Puck Guide

Items

Starting Items

• Healing Salve   Item   Changelogs     Healing SalveB A magical salve that can quickly mend even the deepest of wounds. Cost110 Bought FromConsumables Active Regenerate Health Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The helps keep Puck in lane.
• Clarity   Item   Changelogs     ClarityB Clear water that enhances the ability to meditate. Cost50 Bought FromConsumables Active Regenerate Mana Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Clarity is an item purchasable allows Puck to use Illusory Orb more often in lane.
• Null Talisman   Item   Changelogs     Null TalismanB A small gemstone attached to several chains. Cost470 (155) Bought FromCommon Bonus +3 Strength+3 Agility+6 Intelligence+3 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Null Talisman and its components gives Puck a decent stats boost.

Early Game

• Magic Stick   Item   Changelogs     Magic StickBL A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost200 Bought FromArcane Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Disassemble? can help Puck sustain mana and health to keep active in the mid lane.
• Bottle   Item   Changelogs     BottleBL An old bottle that survived the ages, the contents placed inside become enchanted. Cost650 Bought FromConsumables Active Regenerate Charges 3 / 1 Passive Store Rune Disassemble? No Alert is optimal for Puck because of his mid presence, and is needed to replenish mana for his early game nukes.
• Town Portal Scroll   Item   Changelogs     Town Portal ScrollBL What a hero truly needs. Cost50 Bought FromConsumables Active Teleport Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Town Portal Scroll is an item purchasable is always useful for rotating lanes and helping out allies.

Core Items

• 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 provides great synergy with Puck`s other abilities and further augments Puck`s evasive nature.
• Power Treads   Item   Changelogs     Power TreadsBL A pair of tough-skinned boots that change to meet the demands of the wearer. Cost1350 Bought FromCommon Active Switch Attribute Bonus +25 Attack speed+45 Movement speed Disassemble? help Puck in the early-mid game, as they supplement both Puck`s small health pool, as well as Puck`s mana pool.
• Arcane Boots   Item   Changelogs     Arcane BootsL Magi equipped with these boots are valued in battle. Cost1300 Bought FromSupport Active Replenish Mana Bonus +250 Mana+50 Movement speed Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? Yes Recipe The is a viable alternative, and helps Puck use his magical nukes more often in the early game.

Situational Items

• Veil of Discord is a good item to greatly increase your team`s DPS in the early/mid game, which is what Puck should probably strive for. The build-up with 2 Null Talismans is perfect.
• Eul`s Scepter of Divinity is a useful pickup if your team needs another disable really soon. It also keeps Puck safe for a few extra seconds until his other escape abilities come off cooldown.
  • If you use it on yourself right after launching your Illusory Orb, the banish from the Eul`s should last just the right amount so you get a near max-distance Ethereal Jaunt.
• Aghanim`s Scepter is really good on Puck against Black King Bar carriers. It Increases coil duration, coil-break damage and coil-break stun duration. Makes Coil-break stun pierce spell immunity.
• Dagon is a good extension from your core if the enemy team doesn`t have the resources to focus you down, as it greatly increases your magic damage.
• Shiva`s Guard will increase your mana pool and your resistance to physical damage, which makes it an ideal item against right-click heroes. It will also provide you with a fairly powerful AoE nuke and slow.
• Linken`s Sphere is very useful if you are more of an initiator than a damage dealer, and it will also provide you with helpful attribute bonuses.
• Hand of Midas can be a great pick up to help you keep up with farm and scale better. The reasoning behind it is that, 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 , you have all the items you need to be effective in team fights. Be that as it may, as Puck is usually played mid, he can lack the DPS of other mid heroes in the late game, as he does not have the mobility tools to farm as quickly as Storm Spirit or Ember Spirit for example. Hand of Midas will help you keep up and snowball further into the late game, or at least stay relevant.
• Force Staff gives Puck extra mobility. Can also be used to break Dream Coil to trigger a stun.
• Scythe of Vyse provides a large amount of mana and mana regen (which are useful as Puck`s abilities have a large mana cost), as well as having a very effective disable.
• Bloodstone will eliminate any need for extra mana regen, while also giving you a large amount of HP. Be that as it may, it should be only picked up if you are snowballing.

