Leshrac returns to the meta

Leshrac is a versatile hero. He easily fits into many picks thanks to his abilities. The character has a high pushing potential and is capable of inflicting massive massive damage in a matter of seconds, especially if the enemies are very close to him. With the help of artifacts, you can significantly increase the effectiveness of this hero.

Leshrac is quite easy to counter, so it is important to understand when you can pick this hero, how to play it, and when the hero reaches the maximum impact on the map.

Pros of the hero

• A versatile hero who will hit almost any peak
• Can stand on any line and play any role
• Has a lot of damage in the early stages of the game
• Possesses push potential
• High farming speed

Cons of the hero

• Suffers after enemies buy BKB
• Not getting enough armor and health at early levels
• Good survivability artifacts are needed to deal damage

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Capabilities

Split earth

Splits the ground beneath enemies. Deals damage and briefly stuns.

• With Aghanim's Shard, Split Earth applies the effect at the selected point 4 times. The first trigger still occurs after 0.35 seconds. after application.
• Split Earth destroys trees in the area.

Diabolic edict

Surrounds the hero with magical explosions that deal pure damage to enemies and buildings. The fewer enemies nearby, the more damage they will receive.

• The center of the radius is always fixed to the current location of the Leshrac, not to the application location.
• Randomly selects the closest matching creature for each explosion without any priority.
  
• Explosions continue to appear at the site of Leshrac's death.
• Repeated uses of Diabolic Edict stack.

Lightning storm

Summons a flurry of lightning that hits and slows down the first targeted enemy, and then those adjacent to him.

• Does not bounce off invisible units or units in the Fog of War.
• Does not hit the same target twice per cast.
  
• Lightning Storm first deals damage, then applies the debuff.
  

Pulse nova

Creates waves of energy around the hero, which once per second deal damage to nearby enemy units. Each wave consumes the owner's mana.

• Deals damage in 1 second intervals, immediately after switching an ability
• Affects invisible units and units in the Fog of War.
• Silence or disabling Leshrac does not disable Pulse Nova - nor does the fade state.

Scepter Ability - Nihilism

Gives enemies within a 450 radius an ethereal form in which they cannot attack, take 30% increased magic damage, and are slowed by 30%. The owner of the ability is accelerated by the same amount, but does not receive additional magic damage. Lasts 4 sec.

• Interrupts Leshrac's channeling spells upon cast.

• Applies a ghostly form, disarm, attack immunity to Leshrac and enemies in radius, and grants 100% physical resistance.

• Reduces the total magic resistance of most heroes to 2.5%, given a base resistance of 25% and excluding other sources of resistance.

• Nihilism's magic resistance reduction does not stack with other ghost-granting effects; priority over the effect with the highest reduction value.

• A ghostly form on enemies is provided by an aura; her debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

• Multiple uses of Nihilism don't stack.

Leveling up abilities and talents

In skill building, the main emphasis is on the stun, with the help of which you can stand the lines well, then the emphasis is on diabolics. Previously, they pumped lightning, with which the enemy was simply kicked out of the lane, but in the current meta it is still worth downloading the second skill

The only controversial talent appears at level 20, where we need to choose the damage from the ultimate or strength, it will be safer to increase our damage

Items

To improve efficiency you should only buy useful artifacts that increase survivability and magic damage. Eul from the purchase has not gone anywhere, he still sets up kills well. The new item Eternal Shroud is often found in the assembly , which creates a shield that blocks up to 400 magic damage. Magic damage taken is converted to mana. Lasts 12 sec. and gives stats:

Examples of top-ranked player builds:

Gameplay

Leshrak can easily snowball around the game and seize an advantage for his team, for this you need to defend the line well and, when gaining a level, begin to actively move around the map along with the support.

In a fight, we must do as much damage as possible until the enemies have a BKB, after that we must try to move competently and wait until it ends. The hero has a good split push, so don't forget to push the lanes to the enemy.

When playing as Leshrac, you should understand that the middle of the game is the most important moment that determines the outcome of the entire match. After each successful battle, you should push the lanes, and not retreat back in order to farm or recuperate. As a rule, in the middle of the game, allied carries heroes already have enough damage to quickly break towers, but your presence in the battle will be more significant. Be that as it may, in most cases Leshrak takes an active part in the destruction of the tower. The most important thing in this case is to try to choose the right position and carefully monitor the actions of the enemy.