Queen of Pain Guide

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Queen of Pain   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Queen of Pain 16 + 2 18 + 2 24 + 2.5 is a fearsome mid laner who has impressive mobility through Blink, along with several spells that deal significant damage. Despite her sizeable amounts of damage, she is very fragile and weak to disables, and must be played smartly in order to succeed.
Pros	Cons
Great blink Can burst down foes quickly with her spells Two good AoE spells in Scream of Pain and Sonic Wave Her ultimate ignores Magic Resistance and Spell Immunity as it deals Pure damage	Low @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### and Armor Is suddenly very vulnerable if she blinks in and fails to kill a target with her combo Sonic Wave can be dodged

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Generic Queen of Pain

Queen of Pain has little room for different build orders. You will have to measure according to the enemy team`s composition how many points in Shadow Strike you will need in the early game (usually one) and if you absolutely need extra points in Blink (usually no). Otherwise max out Scream of Pain as it`s your all-purpose nuke and farming tool, take points in Sonic Wave whenever you can, max out blink in second to move around more efficiently....

Most QoPs will go in the mid lane, with a 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 or 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 and a couple of 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 , and proceed to farm a 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 . Blink will help you secure runes and go back to lane quicker. 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? are usually your boots of choice, they will help you get the most out of your bottle through tread-switching.

From there, it`s usually Orchid Malevolence   Item   Changelogs     Orchid MalevolenceB A garnet rod constructed from the essence of a fire demon. Cost4075 (775) Bought FromCaster Active Soul Burn Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack speed+150% Mana regeneration+30 Attack damage or 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 as your first major item, the first one for ganks on single targets while the latter is more for repeated teamfights and, to a lesser extent, farming.

QoP is a decent right-clicker thanks to her above-average 1.5 base attack time; and benefits from damage enough to justify any damage item like Desolator   Item   Changelogs     DesolatorB A wicked weapon, used in torturing political criminals. Cost3500 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Corruption Bonus +50 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Desolator is an Item , Monkey King Bar For the hero, see Monkey King.   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Monkey King Bar A powerful staff used by a master warrior. Cost5200 Bought FromWeapons Passive Mini-Bash, True Strike Bonus +66 or Mjollnir   Item   Changelogs     Mjollnir Thor s magical hammer, made for him by the dwarves Brok and Eitri. Cost5700 (900) Bought FromArtifacts Active Static Charge Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +80 Attack speed+24 Attack damage , but you can also focus on spell damage and utility with Scythe of Vyse   Item   Changelogs     Scythe of Vyse The most guarded relic among the cult of Vyse, it is the most coveted weapon among magi. Cost5700 Bought FromCaster Active Hex Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+35 , Shiva`s Guard   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 or Linken`s Sphere. Overall, there are very few items you should never build on QoP, 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 being perhaps the most obvious.

QoP`s skill build has little variation, whatever lane she`s played in. Instead, you will have to figure out how you want/need to itemize her.

Spell-Oriented Queen of Pain

When focusing on spells, 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 should probably be your first major item. Unless you`re extremely far ahead, odds are a follow-up Orchid Malevolence   Item   Changelogs     Orchid MalevolenceB A garnet rod constructed from the essence of a fire demon. Cost4075 (775) Bought FromCaster Active Soul Burn Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack speed+150% Mana regeneration+30 Attack damage will have little effect as by then, most heroes might have a tool or an item to deal with it. Scythe of Vyse   Item   Changelogs     Scythe of Vyse The most guarded relic among the cult of Vyse, it is the most coveted weapon among magi. Cost5700 Bought FromCaster Active Hex Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+35 on the other hand requires more coordination from the enemy. But if you`re dying too quickly in fights, a Linken`s Sphere might be more suitable to help you survive, or a Shiva`s Guard   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 for extra armor and burst.

Eul`s Scepter of Divinity can purge off a silence, or it can buy you enough time to get a blink off. But it can also serve as a set-up for their disable, use it with care.

At long last, Octarine Core should be considered at one point as it brings Blink`s cd down to 4.5 seconds and upgraded Sonic Wave down to 30 among others.

Right-clicking Queen of Pain

Orchid Malevolence   Item   Changelogs     Orchid MalevolenceB A garnet rod constructed from the essence of a fire demon. Cost4075 (775) Bought FromCaster Active Soul Burn Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack speed+150% Mana regeneration+30 Attack damage gives a fair amount of right-click and helps you snowball if you can get it quick enough. It also upgrades into a terrifying Bloodthorn. But unless you`re facing tons of evasion, it probably should be upgraded after you get another big item or two.