Gameplay

Playstyle
Puck   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Puck 15 + 2 22 + 1.7 25 + 2.4 Level Base is an extremely elusive hero who misleads and disrupts enemies with a combination of disabling items and abilities. Though vulnerable, Puck is able to initiate on enemy teams, silencing and locking down opponents before teleporting away in a glowing orb. Puck`s arsenal of tricks and items require sharp situational awareness during teamfights, and can be overwhelming to newer players. Nonetheless, a well-played Puck can escape nearly any situation, and return to repeatedly disable opponents for his teammates.
Pros	Cons
Very hard to pin down. Fairly mobile. Good lane ganker.	Vulnerable to disables. Slow turn rate Turn rate is the speed at which a unit can turn. When moving to a location, a unit first turns to face that location, then begins walking. Similarly, when targeting another unit with an attack . Requires multitasking.

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Strategy

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Ability Builds

Talents

Hero Talents   Main   Table of Gained Bonuses     The Talent Selection interface. Talents are traits unique to each hero. They are chosen every 5th level starting at level 10, offering a permanent choice between
+75% Illusory Orb Distance/Speed	25	+420 Gold/Min
-3s Waning Rift Cooldown	20	+10% Spell Amplification
+20% Magic Resistance	15	+50 Damage
+175 Health	10	+8 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:

• Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.
• The attack damage is added as bonus attack damage, and therefore does not benefit illusions.
• The magic resistance stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.
• Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents .

General

• Puck is almost always played in mid, but can also play a solo lane against multiple opponents due to his slippery nature.
• As a mid hero, Puck has easy access to Runes For the runes that come with cosmetic items, see Inscribed Gem.   Main   Changelogs     Runes are special boosters that spawn on the game map. They come in two categories. Bounty Runes can with Illusory Orb, and can gank the side lanes effectively with Dream Coil.
• With 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 , Puck becomes a capable albeit fragile initiator.
• Puck deals significant magical nuke damage in the early game with Illusory Orb and Waning Rift.
• Puck`s abilities, as well as his tendency to buy items with active abilities, makes him a busy multitasker in teamfights. Knowing when to use which ability/item is key to playing him well.
• A good initiation combo is as follows: 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 Waning Rift, then Dream Coil, then Illusory Orb through as many enemies as possible but in a safe direction, Phase Shift to remain safe, then Ethereal Jaunt to teleport to the Orb. The silence from Waning Rift is long enough to execute this combination.
• More tips needed.

Illusory Orb

• Use Illusory Orb in lane to harass opponents, or get a few extra last hits.
• After using Illusory Orb, move in the opposite direction to present enemies with a dilemma. This forces opponents to choose one direction, while Puck escapes by choosing whether or not to Ethereal Jaunt.
• If Puck uses Illusory Orb just before dying, he can buy back “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents instantly and return to the fight with Ethereal Jaunt.
• Illusory Orb moves faster than Puck, and can be used when Puck needs to get somewhere quickly.
• Illusory Orb can function as Puck`s iniation tool before he has 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 .
• More tips needed.

Waning Rift

• When initiating, use Waning Rift immediately after jumping in with 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 so enemies cannot disable Puck before he uses Dream Coil.
• If Phase Shift is on cooldown, use Waning Rift to silence enemies, giving Puck`s escape mechanisms more time to come off cooldown without being disabled.
• More tips needed.

Phase Shift

• During the early game, use Phase Shift to avoid tower attacks and harassment, including autoattacks.
• Using Phase Shift removes creep aggro. This allows Puck to freely harass with auto-attacks, then use Phase Shift to avoid taking damage from creeps.
• Use Phase Shift right after Illusory Orb to remain safe until the orb has travelled far enough to teleport to.
• Level 4 Phase Shift`s duration is long enough to wait out 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 3 second cooldown, allowing Puck to escape from many dangerous situations.
  • Keep in mind that Puck must still turn in the direction he is blinking towards. Puck`s turn rate Turn rate is the speed at which a unit can turn. When moving to a location, a unit first turns to face that location, then begins walking. Similarly, when targeting another unit with an attack is among the lowest of all heroes.
• With fast enough reaction time, Phase Shift can be used to dodge an incoming iniation, allowing Puck to counter-initiate with Waning Rift and Dream Coil.
• More tips needed.

Dream Coil

• Use Dream Coil to interrupt teleporting enemies.
• Dream Coil will catch enemies who are not in vision Vision changes around while the hero moves. Vision describes what a unit can and cannot see from its current location and state. Places a unit cannot see are filled with the Fog of War, a .
• Try to catch enemies at the edge of Dream Coil`s cast radius, and this makes it more likely that they will break the bonds and be stunned.
• Dream Coil`s relatively low cooldown means it can be used on high value single targets, such as an enemy hard carry.
• More tips needed.