Lycan

SUP SUP PEOPLE!

today we will be talking about some awesome new things going on in the dota 2 world!
lets start with our new hero release LYCAN!!!!

this hero is a beast and virtually unkillable in later stages of the game.
he is a dire strength hero used to either initiate or tank lots of damage and deal it right back.

his first ability is called summon wolves... ill give you a guess as to what it does... but hey at level 4 these wolves become totally wicked! they last 55 seconds have a ton of health have critical strike AND go invisible after one second of not doing anything.

his second ability is called howl. this is a global buff that at level four when cast will give all allied heros and units you control +50 damage. with a 35 second cool down and 30 mana cost i see a spamable skill here :)

his third skill is a passive that at level four will increase anyone in a 900 aoe attack damage and attack speed by 30%. WOOOOOHHHHHAAAA do you mean to tell me that he can summon 2 wolves that will have +50 damage +30% more damage +30% movespeed AND HAVE A CRIT

now his ultimate is called shapeshift. this is why this hero is broken if left unattended for too long. at level three this will turn your hero into a wolf for 18 seconds. this wolf will have MAX move speed, critical strike, oh yeah and +300 HP. now guess what the mana cost is... a measly 100. oh and the cool down? 40 SECONDS!

not only can this hero jungle, he can tank, he can gank, he can out run, and he can kill anything in his path. the Lycan is one heck of a great hero.

next on my list is a big shout out to all the teams that participated in the first JoinDota Allstars tournament it was amazing! congratulations to EG for winning it all, but in the long run a record for Dota 2 was broken. EG faced off against Mouz in a 1 hour 23 minute game that was so epic and so intense it left the caster (tobi wan) in need of a few drinks after. please go to the joindota.com website and watch the VOD for it, it will be AMAZING.

lastly i want to send you to dota2.com to view the entire change log for this release i hear they are adopting 6.74 so awesome stuff there. i also want to send you to dotacinema.com where they have a preview for lycan already and my man sunsfan does an awesome job at giving previews.

have a wonderful week guys ill see you next time with the newest hero release.

Shadow Demon

ok all as you know the newest released hero is Shadow Demon. this is a hero banned or played in every competitive game because of his ganking potential and ability to dominate carries. HE IS THE ANTI-CARRY! go to google images for picture details.

anyway, lets discuss his skills
his first skill is disruption - this skill banishes a target for 2.5 seconds at all levels and then summons two images of the target upon its return. the images do 60% damage and take 150% damage and last 8 seconds at level 4. OP much...

his second skill is called soul catcher. this ability is one that allows one random (or not so random depending on where you cast it) unit to take an extra 50% damage at level 4 for 12 seconds. AGAIN TOTALLY OVER POWERED.

his third skill is named shadow poison. this ability has a 3 second cool down, costs 50 mana, and every time it hits the same enemy will exponentially grow in damage up to 4 hits then add 50 damage every other time it hits. so far this hero has spam, damage amplification, and stun... TEH F*** IS THIS C***.

his ultimate is called demonic purge. at level 3 this spell costs 200 mana, lasts 5 seconds, does 400 damage, slows an enemy, and disrupts their healing ability. IceFrog really went all out to create a broken hero. i mean come on he is just as bad as invoker with his over 9000 spells.

there are also two things i want to add
1. go to dota2.com if you want to see the entire change log along with this hero :)
2. dotacinema.com has a wonderful intro to this hero and guide as well.

current hero list minus new heros

Hey all i apologize for the length of time it took to get this up, but for this post we will look into what Dota 2 heros are already out

lets start with the radiant formally known as the sentinel
as you know there are three categories of heros strength (for the tankiness) intelligence (for the heal or cheap kills) and agility (for the carry)

radient strength heros
alchemist, beastmaster, clockwerk goblin, dragon knight, earth shaker, Huskar, kunkka, omniknight, sven, and tiny. what a list gotta love the DK and Huskar some of my fav heros.

radient agility heros
Anti-mage, bounty hunter, drow ranger, juggernaut, mirana (or potm), morphling, rikimaru, sniper, ursa, and vengeful spirit. sniper by far has to be the best imo out of this list.

radient intelligence
Chen the holy knight, crystal maiden, enchantress, jakiro (or thd), lina, prophet, puck, shadow shaman, silencer, storm spirit, tinker, windrunner, and zeus. im not a fan of intel heros so you all can think what you want about this list :).

NO PEPARE FOR ALL THE DIRE (OR THE SCOURGE AS THEY WERE KNOWN)

dire strength
axe, doom bringer, life stealer, night stalker, pudge, sandking (SK), skeleton king (SK), slardar, spirit breaker, tide hunter. BOTH SK'S ARE MY AWESOME FAVORITES

dire agility
blood seeker, brood mother, clinks, razor, shadow fiend, spectre, venomancer, viper, faceless void, weaver. i dont know why people use venomancer for his wards now days, his DOT attacks are sooooo much better.

dire intelligence
ancient apparition, bane elemental, bat rider, dark seer, dazzel, death prophet, enigma, invoker, leshrac, lich, lion, necrolyte, outworld destroyer, pugna, queen of pain, warlock, witch doctor. i lied a little bit before, i do love bane to death and am a killer support with witch doctor.

as you can see there are 70 playable heros right now. of the 30 or so remaining, its up to valve to decide which to release next. have fun.