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Skeleton KingDotA guide “King Leoric”

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Introduction

Before you continue I want to state clearly that my English is not the world's best and you may

happen to find a lot of incorrect grammar. Furthermore I have never played a high competitive

game, so I cannot assure that this guide will help you through a tougher match. Thanks for your

patience and understanding.

The Skeleton King isa unique hero to play with since he only have 1 active skill that makes his

play style is different from any other hero. I believe he is a unique character and I decided to

make a guide about him (umm, actually all hero in DotA is unique, this is the third time i write

like this, so welcome to my third Dota Guide). Thanks for reading this and let me introduce you

to my guide to the Skeleton King.

There are a lot of various ways to play this hero and in my opinion this is the best. I don’t want

you to copy my play style and you shouldn't. I didn’t write this guide so you can play like "me".

It should rather help you to create your own play style. There are no certain rules how to play

Leoric; you can form this hero as you wish. Use my guide as a help and not as the play style.

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Table of contents

1. Hero details

2. Pros & Cons

3. Skills

4. Item build

5. Skill build

6. Game play

Skill use

Early game

Mid game and Late game

Tips and tricks

7. Friends and foes

Worst enemies

Best friends

8. Credits

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Chapter I

Hero Details Skeleton King King Leoric

Strength: 22 + 2.9

Agility: 18 + 1.7

Intelligence: 13 + 1.6

Advance statistic

Affiliation: Scourge

Attack Animation: 0.56 / 0.44

Damage: 54-56

Casting Animation: 0.35 / 0.51

Armor: 3.52

Base Attack Time: 1.7

Move speed: 300

Missile Speed: Instant

Attack Range: 128 (melee)

Sight Range: 1800 / 800

Hero introduction

Despite the overall simplicity of the Skeleton King's skills, he is one of the most dangerous close combat

heroes to fight against, and he becomes extremely powerful when equipped with good items. Hellfire

Blast is his one active spell, and it allows him to catch and kill enemies. Vampiric Aura and Critical

Strike make him deadly in a straight fight; the Skeleton King hits hard and gains life with every attack.

Even if Leoric seems to be destroyed, he is still not beaten. This is where his signature ability comes in:

Reincarnation. As long as Reincarnation is ready and the Skeleton King has enough mana, he will revive

where he fell after a few seconds at full strength. Reincarnation makes the Skeleton King very difficult to

defeat, since you essentially have to kill him twice.

Background story

Once a noble knight protecting his kingdom, the man was thrown into Hell, where he was ripped apart

over and over for centuries. Now, Lucifer has thrown him back onto the soil, corrupted and mindless, as

King Leoric, the Skeleton King. He marches on, leading his minions with an unfaltering gaze, knowing

only one thing: the orders given to him by the dark lord himself. Able to cripple his opponents by drawing

power from the fiery depths of hell itself, King Leoric is a major threat on the battlefield. His mighty

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blade allows him and others in his presence to drain the blood of their enemies. It is said that he is

unkillable, and those who are struck down by his hellfire don't wake up again.

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Chapter II

Pros & Cons Pros

Very Durable, tanky because of good strength growth and good starting armor (moreover if you have Heart of Tarrasque you can activate Armlet of Mordiggian

without consuming your health [the activation of the armlet and the heart will also

increase your hit points], also with the vampiric aura, it will help you to regenerate

your health

Has aegis as an ultimate(plus slow after you reincarnate)

Has a low cooldown stun with slow and a good damage

Good DPS hero with a critical strike

The only one with one active skill

Has a good starting damage and movespeed

Cons Mana Problem(you must keep some mana to reincarnate)

He is a melee hero

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Chapter III

Skill

Hellfire Blast

Ability Type: Active

Targeting Type: Unit

Ability Hotkey: T

Leoric launches a sphere of hellfire from the end of his sword, causing his victim to burst into

flames. Deals damage and stuns for 2 seconds followed by a 15% slow for 2 seconds.

Skill table

Level Mana

Cost

Cool

down

Casting

range

Area of

Effect

Duration Allowed

Targets

Effects

1 140 8 s 525 N/A 4 s * Enemy

unit

50 impact

damage,

15 dps,

stun, 15%

slow

2 140 8 s 525 N/A 4 s * Enemy

unit

100

impact

damage,

30 dps,

stun, 15%

slow

3 140 8 s 525 N/A 4 s * Enemy

unit

150

impact

damage,

40 dps,

stun, 15%

slow

4 140 8 s 525 N/A 4 s * Enemy

unit

200

impact

damage,

50 dps,

stun, 15%

slow

Notes

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• Damage type: magical

• Total damage: 80/160/230/300.

• (*) 2seconds stun, then 2 seconds slow

Vampiric Aura

Ability Type: Passive

Targeting Type: N/A

Ability Hotkey: V

Nearby friendly melee units gain hit points when they hit enemy units.

