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Mega-Morphling

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Waveform (W)
The Morphling dissolves into his components and surges forward, dealing damage to everything in his wake.
Level 1 - 100 damage.
Level 2 - 175 damage.
Level 3 - 250 damage.
Level 4 - 325 damage.
• Morphling becomes invulnerable when traveling in Waveform.
• You will not lose control of Morphling while he waveforms.

Mana Cost: 140/155/160/165
Cooldown: 11 seconds
Comment: Everyone need this skill for fast attack, escaping, and chasing. Focus on this one.

Adaptive Strike (E)
Blasts a target with magical energy, dealing damage and disabling the target based on the Morphling's dominant attribute between Agility and Strength.
Level 1 - 0.25x - 0.75x Agility in damage and stuns the target 0.25 - 0.75 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Level 2 - 0.25x - 1.5x Agility in damage and stuns the target 0.25 - 1.5 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Level 3 - 0.25x - 2.25x Agility in damage and stuns the target 0.25 - 2.25 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Level 4 - 0.25x - 3.0x Agility in damage and stuns the target 0.25 - 3.0 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Damage type: magical
Casting Range: 600/700/800/900
Both damage and stun will occur.
If you have 50% more agility than strength, it deals the maximum of the damage and the minimum of the stun.
If you have 50% more strength than agility, it deals the maximum of the stun and the minimum of the damage.
Knocks the target back 100 - 300 units.
Mana Cost: 100
Cooldown: 20
Comment: A good damage-push skill. Very powerful once you get Agility-increasing items.

Morph (R)
The Morphling edits his physical being to fit the circumstances. He can, at will, lose some strength and gain agility, or vice versa. The process is reversible.
Level 1 - 2 points per second.
Level 2 - 4 points per second.
Level 3 - 6 points per second.
Level 4 - 8 points per second.
Mana Cost: 0
Cooldown: 1/1/0.75/0.5 seconds
Comment: Only useful if planning for high damage or high HP. Optional for my opinion.

Replicate (D)
The Morphling has the unique ability to replicate any target friendly or enemy hero. Although it only deals 50% damage, the hero can morph into his replication, instantly taking its position.
Level 1 - Lasts 30 seconds. 700 cast range.
Level 2 - Lasts 45 seconds. 1100 cast range.
Level 3 - Lasts 60 seconds. 1500 cast range.
Mana Cost: 25
Cooldown: 80 seconds
Comment: You can use this well in weird situations when you are trying to go for the kill or helping your team. Place this skill in the mid-game.

Skill Build :
1. Adaptive Strike
2. Waveform
3. Adaptive Strike
4. Waveform
5. Stats
6. Replicate
7. Waveform
8. Adaptive Strike
9. Stats
10. Morph
11. Replicate
12. Waveform
13. Adaptive Strike
14. Stats
15. Stats
16. Replicate
17. Stats
18. Stats
19. Stats
20. Stats
21. Stats
22. Stats
23. Morph
24. Morph
25. Morph

Item Build:

1. Wraith Band (460)
6 Agility
3 Strength
3 Intelligence
Slippers of Agility + Circlet of Nobility + Wraith Band Recipe Scroll
Increases agility a bit. Get maximum of 2.

2. Null Talisman (485)
6 Intelligence
3 Strength
3 Agility
Mantle of Intelligence + Circlet of Nobility + Null Talisman Recipe Scroll
Good for bonus mana. Maximum of 2.

3. Power Treads (1450)
60 Movement Speed
25 Attack Speed
10 Selected Attribute
Active: Switch Attribute
Switches the attribute that receives a bonus. From Strength to Intelligence, Intelligence to Agility, and Agility to Strength.
Note: Can only carry one. Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Boots of Travel, Phase Boots, Power Treads, or Boots of Speed.
Boots of Speed + Gloves of Haste + Boots of Elvenskin or Robe of the Magi or Belt of Giant Strength
Speed is good for Morphling. Get this one!

