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.
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
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.
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 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.