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LucifertheDoom
Bringer

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DatePosted:05/23/10
LastComment:04/10/2013
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RatethisGuide:

TableofContents
1.Introduction
2.Story
3.StrengthsAndWeaknesses
4.TheStats
5.EpicSkills

Logintopostacomment

6.SkillBuild
7.Items
8.PlayStyle
9.TheFriendsAndTheFoesAndTheCounters
10.SoloMidMatchups
11.Replay
12.FinalWords
13.Updates

Introduction
Ifthere'soneherothateveryonefears,it'sLucifer.TheDoomBringerishands
downoneofthescariestheroesinthegame,andforaverygoodreason.Once
underDoom,castersbecomeuseless,theguywith6Rapiersprobablynotsomuch,
butitprobablywillcausehimtotrembleinfearoflosingthemanyway.Andat
somemoments,someheroesjustcan'thelpbutrefusetolevelup,infearofthe
almightyLVL?Deaththatcausesthemtoeatextradamage.Andwhoknowswhat
extraabilitiesthisdudehasafterDevour?Astun,aslow?Nobodyknows,which
addsallmuchmoretothefearoffacinghim.Andasthehelplessfoolsattemptto
runaway,desperatetosavetheirownlives,godspeedisturnedonwithScorched
Earth,ensuringlittlechanceforescape.

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Story
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StrengthsAndWeaknesses
Strengths
+InsanelyhighStrengthandgoodIntelligencegrowth
+Playsapwithemgold
+Excellentsolohero
+Dominantthroughtheentiregame
+VeryflexiblethankstoDevour
+Thecountertoeverybody

Weaknesses
InsanelylowAgility,whichmeansnoattackspeedandarmour
Can'treallytankduetolowarmour,evenwithhighStrength
Shortmanapoolearlygame
Lackofgooddisables
Devourissomewhatluckbasedintermsofwhatskillyouwanttoget(agame
whichsuddenlybecomesvoidofAlphaWolvesat60minsforexample)
So,whenshouldyoupickDoom?
1.Whenyouneedacarry
2.Whenyoudesperatelyneedtocounteragamebreakinghero
AndwhendoyounotpickDoom?
1.Whensomeoneelseneedstosolomid

TheStats
TheNormalStats
Strength:26+3.2
Agility:11+0.9
Intelligence:16+2.1

TheAdvancedStats
Affiliation:Scourge
Damage:5369
Armour:1.2
Movespeed:290
Attackrange:150
Attackanimation:0.5/0.7
Castinganimation:0.3/0.51
Baseattacktime:1.7
Missilespeed:Instant
Sightrange:1800/1800

EpicSkills

AbilityType:Active
TargetingType:Unit
AbilityHotkey:E
Swallowsanenemyunitforashortperiodoftime,digestingitanddealingminor
damage.Eachleveldecreasesthecooldownandmanacostandgivesbonusgold

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damage.Eachleveldecreasesthecooldownandmanacostandgivesbonusgold
whenthedevouredunitiskilled.
Oneofthebestfarmingskillsinthegame.Atmaxlevel,ifusedeverytimeoff
cooldown,Devourgivesclosetoanextra2goldpersecond.What'smore,itgives
youafreecreepkill,whichmeansafreelasthitinlane,andlessharassmentin
jungling.ThetotalamountofgoldreceivedeverytimeDevourisusedisthegold
fromthecreep(notshown)andthebonusgold(shown).
Whenyouusethisskill,theEXPfromthecreepisgiveninstantly,soassumingif
youaregoingtolevelandyouneedthatleveltokillatargetthenyoucanDevour
forinstantlevelling.
IfaneutralcreepisDevoured,whateverskillithaswillbegiventoyou,including
skillsthatwemayneverhavethoughtexisted(that'showIaccidentallyreplaced
myCentaur'sstunandaurawithaGiantWolf'scriticalonce).IfDevourisusedona
creepwithnoskillsandyoualreadyhaveasetofskillsfromDevour,thenthe
originalsetwillnotbereplaced,sospamitasmuchaspossible.
Level1/2/3/4DevourallowsyoutoDevourlevel2/4/5/6neutralcreeps,sodon'tgo
wastetimegoingintothejunglefindingaCentaurwithonlylevel2Devour.

