Basic Knowledge on DotAA ) Map Knowledge:
1) How many towers are there on the map?
There are a total of 22 towers on the map.
2) Where are the power-ups located and how often are they made?
The power-ups are located in the middle river. Both are about halfway through from the middle lane to one of the side lanes. Only one rune can be active at a time.
Runes spawn every 2 minutes (replacing collected runes), starting 2 minutes after the game begins.
If you pick up a rune at exp: 3:55 after 5 seconds another will appear if you don't stand very near the place where rune appears
There are 5 different runes: Regeneration, Speed, Illusion, Invisibility and Double Damage
They all last 45 seconds (45 sec effect)
3) Do different towers regenerate at different rates? How about barracks?
Spirit tower/Ancient tower level 1 regeneration rate: 0.1 hp/s
Spirit tower/Ancient tower level 2 regeneration rate: 0.5 hp/s
Spirit tower/Ancient tower level 3 regeneration rate: 2 hp/s
Spirit tower/Ancient tower level 4 regeneration rate: 2 hp/s
Ancient of Lore/Temple of the damned (For ranged creeps): 2.5 hp/s
Ancient of War/Crypt (For melee creeps): 2.5 hp/s
4) Where do neutral creeps spawn, what kinds spawn at each area and how much money does each kind of neutral creep kill give you? ()<----Bounty(gold)
Cyan creep camps:
Satyr Hellcaller (107-121), Satyr Soulstealer (31-37), Satyr Trickster (15-17), Polar Furbolg Ursa Warrior (76-88), Polar Furbolg Champion (60-70), Ogre Magi (20-26), Ogre Mauler (20-26)
Yellow creep camps:
Kobold Taskmaster (31-37), Kobold Tunneler (17-19), Kobold (7-9), Centaur Khan (76-88), Centaur Outrunner (20-24), Forest Troll High Priest (21-25), Forest Troll Berserker (22-26), Rock Golem (44-52), Giant Wolf (21-25), Satyr Soulstealer (31-37), Satyr Trickster (15-17)
Purple (Ancient) Creep camps:
Blue Dragonspawn Sorcerer (74-82), Blue Dragonspawn Overseer (86-98), Black Dragon (174-244), Black Drake (44-56), Granite Golem (77-91), Rock Golem (44-52)
Brown Creep Camp:
Forest Troll Berserker (22-26), Kobold Taskmaster (31-37)
Grey Creep Camp:
Gnoll Assassin (13-15)
Fuchsia (Ancient) Creep Camp:
Roshan (105-600)
5) Which barracks do you kill to level the melee creeps?
You'll have to destroy the Crypt for the Scourge and the Ancient of War for the Sentinel to drastically increase the level of the creeps in that lane for your side only.
6) Which barracks do you kill to level ranged creeps?
You'll have to destroy the Temple of the Damned for the Scourge and the Ancient of Lore for the Sentinel to drastically increase the level of the creeps in that lane for your side only.
7) Where are the secret shops?
The secret shop on the Sentinel's side is located to the right of the weakest tower in the left lane.
The secret shop on the Scourge's side is located just above Roshan.
8) Which creeps can be instantly dominated or killed?
All non-ancient creeps.
B ) Item Knowledge:
1) Do you know which items can be activated for an ability?
Useables:
Lesser clarity potion = When used it regenerates 100 of users mana for the period of 30 seconds (it dispells if user is attacked)
Flask of Sapphire water = When used it regenerates 400 of users health for the period of 20 seconds, and it can be cast on other units
Ancient tango of Essifation = When used on a tree it regenerates 100 of users health for the period of 20 seconds (doesn't dispell if attacked)
Animal courier = When used it creates a chicken courier which can move and carry items in its 6 inventory slots (can only have 1 chicken at a time)
Observer wards = Gives user an ability to cast a seeing ward on a targeted ground, which lasts for 480 seconds (does not have true sight)
Sentry wards = Gives user an ability to cast a seeing ward on a targeted ground, which lasts for 360 seconds (has true sight)
Scroll of town portal = Gives user an ability to teleport to a allied structure for 75 mana
Eul's Scepter of Divinity = Gives user an ability to cast a tornado on a hero/unit (also dispells some buffs from the target)
Diffusal Blade = Gives user an ability to Purge (removes possitive/some negative buffs from the target, and reduce his move and attack speed for 4 seconds (target gradually gains speed over 4 seconds)), can be used on allies to remove some negative buffs without move and attack speed reduction
Buffs:
Netherezim Buckler = When activated it gives 2 bonus armor to nearby units for 15 seconds
Mekansm = When activated it gives 2 bonus armor for 15 seconds and heals 250 hit points to nearby friendly units for 150 mana
Mask of Madness = When activated it sends a hero/unit into a berserk
(+75% Attack Speed, +15% movespeed, but user gets +20% Damage Taken) for 12 seconds and 25 mana
