DotA Hero Combo Guide - Lane Control

17 Apr, 2007, 3:47 pm IST | by Nikhil Singh

These hero combos will help you dominate your lane in DotA...

DotA Hero Combo Guide - Lane Control

To dominate a 'Defense of the Ancients' match (DotA), good lane control is crucial. Controlling your lane early on ensures that your enemies don’t have time to farm, and neither do they have as much experience points as you do, so it’s pretty much a win-win situation. To help you gain control in most '-ap' mode public games (ahh… you’ve got to love those) here are 5 hero combinations that will dominate almost any lane:

The Skill Spammers
The Earthshaker & The Keeper of the Light
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(Raigor Stonehoof) (Ezalor)

Most Important Skills:
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Fissure & Chakra Magic

The key here is to use Raigor’s Fissure and Ezalor’s Chakra Magic together, to have an unlimited supply of damage + stuns. The way this plays out is - get Raigor to cast Fissure to kill creeps/damage heroes, after which Ezalor should cast Chakra Magic on Raigor to help him regenerate his mana. If you plan on using this combo, ensure that Ezalor doesn’t spend his mana on casting Illuminate, else he won’t have enough mana to cast Chakra Magic on Raigor. Ezalor should amass as many mana regeneration items as possible. Getting an Arcane ring and Mekanism amongst them early on would be a good idea, since they’d be able to sustain their lane longer and ensure that they always have the upper hand.

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(Raigor Stonehoof) (Ezalor)

Most Important Skills:
fissure.gifchakramagic.gif
Fissure & Chakra Magic

The key here is to use Raigor’s Fissure and Ezalor’s Chakra Magic together, to have an unlimited supply of damage + stuns. The way this plays out is - get Raigor to cast Fissure to kill creeps/damage heroes, after which Ezalor should cast Chakra Magic on Raigor to help him regenerate his mana. If you plan on using this combo, ensure that Ezalor doesn’t spend his mana on casting Illuminate, else he won’t have enough mana to cast Chakra Magic on Raigor. Ezalor should amass as many mana regeneration items as possible. Getting an Arcane ring and Mekanism amongst them early on would be a good idea, since they’d be able to sustain their lane longer and ensure that they always have the upper hand.


While playing this combo, ensure that the player using Raigor knows exactly what he’s doing, since Fissure can easily block his teammates and be detrimental to allies.

Tags: DotA , Warcraft

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