Zeus

Zeus the Lord of Olympus (or Olympia), is a formidable ranged intelligence Hero. Born with the divine power of electricity, his spells, when used altogether, are able to inflict the most superb and insane magical damage in the game. Although his overall attributes are one of the weakest and lowest, he is a mighty Ganker and is capable of unleashing one of the most damaging combos against his enemies with strong abilities, casting them multiple times rapidly with his Arc Lightning and heavily damage them with Lightning Bolt. Zeus is one of the few spell-casters who is still an effective damage-dealer late game thanks to his scaling passive ability Static Field which zaps a current percentage of the enemies' health. Anywhere at anytime, the God of Lightning and Thunder is able to bring down his most powerful ability, Thundergod's Wrath. Zeus will call down a destructive bolt of lighting to all enemy heroes in the map, electrocuting them heavily. His Lightning Bolt and Thundergod's Wrath also gives him the ability to scout any invisible heroes. No one and nowhere is safe when the Lord of Olympus is in his wrath, hailed as one of the strongest Nuker in the game, Zeus looks and hunts any foolish mortal foes for him to shock and destroy, all for the glory of Olympia, his valiant allies, and his noble rank.

Tips

 * Always use Lightning Bolt before Arc Lightning so you may not lose your opponent in the fog.


 * Always watch your positioning as Lightning Bolt and Arc Lightning have a relatively long ranges, and Thundergod's Wrath has global range. Often, there is no reason to be up close in battle unless you are chasing down heroes; and Zeus' frailty compounds this.


 * When trying to kill low hp heroes (low, but not low enough for Ultimate only) in hard to navigate areas use Thundergod's Wrath to gain vision of your enemy so you can Lightning Bolt them to death.


 * During team fights, use all of Zeus's spells (including his ultimate) as soon as possible to make the best use of his passive. Static Field is based on the percentage of current health, not maximum health, so it will do more damage to heroes at full HP. If you wait for the enemy team's health to go down before using Thundergod's Wrath, then Static Field will not do as much damage as it could have.

These tips were taken from this guide written by the famous Zeus player Merlini.


 * Thundergod's Wrath should only be used to acquire a kill if your carry is unable to attain it themself. In most encounters, it should be used early in the fight to make things easier for one's team.
 * In late game, Refresher Orb is a better item than scepter as it will allow Zeus to use his spells more often, which owing to his scaling passive is more important than stronger ultimate damage. Using your three spells with a scepter in late game will deal less damage than using your three spells, then refreshing them and using them again.

Trivia

 * As suggested by the game's files, Zeus's name was, at one time, Zuus. The reason why is unknown.
 * Zeus's alternate/fun name in Dota Allstars was "Merlini", name of a professional Dota player.