Skill table

Level Mana

Cost

Cool

down

Casting

range

Area of

Effect

Duration Allowed

Targets

Effects

1 N/A N/A N/A 900 N/A Allied

melee

unit

Gains

15% of

attack

damage

2 N/A N/A N/A 900 N/A Allied

melee

unit

Gains

20% of

attack

damage

3 N/A N/A N/A 900 N/A Allied

melee

unit

Gains

25% of

attack

damage

4 N/A N/A N/A 900 N/A Allied

melee

unit

Gains

30% of

attack

damage

Notes

• Stacks additively with Vladmir's Offering lifesteal aura.

Critical Strike

Ability Type: Passive

Targeting Type: N/A

Ability Hotkey: C

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Gives a chance to do more damage on an attack.

Skill table

Level Mana

Cost

Cool

down

Casting

range

Area of

Effect

Duration Allowed

Targets

Effects

1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Any Unit 15%

chance,

1.25

times

normal

damage

2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Any Unit 15%

chance,

1.75

times

normal

damage

3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Any Unit 15%

chance,

2.25

times

normal

damage

4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Any Unit 15%

chance,

2.75

times

normal

damage

Notes

Reincarnation

Ability Type: Passive

Targeting Type: N/A

Ability Hotkey: R

When killed the Skeleton King will come back to life and slow enemies in a 700 AoE by 30%

for 3 seconds.

Skill table

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Level Mana Cost

Cool down

Casting range

Area of Effect

Duration Allowed Targets

Effects

1 140 260 s N/A 700 4 s Enemy

unit 3 seconds

delay,

slows

enemies'

movement

speed

around

him by

30%

2 140 160 s N/A 700 4 s Enemy

unit 3 seconds

delay,

slows

enemies'

movement

speed

around

him by

30%

3 140 60 s N/A 700 4 s Enemy

unit 3 seconds

delay,

slows

enemies'

movement

speed

around

him by

30%

Notes

• Will revive even if silenced on death.

• Will not revive if Skeleton King does not have required mana.

• Will not revive if he dies on unpathable terrain.

• If Skeleton King has an Aegis and Reincarnation is cooled down upon death, Reincarnation

will trigger first.

• Revives with full HP and full mana.

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Chapter IV

Item Build Starting item You can use combination of these items

Name Icon Use

Ancient Tango

of Essifation

Consuming tree, restores 115 hit points over 16 seconds.

3 charges

Circlet of

Nobility

+2 all atributtes

Empty Bottle

It can stores healing water for 3 charges. Each restores

135 health and 60 mana for 3 seconds, if you’re being

attacked when drink the healing water,the healing effect

is lost. You can use it for capture runes (power up)

too.once you capture a rune it automatically refilled by

healing water

Ironwood

Branch

+1 all atributes

Magic Stick

(can be

upgraded into

Magic Wand)

Magic Stick: give 15 health and mana for each charges.

Collect charges from nearby enemy that casting spell

Magic wand: +3 all atributes and energy charges

Quelling Blade

32% bonus damage fo non hero unit (12% for range)

and a tree chop

If I were you I prefer this

Ancient Tango of Essifation: because this item is a very cheap healing item (if you play with

someone use this)

Empty Bottle: if you play –np mode do not use this item

Magic Stick (no upgrade): if you face nuker heroes use this item to collect their spell trace to

heal you

Alternate starting item

Bracer

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Very cheap items that can boost your stats, also if you want some aura upgrade it to Ancient

Janggo of Endurance

Core item

Armlet of Mordiggian This item makes you tougher also you get more damage, increases attack speed and armor. All in

1 item that only cost 2600 gold

Stygian Desolator This is a very good DPS items that automatically increased your critical attack and health you

gained because vampiric aura

Boots choice

Power treads Help you to chase the enemy. Can increase your stats, also you can activate switch attribute

Example: You need more damage (place it in strength attribute)

You need more attack speed (place it in agility attribute)

You need more mana (place it in intelligence attribute)

Luxury item

Name Icon Use Type

Assault Cuirass

This item is good although you can’t

complete the recipe, plate mail and

hyperstone is great in their own way.

