Semi-daily hero tips. Day 28: Earthshaker

EDIT: GOD DAMNIT, DAY 29. TIFU.

PREVIOUS HEROES

• Abaddon
• Alchemist
• Ancient Apparition
• Anti-Mage
• Arc Warden
• Axe
• Bane
• Batrider
• Beastmaster
• Bloodseeker
• Bounty Hunter
• Brewmaster
• Bristleback
• Broodmother
• Centaur Warrunner
• Chaos Knight
• Chen
• Clinkz
• Clockwerk
• Crystal Maiden
• Dark Seer
• Dazzle
• Death Prophet
• Disruptor
• Doom
• Dragon Knight
• Drow Ranger
• Earth Spirit

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.

Earthshaker

Notes:

• In most cases, the block from fissure is more important than hitting it.
• Versus: Try to cancel out his clarities
• Versus: Don't clump together
• Versus: Remember ultimate cooldown 2'30/2'10/1'50
• Good versus: CK, PL, Meepo (Echo slam), Brewmaster (A good fissure can give you a great escape from his ult), Brood, Naga, TB (echo slam + good safe depush with fissure)
• Counters: Clock (You can't cast spells in battery assault except for echo slam), Sniper (often alone and too far away), Phoenix (your AS is horrible, he can fly over fissure), LS, Jugger (magic immunity), Rubick (fissure with no cast time), Spectre (Can path over fissure), TA (refraction)

Role: Support(/Offlane), initiator

Item build: Arcanes/Tranquils + soul ring, blink, (veil, agh's, force staff, eul's, ghost)

Skill build: Fissure -> Aftershock -> Enchant totem, value point early in totem.