Vindicator

Vindicator is a new hero in HoN version 0.1.50.1. It is exactly like Dota’s Silencer.  In HoN, Vindicator is a lonely hermit who casts spells from a magic book.  Here is a look at his abilities:

Sage’s Lore

Equivalent to Curse in Dota.  Vindicator “unleashes forgotten lore”, which drains mana and hit points from enemy heroes in an AOE until they cast a spell.

Master’s Incantation

Equivalent to Glaive in Dota.  Deals bonus damage on attacks based on Vindicator’s intelligence.

Glyph of Silence (Aura)

Equivalent to Last Word in Dota.  Vindicator silences nearby enemies when they cast a spell and steals 1 intelligence from them if they die within the aura.

Final Chapter (Ultimate)

Equivalent to Global Silence in Dota.  Vindicator releases “the power held within the final chapter of The Book”, which silences all enemy heroes.

Strategy

Early Game

If your opponent’s hero has one or less spells, Sage’s Lore can be very effective to drain their HP and Mana, if you use it intelligently, such as right after they cast their spell, or at a time that will force them to use a spell in a useless way.  If you are against a hero that generally learns no spells early in the game, such as Arachna, it will force them to put a learning point into useless Carapace to stop the constant drain. A very popular strategy is to use several mana potions to spam Sage’s Lore early game.  Other than that, just max out Master’s Incantation and try to farm up as much as possible.  Good items to get early are Talismans of Exile (Null Talismans) and Steamboots (Power Treads), both of which will increase your attack damage substantially by adding Int while also giving you more hit points.

Mid Game

Try to stay at your tower as long as possible and keep farming.  Observer wards are essential to avoid ganks.  If your team is getting slammed early, then you can go for a quick Astrolabe (Mekanism) to increase your suvivability.  Otherwise just farm a Totem of Kuldra (Guinsoo) asap, which will make you very dangerous as it combines essential disable with your high damage.  Look around and help your allies with your ultimate when you can, but other than that just keep farming and avoiding ganks.  When team battles start happening, take out key channeling heroes like Magmus or Tempest with a well timed ultimate.

Late Game

You will need to tank up with either a Behemoth’s Heart (Heart of Tarasque), Shrunken Head (BKB), or Frost Wolf’s Skull (Skadi) to survive long enough to be useful in late game battles.  Also think about getting a Hellflower (Orchid) to give you some more attack speed, damage, and disable, and maybe a lifesteal item.  At this point in the game you are either mopping up every battle or have failed and are getting killed within a few seconds.

Tags: Astrolabe, Behemoth's Heart, Final Chapter, Frost Wolf's Skull, Glyph of Silence, Hellflower, hero guide, HoN, HoN beta, Master's Incantation, Sage's Lore, Shrunken Head, silencer, Steamboots, Talisman of Exile, Totem of Kuldra, Vindicator

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