Pack 1 –

Increasing

Survivability

Black King Bar

(situational core)

This item is good to give you magic

immunity, to counter if your enemy is a

nuker

Heart of

Tarrasque

This item is truly great. It can boost your HP

also if you want the activation of your armlet

do not reduce your health, this is the solution

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Crystalys

Not increasing your critical strike but increase its chance, very powerful to kill enemy with just few

strike

Pack 2 – Maximize Your

Skill

Mask of

Madness

The berserk effect is very helpful to finish your

enemy

Aegis The Immortal

Now you have 3 lives. Go ahead

Ancient

Janggo of

Endurance

This item is cheap enough to help you increase

your speed (movement and attack)

Pack 3 –

Maximize Your

Damage

Cranium Basher

(upgrade

into

Abyssal

Blade if

you have

enough

money)

Provide bash and greater damage

Sange

Give some damage and lesser maim effect

Satanic

Give a huge lifesteal to increase your survivability

(combined with critical strike can make you

healthy again in one strike)

Alternate item

Battle fury This item provides more AoE damage

Mjolnir This item provides static charge and chain lightning that help you to disable linken’s sphere.

Provide AoE damage too

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Radiance Increase your damage and add some burn damage to help killing enemies

Refresher orb It can allow you to reincarnate two times. At one cost, you must have around 655 mana pool

(hellfire blast + refresher orb + Reincarnate cost 655 mana). If you buy Power Treads and set it

in intelligence attribute you can fulfill this requirement in level 17, if you don’t you can fulfill it

in level 20

Vladmir’s offering If all your team is a melee hero. It’s worthy enough to buy this item

Rejected item

I can’t said if everything else that not mentioned in my item build are rejected, but I can’t said

that everything else allowed(mention that if you complete my list of item build, you’ve become

super, but you must mentioned that it need a tons of gold to complete, so don’t waste your

money)

This is the list of items that i didn’t recommend to use due to high expenses or unneeded effect

Name Icon Reason

Buriza-do Kyanon

High expenses(if you pick

Pack 2 in your luxury, this

item is recommended)

Ethereal Blade

Don’t try to make Leoric into

a agility based hero

Kelen’s Dagger of Escape

You don’t need the effect

Manta Style

Don’t try to make Leoric into

a agility based hero

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Yasha

Don’t try to make Leoric into a agility based hero

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Chapter V Skill Build

Level Skill

1 Hellfire Blast

2 Stats

3 Hellfire Blast

4 Stats

5 Hellfire Blast

6 Reincarnation

7 Hellfire Blast

8 Critical Strike

9 Critical Strike

10 Critical Strike

11 Reincarnation

12 Critical Strike

13 Vampiric Aura

14 Vampiric Aura

15 Vampiric Aura

16 Reincarnation

17 Vampiric Aura

18 Stats

19 Stats

20 Stats

21 Stats

22 Stats

23 Stats

24 Stats

25 Stats

Vampiric aura in early game is not effective. In early game Skeleton King needs more damage

than livesteal (except you make Skeleton King into a jungler hero).

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Chapter VI

Game Play Skill use

Hellfire Blast 1. Don’t harass with your Hellfire Blast. Don’t abuse it for useless effort. Ensure you’ve

enough mana to Reincarnate

Early game Lane on side lane (not mid), because this side lane have side shops where your armlet basic

item belong. Lane with range hero is more profitable than with melee hero. This is the time

to gain your armlet. Farm as much as possible, but don’t forget to not harass with your

Hellfire Blast. Use it just in an important situation, example to protect your friend when he

was running from enemy’s hero or to prevent enemy’s hero back into their base (to escape a

kill) or something like that

Mid game and Late game Once you reach Level 6, mid-game has begun. Now you’ve earned Reincarnation level 1

If you’ve get your armlet now it’s time to get some score

It’s easy to make a kill

1. Choose your enemy

2. Use Hellfire Blast on them to stop his movement

3. Activate your armlet

4. Hit your enemy as much as possible (if you’re dead when fighting 1v1 with him,

don’t worry, you still have second chance)

5. If he run use your Hellfire Blast to stop or finish him (or you can ask your friend help

[if you’re lanning with range hero] to finish him)

6. Deactivate your armlet (don’t forget this steps. If you forget you can make your heath

turn to red)

7. Farm again while waiting for killing another enemy

Don’t afraid or run away, just keep fighting because if you die you will resurrect (watch your

mana)

Tips and tricks

Tip 1

Pay attention to enemy that have skill to reduce your mana (example: anti-mage, silencer,

Etc.)

Tip 2

Always communicate with your teammates. This help you gain your kill

Tip 3

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Don't panic if things don't go as planned. You still goy your second chance (Reincarnation!

