, Black King Bar, Butterfly, Swift Blink.
Tips and Tricks
Positioning is crucial for the Drow Ranger because her Marksmanship boost is lost once an enemy comes within 400 range.
It’s simple to gank a drow ranger. If your backup is not around, be careful not to push yourself too far.
Count on weapons like the Dragon Lance, Shadow Blade, Blink Dagger, and Force Staff to assist Drow Ranger maintain her distance.
Drow Ranger is slightly less dependant on equipment than other carry because of the damage increases from her abilities, but she can still be stopped early on. Don’t take any unnecessary risks, please.
Drow Ranger has a high damage output for structures and ought to take advantage of every chance to knock down a tower.
Drow Ranger’s Ability
FROST ARROWS
Gives Drow’s attacks a freezing effect, which slows enemy movement and increases damage. a 1.5 second slowdown.
GUST
Sends out a wave that silences and scatters hostile units. Depending on how near they are to the Drow, the knockback distance varies. Drow has an equal increase in movement speed.
MULTISHOT
CHANNELED – Drow fires a barrage of arrows in a continuous barrage, dealing more damage to targets and unleashing Frost Arrows with a longer duration. up to 1.8 seconds long.
GLACIER
Under her, Drow Ranger erects an ice mound. Attackers have a higher ground advantage and an increased attack range while standing on the hill; they also have flying vision and cannot miss. While on the hill, Drow Ranger also receives an extra bonus Multishot arrow for each wave. The only person who can pass through the front of the hill is a Drow Ranger because it blocks vision.
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