Lothar's Edge = When activated it windwalks a user giving him invisibility, +15% movespeed and 50 Damage Backstab damage (hit that breaks invisibility), lasts 9 seconds and costs 125 mana
Black King Bar = When activated it gives a 10 second avatar ability (magic immunity) for 150 mana
Abilities:
Kelens Dagger of Escape = Gives user an ability to blink (teleport for a short distance)
Boots of Travel = Gives user an ability to teleport (teleport to both allied creeps and buildings) for 75 mana
Hand of Midas = Gives user an ability to transmute a creep (turns them into extra gold) for 75 mana
Helm of the Dominator = Gives user an ability to dominate a creep (takes creep under a control for 20 minutes/or until it dies) for 200 mana
Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse = Gives user an ability to Polymorph (Hex)(turn hero/unit into a slow moving animal that can't attack or use or turn on/off his spells, also renders some passive abilities) for 3 seconds,
for 100 mana
Manta Style = Gives user an ability to cast mirror image (Creates 2 illusions of a hero/user that deal 40% damage but take 300% damage) for 20 seconds for 165 mana
Dagon = Gives user an ability to cast an Energy Burst spell that does 400/800 damages for 245/325 mana (Upgradeable)
Necronomicon = Gives user an ability to summon 1 Necronomicon Archer and a Necronomicon Warrior for 35 seconds, these necro-units have various spells and abilities which are more powerfull with each upgrade (Upgradeable)
Satanic = Gives user an ability to Death pact with a creep (User gains 85% of the creep's current life, and 15% of the creeps' current HP as mana) for 100 mana
Refresher Orb = Gives user an ability to refresh (can cast all the spells without waiting for spell cooldown to finish) all of his spells for 375 mana
2) Will using a lesser clarity potion when you're windwalking cancel the windwalk?
Yes, Wind Walk will be cancelled while using any active item ability.
3) What if you use the potion before windwalking?
Both the potion and the Wind Walk will work.
4) If you have 2 eul's sceptres with charges, can you drop one, cyclone an enemy, then pick the other up and cyclone another enemy?
No, because if you drop one eul and cast a tornado on one unit and the pick up the second eul he will be set to the same cooldown as the first eul
5) What items can cancel channeling spells?
Cranium Basher, Monkey King Bar, also Eul's Scepter of Divinity and Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse
6) Which items overwrite some characters abilities?
Orb effect items can overwrite hero orb effects abilities, frenzy can overwrite other frenzys for heroes with that ability, also clinkz strafe spell and troll warlord's rampage, and some other abilities. Lothar's edge overwrites other wind walk spells from heroes with those abilites.
7) Which items can you use to instantly kill or dominate creeps?
Hand of Midas is used to kill any creep lower than level 6 that is not a summoned, ancient or dominated creep. Helm of the Dominator can dominate any creep lower than level 6.
8) If you're stunned, will activating the Black King Bar cancel any stuns?
Being stunned prevents you from casting any spells or activating any items. Clicking BKB while you're stunned will let you activate it after the stun has dissapeared. For the full duration of the item, no hero can cast any stun spell on you for the duration of BKB.
9) Can you use manta style's illusion to cancel any stuns?
Being stunned prevents you from casting any spells or activating any items. It cannot dispell any stun buffs.
10) Can Aghanim's Scepter, Dagon, or Necronomicon be upgraded?
Dagon can be upgraded to level 5 by buying the recipe again (to a maximum of 4 times) when you've finished your first Dagon. Necronomicon can be upgraded to level 3 (in the same way you can upgrade Dagon). Aghanim's Scepter cannot be upgraded.
11) What's the difference between sentry and observer wards?
Sentry wards lasts 360 seconds, while observer wards last 480 seconds. Sentry wards cost 375 gold, while observer wards cost 215 gold. Sentry wards have truesight (they will reveal nearby enemy units), while observer wards do not have this ability.
12) Do agility items also add additional damage to agility heroes?
Yes, they will. A blade of alacrity will increase their damage by 10 (apart from the other effects agility gives them).
C ) Hero Knowledge:
1) Which abilities can be upgraded via Aghanim's sceptre?
Aghanim improves the ultimates for Lina, Zeus, Furion, Pugna, Rylai, Rhasta, Queen of Pain, Venomancer, Lich, Leshrac, Lion, Necrolyte, Keeper of the Light, Luna, Ogre Magi and Witch Doctor. The rest of the heroes can make Aghanim but it will not make their ultimates more powerfull.
