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General DiscussionWhy is Ethereal Blade not being suggested on OD?

Why is Ethereal Blade not being suggested on OD? in General Discussion
M U R D E R

    Steal INT->EBlade->Dagon->Eclipse=RIP

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    M U R D E R

      I know it prevents you from rightclicking, but you can just use it right before ultimate.

      BlurryBob

        a big piece of bullshit

        psy·che·del·ic

          You can get eblade if you are massively ahead, otherwise OD needs int / tanky / team fight / mobility items , before enemies get BKB, at thjat point he can fall off hard if his team doesn't manage to walk away when enemy pops BKB.

          M U R D E R

            ^^Well, I just instagib full hp enemy sven like that xD (he just buyback so no bkb) However both teams were just retarded (except me, I did 40k hero damage)

            Yep, agreed, only as 6th or 7th item imo.

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            🍩🍪Cookie🍪🍩

              int items give him waaaay more damage, it can be viable as a last item

              Pale Mannie

                Too expensive

                oxygen

                  casual moonshard way better then ethereal blade.

                  M U R D E R

                    Yeah lol but you can get Eblade as you're eating your 'casual moonshard' due to being 6 slotted

                    eXcel

                      However both teams were just retarded (except me, I did 40k hero damage)

                      normal skill smurf.

                      Go ahead and build e-blade and dagon on wisp and you'll be able to carry your bracket but lest we forget in the high echelons of dota you won't stand a chance with such gimmicky builds. Much better to build reliable Int and tank as people have said.

                      M U R D E R

                        Yeah except Dagon Eblade on OD is actually at least somewhat viable build for lategame... Pretty sure.

                        Dagon gives really good intelligence and active, while Eblade has very good synergy with his Q and R, not to mention stats which he likes. OD is not just a rightclicker, he can also be a really good nuker.

                        You can check these game, and tell me if these items were bad or no http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2596990447 the soul booster was gonna become OC but i just destroyed everyone and killed ancient.
                        I'm not implying I'm good or smth, but I found those items effective. (eaten moonshard)

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                          its complete garbage. Eblade offers very little int for the price, and if you want attack speed just get a moonshard. Dagon is shit aswell.

                          OD is a rightclicker, he outputs a lot more damage through his rightclicks.

                          Eblade + Dagon is either for caster cores like Mirana, Zeus etc or for supports/offlaners that need damage in ultra late game

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                          M U R D E R

                            What you suggest instead of Eblade Dagon then?

                            I kinda like to instagib using Eblade-Dagon-Eclipse though.

                            I guess Sheepstick and Refresher, lul. Seems better.

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                            p2d

                              If you ever play od in my games I'm feeding

                              Frency

                                Ethereal Blade.. I'd say it's a bit inefficient. yeah, OD can stack intelligence, but not that much to deal the proper amount of damage, I think. Also, if you build dagon and EB, you are going to be very squishy. what if you need more survivability in team fights? It can be good, but for me it has the same vulnerabilities than the Attacker Kunkka build (blink, bots 2 daedaluses and rapiers. okay, high damage, but you can't say more than one sec in teamfight because you can't afford to lose the rapier and you don't have any stat / survivability item).

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                                M U R D E R

                                  OC, Hurricane Pike, maybe RoA or something provide good amount of health. Or is 3.5k too low?

                                  However, ofc, even I wouldn't go for those items every game. I only bought them because I was far ahead and wanted to be able to kill target in 1 second if need be. Didn;t want to get rekd if left 1v5 xd ...

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                                  Frency

                                    Every item build is situational in everygame. That's why your suggested build might work perfectly as well or might turn into a disaster. It depends on the situation.

                                    SirSwirll

                                      Steal INT->EBlade->Dagon->Eclipse=RIP 1 hero

                                      Frency

                                        Exactely. And what about the other four? What if they get od and disable him? That's why I say, it can be perfect, but it has also weak points (like every other build, after all).

                                        M U R D E R

                                          Yeah, in the end it obviously breaks down to what you want from the hero.

                                          It's what I like about dota, you can build almost any kind of items and it will work well if you do it in the right situation.

                                          Frency

                                            Exactely.

                                            kr

                                              i imagine its pretty good but with od usually u want ur items to fulfill a specific purpose, esp the big ones (bkb, hex, shivas, moonshard, etc) and as hes already countered by bkb it seems kinda redundant

                                              CoL.Limmp

                                                ETHEREAL TOO EXPENSIVE ?????????

                                                hoes ain't loyal

                                                  HURRICANE PIKE FOOLS