AbilityType:Active
TargetingType:Instant
AbilityHotkey:T
BlanketsthegroundaroundLuciferinflames,damagingenemiesandhealingthe
Doombringer.AlsoincreasesLucifer'smovementspeed.
Anexcellentskillfortowerdivingandescaping.Notonlydoesitgiveextra
movespeed,ithealsyouaswell,makingyouhardertokill,plusitdamagesina
600AOE.
ScorchedEarthfollowsLuciferaround,sowhereveryougo,youwillgetthe
movespeedbonusandtheregeneration.Trynottousethisskilltoomuchtoheal,
asithasahighcooldown.Ifyouropponentscatchyouwithoutit,oryoudon'thave
itwhenyouneedtosecureanimportantkill,youmightjustdie/losethatkill.

AbilityType:Active
TargetingType:Unit
AbilityHotkey:V
Dissipatesapieceofatarget'ssoul.Deals250bonusdamageifthetarget'slevelis
amultipleofaspecificnumberor25.
Thiscanbeanawesomenuke,andamediocreone,dependingonthelevelofyour
opponent.Obviously,youshouldonlyuseitwhenit'sawesome,unlessyoureally
needtocancelsomeone'schannelingspell,becauseaministuncomesattachedtoit
aswell.
Funfact:Thisisthestrongestlevel1nukeinthewholegame(IIRC).

AbilityType:Active
TargetingType:Unit
AbilityHotkey:D
ThetargetunitbecomesinflictedwithDoom.Theafflictedunitcannotcastspells
andwilltakedamagepersecond.CanbeimprovedbyAghanim'sScepter.
Oneofthebestultimatesinthegame,simplybecauseitallowsyoutocompletely
counteroneoftheopposingheroes.Doomalsodoesalotofdamage,socoupled
withLVL?Deathakillisalmostusuallyguaranteed.
Fullysilenceseverything,includingitems,andsomepassiveabilities,andgoes
throughmagicimmunity(althoughtheywon'ttakethedamage).
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TheonlydrawbackofDoomisthatafteryourtargetreacheslessthan25%HP,he
canbedenied,whichdeniesyouthegoldfromkillinghim.

SkillBuild
Versussoloheroes
1.Devour
2.LVL?Death
3.Devour
4.LVL?Death
5.Don'taddanything
6.Doom
7.Ismyopponentlevel6yet?LVL?Deathx2
8.Devour
9.Devour
10.ScorchedEarth
11.Doom
1214.ScorchedEarth
15.Stats
16.Doom
1725.Stats

Versus2ormoreheroes
1.Devour
2.LVL?Death
3.Devour
4.LVL?Death
5.LVL?Death
6.Doom
7.LVL?Death
8.Devour
9.Devour
10.ScorchedEarth
11.Doom
1214.ScorchedEarth
15.Stats
16.Doom
1725.Stats
Devour:Shouldbetakenatlevel1,becauseeveryDevourisafreelasthit.
ScorchedEarth:Thelastskilltobemaxedasitisn'tquiteasusefulastheother2.
LVL?Death:Youronlynuke,whichshouldbemaxedoutfast.
Doom:Nobrainer,thehigherthelevelthebettertheeffectiveness,andDoomisa
veryusefulskill.

Items
ItemstoGoFor

Coupledwithyourinsanelyhighbasedamage,youcaneasilygetmostofthe
creepsearlygame.Changestheanimationaswell.

Coreonsolomidheroes(mostanyway).

AbsolutelycoreforLucifer,andunlikeotherheroeswhogetitascore,heactually
hasthecapabilitytogetitextremelyfast.CoupledwithScorchedEarth,allyou
needtodotokillistowalkwithyourtarget.

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Theremakemighthavetonedtheoveralleffectivenessdown,butScepterstill
remainsoneofLucifer'smostimportantitems,asitbuffsthealreadyinsanelyepic
Doomtoevengreaterlevels.

Theboots

All3shoesareactuallyveryviableforDoom.
WithBootsofTravel,yourfarmingcapabilityincreasesbyalot,plusthehigh
movespeedbonusallowsyoutocatchup/escapemoreefficiently.
WithPhaseBoots,youcanwalkthroughanythingthatwouldstopyoufromcatching
upwithyourtarget.
WithPowerTreads,youarepredictingalongdrawnoutgamewherelateronyour
normalattackisneededinadditiontoyourotherabilities.

Theorbs

Theonlyorbyoushouldeverget,thoughafterRadianceandScepter(whichalready
costsalotofmoney)youshouldalreadytryendingthegame.
LifestealistheonlywaytogobecauseDoomissupposedtostayaslongas
possibleinthefieldsothatRadianceandScorchedEarthwilldotheirutmost,and
thishandylittleitemwillprolongit.

