One of the advantages of LAN gaming over online games is that you have to be physically present at the internet cafe to play. Playing in a cafe increases interaction and the fun factor of gaming exponentially. That’s why one of the activities I’ve decided to regularly have with my old guildmates from Ragnarok and World of Warcraft is “Friday Night DOTA”. We all troop to one of the cafes that another guildmate owns and we play all night long. We have another game tonight and I was wondering if I could get some tips and tactics from you guys. I’m sure marami diyan sa inyo DOTA experts. I haven’t played for a long time so I kinda suck right now, hahaha!
Here are some of the heroes I would like to use. Will definitely appreciate your advice in skill build and what items to buy first.
YURNERO – the guy with the omnislash
RHASTA – yung nag hehex and naglalagay ng wards
ZEUS – Mister Lightning Man
I’ll also do my own research via google but would love to hear from you guys as well. Cheers!
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Braniac 4.29 on April 24, 2009
Just a piece of advise mr waukz,dont pick zeus!!!
Zeus is considered as one of the weakest hero in DOTA, especially when your playing with DOTA experts, as the game passes by, Zeus gets weaker and weaker and almost totally useless when all the heroes are at their max level and have good items.
Braniac 4.29 on April 24, 2009
Pick Yurnero
dota on April 24, 2009
wrong zeus nga laging binaban hehe
schwinn on April 24, 2009
@Brainiac
I beg to differ, Zeus considered weak? Zeus is one of the top Bans/Pick in competitive play being strong early mid and late if played well. He has the strongest normal skill nuke with 370~ damage of lightning bolt (it reveals invis units too). And max HP percentage of damage with static field. Which means doesn’t matter how big your HP is, he is going to hit you hard with a few arc lightnings. Even a 5k HP Centaur will cringe at a few static field activations. Let’s not go into the wrath argument. Of the 3 heroes Wauks picked I rank them in this order, Zeus, Rhasta, Yurnero.
I build Zeus this way. Level 1 arc lightning, level 2 static, level 3 4 5 bolt, 6 wrath, get skills in availabilty Wrath, bolt, static, stats, arc lightning. Arc lightning at level 1 is only to trigger static field. Stay away from the frontline (glass canon principle) and spam your skills from afar. Rush bloodstone, then get dagger. HoT if the game goes long. Good Luck Have Fun.
Xiphias on April 24, 2009
All three of them are good..
If you love to play support pick rhasta
If you love to kill steal and harass early game pick zeus
If you want to be a strong killer all throughout the game pick yurnero..
Anyway if I was the one playing and was given these 3 heroes to choose from I would definitely pick yurnero..
First thing you have to buy is Boots of speed if your starting money could not give you that much then just start with two circlets.. your item build early game should be two null talismans and one int power tread..
basically the idea of this item build is from level 1-5 you have to be able to harass enemies using your first skill.. that is why you need mana and move speed
At level 6 you should have your omnislash use omnislash sparingly.. in otherwords use it only when you are in a one on one situation.. or a sure kill situation since the cooldown is somewhat long..
the next items you need will be one of these
1. Helm of Dominator + Battlefury + Butterfly
2. Helm of Dominator + Lothar + Butterfly
3. Helm of Dominator + Yasha + Butterfly
I always choose the second or third option
from hereon everything should be uhhhh… easy?
XXIX on April 24, 2009
I’m a team player so I prefer Rhasta. Aghanim’s Scepter + Refresher Orb is great for pushing desperately if your team is losing. LOL! He can shackle and hex too.
sisco on April 24, 2009
Actually Zeus is considered a top tier hero in international tournaments. Lane Control and Ganking capablities.
He owns games when played right and his static scales until late game since it is a percentage based skill.
Wauks on April 24, 2009
Okay you got me interested in Zeus hahaha! WHat’s his item build?
sisco on April 24, 2009
http://forums.dota-allstars.com/index.php?showtopic=232762
A Zeus Guide by MYM|Merlini. If you don’t mind reading it. It’s Premium ^^
schwinn on April 24, 2009
^^ Definitely straight on. Merlini is one of the best Zeus player’s I’ve seen on replays. Search for his youtube vids and on MYM.com for some replays. Glass Canon principle from Merlini himself.
Wauks on April 24, 2009
Thanks for the advice guys. I’ll let you know what happens later. I’ll probably get massacred though. Haha.
dreamer on April 24, 2009
my pick is.. Yurnero^^
eto ung item build.,
pero kelangan tlga ng diskarte sa ganto kasi mejo malambot xa..
sa una.. kahit anung hp items lang and boots.. tpos perse.. then gawin nyo po BF(effective dn xa for quick farming) tpos yan.. gawin nyo na tong nasa baba:: ^^^
4 battle furies.,
BoT or powtreads
satanic.,
kapag clash omni mo lang agad., sure may mamamatay dun. kasi may cleave parin kht mgOmni kau.^^ sakit yan promise^^ xempwe may help pa mula sa teammates^^… (ingat lang sa Ks nila haha)
Aqpoctata on April 24, 2009
Hero Tips:
Krobelus: Madali lang tong gamitin, kaso kailangan alam mo kung kailan ka lulusob o hinde. Malakas to lalo na yung First Skill at yung mga tutubi nya(last skill). Focus more on defensive gears, like shiva, bloodstone or scepter. Owning to dahil madaya mga skill.
