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Attack Type: Ranged
Strength: 20 + 2.1 | Agility: 13 + 1.4 | Intelligence: 22 + 3.1
Witch Doctor Items build
Meta build:
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- Blink Dagger
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- Boots of Trave
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- Spirit Vessel
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- Orchid Malevolence
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- Glimmer Cape
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- Aghanim’s Scepter
Pro Build:
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- Blink Dagger
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- Boots of Trave
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- Glimmer Cape
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- Aether Lens
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- Aghanim’s Scepter
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- Ethereal Blade
Witch Doctor’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Maledict -> Paralyzing Cask -> Voodoo Restoration -> Death Ward.
Combo Witch Doctor
Heroes combo: Witch Doctor + Chen
How To Counter Witch Doctor?
Pros
- Short cooldown.
- Good attack range.
- Good roamer.
Cons
- Squishy.
Bad against:
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Good against:
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How To Play Witch Doctor ?
Best items for Witch Doctor
Start items for Witch Doctor in dota 2 are: Tango, Town Portal Scroll, Iron Branch, Wind Lace.
Meta items for Witch Doctor in dota 2 are: Blink Dagger, Boots of Trave, Spirit Vessel, Orchid Malevolence, Glimmer Cape, Aghanim’s Scepter.
Pro items for Witch Doctor in dota 2 are: Blink Dagger, Boots of Trave, Glimmer Cape, Aether Lens, Aghanim’s Scepter, Ethereal Blade.
Tips and Tricks
Building Shadow Blade and using it immediately after casting Death Ward might be a nice idea.
Consider purchasing an Orchid Malevolence since when paired with Maledict, it can magnify any damage dealt to the adversary it affects.
Witch Doctor’s Ability
PARALYZING CASK
Fires a cask of paralyzing powder into the air, which bounces off of nearby enemy troops, stunning and harming those it strikes. Each rebound causes more harm than the one before it. creeps are damaged by 200.0%.
VOODOO RESTORATION
When Voodoo Restoration is active, Witch Doctor concentrates his power to heal nearby allied units and damage opponents by 100% of the heal value. This costs Witch Doctor mana.
MALEDICT
Curses all enemy Heroes in a small area, causing them to receive damage every second at a fixed rate as well as bursts every four seconds dependent on how much health they have lost since the curse started.
VOODOO SWITCHEROO
Temporarily transforms Witch Doctor into a Death Ward with slower attack speed. During this moment, he is concealed.
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