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Elpers Avatar Collection

It's been a while since I posted something on my blog; well to be frank I don't have anything to blog about yet. But here I offer you a few collection of Elper Avatars! Elpers are the founders of the Jupiter - Procyon Nation Guild in Cabal Online; one of the most influential guilds, and of course I'm a proud member! :)

Andromedae

Procyon Force Archer Storm Bringer


Minotauro
Procyon Blader Storm Bringer

Geraldfanet
Former Procyon Force Archer Storm Bringer

SSpardAA
Procyon's Pound for Pound Warrior Storm Bringer


More to be posted soon! ^_^

Andromedae : I Shine

Andromedae : Force Archer : Procyon : Elp : Jupiter Server
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Andromedae

Limited Edition Elp Wallpapers

Officially made only for Elp: Cabal Online Jupiter Server

Anime Spotlight : One Piece

Pirates have always been just a fantasy for most of us when we where on our youngest years, dreaming of adventuring in the biiiiiiiiiiiiiiig biiiiiiiiiiiig sea! A mangaka also had this dream! and he made it all come true through his anime, it was titled One Piece! A pirate's tale on his search for the One Piece and to become the Pirate King along with his loyal and funny Crew, the Straw Hat Pirates.
Each of them with an unusual talent and fate binded them all together, the Straw Hat Pirates became one of the Grand Lines youngest and most notorious rookie pirates to have invaded Impel Down and even destroyed a number of Shicibukai *they are the Elite Pirates recognized by the World Government*.

Their Captain is named Monkey D. Luffy; a descendant (i think) or a relative of the Pirate King Gold D. Roger; having accidentally eaten the Gomu Gomu Fruit; a Devil Fruit which gives the person the ability to stretch any part of his body but in exchange they can't swim; it also goes to all devil fruit users. His dream was to become the Pirate King and to finish the legend of the One Piece, starting his journey with only a Boat; he ventured the seas taking flags of pirate ships that he defeats all by himself barehanded lol. On his journey he met the Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zorro whom he saved from a bunch of Marines in a small town; a swordsman as his First Mate. And then they met Nami; the Pirate Thief. Next stop and they met Sanji, the Cook (we'll he's the cook you would want to be in your resto because he can really kick ASS!). Next is Ussop, the Sniper (he more looks like Pinocchio. @.@) because of his weird long nose. Next was Tony Tony Chopper; another devil fruit user but he was an animal first, so he can transform into 7 different types, he was the Doctor. when they entered the Grand Line they met Nico Robin, one of the youngest most wanted criminals in Grand Line (at a very young age having the bounty of 30billion? if im mistaken please correct me) who also ate a Devil Fruit. During their travels they rode on one ship that was so beloved to them, The Going Merry; it was given by someone very close to Ussop (i think it's his girlfriend lol). That time Going Merry needs to be fixed so they stopped at this island who makes ships and fixes them. There they met Franky, a Cyborg man; who wears nothing but his polo shirt and his trunks. wtf. In this episode they have to give up Going Merry because she has reached her limit in navigating the seas of the Grand Line. It was the saddest episode I was crying too when I read it on Manga. T_T *sob*and so Franky became their mechanic and also made their new ship The Thousand Sunny (am i right?!) which has so many features. anyway I'm not gonna tell the whole story so that you guys will read it! lol. they have their last crew member and believe me you will laugh yourself into reading this manga.

Their Story is still not over and its still up and running until now; i think it's one of the longest running manga until now. I can't wait to read the new updates on Impel Down! dammmnnnn please let there be new updates now....


So If you guys wanna see a whole bunch of laughs and out of this world fights and weird abilities I suggest you read One Piece; it's really gonna make your imagination float.

*This anime was Inspired by Dragon Balls according to the mangaka himself. It was also inspired by a few famous pop icons like Micheal Jackson and others (you'll see someone who's exactly like him lol once you read the manga)

One Piece : The Strawhat Pirates!

DOTA : Razor - The Lightning Revenant

Razor is seen mostly running around in pub games as he is a very newb-friendly hero and versatile hero. Most people probably have picked Razor as their first hero because of how newb-friendly he is. However,most newbies do not know of Razor's true role as a DPS and a carry hero. The majority of people do not know the correct way to play Razor or how to properly farm with him. By reading this guide, you will learn how to truly play Razor. Before I started playing Cabal Online, I wasted my DOTA days in the hands of this special type of Hero, with him I gained the continuous Triple Kills and Godlikes! yeah! That is, If you know what Razor's real purpose is and how to use him against your enemies.

Razor is lightning incarnate. It is a living being, capable only of unleashing its tremendous electrical power to anything and everything nearby. The only indication of sentience from it is its ability to control its surges, which never seems to actually strike any it would call friends. Like its namesake, it cuts to the bone, with speed and accuracy, sometimes jumping from one thing to another. Its unnatural form gives it speed, and a thirst for blood. It is a force to be reckoned with, and only the strong dare face it.
Range: 550 | Move Speed: 295
Primary: AGI Str: 17 + 1.9 | Agi: 22 + 2.5 | Int: 14 + 1.8
Damage: 45 - 47 | HP: 473 | Mana: 182
HP Regen: 0.76 | Mana Regen: 0.57
Attack Speed: 1.33 | Armor: 2

Pros:
· Unbelievable attack speed
· Insane Movement Speed
· Perfect Late game hero (if dressed with the best items)
· Godlike Hero Killer (unmatched speed on one on one *no disables tho)

Cons:
· Item Dependent ( he will become the dream hero if you know how to use him )
· weak on early game ( low hp )
· Instant death when disabled ( Stun, Net, Vodoo...)

HERO SKILLS

1. FRENZY
Increases attack speed for 20 seconds, at the cost of taking additional damage.
Note: I do not personally use this type of skill, but i add it up on the late games when I already achieved all skills. But this is good against one on one and tower attacks. But i don't agree that it's much helpful during clash. It makes razor more vulnerable since he will always be the disablers target.

Level 1 - 25% increase, 5% damage taken increase.
Level 2 - 50% increase, 10% damage taken increase.
Level 3 - 75% increase, 15% damage taken increase.
Level 4 - 100% increase, 20% damage taken increase.
Mana Cost: 80/ 90/ 110/ 130
Cooldown: 40 Seconds

2. CHAIN LIGHTNING
Hurls a bolt of damaging lightning at a target enemy that jumps to nearby enemies. Each jump deals less damage.
Note: your early and only nuke, very effective to low HP like naix and mortred can be a finisher due to insane range and a constant harassing skill.

Level 1 - 75 damage, jumps 3 times.
Level 2 - 150 damage, jumps 5 times.
Level 3 - 225 damage, jumps 7 times.
Level 4 - 300 damage, jumps 9 times.
Mana Cost: 90/ 105/ 125/ 145
Cooldown: 11 seconds

3. UNHOLY FERVOR
Increases the movement speed and life regeneration rate of Razor.
Notes: Unholy Fervor is basically a free ring of Regeneration and a Yasha combined together. This is Razor's source of regeneration early game and sadly, his only escape mechanism.


Level 1 - 3% movement, 0.5 HP/ sec regeneration bonus.
Level 2 - 5% movement, 1 HP/ sec regeneration bonus.
Level 3 - 8% movement, 1.5 HP/ sec regeneration bonus.
Level 4 - 10% movement, 2 HP/ sec regeneration bonus.

4. STORM SEEKER
Summons a storm that permenantly follows Razor. Every few seconds, it strikes Razor's enemies within 500 AoE with savage lightning bolts.
Notes: Storm Seeker is Razor's signature skill. Although I'd only rate it average for an ultimate, it is still great for farming and other things such as extra damage over time or killing that pesky Sand King inside his Sand storm. I have also liked this skill a lot because it's one of the most helpful last HP KILLERS haha! Just follow the god forsaken dying enemy and he's dead without you laying a finger on him LOL.

Level 1 - Deals 60 damage.
Level 2 - Deals 90 damage.
Level 3 - Deals 120 damage.

