Ability
The Swarm
Weaver launches a swarm of 12 young Weavers that latch on any enemy unit in their path, attacking and reducing armor until it is killed.
↻ 44 / 36 / 28 / 20 sec.Mana 110 / 105 / 100 / 95
Weaver
Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANWhat I want to do in the game
I find short windows to deal damage and escape with Shukuchi; as a support, I add a team save.
Weaver has no trouble evading enemies to position himself for another strike. Slipping in and out of sight, he avoids death by rewinding himself to an earlier position and health state. His arsenal of elusive skills ensures he is always a critical nuisance to his foes.
Abilities at hand
01 / ROLE IN THE TEAM
A pick is not a plan yet.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
01
Carry · position 1
Initial recommendationI need protected farm, my item window and damage on important targets.
04
Support · position 4
I contribute through laning, control and movement. I adapt the expensive core route to my budget.
02 / ITEMS FOR A PURPOSE
What I buy and why.
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.
Carry · position 1
My starting plan
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.
01 / First stepPower TreadsProvide attack speed and switchable attributes for farming and managing my resources.
02 / FoundationMaelstromSpeeds up creep clearing and adds attack damage against multiple targets.
03 / FoundationDragon LanceIncreases a ranged hero’s attack range and provides useful attributes.
04 / Next choiceBlack King BarProvides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
05 / Next choiceEye of SkadiImproves attributes and lets attacks keep a target under control, limiting suitable sources of its restoration.
What I change for the situation 3 options
Aghanim's Scepter ↗Unlocks or upgrades Time Lapse. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
Hurricane Pike ↗Combines attack range with a tool for breaking a dangerous close-range engagement.
Linken's Sphere ↗Blocks an eligible targeted ability; a cheap enemy spell can remove this protection in advance.
I see the minute on the clock. And the situation too.
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.
03 / HERO ABILITIES
Abilities. As in the game.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Ability
Shukuchi
Weaver shifts out of visibility, gaining max movement speed and doing harm to any enemies it passes through.
↻ 15 / 12 / 9 / 6 sec.Mana 65
Details and upgrades
Weaver shifts out of visibility, gaining max movement speed and doing harm to any enemies it passes through.
Aghanim’s Shard
Marks enemies damaged by this ability. 0.2 sec. after leaving Shukuchi invisibility, the hero fires an additional Geminate Attack at marked enemies within a radius of 1200. The mark lasts 4.6 sec.
Ability
Geminate Attack
Allows Weaver to dispatch two attacks at once.
↻ 9 / 7 / 5 / 3 sec.
Details and upgrades
Allows Weaver to dispatch two attacks at once.
Aghanim’s Shard
Additional attacks hit all enemies with The Swarm beetles attached who are within 1200 of the original attack target.
Ability
Time Lapse
The hero returns to his position from five seconds ago, restoring health and mana to their previous values. Does not affect ability or item cooldowns, gold, or experience.
↻ 70 / 55 / 40 sec.Mana 150 / 75 / 0
Details and upgrades
Weaver warps backward to whatever position it was in five seconds earlier--regaining the HP and mana from that time. No effect on cooldown, gold or experience. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Aghanim’s Scepter
Allows this ability to be cast on allies. Cast range: 500.
Innates, upgrades and other forms1 ability +
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.
Innate
Threads of Fate
After damaging an enemy hero with an attack or ability, the ability’s owner can remain within a radius of 700 of it for another 1.5 sec. to create a thread of fate between them that briefly slows the target.
Full description
After damaging an enemy hero with an attack or ability, the ability’s owner can remain within a radius of 700 of it for another 1.5 sec. to create a thread of fate between them that briefly slows the target. Each thread increases the owner’s attack damage.
Valve base stats +
- Health · base
- 472
- Mana · base
- 315
- Damage · Valve field
- 54–60
- Armour · Valve field
- 3.83
- Movement speed
- 275
- Attack range
- 425
- Strength · base / gain
- 16 / 2
- Agility · base / gain
- 17 / 3.3
- Intelligence · base / gain
- 20 / 2
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
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