2) Does battle fury's splash stack with magnataur's splash damage?
Yes, it stacks directly. Having his skill leveled up to 4 and having a Battlefury in his inventory will give him a total of 50% + 35% = 85% splash damage.
3) Which abilities take a while to cast and how long do they take?
Assassinate takes about 3 seconds to cast.
Epicenter takes exactly 2 seconds to cast.
Primal Split takes about 1 second to cast.
Nevermore's Requiem of Souls takes exactly 1 second to cast.
War Stomp, Slithereen Crush and Light Strike Array all take 0.5 seconds to cast.
4) Which abilities can be canceled by an enemy when you're casting?
Only channeling skills can be cancelled while casting it. Lifedrain and Freezing Field are examples of channeling skills.
5) Which abilities will hit a unit if he goes invisible after targeted but before the ability executes?
If you cast it at a right time a storm bolt or a magic missile can hit you (you have something like a 1/2 window opening to do this) but it can only hit you JUST before you disappear, not while you are invisible. So the answer is NO, you can't be hit by a single target spell while invisible (even if the missile is on the way) if there is no true sight skills, wards, or gems.
6) What range do you have to be within a creep to get experience?
You'll have to be within 1000 range to gain experience from killed enemy creeps.
7) How much money does killing a tower give you?
Killing the first tower will give you a random amount from 351 to 549 gold. Killing all other towers will give you a random amount from 377 to 674 gold.
8) What ways can you kill a creep to give you the most money?
Killing a creep with Hand of Midas will give you about triple its amount in gold. Devouring it with Lucifer's skill will give you 40 gold (at level 4) on top of the creeps normal gold award.
9) How much money does killing syllabear's bear give you?
It will give you precisely 100 gold.
10) At what range can towers hit you?
Towers have 700 range, but the projectile can follow you until it hits you.
11) Can any hero hit a tower without being targeted?
Sniper's skill allows him to shoot at towers with a maximum of 770 range.
12) Can any AOE abilities / ultimates be activated and stay in effect after blinking or when cycloned?
Epicentre, Eclipse and Diabolic Edict are spells that will continue to work even after you blinked or were being cycloned, also faceless void's Chronosphere, and Enigma's midnight pulse, -20% slow effect from pudges roth still works if: pudge has turn on roth then someone used eul's on him, if some enemy hero is near the tornadoed pudge he will have reduced speed but not loose health from roth.
13) At what levels can you upgrade your ultimates?
At level 6, 11 and 16 you can level your ultimates to respectively 1, 2 and 3. Aghanim's Scepter will increase each of the 3 levels, but will actually not give it a fourth level.
14) At what levels can you upgrade your normal abilities?
At levels 1, 3, 5 and 7 you can level your abilities to respectively 1, 2, 3 and 4.
15) Do you know how to let other heros buy with your character?
You can share all of your units with another player through the 'Allies' menu. This way, other players can buy items on a shared hero.
D ) Other Knowledge:
1) What are 3 ways to signal on the minimap?
You can click the 'ping' button next to the minimap and click it anywhere to ping the map. You can hold ALT and click the map to ping. Lastly, you can hit ALT + G and then click the location to ping.
2) How long does it take to re-spawn at level 1, 3, 5, 10, etc.?
It will take you about 3 seconds per level your hero is to respawn back at the fountain after dying.
3) How much money do you lose if you die at level 1, 3, 5, 10, etc.?
You lose 30* level - 50. So exp. at level 5 you lose : 30*5-50 = 100 gold
4) How do you use control groups?
First of all you select with your mouse a unit or units. Then if you want to add another group/unit you hold shift then select the group/unit you want to add. By holding shift and clicking on a unit already inside a group you can eject him from the group. To switch from one group to another (from left to right) you select the groups and you press the tab button. To assign a hotkey (number) to a group you selected, just select a group and hold CTRL and press a number you want to assign a group to. When you press that number, your group will automaticly be selected.
5) Do you know how to set waypoints?
Hold down shift and click on multiple points of the map to make the unit move to each of these points in the correct order (or do anything else you've ordered).
6) Can you set waypoints ending in an attack on an enemy or tower?
Yes, Hold down shift and click on multiple points of the map and then tell right click on the enemy hero/structure, the hero will move to each of these points in the correct order and the he end his movements with an attack
7) Do you know how to share your chicken with teammates?
Use the 'Allies' menu and then you can select the allies you want to share all your units with. (You cannot share your chicken only.)
8) What's the hotkey for the top left (top right, etc.) item slot?
Use the numpad keys (7, 8, 4, 5, 1 and 2) to hotkey your items.
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