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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Traxex - The Drow Ranger


Traxex was a skilled archer in her oppressive underground homeland, the Underdark, until she grew sick of her kin's evil ways and fled to the surface world. As a part of her resolution, she joined the Sentinel, bringing her excellent marksmanship to the fray. Some of her abilities include stripping magical beings of their voices, enchanting her arrows with an icy cold, and the renowned ability to slay lesser foes with a single arrow. While such powers are valuable, her true origin will never cease to linger around in the judging eyes of others.

Traxex - The Drow Ranger  
Traxex - The Drow Ranger
Range: 625 | Move Speed: 300
Primary: AGI
Str: 17 + 1.9 | Agi: 22 + 1.9 | Int: 15 + 1.4
Damage: 40-51 | HP: 473 | Mana: 195
HP Regen: 0.76 | Mana Regen: 0.61
Attack Speed: 0.72 | Armor: 2

Frost Arrows Frost Arrows (R)
Induces a freezing effect to the hero's attacks. Each attack slows the enemy's movement rate.
Level 1 - Slows movement speed by 11%.
Level 2 - Slows movement speed by 24%
Level 3 - Slows movement speed by 37%
Level 4 - Slows movement speed by 50%
• Frost arrows are Orb Effects and Buff Placers.
• The slow will not be increased by successive casts, only prolonged.
Mana Cost: 12
Cooldown: 0 seconds
Silence (Drow Ranger) Silence (Drow Ranger) (E)
Stops all enemies in a target area from casting spells.
Level 1 - Lasts 3 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 6 seconds.
• Does not stop opponents from using items.
• Disables Permanent Invisibility.
Mana Cost: 90
Cooldown: 15
Trueshot Aura Trueshot Aura (T)
An aura that gives friendly nearby units bonus damage to their ranged attacks. Only amplifies base damage and damage gained from bonus stat items.
Level 1 - Increases base ranged damage by 7%.
Level 2 - Increases base ranged damage by 14%.
Level 3 - Increases base ranged damage by 21%.
Level 4 - Increases base ranged damage by 28%.
• Aura bonuses consider only unit base damage + primary attribute increases (not raw damage items).
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Marksmanship Marksmanship (M)
The Ranger's accuracy has increased, giving her more agility.
Level 1 - +15 Agility.
Level 2 - +30 Agility.
Level 3 - +45 Agility.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A 

Since this ability changed from 20% instant creep kills, it has turned Drow into a dps machine from her beginnings as a farmer/pusher. 45 Agility is more than any item in the game gives.

Traxex Skill Build

Level 1: Frost Arrows/Silence
Level 2: Stats
Level 3: Silence/Frost Arrows
Level 4: Frost Arrows
Level 5: Frost Arrows
Level 6: Marksmanship
Level 7: Frost Arrows
Level 8: Silence
Level 9: Silence
Level 10: Silence
Level 11: Marksmanship
Level 12: Trueshot Aura
Level 13: Trueshot Aura
Level 14: Trueshot Aura
Level 15: Trueshot Aura
Level 16: Marksmanship
Levels 17-25: Stats

Frost Arrows is taken at level 1 to harass earlier against melee hero. Silence can be taken first too to help prevent First Blood at level 1 which can occasionally happen with a good ES or PotM on the opposing team and can also be used to help assist early kills in a lane against Blinkers and Windwalkers.

Frost Arrows is the best skill had by Drow, maxing it will be useful in a lane to get single kill. 1 level of stats is needed in early game to gain more health.

Maximum level of Silence will be useful in mid game against enemy's nuke heroes. Once they got silenced, they can do nothing and Drow together with her teammate will kill them or at least kill one of them.

Marksmanship is taken without need much explanation. More agility increase her damage, attack speed and armor and at level 16 no hero can equal her agility.

Traxex Item Build

1. Circlet of Nobility, 2 set of Tangos, Animal Courier
2. Slipper of Agility (from the side shop)
3. Finish Wraith Band x 2
4. Boots of Speed
5. Finish Power Tread
6. Yasha, Kelen's Dagger or lothar edge

Drow Ranger core item should be like this:



2 Wraith Bands will increase her health and damage.

Power tread gives her extra attack speed and:
- 190 hp (strength mode) or
- 10 damage (agility mode).

Blink Dagger or Lothar Edge is needed for surprise attack and a good escape. Blink dagger is better than Lothar Edge for surprise attack but Lothar Edge gives her more damage and better for escape.

Yasha is a core item now as it gives IAS and MS. It can be turned into Manta later.

Traxex Late Game Items


Manta should be the first item to be made after finishing her core items. It gives her a lot of DPS and also gives 190 hp. Then Crystalys should be built because it will give her a critical chance and this will make her do a lot more damage. The Butterfly made for +30 damage, +30 agility and +30 evasion will increase her survivability and on top of that her images will get the bonus damage from the agility stats. Buriza is better then mkb because true shot doesn't work too well with frost arrows but critical carries to images, giving the better dps (Also RED NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE). Heart is a pretty choice to boost her hp and hp regeneration for her survivability much better.


