Dec 2, 2010 10:31 GMT  ·  By

Lucifer the Doom Bringer is affiliated with the Scourge and it's a Strength character. It's high HP makes it a tank (a unit that will rush into the heat of battle taking a lot of damage and allowing the other players to use tactics while taking out enemy heroes). The story behind the Doom Bringer is at follows: “Lucifer was the leader of the Doomguard attack force of the burning legion in the first attack by the dark lord Sargeras. With his original master long gone, Lucifer grants his undying loyalty to the Scourge to finish what his lord once started.

Devouring the insignificant for his greed while dissipating the souls of those brave and strong enough to withstand his strength and the heat of his fiery haven of burning earth, Lucifer takes no prisoners and makes sure those who persevere through his wrath die by the agonizing and burning pain of Doom itself.“

It's skill tree, like most DotA heroes, has three spells that can be upgraded 3 times each and one ultimatum that also has 3 upgrades. Here is a short description of each spell:

- Devour (shortkey E) - you will be able to swallow and entire enemy unit, while digesting it with 20 dmg/sec. If you devour a neutral unit that has abilities, then Doom will be able to use that ability until he gets a new one. This spell gives 40/60/80/100 bonus gold, can only devour enemy creeps or non-ancient neutral creeps that are no higher than level 2/4/5/6.

- Scorched Earth (shortkey T) - the earth around the hero (600AOE) will be inflamed with the fires of Hell that heal Lucifer and grant him additional moving speed (16%) and also damages nearby opponents. This skill Heals/Deals 15/20/25/30 dms and lasts 8/10/12/14 seconds.

- LVL? Death (shortkey V) - This spell will dissipate a piece of a target hero's soul while dealing 250 bonus damage if the target's level is a multiple of a specific number or 25. It deals 100/150/200/250 damage with a 6/5/4/3 multiplier.

- Doom (shortkey D) - A very powerful spell that inflicts the enemy hero great damage while making it unable to cast spells (including items spells). It deals 30/5070 damager per second. Aghanim's Scepter improves damage to 50/80/100 damage per second.

Although Doom has some powerful spells, like any DotA hero has various strengths and weaknesses:

Strengths: - very good tank even without strength items - starting with lvl 6 will easily kill enemy heroes - LVL? Death has a very useful mini-stun that can effectively interrupt enemy actions - gains 100 gold per minute with Devour alone - a lot of base damage

Weaknesses: - doomed heroes can be denied at 25% HP or under - the low armor requires aiding items even from beginning - it features a very low agility growth - it has no stun or slow

Lucifer's skill and strengths can be amplified using a wide array of items. Personally I enjoy these items: Boots of Travel, Aghanim Scepter, Radiance and maybe a Refresher to sweeten the deal.

If guys have some other item combination that can be devastating, don't hesitate to let everyone know in a comment.

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