Dota 2/Lina the Slayer

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Lina
Base stats and attributes
Strength 18+1.5
Agility 16+1.5
Intelligence 27+3.2
Base damage 13-31
Move speed 295
Armor 1.24
Statistics
Level 1 16 25
Hit Points 492 891 1556
Mana 351 933 1609
Damage 40-58 85-103 137-155
Armor 1 4 9
Sight Range 1800/800
Attack Range 650
Missile Speed 900

Lina is a ranged intelligence hero that is usually played as a support. Lina can possibly be considered a glass cannon, with spammable abilities that can rack up damage quickly but suffers from being very fragile. Her Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array have very short cooldowns letting her unleash a constant barrage of damaging spells. She can be a great rightclicker with her Fiery Soul. Finally, her ultimate, Laguna Blade, is one of the most damaging target unit abilities in the whole game.

Abilities[edit]

Dragon Slave[edit]

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  • Ability: Target Unit, Target Point
  • Affects: Enemy Heroes
  • Damage Type: Magical
  • Damage: 100 / 170 / 230 / 280
  • Mana Cost: 90 / 105 / 125 / 140
  • Cooldown: 8.5

Dragon Slave sends out a blast of fire that damages enemies in its path. With a cooldown of merely 8.5 seconds, this ability is very spammable. It is quite adept at clearing creep waves, so a useful tool when your team is pushing.

Light Strike Array[edit]

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  • Ability: Target Point
  • Damage Type: Magical
  • Damage: 90 / 150 / 210 / 280
  • Radius: 225
  • Cast Delay: 0.5 seconds
  • Stun Duration: 1.6
  • Mana Cost: 90 / 100 / 110 / 125
  • Cooldown: 7 seconds

Light Strike Array creates a column of fire that stuns enemies in the designated area. It has a casting delay , so you have to predict where the enemy might be or just use it after an ally with a more reliable stun has disabled the enemy. With an even smaller cooldown at 7 seconds, this ability is very spammable. It is also a great setup into your Dragon Slave to do more damage.

Fiery Soul[edit]

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  • Ability: Passive
  • Attack Speed Bonus: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85
  • Move Speed Bonus: 5% / 6% / 7% / 8%
  • Max Stacks: 3

Fiery Soul grants Lina bonus movement speed and attack speed for 9 seconds every time she casts an ability. It can stack up to 3 times with itself. With the low cooldowns of your abilities you can trigger it several times during a teamfight, and it does make you a potent autoattacker while your spells are cooling down.

Laguna Blade[edit]

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  • Ability: Target Unit
  • Affects: Enemy Heroes
  • Damage Type: Magical
  • Damage: 450 / 675 / 950
  • Scepter Damage: 600 / 925 / 1250
  • Scepter Range: 900
  • Mana Cost: 280 / 420 / 680
  • Cooldown: 70 / 60 / 50

Laguna Blade is one of the most powerful target unit abilities in the game. It deals a humongous amount of damage to a single unit, high enough to take off a considerable chunk of health off of a hero, and sometimes even one-hit weaker heroes. Great for softening up a tanky carry or to take out a powerful support.

Aghanim's Scepter can be bought by Lina and will give Laguna Blade even more damage and increase its range.

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