Drow Ranger

Traxex the Drow Ranger is a ranged Agility Hero who excels at laning and has one of the most insane attack damage in the game, and is played as a Hard Carry. She is fragile, but is capable of hitting opponents with her powerful and high physical attacks. Her first ability, Frost Arrows, adds a slow to her attack for the cost of a small amount of mana. This gives her the power to chase fast heroes and if she manually casts Frost Arrows on an enemy Hero, it will not attract enemy creeps or towers. Her second ability is an area of effect Silence which can be crucial during clashes. Her passive abilities all highly boost her normal damage to a superior level. Precision Aura provides additional damage to all ranged heroes in the map based on her Agility and her ultimate, Marksmanship increases the Drow Ranger's shooting accuracy, giving her large additional Agility when not near enemy heroes. Distance is preferred for most Drow players as she has survivability and this will let her attack enemies from a long range with safety, kiting them before they have a chance to retaliate. Despite Traxex's simple and versatile role and skillset, she depends on luxury items to keep it up and should be played with care.

Tips

 * Manually casting Frost Arrows (known as "orbwalking") will prevent you from drawing creep/tower aggro. This is also needed to kite and escape opponents in a bad situation.
 * An early level of Silence is crucial to defend against spellcasters, although it will still be maxed last.
 * Some players choose to max Precision Aura first for the high attack damage boost, only getting one level of Frost Arrows and Silence pre-level 6.
 * Drow Ranger can be a threat on mid game if she finishes Crystalys before anyone does, which is enough to kill them swiftly enough.
 * It is recommended for Drow Ranger to jungle once she have Morbid Mask as she has high damage to survive in the jungle.
 * With the new Marksmanship, distance is important for Traxex now, as this will help her deal great damage to enemies thanks to the additional Agility provided. Make sure you are more than 400 units away from your enemy and kite them to keep your distance so you will enjoy the full bonus effect of Marksmanship, as the extra Agility is halved when being close to your enemy heroes.

Trivia

 * Traxex's original design showed her with the same hood on her head but showing no hair and with completely white eyes.
 * Traxex's Ultimate, Marksmanship, was originally a chance to one-hit kill creeps; however, in a DotA Allstars update it was changed to be the passive agility buff she now has.
 * Traxex was featured in the comic "Are We Heroes Yet?"
 * In Dota 1 Precision Aura is called Trueshot Aura.