Semi-daily hero tips. Day 89: Techies

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.

Techies

Notes:

• mines and blast off are magical damage since 7.00
• Spread out your mines over the map so they aren't found all together with 1 sentry.
• Learn how to optimally place your mines
• Techies has a horrible attack animation and even more horrible damage.
• Counters: Necronomicon (true sight finds remotes, necro units can trigger prox mines), TA (refraction), Beastmaster (summons to trigger prox mines, buys necro), Chen (units to kill remotes), Abaddon (has auto-trigger ult), Arc Warden (clone/manta to trigger prox mines, can buy necro), Luna (manta to trigger prox mines), Oracle (can give allies 100% magic resist)
• Good versus: Riki, Bloodseeker, BH, Nyx, Spirit Breaker (active melee roaming heroes), Weaver, Ember (stasis trap has a huge stun in which your team can kill them)
• Mines give a little bit of vision
• Abuse the uphill ramp at ancients and secret shop
• Agh's is a great item for teamfights
• Friends: Bane (nightmare), Tiny (Toss + Suicide), DS (vacuum, surge), VS (swap), KOTL (mana and general synergy), Medusa, Spectre, Naga (strong ultra late game carries), Magnus (skewer into mines)
• Techies is NOT the source of the damage from Land/Remote Mines, so stuff like Open Wounds won't heal him, and Blademail/Spiked Carapace/Last Will (necro warrior) won't affect him.

Role: dual offlane, roaming

Item build:

• Start items: 3+ clarities and a TP. TP to lane and put mines down in lane, but not in the creep pathing
• Tranquil early: Soul ring, Bottle + Tranquils, (Bloodstone, eul's, Agh's, Sheep stick, EBlade, Force, Octarine, Aether Lens)
• Fast bloodstone: Soul ring, Arcanes --> Bloodstone, (eul's, Agh's, Sheep stick, EBlade, Force, Octarine, Aether Lens, BoT)

Skill build: Max land mine > blast off > stasis

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