Semi-daily hero tips. Day 45: Lich

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
• Earthshaker
• Elder Titan
• Ember Spirit
• Enchantress
• Enigma
• Faceless Void
• Gyrocopter
• Huskar
• Invoker
• IO
• Jakiro
• Juggernaut
• Keeper of the Light
• Kunkka
• Legion Commander
• Leshrac

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.

Lich

Notes:

• Eat the first creep of the wave (preferably the mid lane) and eat another one when sacrifice is off cooldown to mess with the lane
• Try to sacrifice creeps outside the enemy xp range
• If you want to push, put ice armor on all your creeps
• It can be worth it to cast chain frost on a channeling target. The stun is instant and goes through BKB
• Versus: Be prepared to have an xp disadvantage when against Lich
• Friends: Mag, Enigma, DS, Void, Disruptor (wombo combo)
• Good versus: Meepo, CK (ult), Dazzle, Medusa, PA (frost armor), Warlock, MK, Omni (ult is great as a follow up when they ult so you can disengage)
• Counters: Furion, Brood, AM, Pugna, Tinker (great pushers, lich has very little turtle skills), Techies (stretches games. lich falls off hard)
• If you're supporting on the offlane, block the pull camp. Sacrifice with no pulling on the enemy side secures your lane easily.

Role: Support

Item build: Wand, tranquils, (Urn, Force staff, mek, agh's, pipe, sheep stick, shiva's, aether lens, Glimmer, Eul's)

Skill build: lvl 1 sacrifice, max nuke --> sacrifice