Sven

Sven, the Rogue Knight, is a versatile melee strength hero with superior physical power coupled with powerful utility abilities. He can fulfill various roles, but is often played as a semi-carry due to his high utility even without items. He possesses a versatile arsenal, from Warcry, which hastens allies and shields them from attacks, to the throwable Storm Hammer that stuns enemies around the targeted unit. With enough items, Sven has the potential to be a strong late-game carry due to his ultimate, which increases his damage, making him hit up to three times as hard, which can then be used in conjunction with his Great Cleave to secure multiple kills with just a few swings of his sword. This immense power granted to him solely by his ultimate makes him one of strongest late-game carries in the game, and arguably the strongest semi-carry of all, as his killing presence remains even if he decides to build more supportive and tanky utility items. A truly frightening enemy to go up against if farmed, strong and versatile, Sven is a solid addition to almost every team composition.

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Trivia

 * Sven is named after Danish bodybuilder and actor Sven-Ole Thorsen.
 * In earlier versions of DotA, Sven had the fun name "Arnold Schwarzenegger".
 * The phrases " vo_sven_sven_respawn 12.mp3 Twas only a flesh wound" and " vo_sven_sven_respawn_11.mp3 It was but a scratch" are references to the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
 * The phrases " vo_sven_sven_lose_03.mp3 Blame the host" and " vo_sven_sven_lose_04.mp3 Bad host" are references to the original Warcraft III DotA gameplay when game stability depended on the quality of internet connection on the host player.
 * was named Storm Bolt in the early beta phases and was renamed into Storm Hammer at one point. It is also its original name in DotA1 and reflected in one of Sven's cast responses in Dota 2, where he's referring to it as vo_sven_sven_ability_stormbolt_06.mp3 "Storm Bolt".
 * also has the same response when stealing.

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