Dota 2 hadnt received a proper support ever since Grimstroke was released in 2018 at TI8.
That wait is finally over!
Ringmaster, based on first impressions, will be seen mostly in the support role.
Before we jump into details of his abilities, here is a visual look at all of them.
They will be added to the game in due time.
Tame the Beasts doubles as a disable as well as a nuke, depending on the channel time.
Stopping the channelling will trigger the fear and damage right away.
780 magic damage pretty much kills any creeps that fall into the smaller radius.
This skill has three talent upgrades, which is more than any of the other Ringmaster skills.
Aether Lens is a great item on Ringmaster to be able to pull off a save from afar.
Sacred Arrow travels on a straight path until it hits a target, or ends at 3000 range.
Impalement Arts is a skill that can do some serious damage, especially to tanky heroes.
The damage is 5% max health for 4 seconds, which equates to 20% max health.
This doesnt apply to just team fights, but for pushing out lanes as well.
The major benefit of this skill with skill levels is that you get extra charges.
Instead, the debuff duration is reset back to 4 seconds.
The choice varies with every game.
The cast range of the skill is 1500, whereas the radius is 600.
This is shown in the image below.
The green outer boundary is the cast range for Wheel of Wonder.
Now, the skill also mentions there is a minimum radius of 700.
What does that mean?
Wheel of Wonder is not a guaranteed disable, and it can be escaped.
That, however, will take a good deal of practice to master.
But thats why we have teammates in Dota 2!
Heroes with stuns will pair up well with Ringmaster to ensure Wheel of Wonder hits the mark.
A multiple hero Ravage by Tidehunter followed by Wheel of Wonder can be absolutely debilitating.
The Souvenir is basically one of three abilities shown below.
The abilities come randomly but do not repeat.
Also, the abilities cannot be changed.
Whoopee Cushion This Souvenir is like a mini Force Staff, which can be useful to make a getaway.
It cannot be used on any other heroes though, and can be used only on Ringmaster.
Strongman Tonic This Souvenir is the strongest of the three, and a very good one at that.
At level 10, Ringmaster can provide an ally with 20 strength, which is 440 HP.
For strength and universal heroes, that also equates to 20 and 14 damage respectively.
That brings us to a relatively detailed rundown of Ringmasters abilities.
In case you are wondering how to approach a game as Ringmaster, here is a quick tutorial.
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