What the item does
01
Use: Plant
Places an invisible observer ward that provides ground vision in a 1600 radius for 6 minutes.
Hold Control to give one Sentry Ward to an allied hero.
How I decide
«Before placing the ward, I name the team's action that needs vision.»
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- 01 Situation
- The next farm or move goes through an approach the enemy can initiate from.
- 02 My decision
- I place vision to reveal this approach and choose a safe route to place it.
- 03 What I avoid
- Walk into unchecked fog carrying a ward and die before placing it.
When I would buy it
Throughout the game, accounting for available stock and safe placement.
Which heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
What to compare it with
Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.
Stats and key conditions
- Cooldown
- 1 s
- Cast range
- 500
Game effects and recipes are a snapshot of official data. My guidelines are choices for a task, not a promise of the same build every match. Values for several stages, where present, are separated by ‘/’.
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