Extensions

Astheyattempttotakeyoudown,somethingisneededtodeterthemfromdoing
so.

Anextradisablenevergoesamiss.

TheperfectitemforDoom,solvinghisarmourandattackspeedproblems.

Fearofdisables?

IfyourequiremoreHP,butIMOgetthisonlyafteryougetenougharmour.

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Turnsthegameintoa3v5.SomethingtoconsiderifyougetPerseveranceandhave
enoughsensenottoturnitintoaBfury.

Rejecteditems
TherearealotofobviousitemsthatDoomshouldnotget.I'mjustgoingto
highlighttheimportantones.

GetitfreefromtheAlphaWolf.

Onlyforheroeswhohavedifficultyfarming.GettingitonDoom,especiallywhenhe
won'tbeusinghisnormalattackmuchinteamfights,iskindofuseless.
TheHPandMPregenfromBfuryisabigattractiontothisitemonDoomaswell.If
youneedHP,turnonScorchedEarth.IfyouneedMP,getaVoidandturnitintoa
Guinsoo,notBfury.

AnothercommonlyseenitemonDoombecauseofsimilarreasonstoBfury,plusit
givesanonorblifesteal!Itwon'thelpmuchunlessyouareconsideringitforyour
lastitem(andeventhentherearemuchbetteroptions).

PlayStyle
Choosingyourlane
Withoutadoubt,solomid.Asacarry,Doomneedstheearlylevelsandcan'tafford
tobesharinglasthits.Plus,he'soneofthebestmidsolosoutthere,sowhynot?

EarlyGame(17)
Assoonasyouseethefirstcreep,Devouritimmediately.Tryasmuchaspossible
nottogetdeniedbyyourlaneopponent(whichshouldbereasonableasyouhave
aninsanelyhighbasedamage).Themainreasonbehindthisisbecauseifyour
opponentgetsevenonedeny,youwon'tbelevel3afterthefirst2creepwaves,
whenDevourhasfinishedcooldown,andlevel2Devourgives20moregold,notto
mentionfinishesfaster.Youmightthinkthisisn'tmuchofadeal,butremember,
everysecondthatDevourcouldbeused,itshouldbeused.Level2Devourhasa
shortercooldown,finishesfaster,andgivesmoregoldcomparedtolevel1Devour.
Youshouldbeaimingtolasthitasmuchaspossibleanyway,sotrytoachievethis
stateifyoucan.
LVL?Deathusageiswhatseparatesascrubfromagoodplayer.ProperuseofLVL?
Deathiscrucialtosecuringlanedominance.
Againstsoloheroes,atlevel5youaddnothing.LVL?Deathatlevel2does250
extradamagetomultiplesof5andabove,andversusasoloherowhoisexpected
tokeepupwiththesamelevelasyou,shouldn'thebelevel5whenyouyourself
are?Assoonashehitslevel5,nukehimstraightandforcehimtoback.Thisis
howyouwillattainyourlanedominanceandgetoverleveledcomparedtoyour
opponent.Whenyouropponentreacheslevel6,hegetsanothernastysurprise.You
areback,butthistime,withLVL?Deathatlevel4(multiplesof3dobonus
damage).Nukehimagain,possiblyusingDoomtogetthatkill.Assumingyou
forcedyouropponenttoback,gettingthatonelevelhigherthanhimshouldn'tbe
toodifficult.
Against2ormoreheroes,whenyouarelevel5,usuallytheywillbearoundlevel3.
LVL?Deathatlevel3doesbonusdamagetomultiplesof4.Waitforthemtolevel
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up,andthenstartnukingtheweakerherostraightaway.
CreepsthatyoushouldDevour:
DarkTrollWarlord(Ensnare/Summons)
CentaurKhan(Stun)
SatyrSoulstealer(ManaBurn)
PolarFurbolgChampion(Slow)
OgreMagi(FrostArmour)

