Earthshaker


 * Difficulty: High
 * Skill Curve: Medium

Earthshaker is a very heavy gank/initiation melee caster hero with a lot of damage potential. His first skill, fissure, is a stun that can easily be cast on a hero from afar due to its range, but it really shines in competent player's hands because a barrier erupts and goes from earthshaker to where he cast, which can create long artificial walls that are extremely useful to gank with and lasts 7 seconds. They are a bit difficult to use well though, and if not placed properly you can accidentally block your own team in a gank. His Ultimate is another very scary damage dealer that is a somewhat small AOE based around earthshaker but is instant and deals a lot of damage, with even more damage when more units and heroes are nearby. For this reason he is a very competent initiator once he gets blink dagger. You will often see him in the jungle waiting for enemy heroes to come because he doesn't need gold or experience as much as other heroes earlier in the game.

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Although the Earthshaker is a strength hero, his real power lies in his spells. With a well-placed Echo Slam, he can single-handedly level an entire team if his enemies are foolish enough to bunch together. His Fissure spell is very versatile. While it stuns and causes damage, it also creates an impassible wall of stone, trapping hapless foes between a rock and a hard place. Enchant Totem gives Earthshaker a significant damage boost for one attack, while his passive Aftershock ability causes a minor stun and damage effect every time he casts one of his spells. Although he is one of the more difficult heroes to use to his full capacity, he can be one of the most deadly in skilled hands.