DotA Guide: Mangix - The Pandaren Brewmaster Introduction

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients is a still one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To give players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Let's learn a little more about the background of this hero: "Mangix originates from a deeply hidden and secret society located on the obscure island of Pandaria. He lived a sheltered life in his home within the Stonetalon Mountains, but even the far, golden reaches of Pandaria were affected by the dark hand of the Scourge.

The elders heard the cries of the innocent, and saw the blood of the slain, and so, they agreed to send one elite warrior, hoping to turn the tides of battle and restore the Great Balance. What they did not know was that the local barkeep had trained for this very moment his entire life."

This cool strenght hero can be recuiter from the Sentinel Tavern. His abilities make him a multi-purpose hero:

- Thunder Clap (Shortkey C): Slams the ground, dealing damage (100/175/250/300) to and slowing the movement speed and attack rate (25/35/45/55%) of enemy land units within 400 range for 4.25 seconds.

- Drunken Haze (Shortkey D): Drenches an enemy unit in alcohol, causing his movement speed to be reduced (14/18/22/26), and causing his attacks to have a chance to miss (45/55/65/75). Lasts 7 seconds.
This skill stacks with Evasion.

- Drunken Brawler (Shortkey B): Gives a percent chance to avoid attacks (10/15/20/25%) and a percent chance to deal 2.0 critical damage (10/15/20/25%). Note that this does not stack with Evasion from Butterfly or Radiance.

- Primal Split (Shortkey R): Splits the Pandaren Brewmaster into elements, forming 3 specialized warriors (for 15/17/19) seconds), adept at survival. If any of them survive until the end of their summoned timer, the Brewmaster is reborn.

Aghanim's Scepter will improve all the Pandas, improves duration to 20/ 23/ 26 seconds, and decreases cool down to 160/ 140/ 120 seconds.

Mangix uses the ancient art of drunken fighting to bash his enemies to a bloody pulp while surviving even the most deadly attacks with ease.

Thunder Clap will deal a lot of damage to nearby enemies while slowing them significantly, giving the Brewmaster time to bash their skulls in with his drunken brawling skills. If an enemy seems too dangerous the Brewmaster douses them with Drunken Haze, which causes the majority of the target's physical attacks to miss their mark.

Heroes who rely on physical attacks will find the Brewmaster nearly impossible to damage when he uses Drunken Haze and Drunken Brawler. Also, even if the Brewmaster does seem to be in danger, he can split into three powerful elemental aspects with Primal Split.

Each individual elemental panda is a dangerous foe with their own unique abilities. The Brewmaster is a difficult enemy to defeat, and should be engaged only with overwhelming force.

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