Skill Build:

1. Unholy Fervor
2. Chain Lightning
3. Chain Lightning
4. Unholy Fervor
5. Chain Lightning
6. Storm Seeker
7. Chain Lightning
8. Unholy Fervor
9. Unholy Fervor
10. Frenzy
11. Storm Seeker
12. Frenzy
13. Frenzy
14. Frenzy
15. Stats
16. Storm Seeker
17. Stats 18. Stats
19. Stats
20. Stats
21. Stats
22. Stats
23. Stats
24. Stats
25. Stats


HELPFUL TIPS

1. Creep Blocking

Get in front of your creeps. You should stand between your tier 2 and tier 3 towers before the creeps spawn at 2:00 (1:30 if it's non -ap). Once you're in front of your creeps. Press "H" for the hold command, walk forward, and repeat. This process will cause the creeps to fumble and fall behind. What's the point of creep blocking? The point to creep blocking is that you will be closer to your tower. That means you have protection and you gain more gold and experience at the same time.

2. Last Hitting and Denying

Use the command -di or -showcs so you know how many last hits and denies you've gotten. NEVER auto attack the creeps. Just hang around until you see a low hp creep that can be denied or last hit. If it's an enemy creep, then just right click it once it's low enough. If it's your creep, then once's it's low enough just press "a" and click on it to deny it. A successfully denied creep will have a "!" in your color above its corpse.

3. Razor's Attack Animation

The lightning effect from Razor's animation is only a cosmetic effect. It looks like Finger of Death or Dagon. If you look closely below, Razor's real projectile is a little ball that hits after the cosmetic effect is over. The cosmetic effect begins when Razor winds up his wand and ends when the wand is swung down.
Some people may think it's a good idea, but I disagree with canceling Razor's attack animation. Here are a couple reasons why. The real projectile in Razor's attack comes near the end of his animation, making it harder to cancel it and it's not worth it because it's already near the end. Canceling animation without an orb effect will only draw creeps to you because you're sending the attack command. Although many people think it does, animation canceling does not allow you to attack any faster. You will still attack at the same rate only you can chase better early game and this may confuse you as to when Razor's attack animation should have ended and when you can attack again. Also, once you have insane attack speed with Frenzy turned on, it's not possible to cancel the animation of every attack and will only slow your attacks.

4. Creep Pulling

Right click on your enemy hero to send an attack command. This way, his creeps will be forced to defend them and come to attack you. You will be on the other side of the creep wave when this happens so this causes the creeps to be pulled closer to your tower. And you know that means that you'll get more experience and gold since last hitting and denying will be easier.

You can also attack and lure the neutral camp next to your lane and pull your creeps to them. This way, you get more experience while your enemies get no experience or gold from the pulled creeps

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Here's an example of a well executed creep pull. Begin attacking neutral creeps when your creep wave is halfway in between tier 1 and tier 2 bottom towers. Your creep waves spawn at XX:00 and XX:30 while the neutral camps spawn at XX:00. Use your creeps to tank the hits while you get experience and gold from the neutral camps.

5. Lane Partners

Because Razor is a carry hero, he will be a target for ganks. One way to prevent this from happening is to lane with a babysitter. Babysitters include heroes such as Warlock, Dazzle, Necrolyte, Abbadon, or Omniknight. All of these heroes can either shield you or heal you. Warlock has Shadow Word which can heal you for 320 over 8 seconds (basically a Healing Salve). Dazzle has Shadow Wave which can heal multiple targets for 140 damage while dissipating the same amount to nearby enemies. Necrolyte's Death Pulse heals allies for 130 and damages nearby enemies for 275. Abbadon has Aphotic Shield which can absorb 175 damage and Death Coil which can heal for 250 health. Omniknight's Purification heals for 360 and can Repel magic for 5-20 seconds.

ITEM BUILDS

Anyone can tell that by the stats and build of Razor, early game is a hard start for him (but the storm seeker skill will help a lot in your farming tho) Somehow I found StormSeeker to be that much helpful, the Razor Build that I will show to you is my personal Razor build and also some came through research.

Sange and Yasha

Sange and Yasha is good for the movement speed, damage, and attack speed. Sange and Yasha is still effective for chasing because of the movement speed and with the maim. Maim, is a big help especially since you don't have any disabling skills against heroes. It slows them down to death (dont forget how many hits can you make with your unbelievable attack speed)

Boots of Travel

Here enters the point wherein you will need movement speed, when running away from the enemy or pawning the enemy using nothing but your storm seeker skill (which is passive). The point is, when your out of mana but still can fight or follow your dying enemy, it's a big advantage to have fast moving speed to either run away or pawn the bleeding to death hero.

The Butterfly

+30% Evasion
+30 Damage
+30% Increased Attack Speed
+30 Agility

So, the Butterfly gives a total of 30% evasion, 60 damage, 60% increased attack speed, and 4.28 armor. It gives us everything we need.

Black King Bar

This handy little stick will stop all of those pesky nukes and disables.

Mjollnir

Mjollnir is a nice luxury item. 70 damage, 35% IAS, 5 armor, 20% chance to release a 200 damage Chain Lightning along with a 200 damage Static Field having a 20% chance to trigger when struck is all good for end game combat. If you get a Mjollnir, then don't get Helm of the Dominator. The orb effects don't stack. If you do get this with Helm of the Dominator/Satanic thenyou'll only be getting it for the bonus stats and the Static Field charge.

Manta Style

This is one of my Personal FAVORITES! with Manta Style you gain a lot of help from being backstabbed and Pawning a solo backstabber or hunting heroes. With the 2 illusions of yourself that deals 40% damage and takes 300% damage 20 second duration, 70 second cooldown, 165 Mana Cost you avoid being found who and where are you in the 3 Razors attacking the enemy at the same time and heres another happy tip : Storm Seeker's damage is not divided by 3 (3 of you including the 2 illusions made by the manta) so you'll have your counter attack even if you are stunned. x3 StormSeeker will make your enemy bleed to death!! XD

Those items are my personal build for Razor, i dunno about the others. This build has been used in almost all of my dota games when Razor is being used. I hate fighting my favorite hero, when razor is chosen, I'd counter with Raigor haha! I hate fighting my favorites T_T

ALTERNATE ITEMS

Eye of Skadi

Skadi is just an all-around nice item because it gives you survivability and a frost attack. It's also good because it won't count as an orb effect. This means that Eye of Skadi will stack with Helm of the Dominator's lifesteal giving you lifesteal and a frost attack.

Fun fact: Eye of Skadi + Sange and Yasha will remove the cosmetic effect of your animation but the problem is you'll have two orb effects and two buff placers with Helm of the Dominator in the same build but only the Eye of Skadi and lifesteal will work. If you leave out the Helm of the Dominator you won't lifesteal anymore but it makes it possible to maim and have Eye of Skadi's frost attack slowing people.

Radiance

Radiance is always nice. It's very cheap for a tier 4 item (5325), 8% evasion is nice and so is the +60 damage. I put Radiance in here as an alternative item in the build. So if you want to skip the core and rush Radiance like some people do, then do so. Radiance is very effective early-mid game and will help you farm and give you more lane control when you have Boots of Travels. Radiance will also make a good combo with Manta Style : x3 immolition damage + x3 Storm Seeker = Yeah you can pawn small HP heroes just by staying still LOL.

Monkey King Bar

Monkey King Bar is a good luxury item after our core build since it provides a nice boost to damage and a minor boost to attack speed. Monkey King Bar's mini-stun isn't bad either and is where most of its damage comes from.If you don't need evasion or feel that Frenzy and your base IAS from Agility is enough attack speed then you should get MKB since it's a good synergy with your critical strikes and lifesteal.

Assault Cuirass

Assault Cuirass is also very good. It gives you the attack speed and armor you need while providing some for your teammates. Assault Cuirass is also good for the armor reduction against your enemies. I consider Assault Cuirass as a luxury item since it does not give direct damage or as much IAS as The Butterfly would give.

Satanic

Satanic is a good item if you already have a Helm of the Dominator. You'll have 25% lifesteal with Satanic and once you activate it, you'll get another 15% lifesteal and 30 bonus damage.

