Slark: Melee, position 1 (carry), position 2 (mid), Escape, Disabler, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 50.1% win rate in pubs and a 13.9% pick rate.
Pouncing into danger then slipping back out is what Slark does best. He rushes at the chance to pin or corner a lone foe, steals their essence with each cut from his dagger, and is always ready to vanish should the tables turn.
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
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23′Core items in order: Diffusal Blade (around minute 13), Consecrated Wraps (around minute 19), Aghanim's Scepter (around minute 23).
Full build by minute →
Max Dark Pact, then Pounce, then Saltwater Shiv.
Abilities and talents →Toughest opponents: Enigma, Grimstroke and Leshrac; easiest: Bristleback, Shadow Fiend and Ember Spirit.
All 126 opponents →Half of the players on this hero farm under 547 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 757.
Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.
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Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
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37′22%27% of 92 pro matches
After a short delay, Slark sacrifices some of his life blood, purging most negative debuffs and dealing damage to enemy units around him and to himself. Slark only takes 30% of the damage. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Pros max it by level 8
Slark leaps forward, leashing and applying Essence Shift stacks to the first hero he connects. That unit can only move a limited distance away from Slark's landing position.
Pros max it by level 12
Slark slices the target with his salty shiv, stealing a portion of the target's movement speed, Health Regen and Health Restoration.These effects stack independently.
Pros max it by level 15
Slark steals the life essence of enemy heroes with his attacks, draining 1 of each of their attributes and converting them to bonus 3 Agility. If Slark kills an affected enemy hero, he permanently steals 1 Agility.
When not visible to the enemy team, Slark passively gains bonus movement speed and health regeneration. If Slark is damaged by a neutral unit, the passive movement and health regeneration bonuses are lost for 2 seconds.When activated, Slark hides himself in a cloud of shadows, becoming immune to detection. Attacking, casting spells, and using items will not reveal Slark, but enemies can see the cloud itself.
Pros max it by level 17
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 Slark: counter picks →Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
It does best in Herald (53.6% wins) and wins 51.9% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 71% of games and position 2 (mid) in 23% of games. Pros usually build Diffusal Blade, Consecrated Wraps and Aghanim's Scepter by minute 23. It struggles most against Enigma, Grimstroke and Leshrac and has the easiest time against Bristleback, Shadow Fiend and Ember Spirit.
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