Items
Starting items:
- Tango keeps Lone Druid in lane.
- Iron Branch gives Lone Druid a few extra stats.
- Healing Salve can be used to heal the Spirit Bear.
- Circlet can be built into a Magic Wand later on.
Early-game items:
- Boots of Speed is needed on all heroes. Sometimes, Lone Druid will not upgrade his boots in favor of spending money on the Spirit Bear.
- Magic Stick can save Lone Druid in a pinch.
Core items:
- Phase Boots will give Lone Druid very fast move speed when used with Rabid.
- Magic Wand can save Lone Druid in a pinch.
- Vladmir`s Offering`s lifesteal aura helps Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear farm, and increases their damage.
- Ring of Aquila is very efficient stats for early game, it also give you the mana regen needed to cast Rabid while jungling or while in lane.
- Dragon Lancewhen used with his attack range talent gives Lone Druid incredible range for fights and tower sieges
- Mjollnir can deal large amounts of damage with Rabid`s attack speed buff, and let Lone Druid farm and push very fast.
Situational items:
- Boots of Travel is an excellent late game item for quick pushes.
- Vanguard makes Lone Druid harder to kill, and is eventually built into Abyssal Blade.
- Skull Basher helps Lone Druid lock down enemies, and syngerizes well with the Spirit Bear`s Entangle.
- Abyssal Blade keeps enemies immobilized, and works well in addition to Spirit Bear`s Entangle.
- Aghanim`s Scepter Item Upgraded Abilities Old Abilities Lore Changelogs Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175
allows the Spirit Bear to attack no matter how far away he is from Lone Druid, making it a more efficient farmer and pusher. - Pipe of Insight makes both Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear tankier against magic damage.
- Blade Mail discourages enemies from attack Lone Druid, forcing them to focus on the Spirit Bear.
Gameplay
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Lone Druid Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Lone Druid 17 + 2.4 24 + 2.7 13  is an adaptive carry who controls a durable Spirit Bear Spirit Bear Creep-Hero Level 7 Duration Permanent Health 1400/1800/2300/2700 Health regeneration 2/3/4/5 Mana 300 Mana regeneration 0.5 Armor 3/4/5/6 ( 15/16/17/18) Magic resistance 0% ( 50%) Attack damage 35/45/55/65 ( 85/95/105/115) Acquisition range 500 Attack  to wreak havoc on the battlefield. With two separate item inventories Play “Singing trio.” It has been suggested that this article or section be split into multiple new articles. Reason given: The shop should get its own page Discussion to support or oppose the split should be  , the pair acts like two complimentary heroes that can be played a number of ways: with Lone Druid providing buffs from the back while the Spirit Bear fights on the front lines, or with Lone Druid attacking from long range while the Spirit Bear scouts and split pushes. This arrangement allows the Lone Druid to stay on the fringes of conflict, thus risking his own life less than most other carries. Be that as it may, if the Spirit Bear falls in battle, the Lone Druid himself becomes significantly less effective. Because of the micro-management needed to control the Spirit Bear, Lone Druid can be a daunting hero for newer players. | |
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Jungle
Lone Druid is usually played as a jungler. Buy a Stout Shield Item Changelogs Stout ShieldBL One man s wine barrel bottom is another man s shield. Cost200 Bought FromArmaments Passive Damage Block Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Stout Shield is an item 
and Quelling Blade Item Changelogs Quelling BladeBL The axe of a fallen gnome, it allows you to effectively maneuver the forest. Cost200 Bought FromArmaments Active Chop Tree or Ward Passive Quell Disassemble? No Alert to give to the Spirit Bear and quickly upgrade to an Iron Talon Item Changelogs Iron TalonB A simple but effective weapon devised to quell a great Hellbear uprising. Cost500 (125) Bought FromSupport Active Chop Passive Quell Bonus +2 Armor Disassemble? No Alert allies? 
to speed up farming. Gank other lanes only if your team needs help, Lone Druid can farm extremely quickly if given the space and he has a potential 12 item slots to fill. When you team is fighting during the early game you should leave the jungle and split push an empty lane to put additional pressure on the enemy. You can kill towers very fast with Battle Cry Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Lone Druid 17 + 2.4 24 + 2.7 13 and the bear`s Demolish Demolish may refer to: Earth s Demolish Spirit Bear s Demolish Play “One divided against its Self cannot stand.” This disambiguation page lists articles with a similar title or acronym. If an internal link led you here, you .
