Earth Spirit Guide in Dota 2: Builds, Tips, and Secrets for Victory
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Earth Spirit is one of the most challenging yet impressively versatile heroes in Dota 2. Combining powerful crowd control, mobility, and initiation potential, he can turn the tide of any battle. This guide will help you unlock Earth Spirit's full potential and dominate the battlefield.
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Strengths of Earth Spirit
Crowd Control: Earth Spirit boasts an impressive array of abilities to stun and slow enemies, making him a key player in team fights.
Mobility: Rolling Boulder and the ability to manipulate Stone Remnants allow him to traverse the map faster than most heroes.
Flexibility: He can be an initiator, support, nuker, or even carry in certain scenarios.
Early Game Impact: His abilities shine during the laning phase and early ganks.
Counterpicks for Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit excels against heroes who rely on mobility or lack defenses against magical damage. However, he struggles against characters with strong control or survivability.
Heroes Earth Spirit Is Strong Against
Hero | Advantage | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|
Arc Warden | +3.20% | 51.25% |
Sniper | +3.20% | 52.97% |
Drow Ranger | +3.06% | 50.88% |
Mars | +2.30% | 53.42% |
Phantom Assassin | +1.96% | 50.40% |
Heroes Earth Spirit Is Weak Against
Hero | Disadvantage | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|
Omniknight | -4.53% | 44.66% |
Lifestealer | -3.57% | 44.20% |
Elder Titan | -3.16% | 44.88% |
Huskar | -2.91% | 48.32% |
Chen | -2.63% | 52.94% |
Aspects for Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit has three key aspects that define his style of play.
Aspect | Presence | Win Rate | K/D/A | Gold per Minute | XP per Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resonance | 75.44% | 49.71% | 3.00 | 472 | 659 |
Ready to Roll | 15.13% | 46.89% | 2.50 | 387 | 570 |
Stepping Stone | 9.43% | 48.25% | 2.78 | 452 | 639 |
Item Build for Earth Spirit
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Choosing the right items amplifies Earth Spirit's strengths and mitigates his weaknesses.
Starting Items
Tango — For health regeneration during the laning phase.
Blood Grenade — For early harassment and pressure.
Orb of Venom — To slow down enemies for aggressive play.
Iron Branch (x2) — Provides small stat boosts.
Observer Ward and Sentry Ward — Vision control and protection from ganks.
Early Game Items
Urn of Shadows — For regeneration and extra damage.
Tranquil Boots — Boosts movement speed and health regeneration.
Magic Wand — Instant resource replenishment.
Mid Game Items
Spirit Vessel — Counters heroes with high regeneration.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity — Provides control and survivability.
Black King Bar — Protects against magical damage and disables.
Late Game Items
Shiva's Guard — Reduces enemy attack speed and increases durability.
Aghanim's Scepter — Enhances the ultimate ability.
Blink Dagger — For initiation and repositioning.
Earth Spirit's Abilities
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Stone Remnant (Innate Ability)
Earth Spirit places a Stone Remnant at a target location, which is used to empower his other abilities.
Duration: 20 seconds.
Cooldown: 25 seconds.
Boulder Smash
Earth Spirit strikes a target enemy, ally, or Stone Remnant, sending it flying in the targeted direction. If a Stone Remnant hits an enemy, it slows them.
Damage: 120 / 180 / 240 / 300.
Slow: 50%.
Cooldown: 22 / 18 / 14 / 10 seconds.
Rolling Boulder
Earth Spirit turns into a boulder and rolls toward a location, stunning enemies in his path. Passing through a Stone Remnant increases the speed and distance.
Damage: 60 + 100% Strength.
Distance: 750 (2000 with Stone Remnant).
Cooldown: 16 / 12 / 8 / 4 seconds.
Geomagnetic Grip
Earth Spirit pulls a Stone Remnant to his position, damaging and silencing enemies along the way.
Damage: 50 / 125 / 200 / 275.
Silence Duration: 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 13 seconds.
Magnetize (Ultimate Ability)
Earth Spirit magnetizes enemies in a small radius, dealing damage over time. Exploding Stone Remnants refresh the duration on affected enemies.
Damage Per Second: 45 / 85 / 125.
Duration: 6 seconds.
Cooldown: 100 / 90 / 80 seconds.
Skill Build
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Ability Leveling Order
Boulder Smash (1)
Rolling Boulder (2)
Boulder Smash (3)
Rolling Boulder (4)
Boulder Smash (5)
Magnetize (6)
Geomagnetic Grip (7)
Talents for Earth Spirit
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Level | Talent |
|---|---|
10 | +10% Spell Amplification |
15 | +110 Rolling Boulder Damage |
20 | -3s Geomagnetic Grip Cooldown |
25 | +0.5s Rolling Boulder Stun Duration |
Earth Spirit is a hero for players who love complexity and multi-tasking. His high level of crowd control and mobility allows him to have a massive impact on games. In skilled hands, Earth Spirit can be the key to your team's victory.
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