Techies Guide (DotA 2) by Sristi



This is my first DotA 2 guide, but I have played fair amount of games and have tried different heroes. I've been playing techies a lot since he was introduced into DotA 2 recently. People have that general view thinking that Techies is a useless hero and they try to talk people out of playing it. Techies is a very tricky hero to play, a person who can't play him well will make his team lose the match. The perspective has changed a bit these days because of the videos on YouTube where the best players have played Techies and shown that they can also be as good as any other hero, and sometimes, better than most.

Let's talk about cons and pros of playing Techies.
Cons:
> You can't really participate in ganks with your team, especially in early and mid game.
> You will be countered a lot if enemy team has sentry wards
or Gem of True Sight.
> He has very bad movement speed.
> He is squishy with very less hp.
> Very hard to farm because of his low base damage.
> Controlled units of your enemies can trigger land mines.
> Huge mana dependency.

Pros:
> You can wipe out the whole enemy team in a lane with your remote mines.
> Techie's land mines deal a heavy damage.
> You can ensure first blood always or most of the time.
> Many people are unaware of Techie's skills.
> You can play mind games with the enemy and restrict their access to jungle.
> You can be a very good defender of your base.
> You can blast your remote mines even when you're dead.
> If you are being ganked, you can use your suicide skill.

When you shouldn't pick Techies:
You shouldn't pick techies if there are heroes who can have controlled units, illusions, summons etc.
Phantom Lancer






Nature's Prophet





You shouldn't pick techies when enemies have ability to blink in and out of a position:
Anti Mage
Now, let's move on to item builds:
This is how I start my purchase order:
Starting items: Teleport Scroll >>> Tango >>> Clarity(5)
Core items: Soul Ring >>> Arcane boots >>> Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Mid Game: Aghanim's Scepter
Late Game: Boots of Travel >>> Desolater

Skills of Techies:

 LAND MINES 






Plants an invisible mine that explodes when an enemy nears. The explosion deals less damage if the target is farther away. When a new mine planted exceeds the mine limit, the oldest mine will explode.

MANA COST:80/110/140/160
COOLDOWN: 20/16/13/10

Range: 150
Activation Delay: 2
Detonation Delay: 2
Stun Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4
Trigger Radius: 450
Stun Radius: 450
Trap Duration: 360

Notes:
Place them in places where creeps dont walk.
Stack them together into "3" in early game , and later "4" or "5" together in order to achieve a kill.
Use them to mine towers.

STATIS TRAP 






Plants an invisible trap that stuns nearby enemy units when detonated.
MANA COST:80/110/140/160
COOLDOWN: 20/16/13/10

Range: 150
Activation Delay: 2
Detonation Delay: 2
Stun Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4
Trigger Radius: 450
Stun Radius: 450
Trap Duration: 360

Notes:
Use it to escape from ganks.
Can be used on Roshan.
Place it away from places where Creeps walk.

SUICIDE SQUAD, ATTACK!






Sacrifice yourself for the greater good. Deals massive area of effect damage.
MANA COST: 100/125/150/175
COOLDOWN: 180/170/160/150

Range: 100
Full Damage Radius: 200
Partial Damage Radius: 500
Full Damage: 500/650/850/1150
Partial Damage: 260/300/340/380

Notes:
Use this when you have no way to escape a gank.
Use it if it can guarantee first blood.
Don't use it as initiater.

FOCUSED DETONATE






Detonates all remote mines in 700 radius around target area.
MANA COST: none
COOLDOWN: 1
Range: Global
Radius: 700

Notes:
It can be used to trigger the remote mines in a large area.
It can't be used when you are dead.

MINEFIELD SIGN


Plant a warning sign to remind enemies to step lightly. Only one sign can exist at a time.
MANA COST: none
COOLDOWN: 120
Radius: 600

Notes:
It can't be skilled.
Use it to play mind games with enemies.
It provides no vision.

REMOTE MINES






Plants an invisible mine that will only activate when triggered. Doesn't damage buildings.
MANA COST: 200/240/300
COOLDOWN: 10

Range: 500 (700 with  Aghanim's Scepter
Max Mines: 20
Explosion Radius: 425
Damage: 300/450/600 (450/600/750 with  Aghanim's Scepter
Activation Delay: 2
Mine Duration: 600 seconds / 10 minutes

Notes:
Has a cast time of 1.5 seconds.
Plant in a diamond or square shape for maximum damage.

Skill Points:
First you have to max out land mines, and depending on your preference, you can choose suicide or statis trap.

Game play:
As soon as you spawn at the fountain, grab the starting items and teleport to a lane. I will show you the best spot to place land mines for "first blood". If you are on the Radiant Side, you should TP to top lane and place the mines on the spot marked by a red dot:
Map:
Alternately, if you are in the Dire Side, then TP to bottom lane and place the mines on the spot marked by a red dot:
Map:


































In general, here's a whole map view of "great" places to place your land mines. I've tried all these spots and these have proven to be best.
Map:













Every game will be different and there is no "specific" place to places the mines. It all depends on how the game is going.

Dos and Don'ts:
Do:
> Try to get soul ring, arcane boots and Eul's Scepter of Divinity fast because Techies really benefits from these items for the mana he requires.

> Place mines in different places. If an enemy explodes at rune spot, he'll bring a sentry next time, so place your mines in different unexpected places. It's important not to repeat same mine placement so that you can play mind games more effectively.

> If enemy has gem , then you should tell your allies to gank them and take their gem away or else you'll be playing with a big disadvantage.

> Help to push towers quickly. Your land mines can take down towers easily.

Dont:
> Don't spend your early game mining different places and ignoring to lane for exp. Techies needs to level up fast to 6 so that he can use remote mines. You should be level six by the times its 12 minutes.

> Don't abuse your "suicide" skill. It should NEVER be used to initiate or used whenever you like. Use it only in extreme cases where you are about to die.

>Don't place remote mines too close to your tower, the enemies will use detection.


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I'll update this guide as I play and find out more efficient gameplay of Techies. I'm still learning! :P

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