There's the few alternative items you can Dress to Kill your Razor, But exploring more items will be more fun huh? I haven't seen the Manta Style Razor in some guides tho'. I hope this guide helped you Dota Players and will continue to read more of my guides ^_^ Oh and don't ever forget the only Rule you have to put into your head when playing with any hero.

AVOID DYING on early games.

that's one of the many secrets of fast gold farming and clean records!

See you again on my next guide! ciao!

Anime Spotlight : Elfen Lied

Hi Guys! I'm back to blogging with more anime spotlights! Last week I finished re-reading a classic manga titled "Elfen Lied" and I'm so inspired to share it with you blog readers! ^_^

The Diclonius (two-horned human) are mutants created by humans. It has a special ability that can be described as a sixth sense. These mutants have enough power to exterminate the whole human race. Afraid of their powers, people isolate them in research labs to be studied. One Diclonius girl, Lucy, breaks out of confinement, kills her guards and escapes. She falls into the ocean after being shot and ends up on a beach. There, she meets Kuota and Yuka. They name her Nyuu and begin to live with her.

The story goes on until more Diclonius are sent to find Lucy/Nyuu but to their shock they kept on finding the innocent Nyuu instead of the blood thirsty Lucy. These Diclonius found the warmth of friendship and love of a caring family through Kuota and Yuka's guidance to innocent Diclonius like Nana and Nyuu/Lucy. And the turn of events reveals a shocking past between Kuota's forgotten childhood memory and Lucy's painful secret.

The essence of this anime/manga, stands about how normal humans (like us) dangerously hunger for more than what science has given us even if it costs us our future. Inventing the Diclonius thinking that it would make us more powerful to the point that we even wished to be God himself. And the anime also shows to us how the warmth of caring and friendship can save a lost soul seeking acceptance and love.

The ending was full of tear-jerking episodes, especially on the part when Lucy herself trying to kill the evil DNA inside of her (the one who actually pushed Lucy into killing humans to make a WORLD for HER kind.) and saving Kuota using all her powers...

This anime should be watched over and over again!!!!

Once there was an Apple

November 1 has passed by, there was something missing with this year... yeah, I didn't visit my old friends grave for the first time. I haven't missed any all souls day without peeping at her memories. During those past years, It's like a small reunion with my past barkada, seeing their faces again after a year would just remind me how long it's been since I've lost a friend.
Let me tell you a story about this girl, so dear and very special to us. It was second year high school, she was like the rose among the thorns on our section, II-Capricorn. It was also the time I met the only guy who turned out to be my bestest best friend until now, I don't even have any idea at all that I will be friends with a girl like her. She's so kikay, malikot, pa-cute, a typical crush-ng-bayan type of classmate. I remember her being the most friendliest kikay on that section, every boys on our room would literally drool over her, no joke. Through her, I met three pretty high school girls just like her, kikays (~.~") But I'm not kikay! I was the authistic type, I just sit on the corner and vandal our wall with G1 Pilot (sarap ng labas ng ink nun prang pentelpen) Her name was Jane Margarette Corpuz, a girl with the looks and the brains! one of our top rankers in class and muse! So amazing being friends with a popular girl like her huh? I learned to start going home at 5:30pm just because we where playing playstation at their house ( 4:30pm palang noon dapat nasa bahay nako! strict ang parents ko! lols ) I started enjoying high school life because of my new found high school friends, Ehm, Bebang, Girlie and Apple (Jane). That time I was also hooked up with my newest best buddy Yanyan! He was young and innocent back then hahaha! It's because he came from the elite St. Lorenzo on our first year (section 1 sa 1st yr HS)
To tell you frankly, those girls back then wasn't exactly the type of people I would prefer to go along with, but I have no idea what happened but we all became barkada until our 4th year HighSchool days came! We've been together through ups and downs of our barkada, through breakups with their ex-boyfriends and controversies with High School Hunks and crying like a baby because she lost in the Miss Intrams pageant and giving each other pet names according to our attitudes, yeah hehe she was the barkada "cat", she likes Hello Kitty so much she looks like Hello Kitty LOL *peace apple*, She gave me a Smileng nickname because she said my smiles are always there whatever situation I'm in. She was the first person to touch my hair forcibly making me wear a pucca hairstyle (WTF?!), she was the Bestfriend that I never imagined I would be friends with.
At Third year High School, she was often sick and would always ask me to take her home and be excused from school, I was worried because she's been like that for months and months... the end of the 3rd year came. She was often taken to the hospital, he sickness grew more and more often. That time, COCC began and I passed as a Dumbguard so I have to take the training for the whole summer! Argh the hardships those days was all capital PAIN IN THE ASS! the seniors were like leeching us money and making us do the duckwalk in daffy duck style! Being abused by seniors gave me and Ehm a busy summer so we couldn't pay Apple a visit during that time, We'd always say... "gagaling na un si Apple tawagan nalang natin mamaya"
At last, we graduated Dumbguard, we became PMT Officers for our batch succesfully (after the abused summer! LOL) We heard she was confined once again at a Hospital near our School so we all hurriedly came to see her, she looks so different from the Apple I knew before she got sick. Her face became paler and looked sicker than ever, her veins on her arms are all numb and fat because of the nonstop pinching of IV's. I felt sadness and pain when I saw her, I know she was trying to smile and prove to us she's okay, but who the hell is Okay when you're confined in a private hospital and needed to stay in there with lots of IV's stuck on every veins of your body. I wanted her to get well as soon as possible, there's so many things we wanted to share with her on our Senior year, but after a few days of staying there she told us that she have to be moved to Makati Medical because the doctors here cannot find a cure for her sickness. We were all saddened because she have to leave Olongapo and stay away from the comfort of her friends, she promised to come back and will taste the sweetness of Seniority before school begins.
First day of school came, we were all excited because we were all in the same section! At last Apple will be so delighted to know that. We tried contacting her but Tita Jess would always say she's asleep or she can't talk right now.. During Senior year I was so occupied with our upcoming School Newspaper, because DSPC will soon begin and we must submit our newspaper entry. I began to get hooked up with new set of friends (Mahalia and Janice) and another set of barkada( Jeson, Rannie, Emilou, Michelle and Yanyan ) while my old barkada's started spending time with new people too.
One night, I went home late because we finished the newspaper layout at Mahalia's place, around 11:00pm the telephone rang and I was the one who answered it, It was Girlie. I was spaced out, my brain stopped thinking about DSPC and newspaper deadlines, she was crying while speaking in a harsh voice, Apple is dead... She died a few hours ago, they were trying to call me but I didn't bring my Celfone with me. I remember clearly the TV was tuned into Maala Ala Mo Kaya in channel 2 and my mama was watching as she noticed I was crying, I dropped the telephone and started sobbing while telling Mama that Apple is dead, like me, Apple was close to all our parent's. I was tired from all the cramming and deadlines that we did today but nothing else could make me feel like some kind of big stone was thrown at me, I lay flat in my bed crying and trying to convince myself that one of my best friends are not dead. That everything is Okay, no one has to go...
The next day, I came to school with nothing but emptiness in my eyes, I didn't get any sleep at all and I still cannot believe what I was hearing as I walk to the school grounds... I was late so I didn't get to attend the flag ceremony. Suddenly the school announcer spoke and started praying for Jane Margarette's soul, damn it is real... I entered our classroom and I saw nothing but a bunch of classmates crying and looking sad, to think we even covered Apple's chair with pink and Hello Kitty designs, thinking she would come back and be happy to sit in there. It was the worst school day in my life, I wanted to burst out of sadness because she's not coming back. Then after school they said that her body has arrived their home and that her Mom wanted us her barkada to be the first people to see her.
It was the most awkward feeling of all, seeing your bestfriend in a coffin, she doesn't even look like the Apple I knew, she became fat. I can see all the pain she was through in her face, I've ran out of tears from crying. I was merely talking to anyone at all, as her mother told us all her struggles at her last minute.
A few days before she passed away, her mother told us that she asked her to buy stationaries in different designs, those designs are based on how she knew all of us. She tried her best to fix her writing as the IV's made her hands unable to feel anything because of the veins becoming thick and painful, she wrote letters for each of us... She then told her mom to give it to us when she get's home. Who knew she's going home sleeping... I opened the letter and tears started flowing down from our eyes, we all realized how much friendship we had and how much she meant to us, when all those times we were too busy to see her when she was sick and still here, she'd promise to be with us eventhough she knew she's not going to anymore. All the memories we all shared together became so special because of her, I've never seen anyone value friendship like her. Loving us all with all the differences we had from her, those letters were the only thing I hold as a token of a real friend.
I'm writing this entry to remember a dearest friend who showed me how friendship can ignore the biggest differences and show happiness inspite of all the troubles in this world. How someone like her taught me to value friendship that can't be found easily, and that it stays forever in your heart. I remember her always, as someone who showed to us how to hold on until the end... I know that barkada was long gone, we all parted ways and living our own lives now. But I wouldn't value my other friends this much if there wasn't someone like her who showed me that.. I owe it all to you Apple.

