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What I'd like to know, is if you guys have any idea of a few builds I could use for Succubus, because I've been going by the recommended items list for quite a while.
Recommended item lists lie. Most of the time there are better items.
All you need to know:
http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=34787Runes of the Blight and Homecoming Stones are used when needed.
I hope you realize that Runes are always needed early game. Read: always.
And that you should always carry a homecoming stone or two after the laning phase. Again, read: always. It's a bit hard to explain when that is, but you know it when you got ganked the first time by more than just the mid hero.
They are very much unterrated by newbs because they don't understand how HoN works yet and because they have a hard time farming their items so they want to spend their money "on more useful items". Be not one of them.
Use them to escape a gank. Just run into a forest pocket and hit TP
Use them to save teammates. When they are in trouble near a tower hit TP. Sometimes the opponent will give up right when he sees it, and if not disable his ass. Your teammates will love you.
Use them to quickly change lanes either when you've pushed too far and need to farm a safer lane or to help your team defend towers. Don't be the only one to TP in when 3+ heroes attacking a tower! Or just to join a push.
First: Talisman of Exile
Second: Steamboots
Third: Nome's Wisdom
Fourth: Staff of the Master
Talismans are fine. She will make good use of the mana gain. Don't be afraid to get 2.
Steamboots are too slow. Get Ghost Marchers as you're the one that has to catch enemies and disable them for your team.
Nomes? I don't know, it doesn't fit her playstyle. Get shrunken head instead so you can cast your hold uninterrupted.
Staff of the Master on is like a mortal sin on her. If you get it you don't understand her role. All that the Staff does is give you stats, which you don't need, except maybe the str and give your ult more damage. But your ult isn't about damage (except early game where it's devastating, but you don't have SotM there), it's about the disable so your carry can get the kill.
Alright, so instead of Staff get Kuldra's or Sac Stone if you have extra money to spend.
Final tips: Get bottle ASAP and buy TPs and gank the fuck out of your enemies. You should never be farming. Always ganking. This is what she truly excels at: Mes one, hold the other and have your allies pound on them. If someone might get away or you need hp, heartache. DON'T ks with heartache! You don't need kills to fulfill your role. And the bottle replenishes your mana after a gank and on the way to your next gank you will probably find a rune to refill it.
Oh and since you're not very item dependent you should be the one warding the whole time. Ward their forest so you can gank their carry while farming. Read a warding guide on the forums first though.
Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Apr 23 2010, 4:30 pm by NudeRaider.