Drow Ranger Guide


Items

Starting Items:

  • Healing Salve gives Drow Ranger a massive boost of health regeneration in one go.
  • Tangos help providing Drow Ranger with health regeneration in the early game.
  • Slippers of Agility provide a boost to Drow Ranger`s primary attribute: agility; allowing for easier last hitting and more damage when attacking enemy heroes.
  • Iron Branches provide a boost to all of Drow Ranger`s attributes, which can be helpful in the lane.

Early-game:

  • Boots of Speed give Drow Ranger a speed boost which can be helpful for getting around.
  • Magic Stick can be a good idea to pick up if the enemy is using a lot of spells, meaning Drow Ranger can use the stick charges in emergency.
  • Ring of Aquila provides Drow Ranger with bonus attributes which can be helpful in the early game. It can be sold in the late game.

Core:

Situational:

Gameplay

Playstyle
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Pros Cons
  • High single target damage.
  • Powerful early pusher.
  • Good chaser.
  • Buffs other ranged heroes.
  • Highly stat dependent.
  • No escape mechanism.
  • Fragile and easily ganked.
  • Slow attack animation.

Videos

Info

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Ability Builds

Generic Drow Ranger
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Talents

General

Frost Arrows

With level four Frost Arrows, Drow Ranger can kite most melee heroes.

Gust

Precision Aura

  • If you are having trouble landing last hits, an early point or two in Precision Aura will help.
  • Don`t forget to use Precision Aura`s active ability. It is very useful for pushing down towers.
    • Since the active applies an aura and not a buff, it works even for ranged creeps/summons that spawn after you use it.
    • Try to use the active when creep waves have catapults.
    • The active lasts a considerable 30 seconds, but has a long 120 second cooldown. In the late game, reserve it for sieging barracks, or when going for an all-out attack on the enemy ancient.
  • Although Precision Aura greatly benefits other ranged heroes, it is usually unwise to have two fragile ranged carries on the same team. Consider this during the picking phase.

Marksmanship

Marksmanship`s damage bonus has a particle effect. It disappears when enemies are nearby.