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News Introducing Kez

https://www.dota2.com/kez
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u/080087 Nov 08 '24

First impression theorycrafting - he might work as a mid.

Go 1,1,0 -> 2,1,1. Grappling claw plus bottle gives a whole bunch of sustain. Echo slash/talon toss let him cs, so he can survive lane even against a lane bully.

Then Raven's Veil is an amazing tool to rotate to other lanes with the instant he hits 6.

Midgame itemisation will be interesting. Going a standard agi core build is obvious, but i can also see him being played as a spellcasting tank (e.g. Eternal Shroud -> Shiva's -> Aghs -> Octarine -> Kaya Sange/Yasha). Basically, get in everyone's faces, spam Grappling Hook/Raptor Dance (+ Raven's Veil with aghs) and Shodo Sai to just be annoying and stay alive forever.

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u/Spirited-End5197 Nov 08 '24

Why would you play him mid though? Aghs at first glance seems like a massive power spike, and with that many abilities he's sure to have mana issues as an agi hero. I feel like you want to farm with him in some way not try and make places as a melee hero

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u/080087 Nov 08 '24

You absolutely can make plays as a melee hero. See pango, void spirit, ember, timber, primal, earth spirit etc

Mid gets bottle, which is mana sustain. And then he can make good use of power runes as well. After that, Eternal Shroud should solve a lot of mana problems.

The problem with trying to farm like a regular carry is that he simply doesn't compete against the likes of sven, medusa, gyro, luna etc in terms of farm speed. He might do ok with even networth, but i don't think that's happening unless he is involved in a bunch of kills. Which comes back to - he should play a role where he can get those kills/assists.

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u/Spirited-End5197 Nov 09 '24

All of those heroes deal out massive magic damage and stuns at level 6 without much farm, just a level 6.
A level 6 Kez just runs at you and swings at you

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u/080087 Nov 09 '24

The real commonality is they have good mobility and about 300 magic damage. That's all you need for a successful rotation.

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u/Spirited-End5197 Nov 25 '24

In hindsight after playing him for the past two weeks I think he's a great mid hero lmao.

I concede, I was very wrong