We all Miss you so much.

To Jane Margarette Corpuz, who passed away from Aplastic Anemia.

Anime Spotlight : Black Cat

Black Cat, is an Anime created by Kentaro Yabuki; one of my favorite Anime of all time! You won't get enough of the thrill and excitement in every episode and page, manga or anime itself!

It tells a story of an infamous assassin named Black Cat, an Eraser; no. XIII of the Chronos Numbers. Train Heartnet, wanted to be free from the commandment of a secret organization named Chronos, inspired by Minatsuki Saya, a sweeper who showed him the wonders of Freedom and Dignity.
In the Manga, the story begins when Train have already left the Chronos and lived as a Sweeper with his partner Sven Vollfied. They met Eve, a nanomachine weapon who can transform herself into anything she desires. They soon bumped with Rinslet Walker, a high class thief; after this event things became complicated and then soon they found themselves in the middle of an epic war between the Chronos Numbers and Apostles of the Stars.
Haunted by his past, Train Heartnet finds a way to resolve his grudge against his ex-partner Creed Diskence, an Eraser for Chronos but soon raised his own army and named them Apostles of the Stars. Meeting his past comrades in pursue of peace and freeing himself from the death of Saya, Train and his companions finds a way to defeat the "Tao" users and Nanomachine Warriors.
In some parts as you watch the anime or read the manga, you'll notice how attracted and how obsessed Creed is to Train, he would rather kill anyone who disrespects the Black Cat's name in front of him, I personally think he's so gay haha!
I don't need to say more but for you thrill seekers and anime lovers please do read this Manga at www.onemanga.com
visit the Black Cat fan website at www.blackcat-tv.com

"I came to deliver your Bad Luck" -Train Heartnet, Black Cat No.XIII

The Good and Bad Times

Apocalypse

2002-2007, the only Guild to gain ultimate respect in Chaos without Godlikes or anything, just pure talent and unbreakable unity. It all started in this guild, with e-shotz, aKaH, SaiHa and Jeff ( my 1st Apoc Guild ) where all those unforgettable memories of my MMORPG world began. I never found another guild worth all the memories I had in those 4-5 years of friendship, they became my family, my life, my bestfriends through good and bad times. Through hack and hack delete and Ban's, through Guild Wars and PVP Wars and Sieges, through Gimik's and Outings. The bond that we had was sweet and worth remembering, the Espylacopa days, the reign of Apoc All-Stars in the PVP. The undefeated batch of Lep, Professor-DY, CIndy, Bangski, Iron-BOB, Shimmer*, Nasty~Paolo, Mighty Pututuy, MaHaRoT, chukubu and all the Apoc PVP Addicts. I'll never forget the moments we shared and laughed about, even if we never cross paths together again, you guys will forever be my guildmates and my family, just like what Bob said our motto was... Our Story Never Ends...

Cleopatra Anshari
A memory of the dying Apocalypse, the name I will forever cherish. With her the end of days were bitter and sweet. I learned so many lessons when I became Guildmaster. So many things are waiting to be known, and yet I learned to hold on to the last drop of hope to revive our dying legacy. But fate showed me that our time is done, we where the most talked about guild in all of Chaos History, our painful disband broke my heart. But look at us now, all matured and confident...


Fire+Acid

With him, the PVP world was never sweeter again. All the punks can kiss all their PVP kingdom goodbye, do not use this character if you're not ready to face fierce anger from Bozanian Beastfighters( hahaha BWING USERS! LOSERS! L:-) )

BTA Team
The best BTA Team in the world! No one can make the most fitted BTA Majesty in pRO but US! The laughters and the hard times we had was worth the cash.
Daniel, the walking BTA encyclopedia, all of the advices you gave me was worth taking the shot. You could be the best adviser anyone can have, hey you can take that as a job man!
Lene, my best girl! you never left me out when I was so low and down, you were the only one to know me better; and all those memories we had together will be here in my heart and I'm so thankful that even up to now we remained friends.
Dens and Cha, my bebe and bebe's bebe; you two are unique friends that I won't give up even if MMORPG runs out! I love you both!
Basty, wala akong masabi sau kundi pak u haha! You've been very nice to me ^__^ take care of Lene ha!
Our fans, thank you sa pagsuporta nio sa BTA Team namin... kung meron pang BTA itutuloy talaga namin un.. kaso bulok na RO at ang jojologs na ng prizes ngaun XD

Sustainer of the Realm
I came back to sieging and I wanted to siege on a Chaos guild, to see that there was Armada and SOTR, I chose SoTR, why? Armada is allied with Bozanian Beastfighter. That's just the plain main reason why... And who cares about the dupe issue? everyone wears dupes. :)) Thanks for the friends this guild gave me, and for the PVP memories I had in Baldur era... Even if until now that I will be quitting, I stand as a member of Legokidd's guild, I won't be changing guilds anymore. Thank you for the outing and the Poker sessions mga dupers... ^_^

Reminiscing all these memories sometimes makes me smile, and somehow makes me feel sad to think why is there a goodbye in everything, I just hope all the people that I met through Ragnarok Online will forever stay the same, we'll all be friends forever right? even If most of you guys have babies now :))


Credits to :
Dens for providing me the BTA team screenshots
Windows Media Player for providing music :D

DOTA : Nerubian Weaver II

My first post focused on the Buriza type Nerubian Weaver. But, now at 6.52, using Buriza instead of Monkey King Bar on Nerubian Weaver just might be another big mistake for you. I noticed it when I used MKB on Nerubian Weaver now, his attack speed is much more higher + the stun and the increased damage, making him more of a Damager type than the Damager-Buriza type.

Buriza does not add attack speed to Nerubian Weaver anymore, don't you personally think that attack speed is better than higher damage at first, of course when you're with the proper items Nerubian Weaver can have both super speed and super damage.

I prefer the following items as the right ones for Nerubian Weaver:







Basically when you're just starting on the game, you'd better be careful on who's your lane opponent. Avoid Nukers as much as possible, and DONT DIE at the First Levels. I usually buy two Slippers of Agility first and some Ancient Tango. Keep last hitting on the creeps to gain more exp and gold too. Good Timing is what you really need when using this hero, because it's up to you which one of the skills you'd focus on, but mainly Germinate Attack and Shukuchi are always the option. When you've earn enough gold immediately buy the Ring of Health and focus on making the Vanguard first, you'll be needing extra help from that item because you're always low on HP and very fragile.
If you're enemy buys a Gem, beware. Ask your teammates to kill first the Gem Holder, because once a Gem holder does not die, your team will be minus one hero, You. Stunners will be focusing on you so forming Linken Sphere is my second priority, well it's up to you if you wish to hold the Butterfly first. But with Linken, you get fast regeneration rate too.
After you've made the first items needed to help you increase your HP, you can then focus on becoming the killer type, Butterfly + MKB. Just make sure you know how to handle Nerubian Weaver, because in a noobies hand, Nerubian Weaver is just another creep to feed the enemy. ^^

DOTA : Nerubian Weaver

The name of this creature strikes fear into all of those who have seen the Nerubians. Even the famed assassin Anubarak is hesitant to fight this beast, which comes from the plane of the spirit world. He can swiftly walk through his enemies, bending their bodies to his will, causing pain while he strides through them. With his powers over the timeless plane, he can also step inside and throw himself into the past to keep himself from death. He can call an attack from the future to strike his foes, making his onslaught more deadly. Anubseran. Only the fools do not fear his name.

