Queen of Pain

Queen of Pain is a ranged hero that uses her skills to surprise the enemy. Typically played as a ganker with her ability to appear in battle and deal damage in quick succession, as well as hunt down fleeing heroes with ease. Her abilities require good timing to be used properly, but are devastating in the right hands. Queen of Pain is recommended for beginners.

Basic Strategy

 * Queen of Pain is an intelligence hero whose signature Blink, Shadow Strike, and AoE skills make her an ideal hero to gank with. Because of her mobility, soloing middle lane is recommended for rune control.
 * Core items include Power Treads, Bottle, and Magic Wand. If most of your incoming damage is magic, a Cloak is recommended. From there, depending on your opponents, you may want to transition into Linken's Sphere for target spells and survivability or a Scythe of Vyse for the powerful disable.
 * The Aghanim's Scepter is also an important item late game as it deals massive AoE damage that can turn the tides of battle.