Beginner Friendly Krobelus

Great guide, covered all the essential points of Krobe's game. One thing, however....if facing early game nukers one might want to put a point into silence early. Especially if you see a lina or something coming :D...some early game protection, perhaps?

Nice strategy. Covers most points needed to play Krobelus. But personally, I have the habit of casing Carrion Swarm whenever I see a hero. XD

i have the habit of over spamming the carrion swarm XD

anyway the strat really stick to being a newbie friendly though i only want to add the "arcane ring" works well with carrion swarm's high speed cooldown

Yeah it's nice daelin. XD I don't really use Krobelus much but I might try her out now. Props!

nice strategy. but what about pushing the tower with creeps and use exorcism then attack the tower until the exorcism is gone. even if the tower attacks you, the spirits will heal you

I hate Krobelus. Lol. I used to, but shes got a pretty cool set up. Good guide overall, although I really can't tell for myself if you've hit the nail on the head here.

@nhew_cute14: That's because Exorcism also attacks towers, draining life from them. Even if you receive damage, when the spirits return, you will also be healed (that's how Locust Swarm works atleast). Oh wait, reading again your post, I don't get what you mean. I said push the tower with Exorcism. When attacking the tower activate Exorcism to have the spirit banshees also deal damage.

@kaizer9: I don't really like the arcane ring. Suffice to say, with Perseverance & Guinsoo you should have tons of mana (and a super duper regeneration). And those null talismans aren't there for nothing ya know. But if you like the ring, it's good too. If you can afford, get the ring AND a null talisman (usually in 1 vs 1) instead of two nulls.

@Shimrra_3, I don't know if I could actually teach a more experience player something. I'm still learning a lot too (and I lose a lot when playing against my friends).

Well first of all, it is nice that you want to share your knowledge with less experienced players - thumbs up for that. Now for the guide: In my opinion you've missed vital parts of Krobelus's gameplay when you suggest NOT taking silence and opting for Dagon as a way to get kills. Krobelus is an Early Game heavy nuker because of the range of Swarm and should not solo because of the potential she gets when teamed up with a partner, possibly a stunner. Silence is about the only thing she is picked for because everything else she can do, somebody else can do just as well or even better. Exorcism is great in team fights and when pushing, but I would rarely advise to use it on a single opponent in 1vs1 unless you see no other way than to fight your way out. Your item build is mostly ok, just that she doesnt need Mjollnir (IAS not fast enough, gains almost no dmg from it), Dagon (she has a nuke and Dagon is not good enough to waste 3000 gold on it if you can't amplify it's DMG like Pugna). I also would suggest Bracers instead of Nulls becaus like you said she is rather fragile and she needs the hp more than the mp in early game, as the game progresses you'll get regen and then the HP will prove to be the better over-all choice.

I've given this guide 4/10 because you have some right ideas but it is far away from being perfect.

not really all that good maybe 3 i thought but naturally i think every guide sucks

@The_Superior: Oh really now, every guide sucks? All of the guides you've made don't come close to anything that's been approved here.

I usually go silence for my second skill, because silence isrelly deady to int heroes...

nice.. nice

nice guide i like it
guinsoo is good because she has no disable and eos make ur ult more useful
good job man

great guide!!
shes da best pusher in dota

great strategy but you should also get silence afetr CS and Withccraft because it can help you in 1 on 1 situations....

you are wrong, you have said this hero is a beginner friendly but a not easy to play hero?

Using Mjollnir and EoS together is not a good idea. Orb Effects doesn't stack, so you get no Frost from EoS, just the lightning from Mjollnir. I think it is a very expensive build, when Krobelus is such a weak farmer, even with lightning.
Except from the build, the guide is OK.

@The_Superior
How can you say every guide sux. People actually spend time and effort making a guide to show their knowledge or to help newbies try out different heroes. For beginners its really nice...

a okay

just one thing.....u should get at least 1 HoT coz in teamgame ur ult is very important......Try 2 get
1.Boots of trv
2.hex
3.Hot
4.Scepter
That should do the job,but u may take more ITEMs if game is going 2 last...