Hp : 416
Mana : 195



Strenght : 14 + 1.5
Agility : 14 + 2.5 ( primary )
Intelligence : 15 + 1.8

Damage : 31 - 41
Attack Speed : 1.46

Strengths and Weaknesses

Positives

Excellent survivability spells. Weaver is very difficult to kill in the hands of experts. Excellent chaser. Weaver can outrun most heroes, including Bone Fletcher. Excellent harasser. Weaver can easily drain any mediocre HP heroes using Shukuchi. Late gamer. Weaver becomes more powerful as the game progresses. Good gold saver. Weaver rarely dies so he can accumulate lots of gold.

Negatives

Difficult to master. Weaver is an underpowered character. Not noob friendly. Weaver is not your usual direct-killer hero. Fragile. Weaver easily dies in the hands of noobs and beginners. Limited item selections. Weaver has an orb-effect attack.

Skill Desciptions

Watcher ( W )

Raises an invisible Watcher from a corpse. Watcher does not have truesight.

Level 1: 1 maximum.
Level 2: 2 maximum.
Level 3: 3 maximum.
Level 4: 4 maximum.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 85

Notes: Watchers do not reveal invisible units but invisible to other units as well. They are good for spotting runes, spying enemy movements, and avoiding backstabs. In 6.32, Watchers no longer die when Weaver dies. The more reason to use Watchers.

Shukuchi ( C )






Nerubian Weaver becomes invisible and has 522 move speed for 4 seconds. Any units passed through will take 90 damage.

Level 1: 13 second cooldown.
Level 2: 11 second cooldown.
Level 3: 9 second cooldown.
Level 4: 7 second cooldown.
Mana Cost: 60
Cooldown: 13/ 11/ 9/ 7

Notes: Shukuchi is a good harassment skill. Spamming during early game is not advisable, since Weaver lacks mana to spam. At early levels, it should be used for defensive purposes and minor harassment tactics. It can also be used when escaping from the enemy or hunting heroes during clash.

Germinate Attack (passive)







Occasionally the Nerubian Weaver will send out two swarms, attacking an opponent twice.

Level 1: 7 second cooldown.
Level 2: 6 second cooldown
Level 3: 5 second cooldown
Level 4: 4 second cooldown
Orb effect.
Mana Cost: none
Cooldown: 7/6/5/4

Notes: A unique skill. Weaver hits twice in one attack. I once believed if a Critical happens during GA's 1st hit, the 2nd hit is a guaranteed Critical. This is an incorrect information. I did not theorycraft that information. It was based on my actual game experience a.
However, I have no intention to mislead anyone. The correct information is that a 2nd Critical may happen independently during GA's 2nd hit but it's not guaranteed and its chances are even lower than a normal Critical and it may be related on high IAS. However, this doesn't mean Buriza is now bad for Weaver. In fact, it's still good. This just shows MKB is not as worst as I used to think of.
According to alanrulez, Linken can block GA which means Weaver could waste Linken's Disentangle just by attacking with a cheap GA. He tested this against Roshan. However I have never tested this yet against a Linken-equipped hero.

Time Lapse ( T )






Warps the Weaver 5 Seconds back in time, reseting HP, Mana, and position. Does not effect cooldowns, gold, and XP.
Level 1: 120 second cooldown.
Level 2: 90 second cooldown.
Level 3: 60 second cooldown.

Mana Cost: 150
Cooldown: 120/ 90/ 60

Notes: A good harassment and survivability skill. The time frame is 5 seconds. So if you Shukuchi, which last 4 seconds, and run towards a direction, once Shukuchi fades-off, press Time Lapse and you will return to the point where you started running.
Skill Build

Level 1 : Shukuchi
Level 2 : Germinate Attack
Level 3 : Stats/Watcher
Level 4 : Germinate Attack
Level 5 : Stats/Watcher
Level 6 : Time Lapse
Level 7 : Germinate Attack
Level 8 : Germinate Attack
Level 9 : Stats
Level 10 : Stats
Level 11 : Time Lapse
Level 12 : Shukuchi
Level 13 : Shukuchi
Level 14 : Shukuchi
Level 15 : Stats
Level 16 : Time Lapse
Level 17 : Stats/Watcher
Level 18 : Stats/Watcher
Level 19-23 : Stats
Level 24 : Stats/Watcher
Level 25 : Stats/Watcher

Notes: Maxing Geminate Attack is a priority while getting Time Lapse whenever possible. Level 1 Shukuchi is suffice enough to survive and perform minor harrassments during the early levels. There's no need to max Shukuchi because Weaver doesn't have the mana to spam at early levels. Four points added to Stats are equivalent to +152 HP, +104 MP and better regeneration rates. Together with the 5 Slot Combo, the additional Stats make Weaver a much durable and resilient fighter. In 6.32, Watchers no longer die when Weaver dies, so having Watchers early-on also becomes ideal.

Question :: Why 2 pts in Watcher at levels 3 and 5?
Answer : With the changes on 6.32, getting Watchers over Stats seems better. Since there are two rune spots on the map, you'll need at least two Watchers. These two rune spots are also where the turnaround ramps are common. Additionally, it takes at least two Watchers to set-up an ideal anti-backstab formation.

Question : Why not Watchers at levels 1 and 2 immediately?
Answer : In the early phase Shukuchi helps in running and harassing. Geminate helps in farming. Moreover, runes do not appear yet at levels 1 and 2. Most of the time it starts at level 3 and beyond.



Starting Items



Set A:
This is a typical starting combination but good for Weaver. The RoR is Weaver's main hp regen source throughout the game. Do not sell it. Weaver rarely reaches beyond 1400 hp even in the late game phases. The Flask is cost effective to Weaver since he has low hp pool.

Set B :
An unusual starting combination. The two Gauntlets add decent +114hp, which Weaver benefits because of his low hp pool. The +6 STR in addition to his starting 14 STR easily gives Weaver a +0.6hp regen.

Set C :
Another unusual starting combination. The chicken helps in buying and carrying items. The chicken minimizes fountain trips which translates to more exp and gold. When in need of hp, use your chicken to bring you Flask. This set is good against heavy nukers since with Flask Weaver can quickly regenerate hp, though I strongly advise that Weaver avoids heavy nukers!

Set D :
This combination prepares Weaver for the 5 Slot Combo as described in its section.

Set E :
An item combination for a Random 5v5 mode, but now you have the leisure of buying extras. Typically, I will get a RoR, Flask, and a chicken.

Extra Notes: If you have the extra gold to spare, don't forget to bring 1 or 2 Clarity Potions (50 gold each). It does help during the early levels for early harassments and while Weaver is still farming for Basilius.

Supporting Items

Boots of Speed
Definitely, Weaver needs Boots. It helps Weaver in chasing enemies and dodging harassments faster. Okay, ajwhite has asked me to expand my reasons for choosing Boots, though I find it quite odd. Weaver cannot stay in Shukuchi's 522 max movement speed forever, and even if he could then he could do nothing because Weaver cannot attack while in Shukuchi. If he attacks then 522 MS is gone. There is also 7 second cooldown in-between level 4 Shukuchi so if Weaver doesn't have Boots, then his speed is at a poor 290 MS for 3 to 7 seconds. Such slow speed attracts death specially at mid and late levels.

Ring of Regeneration
Buy this item as soon as possible. Its Weaver's primary HP/regen source throughout the game. The 5 Slot Combo section already shows how useful and cheap this item is. Sunchilde has asked me what's wrong about two RoRs? Definitely, there's nothing wrong with it except that it slows you in getting Broadsword much earlier. Dual RoRs might be advisable against spammers such as Zeus; otherwise, why get two RoRs if Weaver is fighting against heroes like Panda?

