Guide to Knight Davion - The Dragon Knight
Skill Build:
1. Dragon Tail
2-3 . Breathe Fire
4. Dragon Tail
5. Breathe Fire
6. Dragon Tail
7. Breathe Fire
8. Dragon Tail
9. Elder Dragon Form
10. Attribute Bonus
11. Elder Dragon Form
12-15. Attribute Bonus
16. Elder Dragon Form
17 - 21. Attribute Bonus
22 - 25. Dragon Blood
Item Build
A. Introduction: Dragon Knight's Basic Information
Initial Stats:
HP/ MP: 511 / 195
Damage: 46 -52
Armor: 4.4
Strength/ Agility/ Intelligence: 19 + 2.8/ 17+ 1.7/ 15+1.7
Range: 125
MoveSpeed: 290
Brief explanation to skill builds:
1. Forget about Dragon Blood. Why spend 4 skill points on something that is worth 750 gold (2 Rings of Regeneration)? Dragon is not a hero that has to harass people by getting close to the enemies and backstab e.g. Stealth Assassin, nor does all his skills melee based e.g. Centaur, Slarder. If you seriously need at least 4 HP/ sec to stay alive I suggest you polish your DotA skills by playing ranged heroes first.
2. Level 1 Dragon is almost useless, the slow effect is minimal, and the additional damage from corrosive damage is negligible.
Further notes on why certain items are bad:
Battlefury is bad because Elder Dragons can't cleave;
Strength items are more preferred to pure damage items because Dragon Knight is a tank;
Lifesteal orb effect is infinitely better than all other orb effects for Dragon Knight, because Elder Dragon Form deals splash damage, and leeches HP way faster than any other tanks. Moreover, certain orb effects don't work with Frost Attack.
D. Strategy
How should you play Dragon Knight?
Dragon Knight should always be played as a Tank/ disabler. The reason why Dragon Knight can�t be a hero killer is that he doesn�t have steroid type spell (sigh I�ve been repeating myself for a million times already). Splash attack and Frost attack are most powerful when there are a group of enemies, rather than when you solo an enemy. Moreover, considering the fact that you can do slow and deal damage to a group of enemies, you should expect enemies to kill you first, forcing you to get strength items to protect yourself. This in return forces you to be a tank.
Walkthrough by game stages:
Early game
Pick a side lane. You don�t necessarily need a solo lane, because you don�t have to quickly rush to level 6 and do hero killing. Before you max your Breathe Fire, last hit creeping is the key. Once you have at least 3 levels of Dragon Tail and Breathe Fire, you can backstab and do the Dragon Tail/ Breathe Fire combo. Drink clarity potions after you�ve cast your combo. Remember you need at least 250 MP to use both spells at the same time. Your primary goal is to quickly get an Eul�s Scepter of Divinity because you need a bigger mana pool to spam Breathe Fire.
Mid game:
This is your weakest stage, because heroes do not fall that easily under your Tail/ Breathe combo, and you still do not have Guinsoo�s Scythe of Vyse. Not much advice here. Now that your mana pool and mana regeneration have improved, you can just use Breathe Fire to farm/ defend pushes, and catch careless enemies with your Tail/ Breathe combo. Remember when things go bad, use Elder Dragon form to run! On the other hand, if your team is pushing, use Elder Dragon Form and charge! 99.9999% of the people don�t know Red Dragon deals full splash damage, and everyone including yourself will be amazed at how fast you pull down towers and creeps.
Late game :
Late game is all about pushing and defending. Make sure your Elder Form Dragon is ready in all major battles (it does not harm to transform to Elder Dragon Form if you anticipate that major battles will begin soon, because Elder Dragon Form lasts 60 seconds). Your role is just a simple and boring tank. Disable enemies with Dragon Tail and Guinsoo�s Scythe of Vyse, clear creeps with Frost Attack and Breathe Fire, and then slow down the enemies for your teammates. If you have got Helm of Dominator, get Neutral creeps to assist your team. You�re pretty much doing the same thing no matter you are pushing or being pushed until the game is over. This is why I say Dragon Knight is a very boring hero � you�re pretty much doing.
