Earthshaker

Raigor Stonehoof the Earthshaker is a melee Strength Hero with several area of effect disables, commonly played as a ganker or initiator. Unlike most Strength heroes, he is played like an Intelligence hero and is reliant on his spells to inflict heavy damage. His Fissure is a versatile spell, used to stun, inflict decent damage, and create a bulging wall of earth that blocks movement for several seconds. Enchant Totem massively boosts his attack damage, inflicting the enhanced damage for one autoattack. Aftershock lets him deal additional damage and stun for a short duration every time Earthshaker uses his spells. Earthshaker's heavy AOE-centric kit is most powerful when his enemies are in large numbers. With his Echo Slam, he can deal heavy damage to clusters of enemies. All of Earthshaker's spells (with the exception of his ultimate) have high mana costs and long casting animations, but, with proper positioning, an adept Earthshaker can wreak havoc with his area-of-effect spells. Because of his aforementioned mana dependency, he also needs some items and levels to be at his peak. The Earthshaker is mighty and tremendous, and his seismic power causes the very earth to tremble and shatter, bringing enemies down to the ground with his great magnitude.

Tips

 * Fissure creates an impassable barrier, which can be effective for stopping enemies from escaping.
 * It is important to keep in mind, however, that this barrier is also impassible to yourself and allies. Be careful of how you position yourself and the Fissure.


 * Use Enchant Totem in conjunction with Aftershock to stop escaping enemies, even when Fissure is unavailable.
 * Because of the echo damage, Echo Slam is best used in the middle of the enemy team, especially when they have a large amount of units near them.
 * A Blink Dagger or Force Staff will help you get into the best position.
 * Rely on the stun from Aftershock to disable them using Enchant Totem and your Echo slam.
 * Build items that increase your mana or Intelligence, as well as increasing your Strength to be effective throughout the game.