Yeah! )

Tip 4

Kills aren't everything. Don't hesitate to use your Hellfire Blast to save your teammates or to

let your ally get a double kill by stunning your enemies. Selfish DotA Player is not an

effective one. Believe me

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Chapter VII

Friends and Foes

Best Friend

Heroes Friendly level Icon Reason

Alchemist 1

Can help with stun skill

Axe 1

Can help finish enemy with his ultimate skill

Beastmaster 1

Can increase your attacks speed

Earth Shaker 1 Can help with stun skill(also block way with “fissure” skill)

Magnataur 1

Can increase your damage and cleave

Ogre Magi 1

Can increase your attack speed

Rogue Knight 1 Can help with stun skill

Can increase your armor and move speed

Slithereen Guard 1 Can amplify your damage by

reducing enemy’s armor

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Stone Giant 1 Can help with stun skill

Tidehunter 1

Can amplify your damage by

reducing enemy’s armor

Can help with stun skill

Undying 1

Can amplify damage that enemy unit receive

Demon Witch 2 Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with stun skill

Drow Ranger 2 Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Carry hero

Enigma 2

Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with stun skill

Guardian Wisp 2

Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can amplify your damage

Gorgon 2

Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Priestess Of The

Moon

2 Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with stun skill

Shadow Fiend 2 Range hero, can help you

finish escaped enemy

Can reduce enemy’s armor that help you to kill enemy easily

Shadow Shaman 2 Range hero, can help you

finish escaped enemy

“Shackle” skill can capture escape enemy (same with stun)

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Slayer 2

Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with stun skill

Storm Spirit 2

Range hero, can help you

finish escaped enemy

Can heavily slow your enemy

Templar Assassin 2

Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can slow enemy’s hero with

her “Psionic Traps”

Tormented Soul 2

Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with AoE damage

Troll Warlord 2 Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with his ultimate skill that increase your attack speed

Vengeful Spirit 2 Range hero, can help you finish escaped enemy

Can help with stun skill

Witch Doctor 2 Range hero, can help you

finish escaped enemy

Can help with stun skill

Worst Enemies

Heroes Danger level Icon Reason

Alchemist 1

Can stun you

Ancient Apparition 1

Can freeze you, decrease your

movement speed

Can freeze your HP regeneration. If your health is

below 12% you will be

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shattered

Batrider 1

Can “lasso” you and fly to impassable terrains where you

can’t resurrect

Counter with “Keeper of the

Light” (he can recall you)

Drow Ranger 1 This kind of heroes can make you hard to get last hit on creep

Enigma 1

Can stun you

Gorgon 1

Can absorb your mana (it

means no mana for reincarnate

or do some “Hellfire Blast”)

Can slow all your movement (attack speed, movement

speed, very - very slow I mean)

Invoker 1

His EMP can drain your mana

Keeper of the light 1

Can separate your mana (whatever, the point is you lost

some mana)

Live stealer 1

This kind of heroes, their

damage is based on your HP

Lord of Olympia 1 This kind of heroes, their damage is based on your HP

Necrolyte 1

This kind of heroes, their damage is based on your HP

Nerubian Assassin 1

Can stun you and burn your

mana

Obsidian Destroyer 1 Can get rid of your mana (whatever, the point is you lost

some mana)

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Ogre Magi 1

Can stun you

PandarenBrewmaster 1

This kind of heroes have evasion skill that very

annoying

Priestess Of The Moon

1 Just try to dodge his arrow so you don’t get stunned

Rogue Knight 1

Can stun you

Sacred Warrior 1

This kind of heroes can make you hard to get last hit on creep

Silencer 1

Can get rid of your mana (whatever, the point is you lost

some mana)

Stone Giant 1 Can stun you

Storm Spirit 1

Can heavily slow you

Troll Warlord 1 This kind of heroes have evasion skill that very

annoying

Can stun you (bash)

Vengeful Spirit 1 Can stun you

Viper 1

This kind of heroes can make

you hard to get last hit on creep

Witch Doctor 1 Can stun you (max 1 second, don’t be too worried)

Demon Witch 2 Can stun and hex you

Can absorb your mana

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Faceless Void 2 He can stop time and after that he hit you, when you hit back

he can stop the time, also he

can enter and leave battlefield

whenever he wants, so if you

want to kick his ass just

prepare the best

This kind of heroes have evasion skill that very

annoying

Naga Siren 2

She can create some illusion that makes you confused which

were that real (your stun also

can’t work because you can’t

know who’s the real one)

Phantom Lancer 2

He can create some illusion

that makes you confused which

were that real (your stun also

can’t work because you can’t

know who’s the real one)

Shadow Shaman 2 Can disable you (“shackle”, “hex”) and finally finish you

with serpent ward

Soul Keeper 2

He can create some illusion

that makes you confused which

were that real (your stun also

can’t work because you can’t

know who’s the real one)

Anti- Mage 3

Can burn your mana and

finally “mana void” will finish

you

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Chapter VIII

Credits

Made by Suicide bomber

Thanks to: Friends that have helped me make this guide;

FadTheGame (thank you for the suggestion and correction)

>,<

WinTheGame

And all friend that I can’t write the name

All Skeleton King Guide makers that his or her guides that I have make

reverence to this guide

All Skeleton King Player who have read and like this guide

Any question? Email at [email protected]


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