Most players (especially in pubs) overlook tanking items, mostly depending on Alchemist's ulti. Mjollnir is great for the fact that it gives Alchemist AOE damage, and with the rate he is attacking in the late game, lightning procs cause severe damage. Even without your ultimate, you still do reasonable DPS and can still somewhat perma-stun targets. This build is also great for completely destroying buildings. This is especially useful against carries with escape mechanisms, such as Anti-Mage. Going for a Hand of Midas is pure greed, but with lots of space, allows you to almost eventually triple your farm rate.īuilding attack speed items (such as Mjollnir, Assault Cuirass) alongside bash items (such as Skull Basher, Abyssal Blade), allows Alchemist to perma-bash other carries into submission. Single-target focused, no natural AOE damage output. Somewhat ultimate-reliant, relatively squishy when it is on cooldown Insane damage output/attack speed through ulti and item progression. Insane rate of farm can enter late game much quicker, can farm reasonably well for buyback. Alchemist performs well if given space, but can also do relatively well in the mid game with his Q (armor reduction) and W (channeled stun) skills. His ulti, which gives HP/mana regen, attack speed and movement speed, is the core of his late game performance, amplifying his item set into a destructive force. As a result, Alchemist can farm items much quicker than other carries. Overall rating is a combination of the average of the above conditions, scaled to indicate more clearly where the hero lies along the 'hard carry spectrum'.Īlchemist is well known for his insane rate of farm, mainly through his E ability, which allows the player to reap extra gold for creep kills. Siege Ability refers to the heroes' capacity at split-pushing, constricting/expanding map pressure, performace during siegeing, or damage output onto base buildings. Survivability refers to the heroes' ability to sustain during teamfights, or the ability to avoid death through mobility Possible Damage Output refers to the heroes' possible amount of damage which can be dealt in the late game, influenced by itemisation. NOTE: Scales are represented on a 1-10 basis, 1 being poor, 5 being decent and 10 being exceptional (in comparison to the other heroes in this guide).įarm rate refers to the heroes' capacity to maintain gold, whether for items or buyback. I will be updating this guide as patches arise, as the metagame adjusts, and possibly other ultra hard carries emerging.

I will also link imo, the best Dotafire guides for each respective hero. I will be exploring the reasons behind them being the hardest carries, a rating on my own hard carry scale, pros/cons (based on late game), and the best hard carry builds for each. This guide will be especially useful to beginners. This guide is meant to be a in-depth guide to the hardest carries in the Dota 2 game, the carries that outfarm and scale into the ultra late game the hardest. Hello guys, this is my first official guide so any comments are encouraged.

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