This guide is really good for 1 vs 1
10/10

i think its just so sad that you guys just consider exorcism as a pushing skill...
have you any idea how fast those spirit B**ches can kill heroes.???

but still a good guide...

wow!! this guide made me Beyond GODlike!! thanks for the strat hope you make some more!!

hey dude nice guide very professional. as a veteran of dota (since it was version 1,"last stand of the dwarves") i am pretty familiar with every hero. i have one suggestion to this guide. refresher orb is a no-no. the cooldown on exorcism at 16 is superfast, a refresher is simply a waste of gold that could be much better spent on other items. though the cooldown isnt immediate, i would still equate it to buying a refresher on clinkz. other than that a fine guide for beginners in EM games.

try using lothars edge while executing your lvl 6 very much useful

this strategy does help me a lot..!
thanks dude

fucker?

thx iam gonna train with it on AI

LOveee this heroo.. didnt think she was that good !! Ill play more often with him !!! I hope you guyss love casters cause if you do .. take KROBELUS !!

nice tip on the carrion swarm thing. ;) impressive guide on the refresher also.. HaHa 2 exorcisms... awesome!

on second thought.. i think the refresher orb is just a waste of money haha.

10/10 because the strat really is noob friendly, and because you mentioned all the possible builds/items that must be obtained.

But I don't really recommend mjollnir, the only items for the standard krobelus for me is this:
1. BoT: for tele (since she is a great pusher)
2. Mek: for healing support and armor
3. EoS: for slow and stats (slow is really useful for your ulti)
4. Guinsoo: hex is also useful for your ulti (and also for mana for spamming CS)

Usually having just the 4 items can bring you and your team to victory, but in really long games I also like the following:

5. Refresher: for 2x ulti (just like you said)
6. Damage (Buriza, Radiance) or defensive items (HoT, Linkens, Blink Dagger, BKB, Cuirass, HoD)

No, don't make Dagon on her, it's just a waste of gold, Pugna is (I think) the best Dagon holder of all the heroes. If you really want it, just don't upgrade it to max, just buy other items.

ur build is great but too costly, and not beginner friendly

hello!

Great guide,
10x
I try it on my next game.
Only two things - Arcane Ring is perfect
for her and try using Exorcism whit lothars edge is very much useful.
10/10

i think you should put at least 1 silence early game because it could help your team a lot, specially when there are channeling peeps on the other team,

G-sus christ this guide so suxXXXX

do mjolnir and skadi!!

stacks?!

because mjolnir is an orb effect..
or it only stacks partially?!!

Dude...Lina's arch enemy is Zelgadis...

Just messing with ya..
But I think, Lina's arch enemy is Lion.

I think you can get lvl 1 silence just in case someone try to gank you! I like the guide but some are still lacking!

bah, this hero is so weak late game. food for any decent hunter.

nice

Interesting guide.

I normally get first blood if I get Kor in AR. I can afford an early basilus and get First blood by lvl 3 carrion.

thanks it helped me alot

nice guide.
For me, i usually prefer to use CS for last hit (especially when it's at lvl 4, see a red/orange life hero = CS him and he should be left with little health or dead)

hey!! can refresher double the number ofspirits??? i'm kinda noob!!!

sorry if it seems that im noob but how do you create a game where scourge vs scourge or sentinel vs sentinel? i just don't get how pudge (who is scourge) is bad for krobelus (who is also scourge) *scratches head*

tnx 4 da strategies

get silence earlier might be helpful. i've get EoS jz after Eul's for more hp n mp coz itz easy2kill. Consider shiva da slow helps 2 kill n escape

i REALLY have a habit of over-swarming!!otherwise she's really good but i think its better to get her the soul booster and then aghanim

Silence early game is no no!! Just get silence after maxing CS and Witchcraft. Mine is Krob-Lothars style. I was able to turn the tide with lothars and refresher backdooring enemy's base

Great guide. However some experienced players are somewhat afraid to take damage and that is being cautious. One of my friends that kills me very often is scared and runs if he is at half life. ANyway nice guide

Exorcism = hax 1 v 1 situations

anyways i perfer to max out silence after witchcraft and carrion swarm that 6 second silence is very useful in killing or stopping channeling spells such as, epicentre, death ward etc.

nice

Why not Scepter?

almost all of you agreed that this is a nice strat...

im one of them...

tnk for the supporting..

i just love her skills nice damage and cooldown and after equiped with boots of travel the ulti will be chasing like 'OMGWTF'

bad strategy

i think a bottle will help him early, so it will be an infinite swarm...