Earthshaker is one of the most iconic strength heroes in Dota 2, known for his powerful crowd control and game-changing initiation. With the right item build, skill progression, and positioning, he can dominate team fights and create opportunities for his team throughout every stage of the game.
This guide covers everything you need to master Earthshaker, including the best item build, skill build, abilities, combos, gameplay tips, and counter strategies. Whether you’re playing as a roaming support or an offlaner, you’ll find the tools and tactics needed to maximize Earthshaker’s impact and lead your team to victory.
Attack Type: Melee
Strength: 22 + 3.7 | Agility: 12 + 1.4 | Intelligence: 18 + 2.1
Earthshaker Items build
Meta build:
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- Force Staff
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- Power Treads
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- Blink Dagger
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- Silver Edge
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- Black King Bar
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- Monkey King Bar
Pro Build:
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- Blink Dagger
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- Power Treads
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- Octarine Core
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- Silver Edge
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- Black King Bar
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- Aghanim’s Scepter
Earthshaker’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Fissure -> Aftershock -> Enchant Totem -> Echo Slam.
Combo Earthshaker
Heroes combo: Earthshaker + Dark Seer
How To Counter Earthshaker ?
Pros
- Excellent initiation.
- Good early ganking.
- Good stuns.
Cons
- Easy to harass in lane.
- Low mana.
Bad against:
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Good against:
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How To Play Earthshaker ?
Best items for Earthshaker
Start items for Earthshaker in dota 2 are: Bracer, Tango, Clarity.
Meta items for Earthshaker in dota 2 are: Force Staff, Power Treads, Blink Dagger, Silver Edge, Black King Bar, Monkey King Bar.
Pro items for Earthshaker in dota 2 are: Blink Dagger, Power Treads, Octarine Core, Silver Edge, Black King Bar, Aghanim’s Scepter.
Tips and Tricks
Earthshaker requires superb timing and game sense to be effective due to his expensive talents.
Earthshaker is incredibly simple to harass in lane in the early stages of the game. Players should exercise caution unless they are preparing a gank with their friends.
Earthshaker’s Ability
FISSURE
Uses a powerful totem to slam the ground, forming an impenetrable ridge of stone while stunning and harming the opposing troops in its path.
ENCHANT TOTEM
Enhances Earthshaker’s totem so that its subsequent attack will do more damage and have a 100.0 bonus attack range.
AFTERSHOCK
When Earthshaker utilizes his abilities, the ground beneath his feet shakes, dealing additional damage and stuns to adjacent enemy units.
ECHO SLAM
Shockwaves harm opposing units as they pass through the ground. Every time an opponent hits, an echo damages neighboring units. True heroes generate two echos.
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