Batrider Guide

Items

Starting items:

• Tango   Item   Tango (Shared)   Changelogs     TangoB Forage to survive on the battlefield. Cost125 Bought FromConsumables Active Eat a Tree or Ward Charges 4 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Tango es gives needed health regeneration during the laning phase.
• Iron Branch   Item   Changelogs     Iron BranchB A seemingly ordinary branch, its ironlike qualities are bestowed upon the bearer. Cost50 Bought FromAttributes Active Plant Tree Charges 1 Bonus +1 Strength+1 Agility+1 Intelligence Disassemble? No gives cheap health, mana, and damage and can later be built into a Magic Wand   Item   Changelogs     Magic WandB A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost465 Bought FromCommon Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Bonus .

Early-game items:

• Urn of Shadows gives more killing power and sustainability.

Core items:

• Tranquil Boots   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tranquil BootsB While they increase the longevity of the wearer, this boot is not particularly reliable. Cost975 Bought FromSupport Passive Break Bonus +14 Health regeneration+90 Movement is mandatory for an offlane batrider, providing a source of @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### regen to allow him to remain on lane.
• Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane is essential for Batrider as both Firefly and Flaming Lasso require deliberate positioning to be effective.

Situational items:

• Arcane Boots can be a good pickup for Batrider because he is mana dependent early game.
• Force Staff For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Force Staff (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs     Force StaffB Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil. Cost2250 (400) Bought FromCaster Active Force can be used while lassoing a target, allowing you to drag them even further.
• Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, is a great pickup for Batrider. It gives you movement speed to improve Lasso effect, mana regen to help spam your abilities and also another disable to help in teamfights or to disjoint projectiles.
• Boots of Travel   Item   Changelogs     Boots of TravelB Winged boots that grant omnipresence. Cost2400 (2000) Bought FromCommon Active Teleport Bonus +100 Movement speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Boots of Travel are gives unmatched global presence and the extra movement speed allows Batrider to drag enemies farther during his ultimate.
• Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe prevents Batrider from being stopped by most stuns meaning he can drag the target further out of position without dying as quickly himself.
• Aghanim`s Scepter seems pretty expensive on Batrider, but it can prove itself seriously efficiency. Because, it allows him to catch two heroes instead of one, and if it haves Refresher Orb, it can catch two more, which means he can become a real threat to grouped heroes on low HP.
• Octarine Core can be bought in late game as a luxury item, which will give you a much higher health and mana pool supplying health and mana regen, magic lifesteal which will fit with Firefly and Flamebreak and also will reduce your cooldowns allowing for an even better spam of all skills.
• Shiva`s Guard has an interesting active that fits nicely in your initiator role. The slow it does can prevent your enemies from reacting on your initiation, the damage it deals can put their Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane s on cooldown. The +15 armor and +30 intelligence is always nice to have...

Gameplay

Playstyle
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Pros	Cons
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Generic Batrider

Batrider is traditionally played as an initiator, dragging enemies back to his team with Flaming Lasso. Lasso was and remains the number one reason he is played competitively. Be that as it may, considering how strong Lasso is in the right hands, it often gets nerfed a little, and Icefrog IceFrog is the lead developer for both Dota 2 and the original Defense of the Ancients. To date, he has remained pseudonymous, and other than revealing that he was 25 years old in early 2009, compensates by giving Batrider more magic damage, or a bit of stats.

You will usually want to head to the offlane. If you`re not facing a mean-looking trilane, you can probably start with a point in Sticky Napalm, that will help you secure last hits, harass the enemy carry and trade hits with his support. Not only does it increase your right-click damage and applies a small slow, it mostly drastically reduces their turn-rate. Once the support is done harassing you (perhaps a new creep wave is coming along?), you can assuredly land two or three extra auto-attacks while he ever-so-slowly turns around. Of course, you should cross that if he can purge For the commentator and player, see Purge (player) A Purge is a combination of basic dispel and movement speed (and sometimes also attack speed) slow. In some cases, they also apply root, preventing units from off your sticky napalm ( Fortune`s End, Aphotic Shield...). If it`s impossible to get near enough anything to attack it, you could be better off with a starting point in Firefly as the unobstructed movement can help you run away to safety, or perhaps to hide in the trees to leech experience without getting noticed.

In your average game, the offlane should become unsafe soon enough and you`ll want to head to the jungle to catch-up on gold and experience. Batrider is a terrible jungler at level 1, he can barely manage at level 2, and he`s just fine at level 3 with two points in Napalm and one in Firefly. Stack the neutrals, stack your Napalm, and farm up your core Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane , then gank somebody with a Smoke of Deceit   Item   Changelogs     Smoke of DeceitB The charlatan wizard Myrddin s only true contribution to the arcane arts. Cost50 Bought FromConsumables Active Smoke of Deceit Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? Yes Recipe .