Spirit Bear Brawler
This way to play Lone Druid is less common now due to the talent tree system making the hero far stronger than the bear. This build focuses on getting items on his Spirit Bear. This gives the bear the tankiness and damage to sustain itself in the middle of fights, while the Lone Druid mostly supports from behind with buffs. A Hand of Midas For the character from Dota 2 lore, see Midas. Item Changelogs Hand of MidasB Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to 
is often picked up to farm for this build. Later in the game, a Radiance Item Old Abilities Changelogs Radiance A divine weapon that causes damage and a bright burning effect that lays waste to nearby enemies. Cost5150 (1350) Bought FromWeapons Passive Burn Bonus +65 is usually picked up on the Spirit Bear, who can then be sent near the enemy to deal damage, and called back with Return Return may refer to: Centaur Warrunner s Return Kunkka s Return Spirit Bear s Return Animal Courier s or Flying Courier s Return to Base or Return Items Play “One divided against its Self cannot stand.” This disambiguation page lists articles if it comes under attack. Aghanim`s Scepter Item Upgraded Abilities Old Abilities Lore Changelogs Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 
is very strong is this build, if most of Lone Druid`s items are on his bear this gives the bear more fighting potential while letting it live even while Lone Druid is dead.
Attack Speed Carry
An older, less common way to play Lone Druid was to maximize attack speed and damage on Lone Druid himself, and emphasized fighting from a distance in his normal form instead of True Form. This synergized well with Lone Druid`s buffs, as well as Spirit Bear`s Entangle, which locks down enemies for him to hit with his ranged attacks.
Due to talent system, this build is now very viable. Lone Druid gains a +175 range in his level 10 Talent tree (also he has a +55 damage at level 15), making him a very formidable range attacker. Adding this with Dragon Lance (later upgraded to Hurricane Pike if possible), he can have 865 attack range, allowing him to out-range towers. Build a Mjollnir afterwards for even higher attack speed (combined with Rabid) and long-range Chain Lightning. Because his attack range is very long, you can forgo his survivability and focus on his damage or attack speed. Use Spirit Bear only for entangling enemy, and focus fire him with your absurd attack range. You can even forgo summoning the Bear (because all the items you buy go to the Druid) to prevent it dying a lot and giving your enemies gold; rely on your teammates to secure your focus fired target.
Ability Builds
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Talents
- The attack range bonus only affects Lone Druid`s ranged attacks. His attack range while in True Form is not increased.
- Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.
- The attack damage and armor bonuses to the Spirit Bear are applied immediately upon selecting the talents. No re-summoning required.
- The attack damage is added as bonus attack damage, and therefore does not benefit illusions.
- The magic resistance bonus for the Spirit Bear stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.
- The extra duration to Entangling Claws is not shown in the HUD. Also, only the hero duration is increased, the creep duration is unaffected.
General
- Lone Druid is most dominant in the mid-game. Try to gain an advantage during this period.
- If a match goes late, Lone Druid should consider building more damage on his bear, making his bear as powerful as he is.
- Lone Druid can be played with very little micro, but in order to be of maximum effectiveness the bear must be controlled separately, almost as a second hero.
- Lone Druid can use his bear to pick up runes, you can send the bear to easily steal the enemy bounty rune while you stay in lane.
- The Spirit Bear can buy and deliver items and act as personal courier if you either cannot get to the shop yourself or it is too much of a risk to send a courier.
- More tips needed.
Summon Spirit Bear
- The Spirit Bear is extremely durable, and can be used to tank lane creeps and jungle creeps in the early game.
- An early Orb of Venom Item Changelogs Orb of VenomBL Envenoms your veapon with the venom of a venomous viper. Cost275 Bought FromArmaments Passive Poison Attack Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Orb of Venom or Blight Stone Item Changelogs Blight StoneB An unnerving stone unearthed beneath the Fields of Endless Carnage. Cost300 Bought FromArmaments Passive Lesser Corruption Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Blight Stone is an on the Spirit Bear makes him very adept at harassing lane opponents.
- When killed, the Spirit Bear gives a very large bounty of gold and experience to the enemy, similar to losing a hero. Do not let your bear die.
- If you suspect an upcoming engagement, you can use the bear to scout and use its Return Return may refer to: Centaur Warrunner s Return Kunkka s Return Spirit Bear s Return Animal Courier s or Flying Courier s Return to Base or Return Items Play “One divided against its Self cannot stand.” This disambiguation page lists articles to keep it from dying.
- The Spirit Bear can deny “ Play Denied! Click to listen— Juggernaut ” Denying is the act of preventing enemy heroes from getting the last hit on a friendly unit by last hitting the unit oneself. Enemies earn reduced experience if the Lone Druid, and vice versa.
- When retreating, use the Spirit Bear to slow down chasing enemies with Entangle.
- Remember that Lone Druid takes 10% of his max health as damage if Spirit Bear dies.
- The Spirit Bear can be denied to prevent the enemy from getting the gold bounty, and it also prevents the Backlash damage.
- Send the Spirit Bear out to push and attack buildings, especially up the high ground to hit tier 3 towers.
- Unlike heroes, the Spirit Bear`s does not gain stats For Hero Strength, Agility, and Intelligence, see Attributes. Stats are a record of the player s Wins, Losses, and Abandons. They are displayed on the player profile. Contents 1 Wins and Losses 1.1 Game Modes 1.2 . This means it will not be able to fight hard carries during the late game.
