Guide to Furion - The Prophet

Hero Description

It's a well-accepted fact that the Death Prophet is one of the best pushers in the game, and yet (although not as much as before..), she still seems to be underused.. this is mainly because she is too soft, too fragile. Her hp reaches 1000 only at lvl 17.. this is her primary weakness.. This guide will first concentrate on reducing this weakness and then improving on her ability to push..


"Krobelus spent her living days as a fervent member of a cult of Death Sayers. Her belief in the ways of death and the perfect harmony it brings has given her dead spirit a chance to wreak havoc among the chaotic living. She uses her abilities to call upon carnivorous bats and long dead spirits to lay to rest all who still pump blood through their veins. She augments her powers through the use of witchraft, and she is able to make opponents gape in fear, losing the focus needed to cast spells. She is devoted to death in all it's aspects, and would see all turned to ash."

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Hero Attributes:

Krobelus - The Death Prophet
Range: 600 | | Move Speed: 280 | Primary: INT
Str: 17 + 1.8 | Agi: 14 + 1.4 | Int: 20 + 3
Damage: 39 - 51 | HP: 473 | Mana: 260
HP Regen: 0.76 | Mana Regen: 0.81
Attack Speed: 1.46 (+ 14% IAS) | Armor: 1

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Hero Skills:

Carrion Swarm ®
Sends a horde of bats to damage enemies.

Level 1 - 100 damage per unit.
Level 2 - 175 damage per unit.
Level 3 - 250 damage per unit.
Level 4 - 300 damage per unit.

Whoohoo! the best nonultimate nuke in the game!! With Witchcraft lvl 4 this is 300 damage every 3-4 seconds!! Should be put to max as soon as possible.. this is a wonderful tool in almost all aspects of the game (pushing, killing, defending)..


Silence (E)
Stops all enemies in a target area from casting spells.

Level 1 - Lasts 3 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 6 seconds.

You may not appreciate it at first, but sometimes i prefer silence to stun.. a very useful skill especially against casters and windwalkers..
If you have such enemy heroes, dont be hesitant to get this skill.. use it well..


Witchcraft ©
Increases the potency of each of Krobelus's spells:

Carrion Swarm - Decreases cooldown and mana cost.
Silence - Decreases mana cost and cooldown.
Exorcism - Increases the number of Spirits summoned.
Passively increases movement speed.

A much needed skill.. All the decrease in mana costs and cooldowns make both of her other skills 'SUPER' spammable.. the increased movement speed also helps escape enemy heroes..


Exorcism (X)
Unleashes evil spirits to attack your enemies.

Level 1 - Summons 5 evil spirits.
Level 2 - Summons 10 evil spirits.
Level 3 - Summons 16 evil spirits.

AHH!! ghosts!! hehe.. this is one of the best ultimates in the game (and definitely the most irritating)!! with Witchcraft lvl 4.. you'll have 23 spirits roaming around dealing damage and the only way to stop them would be to kill you.. hehe.. this is why its so important to have a long HP bar.. "Nobody dares to come near a 3/4ths to full-life Krobelus with her ulti on" -me.. this babies also deal damage to buildings! also, it lasts for 30 seconds with a cooldown of 90, meaning you can cast it again a minute after the last one ended..

accoriding to pangsbago.. each spirit deals around 43.2 damage .. 43.2 x 23 = 993.6.. lets say that with only one target.. 3 seconds and they would have passed through the target at least twice.. 993.6 x 2 = 1987.2.. ouch..
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Skill build:

lvl skill

1 Carrion Swarm
2 Witchcraft
3 Carrion Swarm
4 Witchcraft
5 Carrion Swarm
6 Exorcism*
7 Carrion Swarm
8 Witchcraft
9 Witchcraft
10 Silence*
11 Exorcism
12 Silence
13 Silence
14 Silence
15 Stat Bonus
16 Exorcism
17 Stat Bonus
18 Stat Bonus
19 Stat Bonus
20 Stat Bonus
21 Stat Bonus
22 Stat Bonus
23 Stat Bonus
24 Stat Bonus
25 Stat Bonus

*Exorcism.. you could choose to leave this skill for sometime later.. the exorcism stats to REALLY hurt at its 2nd level
*Silence.. if you want, you can take it earlier or later.. depends on who your opponents are..

personally ill get exorcism at lvl 10 and silence after maxxing out carrion swarm and witchcraft

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Strategy I: acquiring your items (major change!! those who read this before.. please read it again )

i am going to assume that it's 5 on 5

EARLY GAME: lvls 1 - 8

at the fountain, first buy..

Chicken
Circlet of Nobility

go to your lane and farm.. take the last hit on creeps.. you dont want to use the warm till it's at least lvl 3 (you should be lvl 5)
once you have enough money use your chicken to buy

Ring of Regeneration

bring it to your hero..

for the rest of the early game.. just buy and make..

2 Circlets of Nobility
3 Gauntlets of Strenth
3 Bracers (scroll)
1 Ironwood branch
1 Headress of Rejuvination (scroll)
1 Boots of Speed

also.. always have a tome to town portal with you.. if you dont have any space you could drop one of your bracers..

