Semi-daily hero tips. Day 8: Batrider

PREVIOUS HEROES

• Abaddon
• Alchemist
• Ancient Apparition
• Anti-Mage
• Arc Warden
• Axe
• Bane

DISCLAIMER

A lot of you probably know about the weekly hero discussion, but that often ends up in a meta discussion (whether or not the hero needs buffs, etc) or a meme war than actual tips to play, itemize and build the hero.

This is what I'd like to do. Please discuss any notes I made and possible improvements while also giving tips of your own if you have them.

The roles, skill builds and item builds, as well as a lot of the notes are my opinion on matters and should not be seen as a must do or don't. Also remember that almost every single build or role is situationally possible.

A lot of the tips on heroes were also mentioned in tsunami's amazing hero tips series he did over the last couple of years.

Batrider

Notes:

• Be careful not to get stuck in trees when firefly ends. Watch debuff icon.
• Try to always keep napalm stacks on heroes
• Don't forget napalm later in the game! It slows turn time so is always relevant.
• Versus: Buy a magic stick if you lane against him asap!
• Watch the enemy for magic sticks, if they have one a certain kill might quickly be your death instead.
• Versus: Back off when you have more than 3 napalm stacks on you
• Counters: Disruptor (counters your entire mobility, including blink and force staff), VS (swap cancels lasso), Abaddon, LC, SD, OD, Oracle, Slark (great vs Lasso)
• You used to get a point in flamebreak before lvl 6 for the TP cancel, but there's no longer any use in that.

Role: Mid/offlane/jungle initiator

Skill build: Napalm max --> firefly --> flamebreak

Item build: Bottle/Wand, Brown Boots/Tranquils, Blink, force staff (, BoT, Eul's, Aghs, Refresher)