In this
game we will observe Ace’s Troll against team Newbie – he gets to play against
Sccc’s Medusa in the mid lane.
He skills
Berserker’s Rage at level 1 as he has no kill potential on this lane and it
basically upgrades Stout and Quelling Blade for melee heroes.
Check how
he constantly switches to ranged mode to last hit or deny creeps from a distance when needed and then instantly
switches to melee for the extra move speed and armor when he’s being hit.
At 0:50 you
can see how he harasses the Medusa a bit – not enough to pose threat to her as
he’s only level 2, but this is usually how the harass should be done.
He brings
an extra set of tangos as the Medusa constantly hits him – something you should
never be afraid to do. Better spend some money on regen items instead of not
farming because your HP is low.
At 3:25 he
goes on the Medusa and manages to score a solo kill. It was a mistake from his
enemy, but the harassment before the kill was masterful – occasional ranged
hits here and there to harass and the Medusa wanted to stay on the lane so she
doesn’t miss farm. Also, if you take a
closer look, the moment where Ace went for the kill was when the Medusa was
trying to last hit a ranged creep – might look random, but it’s calculated and
every good player does it.
He makes a
rotation only because he found a Double Damage rune and his team was fighting
at the same time. Otherwise, you don’t
want to move from your lane to initiate ganks.
At 6:30
it’s nice to see how he roams around the Haste rune and waits for the courier
to bring him a Salve before he takes it, so he doesn’t waste its duration and uses it to gank. In result, they get a kill on
Omni. After that he moves for a while to the jungle to let his Clockwerk get
some levels on the mid lane – this is a nice thing to do in order to let them
get to level 6 and eventually farm some small items.
He chooses
to get Morbid Mask which is a great choice to sustain him in the jungle and
then queues up Yasha.