As for items, you`ll usually start off with a Ring of Protection   Item   Changelogs     Ring of ProtectionB A glimmering ring that defends its bearer. Cost175 Bought FromArmaments Bonus +2 Armor Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Ring of Protection is an item that will upgrade into Tranquil Boots   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tranquil BootsB While they increase the longevity of the wearer, this boot is not particularly reliable. Cost975 Bought FromSupport Passive Break Bonus +14 Health regeneration+90 Movement . Get some Tango   Item   Tango (Shared)   Changelogs     TangoB Forage to survive on the battlefield. Cost125 Bought FromConsumables Active Eat a Tree or Ward Charges 4 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Tango es, perhaps an Iron Branch   Item   Changelogs     Iron BranchB A seemingly ordinary branch, its ironlike qualities are bestowed upon the bearer. Cost50 Bought FromAttributes Active Plant Tree Charges 1 Bonus +1 Strength+1 Agility+1 Intelligence Disassemble? No or two that you can either plant for extra regen from your tangoes, or turn into a Magic Wand   Item   Changelogs     Magic WandB A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost465 Bought FromCommon Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Bonus if you`re facing plenty of spammers. Once you`ve farmed a Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane , your next core item is Force Staff For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Force Staff (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs     Force StaffB Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil. Cost2250 (400) Bought FromCaster Active Force .

From there, every other item is luxury. Maybe you want to guarantee your initiation so a Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe can be necessary. But maybe the enemies` spells go through magic immunity so a Linken`s Sphere   Item   Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock is a better choice. Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, is nice to have for the extra movement speed to drag your enemies further, as is Boots of Travel   Item   Changelogs     Boots of TravelB Winged boots that grant omnipresence. Cost2400 (2000) Bought FromCommon Active Teleport Bonus +100 Movement speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Boots of Travel are . Thanks to the flying vision you get from Firefly, you`re also a great Gem of True Sight   Item   Changelogs     Gem of True SightB Not one thrall creature of the depths,Nor spirit bound in drowning s keep,Nor Maelrawn the Tentacular,Shall rest till seas, gem comes to sleep. Cost900 Bought FromArcane carrier. If you`re getting starved for item slots, consider upgrading your Force Staff into a Hurricane Pike, the extra stats and the cooldown reduction is always nice...

Damage-oriented Batrider

Oh boy this is a tough one. Now that Flaming Lasso has such a bad cast range, and that Flamebreak deals so much damage combined with Napalm, we`ve seen pro-players skip entirely the Lasso in the early game. It`s a good choice to make if you can bully the enemies with Napalm (no mobility or purge on their side), and instead go for extra points in Flamebreak and wait until you`ve farmed a Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane to take some points in Lasso.

The build order we give is only an example. If you`ve already read the tips we give on Napalm, you may think it`s best to max it out first since it`s eventually the skill that will dish out the most damage. Be that as it may, in practice, it`s sometimes difficult to get enough stacks of napalm to justify leveling it over your other skills, mainly Firefly which is much more reliable and has a much larger AOE once you`ve circled around for a couple of seconds.

In an actual team fight, you`ll have to consider all the enemies instead of a single one, and you certainly won`t be able to stack Napalm on all of them. These enemies will disrupt you as you`re chasing a target covered in Napalm, and that enemy will try his hardest to stay away from your Firefly. That`s where Flamebreak comes in. If you can`t keep up with your target, Flamebreak can either bring him back in your Firefly, or the DoT can be enough to finish him off, especially if he`s covered in Napalm. If you only took a value point in Firefly since the damage scales poorly, any target that hasn`t got a stack of Napalm on him can ignore it entirely, whereas it`s at least a little significant with more points in Firefly and no stack of Napalm. Overall, you`ll have to adapt your build every game and see what`s working best for you.

For items, Tranquil Boots   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tranquil BootsB While they increase the longevity of the wearer, this boot is not particularly reliable. Cost975 Bought FromSupport Passive Break Bonus +14 Health regeneration+90 Movement should still be your boots of choice, although Arcane Boots can be a good alternative. The Energy Booster it comes with can be recycled later for an Aether Lens or a Lotus Orb. You can take an Enchanted Mango or two to further boost up your regen and cast an extra Flamebreak when low on mana, and get an early Wind Lace as well, to increase your chasing power. This Wind Lace can be upgraded into Drum of Endurance, a great cost-effective item that suits Batrider quite nicely. If things are going very nicely on your lane and you don`t see the need for Lasso/Blink Dagger yet, you can get even more cheap stats: two Null Talismans will upgrade later into a Veil of Discord that will do wonders for your damage output.

The game should eventually settle down and you should return to your tradtional initiating role and go back to your standard Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane and Force Staff For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Force Staff (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs     Force StaffB Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil. Cost2250 (400) Bought FromCaster Active Force .

