Discussion:
Ok... This is where my strategic side comes in... We have 4 skills, Shadow Palm, Shadow Rift, Barrier and Shadow Explosion. Rift is a good farming ability as it deals great damage in an AOE. Shadow palm is a hero killer and provides the most synergy with barrier Shadow palm into barrier, its kinda like a disable. This is how Hayden can work. I am attacked by a level 8 barathrum. I tell hayden to engage with him then quickly cast rift and barrier, then i use shadow palm to puush him pack, the barrier stops SB from passing through and rift deals damage. Haydens ulti is very useful, for escaping, disable, engaging and is used well with rift and barrier. Once again, cast barrier then rift and then use Explosion to push him back into the rift while barrier stops him. If u are ganged and u dont wana die, then cast ur ulti run away. If anybody starts following you once the stun wears off, turn around and block their path with barrier.
Shadow palm is a good skill for escaping a tricky situation. Shadow palm can also be used to hinder fleeing foes and stop those nasty channeling spells, like CM's frost field and atropos Fiends grip. Barrier can seriously be used as a trap, it can block the path mid when enemy heros are trying to escape a gang. and protect the team while they rosh from an ambush. If u c that ur team has engaged in a gang, you can make ur way in the direction that enemy heros are going to run, and block the path with barrier. Shadow rift, can be used as a mass creep killer. Farming tool. Early game kill ability. Or a late game slow ability.
There are countless strategies with this guy. Use ur imagination. Items: final build: Orchid malevolance, Phase Boots, Radiance, Guinsoo Scythe, Buriza Do kyanon and Hyperstone. I recomend u get Orchid first, it will help u increase ur damage, intel, mana reg and give a damage + silence bonus to use with ur moves. It doesnt change the fact that Hayden is an intel hero and intel heros become hard to play late game without the right items. He needs items that will help him maintain his spell potency and keep his damage reasonable.
Allies, Warlock , Yurneros spin, Rylais ulti, Trees ulti. Dazzle. Everyone is your ally due to your amazing disable abilities and AOE. Enemies- Magina, Mortred, anything that deals high damage and can blink. But Magina takes the cake for being your worst enemy. Early game- stay alive and try get that orchid asap, it will make u much more effective and u wont have to run back to base to refill mana all the time. Stay back and dont be too aggresive, but at the same time, dnt let your enemy harras you. Mid- Participate in as many gangs as possible, ur moves can win gangs, save lives and help hunt down the odd one or two unlucky chickens. Late- Your key role should be the team disabler and gang controler. You should not participate directly in gangs but rather at a safe distance control the outcome of the gang. IE using ur ulti to save ur allies, disable ur foes, deal damage half way through the gang. Use barrier to stop foes from hunting and fleeing. Use rift to slow enemies. And shadow palm to disable single threats such as traxex, clinks, Bounty hunter. HERES A PICTURE, THNX TO Rocker742 : 
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