Echo Slash
без целиKez slashes forward in a 800 distance line with his Katana, attacking enemies in an area and applying a brief 100% impact slow. After a short delay, the area is attacked again. Heroes take bonus damage.
Pros max it by level 10
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Kez
Kez: Melee, position 1 (carry), Escape, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 45.4% win rate in pubs and a 4.2% pick rate.
When it comes to strategy, Kez tends to wing it — he's able to swap on the fly between his katana and sai to slash, dash, swoop, and parry as the needs of the battlefield demand. But when he puts his mind to it, he can account for any eventuality, choosing the right tool to attack, escape or simply outwit his enemies with a little advance planning.
Meleeposition 1 (carry)EscapeDisabler
45.4%Win rate · all pubs
4.2%picked in 1 of 24 games
43.9%Turbo · 95,227 games
Complexity: hard
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Kez
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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2′6′6′10′Core
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13′18′24′Core items in order: Mage Slayer (around minute 13), Desolator (around minute 18), Manta Style (around minute 24).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+50 Raptor Dance Radius16+2s Falcon Rush Duration18+3.5% Kazurai Katana Damage Per Second
Max Kazurai Katana, then Echo Slash, then Grappling Claw.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Phoenix and Keeper of the Light; easiest: Treant Protector, Centaur Warrunner and Storm Spirit.
All 124 opponents →4How much to farm?
620average714good792great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 620 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 792.
5Common mistakes by role
Greedy death while farmingIdle at baseCourier lost with itemsFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.
Compare your Kez match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the carry role
- Greedy death while farmingDied because you stayed for a couple more creeps after two enemies went missing.
- Idle at baseSpent a quarter of a five-minute stretch at base without buying anything.
- Courier lost with itemsThe enemy killed a courier carrying you 500+ gold in items.
- No buyback while the base fellStayed dead while the enemy broke your base, although you had gold and buyback.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Kez game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Kez benchmark: 620 GPM for an average player, 714 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Mage Slayer by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′Starting
2′99%
6′100%
6′65%
10′40%
13′99%
18′92%24′20%
24′74%
27′83%
34′21%
35′40%
43′23%
2′99%6′100%6′65%10′40%13′99%18′92%24′20%24′74%27′83%34′21%35′40%43′23%Skill build
8% of 100 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+50 Raptor Dance Radius
- Lvl 16+2s Falcon Rush Duration
- Lvl 18+3.5% Kazurai Katana Damage Per Second
Grappling Claw
на цельKez swings on a grappling hook towards the target unit or tree. When the grappling hook collides with the target, that unit has slowed movement speed. Upon reaching the enemy target, Kez lands an attack on them.
Pros max it by level 15
Kazurai Katana
Attack Modifier, на цельKatana attacks and abilities apply a stacking damage over time to enemies that deals a percentage of the original attack's damage as additional damage over time. Kez may activate the ability to impale the target with his attack, preventing them from moving or turning. The target's Katana debuff bursts, causing some of the stacks to deal damage instantly.
Pros max it by level 7
Switch Discipline
без цели, мгновенная · innateKez switches between his Kazurai Katana and Shodo Sai.He gains different attack capabilities and abilities based on the weapon equipped. The abilities level up together, and when an ability is used, the associated alternate weapon ability also goes on cooldown.Kez deals extra damage on the first Katana hit or ability after switching to Katana, and gains bonus speed after switching to Sai.
Raptor Dance
без цели, по областиKez enters into an uncontrollable state for 1 second, becoming invulnerable for 0.2s and receiving a basic dispel.If the cast completes successfully, Kez performs a series of deadly radial slashes around him that deal damage based on the max health of the target and heal Kez for a percentage of all damage dealt.
Pros max it by level 17
Falcon Rush
без цели, мгновеннаяKez gains the ability to rush towards enemy targets to deliver echoing secondary attacks. While in this state, Kez has phased collision and slow resistance.
Talon Toss
на цель, по областиKez throws a Sai at the target unit, applying a fixed damage attack and silence.
Shodo Sai
на точку, мгновеннаяKez has a chance to critically strike the target when attacking with Sais.Kez may activate the ability to disarm himself, lock his facing, and parry attacks and attack effects from the targeted direction for 1.5 seconds. If an attack is parried from an enemy Hero in this way, that Hero is stunned for 0.4s and gains a Mark. When a Marked target is attacked by Kez, it will guarantee a critical strike and stun the target.The sub-ability may be used to cancel the blocking early.
Raven's Veil
без целиKez releases a wave of smoke that applies his Mark to nearby enemy heroes, briefly reducing their vision. Kez receives a basic dispel and gains bonus movement speed and invisibility until he attacks or casts a spell.
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Switch Discipline.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Shodo Sai.
+80% Shodo Sai Critical Strike25+1 Echo Slash Attack
+3.5% Kazurai Katana Damage Per Second2040 Bonus Attack Speed During Falcon Rush
+2s Falcon Rush Duration15+1 Raptor Dance Strike
+6% Switch Discipline Swap Bonuses10+50 Raptor Dance Radius
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Kez: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 620good 714great 792
Experience per minute
average 824good 1,014great 1,219
Last hits per minute
average 8.0good 9.5great 10.5
Hero damage per minute
average 718good 1,027great 1,344
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: hardIt does best in Herald (47.6% wins) and wins 43.9% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 99% of games. Pros usually build Mage Slayer, Desolator and Manta Style by minute 24. It struggles most against Meepo, Phoenix and Keeper of the Light and has the easiest time against Treant Protector, Centaur Warrunner and Storm Spirit.