Basic Starting Items

Some people ask during the start of the game - "What should I buy for this hero?" and some even stay at the base until the game starts to think or search for Alt-Tab guide online. The core and extension for heroes might be different, but the starting items are basic and almost the same for all heroes. If you don't understand what is carry/semi-carry/support, just follow the standard starting item build. However, please understand if you are a support (even in a pub game), please buy a chicken if no one buy one!


Carry/Semi-Carry in Trilane

Most carries - 3 Ironwood Branch, Ring of Protection, 2 Tangoes

*Ring of protection will be upgraded to Ring of Basillius as the next item

Support

Most supports - Observer Ward/Chicken, 2 Ironwood Branch, 2 Clarities, 1 Healing Salve, 1 Tango
ES - Observer Ward/Chicken, 2 Ironwood Branch, 4 Clarities, 1 Tango

*The next item will always be Boots of Speed and magic stick

Special Heroes

Lone Druid - (Hero) 2/3 Ironwood Branch, 1 Tango, 1 Healing Salve, (Spirit Bear) Stout shield
Dark Seer - Stout Shield, 2 Healing Salves, 1 Tango, 1 Clarity

**Will be updated frequently

Standard Starting Items for Most Heroes

3/4 Ironwood Branches, 1 Healing Salve, 1/2 Tangoes

Or 3 Ironwood Branches, 1 Mantles/Gauntlets/Slippers, 1 Tango, 1 Healing Salve

Early Magic Stick

If you are expecting to lane with spammers especially Batrider and Bristleback, buy a magic stick instead of more ironwood branches/tangoes

*Example of spammers: Batrider, Zeus, Storm, Shadow Demon, Alchemist, Rattletrap, Bristleback, Doom, Pit Lord, Windrunner, Venomancer, Silencer, Leshrac, Pugna


Analysis/Explanation

All the above stated items are gathered by analysis from pro dota games. Stats are really important for early games, it will make you survive longer, easy to last hit and deny creep as well as harrass enemy heroes, which make you control and dominate the lane.

Ironwood branch is such perfect item for early games as pro proved from their games. It can be upgraded to Magic Wand which gives you survivability as well as lots of hp and mana restoration (This will be explained in the upcoming post).

Why not sobi mask for mana regen? -You get enough regen from your stats + clarities you bought for early game - For trilane, someone will buy Ring of Basillius which will help your mana regen

Why not ring of regeneration for health regen? -You get enough regen from your stats + healing salve and tangoes. If you didn't get stats item, you can be easily harrass and need to wait longer for the regen from ring of regenaration

GG