Ring of Basilius
Weaver definitely needs MP/regen. Basilius is cheap, affordable, and a team-oriented item. Through its dual auras, Weaver can support pushes and chase heroes even beyond hostile Towers. Same as with the 5 Slot Combo section.

Chicken
Though Weaver has Shukuchi to quickly scour the map, it's not an excuse to abuse Shukuchi for fountain or buying purposes Chicken is cost-effective because it saves time and helps Weaver stay longer on the lane. Use the Chicken to buy items such as Flasks, Boots, Basilius and many more. Same as with the 5 Slot Combo section.

Optional Items

Power Threads
Treads is partly useful and partly useless to Weaver. He doesn't need the speed boost because Weaver has 522 max speed from Shukuchi already. The 30% IAS is good at early levels, specially in farming, but at mid levels and forward, Weaver starts to pick-up his IAS from his main items and stat bonuses.

Ironwood Branches
What about Ironwood Branches? Three Branches give +3 STATS for the cost of 171 gold. A Gauntlet only gives +3 STR for the cost of 150 gold. Clearly, the bonuses provided by three Branches are better than a Gauntlet. This is quite true but only superficially. We need to look beyond such simple comparison. Gauntlets are better for various reasons:
1. A Gauntlet is cheaper than three Branches.
2. A Gauntlet only takes one slot; whereas three Branches take three slots.
3. Once Weaver reaches level 6, his inventory will include a RoR, Basilius, and Boots, which take three slots. Add the three Branches and Weaver's inventory is already full. Around levels 8-10, Weaver will have a Broadsword or Blades of Attack, so he needs to free up a slot. So he'll be selling a Branch. That leaves him a RoR, a Basilius, Boots, an item, and two Branches.
4. If we chose Gauntlets instead, Weaver will have a RoR, Basilius, Boots, an item, and two Gauntlets.
5. HP provided by two Gauntlets are considerably better than HP provided by two Branches. Therefore, two Gauntlets are better than two Branches in terms of bonuses and cheaper in terms of time-slot-cost-efficiency ratio. So it would be a delusion to compare two Gauntlets to six Branches because that will never happen practically

Bracers
It's a possiblity but unnecessary. Two Bracers cost 1020 gold. A Crystalys recipe costs 1000 gold. A Vitality Booster costs 1100 gold. Weaver needs mana but his Attribute Bonus already provides his necessary mana to survive (thanks to the Optimized Skill Build). All that Weaver needs from the Bracers is the bonus HP. Gauntlets provide that without wasting too much gold.

Wraith Band
It's a possiblity but unnecessary. Two Wraiths cost 1020 gold. Only the +12 dmg is worth considering here. It helps in farming but even without those Weaver can still farm well (GA Activation + Shukuchi). If Weaver needs damage then farm for a Broadsword which costs 1200 gold and gives +18 dmg. Getting Wraiths will just slow down Weaver in forming Buriza (if that's his item build). Of course there's nothing wrong in getting Wraiths, just like Bracers but what I offer is a faster route to Crystalys without wasting gold.

Headress of Rejuvenation
This item is best if Weaver is playing as a support hero. It helps in pushing and helping allies stay longer on the lane. If Weaver is farming well, it doesn't hurt to upgrade RoR into a Headress.

ITEM BUILD

Damager







Buriza-do Kyanon

Recent research and discussions and Fanatics have shown and proven that double Criticals during GA are not guaranteed. I once believed if a Critical happens during GA's 1st hit, the 2nd hit is a guaranteed Critical. This is an incorrect information. I did not theorycraft that information. It was based on my actual game experience and based on fitaboy's and Twistedblue's Weaver guides. I acknowledge the mistake and I'm sorry to my readers who have read it. However, I have no intention to mislead anyone.

The correct information is that a 2nd Critical may happen independently during GA's 2nd hit but it's not guaranteed and its chances are even lower than a normal Critical and it may be related on high IAS. Thanks to Artix, alanrulez, and Fanatic's research and discussion for pointing this out. However, this doesn't mean Buriza is now bad for Weaver. In fact, it's still good. This just shows MKB is not as worst as I used to think of.

Why is Buriza still our choice if double Criticals are not guaranteed during GA? The preliminary reasons are already given in the 2 Weaver Builds section and in the Walkthrough Early Phase section.

So what's our choice? Buriza definitely! Why?
1. The longer the game goes, the higher Buriza's damage becomes; whereas MKB is constant
2. Buriza's DPS with Bonus damage is considerably higher than MKB and it gets higher as the game goes
3. Farming with a Broadsword seems better than a Quarterstaff
4. Buriza's items can be bought in smaller, cheaper parts (particulary the Crystalys) and this is an intuitive alternative over the Radiance build.

Notes: Yes, Buriza is still better than MKB for Weaver but not because of the GA-Critical issue but for other substantial reasons.

Farmer







Radiance

Radiance is a recent addition in Weaver's builds. It has replaced the "Speeder" build in previous versions of this guide. With the discovery of GA Activation / GA Farming and with the help of Shukuchi farming, Radiance became a possibility. Weaver's efficient survivability makes it ideal for him to farm for huge gold for long periods of time. This is one of Weaver's Pro's. Saving for a Sacred Relic is no longer an issue. In the previous versions, I avoided this item because farming was bad with Weaver but with the recent discoveries and research, I have come to conclusion that Weaver can farm as well.

The fundamental question is why not MKB instead? It's also good for farming. I agree. The IAS and damage are good. I have already demonstrated and proved MKB's viability in the "Damager" and in the old "Speeder" build. I have three reasons why I prefer Radiance over MKB. Firstly, farming with Radiance is better than farming with MKB. Secondly, a Radiance build is unconventional than an MKB build. Thirdly, Radiance' synergy with Shukuchi is excellent; whereas MKB doesn't take advantage of Shukuchi, but Radiance totally makes Shukuchi a very good skill. For further notes, read the Walkthrough section.

Support Items






Extension Items







Optional Items






Walktrough

Mode: All Pick 5v5

Level 1-6 : Early Phase
Gameplay

for Farmer and Damager

When the game starts, buy a Ring of Regeneration and a Flask of Sapphire Water (or you could opt a different set of starting items). If Weaver has an extra gold, get some Clarities this would help Weaver harass. If Weaver is Scourge, pick the top lane, and if Sentinel, pick the bottom lane. These lanes give Weaver the opportunity to fight near his Tower and provide opportunities to maneuver because of the forest. Weaver can go solo but preferably Weaver should go with an ally. Once Weaver reaches his lane, he has three tasks: harass, farm, level.

Harassing:
Once the first wave of creeps engages, Weaver should immediately execute a Blink+Break: Shukuchi--passing all creeps and the lowest HP hostile hero and moving behind that hero. Once Shukuchi fades off, quickly hit the hostile hero as much as possible. If the hero fights, retreat. If he runs, continue hitting. If you have an ally nearby, tell him to attack whomever Weaver will attack. This will drop the heroes' HP by as much as 50%. Why? It's simply because the combination of Shukuchi's 90 damage + target's starting armor + surprise effect of invisibility is deadly at very early levels (levels 1-5). This also explains why Weaver should choose the top and bottom lanes appropriately. It enables Weaver to lure his target deep within the position and let Weaver chase freely along the lane.

There are three possible outcomes of this early harassment: first blood, target returning to his fountain, target hugging his Tower. In any of these outcomes, Weaver has definitely denied his target of precious experience and farming opportunities. However, some heroes will insist on staying on the lane even though their HP are almost at 50%. Weaver should wait for the second creep wave. Perform the same steps as described above. It's a guaranteed retreat for Weaver's target. However, heroes such as Venomancer and Zeus may be dangerous to harassed; instead try to avoid these type of heroes.

Farming:
Weaver's next task is to farm using various "last hit" techniques:
1. Hit all hostile creeps. Hold ALT. Once a creep is in the red zone, quickly hit it.
2. Same as #1 except that once GA is ready to fire, focus GA on the dying creep. Weaver gets the gold much better with this process.
3. Same as #1 except that Weaver executes Shukuchi--passing the dying creep. If strafing and timing is good, Weaver can kill at least two creeps and get at least 80 gold per 60 mana cost.
4. Same as #1 except that Weaver combines GA activation + Shukuchi.

