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Attack Type: Melle
Strength: 23 + 3.7 | Agility: 20 + 1.7 | Intelligence: 21 + 2.2
Mars Items build
Meta build:
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- Overwhelming Blink
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- Phase Boots
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- Scythe of Vyse
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- Manta Style
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- Desolator
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- Divine Rapier
Pro Build:
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- Overwhelming Blink
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- Phase Boots
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- Black King Bar
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- Silver Edge
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- Desolator
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- Assault Cuirass
Mars’s Skill Order
Skill Order: God’s Rebuke -> Spear of Mars -> Bulwark -> Arena Of Blood.
Combo Mars
Heroes combo: Mars + Dark Seer
Counter Mars
Pros
- Strong laner.
- Good wave clear.
- High burst damage.
Cons
- Low mana pool.
- Requires team coordination.
Bad against:
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Good against:
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How To Play Mars ?
Best items for Mars
Start items for Mars in dota 2 are: Tango, Healing Salve, Faerie Fire, Quelling Blade, Ring of Regen.
Meta items for Mars in dota 2 are: Overwhelming Blink, Phase Boots, Scythe of Vyse, Manta Style, Desolator, Divine Rapier.
Pro items for Mars in dota 2 are: Overwhelming Blink, Phase Boots, Black King Bar, Silver Edge, Desolator, Assault Cuirass.
Tips and Tricks
Keep an eye on how frequently you use Spear of Mars and Arena of Blood for kill attempts, as Mars is quite good at killing heroes early.
With Mars and a Soul Ring, push a bunch of waves, and you will receive a ton of farm.
As it moves, the Spear of Mars gives 300 flying vision, which stays around an adversary who has been impaled.
Like any other hero, the Spear will skewer illusions; it does not disregard them.
The optimal place for Mars to be is in the offlane; until the other team is diving your team and you can get a respectable Arena of Blood out, you shouldn’t teleport away.
Mars’s Ability
SPEAR OF MARS
Mars strikes each enemy unit with deadly accuracy as he tosses his fabled Spear. It skewers the first enemy hero it hits with the spear, forcing it backward. A skewered hero will be stunned and impaled if they strike a tree, structure, or cliff.
GOD’S REBUKE
Mars uses his shield to bash opponents in front of him, knocking them back and dealing critical damage depending on the strike. Heroes take more damage when they are struck. Has A Real Hit.
BULWARK
Mars uses his enormous shield to deflect some of the force of any physical attack coming from the sides or the front.
can be toggled to lock Mars’s looking direction and take away his ability to attack. When activated, slows down movement and deflects 70.0% of assault projectiles meant for Mars’s allies in the direction of Mars.
ARENA OF BLOOD
Following a brief formation phase, Mars calls forth an arena filled with the Ash Legion’s undead fighters, who obstruct opponent attacks and movement. Spears will target enemy heroes close to the inside edge of the arena, causing damage and knocking them back.
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