Venomancer

Lesale Deathbringer the Venomancer is a ranged agility Hero who is focused on dealing damage over time and slowing enemies down. He is not granted with a big amount of base attack and attribute gain, but he can bring enormous area damage with his poisonous abilities. If you enjoy watching your enemies limp away injured, fleeing from a death that will still catch up to them no matter how fast they run, Venomancer is the Hero for you.

Famous for being extremely dangerous at level 1, Venomancer usually nets guaranteed kills on targets that don't have an escape ability with Venomous Gale. His Ultimate ability is extremely strong, and his ability to repel pushes with his dense blobs of Plague Wards is notable. Venomancer is a highly flexible hero, who can benefit from having expensive items as well as being highly dangerous even with an empty bank account.

Venomancer requires knowledge of lane control, positioning, and target priority to be successful, though he can easily be handed to beginners to play with. He is recommended for new to intermediate players.

Tips

 * Venomous Gale is one of the best level 1 skills in the game. Try to use it to get the first blood with a good partner.
 * Plague Wards deal weak damage in sparse numbers, but en masse their power becomes significant.
 * There is a temptation upon being killed to use Poison Nova out of spite. Resist this urge; as it is intended for initiation purposes and its cooldown even when sceptred is not negligible.
 * Get a Force Staff, Blink Dagger or Shadow Blade to help position your ultimate and escape from enemies.
 * Use Plague Wards constantly in order to provide vision of your neighboring area, especially when across the river and inside enemy territory.
 * Early game, if you use Plague Wards during your laning phase, try to deny them or they will provide a gold bounty for enemy heroes.
 * Keep Venomous Gale off cooldown during pushes, as its cooldown is quite long and you may need it at any time.
 * When chasing an enemy, constantly put Plague Wards ahead of them to maintain sight.
 * The most vital item for Venomancer is the Aghanim's Scepter, since it greatly ramps up the Damage-over-Time and duration of his ultimate - plus, it greatly reduces Poison Nova's cooldown to a mere minute. A well-placed Aghanim-boosted Nova combined with Venomancer's lethal poisons (or even wards) can wipe out entire teams, especially if Venomancer gets to level 16 fast.