Sven

Sven the Rogue Knight is a melee strength Hero with high physical damage potential and an effective disable. He can fulfill various roles and is mostly known as a support or a semi-carry. He also has great gank potential due to his shouts that grant buffs and his stun which cannot be dodged. With enough items, Sven has the potential to be a strong late-game carry due to his ultimate which increases his damage and his passive which allows him to hit multiple targets at once. He is a formidable foe and his versatility makes the Rogue Knight a great asset to any team.

Tips

 * Early on Sven has very low mana, so building mana boosting items may be a good idea.
 * Sven should concentrate on farming during the early stages of the game, and maybe try and get first blood if he has a lanemate with a disable to help him.
 * Drum of Endurance is a great item as it meshes well with Sven's role and play style.
 * Take Stats over the two other skills instead if you want more Mana, Attack Speed and Strength to increase the bonus of God's Strength early on and to help sustain your mana for using skills.
 * If you prefer the Initiator Type, get a Blink Dagger. Blink to your target and stun them with your Storm Hammer, make sure you activate God's Strength immediately or beforehand, which is more preferable as you can save more time on the casting animation and transformation time.
 * Avoid leveling Great Cleave early on, as it will greatly push the lane towards the enemy tower making farming more difficult. Warcry gives all of the bonus movement speed with just a single rank, making it a great one-point wonder early in the game.

Trivia

 * In an earlier version of Dota, Sven had a fun name which was Arnold Schwarzenegger, a reference to real-life actor.
 * The phrases "Twas only a flesh wound." and "It was but a scratch." are references to the Black Knight, from "Monty Python and Holy Grail".
 * Sven is left-handed.