Assault Cuirass provides plenty of armor and right-click, it`s a safe choice if your team doesn`t have one already. So is Eye of Skadi for similar reasons. Don`t forget Black King Bar can help you survive, and it especially can help you get a defensive Blink out.

But if they have nothing to stop your trusty Blink, you can go all out and focus 100% on damage with an early Desolator   Item   Changelogs     DesolatorB A wicked weapon, used in torturing political criminals. Cost3500 Bought FromArtifacts Passive Corruption Bonus +50 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Desolator is an Item and a Maelstrom, later upgraded into Mjollnir   Item   Changelogs     Mjollnir Thor s magical hammer, made for him by the dwarves Brok and Eitri. Cost5700 (900) Bought FromArtifacts Active Static Charge Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +80 Attack speed+24 Attack damage . Why not get a Moon Shard or a Daedalus while you`re at it?

Ability Builds

Talents

Hero Talents
70% Spell Lifesteal	25	550 AoE Shadow Strike
+300 Health	20	+100 Attack Range
+90 Gold/Min	15	12% Cooldown Reduction
+10 Strength	10	+25 Damage

Notes:

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

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

• Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold.

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

• The spell lifesteal stacks additively with that of Octarine Core.

• The spell lifesteal heals for 14% from non-hero units. Treats creep-heroes as creeps and does not heal off of illusions.

General

• Queen of Pain is fairly straightforward to play as none of her damaging abilities require careful positioning or specific timings or combinations. Instead, like Anti-Mage, Queen of Pain starts to shine through proper Blink usage and good itemization, allowing her to farm with great efficiency and be a threat all over the map. Blink also allows her to jump in and out of fights for some potentially cheeky plays at low hp.
• Her generic combo would be to blink in on a target and immediately use Scream of Pain as it has no cast time, slow him down with a Shadow Strike to help land your Sonic Wave. Follow with right clicks and an extra blink + scream to finish him off.... But you will usually have a couple of items you will need to add to the equation.
• QoP is superb at chasing her prey, but is very delicate and is often in more danger from enemy towers than enemy heroes. Gearing for HPTechnology company regeneration may be advisable, as in a critical situation you can Blink to an inaccessible place and wait to recuperate. Bottle will also help with this.
• If being chased (a common situation for QoP), an often-useful tactic is to blink behind the enemies pursuing you. They will typically assume you blinked ahead and continue on in that direction, allowing for an escape.
  • A more cautious strategy is to run in without using Blink, saving it for a potential escape. This may be necessary against high-damage enemy heroes, as QoP is very frail and in encounters should try to avoid being attacked at all.
• In a late-game encounter, QoP is best used by hiding until such time as the enemies` more powerful spells are on cooldown, allowing her to Blink in and inflict huge damage on multiple enemies owing to her AoE capabilities without putting her at risk of being killed by powerful spells.
• Similarly to Lina, QoP has very high burst damage capabilities, but is delicate and not suited to long encounters because of her spells` high mana costs. This can be remedied with items such as Bloodstone and Linken`s Sphere, as well as 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 to reduce Sonic Wave`s cooldown.
• Be aware that Rupture will be calculated against the distance traversed should you Blink shorter than the max distance. You can avoid the damage by blinking max distance (1300 units) and moving immediately in that direction.

Shadow Strike

• Shadow Strike has a very long duration, with the slow effect lasting for 15 seconds. Coupled with its incredible short cooldown, Queen of Pain is capable of keeping an enemy slowed indefinitely or slowing multiple heroes in quick succession.
  • The slow effect diminishes with every passing second. Against Heroes with naturally high movement speed like Luna or Enchantress , you will need to constantly cast the spell to refresh the slow effect.
• The bulk of Shadow Strike`s damage is dealt over time in intervals of 3 seconds. Heroes with high health regeneration and/or magic resistance can easily to shrug off the damage during its course.
  • Enemy Heroes that are under the effects of Shadow Strike and are below 25% health are capable of being denied by their allies, and as such, it is not a reliable spell in securing a kill.
• Shadow Strike has a relatively short cast range, making it difficult to land the spell on opposing ranged Heroes without incurring damage herself. Consider the risk and mana consumption when engaging them.
  • Against a melee opponent, it is a very powerful harassing skill. it m