MIDGAME: lvls 9 - 16

first off, you need mana.. so buy

Voidstone..

after that, you should be able to use the warm more often.. juat farm and push till you get money to buy

1 Staff of Wizardy
1 Robe of the Magi

combine these three items to form

1 Eul's Scepter of Divinity

you should now have enough mana to spam the swarm and release the exorcism now and then..

next up.. buy

1 Ironwood branch
1 Chainmail
1 Netherezim Buckler (scroll)
1 Mekansm (scroll)

You should be a lot tougher now than before.. if your hp is below 1/2 full.. dont hesitate to use the Mekansm to heal your self and your teammates..

now then.. last item for midgame is

1 Boots of Travel

this will help you push, defend and escape your enemies.. when you see a huge wave gong to the enemy base or yours, teleport there to help.. when being chased.. hide in a safe place and teleport to base... this will also eliminate the need of having to buy town portals

LATE GAME: lvls 17+

we should upgrade the eul's scepter first.. so buy

1 Quarterstaff
1 Robe of the Magi
1 Sobi Mask

combine the three

1 Oblivion staff

then buy

1 Guinsoo's Scythe of Vice

now, then.. if the game isn't over yet.. both teams should be trying their best to get into each other's base so it's all about survival.. you need to live and you cant affor to die.. so replace on of your bracers with

1 Platemail

next up.. buy

1 Stout Shield
1 Planeswalker's Cloak
1 Aegis of the Immortal (scroll)

this is all you need.. while the game is progressing just use your chicken to create another aegis of the immortal just in case yours run out..

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Strategy II: gameplay


EARLY GAME: lvls 1 - 8

nothing much to do here.. stay in your lane and farm.. if the enemy hero comes near, attack him once or twice, swarm him if your lvl 5+.. just push and farm.. the exorcism will almost always get you the tower..

MIDGAME: lvls 9 - 16

once you get the euls scepter.. you'll be able to push more effectively, by using carrion swarm once or twice at every enemy creep wave..

support everybody else in their pushes.. you'll probably get the tower anyway..

LATE GAME: lvls 17+

just keep on pushing and defending..



FARMING..

once you get your eul's scepter of divinity, mana wont be much of a problem.. if you see a wave of enemy creeps, swarm them,,

the long range creeps should now be in the red, kill them.. if you have a wave of allied creeps with you, you can wait for them to weaken the remaining creeps and wait to get the final hit.. or final swarm.. whatever

for those who already have a guinsoo.. 2 swarms will do..

i dont advise farming the neutral creeps with krobelus, unless of course, its a losing game.. in which you would be too busy in defense anyway..

PUSHING..

pushing and farming go hand in hand.. by farming, you effectively remove resistance from the enemy creeps therefore clearing the path for your creeps towards the tower..

when nearing the tower, cast exorcism and attack the tower.. spam swarm at the enemy creep waves now.. dont bother if it seems over kill, no enemy creeps means more allied creeps..

if enemy heroes appear, use silence.. many heroes cant do a thing without skills.. you also have your euls or your ginsoo.. and as long as the exorcism is cast, theyll be hesitant to go near you.. and if theyre not.. lure them.. pretend to run.. if they chase you.. look at the killing section..

immediately after a tower is destroyed.. retreat.. tell your teammates to do the same.. it would be safe to assume that all enemy heroes should be zeroing in on you now.. even with the bracers, without exorcism, youre pretty helpless against gangups..

dont forget to use the mekansm as well..


KILLING..

aahh, although i said that krobelus is a pretty good killer.. dont expect any godlikes with her.. killing is more of self defense for her.. you dont go chasing enemy heroes to kill them.. they go chase you..

one on one is easy enough.. cast silence then swarm.. if he doesnt back off.. attack, then swarm.. if he's in the red.. euls or guinsoo.. one more swarm and he's probabaly dead..

for two heroes.. silence then swarm... then euls or ginsoo.. exorcism.. swarm.. silence.. swarm.. they should either be dead or running by then..

for three or more.. run away.. you should avoid getting yourself into that position.. while running, cast exorcism and silence.. if they do chase you, they do so within the exorcism.. ouch!.. (i once got a triple kill that way. i was in the red.. they chased me.. i silenced leoric to avoid the storm bolt.. first to die was rhasta.. then clinx.. then leoric was able to stun me.. i cast carrion swarm and ginsoo when the stun wore off.. bye bye)

in gangups and hunts.. just cast exorcism and silence and swarm enemy heroes in the red.. dont forget to ginsoo escaping heroes

the mekansm will heal you just incase.. the bonus armor will also help


DEFENDING..

as for defending.. its very easy.. tower hug (stay behind the tower).. cast exorcism.. spam carrion swarm.. lets see if anyone is brave enough to go near that tower..

like is said.. it's stupid to charge within an exorcism.. even more so when there's a tower nearby..

again, the mekansm will heal defending heroes and creeps as well as boost their armor

it wouldnt hurt to cast silence as well though