- If the Spirit Bear is about to die in a teamfight, you can try to transfer its items to Lone Druid so he can continue the fight.
- Keep in mind that the Spirit Bear`s damage type is basic, meaning that its attack damage is reduced by 25% when attacking heroes and creep-heroes.
- More tips needed.
Rabid
- Rabid`s low cooldown and mana cost means the Lone Druid can keep the buff on almost all the time. Level 4 Rabid has a 100% up-time.
- Use Rabid to help the Spirit Bear catch up to a fleeing enemy and catch them with Entangle.
- Rabid can be used both offensively and defensively. If you have to run away, Rabid`s speed buff is most likely to allow you to escape a gank or a teamfight if the enemies don`t have lockdowns.
- Unlike Battle Cry, Rabid does not affect any other units under Lone Druid`s control besides the Spirit Bear.
- More tips needed.
Savage Roar
- To save an outnumbered ally, send out the Spirit Bear and use Savage Roar to scatter the enemy.
- Use Savage Roar to push enemies into your allies.
- Send the Spirit Bear into the Roshan Pit For Roshan as he appears in holiday events, see Roshan (Diretide 2012) and Roshan (Diretide 2013) Roshan Ancient Jungle Creep Level 30 Health 5500 Health regeneration 20 Armor 15 Magic resistance 55% Attack damage 65 , and use Savage Roar to interrupt enemies attacking Roshan.
- Savage Roar can be used to disrupt other taunt "Taunt" redirects here. For the cosmetic item, see Taunt (Equipment). Taunt is a disable that forces one or more units to attack another unit. While taunted, players are unable to issue conflicting orders to afflicted spells if it is used after them.
- More tips needed.
True Form
- True Form is usually leveled much later than other ultimate abilities, either due to Lone Druid`s reliance on his Spirit Bear, or because his build is designed to attack at range with Druid Form.
- Spirit Form has a cast time, during which Lone Druid cannot move. Be careful when using it while retreating, as the transform time could allow enemies to catch up with Lone Druid.
- Transform into bear form before a fight to make Lone Druid more durable.
- Transform into bear form in an emergency to save Lone Druid by gaining extra health.
- Transform just before a projectile hits to disjoint Shadow Fiend using a Blink Dagger to dodge Phantom Assassin s Stifling Dagger Disjointing is the act of dodging projectiles, or rather, to cause a projectile to fully lose track of its target. A disjoint is it.
- Although Lone Druid is much tankier in his bear form, he is usually not strong enough to last long in an intense fight, especially if his Spirit Bear has half of his items.
- Transforming into human form makes Lone Druid move faster, but will greatly reduce his maximum health.
- When retreating, only transform back to human form when no enemies are close enough to kill or disable Lone Druid.
- True Form lowers Lone Druid`s Base Attack Time, effectively increasing his attack speed and making all his attack speed items more effective.
- More tips needed.
Battle Cry
- Use Battle Cry just before an engagement to maximize damage.
- Use Battle Cry around your summons, such as Necronomicon units.
- Buying a Helm of the Dominator allows you to control a Dark Troll Summoner, which can raise two Skeleton Warriors for a total of 6 summons, counting the Bear and Necronomicon minions.
- Battle Cry has a cast radius. Make sure that your summons are within the radius when cast so that it also gains the buff.
- Battle Cry has a very short duration; use it only when you are in range of your summons so as to not waste the duration.
- More tips needed.
Spirit Bear
Starting items:
- Stout Shield Item Changelogs Stout ShieldBL One man s wine barrel bottom is another man s shield. Cost200 Bought FromArmaments Passive Damage Block Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Stout Shield is an item helps Spirit Bear tank creeps.
- Quelling Blade Item Changelogs Quelling BladeBL The axe of a fallen gnome, it allows you to effectively maneuver the forest. Cost200 Bought FromArmaments Active Chop Tree or Ward Passive Quell Disassemble? No Alert helps Spirit Bear kill creeps.
Early-game items:
- Boots of Speed makes Spirit Bear move faster.
- Iron Talon Item Changelogs Iron TalonB A simple but effective weapon devised to quell a great Hellbear uprising. Cost500 (125) Bought FromSupport Active Chop Passive Quell Bonus +2 Armor Disassemble? No Alert allies? helps greatly in farming during the early game.
- Orb of Venom Item Changelogs Orb of VenomBL Envenoms your veapon with the venom of a venomous viper. Cost275 Bought FromArmaments Passive Poison Attack Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Orb of Venom is excellent for harassing and catching enemies.
- Blight Stone Item Changelogs Blight StoneB An unnerving stone unearthed beneath the Fields of Endless Carnage. Cost300 Bought FromArmaments Passive Lesser Corruption Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Blight Stone is an slightly increases your damage early, and can be built into
