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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