Zeus

Zeus is a formidable and dangerous ranged intelligence Hero. The God of Lightning and Thunder, Zeus uses the power of electricity to overwhelm his enemies, electrocuting them to dust. Although his overall attributes are one of the weakest and lowest and are considered below average, he is a mighty ganker and is capable of unleashing one of the most damaging combos against his enemies with strong abilities, casting them multiple times rapidly or heavily damage them with a nuke. Zeus is one of the few spell-casters who is still an effective damage-dealer late game thanks to his scaling passive ability.

Tips

 * Always use Lightning Bolt before Arc Lightning so you may not lose your opponent in the fog.


 * Always watch your positioning as Lightning Bolt and Arc Lightning have a relatively long ranges, and Thundergod's Wrath has global range. Often, there is no reason to be up close in battle unless you are chasing down heroes; and Zeus' frailty compounds this.


 * When trying to kill low hp heroes (low, but not low enough for Ultimate only) in hard to navigate areas use Thundergod's Wrath to gain vision of your enemy so you can Lightning Bolt them to death.


 * During team fights, use all of Zeus's spells (including his ultimate) as soon as possible to make the best use of his passive. Static Field is based on the percentage of current health, not maximum health, so it will do more damage to heroes at full HP. If you wait for the enemy team's health to go down before using Thundergod's Wrath, then Static Field will not do as much damage as it could have.

These tips were taken from this guide written by the famous Zeus player Merlini.


 * Thundergod's Wrath should only be used to acquire a kill if your carry is unable to attain it themself. In most encounters, it should be used early in the fight to make things easier for one's team.
 * In late game, Refresher Orb is a better item than scepter as it will allow Zeus to use his spells more often, which owing to his scaling passive is more important than stronger ultimate damage. Using your three spells with a scepter in late game will deal less damage than using your three spells, then refreshing them and using them again.

Trivia

 * As suggested by the game's files, Zeus's name was, at one time, Zuus. The reason why is unknown.
 * Zeus's alternate/fun name in Dota Allstars was "Merlini", name of a professional Dota player.