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Desolator

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Jan 21, 2007
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I tried with AI, bad luck i got the "Obsidian Destroyer" as my enemy with Witch Docter, GAWD I hate those guys!
Yeah witch doctor is a tricky to play with but his curse is so awesome. Dagon works so well with curse. Just cast curse(2nd spell) and apply dagon. EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE early game even tanks can't survive that combo.
 
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just get phantom lancer and radiance and start making you image after getting ur ultimate ur image will also have radiance power so if u have ur 2 images with u u can done 105 damage to ur enemy without even touch them this is working trick and personally checked by me u can beat anyone just get radiance in early game
 

Rapchik Killer

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^ yea radiance doesnt stack.. get manta on phantom.. 'feedback' pawns the enemy..

and one more thing most dota players dont know is that auras like vladmir's lifesteal dont work on images.. and hyperstone dont improve attack speed of images.. the only thing that does work is critical.. so i go for manta first then buriza.. after buriza its total pawnage by phantom..
 

Desolator

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Radiance is the not best choice of weapons for Phantom Lancer at all. The key to PL is stealth. If you get radiance then when you ww they know that you are near. So its a big bummer at your end.

I have played with phantom lancer ALOT as well. I will totally agree with Rapchik Killer over here. The feedback works great with images plus the HP gain is good when you get manta later on. I won't agree with Buriza since it also let people know the real image from the rest since your ciritcals are much higher as compared to your images.

A lot of people don't realize that heroes that create images MUST GET A HEART ASAP. I often find myself finding people who get battlefury on PL. Its too much gold and your images will be weak. People should understand that Heart is the best item for such heroes(Naga Siren, Nissaj, etc). Get one heart and you'll see how much fight your images can put on. Casters and AoE heroes will have a hard time killing your images now. Otherwise you won't last for long against the likes of Earthshaker, Akasha or any other melee hearo with cleave.

Here is what I usually go for.

2 Circlets and Tangoes early on.

After level 6
2 Bracers + Boot of Speed

Mid Game
- Diffusion blades
- Boots of Speed
- 2 Bracers

Late Game
- Butterlyfly
- Heart
- Manta
- 2 Bracers
- Boots of Travel

Luxury Items
- Second Heart and Second Butterfly


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Rapchik Killer

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Yea i just realized you are right.. buriza will give me away even tho noobs cant see which image does what damage when they are all in a huddle but still a good player can easily spot the real one out.. and yea i know hp is must.. i sometimes go for heart and sometimes for a soul booster then maybe bloodstone maybenot..
 
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