Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANI constantly disrupt enemies with Rolling Thunder and Swashbuckle, building disables and mobility.
Eager to dash into danger at a moment's notice, the Pangolier thrives on disrupting enemy movements and placing himself in the midst of chaos. Artfully guiding his blade between cracks in armor and shrugging off attacks with his protective scales, this graceful swordsman is always ready to roll into battle.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
My resource is the team's space: I hold the lane and build for initiation or team protection.
Levels, lane control and joining the team at the right moment matter.
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.
Adds mana burn to attacks and helps stick to the chosen target.
Changes the entry angle and lets me reach a target quickly. Damage taken can prevent its use.
Unlocks or upgrades Roll Up. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
Unlocks or upgrades Shield Crash. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
Octarine Core ↗Reduces cooldowns when my impact is limited by how often my spells are available.
Black King Bar ↗Provides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
Disperser ↗Builds on the Diffusal route and adds flexibility for movement and dispels.
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.
The hero dashes in the selected direction, then makes several rapier strikes in the chosen direction, briefly slowing and damaging enemies.
Pangolier dashes along the target line, then slashes and briefly slows all enemies in the drawn direction with several quick swipes. Lucky Shot has a chance to activate from this damage.
The hero leaps forward and slams his back into the ground, damaging all nearby enemies. Hitting at least one enemy hero briefly grants the owner a barrier that absorbs all damage types.
The hero leaps forward and slams their back into the ground, damaging nearby enemies. Hitting at least one enemy hero briefly grants a barrier that absorbs all damage types. Using this ability during Rolling Thunder maintains forward movement and lets the hero jump over obstacles ahead.
Adds 2 Swashbuckle attacks in each of four directions to the jump, dealing 75% of normal damage.
Pangolier rolls the dice and lets fate decide the outcome for his enemies. Grants a chance to drastically slow their attack speed and reduce armor on any damage dealt by Pangolier's attacks or abilities.
The hero curls into a ball with debuff immunity and 80% magic resistance and rolls at increased speed, smashing through trees but turning more slowly than usual.
Pangolier curls into a debuff immune ball with 80% magic resistance and rolls out. When rolling, he moves at an increased speed and can move through trees, but has a decreased ability to turn. Striking enemies knocks them back, inflicting damage proportional to his attack damage and stunning them when they land. Colliding with walls or cliffs will cause a temporary pause while Pangolier reverses in direction. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
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.
The hero curls into a stationary defensive ball, gaining debuff immunity and 80% magic resistance while still being able to turn.
Pangolier curls into an immobile protective ball, gaining debuff immunity, 80% magic resistance, and allowing him to turn. Can be cast during Rolling Thunder to temporarily hit the brakes. Can cast Rolling Thunder and Shield Crash during Roll Up. If enemies attack Pangolier during this, he will roll away from the attacker, applying Rolling Thunder damage/stun if there are enemies in the way.
Random item and ability effects of enemies near Pangolier have a reduced chance to affect him.
Random item and ability effects of enemies near Pangolier have a reduced chance to affect him.
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.
