Added the Offlane Chapter, which will be worked and extended.

Checked for actuality and minor corrections.

Added a discussion of Rod of Atos as it is suggested by Moodkill.

Modified Mekansm to make it the top priority item on Build 1 and 2 in accordance to Peppo_oPaccio's suggestion.Modified the complete Skill Sequence Justification Chapter in order to provide a clear structure for when to use which build. 3 in accordance to Peppo_oPaccio's suggestion. Added a Poison Touch First build as Build No.Added artwork, fanwork and ingame footage for layout reasons.I will include some pro matches soon, though the build did not change over all. You can research single matches and skill / items builds over there. As you can see from these datdota statistics many competitive pro teams (NiP.Sealkid, Secret.Puppey. Metagame UPDATE: In the current metagame of DotA 2 Dazzle is a often picked and valued support. In any case the saving ability Shallow Grave is unique and will - used right - have a great impact in all stages of the game, but especially in the late game. with Slardar, Alchemist or Desolator and Assault Cuirass carriers) you should be getting early armor reduction items to make the maximal usage of this strategy early on. When running a team with an armor reduction strategy (e.g. You can maximize the healing effects by getting heal items, which Dazzle will most likely do anyway. There are very different usage possibilities for Dazzle depending on your item build. I felt the need to share my insights and experiences with Dazzle as a hard support and hope it is useful for someone desiring to learn dazzle gameplay.ĭazzle is imho one of the best 5th position supports in the game of DotA 2, though lacking a stun and totally relying on his skillset, which relies on healing, saving and armor reduction abilities while giving semi-reliable chase utility with Poison Touchand a kind of AoE (melee range) damage dealing tool with Shadow Wave. So I guess my effective win rate right now would be higher. This is my first account and includes my whole learning phase. I am playing under the synonym RNGesus nowadays as I am making the guide as you can see in the pictures I provided for you guys. I have a dotabuff statistic of 67.19% win rate with Dazzle (for those judging a guide by dotabuff stats). I am E1 Mariachi, DotA player on a regular basis with now nearly 5.000 games played in DotA 2 and I can call Dazzle my favorite and most successful hero since I recognized his true potential. Playing a good Dazzle can and should result in feeling valued as the hard support especially in pubs, where supporting in the 5pos is a hell of a unthankful task. The first thing I you to bear in mind is, that playing a good Dazzle ensures your team and especially your carry to fall in true love with you. This guide is based on the newest update: 'The New Jouney' version 7.01, not dicussing past changes in depth. The guide itself apllies to that too, because it already takes into account the different build possibilites of Dazzle depending on the situation to deal with. The main guide will deal with the babysitting safe lane support role.įor the Offlane and Mid as Dazzle there are seperate chapters dealing with the specific situations now. It has become a wall of text, so be cautious, if you don't want to waste you time and feel free to skip some chapters as you are already familiar with the content.

Welcome to my guide to 5th position Dazzle, which actually is my first full guide to be published. Now he uses his gift to fight his enemies and help his friends. The elders' intuition was prophetic: Dazzle returned to his people as a Shadow Priest like none seen before, with the power to heal as well as to destroy. Thus his brilliant healing light, beautiful to our eye, is actually a sinister kind of evil and the darkest deeds are done in a dazzling glow. In this ethereal dimension of the Nothl Realm, the properties of light and dark are inverted. Dazzle drank down the sacred potion and sat by the fire while the rest of his tribe danced through the night. Sensing something special in the headstrong young acolyte, the elders relented. At first the order refused him, saying he was too young. Driven by the need for enlightenment, Dazzle was the youngest of his tribe ever to request the sacred ritual. But all who go there are changed by their experiences. The final rite, the rite of shades, is a harrowing spiritual journey through the Nothl Realm, an unpredictable domain from which not all visitants return. THE LORE OF THE SHADOW PRIEST Each young acolyte to the Dezun order must complete a series of rites before becoming a shadow priest.

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