MidGame(716)
Inmyopinion,Doom'searlygamestrategiesendatlevel7(afterall,there'sno
waytoresetyourskillpoints,soyouwillbestuckwithlevel4LVL?Deathforthe
restofyourgame).Afterthis,youronlyroleisto,farm.Itmaybeboring,butwith
ityoucanrushaRadianceunder20minutes.AfterRadiance,immediatelygofor
Scepter.Ifpossible,trynottostopforBracers,becausetheyaren'treallyneeded
whenyoucanrushforbiggeritems.
Atthispoint,assuming,youhaveboughtRadiance,youcantryandstartkilling
already.Tokill:
1.Doomtheunluckytarget.
2.TurnonScorchedEarthandstartrunningwithhim.
3.LVL?Deathwheneverpossible.
CreepsthatyoushouldDevour:
DarkTrollWarlord(Ensnare/Summons)
CentaurKhan(Stun)
OgreMagi(FrostArmour)
KoboldTaskmaster(SpeedAura)

LateGame(1625)
SohopefullyyouhavegotyourScepterandRadiance.Nowit'stimetoendthe
game.Inteamfights,alwaysDoomtheherowiththebiggestthreat.Turnon
ScorchedEarthandstarthittinganotherenemyhero.UseLVL?Deathonanybody
wherethebonusdamageisapplicable.
CreepsthatyoushouldDevour:
AlphaWolf(CommandAura/Critical)
KoboldTaskmaster(SpeedAura)
CentaurKhan(Stun)

DoomPriority
WanttoknowwhichheroyoushouldDoominafight?
HighestPriority:

Thesekindofheroesneedtheirspellstowreakhavocinfights.Removethat,and
theyarenobetterthanaboveaveragecreeps.
MiddlePriority:

Thesekindofheroesexpendtheirusefulnessaftertheyhavefinishedcastingtheir
spells.Afterthat,theyaren'tveryuseful.EitherDoomthembeforethefightstarts,
ordon'tuseitatall.
LowPriority:

Thesekindofheroeshavenoneedtorelyontheirspellsinordertowin,unlessyou
aretryingtosilencetheirlifestealorsomething.

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TheFriendsAndTheFoesAndThe
Counters
Friends

AnybodythatblessesyouwithhighermovespeedisaverygoodfriendtoDoom.
Afterall,mostofthedamagedealtcomesfromScorchedEarthandRadiance.

AnygoodAOEdisablerthatcausesyourcombotodomoredamage.

Foes

Mainly,thearmourshredderswillbeyourbiggestenemy,asyoualreadyhave
patheticarmour.Alevel1SAprobablyhasmorearmourthanalevel25Doom.

HeundoswhatyoudotosomeextentwithDeathPulse,andonceyoureachthat
halfhealthhedoesn'tcarehowmuchHPyouhaveandkillsyou.

NegatesDoomcompletely.Don'taimaherowithLinkens.

ReducestheeffectivenessofScorchedEarthandRadiancebyalot.

Counters
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SoloMidMatchups
Inspiredbythisguide,DotAGuides,Iamgoingtolistsomefamoussolosandhow
shouldDoomdealwiththem.

Famedforhisrunewhoringcapability,thereisn'tmuchyoucandotostophimfrom
takingtherunes,unlessyouaretherewhenitspawns.Thisisonematchupyou
needtoplaypassivelyuntilyougetDoom.Atleastyouwillbeataleveladvantage
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asBMwillalwaysrunfortherunes,leavingyoutogetoverleveled.Atlevel6,ifhe
hasn'tforcedyoutobackandhe'sstillatlevel5,immediatelyattemptakill.

Herflexibilityiswhatmakeshersuchagreatsolo.BroodcaneithergotheSpiders
buildandpushhard,orgotheBitebuildagainstmassiveAOEheroes.Inthiscase,
itwillbetheSpidersbuildthatwillbeemployed,andthereisn'tmuchDoomcando
aboutit.MaxingScorchedEarthfirstwillslowthepushingdown,butnotbymuch.
YoucanprobablytryDevouringsomecreepstoslowthepushingdown.Theonly
waytowinBroodisatlevel5,whereshewilleatthat250extradamagefromLVL?
Death.Ifyoucansuccessfullyreachthatstage,acoupleofnukesandshewillbe
hidinginherweb.

Thoughnotacommonmidsolo,Baneremainsonethestrongestmidsolosout
there,notbecausehecancompletelycontrolalane,butbecausethereisn'tmuch
youcandotokillhim.WithDoom,however,thingschange,ashecannotrelyon
anyofhisdisablestoescape.Therefore,theexperiencegapisveryimportantin
thismatchup.Itiscrucialtogettolevel6beforehedoes,sothatlevel2LVL?
Deathwillstilldealthebonusdamageandpossiblykillhim.