4. Headdress of Rejuvenation (603)
2 All Attributes
Passive: Regeneration Aura
3 HP regeneration. 500 AoE.
Ring of Regeneration + Ironwood Branch + Headdress of Rejuvenation Recipe Scroll

5. Netherezim Buckler

6. Mekansm (2306)
5 All Attributes
5 Armor
Passive: Mekansm Aura
4 HP regeneration. 500 AoE
Active: Heal
Heals 250 HP and gives +2 armor in 750 AoE. Armor bonus lasts 25 seconds. Doesn't affect units that have been healed by any Restore in the last 25 seconds. 150 manacost. 45 seconds cooldown.
Headdress of Rejuvenation + Netherezim Buckler + Mekansm Recipe Scroll
Use this item when running out of HP. Great for escaping.

7. Buriza-do Kyanon (5800)
81 Damage
Passive: Critical Strike
20% chance to deal 2.4x normal damage on an attack.
Crystalis + Demon Edge + Buriza-do Kyanon Recipe Scroll
Start of with Crystalys, then the Demon Edge. Cool Critical weapon.

8. Ultimate Orb (2100)
10 All Attributes
Get 2 of these and sell the Wraith Band(s) and Null Talisman(s).

9. Point Booster (1200)
200 HP
150 Mana

10. Eye of Skadi (6300)
25 All Attributes
200 HP
150 Mana
Passive: Cold Attack
Causes attacks to slow the movement speed of the target by 30% and attack speed by 20%. Lasts 3 seconds if wielder is melee (2 seconds if ranged). Orb effect (if melee). Buff placer.
2x Ultimate Orb + Point Booster + Orb of Venom + Eye of Skadi Recipe Scroll
Buy this one for more speed and power, and also the Frost attack. Ulimate Item.

11. Monkey King Bar (5400)
80 Damage
15 Attack Speed
Passive: True Strike
Prevents your attacks from missing (except due to exceeding Movement Buffer Range on melee units). Interferes with some attack modifiers on ranged units.
Passive: Mini-Bash
35% chance to bash on attacks. 100 bonus damage. Stuns for 0.01 seconds.
Note: Clicking the item will toggle True Strike on and off.
Demon Edge + 2x Javelins
I decided this is more convenient(critics!) but it's worth it! Has great speed bonus and damage as well.

12. The Butterfly (6000)
30 Agility
30 Damage
30 Attack Speed
30% Evasion
Eaglehorn + Talisman of Evasion + Quarterstaff

Early Game:

When approaching the battlefield, make sure you have the Lesser clarity potions and Flasks of Sapphire water. Buy some Ring of Health/Ring of Regeneration for additional protection and if you have enough cash, get the Ring of Bassilus to maintain safety.

When fighting with the creeps, stay away from ranged units and casters. They might attack you or cast spells on you. Only use Waveform when a creep or two is/are about to die or when a hero is near you.

Go for the kill if:

The HP of an enemy hero is less than 20%
Make sure the enemy has lost most of its mana, then you can kill without any people to stop you, except for the towers.

After earning enough cash, get 2 Wraith Bands and Null Talismans to make you more useful. Then get these items in order for the early game(Lasts 10-15 minuites) :

Glove of Haste - Power Threads
Ultimate orb

Purist Thunderwrath: ninong's guide to the Omniknight

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Purification (R)
Instantly heals a friendly unit and damages all nearby enemy units within a 250 AOE.
Level 1 - Purifies 90 hit points.
Level 2 - Purifies 180 hit points.
Level 3 - Purifies 270 hit points.
Level 4 - Purifies 360 hit points.
Mana Cost: 100/ 120/ 140/ 160
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Comment: Your single most important skill. You can heal yourself or your ally as well as damage enemy units in an AoE of around 150. Think of a 360 HP life steal :)

Repel (E)
Creates a powerful divine ward that blocks all magic from affecting a target unit.
Level 1 - Lasts 6 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 8 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 10 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 12 seconds.
• Repel removes most effects from the target when cast, including Guardian Angel.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 15
Comment: No need for a BKB for your teammates once you maxed this skill. I intentionally selected this skill later because your opponents won't be using their special spells against you in early game..and if they do, this won't help much against early game nukers either. Purification is a better counter against nukers.

