Troll Warlord Guide

Gameplay

Playstyle
Troll Warlord   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Troll Warlord 20 + 2.5 21 + 2.5 13 + 1 Level is one of the strongest hard carries in the whole game. His signature ability, Berserker`s Rage, allows him to switch between melee and ranged autoattacks, both with their pros and cons. He is most devastating in a one vs. one situation because of his ability Fervor but he also can put out major damage in teamfights with Whirling Axes either slowing the enemy or making them miss. At long last, his ultimate Battle Trance gives the hero and his team increased attack speed, useful for taking objectives such as Roshan or enemy buildings.
Pros	Cons
Very fast attack speed One of the best 1v1 heroes in the game Melee and ranged forms Global, multipurposed ultimate Can chainstun the enemy by bashing	Item dependent No escape mechanism Extremely vulnerable to disables Depends on lifesteal and bashes for survivability

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Strategy

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Carry

Troll Warlord should always be played as a carry. A good Troll player is constantly farming, pushing, or taking objectives. One of the first important items on Troll Warlord is Morbid Mask   Item   Changelogs     Morbid MaskBL A mask that drains the energy of those caught in its gaze. Cost1100 Bought FromArcane Passive Lifesteal Bonus +10 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe , whichshould beupgradedto a Vladmir`s Offering   Item   Changelogs     Vladmir s OfferingB An eerie mask that is haunted with the malice of a fallen vampire. Cost2275 Bought FromSupport Passive Vladmir s Aura Bonus +2 Strength+2 Agility+2 Intelligence Disassemble? No Alert as soon aspossible. With this item, one can farm the jungle without losing much health. Combined with Phase Boots   Item   Changelogs     Phase BootsBL Boots that allow the wearer to travel between the ether. Cost1240 Bought FromCommon Active Phase Bonus +24 Attack damage+45 Movement speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe and Sange and Yasha For the cosmetic item equipped by Riki, see Sange and Yasha (Equipment).   Item   Lore   Changelogs     Sange and YashaB Sange and Yasha, when attuned by the moonlight and used together, become (or Manta Style   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 ), you should be able to fight inearlyteam fights. You should find a good balance betweenfarming and pushing (Dependent on your team`s situation). A good use of the hero`s ultimate is to assist his team with pushing or fighting without him to get bonusgold through assists or towers.

Ability Builds

You will usually want to start with a point Berserker`s Rage as Troll Warlord is definitely stronger in melee form, with additional movement speed, a lower BAT The frequency with which units attack is measured in attack speed. A unit s attack speed can be modified by items, agility, abilities, and auras. Contents 1 Base attack time 2 Attack speed representation 3 Attack and +6 armor which really helps your laning phase or jungling.

Then, depending on the game situation, you can either take a point or two in Fervor (for a more farming playstyle) or max out Whirling Axes (for a more kill-centric playstyle). Maxing both skills in tandem can be effective as well, as long as one optimizes farming and fighting appropriately. Fervor does not scale all that well with extra levels. The first point is already half as good as the fourth. One overly-simple way to look at it is that taking a second point improves Fervor by 33% (from 15 to 20 attack speed), the third by 25% (from 20 to 25) and the fourth by 20% (from 25 to 30). Do not underestimate extra levels in Berserker`s Rage. +10 flat movement speed is always nice to have, and the increased duration on the bash will make the difference between a kill and a close escape for your enemies. Although the extra attack speed will help you "perma-bash" an opponent, the duration of the bash scales better than an extra point in Fervor. Granted, you need to proc a bash first. Overall, there is no obvious way to spend you skill points to maximise your damage output or your kill potential.

You always pick up your Battle Trance when you are able to do so, at levels 6, 12 and 18.

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
-7s Whirling Axes Cooldown	25	+20% Magic Resistance
+40 Damage	20	+350 Health
+6 Armor	15	+15 Movement Speed
+10 Agility Agility is the attribute that grants armor and attack speed. For each point of agility a hero gets: 0.14 (1/7) Armor 1 Attack speed Additionally, agility heroes also get 1 attack damage per agility point.	10	+7 Strength Strength is the attribute that grants health and health regeneration. For each point of strength a hero gets: 20 Health 0.06 Health regeneration Additionally, strength heroes also get 1 attack damage per strength point. To

Notes:

• The armor and attack damage are added as bonus armor and bonus attack damage, and therefore do not benefit illusions.

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

• The magic resistance stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.

• The cooldown reduction affects Whirling Axes (Ranged) and Whirling Axes (Melee).

