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Attack Type: Melee
Strength: 21 + 3.6 | Agility: 17 + 2.4 | Intelligence: 15 + 1.5
Slardar Items build
Meta build:
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- Swift Blink
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- Power Treads
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- Black King Bar
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- Hand of Midas
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- Satanic
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- Assault Cuirass
Pro Build:
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- Black King Bar
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- Power Treads
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- Hand of Midas
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- Moon Shard
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- Blink Dagger
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- Aghanim’s Scepter
Slardar’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Slithereen Crush -> Guardian Sprint -> Bash of the Deep -> Corrosive Haze.
Combo Slardar
Heroes combo: Slardar + Bounty Hunter
How To Counter Slardar ?
Pros
- Powerful carry potential.
- High physical damage.
- High attack speed.
- Can stun enemies.
Cons
- Quite item dependent.
- Sluggish mobility.
- Very poor wave clear and farming ability.
Bad against:
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Good against:
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How To Play Slardar ?
Best items for Slardar
Start items for Slardar in dota 2 are: Iron Branch, Quelling Blade, Circlet, Gauntlets of Strength, Tango.
Meta items for Slardar in dota 2 are: Swift Blink, Power Treads, Black King Bar, Hand of Midas, Satanic, Assault Cuirass.
Pro items for Slardar in dota 2 are: Black King Bar, Power Treads, Hand of Midas, Moon Shard, Blink Dagger, Aghanim’s Scepter.
Tips and Tricks
Slardar is a very effective warrior that can confront and dispatch the majority of foes head-on, especially after gathering the necessary equipment through farming.
Farming must be prioritized for Slardar so that he can acquire the tools required to confront the adversary.
Slardar is used as a safe lane carry because, as a melee hero, he is vulnerable to harassment from opponents who can use ranged weapons.
Slardar can frequently outrun enemy efforts to gank him, hence he can occasionally be used as an offlaner.
Slardar’s Ability
GUARDIAN SPRINT
Slardar slithers forward, moving far more quickly and cutting through units. While in a puddle or river, Slardar gains additional movement speed, health regeneration, and armor.
SLITHEREEN CRUSH
Slams the ground, stuns and harms adjacent enemy units, leaving a watery puddle in its wake. The units that were stunned are then slowed.
BASH OF THE DEEP
Your next attack will batter the victim once 3.0 attacks have been made. doubles the damage it does to creeps. While in the water, Slardar passively deals more damage.
CORROSIVE HAZE
Reduces enemy armor to increase physical damage and reveals invisibility while giving the targeted unit True Sight and vision. The opposing unit leaves an 8 second water trail in its wake.
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