Degen Aura (D)
Greatly degenerates the movement capabilities of units that stray too near.
Level 1 - Reduces movement speed by 7%.
Level 2 - Reduces movement speed by 14%.
Level 3 - Reduces movement speed by 21%.
Level 4 - Reduces movement speed by 28%.
• 300 AOE
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Comment: Another great skill, slows enemy units in a 360 AoE. With this, you can chase dying enemy heroes as well escape from gangbangs.

Guardian Angel (G)
Grants all nearby friendly units near physical invulnerability and increases hit point regeneration greatly.
Level 1 - Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 7 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 9 seconds.
• Affects allies with magic immunity.
• Grants +1000 Armor and +25 hp/sec regeneration
Mana Cost: 125/ 175/ 250
Cooldown: 150
Comment: Self-explanatory :) Use this skill wisely.

Skill Build :
1. Purification
2. Degen Aura
3. Purification
4. Degen Aura
5. Purification
6. Guardian Angel
7. Purification
8. Repel
9. Repel
10. Degen Aura
11. Guardian Angel
12. Degen Aura
13. Repel
14. Repel
15. Stats
16. Guardian Angel
17. Stats
18. Stats
19. Stats
20. Stats
21. Stats
22. Stats
23. Stats
24. Stats
25. Stats

Item Build :

1. Ring of Basilius (500)
6 Damage
Passive: Mana Aura
0.65 Mana Regeneration. 900 AoE
Passive: Armor Aura
3 armor. 900 AoE. Doesn't stack with armor auras from Assault Cuirass, Ring of Basilius, or Vladmir's Offering.
Note: Clicking the item will toggle whether Armor Aura affects heroes and units, or just heroes. Can be disassembled.
Ring of Protection + Sobi Mask

2. Null Talisman (485)
6 Intelligence
3 Strength
3 Agility
Mantle of Intelligence + Circlet of Nobility + Null Talisman Recipe Scroll

3. Lesser Clarity Potion (50)
Active: Regenerate Mana
Restores 100 mana over 30 seconds. Effect ends if affected unit takes damage. You can target an ally or yourself to receive the effect.
Note: Stacks with itself in inventory. 1 charge.

4. Ring of Regeneration (350)
2 HP Regeneration

5. Boots of Speed (500)
50 Movement Speed
Note: Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Boots of Travel, Phase Boots, Power Treads, or Boots of Speed.

6. Sange (2200)
16 Strength
10 Damage
Passive: Lesser Maim
15% chance on attack to slow movement speed by 20% for 4 seconds. Orb effect.
Belt of Giant Strength + Ogre Axe + Sange Recipe Scroll

7. Power Treads (1450)
60 Movement Speed
25 Attack Speed
10 Selected Attribute
Active: Switch Attribute
Switches the attribute that receives a bonus. From Strength to Intelligence, Intelligence to Agility, and Agility to Strength.
Note: Can only carry one. Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Boots of Travel, Phase Boots, Power Treads, or Boots of Speed.
Boots of Speed + Gloves of Haste + Boots of Elvenskin or Robe of the Magi or Belt of Giant Strength

8. Yasha (2200)
16 Agility
15 Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Note: Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Yasha, Sange and Yasha, or Manta Style.
Blade of Alacrity + Boots of Elvenskin + Yasha Recipe Scroll

9. Sange&Yasha

10. Monkey King Bar (5400)
80 Damage
15 Attack Speed
Passive: True Strike
Prevents your attacks from missing (except due to exceeding Movement Buffer Range on melee units). Interferes with some attack modifiers on ranged units.
Passive: Mini-Bash
35% chance to bash on attacks. 100 bonus damage. Stuns for 0.01 seconds.
Note: Clicking the item will toggle True Strike on and off.
Demon Edge + 2x Javelins

11. Satanic (6150)
25 Strength
20 Damage
5 Armor
Passive: Lifesteal
25% lifesteal on attacks. Orb effect.
Active: Unholy Rage
Adds 175% lifesteal. Lasts 3.5 seconds. 35 seconds cooldown.
Helm of the Dominator + Messerschmidt's Reaver + Satanic Recipe Scroll

Early Game:

Lvl 1-6

ITEMS:

In any order: ring of basillus & null talisman. then clarity potions, boots of speed.