Tips & Tactics

Berserker`s Rage bash average stats

Berserker`s Rage Bash average defense value

• At level 25 without items and with 7 stacks of fervor and his ultimate Troll Warlord reaches 597/600 attack speed.
• Troll Warlord is faster in melee mode, making it easier to chase or escape from enemies. It also increases your armor, so switching to melee form whenever damage is received reduces the overall damage you take.
• You can opt for the strategy to kill Roshan early. Troll Warlord with HotD and Phase boots can easily kill Roshan thanks to his bash and high attack speed against single targets. In addition the use of a smoke may allow a sneaky Rosh.
• When your target enemy is starting to become harder to chase in melee form, keep in mind that you still have a Ranged form. Ranged Whirling Axes can aid in crippling them, so that you can revert back to melee form to finish them off.
• Augment Troll Warlord`s power with damage-boosting items, since his power lies in his excellent attack speed.
  • Ally buffs such as Magnus   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Magnus 21 + 3.2 15 + 2.5 19 + 1.65 Level Base `s Empower   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Magnus 21 + 3.2 15 + 2.5 19 + 1.65 Level Base can also be a good source of boosting damage.
• Because of its scaling boost to attack speed Fervor   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Troll Warlord 20 + 2.5 21 + 2.5 13 + 1 Level is usually leveled up last with 1 point at level 4 for tower pushing/Roshan/beating on a single hero. Having your move speed and bash duration higher will greatly benefit your survivability and chase, since Fervor is extremely good with even only 1 skill point. But keep in mind that since a recent update the first stack is always active.
• It`s better to focus on one target rather than switching from one to another, since Fervor makes him more dangerous the more he attacks the same target with each blow.
• Attack speed items such as Gloves of Haste   Item   Changelogs     Gloves of HasteBL A pair of magical gloves that seems to render weapons weightless. Cost500 Bought FromArcane Bonus +20 Attack speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Gloves and Hyperstone   Item   Changelogs     HyperstoneS A mystical, carved stone that boosts the fervor of the holder. Cost2000 Bought FromSecret Shop Bonus +55 Attack speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Hyperstone is allow you to build up Fervor more quickly, but do not scale well if you opt to max it early on.
  • If you`re 6-slotted, sell any attack speed items for higher damage items. With all skills levelled, Troll Warlord easily achieves his maximum attack speed, so items like 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 are much less useful.
• Drum of Endurance   Item   Changelogs     Drum of EnduranceB A relic that enchants the bodies of those around it for swifter movement in times of crisis. Cost1640 (575) Bought FromSupport Active Endurance Charges 6 Passive and Sange and Yasha For the cosmetic item equipped by Riki, see Sange and Yasha (Equipment).   Item   Lore   Changelogs     Sange and YashaB Sange and Yasha, when attuned by the moonlight and used together, become are strong items coupled with the bonuses from Berserker`s Rage   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Troll Warlord 20 + 2.5 21 + 2.5 13 + 1 Level , giving you even greater mobility to prevent kiting.
• Maelstrom   Item   Changelogs     MaelstromB A hammer forged for the gods themselves, Maelstrom allows its user to harness the power of lightning. Cost2800 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +25 Attack speed+24 , 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 , 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 and Eye of Skadi are the only few Unique Attack Modifiers that stack with the commonly opted Helm of the Dominator.
  • Maelstrom   Item   Changelogs     MaelstromB A hammer forged for the gods themselves, Maelstrom allows its user to harness the power of lightning. Cost2800 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +25 Attack speed+24 is an excellent source of early-game and mid-game damage, but upgrading to a 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 is discouraged as Troll Warlord hardly benefits from the 80 attack speed it provides. Instead of upgrading your Maelstrom   Item   Changelogs     MaelstromB A hammer forged for the gods themselves, Maelstrom allows its user to harness the power of lightning. Cost2800 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +25 Attack speed+24 , sell it for higher damage items such as Daedalus, or Monkey King Bar, or utility items such as Eye of Skadi, Black King Bar or Heaven`s Halberd.
• Heroes who mainly auto-attack benefit greatly from Battle Trance. Try to draft at least one more hard hitting carry for your team to get the most out of it. If your team insists on picking four carries, Battle Trance can often be the saving grace for a horribly gold starved team as it equates to more than a free five second Hyperstone for everyone at its first level. Contently look at the map and use Battle Trance at any engagement of allies to give them an advantage. Check at the map at use your ultimate every time someone is fighting or pushing. Communicate with your team to know when exactly you need to activate your ultimate. Be sure to always have enough mana, buy a Ring of Basilius or an Infused Raindrop to get more mana regen.
  • Battle Trance can be used to help allies in many ways even if you are not there, as the effects are global, that is why Troll is often played mid to reach level 6 quickly (and do a fast Roshan at the same time). Whether you have someone pushing a tower such as Nature`s Prophet or Lycan, if Faceless Void has used Chronosphere, Legion Commander her Duel or if Ursa is Roshing, heroes with high base damage but low attack speed like Tiny, be sure to help your friends by using your Ultimate!
  • Battle Trance does not buff Illusions, but it does work on Meepo and his clones allowing to