Slither - A Guide to Warding

[williamdrake12]

song name?



[Vamprski]

I've created a new channel where I'm planning to upload videos on a weekly basis. As of now I'm working on a spy guide for the game Team Fortress 2, but I'd like to hear from people what they'd like to see (BLC, WoW, or HoN for example).

The channel name is 2C3Ck

Hope to see you there.

[TheGamers20]

Nice Guide Thnx! XD and What's the name of this song

[TheAhmedWahdan]

great vid song name?

[chonypark]

slither wards are completely nerfed.... they're vision is tiny now its like 200 unit radius vision or something u cna't see anything coming unless u put it smack middle of a narrow pathway

[TheBloodshotFilms]

Amazing fucking guide, to bad its outdated now....

[ChickenGamerz]

can u do a rm of the video with the slither updates?

[sourjaws]

Wow at least get 1 lvl of spray for ganks 

[Mortyenh]

this is not possible anymore, u get "miss" every time ur out of range...

[Hornystick]

Just so yall ppl know, this guide dont work anymore with current patches. Tested this guide in lvl 7, maxing wards, didnt work. Not even with a little help from Pyromancer.

[ellohell700]

Too bad you can't attack Kong from the ledge like that anymore :[

[teodull]

whats -slash ? can't find it in shop :/

[niggy730]

@teodull slash is icebrand

[Ritsuenyu]

Slither is a horrible "carry", but he's a beast at laningphase with extreme potent harass due to Toxicity, anti-gank thanks to wards and can more or less combo with anyone with Poison Spray. Ultimate is great in teamfights if it hits but easy to avoid. Also a mediocre defender, as well as a mediocre pusher.

Indirect teamhero? pft

[Munje777]

They work again.

[PuppiloveBunni]

This is no longer do able, they will miss every time.

[VictorRechnageL]

I usally get one point in Spray for slowing purposes, then getting wards and then just going toxicity until ultimate. Sometimes i go a ward level 2.

[SuperMari026]

Doesnt work anymore, if you're outside Kongor's lair you'll just miss constantly

[Re32Lax]

why not get ult, baaaaad. slithers ult is an amazing finisher and even an intiation. combine that with his spray and your enemy wont know what hit them till they are respawning in pool

[xtam092]

@Re32Lax lol slither's ult is the WORST finisher in the game. If i had 50hp and slither ultied and nothing else it wouldnt kill me XD

Probs one of the best initiation spells tho!

[Vamprski]

The tactics in this video are all but obsolete.

Still, the ward tends to be underrated. Remember, it's essentially free wards for the entire game.

[niggy730]

retarded skill build...

[D4nTh3Man]

patch made it impossible to kill kongor from outside his crib

[lowlightRN]

yeah.. wards dont work.. even if ive filled up the items in test mode.. still cant hurt Konger.

[PHDnHorribleness]

wards no longer work on kongor :/

[zippedfreak1]

dont use in lane, EASLY countered by a powersupply

[Jenova1337]

kongor bugusing^^

but that kongor thing isnt working as u cant attack outside the cage anymore

creepstacking is nice though

[Mr0ali0]

yuck, easy mode

[Zipst3r]

whats the item you've bought?

[Zipst3r]

whats the item you've bought?

[Estuways]

yeah. nice

[mortred009]

So you never get the Burst? It's quite good in team battles or even early/midgame pushes or skirmishes. But I really like your idea about the wards, definitely getting that before maxing spray...

[Ttran778]

You should actually try to build up points in your wards and Toxicity first. I actually don't bother with the burst ult until around lvl 10, just because I use the wards to jungle and the DoT from his toxicity takes a bit more priority for me than the burst early game.

[cryingangel1508]

nice ideas with slither wards thow you mist a few things 1. a power suply i recomend with slither feally handy for the gangs and if you need the mana quick 2. its better to go lvl 3 wards rather than toxic

[Vamprski]

1. This was made before power supply.

2. One point into toxicity gives you even more slow plus DPS, as opposed to quicker wards (which you won't need at this point) and negligible increase in damage.

[cryingangel1508]

i see your point but i prefer 2 wards rather than extra dps so i can get more vision and so there slowed longer either way thers no better side to this argument (p.s. have you tryed the power supply trick yet?

[Torkan91]

If you want to push fast you go for wards, if you are smart you take Toxicity instead. You will have loads of dots, and you just need to hit everyone once after ulti in a gangfight and they will die if they run away with low health. If you spec in wards and your opponent aint a retard he'll just buy a power supply and gj, you stack him up with health and mana like crazy.

[Dan1loBr]

xD cool, this vid is a bit old and made on practice mode, but was pretty cool to watch.

Slither's such a b!tch char D:

[Vamprski]

With new buffs/nerfs come new tactics. Optimal ward level early game is now 2, as you can take advantage of the recharging factor.

This lets you put a point into toxicity and max out spray, so you gank well and still have the advantage of wards.

[walkertexasranger33]

why would u back door a toweR

[madichelp0]

According to tournament rules(sorry forgot what tournament), it's only considered backdooring if you attack the barracks/last towers without creeps with you. The 2 first towers are fully ok to "backdoor".

[marcisthabest]

thank you for showing slithers bright side, ppl allways say im a fool for choosing slither (though my kd id great)

[babbenok]

slither is and venomancer best hero ever but hate the wards tho

[ojpokemon]

if im correct he can spwn wards 3 times in a row without any cooldown after that it recharges its charges by 1 every 4 sec i think

[Vamprski]

Yea, this tactic lost a lot of potential though do to Kongor's token having a timer now. However, the change to Slither's wards now allow him to solo easier, as he can shoot one out once every 4 seconds allowing Kongor's targetted ward to survive.

