Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANI stay in constant contact with the target, build up attack speed, and account for my limited control during Battle Trance.
Instantly able to swap between ranged and melee attacks, Troll Warlord is a formidable force at any distance. Axes in hand, he can strike in a storm of spinning blades. He takes down enemies with increasingly swift attacks, and can speed his allies' assaults wherever they are.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
I need protected farm, my item window and damage on important targets.
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.
Help maintain close contact and pass through groups of units.
Speeds up wave and jungle clearing for a melee hero; an investment in farm before expensive fighting items.
Adds speed, attributes and durability for a physical damage hero fighting up close.
Provides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
Adds a chance to stun on attack, making it harder for the target to get out of melee range.
Abyssal Blade ↗Provides a targeted disable when slows and attacks are no longer enough.
Satanic ↗Helps recover health through attacks during its active window; without access to a target, it is not a guaranteed save.
Blink Dagger ↗Changes the entry angle and lets me reach a target quickly. Damage taken can prevent its use.
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.
Troll hurls a fistful of five axes in a cone shape over 950 range, slowing and damaging enemy units.
Troll hurls a fistful of five axes in a cone shape over 950 range, slowing and damaging enemy units.
Causes Whirling Axes (Ranged) to dispel enemies. Reduces cooldown and mana cost. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Troll hurls two axes around him in a close range area of effect, damaging enemy units and causing them to miss some attacks.
Troll hurls two axes around him in a close range area of effect, damaging enemy units and causing them to miss some attacks.
Causes Whirling Axes (Melee) to dispel Troll Warlord. Reduces cooldown and mana cost. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
With each continuous blow on the same target, Troll gains increased attack speed. If Troll changes targets, the stacks drop to zero.
With each continuous blow on the same target, Troll gains increased attack speed. If Troll changes targets, the stacks drop to zero.
Gives the owner a chance to perform an additional ranged attack against a random enemy within attack range + 175. Additional attack chance: 16% + 3% per stack. Only triggers on attacks against enemy units.
While fighting in melee, the hero gains bonus movement speed and a chance to root his attack target, preventing it from moving or using movement abilities.
While in melee form, Troll Warlord's attacks have a chance to ensnare, preventing the target from moving or using mobility spells and has additional movement speed. When in ranged form, Troll Warlord's attacks have a chance to Maim the target, dealing bonus damage, and slowing the target's movement and attack speed.
The hero enters a battle trance, forcing him to attack the nearest enemy unit within a radius of 900, prioritizing heroes. The hero cannot be killed while this ability is active.
Troll unleashes a powerful battle trance, that forces you to continuously attack the closest enemy unit within 900 range, prioritizing heroes. Damage does not kill you during this mode. Grants you bonus lifesteal, attack speed, slow resistance and movement speed. Applies a Basic Dispel. 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 switches from ranged to melee combat, reducing his base attack time to 1.4 sec.
Troll Warlord swaps from using ranged to melee attacks. While melee, Troll Warlord's base attack time is improved to 1.4. Troll Warlord gains 1 armor per 30 bonus attack speed.
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.
