A Close Examination of Supports: Leshrac
Posted by Connor BS on 10. Apr 2014

(source:cyborgmatt.com)
"Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence." -Edgar Allan Poe
It's time for another installment, but this time, lets pick a hero I do not play, nor do I enjoy, and talk about him!
Leshrac: Why would I pick him?
This hero may remind you of "Goatman" but with an extra 2 hooves. If that doesn't grab your attention, along with all the pulsating lights and particle effects, maybe the stun and the massive push power will sway you. This guy is a towers worst nightmare, and for that, you pick him for early-mid game map control and pushing power.
That being said, we should move straight into builds, as his skill build determines why you picked him
Skill Builds:
First, you need to ask yourself, "Why did I pick

A. I wanted to try and literally kill another player through a photosensitive seizure
B. I want to push towers that would make



C. The enemy has a lot of short range nukes, and you are looking to rain on some parades
D. You are a support that needs to control your lane.
F. You are feeling masochistic and want to punish yourself for some terrible deed
If you picked A or B, you are going with the


(1-3-2-0 or 1-3-1-1 if you have mana regeneration items already)
Did you know that

The reason why I would level the stun last(


If you picked C or D, Congratulations, your going


(1-2-3-0 or 1-1-3-1)

If you picked F, please choose whatever skill build you would like, because clearly something is wrong with you.
You can always max out











Items that work for you:
The name of the game here is regen, positioning, and survivability. To really maximize this hero's potential, you are looking to sustain your presence in team-fights and damage output. Finding the sweet spot can be difficult, so hopefully these items can help you determine what you need for when.
Core Items:
Arcane Boots: Movement Speed + Mana Pool Increase + AoE Mana Gain, need I say more?
Eul Scepter: This bad boy is a strong pickup on



Mechanism: It's good to stay alive, it's even better if your teammates (what I call shields) stay alive so people hit them, not you.
Blade Mail: What's scarier then a pulsating Goatman that melts off people's faces? Maybe a pulsating Goatman that is covered in spikes? If you're tired of people like



Force Staff: Pretend to be a Pegasus for one brief moment of your life, then realize no one will ever love a Goatman, and take out your frustrations on a tower. Great to close the distance, or flee because you find yourself permanently out of position.
Drum of Endurance: More Movement speed to keep up to those fleeing heroes, not to mention the sound effect goes well with your hooves chasing down those heroes as they scream in agony.
Veil of Discord, Orchid: Increasing Magic damage is nice, but if you are dying, it may be better to opt for survivability items.
Ghost Scepter, Black King Bar: Stay Safe, Stay Alive.
Luxury Items
Rod of Atos: This one skirts the line. The slow lets you land your stun and murder your victims, the mana gain and health gain are appreciated, but because it's a slightly difficult build up and is ultimately used to pick off heroes, I feel that this is a luxury item.
Bloodstone: Not really viable for support


Aghanim's Scepter: Move this right next to




Scythe of Vyse: More CC, the better. Not to mention the huge mana gain.
Tips:
Diabolic Edict is unstoppable once started, even through death. Not even
Diffusal Blade will stop the maelstrom of damage.
- The cast distance on
Split Earth is very small, if you have to run to get in range to cast it, then you are probably going to miss it do to the cast time. Also, remember to place the
Split Earth where the enemy will be, not directly on the center of your target(unless of course they are stunned).
Split Earth has a ridiculous cast animation in which
Leshrac goes on his hind legs, waves to his enemies, announce to them that he plans to stun, and then casts it. It is better off to let someone else initiate and you land your stun while they are slow/stunned/preoccupied.
Diabolic Edict and
Pulse Nova damage invisible units.
Diabolic Edict can damage Magic Immune Units.
- Positioning is key for this hero. You have a high base movement speed of 315, use it to your advantage. Only
Pugna, Luna,
Choas Knight,
Lone Druid,
Legion Commander, and
Naga Siren have base values faster than 315.
Lightning Storm can be ignored by
Linken's Sphere. If you cast it on someone carrying a
Linken's Sphere, it will be dispelled completely with 0 bounces, but if you cast it on someone/something else, and it bounces to a
Linken's Sphere, it will still proc the
Linken's Sphere, protecting them from damage, but continue bouncing. This is a great way to remove
Linken's Spheres in fights.
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Connor BS
Please feel free to post constructive criticism for these guides and/or debate the merits of what is said.
12 April 2014 -
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CaesarRex
Definitely worth the read, I look forward to seeing Leshrac in more games now that a few people may understand how devastating he is
10 April 2014 -
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Teach
First, you need to ask yourself, "Why did I pick Leshrac?" I lost it! GG WP FF PLS ;)
10 April 2014
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