Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANI strengthen the lane and buff an allied core with Bloodlust, adding reliable disables and useful items.
With a chance to multiply the outcome of each spell they cast, a bit of luck is all Ogre Magi needs to burn enemies to cinder, or boost the power of his allies. Of course, luck can be difficult to rely upon...
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
Help the lane, provide vision and keep the ally alive first; expensive upgrades follow the necessary team purchases.
I contribute through laning, control and movement. I adapt the expensive core route to my budget.
This is an editorial starting plan based on hero mechanics. It is not presented as a match I have already tested or a popularity ranking.
Here is my initial plan: I do my role's job first, then choose the items the team needs. I adapt the order and expensive purchases to the opponent.
Provide mana for laning and regular ability use.
Buffs an allied hero for close-range fighting and adds a defensive tool.
Adds a protective tool and hides the chosen ally; invisibility does not replace escaping detection.
Moves me or an ally out of danger; direction depends on the target's facing.
Lets you use targeted abilities and items from a safer distance.
Hand of Midas ↗Accelerates your economy if you have time. A greedy choice: I first consider the team’s urgent needs.
Lotus Orb ↗Lets me remove an eligible negative effect and complicates the opponent's targeted focus.
Aghanim's Scepter ↗Unlocks or upgrades Fireblast, Unrefined Fireblast. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
I do not assign one ‘correct’ minute to every purchase. I look at my gold, the next fight and the problem: am I missing mana, target access, control or protection? If an expensive slot will arrive too late, I get a useful answer earlier.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Blasts an enemy unit with a wave of fire, dealing damage and stunning the target.
Blasts an enemy unit with a wave of fire, dealing damage and stunning the target.
Refines the ability, reducing its cooldown by 1 sec. and increasing cast speed by 25%.
Drenches the target and another random unit in volatile chemicals, causing it to burst into flames. The target is in immense pain, taking damage and moving more slowly.
Incites a frenzy in a friendly unit, increasing its movement speed and attack speed. Gives bonus attack speed if cast on Ogre himself. Can be cast on towers.
Enables Ogre Magi to cast his abilities and items multiple times with each use. Each point of Strength adds to Multicast chance. Every 16 Strength adds 1%.
These abilities are not necessarily available at the same time. I check the condition beside the name: innate ability, another form or an Aghanim purchase.
Hits an enemy with a wave of fire, stunning it and dealing damage equal to the caster’s strength multiplied by 1.5, plus 150. Casting this ability costs 35% of current mana.
Hits an enemy with a wave of fire, stunning it and dealing damage equal to the caster’s strength multiplied by 1.5, plus 150. Casting this ability costs 35% of current mana.
Creates a shield around the target ally, absorbing a percentage of the damage of next 3 attacks from enemy heroes. When damage is absorbed, a fireball is launched at the attacker. Can be cast on towers.
Creates a shield around the target ally, absorbing a percentage of the damage of next 3 attacks from enemy heroes. When damage is absorbed, a fireball is launched at the attacker. Can be cast on towers.
The hero’s maximum intelligence is zero. His mana and mana regeneration depend on his strength.
The hero’s maximum intelligence is zero. His mana and mana regeneration depend on his strength.
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
Items, slang and real episodes help connect abilities with what happens in a match.
