Thorhall is designed to be another Strength/Tank type hero with a very boring kit in the early game (A stun, two tank abilities, and a burst ult). However, he scales very well into the late game, specially when Aghanim's Shard and Scepter are obtained. This makes him a time-dependent core hero, and must maximize gold in the earlier stages of the game. On his own, he can stay in a lane pretty well, but has very low kill potential early: Groundbreaker - Simple spell that is good for initiating, but also farming with the damage component. Most likely to be maxed and used for laning/jungling. Barbaric Frenzy - Also another simple spell, very similar to Legion Commander's Press the Attack. It can be used in lane to dive enemies and poke them safely with the damage reduction and movement speed. However, once Aghanim's Scepter is obtained, it becomes a powerful team-fighting ability that scales with his Strength, growing stronger the longer the game goes on. Ironhide - Passive tanky spell that allows for bonus strength (Damage, effective HP, etc.) and is very useful in teamfights as it boosts his other abilities. Crown Splitter - A powerful single-target spell that deals physical damage and scales with strength. It is an initiate/burst skill that scales greatly all throughout the game once.