Lanaya, The Templar Assassin
The apprentice of a legendary creature from Aiur, Lanaya is a psychic adept who specializes in strategic assassination for the Sentinels. Her psionic abilities manifest in and out of combat, and can be used to amplify damage while attacking, to protect her from enemy assault, or cloak herself invisibly before lashing out at an unfortunate passerby. And so more often than not, the foes that encounter the Templar on the battlefield find themselves dead and buried, their lives cut short as she fades back into the shadows, waiting for a new prey.
INTRODUCTION
Templar Assassin acro TA has been added to DotA 6.44. At first, she was a very complex character to be played. Many of her skills can't be compared to the sneak attack prowess of SA or PA. Lacking the ability to blink strike seems like a lost, however after some experiments with her skills, TA is some what to my opinion superior to PA or SA. This is my first guide.
THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE PLAYING TA:
- If you like playing heroes that require a lengthy amount of time to build up like LR/Troll don't bother playing TA.
- To play TA you require courage and abit of luck, skill is the main importance.
- Playing TA is frustrating at the start.
- If you like to give up quickly, don't bother trying.
- Her skills require some practice before you can prefect them.
- If you like ambushing enemies, playing with your enemies minds. This character is for you.
PROS:
- Extreme Damage Output with a SINGLE item
- Negating 7 Hits can drive spell bombers mad
- Good Damage maintained throughout Beginning/Mid/End game.
- Range Cleaving
- Team Ganker
CONS:
- Low HP
- Can be fatal if used incorrectly
- Skill Dependant
- Hard to MASTER
HERO OVERVIEW
Str - 1.8 + 1.7
Agi - 23 + 2.7
Int - 18 + 2
HP - 492
Mana - 234
Movement Speed: 305
Attack: Range 130
Dmg: 45-55
Armor: 4.2[/center]
HERO SKILLS
REFRACTION [R]Manipulating psionic energy around herself granting a mystical refraction of light that protects her from external harm and giving her bonus damage for a limited number of instances. Lasts 20 seconds.
Level 1 - 20 bonus damage, 2 Instances
Level 2 - 40 bonus damage, 3 Instances
Level 3 - 60 bonus damage, 4 Instances
Level 4 - 80 bonus damage, 5 Instances
Cooldown - 23 seconds
Mana Cost - 75 mana
b]MELD [D][/b]The art of Shakuras allows Lanaya to conceal herself at any time of the day and strike from the shadows with her armor-shredding blades. Deals bonus damage and reduces enemy armor for 10 seconds.
Level 1 - 50 damage, -2 armor
Level 2 - 100 damage, -4 armor
Level 3 - 150 damage, -6 armor
Level 4 - 200 damage, -8 armor
Cooldown - 12 seconds
Mana Cost - 50 mana Changed in 6.45
Note: In invisbility mode, anything that does not make you move does not make you appear, even SA smokescreen does not flush you out. Stuns are unable to flush you out as well. However Vacuum spell from Darkseer, Polarity from Magnus prys you out of hiding as it makes you move.
PSIONIC BLADES [PASSIVE]Using her psionic powers, the Templar causes enemy units behind her target to feel the same pain as the target itself. This psionic power extends her attack range.
Level 1 - 40 Bonus Range, 60 Spill Range.
Level 2 - 80 Bonus Range, 120 Spill Range.
Level 3 - 120 Bonus Range, 180 Spill Range.
Level 4 - 160 Bonus Range, 240 Spill Range.
Note: This damage splash only works if the enemy is in a single line.
PSIONIC TRAP [C] - [T]Creates psionic traps on ground. When triggered, it will slow units within 400 range by 50% for 5 seconds.
Level 1 - Max 5 Traps
Level 2 - Max 8 Traps
Level 3 - Max 11 Traps
Cooldown: 10
Mana Cost: 15
Level 1: 15 mana, 10 sec cooldown.
Level 2: 15 mana, 10 sec cooldown.
Level 3: 15 mana, 10 sec cooldown.
Note: Placing of the trap can be done from a distance, denotating the trap can be done by using [T] however it denotes the closest trap first. It can be remotely denotated as well.
