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Attack Type: Ranged
Strength: 19 + 2.1 | Agility: 11 + 1.2 | Intelligence: 22 + 3.3
Zeus Items build
Meta build:
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- Manta Style
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- Black King Bar
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- Arcane Boots
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- Hurricane Pike
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- Kaya and Sange
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- Moon Shard
Pro Build:
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- Eye of Skadi
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- Boots of Trave
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- Butterfly
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- Hand of Midas
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- Manta Style
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- Hurricane Pike
Zeus’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Arc Lightning -> Lightning Bolt -> Thundergod’s Wrath -> Static Field.
Combo Zeus
Heroes combo: Zeus + Ancient Apparition
How To Counter Zeus ?
Pros
- High magical damage.
- Easy to play.
- Global abilities.
- Easy to snowball.
Cons
- Demands mana.
- Low mobility.
- Easy to gank in the early game.
- Low damage to buildings.
Bad against:
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Good against:
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How To Play Zeus ?
Best items for Zeus
Start items for Zeus in dota 2 are: Gauntlets of Strength, Ring of Protection, Clarity, Soul Ring, Bottle, Arcane Boots, Wind Lace, Infused Raindrops.
Meta items for Zeus in dota 2 are: Manta Style, Black King Bar, Arcane Boots, Hurricane Pike, Kaya and Sange, Moon Shard.
Pro items for Zeus in dota 2 are: Eye of Skadi, Boots of Trave, Butterfly, Hand of Midas, Manta Style, Hurricane Pike.
Tips and Tricks
Zeus can command lanes, take simple kills, do enormous damage, and offer your team vision for simple ganks. Despite not being very dependent on items, he can still gain a lot from them.
You won’t betray your identity to the adversary if you direct a Lightning Bolt from the fog of battle at the ground. If you go after them directly, they will see you.
Cast Lightning Bolt on the ground precisely next to an adversary you are pursuing rather than on their hero if they are about to evade your sight.
Zeus’s Ability
ARC LIGHTNING
Fires a lightning bolt across the air that does base damage and a portion of the target’s current health to any adjacent enemy units.
LIGHTNING BOLT
Summons a lightning strike to harm and temporarily stun an opposing unit. When cast, Lightning Bolt grants 750.0 radius True Sight and unhindered vision surrounding the target. When thrown on the ground, it has a 325.0-range effect on the nearest opponent hero.
HEAVENLY JUMP
Zeus makes a Heavenly Jump, jumping forward and startling the first enemy in sight (prioritizing heroes), causing damage and slowing down their movement and attacks. For three seconds, Zeus has 900 square meters of clear eyesight around him.
NIMBUS
Somewhere on the map, produces a storm cloud that instantly casts Lightning Bolt on adjacent opponents.
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