Skill Build:
1. Dragon Tail
2-3 . Breathe Fire
4. Dragon Tail
5. Breathe Fire
6. Dragon Tail
7. Breathe Fire
8. Dragon Tail
9. Elder Dragon Form
10. Attribute Bonus
11. Elder Dragon Form
12-15. Attribute Bonus
16. Elder Dragon Form
17 - 21. Attribute Bonus
22 - 25. Dragon Blood
Item Build
A. Introduction: Dragon Knight's Basic Information
Initial Stats:
HP/ MP: 511 / 195
Damage: 46 -52
Armor: 4.4
Strength/ Agility/ Intelligence: 19 + 2.8/ 17+ 1.7/ 15+1.7
Range: 125
MoveSpeed: 290
Brief explanation to skill builds:
1. Forget about Dragon Blood. Why spend 4 skill points on something that is worth 750 gold (2 Rings of Regeneration)? Dragon is not a hero that has to harass people by getting close to the enemies and backstab e.g. Stealth Assassin, nor does all his skills melee based e.g. Centaur, Slarder. If you seriously need at least 4 HP/ sec to stay alive I suggest you polish your DotA skills by playing ranged heroes first.
2. Level 1 Dragon is almost useless, the slow effect is minimal, and the additional damage from corrosive damage is negligible.
Further notes on why certain items are bad:
Battlefury is bad because Elder Dragons can't cleave;
Strength items are more preferred to pure damage items because Dragon Knight is a tank;
Lifesteal orb effect is infinitely better than all other orb effects for Dragon Knight, because Elder Dragon Form deals splash damage, and leeches HP way faster than any other tanks. Moreover, certain orb effects don't work with Frost Attack.
D. Strategy
How should you play Dragon Knight?
Dragon Knight should always be played as a Tank/ disabler. The reason why Dragon Knight can�t be a hero killer is that he doesn�t have steroid type spell (sigh I�ve been repeating myself for a million times already). Splash attack and Frost attack are most powerful when there are a group of enemies, rather than when you solo an enemy. Moreover, considering the fact that you can do slow and deal damage to a group of enemies, you should expect enemies to kill you first, forcing you to get strength items to protect yourself. This in return forces you to be a tank.
Walkthrough by game stages:
Early game
Pick a side lane. You don�t necessarily need a solo lane, because you don�t have to quickly rush to level 6 and do hero killing. Before you max your Breathe Fire, last hit creeping is the key. Once you have at least 3 levels of Dragon Tail and Breathe Fire, you can backstab and do the Dragon Tail/ Breathe Fire combo. Drink clarity potions after you�ve cast your combo. Remember you need at least 250 MP to use both spells at the same time. Your primary goal is to quickly get an Eul�s Scepter of Divinity because you need a bigger mana pool to spam Breathe Fire.
Mid game:
This is your weakest stage, because heroes do not fall that easily under your Tail/ Breathe combo, and you still do not have Guinsoo�s Scythe of Vyse. Not much advice here. Now that your mana pool and mana regeneration have improved, you can just use Breathe Fire to farm/ defend pushes, and catch careless enemies with your Tail/ Breathe combo. Remember when things go bad, use Elder Dragon form to run! On the other hand, if your team is pushing, use Elder Dragon Form and charge! 99.9999% of the people don�t know Red Dragon deals full splash damage, and everyone including yourself will be amazed at how fast you pull down towers and creeps.
Late game :
Late game is all about pushing and defending. Make sure your Elder Form Dragon is ready in all major battles (it does not harm to transform to Elder Dragon Form if you anticipate that major battles will begin soon, because Elder Dragon Form lasts 60 seconds). Your role is just a simple and boring tank. Disable enemies with Dragon Tail and Guinsoo�s Scythe of Vyse, clear creeps with Frost Attack and Breathe Fire, and then slow down the enemies for your teammates. If you have got Helm of Dominator, get Neutral creeps to assist your team. You�re pretty much doing the same thing no matter you are pushing or being pushed until the game is over. This is why I say Dragon Knight is a very boring hero � you�re pretty much doing.
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