Magnus Guide - Best Hero of The International 2021 Playoffs
Shadows_OnainMagnus can be called one of the strongest playoff heroes at The International. Teams from the very first round do not hesitate to take it in the first stage of picks. The hero fits well into any draft and strengthens the allied carry. And after 20 minutes when buying a shard, it becomes a real nightmare for enemies when they are afraid to show on the map.
The hero's popularity has skyrocketed in matchmaking too.
Pros of the hero
- Control through the BKB
- Built-in bf that can be hung on the carry
- Stands confidently on the line
- Farms fast
- Relevance throughout the game
Cons of the hero
- Gotta play with the team
- Big CD on Ultimate
- Difficult to execute
Capabilities
Shockwave
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The hero sends a shock wave in the specified direction, pulling enemies towards him, damaging them and slowing them down for a short time.
- Enemies hit are pulled towards the Shockwave Center and Magnus
- The wave first applies debuffs, then deals damage.
- The Shockwave moves at a speed of 900, traveling the maximum distance in 1.333 seconds.
Empower
Grants an ally additional damage and a cleave attack. Affects the owner 75% stronger.
- Despite the visual effects, cleave damage is dealt instantaneously in an area.
- This ability stacks with other cleave sources. Each source acts independently of the other.
Skewer
The hero rushes forward, impaling enemies with his massive horn. If enemy heroes come across on the way, they will be dragged to their destination, after which they will receive damage, and their movement and attack speed will decrease.
Upgraded by Aghanim: Reduces cooldown, mana cost, and pre-cast delay.
- Captured heroes are stunned while moving.
- Skewer first applies the slow debuff, then deals damage.
- Magnus accelerates at a speed of 950 units.
Reverse Polarity
The hero changes the properties of matter, pulling all enemies around to a point in front of him, stunning them with a powerful clap and inflicting damage on them.
- Instantly pulls all creatures within 150 range of Magnus.
- Stuns Roshan, but does not pull him towards the hero.
- Particle effects and sound are played at the start of the cast.
Ability boost
We need to try to overhaul the enemy carry, and after we leave the lane and start buffing our heroes, the second ability needs to be pumped to give a big bonus to farming.
If the opponent makes a mistake and the support helps with the help of Skewer, you can take the enemy under the tower and kill him.
Talents:
Offlane items
In the playoffs, there is a new meta on Magnus with the purchase of Helm of the Dominator. Thanks to the helmet from which it is assembled, it is easier for us to stand in the line. Further, with this creep, we have many functions. We can: stack a forest, push a lane, retract creeps, try to go under the tower and kill a hero. The item was not immediately approved, but now it is taken in every game.
After that, you need to farm the blink, which will give our team a fight in the midgame.
Further, it is worth playing according to the situation, but you must definitely take Aghanim Shard.
It grants a new ability: Horn Toss. The hero throws enemies behind him in front of him. They fly 0.6 seconds, take 200 damage upon landing, and are stunned for 0.25 seconds. Cast range: 100. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Mana Cost: 125.
Closer to the late, we buy a refresher, not forgetting the BKB, the hero has not only the ultimate, so all abilities will be useful in a fight.
Items in the mid
If you went to mid, then your item build will be focused on damage, because of this we will rush the saber. The gameplay for such a magnus is slightly different from the offline one. Variants of assemblies for mid
Other items
FORCE STAFF - A great option that adds mobility and the ability to get out of the fight.
SHADOW BLADE - Additional initiation item. You can replace Force Staff with Lothar, or you can buy both.
SHIVAS GUARD - One of the items that can be bought for the implementation of the Refresher. The armor will also not be superfluous.
EULS SCEPTER - Another item that gives intelligence and mana regen. Can be bought for Refresher instead of Shiva. Plus control, plus movement speed. You can also remove negative effects.
Game actions
Magnus has very good damage early in the game due to his Shockwave and Skewer abilities. Even without an ult, Magnus is able to kill an enemy. In order to kill the enemy before it appears, you need to learn how to use the Skewer ability as accurately and correctly as possible.
Magnus absolutely does not lose his relevance in the middle and end of the game, but rather, on the contrary, becomes an important figure in his team, since you can perform completely different tasks. The responsibility for the gangs lies on our shoulders.
In late, often the outcome of the fight will depend on our ultimate. You should not wait for a moment to give it to all enemies, it will be enough to stun and take away the carry and mid lane of the enemies to win the game.
Magnus' counterpikes
Our main enemies are those who can disrupt positioning or have counter-initiation, this list includes:
- Tinker
- Sniper
- Tidehunter
- Silencer
- Enigma
- Phoenix
- And others like them.