Harassing + Farming:
The rule-of-thumb is harass a hero without neglecting efficient farming techniques. Use the in-between period of GA's cooldown to harass a hero. When harassing, hold ALT to see if any creep is in the red zone. Once GA is ready to fire, focus it on the dying creep; otherwise focus it on the hero. Farming is much easier if there are no hostile heroes around so harass first then focus on farming. Don't forget to kill friendly creeps if any is about to die.

Pushes:
Weaver supports pushes through his Basilius' aura and Watchers. The Basilius aura makes friendly creeps tenacious, while Watchers provide recon so that Weaver and his allies know when to push and when to retreat ideally. Hostile heroes should be pushed back through harassment. When harassing, tell your ally to attack whomever hostile hero Weaver will harass, so that there is a concentrated effort to push back a particular hero.

Skill Build:
At levels 2 and 4, add points to Geminate Attack. At levels 3 and 5, add points to Stats. With the changes on 6.32, Watchers are now possible alternatives at levels 3 and 5. Once Weaver has Watchers, quickly send them to the two Rune spots. Patrol them and never let them idle on one spot! Frequently check your Watchers. See if there are any important runes or possible enemy movements. Once you've seen one or two, notify your teammates by pinging the location and sending a message to your allies, like "Double Damage rune on this spot" or "Invisibility rune on that location" or "Enemy sighted". It's your job to notify your allies. Don't assume that your allies will be watching your Watchers. It's your job to watch your Watchers.

Item Build:
It will be an erroneous decision for any player to get Boots early for Weaver because his Shukuchi is enough for maneuvering, running, and harassing. Instead, Weaver should farm for at least 725 gold. Get a Ring of Basilius and an animal courier as soon as possible. If Weaver has extra gold, get Gauntlets to boost Weaver's HP. The Ring of Basilius adds decent mana regen and armor, damage boost, and useful auras to help Weaver's allies stay longer on the lane and help friendly creeps push. The chicken helps Weaver stay longer on his lane and serves as an item buyer, carrier, and even as a semi-Watcher!

Weaver has unusual tendecies to stay too long on his lane so chicken is a must. If Weaver needs to regen HP fast, get a Flask and carry it with your chicken. Moreover, the chicken can be shared with Weaver's allies. As a semi-Watcher, place the chicken besides the Secret Shop forest and Weaver and his team has gained extra reconnaisance. Assign a group number to the chicken (usually, I assign "2" key to my chicken). Add the Watchers and Weaver becomes a useful team-oriented hero. However, if Weaver postpones buying anything and decides to do more farming, then do so. Make sure Weaver doesn't die or else precious gold and time will be lost.

Once Weaver has bought his items, return Weaver to his lane and farm for Boots. However, I usually delay Boots. Instead, I farm for 1150 gold and get Blades of Attack (+9 damage) then Boots. Alternatively, I farm for 1200 gold and get Broadsword (18 damage), or I farm for 1700 gold and get Broadsword and Boots. Sometimes I go straight for Crystalys and farm 2850 gold. Sometimes, I even go straight for a Sacred Relic and farm 3800 gold. It really depends upon how the game goes and the easiness of Weaver's play. In fact, if I find Weaver getting harassed badly, I farm for 875 gold and get a Ring of Health instead. It's a good choice because with RoH + RoR Weaver doesn't fear harassments and he can likewise harass as he pleases, and this is where the chicken will be useful.

An important decision now must take place. Should Weaver go for a Damager build or a Farmer build? The 2 Weaver Builds section will help you determine which build is suitable at your current situation.

Reminders:
1. Go top lane if Weaver is Scourge; otherwise, go bottom lane if Sentinel
2. Harass as soon as the first creep wave engages
3. Farming should be Weaver's priority not hero-killing
4. Don't buy Boots yet.

Levels 7-11 : Intermediate Phase
Game Play

for Farmer and Damager

During this phase, Weaver is still weak. All he can do is harass, farm, and survive efficiently. Paradoxically, being able to harass, farm, and survive efficiently doesn't really sound "weak". However, Weaver is not as happy as most heroes who have reached level 6 because his ultimate is in no way comparable. Most hero ultimates could already bring any hero dead. Anyway, Weaver should be satisfied and needs to be patient still during these levels. Remember how Naix shines mid-late and late game, and so as Weaver. If Weaver hasn't gotten his Boots, get it now. If Weaver doesn't have any Watchers yet, it's wise to have them now.

During this phase, team ganks become common. Watch your Watchers. Be vigilant and alert your teammates at all times. Prepare to chase and run as necessary. Use Shukuchi to quickly attain Weaver's target. When chasing, don't run away if a dying target runs towards his tower. Continue chasing. Weaver's armor will soak the damage. Time Lapse will refresh his hp and location. Tower hug if Weaver is being harassed constantly.

Item Build:
After the Basilius, Boots, and RoR, Weaver does not need directly to farm for his high-level items. He may buy intermediate items to further increase his farming ability. These intermediate items could be upgraded later to a higher-level item. For example, if Weaver has 1200+ gold he could straight go for a Broadsword; however with 1200+ gold Weaver could buy a Chainmail + Blades of Attack--lesser damage but better survivability.

1. If Weaver is harassed constantly, get a Ring of Health with the intent of forming it later to a Linken as a support item.
2. If Weaver needs extra HP and mana, a Point Booster would help. This can be converted later to a Skadi or Soul Booster. A Vitality Booster is also possible which later can be formed to a Heart of Tarrasque.
3. Alternatively, Weaver could take advantage of the EHP boosts from physical armors such as Chainmail or Platemail (thanks to lh2128 for the idea). A Weaver with 650 HP would receive +195HP from Chainmail for 620 gold. A Platemail provides +390 HP for 1400 gold. Chainmail is the cost effective and practical among the two because its cheaper and enables Weaver to buy other items as well (i.e Chainmail + Blades of Attack)

Skill Build:
Typically, you should follow the ideal Skill Build in this guide. At levels 7 and 8, add points to Geminate Attack, while at levels 9 and 10, add points to Stats. However, if Weaver is facing heroes with strong stuns and powerful disables i.e Vengeful Spirit, it would be wiser if Weaver pumps up Shukuchi first at these levels. Weaver needs to Shukuchi as soon as possible after a damaging stun or a powerful disable. 6 seconds difference between a level 1 Shukuchi and level 4 Shukuchi is important in such critical situations. Otherwise, if Weaver is facing heroes such as Medusa or Drow, follow the normal build. Alternatively, if Weaver is going for an all-out support function, maximize Watchers so that Weaver and his allies have full recon of the entire map.

Damager

Weaver's item goal in the "Intermediate" phase is to form a Crystalys. Use Weaver's various farming technqiues and farm for 1200 gold. Get the Broadsword first. Use the chicken to buy and carry the item. Equip the Broadsword. Farm for 650 gold and get the Blades of Attack, followed by the Crystalys recipe which costs 1000 gold. Once Weaver has Crystalys, farming and harassing becomes much easier. Hostile heroes will feel Weaver's damage.

Farmer

Weaver still has to be patient. He needs to survive and avoid deaths. Unnecessary confrontations must be shun away. Keep on farming for Sacred Relic. It would be a great help if Watchers are added early-on because backstabs seemed to happen everywhere. This is where Weaver's Watchers will be useful. Don't be too focused on farming. Watch your Watchers. To successfully farm Sacred Relic without dying means you need to keep an eye on your Watchers!

Reminders:
1. Watchers are Weaver's best friends at these levels
2. Weaver needs to be patient more than anybody else
3. Get a Ring of Health if Weaver is being harassed badly
4. Harass moderately

Levels 12-16 : The Middle Phase
Game Play

Damager
Weaver's item goal is to farm for a Demon Edge and a Buriza recipe . If Weaver is farming good, a Demon Edge may be bought earlier. If Weaver gets it much later, do not despair. If the delay is reasonable, there is nothing to worry about. Farm for 2600 gold and get the Demon Edge. Once Weaver has Demon Edge, farming for the Buriza recipe should be a snap.

