Weaver

Skitskurr the Weaver is a ranged agility hero, renowned for being one of the hardest heroes in the game to properly lock down and kill, despite his extreme frailty. This is mainly due to his low-cooldown Shukuchi ability, which provides him both max movespeed and invisiblity when it is used, making him highly effective at chasing enemies as well as escaping from battle. In addition, his ultimate, Time Lapse, is yet another survival tool, allowing him to regain his position and all the health he lost from 5 seconds prior. His exceptional ability to maneuver around the battle, seeking the most fragile enemy heroes, is bolstered by his last two abilities. The Swarm is a wave of insects that Weaver projects in front of him that latch onto enemies. Until they are killed off, they will gradually inflict damage over time, reduce enemy armor, and perhaps most importantly, provide vision to Weaver. Finally, Geminate Attack allows Weaver to launch an additional attack every few seconds, making his offensive all the more potent. Not a hero capable of standing on the front lines, Weaver is nonetheless a huge threat against a team that has little ability to prevent his extreme maneuverability.

Tips

 * While in Shukuchi, position yourself to use your Geminate Attack as soon as Shukuchi ends.
 * You can use Time Lapse to get back into the fight immediately after your death (by quick buyback). This is a risky maneuver, however, as you most likely won't be at full HP when you arrive. Consider using this trick when you got nuked by a strong ultimate (like Lion's - Finger of Death, or Lina's - Laguna Blade). Using Shukuchi after Time Lapse will also improve your survivability (if your HP is not full).
 * can remove most debuffs from Weaver, which is useful for removing and many other hazardous debuffs.
 * Manta style also provides a reliable means of removing silence, dust, or other status debuffs.
 * Weaver can be one of the trickiest heroes to kill in DotA 2 due to Shukuchi and Time lapse, making him a legitimate Divine Rapier holder in the late game.
 * Weaver is great at kiting and killing melee carries (such as Ursa) with the low cooldown of Shukuchi and the armor reduction effects of The Swarm.
 * Since using Shukuchi doesn't interrupt channeled spells, you can use a teleport scroll and then cast Shukuchi to hide while you finish the channel.
 * This can be used when teleporting to escape or when teleporting to defend something. For example, if you cast teleport on a tower you want to defend, then Shukuchi right before the teleport channel completes, when you arrive at the tower, you will be invisible. This can cause confusion for the enemy, since they will not see you appear when the teleport completes, and may think that you cancelled the teleport.

Trivia

 * Weaver's original title was Nerubian Weaver, and his original name was Anub'seran. Nerubians are a race of arachnids in the Warcraft universe.
 * Weaver's fun name in DotA was Anoob'seran.
 * Geminate Attack is frequently misread as Germinate Attack. To geminate is to double, coming from the Latin word for twin (as in Gemini).
 * Shukuchi is a Japanese term for rapid movement, or teleportation.
 * Weaver draws many inspirations from a character of the same name in the novel, Perdido Street Station.
 * Weaver's Time Lapse icon may also be a reference to the box art of the movie Aliens 3, considering that Sigourney Weaver has the lead role in the film.