DOTA IDEAS A DOTA 2 INTERACTIVE FORUM

Moriok, Vile Impaler is a close range melee brawler who excels at summoning units and buffing his allies. He is primarily expected to be played as a 3 due to his early level 6 power spike and teamfighting ability, as well as a lack of a farming ability. He has talents that provide him with a position 1 route, though they require levels and would expect him to build a farming item. As well as this, his aghs shard is a cheap alternative route to make him a reengage focused support, allowing him to heal his teammates and hounds at a rapid rate, provided he has the mana to sustain the ability. Lastly, his aghs scepter makes his ultimate a playmaking initiation ability as well as a summon, causing an aoe stun with powerful magic damage to happen as his hounds emerge. These tools at his disposal allow for many different build routes, and will allow him to fit into tons of team compositions.

Moriok is expected to struggle with mana issues. His low base int and very low int gain make for items like Soul Ring or even Mana Boots very important. Soul Ring will synergize well with the kit given Bloodrush (W) providing lifesteal, allowing him to regain his lost health and cast more spells at less danger to himself. Mana Boots can also be built into Greaves, giving further passive buffs to his units and allowing him to heal them mid combat, something his aghs shard can't do because it is inhibited by hero and roshan damage. A Helm of the Dominator is expected every game he is played as a core, as having more units makes him stronger and Maim (E) applying to units he controls synergizes well with many creeps, such as blue centaur with stomp and alpha wolf with bonus damage. Drums make a fine purchase as well, buffing his base attribute and giving a larger mana pool. Activating Drums and Bloodrush (W) can make for a massive buff to him and his units, although lasting a short time, may allow for massive damage to be done to enemies slowed by Maim (E) or caught by any ally disables.