The null talisman and ring of basillus (ang potions) will take care of spammers, harrasers. All you have to do is heal yourself. It will take care of your mana pool/regen requirements in the early game. That's the reason I didn't select the repel skill in the early game , the null + mana regen + purification will take care of nukers (As I have mentioned in the items section).

STRATEGY

Farm fast, Omniknight has a relatively high base damage and is good for making last hits. Do not choose the middle lane.

When you are facing ranged heroes/nukers, stay behind your creeps and hold the alt button and make the last hit on dying creeps. Continue doing this until you have lvl 4 of purification. As for melee heroes, go straight to hitting enemy creeps while hold the alt button to watch for dying creeps.

If the melee hero tries to harras you, let him hit you 1-2 times to get your creeps' attention, and after that hit him back. He'll be losing a lot of HP more than you now and will try to run back to his tower. If you already have at least lvl 2 of degen aura, he won't be able to run far. You'll be able to kill him doing normal attacks, or you could outrun and go ahead of him a bit without hitting him, then use purification on yourself. First blood ;) If the melee hero you are facing has a disabling/stunning skill, most likely he will use it when you have a low HP. It is important for you to use purification at once when you have 1/2 of your HP left if your opponent does not run away(he is obviously planning to disable you).

Lvl 7 - 11

ITEMS:

in specific order: sange, power treads, yasha, sange & yasha

STRATEGY:

Team Battle Support:

This is the part where most hero-killings start and teams start packing up the middle lane. Your support skills will be great greatly valued from this point on. In a team battle situation, hold the alt button to check your allies's HP, once you see one having less than half of his HP and being targeted by the enemy, heal him at once. Purification has a long casting range. Prioritize on allies in that kind of situation. Do not pay attention to those insisting on being healed especially during a team-battle unless they are in that situation. Tell them you are not a walking fountain of health and that you need to use your mana/spells wisely. Use your guardian angel to push through towers that have been damaged to half it's HP and also, in team battles. Do not use guardian angel at once when a team battle just begins...your opponents will only back off until the guardian angel wears off..it will be rendered useless. Use in the middle of the battle, when the enemy starts to think they can kill one of your team members. You will eventually become a natural at this if you frequently use omniknight in a game.

Farming/Escaping from ambushes:

Also, continue farming when your team isn't engaging in a team battle. Hit each enemy creeps 2-3 times until their HP is around half, then cast lvl 4 purification.

You won't have to worry about ambushes that much because omniknight's skills are perfect for survival during ambushes. your degen aura will slow down those who will chase you while you can render their stun/disabling spells with repel. You'd have a relatively high movespeed because of s&y and treads. By the time repel wears off, you'd be near your allies already. If not, prepare to use guardian angel (only in extreme situations).

Hero-Killing

During this period, you still don't have the items to go on solo hero hunting, as well as the enough level of repel. We will reserve that later on in mid-game. Stick to being a good support hero in the meanwhile :) Well, you can go against enemy spell casters going solo if you chose lvl 2 of repel instead of degen aura if you're really itching for a kill, but just be careful, use your brain ;)

AI Build Boush

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Laser (E)
Fires an intense beam of light at a target, dealing damage and blinding all in the area for 9 seconds. Deals precise damage.
Level 1 - 80 damage, 10% miss.
Level 2 - 160 damage, 15% miss.
Level 3 - 240 damage, 20% miss.
Level 4 - 320 damage, 25% miss.
• Damage type: pure
• Although only the main target will be damaged, the blind effect is applied in an AoE around the target.
• The damage is dealt immediately while the miss effect is delayed until the projectile hits.
Mana Cost: 95/120/145/170
Cooldown: 14 seconds
Comment: for the last shot.. you may need this for one-on-one purposes..

Heat Seeking Missile (T)
The Tinker fires a rocket at the nearest visible enemy hero. Range of 2500.
Level 1 - 100 damage.
Level 2 - 175 damage.
Level 3 - 250 damage, 2 targets.
Level 4 - 325 damage, 2 targets.
• Does not hit ethereal units (such as targets of Pugna's Decrepify or heroes who use a Ghost Scepter).
Mana Cost: 120/140/160/180
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Comment: a good way to make your opponent return to their base regularly or use up lots of pots.. and a good back-up for allies..

