r/DotA2•9 yr. ago

Semi-daily hero tips. Day 100: Undying

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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.

Undying

Notes:

A lot of enemies don't notice the HP loss (STR) from decay because their HP bar is still full or they don't seem to realise how much it is.
In lane, try to only use decay on multiple enemy heroes unless that hero is a STR core.
In 90% of the teamfights you should be soul ripping the tombstone.
Zombies add to soul rip unit count, but the maximum is 10/12/14/16 units.
Don't use tombstone as a slow to try and escape. Try to save it for teamfights
Don't just reflex down your tombstone. Wait for everyone to commit to a teamfight or make sure the enemy has to fight before you do
Pugna can decrepify tombstone...
Very good vs tri lanes
Versus: don't stand close together in lanes so he has trouble hitting multiple heroes with decay
Versus: Heal when you have some stacks of decay on you
Versus: Get crimson guard
Counters: Luna, gyro, AM, Medusa (heroes with AOE physical damage hits to kill zombies), Sniper (Can easily kill tombstone from a distance, good split push), Weaver, Clinkz, Furion (Easily make it to the back lines without being annoyed by tombstone, good split push), Timber (reactive armor)
Versus: Insta kill the tombstone!
Friends: Naga (zombies spawn while naga ult is on), Sven, Invoker (great early game impact for when your lanes are weak)
Undying can survive Axe's culling blade if axe is below the kill treshold and undying has flesh golem and blademail on.
Good versus: Spectre (needs a safe early game, can't desolate with zombies), Abaddon, Omni, Centaur, Tide, DK, Bristle, WK (tanky STR heroes), Clock (Battery assault no longer does anything with tombstone, can't kill undying), Pudge (tanky STR hero + can't hook with zombies)

Role: offlane (, support)

Skill build: lvl 1 decay, lvl 2 soul rip. max Tombstone, get others in between as you deem necessary.

Item build:

Basic: (OoV, Stout or PM Shield), Arcanes, Hood of defiance/Vanguard, Mek, (Vlad's, Blade mail,) Greaves (, Pipe, Agh's, Crimson, Shiva's)
Other situationals: Necrobook, Rod of Aui, Armlet
Luxury: Heart, Radiance

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Posted Aug 1, 2017, 2:42 PM UTC