> Killer Traxex Item Build <
  Traxex doesn't really need those Wraith Bands, just go quickly for Power Treads or Helm of Dominator just be safe and avoid being ganked and you will see that you don't need 3 Wraith Bands which others get. Magic Wand again for a jiffy hp when you need it the most. Lothars Edge is your escape mechanism and also to set yourself to kill a hero. Manta Style to give your self a DPS boost which is a great combo for her skill Markmanship and huge damage. Buriza Da Kyanon for critical, just imagine your illusions and you do a critical you will be like Naga Siren like hell, even worse.
> Pusher Traxex Item Build <
Who says that Traxex the Drow Ranger has just only one role which is being a killer? Traxex can be a deadly pusher with this pusher item build. Boots of Travel to change lanes after the other. Vanguard to help you make a tower dive when needed (Just be careful with the gank). Lothars to escape after pushing a lane. Manta Style to get some mirror dudes to help you and deal hell of a damage to the enemy's tower. Lastly, if the game is still on you can make Mjolnir to give you additional pushing ability especially when our Manta Style is on cooldown. This build is also has a semi-killer support role.
> Optional / Situational Traxex Items <
 Black King Bar is for heavy nukers that gets in your way. Have one to survive most of the clashes and ganks. Traxex' weakness is her survivability so be sure  to have one if needed. Blade Mail if someone like Mortred is a pain in the ass and you want them to stop attacking for a while and get a chance to get to them first.

Strategy to Pick and Play Drow Ranger

You should pick this hero if your team needs a good carry hero which can silence enemy's nuke hero even can kill if you do a surprise attack first. You need to be supported by:
- Team battle initiator like Raigor or Tauren
- Disabler like Rhasta or Atropos.

Beware of her counter:
- Nukers. Since Drow has low hp she gets raped by heavy nukers. If you get caught with less than half health you're going to get killed. The way to counter them is easier said than done. You need to Silence them before they can kill you with their nukes and once they are Silenced you should be able to kill them.

- Assassins. Pudge will be able to rape and kill you before you even know what's happening. Nerubian Assassin will be able to destroy you with your low hp 1 good combo will kill you. A good way to counter Pudge this is to Silence him so he can't turn off Rot and try to kill him. Stay away from Nerubian Assassin, sentry ward will help you from his suddenly attack. Against these heroes keep an eye on the minimap at all times incase your allies don't call miss. Against a pudge its generally a good idea to keep a creep inbetween yourself and common hook spots. In any case ask a member of your team to buy wards, you shouldn't have to when saving up for big items.

- Ether Blast. You can do nothing once you get banished except cast Silence. Run away first to avoid magic damage (with Blink Dagger if you can), then counter attack after this effect is gone or just back to the fountain if your health is low.

- Miss effect (active or passive): Butterfly, Drunken Haze, Drunken Brawler, Blind, Smoke Screen, Blur, Backtrack, etc. You can gambling: bet your dps and take the effect risk; or just run away and try attack later.

These are short strategy to play Drow:
1. Start (Level 1 - 7) : Last hit, deny and harass
2. Early (Level 7-11) : Gank
3. Mid (Level 11-16) : Farm a lot, gank with TP
4. Late (Level 17-...) : Team battle

You can choose any starting lane. Just deny and farm by last hit as best as you can. Try not to die and try to harass, especially melee hero, if possible. Don't push the lane unnecessarily. If you have been holding a solo lane and you are above level 7, you might want to go gank a low level hero. Most of the time you will want to go gank in your long lane because if they are pushing then you will be able to sneak up on them from behind and if they use a direct path to get away they will have to run past you.

What you should be doing in mid game is farm A LOT without dying and get involved in ganks. You should be getting every last hit in your lane now and also remember to deny creeps when they are on low hp so you don't push too far. If you have pushed too far you will probably notice that some of the heroes have disappeared off the mini map they have probably gone to kill you. If this happens TP out as soon as possible. If there are already heroes after you then try to Silence all the heroes with stuns and TP out.

If there are team fights happening then you should get involved chuck a Silence down to give your team an edge over the other. Make sure you don't run into the action try coming in from behind and throwing down a Silence and Orb Walking their main source of damage.

Late game is the time when Drow shines. You will own the game when you have late game items for Drow. Become massively killer will be your role. In team battle:
1. Cast Silence on nuker and disabler first.
2. Try to kill them then kill carry hero, or otherwise.
3. Last hero to be killed by you is tanker.

How to Use Frost Arrows
To harass an enemy, use the (r) hotkey rather than autocast so enemy creep won't attack you. That is called orb walking.
If you aren't afraid with creep anymore, especially in team battle, autocast is the best choice.

How to Use Silence
Silence as many hero as you can, take its AoE advantage. Two hero silenced is better than one, three is better than two and so on.

Based on: Playdota Guide

This post contain Traxex Guide & Build - The Drow Ranger Strategy. If you have different build or strategy, you can give your comments or make your own guide on the Drow Ranger Forum.

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