14 DAY TRIAL // DotA aka Defense of the Ancients still remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To give fans a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.
Io, The Guardian Wisp is a new strength ranged hero added recently in DotA Allstars (version 6.68) by IceFrog. You can recruit him at the Sentinel's Strength Tavern.
The hero has a great story, as you can see here: "Originally nothing more than a lowly spirit of the trees, Io dwelt peacefully amongst his kind in the Great Forest. As the Great War spread across the land the creatures of the forest were forced to defend their home.
The desire to protect his kin awoke power in Io he had not known he possessed. He discovered he was able to connect his life force to another creature to strengthen them or help them flee by instantly teleporting them out of harm.
Io became known amongst his people as the Guardian Wisp, a protector of the Spirits. All other spirits swore to assist him and can be summoned to his side to aid him in his battle. Uninterested in the battle between Sentinel and Scourge, Io fights only to protect his people."
Everyone of his skills is meant to aid teammates in one way or another. Study them carefully and bring home the victory:
- Tether (Shortkey T): Guardian Wisp will bind himself to an ally, granting both units 20% bonus movement speed. Any enemy units that comes in contact with this chain of energy will be stunned for 0.75/1.25/1.75/2.25. The tether will break if stretched over a distance of 900. It has a duration of 12 seconds.
- Spirits (Shortkey W): Guardian Wisp calls upon 5 ancient Spirits over 4 seconds. The Spirits will circle around Io to protect him from harm.
If an enemy hero will move close enough, the Spirit releases its life energy in a burst, while all enemies in a 300 area of effect will take damage (8/14/20/26 to creeps and 25/50/75/100 to heroes).
- Overcharge (Shortkey V): Io will draw on more energy than he can handle, energy that grants him 40/50/60/70 bonus attack speed and 5/10/15/20 damage reduction, but drains 2.5% of his current HP and MP per second. If Io is casts Tether and it's linked with antoher ally hero, the bonus attack speed is also granted to that ally.
- Relocate (Shortkey R): Io is able to temporary relocate himself, taking with him any tethered hero, to the target location for 12 seconds.
The spell has a a 2.5/2.25/2.0 casting delay and your opponents have visual indicators on the minimap before the teleport happens.
This is one of the best support heroes of the game. Pick him and you'll easily find ways to support your teammates to victory... Being a range hero I recommend you try the Eye Of Skadi or the Stygian Desolator, combined with Heart Of Tarrasque.
If you have any other suggetions please let all the DotA fans know in a comment.