Ability Builds

Talents

Hero Talents
+300 Flamebreak AoE/Knockback	25	+8s Firefly Duration
+35 Movement Speed	20	15% Cooldown Reduction
+200 Health	15	+5% Spell Amplification
+4 Armor	10	+10 Intelligence Intelligence is the attribute that grants mana, mana regeneration and spell damage amplification. For each point of intelligence a hero gets: 11 Mana 0.04 Mana regeneration 0.07% Spell damage Additionally, intelligence heroes also get 1

Notes:

• The armor is added as bonus armor, and therefore does not benefit illusions.

• Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

• Cooldown reduction affects abilities and items. Stacks multiplicatively with Octarine Core and additively with Arcane Rune.

• Flamebreak`s explosion visual effects change when upgraded.

General

• Batrider can effectively jungle early with a few points put into Firefly and Sticky Napalm. Make sure to stack the camps to maximize income!
• Make sure you have a Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane and a Smoke of Deceit   Item   Changelogs     Smoke of DeceitB The charlatan wizard Myrddin s only true contribution to the arcane arts. Cost50 Bought FromConsumables Active Smoke of Deceit Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? Yes Recipe when you gank with Flaming Lasso. Most enemies will not know what hit them.
• Remember that Batrider has only 1200 day vision while most other heroes have 1800, keep this in mind when ganking.
• During the mid-game, remember to go for ganks with smoke, often times only one other hero is needed to secure kills.

Sticky Napalm

• Batrider can dominate the middle lane thanks to Sticky Napalm, and even be able to go for kills with Firefly and a few stacks of napalm on the enemy midlaner.
• Always keep in mind that Sticky Napalm provides vision for 2 seconds on its location. Combined with the free-pathing from Firefly, it should be impossible to juke you.
• Firefly`s damage is dealt twice per second, so the bonus damage from sticky napalm will also be counted twice. Therefore, one single stack of napalm will increase Firefly`s DPS on heroes by 20/30/40/50.
  • Against heroes, an extra point in Napalm will be as valuable as an extra point in Firefly once you`ve reached two stacks of Napalm on that hero. If you`re having troubles getting more than one or two on an opponent, you`re better off with extra points in Firefly since it will also increase the damage of everything that`s not covered in Napalm. Be that as it may, if you can isolate a target, the DPS increase from Napalm will be better than the on from Firefly once you reach three stacks.

Flamebreak

• It has an insane 1500 cast range. If you`ve managed to get away from a team fight with a sliver of HP, you can still probably turn around and throw your molotov from a safe distance before going back to your fountain.
• Be wary however that the knock-back from Flamebreak can push an opponent at a safe distance from your ally.... Just as easily as it can shove him back into your ally`s grip...
• Flamebreak does not cancel any channeled abilities, so the previous point becomes especially important when someone is trying to cancel a Town Portal Scroll for example.
• Does 4/5/6/7 instances of damage. As a purely hypothetical scenario, with 10 stacks of level 4 Napalm, it could deal up to 4/5/6/7*(25/30/35/40 + 10*25) = 1,100/1,400/1,710/2,030 magic damage before any reduction or amplification.

Firefly

• Use Firefly to approach enemies from angles they would not expect you, or to hide in the trees and wait for an opportunity to arise.
• Batrider can also be a viable solo offlaner thanks to flying movement Firefly gives, allowing for a somewhat reliable escape from bad situations.
• Does a total of 37 ticks of damage. As a purely hypothetical scenario, with 10 stacks of level 4 Napalm, it could deal up to 37*(35 + 10*25) = 10,545 magic damage before any reduction or amplification.
• When you`re jungling, extra points in Sticky Napalm are more valuable than extra points in Firefly. Even with its damage reduced against creeps, Napalm scales better once you`ve reached 4-5 stacks.
  • As an example, let`s assume you are level 3. You can either have 2 points in Firefly in which case you can deal 37*(15 + 10*2.5) = 1480 damage; or two points in Napalm in which case you can deal 37*(5 + 10*5) = 2035 damage. Overall, that extra point in Napalm is as valuable as the extra point in Firefly once you`ve reached 4 stacks (since 4*2.5 = 10 which equals Firelfy`s DPS increase), and it becomes more valuable once you have 5 stacks. This is true at all levels of Firefly and Napalm since they both scale linearly.

Flaming Lasso

• Batrider should center around movement speed and positioning items to get the most out of his ultimate.
• Aghanim`s Scepter can be bought as a way of initiating on 2 clumped up targets, this can be devastating late game as it means batrider can effectively pull two targets out of position.
  • This item also causes Flaming Lasso to deal 100 damage per second, adding more total damage due to its longer duration at higher ranks.