Sven: The perfect hero for noobies. Rush mo yung BKB and Threads and you’re ready to go.
Yurnero: Kailangan mo ng suporta pag eto gagamitin mo. Try mo magsama ng kahit sinong slower sa lane. Tapos Boots at yung Ikot na skill unahin mo. Harassin nyo yung ka-Lane nyo siguradong lalakas kayo.
Zeus: Kung di ka pa masyadong marunong. Try mo unahin bloodstone. “You dont have to be upclose and personal with the enemies. You’re a Nuker” -MYM|Merlini
Rhasta: Di masyadong recommended ang Euls. Need mo ng kunting pampakunat dahil usually ikaw ang magstart ng clash. Wag mong gagamitin Wards pag di ka sure na mapapatay mo.
Venomancer: Eto na ata pinakamadayang Hero ngayon. Sa Lane, harassin mo kalaban mo gamit yung 1st Skill. Tapos i-rush mo yung Lothar, Combo yun; Invi + Last Skill + 1st Skill. Tapos magsama ka ng Zeus, pag nangangarag na kalaban(namumula na) sabihin mo kay Zeus mag Last Skill.
Yang lang tips ko Wauks. Ako rin matagal tagal ng di nakakapagDota, pero updated namana ako sa mga Tactics ngayun dahil sa gosugamers.net/dota hehe.
Masaya talaga yan pag marami kayo. Kami dito sa shop grabe. Laging agawan sila sa PC(kami kasi ng kuya ko sure seat pag dating namin papaalisin nakaupo makapaglaro lang kame
). Friendly Trashtalk is the Best. 
HolidayCasino on April 24, 2009
I’m a rookie 1st level in this game, but it’s very interesting look and learn strategy from the true masters. Good post.
meganium15 on April 25, 2009
Hmm.. Yurnero muna po kuya. kC pag Zeus, need pro para effective, no offence po. C yurnero kC gagawin mo lang blade fury palapit sa kalaban, tira-tira, pag la na kasama. Omnislash na. Or kung clash, lagay ka ng ward sa gilid, may bawas ung ward na un at may mana burn din ata so lagas mana nila pag gumamit cla ng skill, bali parang ikaw un 1st to fight, LOL. Mag battlefury (un may cleave) ka kuya, tapos blade fury papunta sa kalaban. pag center ka na nila, biglang omnislash. tapos ng OS, tira-tira lang, may cleave ka nanaman eh. Mag lifesteal item ka rin cguro kuya. hmmm satanic cguro…
Yomi on April 25, 2009
Best way to learn is to watch replays from pro teams @ mymym.com
Yomi on April 25, 2009
and Oh yeah among the 3 heroes wauks mentioned Zeus is indeed one of the top picks/bans in competitive dota.
Xiphias on April 25, 2009
well yeah but you need to be good to play zeus effectively and since sir wauks is asking for tips you can assume that he isn’t really that good ^_^; no offense po ah.. so I still think he should go with yurnero.. never let anyone who doubts his skill handle a soft character or else he will get massacred
jonts on April 26, 2009
argh carlo! This is the reason why yan yung mga nilaro mo na character last friday!
ISA KANG….!!!!!
Nogizaka on April 26, 2009
Two words:
Dock and Cover
Wauks on April 27, 2009
Hey guys! Thanks so much for the advice. I had a blast playing last Friday with Zeus and Yurnero! Will post about it soon.
Evangelos on May 1, 2009
My favorite support hero is Rhasta. I get empty bottle, euls, dagger, and boots of travel for him.
His HP sucks so you might want to go for soulbooster / aghanim’s scepter. XD
carlo on May 5, 2009
anganda mag dota pag mini limo si razor ma sha scorge
magaling din si trasix magandA YONG PANA ang huling ANG ATAK NI TRASICKS MABILI KUNG GUMALAW KA NABABA WASAN ANG IYONG BUYA MAGANDA SILANG Lhat
Whiskey on June 2, 2009
Yurnero is one bad @ss hero… his omnislash combined with battle fury and buriza is a bad @ss skill.
but I still think Magina, Clinkz and Weaver are the best. really weak in the early game but painfully strong in the late game. Their escape skills can cover up for their weak defenses…XD
pot@ on September 7, 2009
love ko c rhasta..bgyan nio ko nang TAKTIKA!!!!