Althoughheisthe'kingofmidsolo',DoomcancompletelyoutlaneSFextremely
easily.Withyourinsanebasedamage,scrapinglasthitsforNecromasterybecomes
hell,madeworsebythefactthatyoucanreducethenumberofcreepsonthefield
withDevour.Doom'sinsanelyhighhealthcausesShadowrazetomerelytickle,
whileLVL?DeathwillkillSFin2nukes.AndonceSFlosestheearlygame,therest
ofitwillbehell.

OneofDoom'smostdangerousfoeswhilesoloingmid,AstralImprisonmentnot
onlycausesDoomtobecomeunderleveled,butlosehismanaaswell,rendering
himunabletospamLVL?Deathattherightlevels.Thereisn'tmuchyoucandoto
killOD,untilmaybelevel8,whenlevel3LVL?DeathcoupledwithDoomcan
probablykillhim(assumingyouevengottolevel6).

Anotherfamedmidsolo,Viper,likeSF,isdoublyunluckywhenhemeetsDoom.
Bothheroesreachtheireffectivenessatlevel5,butthefactisViperjustcannot
bestDoomintermsofdoingdamagetoeachother.LVL?DeathcankillViperin2
nukes,whileViperhasahorriblyhardtimeofbringingdownDoom'shealth.If
Doomsurvivesthe8seconds(cooldownofLVL?Death)ofpoisoningbyViper,Viper
isscrewed.

Thereisaratherevenchanceinthismatchup,bothhavingthecapabilitytonuke
eachothertodeath.Inthismatchup,therunesplayakeyroleindeterminingwho
willattainlanedominance.IfTinkercannotgetDoomtobackbeforelevel5,hewill
getoutlanedeasily.

Medusa'scapabilityinsoloingliesintheabilityofstealingtheopponentsmana.Itis
importantnottogethitbyanyoftheMysticSnakes,asyouhavealowmanapool
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already.IfyoucanstoreenoughmanatotankoneMysticSnake,andstillhave
manafor2LVL?Deaths,akillatlevel5iswithinreach.

Nukesdon'thurtTA,notatall.IftheTAuserisapsychic,usingRefraction
wheneveryouaregoingtonukehim,tryingtogethimoffthelanewillbeavery
hardjobindeed.Doomisonesolution,butifheturnsonRefractionjustbeforeyou
Doomhewillprobablysurvive.Plus,herunewhoresmuchbetterthanyouatlevel6
withhistraps.Thismatchupissomewhatpassive,asDoomcan'tgetTAoffthe
lane,butTAcan'tdoanythingtoDoomeither.

AssoonasheseesyouhaveDevouredacreep,hewillinstantlyuseCurseofthe
Silent,forcingyoutoeitheruseLVL?Deathonhim(atwronglevels),orloseyour
manasothatyoucan'tnukehimlater.Sadasitis,thisisonematchupwhereyou
willhavetorationouttheuseofDevour,usingitonlytostopCotS.Oncehehits
level5,makehimpay.

Oneofthemostannoyingsoloheroesinthegame,notjustbecauseoftheinsane
spam,butalsobecauseofafreedenyapproximatelyeveryminute.Itisinevitable
thatyouwilllosetheexperienceadvantageagainstLich,butitisstillpossibleto
bothgettolevel5atthesametime.Oncehegetsoffthelaneafterbeingnuked
halftodeath,andyougetDoom,thelaneisyours.

MeleeheroesgetscrewedoverbyTidebringer.Everytimeyoucomeforthtolast
hit,youwilleatit.Inthismatchup,lotsofsalves/tangoesearlyonare
recommended,butnottoomuchattheexpenseofaQB.Survivetolevel5,andyou
haveamuchbetterchance.

Replay
FinalWords
Ifyoueverneedacounterhero,Doomisoneofthebestchoicesavailableout
there.Likeallcarryheroes,lanedominanceiskeytoagoodmidandlategamefor
Doom.Fromthenon,itisimpossibletostophimfromfarming.Butremember,
neveroverfarmwithDoom(likeme).Ifyoucanendthegame,don'tgofarming
anymore.Justendit,beforetheopposingheroeshaveachancetoretaliatewitha
farmedhardcarry.
AndIcouldn'tfindtheiconsfortheNCandtheirskills,sorryaboutthat.

Updates
1/6/10:Fixedthekillingmethod(forgotthatDoomcancelsoutusingTPaswellso
youdon'thavetosaveLVL?Deathtocancelit).Creditstotheaggforpointingthis
out.
31/5/10:AddedRefresher'sOrbtotheluxurieslist.

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