Dota 2 beastmaster support compression

BeastMaster – The Off-laner.

Utility / Semi-Carry.

DotA2 Hero: Beastmaster

Purchase Order

Starting Items

During The Laning Phase.

M > Phase Boots

M > Drum of Endurance

Late Game Options

Hero Skills

Wild Axes

Call of the Wild Hawk

Call of the Wild Boar

Inner Beast

10

12

13

14

Primal Roar

Talents

Semi-Support.

DotA2 Hero: Beastmaster

Purchase Order

Starting Items

During The Laning Phase.

M > Arcane Boots

M > Pipe of Insight

Late Game Options

Hero Skills

Wild Axes

Call of the Wild Hawk

Call of the Wild Boar

Inner Beast

10

12

13

14

Primal Roar

Talents

BeastMaster – The Off-laner.

1.	Overview.
2.	Cutting Down The Off-Lane Tree’s Before The Game Starts
3.	Explanation Of Skill Build.
4.	Explanation Of Item Build — Utility / Semi-Carry
5.	Explanation Of Item Build — Semi-Support

Overview.

• Tanky.
• Good Teamfight Contribution.
• Push Potential.
• Safe farm potential in the off – lane.
• Great gank and roam potential.
• Hard To Gank.

• Give your opponents some decent free farm on their lane.
• Requires some micro.

Cutting Down The Off-Lane Tree’s Before The Game Starts

Why Cut Down The Off Lane Trees?

Quite simply, it gives you a lot more vision than you would have otherwise due to the trees blocking the way. It’s common in trilane’s for the supports (or anyone for that matter) in order to get behind the off-laner and score a kill. If you cut down the tree’s, it becomes pretty hard for you to be ganked and thus you are hard to shut down.

Refer to this picture to see which patch of tree’s you will be cutting off. With each patch labelled to identify which patch of tree’s you need to cut depending on whether you are on the radiant or dire team.

Leaving some tree’s is a common mistake upon first tries and a little experience is needed to achieve a consistent tree cut. Use this video as a reference on how to cut the tree’s on both sides.

Explanation Of Skill Build.

Explanation Of Item Build — Utility / Semi-Carry

Starting Items:

Two Clarity along with Healing Salve and Tango give you great early game health and mana regeneration that allows you to cop some harass while still harassing and farming with your Wild Axes as well.

Three Iron Branch give you great stats and should not be ignored early game. They are called GG branches for a reason.

During The Laning Phase:

Mid Game Core’s:

Mid Game Options:

Late Game Options:

Boots of Travel give great movespeed and the active teleport ability is crucial in games where a small split push could be your team loses their barracks.

Scythe of Vyse is an intelligence item that still should be mentioned as it’s a gamebreaking item that renders one person on the opposing team useless for 3.5 seconds. Crucial against blinkers and targets with god escape mechanisms.

Orchid Malevolence also an intelligence cripple item favouring more DPS on Beastmaster .

Heart of Tarrasque is a great tank item when your health needs a significant boost. Keeps you in the teamfight for longer and thus continues to give your allies his aura. Dota 2 beastmaster support compression

Assault Cuirass another great tank item that mixes DPS and tankiness. The aura gives your team more attack speed in which heavy right clicking will rely on.

Explanation Of Item Build — Semi-Support

Starting Items:

Animal Courier is an essential item for your team and should never be ignored. If your team has one already purchased, make sure you buy Observer Ward . You won’t have time to place these wards as you need to cut down your off-lane trees and head back to base to regenerate your mana. Dota 2 beastmaster support compression In the case that you bought Observer Ward , ask someone on your team, preferably a support to plant the wards.

Two Clarity along with Healing Salve and Tango give you great early game health and mana regeneration that allows you to cop some harass while still harassing and farming with your Wild Axes as well.

Three Iron Branch give you great stats and should not be ignored early game. They are called GG branches for a reason.

During The Laning Phase:

Mid Game Core’s:

Mid Game Options:

As stated in the title, the suggested items are all options and should be chosen with recognition to your team’s and the enemy team’s composition. Pipe of Insight should definitely be cons > Lich , Tidehunter , Lina and Lion to name a few. Most team compositions will cause you to generally build a pipe unless of course, another support is already doing so.

Blade Mail should be considered if you feel you are being targeted during teamfights and/or die too easily.

Gem of True Sight is generally a worth-while item against invisible heroes but more importantly against wards. Giving your team map control by killing the enemies team’s wards is a very strong advantage.

Vladmir’s Offering is a great aura item generally bought by supports to let the team’s melee carry buy further carry items.

Blink Dagger is overall a good item on Beastmaster which can help with team initiation and escape quickly.

Drum of Endurance should be sought after as any organised team should have one person build towards one. Make sure to pop off the active skill during teamfights.

Medallion of Courage is definitely a strong item as it helps take down one target very easily. This can also be used for an early roshan along with the passive mana regeneration helps Beastmaster out alot.

Ghost Scepter though, not commonly picked up by Beastmaster can be cons > Ursa and Drow Ranger . Be aware of the extra magic damage you take when activating.

Late Game Options:

Boots of Travel give great movespeed and the active teleport ability is crucial in games where a small split push could be your team loses their barracks.

Scythe of Vyse is an intelligence item that still should be mentioned as it’s a gamebreaking item that renders one person on the opposing team useless for 3.5 seconds. Crucial against blinkers and targets with god escape mechanisms.

Orchid Malevolence also an intelligence cripple item favouring more DPS on Beastmaster .

Heart of Tarrasque is a great tank item when your health needs a significant boost. Keeps you in the teamfight for longer and thus continues to give your allies his aura. Dota 2 beastmaster support compression

Assault Cuirass another great tank item that mixes DPS and tankiness. The aura gives your team more attack speed in which heavy right clicking will rely on.

Aghanim’s Scepter is a very strong item that gives you great stats, a long range ulti and most importantly a 45 second cooldown on your ultimate. Never be afraid to use your ultimate if you have this.