Paris Stillthought - The Mesmerizer

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Discussion:

Some of you will notice that I have been inspired by Guild Wars. Most of the spells have been taken directly from the game and have been adapted and changed slightly to fit DotA guidelines. I took all the skill icons from the actual game (although they don't all correspond to the appropriate spell :P ). I hope you all enjoy!

Please check out the rest of my Mesmer-themed heroes if they've been accepted:

 Sonja Goldwhisper - The Illusionist

 Alastair - The Splicer (accepted)

 Cypher - The Dominator (accepted)

Skill discussion:

 This spell can  ultimately help your enemy but is a definite killer if they have low mana and hp. Since mana is not as important as hp, it is a favorable trade off for you, although it is quite useless against healers.

 A spell that can be cast often, but that fails just as often. It deals no damage in the heat of battle. This spell is good for chasing heroes and sneaking up on wandering foes. Cast this spell often to take advantage of Channeling.

 Great way to ensure that you always have mana at your disposal.

 This spell can render some of your allies' weak spells very strong, and your enemies' powerful spells very weak. Good spell to deny allied heroes and kill yourself. This spell works wonders against healers, cancelling their heal and hurting the target further. Fragility is not triggered by lasting AoE spells that deal damage, passive abilities (like Storm Seeker and Counter Helix) and is not triggered by any orb effects.

Skill build:

1. aneurysm
2. channeling
3. wastrel's worry
4. aneurysm
5. channeling
6. fragility
7. aneurysm
8. channeling
9. wastrel's worry
10. wastrel's worry
11. fragility
12. aneurysm
13. channeling
14. wastrel's worry
15. stats
16. fragility
17. stats - 25.

Getting all spells equally is probably your best bet. Having one level of Wastrel's Worry gives you a low costing spell that you can use to deal damage with your ult.

Item build:

 Good for catching up to your opponents and teleport to be everywhere at once

 Drain even more mana to be able to use Aneurysm more often

 Silence your opponent so he can take damage from Wastrel's Worry

 Fragility is a good damaging spell and since you have so much mana, this item should be easy to use

 Adds good damage and stats, great for ranged heroes

 Good way to spend your mana since you have so much, good to heal you and allies too (obviously)

Best allies:

Mana drainers will help you to cast Aneurysm

Heroes with generally weak spells that can be cast often to use Fragility well

Worst allies:

Heroes with powerful spells that would do more damage than your Fragility would

Worst enemies:

The opposite of whatever was mentionned above. The Best allies would become worst enemies because they can counter your Fragility if you cast it on yourself. Just like the Worst enemies would be the best enemies since you will greatly lower the damage and effects done by their ultimates.

Heroes that don't lack much mana or who don't use mana very often can counter Aneurysm more easily

Healers can take advantage of the mana you give them to heal themselves or others, thus wasting Aneurysm. Although they are the best targets for Fragility because then they cannot heal themselves.

Heroes that become invisible or cast spells on themselves can easily counter Wastrel's Worry but that's not a big problem

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