The main point I wanted to get out with this video was to be creative with the things. For example, integrated one point into a ganker for the map control would probably be the best build as level 1 ward is godly but scales pretty badly.

[LaMereACaniche]

depending on the team, I usually go for a ganking slither .. I'll try this technique soon. Good job mate this vid's awesome

[OutganGG]

Does that tower part still work?

i mean killing tower with ward

[Vamprski]

Yea, he does.

At the time I was in practice mode. However, that technique still works, he'll just kill the wards. :/

HOWEVER, with the new buff this can actually be pulled off (burst wards).

[kugelfisch2222222222]

for killing kongor i think u need to be fast with leveling and getting tube cause kongor gets stronger the longer he lives

[MRockafella]

Nice video.i like it.btw,can anyone tell me the song name?please.

[InsaneChef]

Plain White T's ~ Revenge

[artojas762]

it works only in training mode haha, any1 smart enough will buy a battery and have infinity hp/mp vs a warding slither.

You are wasting a strong early/mid game ganker.

[cryingangel1508]

you would be surprised how many noobs do not buy batary

[IPrayingMantisI]

@cryingangel1508 well I don't buy battery 'cause I prefer bottle... ;)

[xNightwraith]

u can just use polly's ward and put them on the cliff o.O like out of reach and just kill like that

[chillyconcasper]

that could be a good start when u have lvl 4 wards... slither FTW!! W(-_-)W

[doradxplorer]

u can do that with slither @ lvl 8? holy shit why didnt i thought of that?..lol...thnx 4 sharing...

[WonderNoobie]

Slither is the greatest! I can not only defend the best on my team, but also level very fast, intimidate my opponents with like 4-5 wards attacking them + me, kill them, and rush their base. Yes, ward rushing, just slowly bring your wards closer, need alot of mp pots though

[Kaschmir]

nice style, thx for sharing.

[Figjamfuked]

nice video.

wats the name of the song and artist?

[orrekorren]

an awesome video! gotta try it out now! got me inspired as hell! and i tought i had played slither sort of good... :D

[hemork]

Another tool tip for u guys is actually to block heroes when ganking with your wards. They're excellent when enemy heroes are trying to escape and u simply block'em with a ward and u will be able to get in those crusual last autoattacks!

[Xozzen]

I guess now I know more about how to play a slither than most other players, even though i never played the game. I don't have a beta key, so i would really like to get one. If anyone could give a beta key to me, it would be really nice.

btw, how much hp do the wards have?

[LaMereACaniche]

@Xozzen : go look up the skill description lol

[Moejay007]

Fuck the others I think this was an amazing take on Slithers wards, kudos to you for thinking (If you did) of these creative ways to use him.

[Alokhine]

Very nice guide. You reflect in your video the creativity that players need to have the upper hand in HoN. I hope you make other guides too =)

[Vamprski]

Mm. Okay.

We can just disregard the whole point of this video, too.

Oh, and fuck yea. These 9 experience wards: holy shit. The enemy is gonna get beef.

And let's forget I don't start ganking until twelve. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Yes, I'm thinking you're right. If I want to solo Kongor I should just get wards at 22-25 and get Poison Spray for the DPS. And slow. Which I don't get from my passive.

This is not a guide to a ganking slither. So I'm gonna have to ask you to gtfo.

[araminrain]

Hi! The video is amazingly helpful. I was wondering though how you level? I can see Kongor at level 7 but do you start off in a lane with a partner for the first few levels or do you go straight to jungle with slither wards?

Thanks!

[Vamprski]

You gotta take a lane early, so there has to be a bit of coordination. If you try foresting at level 1, you will get destroyed, unfortunately. Level 1 wards can't take a beating at all.

[Vadi5]

Haha wow. Pretty nice.

[tazp123]

OMG WARDS ARE AWEOMSE NOW THAT I'VE SEEN THEM IN ACTION!...

Not......

HoN is fast enough you don't have to waste time levelign this shit...Slither is a decent ranged agi hero and can gank well with his slow. No need to be in jungle or trying ot solo kongor at level 7...

[Vamprski]

Please don't be so narrow-minded.

You wanna know a secret?

I don't get spray until level 8, and my ult points are spent at 13, 16, and usually 20.

Gasp.

Seriously, did you even know what I had in mind when developing this strategy? It's incredibly team-based, in an indirect way. It works perfectly for me if my team knows what they're doing.

You see, we get two solo lanes. Equals more exp. Equals more win? And you tend to overlevel ,even while foresting.

[Vamprski]

This isn't a Slither foresting guide. It's a Slither ward guide. Very different.

If you have such a big problem with the way I play, just pay attention to the tips. I'm sure you'll learn something. For example, if you want to push, you can set a ward next to an enemy hero. All enemy creeps start attacking it, so your creeps don't take damage, therefore push.

Or maybe a 40 second disable, hmm? Blocking off skinnier paths effectively creep blocks, creeps or heroes.

Be creative.

[BlackmatterXD]

People really underestimate the power of wards, I mean this shows exactly how useful they are when used properly. When he starts using the wards to to double-double stack and wipe out multiple creep camps across the forest at the same time is amazing, when at 1:20 he uses his wards to take advantage of the creep camp almost never used while farming others at the same time, You can clearly see how strong they are.

[matrim00]

Indeed, wards are extremely usefull for creepkilling, I normaly use wards to boost my level with slither. Wards are also great way to knock out a tower single handed as you could see in the clip

[PyrosKoC]

What are the grey squares stuff that seem to pop around your wards?

[Vamprski]

Annotations. Mouse over them for info.

[BlackmatterXD]

As a first-hand witness to this technique I wholeheartedly agree with this. Gives you massive game superiority and allows you to be an incredibly powerful late game DPSer, pusher, or possible carry/semi-carry.