Farmer

Weaver's item goal is to get a Sacred Relic followed by the Radiance recipe. Once Weaver has Radiance, farming and harassing becomes unbelievably easy. Hostile heroes will be surprised how quickly their HP falls. Double kills and even triple kills become common with this build. Most hostile heroes cannot avoid Immolation because Weaver can immediately Shukuchi, move besides any hero, and stay invisible while Immolation is doing its work. Heroes like Necrolic and Phantom Lancer will hate Weaver because their minions are easily pawned by Weaver.

Shukuchi becomes even more useful with Radiance. In farming, there are two ways to effectively utilized Shukuchi + Radiance:
1. Hit the creeps. Let Radiance do its work. Once all creeps are in the red zone, quickly Shukuchi and pass the creeps. Presto and they're all dead!
2. Immediately Shukuchi and pass the creeps. Remain invisible. Let Radiance do its work. Once Shukuchi fades off, hit the creeps.

Damager / Farmer w/ Linken Sphere
If Weaver has opted a Linken as a support item, survival becomes much easier because of the crazy regeneration rates. Weaver does not fear stuns or other targeted spells. We know that a level 4 Shukuchi has 7 seconds cooldown. If Weaver has Linken by level 15, his total HP regen is 8.75 per second and that translates to 61.25 HP gain every 7 seconds. If Weaver executes Shukuchi and remains invisible, he is invisible for 4 seconds and that means the total remaining Shukuchi cooldown would be 3 seconds. This also means Weaver is only visible every 3 seconds!

Oddly, the best way to utilized Linken is to used it as a harassing tool. Pick a lone or unsuspecting target. Shukuchi and run pass the target. Weaver should land behind the target. Once Shukuchi fades off, hit continuously. Weaver's target won't noticed Weaver immediately and therefore it won't be able to retaliate immediately as well. Once the target discovers Weaver is on his back, the target will retaliate. Exhange blows against the target.

Weaver's target may have only less than 2 seconds to retaliate, since he didn't notice Weaver earlier for at least a second or two. Once Shukuchi is ready again, immediately Shukuchi and pick another spot. Weaver will regenerate most of the damage he took from that less than 2 seconds encounter. That's Linken's power. If Weaver keeps executing Shukuchi and spot-to-spot movements, Weaver will soon exhaust his target's patience and HP as well.

Reminders:
1. Weaver needs a high-level supporting item, i.e Linken, Tarrasque, Skadi
2. Aegis + Divine are Weaver's ultimate items.
3. Keep watching your Watchers. Alert your teammates.
4. Watch out for ganks

* If you're planning to make Weaver a better tank, I suggest getting Tarrasque over Skadi. The combination of Linken + Tarrasque + Shukuchi + Time Lapse makes Weaver an effective tanker. As a "pseudo-tanker" or "tanker", absorbing spells should be one of Weaver's priority. Weaver should be one of the first heroes to enter the battlefield with the intent of disorganizing enemy formation
* Watchers can be patrolled on an enemy hero. Select a Watcher and right-click it on an enemy hero. The Watcher will follow wherever that hero goes. This is only advisable once the 1st Tower on either both sides are destroyed
* Share your Watchers with your allies by giving them control over your Watchers. In this way your allies can direct Watchers wherever they please.
* Sometimes it's better if Weaver focuses on regen and armor items first before completing any high level item. For example, getting a RoR, Basilius, Chainmail, RoH, Void Stone, Point Booster, and Boots are preferrable so Weaver can withstand attacks and spam his spells at will.
* WATCH THE REPLAYS!!! It's one thing to read and another thing to see this guide in action.

Best Allies

Aura Providers : Heroes that provide positive auras
Troll
Sven
Vengeful Spirit
Moonfang

Buffers : Heroes who directly cast buff spells
Ogre Magi
Magnataur
Abaddon
Treant
Lich

Healers : Heroes who instantaneously heals HP
Omniknight
Enchantress
Necrolyte
Chen
Ezalor
Vol'jin

Worst Enemies

Nukers

Crystal Maiden: If Frostbite traps Weaver, immediately execute Shukuchi and Weaver will be invisible (spells can still be casted while entrapped in Frostbite) therefore avoiding further hits
Lich: Time Lapse and Shukuchi once Chain Frost is released
Lord of Olympia: Avoid him at early levels. He can drain Weaver's HP really fast

Silencers

Bloodseeker: If he Ruptures Weaver, Shukuchi but don't move or alternatively use Time Lapse. If he uses silence + Rupture, fight him instead of fleeing, wait till his silence fades off then use Time Lapse immediately.
Death Prophet: Watch out the radius of her Carrion Swarm. Shukuchi and harass Death Prophet on her sides or back.
Doombringer: His Doom will silence Weaver and brings instant death because Doom damages like poison. As a result, Weaver won't be able to execute Time Lapse or Shukuchi for 12 seconds. Hopefully, Weaver has enough HP to absorb the 12 second ordeal. Time Lapse to regain half of Weaver's HP and Shukuchi to hide.
Drow Ranger: Don't worry about her silence. It only last 5 seconds. Cooldown for Shukuchi is 7 seconds so it really doesn't affect Weaver. In fact, consider yourself silenced for 7 seconds. Remember Time Lapse gives a 5 second allotment anyway
Night Stalker: Watch out during nights. He may be waiting to ambush Weaver. If he has a Gem, be more cautious. If he doesn't have a Gem, then do not worry. Use Shukuchi to run and hide. Oddly, Weaver is Balanar's most annoying enemy because he cannot ambush at nights due to Weaver's Watchers.
Silencer: Don't worry about his Last Word. His silence only last 5 seconds. Cooldown for Shukuchi is 7 seconds so it doesn't affect Weaver really. Consider Weaver silenced for 7 seconds. If his silence lasts for 10 seconds, then you should worry. Remember Time Lapse gives a 5 second allotment

Harrasers

Queen of Pain: Watch out her spell combos. She can unleash a swift Shadowstrike + Scream of Pain + Sonic Wave combo in one Blink. Her Shadowstrike is annoying because not only it damages Weaver, it also slows down
Venomancer: If he launches Poison Nova, Shukuchi to dodge. If it hits Weaver, execute Time Lapse and Poison Nova will be eradicated completely. Same Queen of Pain, a Ring of Health really helps against these type of heroes.

Instant Killers
Bane Elemental: Watch out his Fiends Grip and Brain Sap combo, specially now that Brain Sap doesn't have casting spell. At level 6, he can kill any hero with an HP ranging from 800 to 900. Prepare to Time Lapse when he catches Weaver with Fiends Grip. A wise Bane will Brain Sap Weaver first then hit then Fiends Grip = death
Goblin Techies: Watch out his bombs. They can totally annihilate Weaver. Harass but watch out for Suicide. It's 100% death.
Moon Rider: Shukuchi to dodge her Eclipse. Her Moon Glaive is annoying because it could hit Weaver even at 400 range
Ogre Magi: A Multicast Fireblast can instantly kill Weaver, quickly Time Lapse if Weaver manages to survive a Multicast.
Nerubian Assassin: Weaver needs to be cautious when facing Nerubian Assassin, although he should fear Weaver (read Weaver's story line), it appears that it is Weaver who should fear NA. His stun + mana burn is very damaging to Weaver.
Slayer: Watch out her Laguna Blade. One shot and it can quickly pawn Weaver.

Heavy Stunners
Earthshaker: Watch out his multiple stuns. Avoid fighting him where numerous friendly creeps are present. The more friendly creeps you have in the area, the stronger his Echo Slam is.
Vengeful Spirit: Weaver should engage Vengeful only if Time Lapse is available and if Weaver is at near full HP. Vengeful's stun is strong. It will quickly chip away Weaver's low HP. Her Command Aura is powerful. However, Weaver is stronger than Vengeful without the stuns, so waste her mana instead.