March of the Machines (C)
Calls in hordes of robotic goblins to destroy your enemies.
Level 1 - 16 damage/goblin.
Level 2 - 24 damage/goblin.
Level 3 - 32 damage/goblin.
Level 4 - 40 damage/goblin.
Mana Cost: 145/150/165/190
Cooldown: 35 seconds
Comment: an essential for pushing..

Rearm (R)
Instantly reloads the Tinker`s weapons.
Level 1 - 3 seconds to rearm.
Level 2 - 2 seconds to rearm.
Level 3 - 1 second to rearm.
• Rearm works on all items except Black King Bar, Arcane Ring, Helm of the Dominator, Hand of Midas, Refresher Orb, and Necronomicon.
• This spell uses mana when cast, but will not refresh abilities until finished casting. This means interrupting Rearm while it is casting will waste mana but have no effect on ability cooldowns.
Mana Cost: 150/250/350
Cooldown: 0
Comment: for refreshing your skills..

Skill Build:
1. Heat Seeking Missile
2. March of the Machines
3. Heat Seeking Missile
4. March of the Machines
5. Heat Seeking Missile
6. March of the Machines
7. Heat Seeking Missile
8. March of the Machines
9. Stats
10. Rearm
11. Rearm
12. Laser
13. Laser
14. Laser
15. Laser
16. Rearm
17. Stats
18. Stats
19. Stats
20. Stats
21. Stats
22. Stats
23. Stats
24. Stats
25. Stats

Item Build :

1. Boots of Travel (2700)
95 Movement Speed
Active: Teleport
Teleports you to an allied non-hero unit or building. 3 seconds casting time. 75 manacost. 60 seconds cooldown. Shares cooldown with Scroll of Town Portal.
Note: Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Boots of Travel, Phase Boots, Power Treads, or Boots of Speed.
Boots of Speed + Boots of Travel Recipe Scroll

2. Ring of Basilius (500)
6 Damage
Passive: Mana Aura
0.65 Mana Regeneration. 900 AoE
Passive: Armor Aura
3 armor. 900 AoE. Doesn't stack with armor auras from Assault Cuirass, Ring of Basilius, or Vladmir's Offering.
Note: Clicking the item will toggle whether Armor Aura affects heroes and units, or just heroes. Can be disassembled.
Ring of Protection + Sobi Mask

3. Linken`s Sphere (5175)
6 HP Regeneration
150% Mana Regeneration
15 All Attributes
Blocks most targeted spells once every 20 seconds
Perseverance + Ultimate Orb + Linken`s Sphere Recipe Scroll

4.Dagon (2750)
12/14/16/18/20 Intelligence
3 All Atributes
9 Damage
Active: Energy Burst
Deals 400/500/600/700/800 damage to a target unit. 180/160/140/120/100 manacost. 40/36/32/28/24 seconds cooldown. 600/650/700/750/800 cast range.
Note: Buy recipe to upgrade (5 levels).
Blades of Attack + Staff of Wizardry + Dagon Recipe Scroll

5. Soul Booster (3300)
450 HP
400 Mana
1 HP Regeneration
10% Mana Regeneration
Energy Booster + Point Booster + Vitality Booster

6. Black King Bar (3900)
10 Strength
24 Damage
Active: Avatar
Gives magic immunity. Duration and cooldown decrease each time it is used. Lasts 10/9/8/7/6/5 seconds. 80/75/70/65/60/55 seconds cooldown.
Ogre Axe + Mithril Hammer + Black King Bar Recipe Scroll

7. Animal Courier (170)
Active: Summon Animal Courier
Creates an Animal Courier to carry items. 5 manacost.
Note: 1 charge.

Early Game:

at the start of the game, you need to level up fast.. so, you don't want your opponents harassing you (since tinker is also an easy prey)..

ITEMS: start of with a ring of basilus.. then if your gold would allow you, try purchasing perseverance and then the soul booster..

SKILLS: start upping that heat seeking missiles first.. then the march of the machines..

STRAT: harass your opponents from afar using your missiles.. this way your opponent would constantly back-down and it would be hard hor him to level up.. then use the march of the machine wisely.. this is good for defensive purposes and annoying your opponents..

stay close to your tower.. watch out for those cheap shots..

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